200 years ago in 1818 Belgaum fort was captured by the British
It was the day of April 12, 1818 Brigadier General Munro captured the Belgaum fort and placed it under the Military Command of Madras....
Forts in and around Belagavi
A 1955 map shows all the forts near Belagavi.
with inputs from Bramhanand Chipre and Aziz Hafiz
Belagavi Fort
Map Location : http://goo.gl/maps/kr8v
Coordinates: 15°51'29"N 74°31'27"E
The Belagavi...
Belgaum fort as described by Mrs GUTHRIE
First published in 2009
Bramhanand Chipre got a hand on this one and it’s worth a read. The history of the Belagavi fort and Belagavi...
Swami Vivekananda and his Belagavi visit
From 15 to 27 October 1892 Swami Vivekananda had come to Belgaum(now Belagavi) and he resided for 9 days. The said house is in the...
Railways came to Belgaum in 1887
The first train in India was flagged off on April 16, 1853, a Saturday, at 3:35 pm between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane, a...
Belgaum Congress Session 1924 Images
The INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS held its thirty-ninth session at Belgaum(now Belagavi) on the 26th & 27th Dec. 1924.
Gandhiji was the president of the Congress...
The Little Town with a Large Heart
By Nitin Khot
For a hundred years, from the Kittur uprising of 1824 to the 39th Session of the Indian National Congress of 1924, Belgaum...
Did you Know This? Belagavi civil Hospital was opened in 1859
Did you Know This?
Belgaum(now Belagavi) civil hospital was opened in 1859 at a cost of Rs.5377 average inbound patients 25 and OPD were 125.
This...
Have you seen this Belagavi?
If you have seen Bal Shivaji in Azad cinema, and know that Radio was once a movie-theatre, you’re probably of the generation that has...
Golden Memories-Good Old Belgaum of the 1950’s
by Bhau Deshpande
Random memories of life in Belgaum(Now Belagavi) in 1950's at times could be distorted.
Evening long walks from RPD corner to Rex talkies...
Belagavi’s Famous Billiard Saloon
By George J Coelho
Belgaum (Now Belagavi), with all its small-world charm, was hardly a place which had too many attractions. Apart from the Cinema...
Military station was established at Belgaum in 1828
The establishment of military station at Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1828 caused statutory agency to look civil affairs cantonment board was constituted; it is...
