Karnataka

After more than ten years spent in Bengaluru, we've learned as much to avoid food outside. Eating food outside hasn't been the same in Bengaluru as it was several years back. However, there are few exceptions. Maiya's is one such restaurant. At Maiya's you get the traditional flavors of Udupi, Mangalore. The food is of better quality. If the South Indian food gets boring, there are always pastries, some bakery stuff and Gujarathi style restaurant for a change.

Not just that, the restaurant is famous for the coffee served in real silver cups. And for the lunch and dinner, a drink is also usually served in silver cups.

Photo: Hari Prasad Nadig

The first ever workshop on Wikipedia in North Karnataka is being organized by Wikipedia volunteers on 28th May, 2011 (Saturday) at Karnataka University, Dharwad. The focus will be on Kannada projects of Wikimedia. Writers, academicians, students and all wiki enthusiasts in Hubli/Dharwad, we invite you to participate.

Date: Saturday, 28, May 2011
Time: 10.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Mass communication and Journalism Department, Karnataka University, Dharwad

Schedule:
Session 1: Introduction to the projects of Wikmedia, their present status.
Session 2: Editing Kannada Wikipedia, contributing to projects of Wikimedia in Kannada language.

Of late, whenever anyone throws a question asking which place (city) I'm from, there isn't by any means a ready answer. The confusion lies in the fact that I haven't lived for long in any place that I could call my home town and that I've lived major part of my life till now in the city of Bengaluru! Yes, I was born in Davanagere. The city famous for its Dosa and cotton mills. I was brought up in the lovely fort city of Chitradurga. Rocky hills, ponds and the truly mesmerizing channels of harvested rain water running into ponds that always made us wonder how the city even got into facing scarcity of water. It is said that a British officer who visited Chitradurga fort was quite relieved that they did not have to fight to win it. The historic fort is said to have been impenetrable.

Some photos from the December archive. I had visited Udupi to meet a friend and to take some photos of the well known Udupi Mutts. Looking back into the archive, I've got some really nice shots :-)

Here are few from those:

This was the top of a building right after exiting from Krishna Mutt. Liked this shot very much.

Geeta Mandira.

Couple of weeks back, I got a chance to visit Narasimha Theertha back again. It is just on the outskirts of MuLabagilu, Kolar District.

Here's a photo of it I uploaded on India Water Portal Kannada:

Some pictures of Lalbagh (from a recent visit) taken by me:

 
The Glass house.