History

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The establishment of military station at Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1828 caused statutory agency to look civil affairs cantonment board was constituted; it is...

This tank can be seen on the outskirts of RC Nagar i.e Beyond Guru Prasad Colony on the way to Mandolli village. It is...

Kakati (on NH 4 towards Kolhapur) was the place where Kittur Rani Chennamma was born and grew up, has become nothing more than a...

Source: British Pathe http://youtu.be/OfLwEMBJbZw Click here to see Video Many of the satyagrahis were from Belgaum and surrounding places. Satygrahis arriving in Belgaum by train on way to...

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...