Deepak Chougule starts Cricket Coaching Institute

Deepak Chougule (India u-19 Cricketer and Ranji team member) has started the CCI (Cricket Coaching Institute, Belagavi)to train the upcoming talent from the city. Deepak Chougule has rubbed shoulders with top class players and legends like Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad and has played along with the current Indian team members and Ranji trophy player like Robin Utthappa,KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, S Arvind, Abhimanyu Mithun,Vinay kumar to name a few.

Speaking to AAB Deepak said “the whole idea of opening this cricket institute is to share all the experience gained and impart the knowledge to the upcoming Cricketers in Belagavi so that they play higher level of cricket and make Belagavi proud. Our academy is initiated keeping in mind the betterment of the young talents in the city. Belagavi is filled with young budding cricketers who we aim to the guide and bring out the best in them”

Sreenath Arvind (Indian team) and Sudhindra Shinde (Karnataka Ranji trophy)were the chief guests who said that goof facilities and good coach will make better cricketers.
The academy which is partnered by Nishil Potdar aims to offer beginners and professionals with world class cricket coaching with a unique learning experience. They have in their team highly qualified and level-2 coaches to guide and train them to become a skilled cricketer.

The institute has indoor cricket facilities, automated bowling machine, video analysis, talent identification and evaluation, player pathway and physical training programs, high performance programs, 1 on 1 specific skill coaching & advisory sessions with experts.

Address : Cricket Coaching Institute, No 95,khanapur road camp,behind Danewale bunglow, Belagavi

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Sunburn Campus is coming to Belagavi on April 2

On April 2, 2016 7 pm onwards the CpEd grounds on Club road Belagavi will be set ablaze with lights and sounds, fueled by the dripping enthusiasm of the students who’ve come to experience the ultimate EDM fest in the continent – Sunburn.
The event is being organized as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Maratha Mandal’s Natahajirao Halgekar Institute of Dental sciences.
To commemorate the Silver Jubilee Marataha Mandal will build a school for the Specially abled.

Sunburn is Asia’s largest premiere Electro Dance Music festival and it’s being brought to Belagavi (in the form of Sunburn Campus). Continually ranked as the best live experience fest in Asia, Sunburn has made a mark both in India and internationally.

Entry passes available from Rs.750 to Rs.5000 at Maratha Mandal’s Natahajirao Halgekar Institute of Dental sciences, Bauxite road Phone: 2477682
Maratha Mandal opposite Police Ground MM Extension Phone: 2472982

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Tender floated for doubling Railway line Khanapur to Belagavi

The South Western Railway hadtaken up the survey for proposed line doubling between Londa and Miraj railway stations and CCEA recently approved this doubling and now tender has been floated worth Rs.  43,81,19,528 for the Doubling between Londa – Miraj Section: Earthwork in cutting, Embankment and construction of Minor bridges, side drains, trolly refugees, toe wall, retaining wall, gate lodge, extension of RUBs/LCs and other connected works between Khanapur – Belagavi from Km.586.000 to Km.612.00.
The time period given for the completion of this project is 18 months from the date of allotment which would be May 2016 most probably.

This is part of the doubling of the 467km Pune-Londa railway line, which was the costliest project announced in the state by railway minister Suresh Prabhu. In fact the railways had prepared a doubling proposal almost a decade back. The railway board had sanctioned the survey and proposal in 1996-97 followed by inclusion of the survey in the blue book by 2004-05. Inclusion in blue book means keeping the project on hold for some time.

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Academic Intolerance

The first year PUC examination is over and the kids rush to embrace the demands of the forthcoming year. The societal obsession is such that there just arent any holidays although the poor souls would really love a break. The enrollments to the new tuition classes that would, successfully, get them across this seemingly most important threshold of life are on and soon they will be immersed in endless equations, formulae, diagrams, classification, lines of code, constants, theories and corollaries. While this is true for those that have opted for the science courses and partly for those that have taken commerce, the students of arts are facing a different kind of boredom. They have nearly three months of time to kill.
I only wish it were different since it really hurts to see the sheer effort that one section is going through and the absolute nothingness that the other will endure.
In all given probability, either side will go on to reap similar dividends if they manage to keep their heads in place.
Another thing that merits mention is the way in which these sections of academia are perceived. While the science stream gets absolute respect if not a seeming reverence in the approach from society, the commerce faction gets a little less and the arts segment almost nothing in terms of consideration as admirable; I believe and most will later realize that it all amounts to the same. Consistent effort is always rewarded.
This societal discriminations symbolizes the heights of intolerance and in the midst of this nation wide debate on intolerance, I think this is the one that merits maximum attention.
Wake up parents, I know it’s your call but do pay heed to what you children themselves would like to do. Each domain has its opportunities of excellence and nothing better than excellence in the domain that the child would live and love as a pursuit.
This is the beginning of a series of articles on the issue of the right choice in education.
The Author is Training & Development Officer, KLE Society and Chief Mentor and Academic & Career Consultant at Methodz (Innovations in Learning).

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Talk on Chanakya and his Management Ideas

Prof. Radhakrishnan Pillai, Founder-Director of Chanakya Institute of Public leadership (CIPL), Mumbai, delivered a talk on ‘Chanakya and his Management Ideas’ o at KLS IMER Auditorium. Fondly known as Chanakya Pillai, Prof. Pillai is a well known management speaker, trainer, author, columnist, consultant and a visiting faculty at prestigious institutes across the globe. He is the author of the best- seller ‘Corporate Chanakya’. 200 plus participants attended the Talk including members of TiE-Hubli, Students of management and commerce of various institutes, Entrepreneurs, Practioners, Consultants, Academicians and businesspersons of Belagavi.

Prof. Radhakrishnan Pillai spoke on sutras from ‘Kautilya’s Arthashastra’ and their relevance to Leadership, Economics, Law, Foreign Policy. He said that to become a good leader one must focus on external and internal challenges simultaneously. He also enlightened the participants that one must adjust oneself accordingly to the situation with the necessary set of skills and should master the art of focusing on multiple things at the same time. He encouraged students to inculcate the habit of reading and to document the same. He launched his latest book ‘Chanakya in You’ on this occasion. 10 attendees for the Talk were randomly chosen to receive a copy of ‘Corporate Chanakya’ signed by the author. The session was interactive with participants raising a number of queries that were answered by Prof. Pillai.

The talk was convened by Dr. Shashikant Kulgod, Surgeon, Shri. Raj Belgaumkar, Chairman, Governing Council, KLS’ IMER and Shri Deepak Dhadoti, Industrialist, on behalf of TiE Hubli in association with KLS IMER.

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Work on Railway over bridge on Old PB road soon

The Railways has floated tenders for the Proposed Construction of ROB 1x24m Composite Girder (Railway Portion) and 4x18m PSC Girder with RE panels (Approach Portion) for four lane traffic at Km.611/900 – 612/000 in lieu of LC No.388 at Belagavi which is OLD PB Road.

The estimated cost of the same is Rs.12,56,32,057 and the time duration for the completion of the work is stipulated to 9 months.

The ROB at Kapileshwar LC 385 is 19.5 Crores and the work is in progress but will take at least 2 more months for completion.

It would be very apt for the administration to commence the work on ROB after the work at Kapileshwar is completed.

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Movies as on 11-03-2016

Inox Chandan

Teraa Surroor (UA) Hindi
10:15 AM 03:50 PM 06:50 PM 09:50 PM

Neerja (U) Hindi
10:30 AM 03:30 PM

London Has Fallen (UA)
English, 2D10:50 AM

The Revenant (A)
English, 2D12:35 PM

Zootopia (U) English, 3D
01:05 PM

Simpallag Innondh Love Story (UA) Kannada,
01:05 PM

Jai Gangaajal (UA) Hindi
03:55 PM 09:00 PM

Phuntroo (UA) Marathi
06:10 PM

Kshanam (UA) Telugu
06:55 PM

Spotlight (A) English, 2D
09:30 PM

 Big Cinemas – Carnival Cinemas

Simpallag Innondh Love Story (UA) Kannada
10:00 AM 06:45 PM

Teraa Surroor (UA) Hindi
10:15 AM 12:30 PM 03:30 PM 09:30 PM

Neerja (U) Hindi
12:45 PM

Phuntroo (UA) Marathi
03:45 PM

Jai Gangaajal (UA) Hindi
06:30 PM

Swaroop-Nartaki Teraa Surroor (UA) Hindi
12 PM 3 PM 6 PM

Phuntroo (UA) Marathi
9.30 PM
GLOBE CINEMA Closed for Renovation

NIRMAL

Bullet Rani – Kannada

12.00. PM 3.00.PM,  6 PM,  9.00.PM.

CHITRA
Shivalinga (UA) Kannada

12.00 PM 3.00.PM 6 PM, 9.00.PM.

HIRA
Krishna Rukku (U) Kannada
12.00 PM 3.00.PM, 6 PM, 9.00.PM.

PRAKASH

Shivganga – Kannaga

12 PM,   3.15 PM  6.15 PM 9.30 PM

SANTOSH

Shri Satyanarayan- Kannada

12.00 PM 3.00.PM, 6 PM, 9.00.PM.

Disclaimer: Though every effort is made to ensure the appropriateness of the movies information, we suggest that you check with the theatre for the exact timings. As the screening of movies and their timings are subject to change.

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Areas around Bhimgad sanctuary declared as Eco Sensitive zone

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified on 07-01-2016 an extent of 4.83 km covering 14 villages around the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Khanapur taluk of Belagavi district as ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ). As per the draft notification, the ESZ spreads over 308.22 sq. km around the boundary of the sanctuary.

Chikale, Gavase, Chapoli, Kabanalli, Kongala, Nerse, Shiroli, Dongargoan and Warkadpate have been brought under the ESZ, while Parwad, Kankumbi, Amgaon, Gawali and Pastoli have been partially included in it.

Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of 190.42 square kilometres in the catchment of Mahadayi River in Khanapur taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. It shares boundary with Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka and Mhadei and Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuaries in Goa. The sanctuary has been carved out of reserve forest areas with high floral and faunal diversity.

Western Ghats, due to their unique location, play a vital role for conservation of biodiversity in the peninsula. The ecological abundance supported by them, their rich biodiversity and sensitive geomorphology add further uniqueness. Bhimgad region has extensive biodiversity and provides corridor for tiger and other wildlife with adjacent protected areas.

The area of Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is in the core zone of Western Ghats comprising of semi evergreen and evergreen dense forests with steep slopes. The region is having rich floral and faunal diversity. This region is having lot of wildlife significance. It is habitat for endangered and endemic wroughton’s free tailed bats (Otomopswroughtoni) and Theobald’s tomb bats (Taphozustheobaldi). Barapede caves are known to be the only roosting and breeding place for wroughton’s free tailed bats. The forests with beautiful mosaic of woodlands and grass lands are the habitat for Tigers, Leopards, Indian Gaur (Bisons), Sloth Bear, Sambar, Barking deer, Chital, Wild dogs, King Cobra and a variety of other mammals and reptiles.

Area of Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is the place of origin and Catchment basin for many important rivers like Mahadayi, Malaprabha, Pandri, Markandeya, Tillari, Bailnadi and other rivers apart from number of streams. The area encompasses several geomorphological lime stone formations with lot of caves, which support wide fauna and flora endemic to this location. Apart from above, the sanctuary covers historical Bhimgad fort ruins, which needs to be protected.

Bhimgad Wild Life Sanctuary is a rich reservoir of medicinal plants. One such area in semi evergreen forests of Amagoan has been identified for Medicinal Plants conservation area (MPCA) during 2010-11. Out of the recorded species, about 82% of the plants are found to be of medicinal value.
Around 47% of the recorded plant species are trees, followed by shrubs (28%) and herbs (18%). The area is also home to several endemic plant species such as Ancistrocladusheyneanus, Diospyrospaniculata, Euonymus indicus, Myristicaarborea, etc., several among the recorded medicinal plants such as Aristolochiatagala, Diospyrosmontana, Emblicaofficinalis, Garciniaindica, Nothapodytesnimmoniana etc., are with high medicinal and economic value.
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary has a very good population of avifauna which includes Great Indian hornbills and variety of Drongos, Wagtails, wood peckers, Kingfishers, Eagles, egrets, Sunbirds, owls and doves. Grey Jungle fowl, Jungle myna, crow pheasants, paradise fly catcher, Malabar drongo etc., are also commonly seen in the region. Hence it is necessary to conserve and protect the area the extent and boundary of which are specified in paragraph 1 of this notification around the protected area of Bhimgad Bird Sanctuary as Ecosensitive Zone from ecological and environmental point of view and to prohibit industries or class of industries and their operations and processes in the said Eco-sensitive Zone.
After this notification Commercial mining, stone quarrying and crushing units, Setting up of saw mills, Commercial use of firewood, Establishment of new major hydroelectric projects and irrigation projects, New wood based industry will be totally banned.

Photos Courtesy: www.sarathchampati.com

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Examinations-Academic Intolerance

The PUC 2nd year exams are on. The efforts of the year have trickled down to take shape as a time table that summons the aspirations of the students to match their skills or rather test them against the ability of select academicians who have been bestowed with a two pronged task; one of making sure that most of them pass and the other to make sure that those who plan to score well, have a difficult time notching up numbers. The first of the tasks is rather easy to both execute and comprehend. Just gather up a few question papers from the past and spread around a decent dash of predictables. The second is to pick the odd ones and stuff them into the question paper so that the so called intellectual folk find it sufficiently taxing for their already overstressed minds.

The task is made further complicated by the evaluation system. While one set of evaluators have the ardous task of trying to get students over the line, there seems to be little sense in the fact that the papers of those who score rather well are reexamined repeatedly as if scoring high well is a crime in itself.

While the evaluation system continues to do the job that has been in place for ages, it is difficult to judge or even comment on whether the real ability of the students is actually tested. The Indian education system is a carry forward if not a perfect replica of the Colonial system that was designed to produce clerks. Memorize, reproduce and forget!!! Just do the same exercises and lessons umpteen number of times and the good old memory takes care of the rest.

There is a unique breed of students with distinct abilities who actually find the going real tough. The whole system of examinations actually sounds and feels quite threatening to them since, maybe exams are not exactly what they are cut out for when it comes to play their part.

These individuals are wonderful at actually doing tasks rather than at remembering formulae or equations or constants not to mention the seemingly endless theorems and corollaries. As an obvious eventuality, exam times are super stressful for these folks but no one seems to care.

To add to it, they might even have been forced to undertake a specific stream of learning which doesnt actually suit their fancy. One can only dread the fate of these lovers of arts or management who have been forced to take up academic programs in science just because their parents think so or even because their tenth standard marks merit the social label of ‘Suitable for science’. It could also be a case of their earlier performance bringing them the label of ‘Not suitable for science’.

As we go through the motions of the examination system that desperately seeks to evolve to a proper relevance, the results will continue to brand both the seemingly capable and the seemingly incapable and the ensying tensions will continue to take their toll on these that form the future of our country.

It is time to take a pause, to ponder and address relevant issues and we need to address them right at school.

Until then, the summer heat will continue to be beaten by the exam heat and millions will continue to toil in expectation of making the best out of what exists.

Examinations, indeed a symbol of Academic Intolerance.

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Belagavi Auto Meter fare chart and Police Complaint Numbers

The below image will help you in ascertaining the fare to be paid after the journey. If you know the distance this will also help you to know the fare to be paid.

Also the Complaint numbers of the Police department have been mentioned which you can call and raise any complaint regarding the Autos.

Belagavi Revised Auto Fare from 17-08-2015
Minimum fare Rs.25 for 1.9 km After 1.9 Kms 10 per Km

From 10 PM to 6 AM 1.5 times the Fare. Waiting first 5 mins free after that Rs.5 for every 15 mins of part thereofMeter reading Shows Distance in KMS travelled and not the Fare in the Flag type Fare Meter. In Digital Meter reading shows Distance in KMS and Also fare
For Complaints call 100 or 94808 00654 / 94808 04117 / 94808 04103

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Trinity Finishing School inks MOU with Oust Labs

G.D.David Foundations’ Trinity Finishing School has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with OUST Labs as a content developer for its gamified micro-assessment and micro-learning platform. Oust mobile app provides a fast, fun platform for job aspirants and freshers preparing for placement opportunities available through on and off campus drives. Trinity Finishing School would be one of the select few partners providing content on the Oust platform to help students of various UG and PG courses acquire ‘job-ready’ skills.

Mr.Prabhakar Kulkarni, Head of Content at Oust Labs and Prof. Ashutosh David exchanged the MOU’s in presence of Mr.Siddharth Prabhu, Finance Head, G.D.David Foundation and Ms.Himani Patel, Counsellor, Trinity Finishing School and the students of Trinity College. Mr.Prabhakar expressed his happiness in being associated with the only Finishing School in Belgaum and assured of a great learning experience for the student community. Prof. Ashutosh David thanked Oust Labs for initiating a tie up with an academic institution, which would help in bridging the academic-corporate gap and helping the students to acquire the required skill sets needed by the industry. Ms.Himani proposed the vote of thanks and co-ordinated the event.

About Oust Labs:

Oust provides a mobile first gamified micro-assessment and micro-learning platform to help students excel in competitive exams and placement tests by competing on short quizzes that typically are 2 minutes and 5 questions at a time. By combining the fun and social aspects of competitive mobile gaming with rigorous curriculum, Oust helps students benchmark their performance with friends and peers across the globe. Oust has repository of 1.25 lakh questions to help students across Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology for CET, JEE, AIPMT entrance exams as well as Verbal and General Aptitude for job placement tests. Oust is funded by Aarin Capital and Mr. T.V. Mohandas Pai, a Padma Shri Awardee and former CFO and Board Member at Infosys. Oust has presence in Cupertino, California, Bangalore, Belgaum and Pune. Oust is currently available on Android and on www.oustme.com

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Register your complaints regarding Corporation online

Many people have asked us how one can complain to the Belagavi City corporation for the various civic issues they face, they can complaint online. This system of online complaint registration is in force since long but not many make use of it.

 To make your complaint click here.

This is a centralized Grievance Redressal system for the entire state which means as soon as the complaint is raised the same is submitted to Bengaluru as well who will follow it up from there.
One can make complaints regarding almost anything and one has to select the nature of the complaint from a drop down menu. One can also upload a photograph.

You will  be given a ‘Complaint Number’ upon submitting the complaint that you can use to track the complaint online. 
Kindly note complaints would be limited to Corporation area only.

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Firing at Shastri Nagar after a foiled Loot attempt

Three masked men tried to rob a mobile vendor at Shastri Nagar on Sunday night at about 9.30 PM, but their plan was foiled and two out of the three accused have been arrested.

The masked men rang the bell of flat of Jayram Choudhari on the 3rd floor of Omkar Apartments Shastri nagar near Gujrat Bhavan and when the door was opened the masked men asked for money at gun point but at the same time one more inmate of the house ran upto the gallery and shouted for help when the others rushed in.

When the accused felt they will be caught they fired in the air and ran away, but the residents were able to catch hold of one person namely Sandeep Pandey (23) and later handed him over to the police. Another accused Suvarnakumar was later arrested from a lodge in Khade Bazar.

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Bharat Bundh on Thursday in support of Jewellers

The Belgaum Chamber of Commerce and Industries, have unanimously decided to support the Belgaum Saraf Vyapari Sangh Belagavi called Bharat Bundh on Thursday, 17.3.2016.

The Members of the Belgaum Chamber of Commerce and Industries strongly oppos and protest the 1% central excise and request the Government to withdraw the paying 1% central excise tax with immediate effect.

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First gate to Mandoli – Mahatma Gandhi Road to be 80 feet

The Mahatma Gandhi Road, yes this is the official name but people now call it Mandoli road as it leads to it will be widened to 80 feet.

Starting from First gate, Ganesh Chowk to Mandoli the said road will be widened to 80 feet and the works for the widening will be taken up under the 3^rd Special CM’s 10 crore Fund.

It is also feared that many old trees will face the axe and residents say the planners must plan the road in such a way that the trees can be saved.

The corporation plans to compensate the property holders by way of TDR.
In the court hearing by the Regional commissioner recently the RC categorically stated that the TDR is optional and not compulsory, also the act states the same.

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BUDA’s 217 crore budget

The Belagavi Urban Development Authority presented its 217 crore budget with a surplus of 17 crores.
Ramteerth nagar has been alloted 21 crores for gutter, roads, drainage, street lights etc
8 crores of city beautification and ground maintenance
5 crores for building one shopping complex
85 crores for Kanbargi scheme no.61.
10 crores for Scheme no 58 Hindlaga
20 crores for Scheme no 59 Hindlaga
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Yuvraj Patil.

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Clarifications on Excise levy imposed on jewellery

B Hareram Commissioner of Central Excise Belagavi in a press meet clarified some points about the levy imposed on jewellery in the recent union budget.

In this year’s Budget, excise duty of 1% [without input tax credit] and 12.5% [with input tax credit] has been imposed on articles of jewellery. Even for this nominal 1% excise duty, manufacturers are allowed to take credit of input services, which can be utilised for payment of duty on jewellery.

Some doubts have been expressed by the trade and industry regarding this levy. In that context, salient features of this levy are explained as under:
Easy compliance with provision for on line application for registration, payment of excise duty and filing of returns, with zero interface with the departmental officers.

The central excise officers have been directed not to visit the premises of Jewellery manufacturers.
The levy is based on self-assessment and therefore, no physical visits shall be made to registered units in the normal course.

Articles of silver jewellery [other than those studded with diamonds, ruby, emerald or sapphire] are exempt from this duty.

An artisan or goldsmith who only manufactures jewellery on job-work basis is not required to register with the Central Excise, pay duty and file returns, as all these obligations will be on the principal manufacturers [Rule 12AA of the Central Excise Rules, 2002].

There is a substantially high Small Scale Industries excise duty exemption limit of Rs. 6 crore in a year [as against normal SSI exemption limit of Rs. 1.5 crore] along with a higher eligibility limit of Rs. 12 crore [as against normal SSI eligibility limit of Rs. 4 crore].

Thus, only if the turnover of a jeweler during preceding financial year was more than Rs. 12 crore, he will be liable to pay the excise duty. Jewelers having turnover below Rs. 12 crore during preceding financial year will be eligible for exemption unto Rs. 6 crore during next financial year. Such small jewelers will be eligible for exemptions upto Rs. 50 lakh for the month of March, 2016.

For determination of eligibility for the SSI exemption for the month of March, 2016 or financial year 2016-17, a certificate from a Chartered Accountant, based on the books of accounts for 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively, would suffice.
No stock declaration, will, however, be required to be made to the jurisdictional central excise authorities.
Moreover, documents being maintained by the jewellery manufacturers for State VAT or Bureau of Indian Standards (in the case of hallmarked jewellery) shall suffice for Excise purposes also.
The private records of the jewellery manufacturers, giving details of daily stock for his own purposes, shall be accepted for the purposes of Rule 10 of the Central Excise Rules 2002.

Further, facility of Optional Centralized Registration has also been provided. Thus, there is no need for a jewellery manufacturer to take separate registrations for all his premises.

Field formations have been directed to grant hassle free registrations, within two working days of submission of the registration application. Further, there will be no post registration physical verification of the premises [online registration – https://www.aces.gov.in/].

Jeweler’s private records or records for State VAT or records for Bureau of Indian Standards (in the case of hallmarked jewellery) will be accepted for all Central Excise purposes. Also, there is no requirement to file a stock declaration to the jurisdictional central excise authorities.

Excise duty is to be paid on monthly basis and not on each clearance, with first installment of duty payment for the month of March, 2016 to be paid by 31st March for March, 2016.

A simplified quarterly return has also been prescribed, for duty paying jewelers [ER-8].

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Farmer killed by mystery bullet

Punadlik Pawashe 53, a farmer succumbed to a bullet injury which he got a week ago. In the evening last week while returning home he fell down from the cycle near Mahadwar Road No.5. He thought he had a injury on his back and hence was admitted to hospital. Where he complained for pain in the stomach, and after investigations it was revealed that a bullet was in his stomach.

He was operated but he succumbed to that injury on Tuesday morning.
It has been a mystery for the family and the police as to who might have shot him that day. The police are investigating the matter.

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Diocesan day of reparation on Nandgad hill on Friday

While thousands of pilgrims coming from Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra and other states are flocking to the miraculous cross atop Nandgad hill near Khanapur in Belagavi district, like every year, diocese of Belgaum has organized a day of reparation to be held on Friday march 18.

Large number of faithful from different parts of Goa is expected to take part in the day long pilgrimage

Giving details about the day long prayer services parish priest of Nandgad Rev Fr Vijay Mendith said that like every year, the youth of Godholi village would be presenting a live way of the Cross that would commence from the Immaculate Conception Church, Nandgad at 9.30 am. Scenes from the Holy Bible depicting Jesus carrying the cross to the mountain before he was crucified and agony he went through would be presented live.

Later at the foothills huge pendal has been set up for the celebration of special prayers and mass services for the pilgrims. First mass in Kannada would be held at 11.30 am by Fr Anthony Fernandes, second mass would be held at 12.30 pm by Fr Balaraju at 12.30 pm. Bishop Peter Machado will be concelebrating a Konkani mass for the benefit of Konkani speaking pilgrims coming from Goa, Maharashtra and from coastal Karnataka include pilgrims from the upper ghats region in north Karnataka.

“Elaborate arrangements have been made to accommodate the pilgrims who take part in the day long prayers offering their pleas and petitions or express gratitude to the Miraculous Cross,” Fr Mendith said urging pilgrims to pay a visit to the Cross.

Meanwhile, Bishop Peter Machado has reiterated urged the authorities to provide a basic infrastructure like a proper approach road and drinking water facilities for the benefit of the pilgrims. A memorandum in this regard was submitted to Khanapur MLA Arvind Patil.

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Stories of the Stones

I always believe History can be fascinating when the narrative is interesting. After all, History IS essentially a narrative from the chronicler’s perspective. India’s monuments tell myriad stories in stone. Karnataka is a state rich in art, architecture, music and crafts. Ruled at various times by the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Hoysalas, Gangas, etc., every era left behind a unique form of art and architecture. Kings made it a part of their mission to construct temples which served dual roles, one, of places of worship, and the other as places of congregation for the populace. Temples of Karnataka have their distinct identity. They can be classified based on the style of construction, and have both Southern and Northern influences. The foundation, walls, carvings and panels thereof, sides ( 4, 8, 16) of the temple, Shikhar/Gopura are some of the features that distinguish themselves. I am not an expert in this field, just an avid and curious learner. An immense sense of pride engulfs me on seeing what amazing creations came about in this part of India, centuries ago. If people need just roots and wings to flourish, which I strongly believe, history is the taproot of mankind.

A unique seminar was held today at Govt. First Grade College, K.K. Koppa addressed by
Dr. Srinivas Padigar, Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Epigraphy of the Karnatak University, Dharwad and organized by Dr. Chandrashekhar Taboji. He brought alive the heritage architecture of the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, Kalyan Chalukyas at Hampi, Badami, Pattadkal, Aihole and many such places, lucidly showed the differences in the styles, art in its details, beauty and symmetry in an era when they worked with limited resources. Dr. Padigar made a presentation with graphic pictures of each temple, explained the differences and showed the details in every one of them. Dr. Padigar explained that broadly, the different types of temple architecture are Dravidian, Rekha-nagara, Phamsana, Gajaprushtha and Mantap.

( Image courtesy: http://historyofvisualart.blogspot.in/2013/06/the-temple-architecture-styles-in-india.html)

Dr. Padigar must be lauded as a superstar. Another great Historian, Dr. Smita Surebankar, Principal of RPD College, has done monumental work in ancient History and Archaeology, but she deserves a separate article! There could be many scholars and passionate historians like them. It’s we who need to become their fans.

What can we do?

Belagavi and its adjoining areas are rich with temples of historical importance. Visit the Kamal Basadi in the heart of the city.

Beautiful temples are nestled at Nesargi, Ibrahimpur, Halasi, Belavadi, Degaon, Hooli, Kadrolli, Kittur, Konnur, Vakkund, etc.

Show the kids around, read before you go.

Organize picnics to these places. Experience the pride that you’ll feel.

Collect books, videos, texts, come out with any material that you may have inherited and enrich the heritage.

Boost the works of the historians.

Preserve the monuments. Do not deface them in any way.

Donate funds for their upkeep wherever you find them in a neglected state.

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