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TN Governor’s son nominated as sub-panel member of Commonwealth Games
Posted by ganesh in Information, competition, games, programme, tamilnadu on March 10th, 2010
Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala’s son Jasjit Singh Barnala has been nominated as a games village sub-committe member of the Commonwealth Games 2010.
An official press release here today said that Jasjit’s name was nominated by Suresh Kalmadi, MP and Chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games, which is to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14.
77 People were Injured in the traditional Bullfight ‘Jallikattu’
Around 77 people were injured in the traditional bullfight ‘Jallikattu’ that was organised at Thirumanur village in Ariyalur district.
Jallikattu is India’s version of running of the bulls that takes place every year in the Spanish city of Pamplona.
In Jallikattu, well fed and groomed bulls, often pepped up with considerable doses of toddy or country liquor known as arrack are brought to the main street in the village.
These bulls are then coaxed to dash, while a selected lot of men chase it and try to cow down the bulls by gripping their horns with all might.
Unlike the Spanish version of the sport, the aim is not to kill the bulls but to dominate and tame them, and pluck away bundles of money or other treats tied to their specially sharpened horns.
According to locals, it is an individual as well collective test of skills.
Murugasan, a participant said, “It is Tamilian heritage. Jallikattu is a sport, one that reflects bravery and also an individual’s skills in taming the bull. Indeed, it is a risky venture.”
The Supreme Court had earlier in 2007 banned Jallikattu by contending it was cruel and not in keeping with what it described as the country’s non-violent traditions.
But the apex court lifted the ban on the game in 2008 saying the popular sport should be held under strict government vigil.
This annual festival attracts scores of tourists, who come here to enjoy the test of skills.
Tamilians regard Jallikattu as their heritage and the farmers thanks-giving ceremony known as Masi Maha to the livestock.
More than 500 bulls from Tanjore, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Thiruchanapalli, Karur and Perambalur took part in the Jallikattu of Ariyalur this year.
Everonn Education Ltd announced a foray into animation and gaming education
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Education, Entertainment, Information, Other, Public, electronic, function, games, student on February 25th, 2010
Everonn Education Ltd, a technology-enabled education company, has announced a foray into animation and gaming education through Global Institute of Gaming and Animation (GIGA).
The institute expects to train about 1.5 lakh students in vocational skills this year, said T V Jayaraman, CEO, Everonn Skill Development Ltd.
Further, he said the company received requests from industries such as construction, fabrication and electronics to train students.
GIGA would offer degree and diploma courses in animation and would provide extensive and well-equipped training aimed at making students instantly employable. The institute has partnered Maximum, an Autodesk adoption partner to offer full-fledged animation degree and diploma courses, he said.
GIGA is also associated with Silver Salt Animation Festival to be held in Chennai on 27 February at Everonn House, Perungudi.
Actor Srikanth and film director Sasi were present at the launch function of GIGA held here Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu CM congratulates Sachin Tendulkar
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Information, Other, Public, anniversary, competition, games, government, tamilnadu on February 25th, 2010
An avid cricket fan, and a great admirer of the game’s best batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today hailed the little master’s feat of becoming the first batsman in the world to score a double hundred in a One Day International (ODI) match.
Sachin reached this new milestone in his illustrious career in the second ODI match against South Africa at Gwalior yesterday eclipsing the hitherto highest individual ODI score of 194 by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan in 1997 and later equalled by Zimbabwe’s Charles Coventry in 2009.
In a telegram to Sachin, Mr Karunanidhi said ”I wish to say that this great nation feels very much proud of you.” Conveying hearty congratulations and good wishes to the Mumbai ‘Master Blaster’ on his distinguished feat on behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu, Mr Karunanidhi said ”I convey our hearty appreciation to you on creating a world record scoring the first individual double century in ODIs.” ”We are highly delighted that you have surpassed all previous records in this regard,” the Chief Minister hailed Sachin, who after starting his Test career in 1989 at Karachi against Pakistan with a small score of 15 runs, has been walking the path of glory reaching new landmarks and breaking records.
Mr Karunanidhi also hailed Sachin for dedicating his latest record to the people of India. ”Cricket lovers all over the country are extremely happy at this,” Mr Karunanidhi, who himself holds the record of never losing an (Assembly) election and being the Chief Minister for five times,
Old games, toys are gone:The Joy of Making Indian Toys
Posted by ganesh in Entertainment, Health, Information, Madurai, Other, Public, games, modification on February 23rd, 2010
Children playing cricket and volleyball on the Vaigai riverbed.
“Every society has a great deal of practical knowledge which is often expressed most creatively and effectively through tales and toys of that society,” says Sudarshan Khanna of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in his book ‘The Joy of Making Indian Toys.’
Ironically, ever increasing urbanisation has crippled this practical knowledge, to a large extent, from being passed on from one generation to another. Invasion of television into almost every household, the glamour of expensive factory-made toys and obsession with cricket have overshadowed indigenous toys and games.
Gone are the days when scores of children, irrespective of their economic status, joined in a game of ‘gilli,’ or ‘goli.’ Now, electronic gadgets such as video game consoles keep the affluent busy while the others struggle for space amidst high rise buildings and busy road junctions to keep their passion for the ingenious games alive.
Ten-year-old U. Asiq of Ismailpuram here is not even familiar with the term gilli, a game for which children take much pains to find the right kind of wooden sticks and then chisel them off to bring out the required shape. He plays cricket on the Vaigai riverbed in the company of children much elder to him.
“We do not have any playground near our house. So, we play here (riverbed) every Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes, my friends take me to the Medical College grounds. But it is far away and it is crowded all the time because many teams play there at a time,” the enthusiastic boy says.
S. Hariprasad (14) of Munichalai also shares the same concern. He too is worried about not having a good playground in his area. Games played with ‘goli gundu’ (round marble stones) or ‘bambaram’ (a top), which are considered to be a medium for children to display their skills, are not among his favourites.
The ingenious games are not restricted to boys. Girls too have a wide variety of them to play. Chillakku, a game which increases the physical stamina of players as they have to hop with one leg; Kallanga, juggling of stones or pebbles and Pallankuzhi, a wooden board game aimed at sharpening mental arithmetic abilities, are the most popular.
B. Muthu Meenal (13) claims that she knows to play Pallankuzhi and Kallanga. But she plays them rarely because most of her time is spent watching television. The skipping ropes give her company on other occasions. She is not familiar with making toys of her own with paper, cardboards and discarded materials.
Many children are losing out much on the joys of childhood. They neither have sufficient knowledge of ingenious toys and games nor facilities required to play their favourite sports such as cricket. Much is said and written about waning popularity of indigenous art forms and it is high time that such toys/games are also accorded equal importance.
Kenya’s Augustine Ronoh wins Chennai Marathon
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Entertainment, Information, Other, Public, Sports, competition, games, government, programme on February 22nd, 2010
Kenya’s Augustine Ronoh claimed the top honours in the Chennai Marathon on Sunday. Ronoh, who won the Pune marathon, was unchallenged throughout his run and crossed the finish line in two hours, 14 minutes and five seconds.
Uttar Pradesh’s Santhosh Kumar, a regular in this event, finished second, a good 13 minutes behind.
Ethiopia’s Moses Daiema, who was one of the favourites for the event, tried his best to match Ronoh, but was found wanting in the early stages of the race and had to settle for a disappointing third, finishing in two hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds.
Ronoh later claimed that his goal was to stay near the head of the pack as much as possible. “My stamina is one of my plus points and if I could stay in the top three of four midway through the race, I could make a final push to come at the top,” he said.
In the national segment Uttar Pradesh’s Aravind Kumar won the national segment in full marathon ahead of Andhra Pradesh’s Bipul Sahari and R Prakash of Karnataka.
Among the men from Tamil Nadu, G Lokaraja of Ooty was the fastest, clocking 2:27.26 and 2:32.57 respectively and G Kumar and T Rajesh came in second and third respectively.
In the half marathon, Ellam Singh of Uttarakhand topped the international/national grid while Raghu won the same among the Tamil athletes.
In the women’s half-marathon segment, there was no stopping Uttar Pradesh’ Sudha Singh, the winner of the previous edition as well. Bringing all her experience into play, she kept her nerves and accelerated at the right junctures to douse second-placed Mildred Chebosis’ challenge.
The two of them ran neck-and-neck until about halfway through the race, when Sudha took advantage of her Kenyan rival’s fatigue to edge her out in the closing stages. Just how close the race was can be gauged by the timing between the two runners with just one minute and eight seconds separating the top two.
“It was a very close affair, as she was always close on my trail. We were almost running parallel before I upped the ante in the final 200-300 metres on,” said Sudha. “I noticed that she was having trouble with her stride. Maybe she was tiring, but then no complaints from me,” she said with a smile.
Tamil Nadu’s P Lakshmi came a distant third, clocking 1:33.43.
In the category for Tamil Nadu women, M Sudha snared the top honours with P Dhanalakshmi and B Shanthi coming in second and third.
In an interesting quirk of fate, the top three among the state women timed better than Lakshmi, the third place winner in the half marathon.
Few traffic diversion of the 8th Chennai Marathon in city, tomorrow
The Chennai City Traffic Police (CCTP) has announced a few traffic diversion from Anna Square to Besant Nagar, in view of the 8th Chennai Marathon in city, tomorrow till 10 am.
According to a press release, depending on the requirement, the corridor of Kamaraj Salai, Santhome High Road, Greenways Road, Besant Avenue Road upto Annai Velankani Church, Besant Nagar would be partially closed for vehicles.
The vehicular movement from Adyar towards North Chennai would be diverted via Thiru-vi-ka bridge, Greenways point, R K Mutt Road, Luz, R H Road, G P Road and Anna Salai.
The movement on the reverse direction would be RBI sub-way, NFS Road or war memorial, Flag staff road, Anna Salai, Spencer junction, Patulous Road, Whites Road, R H Road, Luz junction, Mandaveli, R A Puram second Main Road, Chamiers Road, Gandhi Mandapam Road, S P Road and Adyar junction.
One lane traffic will be allowed from Adyar L B Road junction to South Canal Bank Road junction. The motorist are requested to avoid using these stretches till 10 am,
Come 12 March when the third edition of Indian Premier League
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Culture, Information, Public, Sports, competition, games, government, programme, tamilnadu on February 16th, 2010
Come 12 March when the third edition of Indian Premier League kicks off, it would be action and excitement not just at the cricket stadiums but also at various cinema halls across the country.So don’t be surprised to see huge cutouts of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly or Virender Sehwag in theatres near you.
Plans are on to screen IPL3 action live in various theatres in the city including Inox, the to-be inaugurated VPR and a couple of theatres in the suburbs.The matches that don’t involve the local team (Chennai Super Kings) are to be screened at these places.
The Mumbai-baded UFO Moviez, the digital satellite cine network, has announced screening of IPL matches live on gigantic screen in cinema theatres across the country.
‘The matches will be screened without any commercial interruptions and also it will enhance the collections of the multiplexes and single theatres and also add revenue to the government in the form of entertainment taxes, Strategic Advisor, Charuhas Satam said.
The theatres screening cricket will have some make-over too. There will be cheer leaders, cinema jockey and celebrities visiting theatre during the intervals, he added.
P Jayaprakash, regional manager, UFO Moviez, Chennai, said, ‘we have reached a deal in this regard with Inox and VPR ( to be inaugurated on 12 March). Permission has been obtained from competent authorities (Central Board of Film Division) for screening live cricket matches on big screen’.
UFO Moviez is offering matches on a revenue share arrangement per match as well as in packages of 10-30 matches to theatre and multiplex owners, he said and added, ‘the High Definition format of IPL matches, which means better quality and more content on screen, that too without any ads, will be an ‘out of the world’ viewing experience for the patrons’.
However the very idea of screening IPL matches in theatres seems to have met with opposition from film distributors.
Talking to News Today, Tamil Film Distributors Association chief Kalaipuli G Sekaran, said, ‘ it is a threat to our business. Already the film industry is suffering a lot. The revenue from theatres has dipped and film industry is in a shambles now. The State government is trying to revive the industry by providing several relief packages’.
A cricket match should be watched at the stadium or on television sets. Also, IPL has nothing to do with nation’s interest and it’s an one-man show. Already small and medium budget films are finding it difficult to get enough theatres.
When such is the condition, screening matches instead of films will set a bad precedent, Sekaran added. The distributors are planning tol hold discussions in this regard with the honchos of Tamil Film Producers Council.
Meanwhile Abirami Ramanathan, properitor, Abirami Mega Mall, expressed his reservation at screening cricket matches in theatres.
‘One has to provide more security as cricket matches stir up the emotions of the audience. Let’s wait and watch,’
Sixty people were injured, in Pudukottai Jallikattu
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Culture, Departments, Entertainment, Health, Public, Sports, accident, competition, function, games, hospital, illegal, programme, pudhukottai on February 15th, 2010
Sixty people were injured, one of them seriously, at a Jallikattu event (taming bulls) at Idaiyathur village near Ponnamaravathy in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu.
About 320 bulls from different parts of the state, including Dindigul, Sivaganga, Tirupattur, Alanganallur and Palamedu in Madurai district, took part in the event yesterday, which was organised as part of the celebrations of ‘Mahasivarathiri’ festival of the Sri Swyambu Ponmasi Linga Ayyanar Swamy Temple in the village.
Thirty-five people, including some spectators, sustained injuries and have been admitted to private hospitals at Ponnamaravathy and Pudukkottai.
S Vijayan (26) of Karaiyur village, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital at Thanjavur.
Twenty-five others sustained simple injuries were treated at a medical camp located at the venue itself.
Both qualified the All-India Vijay Hazare Trophy competition,Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Other, Sports, competition, games, programme, tamilnadu on February 15th, 2010
Tamil Nadu assured themselves of the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy cricket when they defeated holders Karnataka by two runs in a thrilling finish in the South Zone One-day tournament, here Sunday.
While Tamil Nadu remained unbeaten after four matches, Karnataka suffered their first defeat in four outings, but both qualified for the All-India Vijay Hazare Trophy competition.
Tamil Nadu have 19 points as against Karnataka’s 15 after four rounds of league and the tournament concludes Tuesday after Monday’s rest day.
Batting first, Tamil Nadu piled up 316 for eight in 50 overs with all their top-order batsmen, led by opener Abhinav Mukund (89), chipping in with useful scores.
In reply, Karnataka shrugged off the early loss of opener Rosen Jonathan as skipper Robin Uthappa (117, 102b, 12×4, 2×6) and Manish Pandey (57) put on 130 runs for the third wicket. However, a middle-order slump put Karnataka behind before Raju Bhatkal (35 not out) and tailenders took the side close to the target but ran out of overs to finish on 314 for nine.
Meanwhile, Goa, thanks to a century by opener Amit Yadav (119,95b, 8×4,7×6), displayed plenty of pluck to overcome Hyderabad’s total of 310 for seven that included a knock of 121 (117b, 14×4, 3×6) by Akshath Reddy, and win by two wickets while Kerala defeated Andhra by six wickets.
Brief Scores:
Tamil Nadu 316 for 8 in 50 overs (S Anirudha 43, Abhinav Mukund 89, K B Arun Karthick 27, K Shrivasudevadas 65) beat Karnataka 314 for 9 in 50 Overs (Robin Uthappa 117, Manish Pandey 57, Rajoo Bhatkal 35 not out, R Suthesh 3 for 51) by 2 runs.
Hyderabad 310 for 7 in 50 overs (Akshath Reddy 121, AT.Rayudu 76, Neeraj Bist 63, Saurabh Bhandekar 3 for 45) lost to Goa 311 for 8 in 48.5 overs (Amit Yadav 119, S Sriram 48, Amol Shindey 3 for 55) by 2 wickets.
Andhra 269 for 7 in 50 overs (Y Venugopal Rao 113, V Manoj Sai 44, Y Gnaneswara Rao 67, Prashanth Parameshwaran 3 for 46) lost to Kerala 271 for 4 in 47.4 overs (Abhishek Hegde 42, VA.Jagadeesh 105 not out 105, Robert Fernandez 62 , P Prashanth Not out 41) by 6 wickets.
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