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Monday, June 28, 2010

Alumni of the Week #8: Sikandar Meeranayak

Congratulations to Sikandar, who has earned the Alumni of the Week title once again.

Sikandar has organized a series of street plays in the Hubli-Dharwad area, in which Fellows will spread awareness on rainwater harvesting across the twin cities. He will also be sponsoring all of these plays. This will give Fellows an opportunity to be involved in a new issue and to get out of the classroom and into the community once again.

Thanks Sikandar, and we hope be seeing you on this page even more in the future. Keep it up!

Alumni of the Week #8: Sikandar Meeranayak

Congratulations to Sikandar, who has earned the Alumni of the Week title once again.

Sikandar has organized a series of street plays in the Hubli-Dharwad area, in which Fellows will spread awareness on rainwater harvesting across the twin cities. He will also be sponsoring all of these plays. This will give Fellows an opportunity to be involved in a new issue and to get out of the classroom and into the community once again.

Thanks Sikandar, and we hope be seeing you on this page even more in the future. Keep it up!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Junior Michael Jackson Tournament Fri 25th June


The Dance Spectaculars continue! Join the Deshpande Fellowship Program for the Junior Michael Jackson tournament, a celebration of contemporary Western dance held as a tribute to Michael Jackson on the 1 year anniversary of his death.

The event will be held on 24th June, 2010 to 25th June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 24th June is the elimination round and registration will start from 10:30 am. 25th June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 6:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 15 dance & school academies from the twin city area. The judges of the event are a Choreographer in the Telugu Film Industry and a young Karnataka talent won the prestigious Aryabhata award last year. The finale on Friday evening will showcase performances by the competition's 20 finalists.

JMJ 2010 promises to be an exciting night filled with awe-inspiring performances. And tickets are only Rs 100/-!!! Join us!!


For details, please contact: Sunil @ 9620112243 Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565

Junior Michael Jackson Tournament Fri 25th June


The Dance Spectaculars continue! Join the Deshpande Fellowship Program for the Junior Michael Jackson tournament, a celebration of contemporary Western dance held as a tribute to Michael Jackson on the 1 year anniversary of his death.

The event will be held on 24th June, 2010 to 25th June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 24th June is the elimination round and registration will start from 10:30 am. 25th June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 6:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 15 dance & school academies from the twin city area. The judges of the event are a Choreographer in the Telugu Film Industry and a young Karnataka talent won the prestigious Aryabhata award last year. The finale on Friday evening will showcase performances by the competition's 20 finalists.

JMJ 2010 promises to be an exciting night filled with awe-inspiring performances. And tickets are only Rs 100/-!!! Join us!!


For details, please contact: Sunil @ 9620112243 Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565

Friday, June 18, 2010

Join us for "Nrityopaharam," A Celebration of Indian Classical Dance


The Fellows of Cohort IV are conducting the Indian Classical Dance Competition “Nrityopaharam” to protect, preserve and promote Indian Classical dance tradition amongst the young generation. The event will be held on 22nd June, 2010 to 23rd June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 22nd June is the elimination round and registration will start from 8:30 am. 23rd June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 3:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 30 dance academies from Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada. The event besides providing a platform for young budding talents to perform on stage, will also feature special dance performance by renowned dance duo “Parshwanath Upadhye and Rukmini Vijaykumar” from Radhakalpa Dance Company, Bangalore on the final day. It will also feature the 20 best performances by the participants selected as finalists.

The entry pass for the grand finale is Rs 100/- only! We hope you will join us for what promises to be a spectacular event.

For details, please contact: Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565 or Sunil @ 9620112243

Join us for "Nrityopaharam," A Celebration of Indian Classical Dance


The Fellows of Cohort IV are conducting the Indian Classical Dance Competition “Nrityopaharam” to protect, preserve and promote Indian Classical dance tradition amongst the young generation. The event will be held on 22nd June, 2010 to 23rd June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 22nd June is the elimination round and registration will start from 8:30 am. 23rd June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 3:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 30 dance academies from Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada. The event besides providing a platform for young budding talents to perform on stage, will also feature special dance performance by renowned dance duo “Parshwanath Upadhye and Rukmini Vijaykumar” from Radhakalpa Dance Company, Bangalore on the final day. It will also feature the 20 best performances by the participants selected as finalists.

The entry pass for the grand finale is Rs 100/- only! We hope you will join us for what promises to be a spectacular event.

For details, please contact: Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565 or Sunil @ 9620112243

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Join DFP for "Nrityopaharam", a Classical Indian Dance Competition

Cohort-IV Fellows are conducting the Indian Classical Dance Competition “Nrityopaharam” to protect, preserve and promote Indian Classical dance tradition amongst the young generation. The event will be held on 22nd June, 2010 to 23rd June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 22nd June is the elimination round and registration will start from 8:30 am. 23rd June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 3:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 30 dance academies from Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada. The event besides providing a platform for young budding talents to perform on stage, will also feature special dance performance by renowned dance duo “Parshwanath Upadhye and Rukmini Vijaykumar” from Radhakalpa Dance Company, Bangalore on the final day. It will also feature the 20 best performances by the participants selected as finalists.

Tickets for the grand finale are just Rs 100! Please join us for what promises to be a fantastic event. For details, contact: Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565 or Sunil @ 9620112243.
Cohort IV Fellows are conducting the Indian Classical Dance Competition “Nrityopaharam” to protect, preserve and promote Indian Classical dance tradition amongst the young generation. The event will be held on 22nd June, 2010 to 23rd June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 22nd June is the elimination round and registration will start from 8:30 am. 23rd June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 3:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 30 dance academies from Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada. The event, besides providing a platform for young budding talents to perform on stage, will also feature special dance performance by renowned dance duo “Parshwanath Upadhye and Rukmini Vijaykumar” from Radhakalpa Dance Company, Bangalore on the final day. It will also feature the 20 best performances by the participants selected as finalists

Tickets for the grand finale on 23rd June are just Rs 100! Please join us for what promises to be a fantastic event. For details contact: Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565 or Sunil @ 9620112243.

DPL a success! Thanks for your support!

The Cohort-IV Fellows did very good job in Dog Premier League-2010 and the program was very successful. The response by the audience was great, everyone appreciated Fellows' teamwork.

Event organizers Avinash, Madhusudan, Santosh and Shankar Singh are especially grateful to DCSE Director Mr.Naveen Jha, DFP Program Manager Mr. Chinnababu.N as well as to all of the DF staff for the valuable support they gave for this event.

From all over Karnataka, a total of 110 dogs participated in the event. Dogs and dog lovers came from Belgum, Harihar, Hospet, Ranebennur, Haveri and mostly from Hubli-Dharwad district. The "Champion of Champions" award went to Vicky, the German Shepherd belonging to Mr. Shaffi Bepari from Belgum. Articles regarding Dog Premier League - 2010 have been published in the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Samyukta Karnataka, Kannada Prabha and Vijya Karnataka. Clips of the event have been carried on television also.

We'd like to congratulate the organizers and the rest of Cohort-IV for an innovative, fun and successful event. Great job, everyone!

You can click on the news clippings for full-res images. For the complete collection of photos from Dog Premier League-2010, CLICK HERE.

DPL a success! Thanks for your support!

The Cohort-IV Fellows did very good job in Dog Premier League-2010 and the program was very successful. The response by the audience was great, everyone appreciated Fellows' teamwork.

Event organizers Avinash, Madhusudan, Santosh and Shankar Singh are especially grateful to DCSE Director Mr.Naveen Jha, DFP Program Manager Mr. Chinnababu.N as well as to all of the DF staff for the valuable support they gave for this event.

From all over Karnataka, a total of 110 dogs participated in the event. Dogs and dog lovers came from Belgum, Harihar, Hospet, Ranebennur, Haveri and mostly from Hubli-Dharwad district. The "Champion of Champions" award went to Vicky, the German Shepherd belonging to Mr. Shaffi Bepari from Belgum. Articles regarding Dog Premier League - 2010 have been published in the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Samyukta Karnataka, Kannada Prabha and Vijya Karnataka. Clips of the event have been carried on television also.

We'd like to congratulate the organizers and the rest of Cohort-IV for an innovative, fun and successful event. Great job, everyone!

You can click on the news clippings for full-res images. For the complete collection of photos from Dog Premier League-2010, CLICK HERE.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Alumni of the Week #7: Savita Kallayyanamath

Our seventh Alumni of the Week title goes to Savita Kallayyanamath of Cohort-I, who has continuously offered support to the Fellowship Program since her graduation.

She continued this tradition last week, when she made a generous financial contribution to the Fellowship Program. She has also contributed through providing Fellows with moral support as well as many times offering up constructive ideas to improve the Fellowship and its curriculum.

Thanks very much to Savita for her steady support and we wish her continued success in her post as Training Manager for SAMUHA. Keep it up Savita!

Alumni of the Week #7: Savita Kallayyanamath

Our seventh Alumni of the Week title goes to Savita Kallayyanamath of Cohort-I, who has continuously offered support to the Fellowship Program since her graduation.

She continued this tradition last week, when she made a generous financial contribution to the Fellowship Program. She has also contributed through providing Fellows with moral support as well as many times offering up constructive ideas to improve the Fellowship and its curriculum.

Thanks very much to Savita for her steady support and we wish her continued success in her post as Training Manager for SAMUHA. Keep it up Savita!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Dog Premier League - 2010, Come Join Us!


The Fellows of Deshpande Foundation are conducting the "Dog Premier League" Dog Show on Sunday, 13th June 2010 at the Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship in BVB Engineering College campus, Hubli. The event will begin at 9.30 am. We invite all dog lovers to come join us for the event and give support to the Fellows and Fellowship Program. Feel free to bring your friends!

If you or anyone you know would like to register a dog for participation, please call to Avinash @ 9480185794.

We hope to see you all there!

Dog Premier League - 2010, Come Join Us!


The Fellows of Deshpande Foundation are conducting the "Dog Premier League" Dog Show on Sunday, 13th June 2010 at the Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship in BVB Engineering College campus, Hubli. The event will begin at 9.30 am. We invite all dog lovers to come join us for the event and give support to the Fellows and Fellowship Program. Feel free to bring your friends!

If you or anyone you know would like to register a dog for participation, please call to Avinash @ 9480185794.

We hope to see you all there!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Alumni of the Week #6: Sikandar Meeranayak

Congratulations to our 6th Alumni of the Week, Mr. Sikandar Meeranayak of Cohort-I.

Sikandar has provided a new opportunity to current Fellows to enrich their experience. He has outsourced the responsibility of updating the blog and Facebook for his organization, Sankalp Rural Development Society. He has is also providing a small remuneration, offering Fellows additional earning opportunity.

Thank you, Sikandar, for giving Fellows a chance to utilize the skills they're learning in the Fellowship in a professional environment. We look forward to your continued involvement!


Alumni of the Week #6: Sikandar Meeranayak

Congratulations to our 6th Alumni of the Week, Mr. Sikandar Meeranayak of Cohort-I.

Sikandar has provided a new opportunity to current Fellows to enrich their experience. He has outsourced the responsibility of updating the blog and Facebook for his organization, Sankalp Rural Development Society. He has is also providing a small remuneration, offering Fellows additional earning opportunity.

Thank you, Sikandar, for giving Fellows a chance to utilize the skills they're learning in the Fellowship in a professional environment. We look forward to your continued involvement!