A Nation, a City is known by its history and the history of Belgaum is on Sale at Ebay. Old photographs most of them taken by S Mahadeo and Sons which are in the form of vintage cards are on sale on Eaby website. Not many must have had a chance to see the city [...]
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Here is another great find from Team AAB. Cabinet Card of Belgaum Fort The scene shows several regimental Police with 4x Indian Bearers or Servants. Really dont know meaning of the above.
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Lokmanya Tilak was fighting against the British rule and wanted something to be done publicly which would get people together which will eventually help in the freedom struggle. In 1905, Tilak commenced the idea of celebrating the Ganesh Festival on a Public basis(Sarvajanik). Since then, the same is followed even now all over. After commencing [...]
View PostAfter the bhoomi puja at the site adjacent to the Fort, there was a up-row that how can a building be constructed within 200 mtrs of a heritage site. There were protests, and the said land was being utilized by the private tempos as a private bus stand. About the Belgaum fort: Built by the [...]
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By George J Coelho Belgaum, with all its small-world charm, was hardly a place which had too many attractions. Apart from the Cinema theaters, where we would go for all the English matinée shows, Belgaum, as the saying goes, was a one-horse joint. During our college days, most of our evenings were spent combing the [...]
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The old photo of Sambhaji Chowk (Bogarves) was being circulated on the internet. Just make a comparison Then and Now. The exact year of the photograph is also not known. THEN NOW The old building still exists with the clock tower replacing the Police umbrella.
View PostBelgaum was one of the five military stations in the Bombay Presidency where in 1851 meteorological observatories were established. The observatory was in the enclosure of the station hospital and was in charge of the senior medical officer of the hospital and under the system of administration medical department. Five stations were: Belgaum, Poona, Deesa,Karachi, Bombay-colaba. [...]
View PostThe Quintessence of Belgaum by Ollie D. Oliveira Generations of us have passed through its environs and tasted the lasting imprint of its ethos. Is there anyone, whether still living in the good place or relocated to other climes who can truly say that they bear the marks of their early formation from our Alma [...]
View PostFor the past few years and few days to be very specific, Belgaum has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. This was not always so. There was an earlier period when Belgaum was frequently in the news for all the right reasons. For a hundred years, from the Kittur uprising of 1824 [...]
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Identify the place in the image. The Belgaum Fort. The Belgaum fort built in 13 century (Originally built by the Ratta dynasty, later fortified by Yakub Ali Khan of the Bijapur Sultanate) was well known for its unique building structure and its huge moat surrounding the fort, which made it inaccessible to the enemies. The [...]
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What and Where is this building seen in the picture below. This small Mosque ( Jamia Masjid). The Jamia Masjid, dated 1585-86, was built by Sher Khan. This mosque is just 50 meters away from the ruined Shiva temple. No one is allowed entry. The fort has two mosques or masjids, namely the Safa Masjid [...]
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