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Category: on the move

  • Kathale Basadi

    The kathale Basadi at Barkuru was a fascinating place for kids. My aunt’s house being right in front of us, my cousins Asha and Latha would keep a watch on the couples that meandered there are pass light-hearted comments. It was cousin Asha who would tell us about the story of Tippu sultan escaping from…

  • Mathematical properties of Hexagon.

    Since this article is part of the Hexagon awareness series I am just restating what we all probably learnt at school. This is subjected more research and in depth understanding. Usually when we say hexagon, we mean regular hexagons, so is it here. but hexagonal does not necessarily refer to symmetric hexagons. A hexagon is  a…

  • Kalluchappara

    the stone structure as you enter the town of Barkuru is the Kalluchappara, it is the sole witness to the stories of justice meted out in the town that houses the legendary.(vetala) and the Mahasthree  The Kalluchappara is stone shade, with a central stone slab for seating. At one corner is the pond around it…

  • Barkuru –Betaala-Vikramaditya

    The Kondeshwara swamy gardi at Barkuru, finds its link to the legendary throne of Vikramaditya. Once upon time lived a king Vikramaditya., we have all heard this line and the stories featuring him. The Vetala Panchvimshati and the Simhasana Dwatrimshika. These stories have found their way in various versions of  regional and Sanskrit literature. The…

  • Goa Blogger’s lounge.

    Goa Blogger’s lounge.

    The Bloggers Event An experience of meeting blogger or bloggers, and what made it special. The first ever annual meet of the Goa Blogger’s Lounge, called Goa Blogs that is the single most exciting event, because it gave me palpitations, it took me through a trajectory of emotions yet we did manage to pull it…

  • Bakuru temple.

    Yaaru ninna hesaru barithare? Karkala Gummatarayana? Barkuru Tattirayana?”  Sri Vasudeva Acharya the geography teacher at MJC  Manipal would shout at us when we forgot to put in our name and roll number on the answer sheets. The town of Barkur has 300 odd  temples  and a zatra at the temple that is the temple fair…