An Artist from Bangalore who painted like Van GoghA talk at the Watercolour Society of Queensland Inc

On July 6th at 10:30am, Mr. Sanjay Kabe will give a talk on the renowned Artist from Bangalore Shri Rumale Chennabasaviah. Sanjay Kabe will join from India via zoom meeting and members of Watercolour society of Queensland will attend the talk at 140 Weller Rd. Tarragindi. The event is the first of its kind event where the collaboration between an Indian Art house is established. Sanjay Kabe who currently looks after the Rumale Art House is more than grateful for this opportunity where the Watercolor Society of Queensland inc. will also keep the prints of Shri Rumale Chennabasaviah at its Annual Exhibition happening in September from 8th to 10th.

A little brief about who is Shri Rumale Chennabasaviah?

Rumale Chennabasaviah was born on September 10, 1910 in Doddaballapur, Bengaluru district. He was a freedom fighter, an activist, and an artist. He participated in the nonviolent freedom movement for India’s Independence during the period 1930 to 1947. Shri Rumale often thought of his works in watercolour paintings as a message to the viewer. Thus, through his art and his social work in nation building he built the youth movement “The Seva Dal” to train youths, across the religious and socio-economic divide and induced the idea of service to work for the nation-

India. Shri Rumale also served as the Member of the Legislative Council of the State of Mysore for two terms from 1952-1960. He was the editor of the Kannada daily called the ‘Tainadu’.

For Rumale, Art was his first love, hence he enrolled himself to study art at the Kalamandir School of Art. He also joined the renowned Chamarajendra Technical Institute, in Mysore to pursue a career in art. For more than three decades, Shri Rumale has created a body of work inspired by nature, based in the impressionist style of art. Most of his works are plein-air paintings done in fast brush strokes and vibrant colours. He often painted the beautiful landscapes of

Karnataka, the south of India as far as reaching Sri-Lanka. Rumale has immortalized the floral beauty of Bengaluru through his paintings.

He loved trekking which made him travel to the top of mountains to get that perfect view to paint the landscape in front of him. He often took his painting gear with him on his trekking expeditions. In the year 1973, Shri Rumale Chennabasaviah started Bengaluru's first private art gallery, and called it the Rumale Art Gallery, with a view to get a dedicated space to display his works. Shri Rumale received several awards for his artwork, including the Dasara, Lalit Kala,

Watercolour Society of Queensland Inc.

Presents

A talk by Mr. Sanjay Kabe on a renowned watercolour Artist Shri. Rumale Chennabasaviah from Bangalore India.

All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society and Karnataka State Rajyotsava awards.

In February of 1988, he passed away because of the injuries he suffered through an accident in Bengaluru. That same year, Shri Rumale was posthumously conferred the status of the Distinguished Citizen of Bangalore. Shri Rumale thus is the painter-laureate of Bengaluru. Please join the Watercolour Society’s Casual Painting session on July 6th for the talk and to see as well as know about Shri Rumale Chennabasaviah’s Art.

On 6th Ju ly during o ur Casual painting Session at 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Mr. Sanjay Kabe w ill jo in us via Zo o m link and Ms Deepa Kabe will be present in person to show us the artworks create d by Shri. Ru male Chennabasaviah.

Yo u are Welco me to attend in person at 140 Weller Rd. Tarragindi 4121.

New visa rules for Indian students in Australia, work-hour cap from July 1 technology and renewable energy.

Earlier this month, India and Australia signed a migration and mobility partnership pact to open up opportunities for students, academic researchers and business people.

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS)

Beginning July 1, Indian graduates studying in Australian tertiary institutions will be able to apply for work without visa sponsorship for up to eight years.

In addition, the allowable work-hour cap for international students will be increased from 40 hours to 48 hours per fortnight, along with a two-year work visa extension.

Coming under this pact, the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) will make 3,000 annual spots available for young professionals from India, allowing them to spend two years in the country without requiring visa sponsorship.

As a temporary visa programme, MATES includes graduates from recognised Indian universities with degrees in specialised fields of study.

The eligible fields of occupation for the MATES Visa, include engineering, mining, financial technology, artificial intelligence, information and communication technology, agricultural

To be eligible for the MATES visa program, candidates must be below the age of 31, should have obtained their education from a recognised and verified university, and must be at the early stages of their careers. The fee and visa processing time for the MATES visa is yet to be announced.

Australia said this April that it intends to overhaul its immigration system to speed up getting highly skilled workers into the country.

In a bid to lure skilled migrants, the government said the visa process for high-skilled professionals will be made swift and easy, and steps would be taken to retain international students.

Also, starting July 1, the allowable work-hour cap for international students will be increased from 40 hours to 48 hours per fortnight, along with a two year work visa extension. The revised cap will help international students to support themselves through their studies, while maintaining study as the primary purpose of their visa.

Student visa work restrictions were relaxed throughout the pandemic, and they were completely removed in January 2022 to allow primary and secondary student visa holders to work over their normal limit of 40 hours per fortnight to address workforce shortages. The government also announced that a two-year extension of poststudy work rights is available for international graduates with select degrees that are in areas of verified skill shortage.

This extension will give eligible international higher education graduates an additional two years on their Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485).

The extension is in addition to the existing additional one to two years of work rights for eligible students who study, live, and work in regional areas.

For select Bachelor degrees, post-study work rights will be increased from two to four years, three to five years for select Masters degree, and four to six years for all doctoral qualifications.

There are 1,00,009 Indian students studying across various Australian universities, according to a 2022 Ministry of External Affairs data.