At around 12 today, the police jeeps started buzzing their sirens at Khade Bazar, Ramdev Galli, Ganpat galli and Maruti Galli. The police started forcing shops to shut down. Some shopkeepers did immediately, some were puzzled and waited. A few others pulled their shutters to half and peeped. My office being at Khade Bazar, I […]
Shardotsav Mahila Society’s Heritage Walk of Belagavi fort
The Shardotsav Mahila Society is celebrating its 50th year in 202-2021. Coinciding with the golden jubilee year, the organizers have planned a slew of events that celebrates the spirit of the women’s collective that has shaped the lives of Belagavi’s women all these years in more ways than one. So when Prof. Madhuri Shanbhag and […]
Celebrating the 816th anniversary of the iconic Kamal Basadi
It’s the city’s icon, featuring on several publications and pictures. Built in 1204 CE, the Kamal Basadi stands proudly within the premises of the Belagavi fort. It is part of three temples within the fort that survive today, built in later Chalukyan style. Its shikhara is in Kadamba Nagara style, making it a unique monument […]
Mishana Khot’s journey from a Belagavi girl to an accomplished author
Her book ‘Welcome to the Zoo’ will be available in India this week. It’s Mishana Khot’s third book, an adventurous journey of four scrappy kids and their mishaps, accompanied by a pint-sized mob of friends and pets set in 175 odd pages. They devise sinister plots to kidnap the Tooth Fairy, dress up as Egyptian […]
The unlikely billionaire’s Belagavi connection
by Swatee JogAt first sight, Nithin Kamath, CEO of Zerodha, India’s first online trading platform, looks like any other techie, clad in a black Tee and jeans and with a relaxed, holiday vibe in his gait (he’s had a pit stop in Belagavi on his way to Goa). As I meet him at his close […]