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Dr. Veer Bhadra Mishra, Planetary Hero by Oopali Operajita in Hindustan Times, 19 March 2013
HINDUSTAN TIMES, 19 March 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Dr. Veer Bhadra Mishra, Planetary Hero - by Oopali Operajita
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| Part I, Hindustan Times, 19 March, 2013 |
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Dr. Veer Bhadra Mishra, Planetary Hero by Oopali Operajita (part 1, Hindustan Times)
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| HINDUSTAN TIMES, MARCH 19, 2013 (Part I) |
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Oopali Operajita Choreographs Concert for President Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan, November 8, 2010
Oopali Operajita Choreographs Concert for President Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan, November 8, 2010
L-R: (front row) Mridangam maestro Srimushnam Raja Rao, the legendary Vidwan Guruvayur Dorai(mridangam), Artistic Director Oopali Operajita, Chandrika Ramamurthy (tambura); (Back row) Babu,K S Gopalakrishnan (kanjira), Vidwan Vittal Ramamurthy (violin), Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (tabla), Vidwan E M Subramaniam (ghatam) stand at the entrance to Rashtrapati Bhavan, India, ahead of the state dinner and concert for US President Barack Obama, hosted by India’s President Pratibha Patil.
The dome of Rashtrapati Bhavan is visible at the back.
Noted choreographer and classical danseuse Oopali Operajita was awarded the unique and rare honour of being named artistic director and choreographer for the once-in-a-lifetime Concert for President Barack Obama, hosted by India’s President Pratibha Patil, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, (India’s presidential palace), November 8, 2010. Ms. Operajita was chosen over all her peers because of her familiarity with the American audience, for over 20 years, in her capacity as a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, where she was appointed by its founder president. Dr. Richard Cyert. Ms. Operajita holds the distinction of being the first classical Indian artist to have performed at Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh.
The opening suite was by an ensemble of south India’s legendary classical percussionists, maestros Guruvayur Dorai and Srimushnam Raja Rao on the mridangam, the celebrated Pandit Anindo Chatterjee on tabla (he's from the Hindustani, or North Indian school of music), violinist Vittal Ramamurthy, ghatam vidwan E M Subramaniam, K S Gopalakrishnan on the kanjira (tambourine) and Chandrika Ramamurthy on the tambura. Mr. Ramamurthy started off the recital with a mesmerizing solo in the lively Raga Ravichandrika, and this was followed by all the drummers playing, in unison, a galloping and rivetting suite set to Adi Talam (8 beats).
The distinguished audience was heard asking for more, while the chief guests were seen rocking to the inimitable and hypnotizing beats of India’s greatest percussionists.
This was followed by another presentation for the occasion by Ms. Operajita – the gifted Shillong Choir, singing for the first time at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The audience also included Indian President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, members of the cabinet from both the USA and India, and leading industrialists from both countries.
This was one of India’s finest classical concerts, particularly because it deliberately avoided the cliché-ridden classical dance routine that has become common at recitals for visiting heads of state.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Winners of The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, 2010, India Announced
Winners of The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™ 2010, Held at IIT Madras, September 29 - October 3 Have Been Announced.
The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India, 2010, was held September 29 – October 3 at one of the world’s leading institutions for higher education: the stunning and verdant Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Seven leading CEOs and MDs, of major venture capital firms, and from industry, judged the competition. Team Nairao Inventions (Sastra University, Thanjavur) took first prize, for a new means of capturing carbon from industrial exhaust to create relatively inexpensive industry-grade Carbon Nanotubes (CNT); and Team Think Innoventions (IIT Kharagpur - IIM Ahmedabad), took second prize, for a novel way to desalinate sea water.
The United States government was officially represented by the Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi, which deputed Minister-Counsellor Blair Hall, its top ranked diplomat in charge of Economic Affairs, Environment and Energy, to inaugurate the competition at IIT Madras, September 29, 2010. Minister-Counsellor Hall's keynote address focused on President Obama's recent initiatives on climate change and energy independence. Minister-Counsellor Hall's presence at IIT Madras was a tribute to the importance of the competition, worldwide, together with the US government's acknowledgment of the contribution of the competition in tackling climate change, the environment and energy security.
View the 2010 Competition Photo Gallery.
At The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India, 2009, at IIT Kharagpur, the United States government was represented by US Consul General in Kolkata, Ms. Beth Payne. Her address at the IIT Kharagpur awards ceremony, November 7, 2009 is here.
The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India, 2010, was held September 29 – October 3 at one of the world’s leading institutions for higher education: the stunning and verdant Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Seven leading CEOs and MDs, of major venture capital firms, and from industry, judged the competition. Team Nairao Inventions (Sastra University, Thanjavur) took first prize, for a new means of capturing carbon from industrial exhaust to create relatively inexpensive industry-grade Carbon Nanotubes (CNT); and Team Think Innoventions (IIT Kharagpur - IIM Ahmedabad), took second prize, for a novel way to desalinate sea water.
The United States government was officially represented by the Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi, which deputed Minister-Counsellor Blair Hall, its top ranked diplomat in charge of Economic Affairs, Environment and Energy, to inaugurate the competition at IIT Madras, September 29, 2010. Minister-Counsellor Hall's keynote address focused on President Obama's recent initiatives on climate change and energy independence. Minister-Counsellor Hall's presence at IIT Madras was a tribute to the importance of the competition, worldwide, together with the US government's acknowledgment of the contribution of the competition in tackling climate change, the environment and energy security.
View the 2010 Competition Photo Gallery.
At The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India, 2009, at IIT Kharagpur, the United States government was represented by US Consul General in Kolkata, Ms. Beth Payne. Her address at the IIT Kharagpur awards ceremony, November 7, 2009 is here.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Official Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™ 2009, November 6-7, IIT Kharagpur, India
The Official 2009 Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™, will be held at IIT, Kharagpur, November 6-7, 2009. Now in its second year, the competition invites students from India’s apex institutes of engineering, science and technology, and management, such as its fabled IITs, IIMs and NITs to come up with new and renewable sustainable technology business plans to combat climate change and fortify India’s — and, by analogy, the world’s — crucial energy security. The Chair and Founder of the competition, Oopali Operajita, thought up and named the unique and exclusive All India sustainable technology competition for Al Gore, after personally connecting with one of Gore's top advisers from his tenure in the White House.
ASSOCHAM, India's leading industry body, is the industry partner. Mercedes-Benz India is the official sponsor.
Deadline for electronic submission of business plans to: joysen (at) arp (dot) iitkgp (dot) ernet (dot) in and agstvc (at) gmail (dot) com: October 10, 2009.
Cash Prizes of Rs. 1,00,000 and Rs. 70,000 will be awarded to the winners and runners up.
Please visit http://www.cicerotransnational.com/agstvc.html and http://www.iitkgp.ac.in for details of the competition.
For further information, please contact: joysen (at) arp (dot) iitkgp (dot) ernet (dot) in or agstvc (at) gmail (dot) com.
ASSOCHAM, India's leading industry body, is the industry partner. Mercedes-Benz India is the official sponsor.
Deadline for electronic submission of business plans to: joysen (at) arp (dot) iitkgp (dot) ernet (dot) in and agstvc (at) gmail (dot) com: October 10, 2009.
Cash Prizes of Rs. 1,00,000 and Rs. 70,000 will be awarded to the winners and runners up.
Please visit http://www.cicerotransnational.com/agstvc.html and http://www.iitkgp.ac.in for details of the competition.
For further information, please contact: joysen (at) arp (dot) iitkgp (dot) ernet (dot) in or agstvc (at) gmail (dot) com.
Friday, September 11, 2009
UK 'could face blackouts by 2016'
By Roger Harrabin
Environment analyst, BBC News
Coal-fired power station
The lights could go out when coal and nuclear power stations are phased out
The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016 because green energy is not coming on stream fast enough.
Ministers have previously denied that the UK is heading for an energy gap.
But David MacKay, who takes up his post at the Department of Energy on 1 October, says that the public keep objecting to energy projects.
This, he says, is creating a huge problem, which could turn out the lights.
Professor MacKay is a researcher at Cambridge University.
His recent book, Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air, won applause for its examination of current government plans to keep the lights on whilst also cutting carbon emissions.
It concluded that policy is moving in the right direction, but the sums on energy provision simply do not add up - not enough power capacity is being built.
Speaking unofficially, he told BBC News that this meant that Britain could face blackouts in 2016 - when coal and nuclear stations are phased out.
Professor David MacKay: "The scale of building required is absolutely enormous"
"There is a worry that in 2016 there might not be enough electricity. My guess is that what the market might do is fix that problem by making more gas power stations, which isn't the direction we want to be going in," he said.
"So we really should be upping the build rate of the alternatives as soon as possible."
Professor MacKay blamed the public for opposing wind farms, nuclear power, and energy imports, whilst demanding an unchanged lifestyle.
You cannot oppose them all, he said, and hope to have a viable policy on energy and climate change.
Blackouts might make people realise we need to invest in modern nuclear power stations and other means of clean fuel
"We've got to stop saying no to these things and understand that we do have a serious building project on our hands," he said.
Professor MacKay said he looked forward to engaging the public in a more open debate about what he calls the realities of energy policy when he takes up his post.
His says his new masters in Department of Energy and Climate Change have impressive commitment to solve the issues.
Professor MacKay's many supporters will hope that he is allowed to continue speaking openly to the public after he takes office.
Environment analyst, BBC News
Coal-fired power station
The lights could go out when coal and nuclear power stations are phased out
The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016 because green energy is not coming on stream fast enough.
Ministers have previously denied that the UK is heading for an energy gap.
But David MacKay, who takes up his post at the Department of Energy on 1 October, says that the public keep objecting to energy projects.
This, he says, is creating a huge problem, which could turn out the lights.
Professor MacKay is a researcher at Cambridge University.
His recent book, Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air, won applause for its examination of current government plans to keep the lights on whilst also cutting carbon emissions.
It concluded that policy is moving in the right direction, but the sums on energy provision simply do not add up - not enough power capacity is being built.
Speaking unofficially, he told BBC News that this meant that Britain could face blackouts in 2016 - when coal and nuclear stations are phased out.
Professor David MacKay: "The scale of building required is absolutely enormous"
"There is a worry that in 2016 there might not be enough electricity. My guess is that what the market might do is fix that problem by making more gas power stations, which isn't the direction we want to be going in," he said.
"So we really should be upping the build rate of the alternatives as soon as possible."
Professor MacKay blamed the public for opposing wind farms, nuclear power, and energy imports, whilst demanding an unchanged lifestyle.
You cannot oppose them all, he said, and hope to have a viable policy on energy and climate change.
Blackouts might make people realise we need to invest in modern nuclear power stations and other means of clean fuel
"We've got to stop saying no to these things and understand that we do have a serious building project on our hands," he said.
Professor MacKay said he looked forward to engaging the public in a more open debate about what he calls the realities of energy policy when he takes up his post.
His says his new masters in Department of Energy and Climate Change have impressive commitment to solve the issues.
Professor MacKay's many supporters will hope that he is allowed to continue speaking openly to the public after he takes office.
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