ಕೆ ಬಿ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರು ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾಗಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇವರು ಮೂಲತಃ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದವರು. ಇವರು ನವೆಂಬರ್ ೧೭, ೧೯೬೮ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದರು. ಇವರ ತಾಯಿ ಭಾಗೀರಥೀ ಬಾಯಿ, ತಂದೆ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮೂರ್ತಿ.

ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರು ೧೯೯೮ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೈಸೂರಿನವರಾದ ಪಿ.ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿಯನ್ನು ವಿವಾಹವಾದರು. ಇವರ ಪತ್ನಿ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ, ಕೆನರಾ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿ. ಇವರ ಪುತ್ರ ಅವಿನಾಶ್ ನೋಂಪಿ ಜ್ನಾನದೀಪ ಶಾಲೆಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ.

ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರು ಅತೀ ಕಿರಿಯ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ಮನೋಭಾವದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಅವರು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲೇ ರಾಜಕೀಯಕ್ಕೆ ಧುಮುಕಿದರು. ಸಮಾಜಸೇವೆಯೇ ಅವರ ಗುರಿಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತರ ಹರೆಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಅವರು ಯುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ಸಿನ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಆಗಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಅವರ ಸಮಾಜ ಸೇವೆ, ರಾಜಕೀಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಡನಾಟ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಯಿತು.

ರಾಜಕೀಯವಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ, ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕ್ರಿತಿಕ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇವರು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ತಾವು ಗುರುತಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇವರು ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿದ ಕೆಲವು ಹುದ್ದೆಗಳು ಇಂತಿವೆ

೧. ನಗರಸಭಾ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ
೨. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ನಗರ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ( ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ವಿಭಾಗ)
೩. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ಕೋ-ಆಪರೇಟಿವೆ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ
೪. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ಸೌರಭ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕ್ರಿತಿಕ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ
೫. ಖಜಾಂಚಿ, ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಮಹಾ ಸಭೆ, ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ
೬. ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾಧ್ವ ಸಂಘ, ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ
೭. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ನಗರಸಭೆ ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರ ಸಂಘ
೮. ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಸಂಘ
೯. ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ಇಂದಿರಾ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಅಸಂಘಟಿತ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಸಂಘ
೧೦. ಎರಡು ದಶಕಗಳಿಂದ ಯುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು.

ಸಾಧನೆಗಳು

ಇವರು ೨೦೦೭ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ನಗರ ಸಭಾ ಸದಸ್ಯರ ಹುದ್ದೆಗೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ನಿಂತರು. ಸಮಾಜಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಜನಪ್ರಿಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಯೇ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗೆದ್ದು ಅಶೋಕನಗರದ ಮುನ್ಸಿಪಲ್ ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲರ್ ಆಗಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದರು. ಕಳೆದ ಐದು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇವರು ಅಶೋಕನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿರುವ ಸೇವೆ ಗಣನೀಯ. ಇವರ ಜನಸೇವೆಯಿಂದ ಸಂತುಷ್ಟರಾದ ಅಶೋಕನಗರದ ಜನತೆ, ೨೦೧೩ರ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇವರನ್ನು ಪುನಃ ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲರ್ ಆಗಿ ಭಾರಿ ಬಹುಮತದಿಂದ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ ಮತದಾನದ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ೩೭೩೭, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರು ಗಳಿಸಿದ ಮತಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ೨೯೧೩.

ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲರ್ ಆಗಿ ಇವರು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಸೇವೆಗಳು ಇಂತಿವೆ.

ಇವರು ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲರ್ ಆಗುವ ಮುನ್ನ ಅಶೋಕನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿನ ಅಭಾವ ಅಧಿಕವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಮೂರು ನಾಲ್ಕು ದಿನಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ನೀರನ್ನು ಬಿಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರರು ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲರ್ ಆದ ಬಳಿಕ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿನ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಬಗೆ ಹರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಅಶೋಕನಗರದ ನೀರಿನ ಬವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಟ್ಯಾಂಕರ್ ಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ನೀರು ತರಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಪೂರೈಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ೨೫ ಕಡೆ ಮಿನಿ ನೀರಿನ ಟ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿನ ಅಭಾವವಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿನ ಟ್ಯಾಂಕರ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ತರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

ಅಶೋಕನಗರದೆಲ್ಲೆಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀದಿ ದೀಪಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ರಾತ್ರಿಯ ವೇಳೆ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು, ಮಕ್ಕಳು, ವಾಹನಗಳು ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರು ನಿರ್ಭಯವಾಗಿ ಓಡಾಡುವಂತಾಗಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಆರು ಹೈ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್ ಬೀದಿ ದೀಪಗಳನ್ನು ಅಳವಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೂ ಮೂರು ಹೈ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್ ದೀಪಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿ ದೊರಕಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಅಶೋಕನಗರವನ್ನು ಬೆಳಕಿನ ನಗರವೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಅಶೋಕನಗರದ ಬಹುತೇಕ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಾಂಕ್ರೀಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಡಾಂಬರ್ ಹಾಕಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಂಚಾರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಸುಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ.

ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ನಗರ ಸಭೆಯಿಂದ ಬಡವರಿಗೆ, ಅರ್ಹ ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದೊರಕಬೇಕಾದ ಸವಲತ್ತು ಗಳನ್ನು ಅವರವರಿಗೇ ದೊರಕುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅವರು ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಲಂಚ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳದೇ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ವಿಚಾರ.

ಬಿಪಿಎಲ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್, ಹೊಲಿಗೆ ಯಂತ್ರ, ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್, ಗ್ರೈಂಡರ್, ಸೈಕಲ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದೊರಕುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಗಾಗಿ ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲಾ ದುಡಿದಿರುವ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ವಾರ್ಡ್ ನ ಜನತೆ ಭಾರೀ ಬಹುಮತದಿಂದ ಪುನ: ಕೌನ್ಸಿಲರ್ ಆಗಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ.

ಹಗಲು ರಾತ್ರಿ ಎನ್ನದೇ ದಿನದ ೨೪ ಗಂಟೆಯೂ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಸೇವೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಆದರ್ಶ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ ಎನ್ನುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂದೇಹವಿಲ್ಲ.

ಇವರ ಸಾಧನೆಯನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷ ಇವರಿಗೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದಿಂದ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಸ್ಪರ್ದಿಸಲು ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದ ಜನತೆ ಇವರ ಸಾಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಇತರ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಸಾಧನೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿ ಅರ್ಹ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯನ್ನು ಆರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬ ಆಶಯ ನಮ್ಮದು.

ಈಶ್ವರಪ್ಪ ಅವರಂತಹ ಭಾರೀ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸೆಣಸಬೇಕಾಗಿರುವ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರ ಬಳಿ ಇರುವುದು ಒಂದೇ ಅಸ್ತ್ರ, ಅದೆಂದರೆ ನಿಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ ಸೇವೆ, ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತತೆ, ಹಾಗೂ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ರಹಿತ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಛಲ.

ಕೆ.ಬಿ.ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ನೀವು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಮಿಂಚೆ : prasannacouncillor@gmail.com

K B Prasanna Kumar is contesting the 2013 Legislative Elections from Shimoga and representing Congress Party.

Here is a snapshot of his profile.

Personal Life

Mr. K B Prasanna Kumar was born on 17^th November 1968. His father’s name is G.V.Krishnamurty and Mother’s name is Smt Bhagirathi Bai.  He did his education from Deshiya Vidya Shala, Shimoga popularly known as DVS.

Since childhood Prasanna Kumar was hyperactive and hardworking. As he lost his father at a very young age, he started working part time to support his family. Later he worked as Contractor and is a Class 1 PWD contractor.

He married Geethanjali in the year 1998 and is having a son Avinash.

Professional Background.

By nature he is courageous and helping. As he comes from a humble background, he can understand the needs of the less privileged group of society. Thus even before he got into Politics he was actively involved in Social Service. He joined Youth Congress at the young age of 20, and has engaged himself in all social developmental activities since then. Thus he is having a rich experience of serving people for more than two decades.

As a mirror to all his hard work, he easily won the City Municipal Elections, in the very first attempt in 2007, representing Ashokanagar Ward, Shimoga, and Karnataka State. Since then he has not left any stone unturned. He has immensely helped the people of his Ashok Nagar ward in all respects.

In his five years of service as Counsillor of Ashok nagar he has done his best to solve the problems of common people.

Some of the works he has done are as under

1. He has solved the drinking water problem of Ashoknagar ward, Shimoga.
2. He has arranged for 25 mini water tankers.
3. He has got street lights fixed at all roads of Ashokanagar, that’s why this ward got the name – ‘ward of lights’
4. Garbage maintenance was successfully implemented.
5. SC/STs, and BPL Card holders were made to avail the benefits of all Government sponsored schemes like
   1. Free Electricity
   2. Access to Toilets
   3. Free Cycle for students
   4. Tailoring machine for women
   5. Grinders
   6. Computers and many more
   7. Scholarships for students through Government Municipal office were distributed
   8. Every morning from 5.30am till late in the night, people of Ashokanagar approach him for any grievances they have.

If you sit and watch him from morning till evening, you can observe that, he is not only working as Municipal Councilor but is also has to act as Family counselor for various problems of the poor. Thus he is affectionately called as ‘Anna’ means brother by the Ashoknagar ward people.

Owing to his success as a great brand ambassador of Congress, various other political parties did force him to join hands with them. But his devotion to Congress party and determination to help the poor and needy, and the secular mindset, never made him jump from one party to other.

Thus in the 2012-13 elections for City Municipal councilor, Prasanna Kumar won by 2536 votes as against the number of votes that were cast was 3737. The opposite candidates lost the deposit amount as they could not gain minimum number of votes required. This shows how much of popularity he has got by his hard work.

Various Positions held by K B Prasanna Kumar

1.  City Municipal Councillor, Shimoga
2. President, Shimoga city congress (South Block)
3. President, Vishweshwaraiah Co-Operative Society, (Brahmin Community) Shimoga.
4. President, “Sourabha” – A cultural organization, Shimoga.
5. Treasurer, District Brahmana Mahasabha, Shimoga.l
6. Vice President, District Madhva Sangha (R) Shimoga.
7. Ex-President: Municipal Contractor’s Association, Shimoga.
8. Vice President, Rajiv Gandhi Building workers Association
9. Vice President, Indira Gandhi Un-Organized  Labour Organization.
10. Started to work with Youth congress since  20  Years

Few months back Capgemini in partnership with the Timesgroup had rolled out an ad for its forthcoming show entitled ‘Capgemini Supertechies Show’.

Thousands of Enthusiastic Technology savy intellectuals with the Business acumen registered for the show. Out of that 9000 registrations were accepted and called for the first round of competition in selected cities.

I am happy to tell you that I along with my husband registered for the show, and got selected to the first round. From there we made it to the Top 21 Teams which were selected for Finals.

Every Team had two members. Each 3 teams were assigned to one company. There were 7 companies which were part of this competition. The Top seniors of the company provided the business challenge they are facing. And we were given one week to present the solution. During this one week we got some guidance by a Mentor from Capgemini.

Please watch the show and let us discuss your views on our solutions, other team’s solutions and the best  solution you would have given.

Here is the link

http://www.facebook.com/v/465997983432245

SOAK NO MORE, what a topic. From past few months this is the discussion I will have with housemaid.

Until KV started working as housemaid in our house I always kept the clothes in two baskets, one for the housemaid

and one for the washing machine. And it was our work to soak and put in washing machine. And often we would forget

to soak the clothes, so we will not put them in washing machine and it would pile up. When I say we, it refers to myself

and my husband. Both of us spend lot time in front of pc and still feel after becoming parents we are not finding time to

browse!! So forget about soaking clothes and putting them in washing machine. So finally when the clothes exceed the

capacity of the basket, and we start feeling I do not have anything proper to wear, that has gone for wash, this is not

there, then we feel it is emergency, and we put all clothes to washing machine without soaking. And as this has

continued for many years, our clothes are much dull compared to the clothes of my brother or mother, whom we often

visit or who visit us. When I see my brother’s baniyan and my husband banian next to each other on the string,

everybody can easily make out, which one is my brother’s and which is my husband’s!!

It is not that my brother is very active or hard working than us, the reason is he has mother with him :-), he has

maadevamma ( the maid from 20 years) soaking and washing his clothes regularly, mere paas kyaa hai? washing

machine hai!!!

‘unke paas washing machine nahi hai’ ( they do not have washing machine)

Then thanks to KV, the new maid to our house, she is more like a family friend than just a maid. The reason can be

she is watchman’s wife thus she is neighbour, employee of our apartment and my housemaid. So she would start

washing the clothes herself, after looking at them in basket for few days. Then I told her, its ok KV, you soak them, I

will put in washing machine. So she would soak it, and next day she would come and see it is still in bucket, then she

would put in washing machine. Next day she would come and see clothes are in washing machine, she would take

them out and put for drying.

Now everyday she teaches me, you should not soak for so many hours, it will smell, dont leave in washing machine for

so many hours, it will smell badly!! I know, I know, but I hardly get any time out of these contests, cooking and my

daughter, where is the time to remember I have to put clothes to washing machine!!!

Now it is really great news indeed!!, No soaking and only washing. That means, KV can directly put the clothes once

she comes to work, by the time she completes her other work like washing utensils, and mopping floor, the washing

machine would have washed the clothes, so she can put them for drying before she leaves!! No dull color, no smell, no

more lessons from KV!! Now I need not be afraid of maid, who would ask me everyday, you forgot to put it in washing

machine??

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 4,800 times in 2010. That’s about 12 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 9 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 44 posts. There were 4 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 13mb.

The busiest day of the year was September 3rd with 71 views. The most popular post that day was ಯಾಕಳುವೆ ಎಲೆ ಕಂದ.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were google.co.in, indiblogger.in, en.wordpress.com, obama-scandal-exposed.co.cc, and google.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for bengal gram, basella alba, basale soppu, dosa pan, and jackfruit seeds.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

ಯಾಕಳುವೆ ಎಲೆ ಕಂದ April 2008
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Basale Soppina Mosaru Bajji October 2008
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Neer Dosa October 2008
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Tomato Onion Chutney January 2009
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Jackfruit Seed Sambar April 2008
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