Shivaputra Siddramayya Komkalimath or known as Kumar Gandharva was a Hindustani classical singer, famous for his unique vocal style, refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana, and his innovative genius. The name Kumar Gandharva is a title given to him when he was a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit […]
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Bringing hope to take away sorrows “The flowering Ashok”
As I walked through our garden apparently restrained by the lockdown I came across a beautiful orange spectacle of flowers that instantly captured my imagination. The fluorescence was bunched together tightly as a sea of orange and crimson. I am not surprised that these flowers adorn the quiver of the arrows of Kamdev, the Hindu […]
Know your kidney – Myths demystified – Dr. M. S. Khanpet
“Desha suttabeku, kosha odabeku”in Kannada which means the world is so beautiful, has so many countries, different peoples, cultures, oceans, mountains and many more to know the beauty of the nature and world one should travel then, he will cherish the beauty; similarly ‘kosha odabeku’ means, one should study the human body cell. The human […]
Belagavi Ashwathama Temple unique Holi celebrations
The temple, that houses the idol of the cursed mythical warrior, and is located in a narrow Pangul galli off Ganpat galli in the heart of the city, is believed to be the second in India. Devotees perform ‘lotangan’ (urulu seve) to pay their respects to the epic character of the ‘Mahabharata’ on the occasion. […]
School Chalaye Hum: Gouri Gajbar
‘School Chale Hum’ was a famous song back in the 90s which was been telecast on Doordarshan and Akashvani. Made for the ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan’, the video shows the efforts of the Government put in to make sure that millions of children, who were deprived of school education, finally get to sit in a classroom […]