Kumbh Faces: Seetharaam,The book seller

Seetharaam, the book seller who  is in his seventies came from Banaras ( Varanasi) to sell his books. He says he used to come with his father in his childhoods and he never missed any Kumbh Mela happening in Allahabad. He hope to see one…

0 Comments1 Minute

Kumbh: the largest fair on the earth!

  ( originally published in Kannadaprabha  newspaper Sunday special  here http://archives.kannadaprabha.com/pdf/epaper.asp?pdfdate=3%2F3%2F2013  page 17)   people…</p><p class=

3 Comments4 Minutes

Bonda angadi of Kumta ( snacks shop)

( Originally published on CLAY ) Satish Nayk , the master chef !

9 Comments4 Minutes

Cubbon Park on a foggy morning

This time when I visited Cubbon park of Bangalore a lucky fog welcomed me . I never visited in such dense fog  and never thought the park looks so amazing! Here are the pictures. This post shows only black and whites but next comes  the…

3 Comments1 Minutes

Sankranthi festival is back!

Makarsankranthi Makar Sankranthi is another big  festival where one can see the true affection between the farmer and his beloved cattle in  India , especially south India.  A farmer ploughing in his field with  his oxen  tied to a metal…

2 Comments6 Minutes

face-to-face: The amazing cook from Haridwaar

The amazing cook…

0 Comments4 Minutes

a monsoon day in village Hegde

When it rains in Kumta it rains like anything. If you see the Geography of Kumta you can easily understand it comes right after the great western ghats end near the coastal line of Karnataka. So more rain in the Ghats results in flooded…

1 Comment1 Minutes

Muthathi: Here the river makes art

A clean reflection at Muthathi Muthathi  a small village now a great…

3 Comments2 Minutes