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Bengaluru:  Rajasekhar Angadi of Mudhol town in Bagalkote district is an amazingly inspiring and unassuming, humble personality. His endeavours as a simple, ordinary peasant with a meagre land holding of two acres, increasing in leaps and bounds over a period of time to 300 acres, are a strange, unimaginable and astoundingly difficult to think of, but a true story to imbibe for all farm enthusiasts.  Maharashtra farmers become a role model:  Rajasekhar Angadi was studying Engineering when his elder brother, Mallikarjun Angadi, was farming after completing an Agriculture degree. At that time, grape cultivation was in huge demand as farmers in the North Karnataka region were just picking up the practice in the footsteps of their neighbouring Maharashtra. Interestingly, the growers of the Southern Maharashtra region are a role model to the adjoining Bagalkote and Vijayapura district farmers when it comes to progressive farming.             ...

Bengaluru: Shani Shinganapur also known as Shingnapur is a sought-after pilgrimage centre for devout-minded people. It is well-known for devotees thronging from all over the state of Maharashtra, India and across the globe. The place is at a distance of 35 kilometres from Ahmednagar.   Renowned for the Shani temple: Shani Shinganapur is located in Nevasa Taluka of Ahmednagar district and is famous for the Shani or Shanaischara shrine. Shani or Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is said to be a gas giant, with an average radius of about nine times that of Earth. Although it has an eighth of the average density of Earth, it in all likelihood is over 95 times more massive in nature. Blooms full of life: In the area and size of the local population, Shani Shinganapur is a small temple town just like the other equally famous Shirdi and well-known for its Sai Mandir. In a way, both these nearby places of worship at...

Bengaluru: Belagavi district on the Northern tip of Kittur (earlier Bombay or Mumbai) Karnataka bordering Southern Maharashtra is unique in multiple ways. Till recently and only a few decades back it was notoriously known for murders and topped the whole state in such heinous crimes for several years. It is well-known for its cash-rich crops like Tobacco and Sugarcane. Thanks to the mighty rivers Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha, most of the region is facilitated with the luxury of irrigation. An amalgamation of a few cultures: Thanks to the geographical location and proximity to the neighbouring states of Goa and Maharashtra Belagavi has over some time evolved into an amalgamation of diverse cultures including local, Goan, Portuguese and Maharashtrian. The Maratha Light Infantry traces its lineage to the Bombay Sepoys, raised in 1768 and thereby recording it as the most senior light infantry regiment in the Indian Army. Hence people belonging to almost all states of the country r...

Sanjeev Kulkarni who owns the Tekfarm Retreat and Marriage Hall, a popular day trip tourist and marriage destination on the Dharwad-Hubballi bypass near Kalghatgi/Nuggikeri toll plaza boasts an interesting background all along. A very simple, down-to-earth rustic personality rejoices taking a flashback at his humble background and transformation for big accomplishments in an unimaginable manner. Joined B Sc after PUC: Unlike his other classmates, most of whom went on to pursue Engineering and Medical courses for coming in flying colours at the +2 level Sanjeev Kulkarni opted for B Sc after PUC for scoring less aggregate. He recollects-"Our classmate Narayan Sabhahit joined Engineering while Edwin D'souza took B Sc and were doing well in their careers. While I was still doing my B Sc, our father got retired. One of our friends Patravali, had a Matador vehicle and it was at this stage I wondered why not run it as a taxi and became a driver. Meanwhile, as our father had retired ...

The students of Zilla Panchayat Government Kannada Primary School at Maindargi town of Akkalkot Taluka in Solapur district of neighbouring Maharashtra state are in the news for their New Delhi visit by flight. About 45 people, including 35 female students, four teachers and two members of the School Maintenance Committee have achieved this unique feat to undertake the educational tour.   First time in the history of Maharashtra: According to Mahanteshwar Kattimani HeadMaster, Zilla Panchayat Government Kannada Primary School at Maindargi-"This is the fifth such tour as it has been my passion to ensure the children to undertake air-travel. Earlier, I was able to arrange for the aeroplane tour to the Government Kannada School students of Jeevoor, Goudgava, Nagansur and this happens to be the fifth such tour. Also, it is for the first time in the history of Maharashtra that students of any Government school are being enabled for a tour in the sky". To Mumbai by Train: Before go...