Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's father Yugandhar dead
Hyderabad, Sep 13: Former bureaucrat B N Yugandhar, father of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, died here on Friday.
He was 82.
Yugandhar had served in the Prime Minister's Office during late P V Narasimha Rao's regime and also as director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Mussorie.
He died this afternoon, sources close to him said.
Yugandhar had not been keeping well for some time now, they said.
His wife had predeceased him and Satya Nadella is their only child, the sources said.
Yugandhar, a 1962 batch IAS officer, had also served as secretary in the Union Rural Development Ministry.
As member of the erstwhile Planning Commission, he was instrumental in getting an entire chapter on disability issues included in the Plan, official sources said.
Condoling Yugandhar's death, Telangana Chief Secretary S K Joshi told PTI that "He (Yugandhar) was the doyen of IAS officers and a jewel in the crown of civil services officers."
Recalling his association with Yugandhar, former union home secretary K Padmanabhaiah said, "He (Yugandhar) was a committed and brilliant officer. He used to inspire young IAS officers. He had Left-oriented ideas... It is a loss for all of us."
President of Telangana IAS officers Association B P Acharya condoled the death of the illustrious civil servant.
"He (Yugandhar) is a role model for the young officers to emulate in terms of his contributions to the field of rural development. May his 'atma' (soul) attain 'sadgati' (salvation), he said in a statement.
Condoling the death of Yugandhar, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said the departed soul was a sincere officer known for simplicity.
He conveyed his "heartfelt condolences" to the members of the bereaved family, "especially Sri Yugandhar's son and Microsoft CEO Sri Satya Nadella", a release from Chief Minister's office said.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
