Sri. C.M. Gagadharaiah was born on 15.04.1954. In the year 1972, he completed SSLC (M.S.E.E Board), and completed T.C.H. training during 1976-76 and B.Ed., during the year 1991-92 from Gulbarga University and B.A. from Mysore University during 1990.
Serving as Head Master at V.V. Sangha’s Heerada Sugamma Higher Primary School, Brucepet, Bellary since 03.06.1976. During his tenure he as enrolled 1300 students and teaching Kannada, English, Math’s General Science, Social Studies subjects from 1st to 7th Standard and the results are 80% to 98% in all the subjects.
He has also taken the responsibility as resource Person Diet; D.P.E.P Low cost & Nil cost teaching Aids, First Aid, Drill, March fast S.C & S.T’s & Other student also improve reduce the drop outs rate.
Other responsibilities:
- Senior Worker in Bharatha Sevadal,
- Home guard unit working as a Staff Officer, Bellary.
- worked as a president in Kannada Sahitya Parishath, Bellary Taluk dated from 2001 to 2004
- worked as a Secretary in Kannada Sahitya Parishath District unit, Bellary dated from 2004-2008.
- Still working as a District Sanchalaka in Kannada Sahitya Parishath, Bellary Unit- Bellary.
- Home guard unit working as a Staff Officer, Bellary.
- worked as a president in Kannada Sahitya Parishath, Bellary Taluk dated from 2001 to 2004
- worked as a Secretary in Kannada Sahitya Parishath District unit, Bellary dated from 2004-2008.
- Still working as a District Sanchalaka in Kannada Sahitya Parishath, Bellary Unit- Bellary.
- Senior Worker in Bharatha Sevadal,
Sri. C.M. Gagadharaiah has been appointed on 03-06-1976 and rendering the continuous services. As a Model teacher, he has gained the love and affection to the school children and the colleagues. He has been selflessly rendering the services for all round development of the school not only after school honors, but also on the days of holidays. Not only performs the duties of planning the trees, surrounding cleanliness by himself, the school children are also encouraged to perform.
He uses the teaching materials in the method or teaching to enable the learners to learn the teaching matter coneretely and effectively in the class. By drawing the pictures on the Block Board, encourages the children to learn coneretely. Develops the pictures collection habit of the national flag, National Leaders, Freedom fighters and the collection of the stamps and old coins among the children. Trains the school children to participate in cultural activities on the days of the National Festivals.
Gives homework regularly to the children. There will be 100% attendance in his class. Use teaching materials to a maximum level. Prepares the best teaching materials with the no cost materials. Teaching the yogasana to the children, gives prominence to get the best results of the school children.
The results of the School standard is 100%. He has developed the close contact with the parents of the school children conducts the Essay Writing, Elocution, Folk Songs, Patriotic songs, Fancy dress competition for the school children.
He Trains school children to participate in the March Fast every year. Responsible for the school children to bag the prizes, by participating at Sevadal Rallies at Different places. His students have bagged many prizes, by participating at State and National Level competitions.
Strives to get good results to the school, by conducting the special training for the children who are Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, poor and educationally ward.
Teachers the mass literacy songs, patriotic songs, Devotional songs, Not only to the class children, but also to the whole school conducts mass physical training weekly once, as a mark of “Discipline”.
He is an expert in drawing out the talents hidden among the children. Responsible to bag the silver medal and awards by indulging the children in many communal activities and by training the children in the activities as Folk Songs, Mallakamba, Kolata etc.,
He is rendering the services as C.S.M of Home Guards & Platoon Commandant Stable Officer for Training and rendering the services as Senior Worker of Sevadal. State Level prize has been awarded to him, at the state level children and youth rally held at Mysore during 1985. “The District Level the best teacher” award has been awarded during the year 1997-98.
He has been elected as the Member of Teacher’s Association getting highest votes in the election, held during 2010. He is also rendering the services as the Secretary to the Aided Schools Teacher’s Association and other Student’s co-operative association of the school.
Participating since many years as resourceful person at various camps and delivered the lecturing on the history of the National flag, method of tying the National Flag, Flag Field, Hoisting the National Flag, Disjoining the National Flag, etc., conducted at District Teachers training Institute, Bellary participated promptly at rural areas as an artist of D.P.E.P Kala Jatha, conducted under the literacy programme and participated at various State level dramas as an artist of Mayura Kala Sangha.
As an artist is educating the public in rural and urban areas about the population awareness by participating in dramas and activities such as control of Environmental pollution, Road Safety, Family Welfare pulse polio, Leprosy, Malaria and the activities of Aids awareness conducted by the Mayura Kala Sangha and information and Broadcasting Dept. also advice for the same and educating the public for such programmes.
He is rendering the services at free eye camps, Mass Marriages, Blood donation Family Planning. Pulse Polio camps being conducted by the Karnataka State Primary School Teacher’s Association, Veerasaiva Thorne Sangha etc., participates promptly in various conferences and Rallies being conducted by the school Managing committee participated at Rural, district and State level Children Rallies and Camps and run them Successfully.
Sir C.M. Gangadharaiah is a teacher and Head Master, but also an old student, he is designer for encouragement and for the National Award,
He has secured Best Teacher Award from Mayura Kala Sangha in the year 1999 at Bellary.
He is the Treasurer of “Mayura Kala Sangha,” because of his efforts the participants of the drama have bagged 7 (Seven) Prizes in Kannada Competition, Drama “Giliyada Manthrika” in the year 2006 at Hospet.
“Life for Service”, “Service to the people is Service to the God”… Keeping these norms, he has encouraged the children to participate in many mass camp activities. He rendered the services promptly and sincerely in the activities of Bharath Sevadal, Home Guards, Mayura Kala Sangha, District or Aided Primary School Teachers Association, Bellary District, Bellary. He has also rendered services in different organization like; as a President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, As District Secretary in Veerasaiva Tharuna Sanga, Malla Sajja Vyayama Shala Mass Marriages, Free Eye Camps, Fairs, Environmental Pulse Polio Camps and Aids Awareness etc., He is one of the best artist at State Level Dramas.
We wish that he may be enabled to render more services not only to the educational department, but to our Country.
A graduate student once came across the story of the legendary scientist Madame Curie, who in spite of facing all hurdles like poverty, gender discrimination, professional jealousy, was able to discover the new elements Polonium and Radium, thereby opening a new vista of Radioactivity. Her strong determination and dedication eventually led her to win two Nobel prizes and her passion, led her to the pinnacle of science. This story of Madame Curie has inspired lakhs of young people to realize their social responsibility and commit themselves for the development of the society. The legacy of Curie was just sufficient to ignite a ‘light of science’ in a young boy from Bellary. This teen ager, then strongly determined to do something memorable in the name of the great scientist Madame Marie Curie. Soon, his visionary dream turned into reality by establishing the “Madame Curie Science Academy” in the year 2000, when he was just 20 years old. That young man was none other than S.Manjunatha, today who is well known as a man of Science in Karnataka.
On 28th of April 1980, Manjunatha was born to Sri S. Gavisiddappa & Smt. S. Shivaleela who belongs to a lower middle class family, which is culturally rich. He was sent to a Jyothi Nursery a Pre Primary School, where he got a strong foundation from his teacher V.Rani. He then completed his primary at BMD School, Bellary, which was a just few yards away from his home, where he was influenced by his teachers, E. Usha Rani, K.Sujatha, P. Sitara & P. Jahira. He was also taught by his private tutors Miss T.Jyothi Rani, who taught Mathematics & Miss T.Mamatha Kumari, who taught Kannada. He completed his higher secondary at Setra Gurushanthappa School and stood first in the SSLC Examination in 1996. He also won an endowment prize for securing the highest marks in Kannada language. Young Manju started winning prizes in competitions such as Essay writing, Elocution, One act plays, Embroidery and in many more events. In his high school days, he was greatly motivated by his teachers M. Indira, H.M. Shivagangamma, K.S. Vasantha, K.M. Siddalingaiah & J. Rudrappa. Followed by his pre-university course at Wardlaw College, he joined B.Sc. at Veerasaiva College, Bellary affiliated to Gulbarga University. Here, he was totally inspired by his dedicated teachers, Dr. C.Nagabhushan, Prof. A.Shirly Jones, and Prof. S.M.Sudharani. During this time, three he continuously for the three consecutive years, bagged prizes in Smt. Usha M Jali Memorial, District Level Science Lecture Contest. He has also won Silver & Bronze Medals in the Elocution competition organized at the Youth Festival in Gulbarga University. Later, he joined the Gulbarga University, at Gulbarga for his postgraduate studies, where he passed his M.Sc. in Physics in first class with distinction.
Under the banner of “Madame Curie Science Academy”, he has delivered more than 400 science lectures throughout Karnataka. Through his academy, he showed a greater commitment towards the spreading of scientific temperament among the students, youth, women and the rural community. Mr.Manjunatha is outright in condemning Astrology, Palmistry, Vaastu, Black Magic and all other sorts of superstitions. At the time of solar eclipses, he arranges mass lunch programmes, just to eradicate the blind belief that, one should not have any food or water during the time of eclipses. He is always endeavouring to popularize science by organizing science lectures at various schools & colleges in Bellary and surrounding places. Another interesting thing is that the academy as a token of respect, he celebrates the birth anniversaries of great scientists every year, which is first of its kind in Bellary.
As an amateur astronomer, Manjunath underwent various training programmes at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore. He has learnt astronomy, from the great astronomers of Karnataka, Dr.B.S.Shylaja and Prof.H.R.Ramakrishna Rao. His curiosity in celestial bodies during his teen age eventually turned out to become a life time passion for astronomy. ‘Transit of Venus’, one of the rarest celestial phenomena occurred on June 8th 2004, to celebrate this rare astronomical phenomenon; he distributed one thousand solar filters on behalf of his Academy to the residents of Bellary. He also arranged a mass programme to watch this historical event and was successful in creating awareness among the common people. Manjunath’s love towards astronomy is unique and this is evident from his poems written on the sun, the moon, stars, planets, comets and the meteors. He published this collection of poems “Chukki Chandrama” (Kannada Version) in 2006. Today, this work has seen several reprints and is appreciated by the great poets of our state as a rare literary work. Prof. Vasantha Kushtagi a great poet of northern Karnataka not only appreciated these poems but also called Manjunath a “Poet-Scientist”. Another great poet, Nadoja Dr.Channaveera Kanavi made valuable remarks and appreciated “Chukki Chandrama” as a very useful and popular book.
Since his boyhood, Manjunath hated all kinds of blind beliefs and superstitions. Disgusted with this pseudo-psychology, he wrote poems to address this issue and also tried to condemn it, in every possible way. “Vaicharika Kavanagalu” (Kannada Version) his second collection of poems was published in 2009 by Navakarnataka Publications, Bangalore. It has seen several reprints and is well received by its readers. Even this book got good response and appreciation from the senior and great rationalists like, Sri. Ko. Channabasappa, Prof. B.V. Veerabhadrappa and Dr. S. Balachandra Rao. As a poet, Manjunath has recited his poems in many poets meet including Ballari Zilla Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. He has also presented a paper titled “Vijnana matthu Kannada” in 77th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Bangalore. He has attended many poets' meet (Kavi Goshti) including the prestigious fest of southern India i.e. Hampi Utsava, Bellary Zilla Sahithya Sammelana and many more.
While doing his M.Sc., Manjunath was selected to the National Level Summer Research Fellowship programme from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, a premier research institute of our country. Based on his research results, he was able to publish his work on “SERS- active femtoliter silver cups”, in an international journal “Nanotechnology” of IOP publishing.
Mr.Manjunath, started his career as a lecturer in physics at S.G. College, Bellary, where, he improved the quality of students in physics, majority of them from the rural background. This automatically resulted in increase in the percentage of passing in physics. In the mean time, he was selected for an international PG Diploma course in Materials Science from the International Centre for Materials Science (ICMS) of JNCASR. He got a PG-Diploma fellowship of Rs 8000 per month for a period of one year from ICMS. He was fortunate to get an opportunity to work directly under the guidance of the world renowned scientist Bharata Ratna Prof.C.N.R.Rao. During this time he published his research works in the reputed international journals. After the submission of his project report “Studies on nanostructures of ZnO & GaN”, he was awarded the PG-Diploma. Thus he became the first Indian Student to get PG-Diploma in Materials Science from ICMS. Along with him, two other young scientists from Nigeria & Ghana too were awarded the PG Diploma in Materials Science from ICMS, JNCASR.
Along with Smt. Indumati C.N.R. Rao, Manjunath coined 75 new words in Kannada related to nanotechnology, for the Science & Technology Dictionary of Navakarnataka Publications known as “Vijnana Tantrajnana Padasampada”. In order to popularize science, he regularly contributes science articles to leading Karnataka newspapers. On the occasion of the National Science Day, Dooradarshana Chandana telecasted live interview of Manjunath in its ‘Belagu’ Programme on Feb 28th 2011. He has also given talks on Radio Station of Hospet several science issues. In collaboration with Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishath, he has interacted with the students of Kodagu, Uttara Kannada, Chitra Durga, Davanagere, Yadagiri districts, in the student-scientist interaction programme of ‘Vision Group on Science & Technology’ of Govt. of Karnataka. This programme is a brain child of the visionary scientist of Karnataka Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao.
Apart from being the President of the Madame Curie Science Academy, since its inception, he has extended his services to various organizations in promoting science and scientific outlook, his rational ideas and social service as listed below:
He served/serving as
- Dist. Joint-Convener of the Bellary Dist. Committee for the “Year of Scientific Awareness-2004”.
- Life member, Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT).
- Life member, Kannada Sahithya Parishath.
- Founder Vice-President, Harihara-Raghavanka Kannada Sangha, Bellary.
- The Honarary Editor, nammabellary.com, website.
- Vice-President, Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishath, Bellary district committee.
- Convenor, Reddy Beedhi Nagarikara Vedike, Reddy Street, Bellary.
- Honorary Member, Management Committee, Shanthi Vidya Kendra, Talur Road, Bellary.
In appreciation of his services, he has been conferred with several awards.
- “Dr. H. Narasimhaiah Best Teacher Award”, from Subhash Bharani Saamskrithika Vedike, in 2008,
- “Bellary District Best Youth Award” from Ballari Zilla Yuvajana Seva matthu Kreeda Elaakhe, in 2008,
- Summer Research Fellowship-2007 of JNCASR, Bangalore.
- Post-Graduate Diploma Fellowship (2009-10) of International Centre for Materials Science, JNCASR, Bangalore.
- “Dr. Raj Award-2012” from Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Praveen Shetty Group) of Kampli Unit, Bellary.
- "Basava siri Prashasth-2013" from Teachers' Forum of Bellary district.
- Bronze and Silver medals from Gulbarga University, Gulbarga.
At present he is working as an Asst. Prof of Physics in a private engineering college of Bellary.
Mr.Raghavendra was awarded District level Best Science Teacher award from DDPI, Bellary.
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