First published on May 23, 2013 The first thing that struck you when you entered Polyhydron was the board that said ‘Keep your ego and footwear outside’. Seeing the Managing Director donning the company uniform, sitting on a simple table and chair, his workstation strewn with neatly arranged Knick knacks amidst Swami Vivekanand quotes, came as […]
What Water do you want?
A city with a water body enjoys several stories to claim its own. Delhi and the Jamuna, Kolkata and the Hoogly, Sangli with its Warna and Krishna, Pune with the (now) tiny but very much its own Mula and Mutha. You get the drift. Stories of floods, its fertile soil, swimming lessons and also of […]
Belagavi’s Summer Special ‘Haute Stuff’
Picture this: A crowded Saturday market in Belagavi’s busy Ganpat Galli….anytime in March-April-May. Hang around the corner from the fag end of Ganpat Galli towards Kambli Khut and take a deep breath. An infusion of smells hits your nose that makes you crave for all that is available there. Walk further across Rajpurohit Dry Fruits. […]
Can Prasad Ghadi be Belagavi’s Unicorn?
Prasad Ghadi passed out of Bharatesh College of Computer Applications in the same year that I joined, 12 years ago. Even back then, he was known as a person who could accomplish things, be it getting sponsorships for events, organizing something, or helping people in need, the soft-spoken GS of the college and was awarded […]
The many colors of Belagavi’s Holi
Few countries in the world celebrate a festival with as much fervor across the country as Holi is in India. And to make things special, Belagavi is one city which celebrates it not once but twice, in a matter of a week. Belagavi’s Holi is special mainly because of its geographic demarcation. While ‘Belagavi’ celebrates […]