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Forget Four Things For Good Health: Purushottam Madikar

Dharwad: Purushottam Madikar owns the Madikar Taila firm renowned in Dharwad for traditionally extracted edible oils or a cold-pressed variety of multiple oils becomes categorical when it comes to leading a healthy life devoid of allopathic medicines for health disorders like hypertension and blood sugar. He vehemently argues against using these four 'enemies' of the modern age.   Thanks to Rajiv Dixit: Purushottam Madikar, who had previously ventured into several lucrative businesses, plunged into the oil field thanks to Rajiv Dixit's influence. The late Rajiv Dixit created ripples in the last decade of the previous century through his 'Azadi Bachao Andolan', the organization he founded. It made a vociferous attempt to take the multinational companies in the FMCG sector, head-on. He was immensely influenced by Gandhian historian and thinker, Dharampal. Rajiv Dixit, through his newly floated outfit, launched a tirade to propagate Swadeshi economics to oust globalis...
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Art Park: An Ambitious Initiative For Artists And Connoisseurs To Come Closer

Bengaluru: Art Park is a unique cultural initiative launched by S G Vasudev, a widely acclaimed octogenarian veteran artist. It began at the Sculpture Garden, also known as Shilpavana, within the premises of Ravindra Kalakshetra.   The first Sunday of every month: It is usually held on the first Sunday of every month while the maiden event took place on 30th March in 2014, wherein 25 selected eminent local artists took part by working the whole day. An experiment of that nature for the first time infused enthusiasm among the onlookers from the general public. The exercise gave them a first-hand experience with the different ways of working from the beginning until the completion of the artwork. The aim is to interact with people: According to S G Vasudev, "The concept of the event is to provide a platform to facilitate critical interaction between the artists and the general public in an informal setting akin to an open studio, to foster a deeper understanding of art, artists a...

Becoming Vegetarian Helped In Marathons: Hugo Mussier

Bengaluru: Hugo Mussier is an accomplished athlete from France with two successful marathons in 2019 and 2024. He was recently in India to attend the marriage of Harini and Ajay. Harini is the eldest of two daughters, of Mrs Usha, an IT professional, and Padmanabh Rao, a broadcast journalist. Harini and Ajay are colleagues of Hugo Mussier. During an informal chit-chat, Hugo Mussier (31) focused on his favourite sports. Here are some excerpts of the interaction: I was not much into running: I ran my last marathon two weeks ago. The previous one was in 2019, about five years ago, while the beginning was in 2018. Then I worked for an aerospace company between Bristol and Birmingham in the United Kingdom. I was not much into running but more into sports activities like walking, swimming, and hiking. Shifting to France: In 2019 I changed my workplace to France and found out the big difference in the weather between the UK and France. One could enjoy summer only in July and August and t...

S M Krishna: A Rare Gentleman In Indian Politics

Bengaluru: With the passing away of Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, well known as S M Krishna or SMK in the early hours today the country has lost a gentleman to the core in Indian politics. Perhaps there was no position worth mentioning and for which everyone in politics craved, that S M Krishna didn't enjoy. Member of all houses: Only a selected few have the privilege of being elected to all possible houses of people's representatives, and SM Krishna was one of such lucky persons. As a budding politician, he first got elected to the state Assembly from Maddur home constituency in Mandya district in 1962 as an independent candidate. Then he sprung a surprise shock to H K Verannagowda, a Congress stalwart of the times despite the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru campaigning. Later he joined the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) only to defect to the Congress and there was no looking back on the horizon of party and power politics. He was also elected to the Legislative Council, ...

Cubbon Park Flower Show, A Feast To Onlookers

Bengaluru: Regular walkers and visitors to Cubbon Park, one of the favourite destinations of all nature lovers have been for a treat since 29 November, thanks to the flower show intended to educate children on science and nature. Floral sculptures depict hallmarks of progress: The four-day show concludes on Monday, 02 December, and showcases accomplishments in several areas in addition to dwelling on the significance of flora and fauna. Some floral structures have been installed near Jawahar Bal Bhavan in this connection. The heart becomes a major attraction: The state Horticultural Department is hosting the beautiful floral arrangement show in collaboration with the Women and Child Development Department, while the massive heart sign turns out to be a big attraction as the enthusiastic visitors keep crowding to have a glimpse, snap and take a selfie before it. Peacocks, World Cup, Rocket...: Apart from the heart carved out of Red roses and button Chrysanthemums, the Peacock couple,...

Pandavapura Sri Venugopal Swamy Temple: An Ancient Temple In Shambles!

Mathana : From Buttermilk Churning Equipment To 100+ Products

Bengaluru: Bandagadde is a small village about 10 kilometres from the Sagar Taluk headquarters of Shivamogga district in the Malnad region of Karnataka. In the early Ninety decade of the previous century, the village lacked proper infrastructure and hardly had any public modes of communication. Umesh B R, proprietor of Mathana Home Industries (Agriculture and Domestic Machinery) hails from this village. For various reasons, he couldn't pursue a career in education and as he admits, maybe he was not keen on formal education. However, such a background was no hindrance for Umesh B R to develop into an entrepreneur and make a big name for himself. Despite having no formal educational background to boast of, a peculiar thought haunted him: to be self-reliant. Helping the villages with daily requirements: The nearby 5-6 villages around Bandagadde were also equally backwards regarding civic amenities. People living in them had daily requirements with things like tea powder, coffee powde...

National Highway 766 Back In News For All The Bad Reasons

Bengaluru:  The national highway NH766 connecting Kollegal in Karnataka to Kozhikode in Kerala is approximately 272 kilometres in total length. It traverses the renowned Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. It was designated as a national highway in 1989 and is a spur road of the national highway 66. The highway passes through the dense forests of the Western Ghats for 19.7 kilometres and the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. Joseph Hoover anguished over the development:  Joseph Hoover, a journalist turned wildlife conservationist is also a former member of the Karnataka Wildlife Board. He is concerned over the new development and says: "There is a raging debate about  NH766 being op...

Guru Narayan Night High School Continues To Lit Knowledge

See the evil of ignorance with the power of knowledge See the evil of passion with the power of light? See the evil of untruth with the power of truth See the evil of an inferior metal by the strength of bravery? See the world's doldrums with the metaphysical power of Koodala Sangan Sharanas'  Following the footsteps: In the above vachana, Basavanna has given importance to self-realization by saying that his experience went haywire due to the metaphysical experience of sharanas’, who were seekers of truth apart from being an embodiment of knowledge. Following the footsteps of such great saints, Mahatma Jyothibha Phule and Savitri Bai Phule, opened a night school in Pune, Maharashtra to provide free education to poor children. In a way, it can be said that it also happened to be the first night school in Maharashtra. A role model source of inspiration to the present and future generations: About a century ago the wind was not as artificial as these days to have an adverse infl...