This petite little girl is Priyanka Nilajkar. She has stood 53rd in Karnataka DCET for lateral entry into engineering college after completing her Diploma in Computer Science, after standing first to Bharatesh Polytechnic with 93% marks. She scored 98% in her 10th std. from D. Y. Chougule Bharatesh high school three years ago. What makes […]
This Diwali is like nothing before
On a call today with a client from USA, originally from Belagavi. Aren’t you coming to India, I asked. He said he hadn’t been here for Diwali in 20 years. Oh! How much I felt for him. He said he gets everything he needs for Diwali, including boxes of Faraal. I told him Belagavi Diwali […]
Come Home to Belagavi. Come home to Diwali
Come Diwali and Belagavi suddenly morphs into a stunningly beautiful city that beckons everyone into its warm fold. Potholes are overlooked, people make way for each other, there are colors everywhere and the city is exuding its pleasant aromas of fried Chakli, sweetish smells of Laddoos and that lingering aroma of flowers and new clothes. […]
Children’s Diwali Forts – a learning lab of sorts
Anybody who has ever seen a fort and not been awestruck by its sheer size and imposing structure? Think about children who have extremely impressionable minds. When children see a fort, they are fascinated by its various nuances. No wonder then that children in the region of North Karnataka and Maharashtra indulge in the pursuit […]
Dasara in Belagavi and its uniqueness
The Belagavi Dasara has some elysian history behind it. It may not be as grand as the Mysore Dasara but in its own style it’s different and one of its kind. Simolanghan: The Simolanghan (crossing the border) happens at the Vidya Niketan grounds near St.Xaviers school. People from all lifestyles from young to old gather […]