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Mysuru: <\/strong>Marking the 182nd birth anniversary of \u2018Dayasagara\u2019 M. Venkatakrishnaiah (popularly known as Thathaiah), the prestigious \u2018Sri M. Venkatakrishnaiah (Thathaiah) Award\u2019 was conferred on Sanskrit Scholar Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao and \u2018Thathaiah Sri Beneficiary Achiever Award-2026\u2019 on Innosolve Consulting Services Private Limited Co-Founder and Managing Director B.V. Dinesh at a programme organised at The Anathalaya located on N.S. Road in city yesterday.<\/p>\n Speaking as the chief guest on the occasion, Bengaluru\u2019s Adamya Chetana Foundation President Tejaswini Ananthkumar said that there is an old saying that \u2018Home is the first school for children and mother is the first Guru.\u2019 But now I want to give a minor twist to it by saying that \u2018House is the first school and the kitchen is the first lesson for children.\u2019 This is because, now a days, the kitchen in every household produces waste of about 2-3 kgs daily. The disposal of wastes has become a big problem in cities, she maintained.<\/p>\n Stating that her Adamya Chetana Foundation, which started its service with the supply of hot meals to 2,000 Government \u00a0School children in Bengaluru, is now supplying meals to over 1.75 lakh children every day in places like Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Hubballi-Dharwad in Karnataka and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The food is prepared using bio-gas fuel instead of LPG, she said while observing that kitchens are the main sources of wastes (both dry and wet) in every household. It is high time that family members sit down and discuss about bringing down waste generation to almost nil, she added.<\/p>\n Former Additional Secretary to Government of India C.V. Gopinath, who is also the Anathalaya President, in his presidential speech, said that many alumni of the hostel have held high positions in Government over the years. \u00a0<\/p>\n Stating that the hostel is being run by following the ideals of Thathaiah, he said that awardee Dr. Nagaraja Rao has announced that the cash prize of Rs. 25,000 be given to an educational institution. \u201cI too would contribute Rs. 25,000 personally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Noted industrialist of the city Dr. Jagannath Shenoy, in his address, emphasised on the need for establishing Anathalaya type hostel in every district of the State.<\/p>\n Pointing out that poor children get educated by staying in hostels like Anathalaya, he observed that there is a growing need for establishment of more hostels for girl students. The GSSS Group has set up an hostel that can accommodate 800 girls, However, more hostels are needed in keeping with the rising number of girl students from rural areas, he noted.<\/p>\n Tejaswini Ananthkumar, Dr.Jagannath Shenoy and C.V. Gopinath were felicitated on the occasion.<\/p>\n The Anathalaya Management Council Members B.A. Chitkala, Dr. S. Sriram, D. Srihari, H. Ashwathnarayan, Venkatesh Murthy, N.V. Dinesh, Dr. Karthik Udupa, Dr. Sathyanarayan, R. Manjunath, Srivatsa, B.S. Ravishankar, P.R. Ravikumar, V. Madhava Rao, S. Gururaj, Dr. N. Suresh, Nagamani Sampath, Dharmendra Kumar Mehta, Dr. G. Keshavamurthy and others were present.<\/p>\n Prize Winners of Essay & Debate Competitions <\/strong> Following are the winners of the essay and debate competitions organised as part of the 182nd birth anniversary of M. Venkatakrishnaiah (Thathaiah):<\/p>\n Essay Contest: Manvi of Government High School, People\u2019s Park, Nazarbad \u2013 1st prize; M. Mahalakshmi of St. Mary\u2019s High School \u2013 2nd prize and K. Gautham of JSS High School, Lakshmipuram \u2013 3rd prize.<\/p>\n Debate Contest: Medini Bhat of The Anathalaya \u2013 1st prize; Bhuvana S. Hegde of Sanketi Student Hostel \u2013 2nd prize and Y.P. Pranathi of The Anathalaya \u2013 3rd prize.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n