Made in Mangaluru, presented by Landmark Infratech, an initiative by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, the largest search ever for Mangaluru’s greatest invention crowned its best inventor this year with a judges choice award. The main event took place on the 15 August, 2015 on the grand occasion of the 69th Independence Day of India at the Forum Fiza Mall, one of Mangaluru’s renowned attractions.
The top 13 inventions at the event were Prajwal V Kumar with the invention of the Power Tiller, Sitesh C Govind with the invention of Typography (Art), John Isac D’Souza with the invention of a vehicle that moves with weight on wheels, Ignatius Orwin Noronha with the invention of Mozziquit Mosquito Trap, AXNDX Technologies with the invention of a Smart Plug, MITE Team with the invention of a Microcontroller based Ghat Road Traffic Control & Surveillance, GAAMA Team with the invention of the VTU Syllabus mobile application, Rakesh G. & Team with the invention of a Writing Robot, Team Lifetronics with the invention of Farm Fresh & Direct application, Anurag PK who was also the youngest contestant at the event with the invention of Automatic Sprinkler System used in farming, Team DTLABZ with the invention of a Smart Helmet, Santhosh Devadiga with the invention of an Electronic Communication and Sayyed Shahid Sameer with the invention of the S-product.
The event was opened by RJ Arpith and was followed by an opening prayer by Dr Nitin Acharya. RJ Kiran briefed the contestants about the event which then led to the commencement of the demonstration of the inventions. The judges for the event were well known personalities from Mangaluru, Dr K V Rao – Director of Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Manohar Prasad – Chief of News Bureau of Udayavani and Soumya Sudhindra Rao – Founder and Director at Nrithya Sudha.
The event was graced by the presence of Mangaluru’s very own personalities, Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel, Uday Nayak – Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Yatish Baikampady – CEO of Panambur Beach, Yatish Alva – Tulu Film Director and Sudarshan. Team Velocity and DNA Musical Strands, Dr Nitin Acharya were special attractions at the event.
The entire team of Radio Mirchi was present at the event including S Shiva – Station Head, RJ Vicky – Programming Head, RJ Arpith & RJ Kiran, Account Managers – Gautham Bhat, Sudev Gowda, Leanza D’Souza and Kavery Nayak – First Impression Manager.
The event ended with the most anticipated moment of the evening, Prajwal V Kumar with the invention of the Power Tiller bagged the judge’s choice award. Mangaluru was looking out for the greatest invention and ended up finding 13 great inventions this year.
Steve King, the Congressman, offended some people when he said Western civilization has made more contributions than other civilizations. Can EYT readers refute his argument? Here is a list of contributions from various civilizations. Notable Black inventions: Toy water canon, Motown, coffee (debatable) Notable East Asian inventions: Toothbrush, gun powder, gunpowder artillery (cannon), coal-burning heat, magnetic compass, silk, paper, noodle, block printing, porcelain, mechanical clock (debatable), abacus calculator, paper money Notable Arab inventions: Algebra (debatable) Notable Aboriginal (Australia) inventions: Boomerang Notable Aboriginal (Americas) inventions: Tobacco cultivation and processing, corn cultivation Notable South Asian inventions: Zero, Yoga, Flush Toilets(Mohenjadaro) Notable White… Read more »
No sane person will ignore the greatest contribution made by Europeans in the field of science. In fact, modern science and modern medicine have been entirely the creation of Europe. As I have said before, European mind is a scientific mind. Other cultures haven’t produced Newtons or Einsteins. At the same time, there are no Shankaracharya, Budhha or Jesus in Europe. They all came from non-European cultures. Other cultures seem to have an upper hand when it comes to philosophy, religion, moral values (again, driven by religion) etc. In my opinion, Europeans could would have achieved ten times more in… Read more »
Just happen to notice something funny in the list provided above by one Roy. Not sure who actually compiled the list. Some of the items on this list (American Football, Basket Ball and Saxophone etc) makes you wonder if this genius is clueless or what!! Why would you list American Football and leave out Kabaddi and Chess from South Asian category? Saxophone??If so, what about mridanga or African drums? LOL Look – this highlights the real problem with this kind of discussion. As I already pointed out, there is no debate when it comes to ‘scientific contribution’ by Europeans. But… Read more »
And RampaNNA, how could those racist masters leave out Indian ‘inventions’/feats such as:
1. The world’s first 1st Test tube baby was born in Hastinapur.
2. Ancient Indians flew interstellar ( to heck with intercontinental travel).
3. The first head transplant was carried out in ancient India.
4. Ancient Indians built the first aircraft.
5. Dritharashtra watched ‘TV’.
Chess can be added to the South Asian list, Kabbadi is debatable since it is not played outside the subcontinent. Basketball is played and Saxophones are used by musicians all over the world, American football may not belong in the list. The list is of contributions that are used in all parts of the world.