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 fort where the Ramkrishna ashrama is situated. At Belagavi, he was the guest of Prof. G.S. Bhate and Sub-divisional Forest officer, Haripada Mitra. Ramakrishna Math and Mission have established a temple […]
History
Veer Savarkar was arrested in Belgaum in 1950
First Published May 2009 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, commonly known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar was a fearless freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, dramatist, poet, historian, political leader, and philosopher. On 04 April 1950 he was arrested and detained in Belgaum (Hindalga) jail on the eve of the arrival of Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali in Delhi for […]
Ambewadi – Alnavar railway line operational for passenger trains
As directed by Shri Suresh Channabasappa Angadi, Hon’ble Minister of State of Railways to fulfill the long-standing demand of public of Uttara Kannada and Dharwad district, South Western Railway is going to inaugurated the Railway line between Ambewadi – Alnavar for passenger trains and pleased to run the Train No. 56924 / 56923 Ambewadi – […]
Rajhunsgad – a fort lost in time
When you are in Belagavi there are two structures which are visible from most part of the city, one is the Rajhunsgad (locally known as Yellur Gad or Yellur Fort) and the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha. The latest addition has also been the Tallest Flag pole. There would still be many people in the city who […]
The Quintessence of Belgaum
First published in Aug 2010 by Late Ollie D. Oliveira Generations of us have passed through its environs and tasted the lasting imprint of its ethos. Is there anyone, whether still living in a good place or relocated to other climes who can truly say that they bear the marks of their early formation from […]