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 (Now Belagavi) featured in the national news for its role as a catalyst to the freedom struggle. We now propose to harness some of the positive energy of this earlier […]
History
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 serves the people of the district and also the rural people of the bordering villages of the neighbouring state. Currently has specialised services in medicine, surgery, peaditrics, maternity, gynaecology, […]
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 via Deshmukh road, Congress road, then the Mahadeo Darshan, then Globe, Bogarves and a halt at the Grand hotel for special Uppit with cashew nuts aplenty and covered with […]
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 theaters, where we would go for all the English matinée shows, Belgaum, as the saying goes, was a one-horse joint. During our college days, most of our evenings were spent […]
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 a class 1 cantonment in Karnataka. The total area is 1777 acres. The main cantonment and fort zone. Belgaum was one of the five military stations that were established in old […]