Children turn Pilikula into a hub of activity

January 24, 2012

Mangalore, January 24: “Guthumane”, the homestead-like set up which houses various handicrafts at the Pilikula complex, was bustling with activity on Monday.

A large number of children (more than 1,000 according to one of the organisers) participated in 13 creative activities as part of “Bal Bharat Srujanotsav”, the national-level festival, which began on Sunday.

The children drew on sand, cut foam, pasted paper, and shaped clay. The activities included a creative art workshop, drawing and cartooning, collages, clay modelling, sand art, thermo foam masks, “goodu deepa” building, metal embossing, origami, and magic.

In the collage section, the children had made pictures with bits of coloured waste paper. The collages were displayed on a board and they were of landscapes, coconut trees, ducks, crows, and clowns.

In the origami (the art of folding paper into various shapes) section, the children had created swans and butterflies out of paper. In another section, children had made colourful goodu deepas (hanging lanterns) . In the clay modelling section, there was a variety of subjects that the children had covered. These included a dog, musical instruments, Shiva, and Ganesha.

In the sand art section, Premjith of Vamanjoor said he had made a fish on sand in 10 minutes. Palmeira from Sagar said that it was easy to make the mask. John Chandran, who was coordinating the cartoon section, said that 25 children had participated in the cartoon-drawing activity. Many children at the activity centre were holding bits of papers with artworks on them that they had created through “instant dip art”.

One student explained that oil paints are spilled into water and then the students place the rectangular papers on the water surface. Thus they created unique artworks on each bit of paper.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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