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The temple town of Udupi is almost a household name and etched in the minds of people all over India. But the founder pontiff of the Udupi mutt, Shri Adi Madhvacharya, his life and his household has its own story to tell. About 20 kilometers from NH17 ,taking a right from Katpadi when you go from Mangalore lies the humble abode of Madhvacharya, called Pajaka Kshethra. This home is not only the

With the recent hype on Baba Ramdev’s fast against corruption and black money winning the people’s attention, Swami Nigamanand’s recent death came as a huge surprise. When Baba Ramdev started his fast against corruption and black money, many political leaders rushed to his aid and endless measures were adopted to persuade Baba to end his campaign. Moreover, immediate steps were taken to ensure

With the first ever Beary language movie - ‘Byari’, Director Suveeran, has employed his own techniques to butter popcorn with the landmark movie, which opened simultaneously in Prabhat and Big Cinema in Mangalore. In Suveeran’s own words: “Althaf Hussain, who is producing the film under the banner of Thanneer Films, needs real appreciation for venturing into Beary film-dom,” even though he took up

Come June and almost every other house gets ready for an additional ‘kharcha’… Time to set aside some money to buy new books, new umbrellas, new shoes, and uniforms! But its also that time of the year when parents have another headache to deal with – donations for educational institutions. Although branded by law as illegal, many educational institutions in the district have been engaging in

“India isn’t simply emerging. India has emerged”, said Barack Obama in his memorable address at the joint session of the Indian Parliament a few months ago. On the night of April 2, 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, it couldn’t have sounded truer. Finally, a dream came true. Finally, a nation bruised with corruption, scams, and various other tribulations, rejoiced. Finally, India won the World

Autocracy, Unemployment, Poverty, Human rights violation, suppression: whatever the reason may be, the people’s revolution which started in Tunisia, spread across the Arab world, travelled through a different way, which the world never witnessed before. Fidel Castro took years (exactly 5 years 5 months and 5 days!) to liberate Cuba from the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. But the self

When we travel, go shopping or visit places, there is always something which is with us constantly and in close proximity. If you are wondering what is the something I am pointing at, let me not keep you waiting. I am referring to the numerous plastic bags we carry around all the time. According to history, plastic bags were introduced as grocery bags around 1970’s. The usage of plastics begun for

Having stayed in the gulf for almost a decade, the widespread unrest among the masses has had many like me, who still consider the gulf their second home, shocked. . . . . . . . A few years ago, when I was doing my schooling in the gulf, my father used to very rightly tell me that 'the Gulf is God's Chosen Land'. With abundant resources and good rulers, these countries were envied by nations all

. . . At the age of 15, I had a proud feeling of being a grown up. I felt as if I had learnt enough, followed enough. SSLC exams were approaching. I could see that expression of seriousness regarding exams writ large on the faces of first benchers. Suma, Riya, Sweety, Michelle - prominent among the nerds of our class, spent maximum time with their books whereas my group always indulged in hunting

Simardeep Kaur Juneja did not know that her first journey to Mangalore would become a life-changer. The 16-year-old had never thought that she would be cured of a congenital deformity, which had condemned her life to a nightmare. The girl was the butt of joke and ridicule among her peers because of her unusual face, thanks to the bilateral cleft lip and palate deformity. Doctors in other metros