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Belgaum fort as described by Mrs GUTHRIE

Aug 22, 2018 by Editor 14 Comments

Belgaum Fort Ramaswamy gate

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 as well linked to it. It’s quite lengthy but all has to read to understand the entire Belagavi fort. The Belgaum history as written by: MRS. GUTHRIE Source Although there […]

Belgaum showed the way of voluntary subscriptions of road repairs in 1848

Jul 25, 2018 by Editor 6 Comments

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“The example of Belgaum thus followed in several towns and villages of the district. “ says the Thornton’s Gazetteer, 66. In 1848 the leading men of Belgaum (now renamed as Belagavi) formed a committee and Roads, in four months by voluntary subscriptions repaired all the roads, and lanes of the town, extending to a length […]

Belgaum city Municipal Corporation was established in 1851

Jul 25, 2018 by Editor 4 Comments

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The Belgaum city Municipal Corporation Committee was established on 1 st December 1851. Now the same is called as Belagavi City corporation under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. Belgaum city Municipal Corporation was the first committee to be constituted among the then Municipal Committee of Bombay Karnataka. As early as 1851 covering a population […]

Hosiery industry was started at Shahpur in 1920

Jul 25, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

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In 1920 the hosiery industry was started at Shahpur (Belagavi ) by Shanta Beerapa Belur who was inspired by an exhibition in Bombay (now Mumbai). The modest beginning was done with socks. The needs of the military station created an opportunity for Sweater, Vests, Socks, Mufflers etc. The removal of the restriction on the yarn […]

Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule Belagavi’s Olympic hero

Jul 3, 2018 by Editor 8 Comments

Phadeppa (Pavananjey) Dareppa Chaugule was India’s first Olympic marathon runner. He represented India in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium and finished 19th with a timing of 2 hours 50 minutes 45.2 seconds. He hails from the town of Belgaum (Now Belagavi) in Karnataka. It was Exactly 92 years ago, India made its entry […]

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