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Bengaluru: History repeats, they keep saying. In the late 70s and 80s of the last century, there was a common practice to ask for agricultural land holdings of any would-be bridegroom in any marriage alliance. By the turn of the century, the issue was backseated for nearly the next forty years. However, now the same old trend of asking for agricultural land holdings has cropped up, particularly in these last three years, exclaims Krishna V Itnal, retired AO, LIC and a Septuagenarian Gandhian settled in Pune... ...Trying in vain for alliance: He gives startling examples to drive home his analysis: " I know Raju Honwad, a native of Vijayapura in Karnataka residing now in Pune. Now he is trying for an alliance with his third son who is a diploma holder with a salary of Rs 38000/-... ...Every week to Karnataka: Every weekend he is in Karnataka in search of a girl. Though the family possesses two-bedroom flats in two numbers in Pune, he is desperate to search for a suitable girl for...

Bengaluru: Shani Shinganapur or Shingnapur in Nevasa Taluka of Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar) district in the state of Maharashtra, for record, sake is just a village. But, when it comes to its popularity it is an international tourist destination as most of the devout Hindus make a beeline to this popular shrine throughout the year.   Bubbling with activity, day in and day out: The pilgrimage town bubbles with incessant activities throughout the day and evening. Unlike usual holy places, there is no temple structure here for the deity Shanideva or Shanaishwara. Shani God associated with the planet Saturn stands here amidst sunshine, wind, rainfall and all adverse climatic conditions in the open blessing his devotees all along. Installed on an open-air platform: The five-and-a-half-foot-high jet-black rock Diety installed on an open-air platform is believed to be an embodiment of God Shani. A Trishula(trident) is placed by the side of the statue and a Nandi(bull) image is on ...

Bengaluru: Shivanand K Pattar, a veteran artist and Lecturer of the Government Fine Art School Dharwad held a one-man show at the University College of Fine Arts Davanagere from 20-24 January also included a lecture demonstration. A big success: Going by the response of the students, faculty and the general public; their involvement and feedback the solo show was a big success as it was also coupled with other one-man shows and lecture demonstrations by well-known artists like Prof Babu Jattakar, Shashidhar M Lohar and Bheemarao K Badiger. Education of multiple institutions: Shivanand K Pattar had formal art education from a host of institutions. He did the AM and GD courses from the Shri Vivekanand Kalamandir, Raibag in the Belagavi district to start with. Later he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Karnataka University, Dharwad. He did his Masters in Visual Arts from the Hampi Kannada University. A series of exhibitions: Shivanand K Pattar has done a series of solo ex...

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...

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...

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...