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Poornima Dasharathi 22 October, 2019 History

VV Puram, a locality named after Sri M Visvesvaraya turned 100 last year. Located near the Sajjan Rao circle in Basavangudi the area is...

Poornima Dasharathi 25 September, 2019 History

Just 40 kilometers from the city, Devanahalli is a city steeped in history. The town is reeking of fort, ruins, temples and Bazaars....

Poornima Dasharathi 24 August, 2019 History

During the reign of Hoysala king Narasimha-I, a chieftain named Guli Bachi ruled Kridapura. Guli Bachi seems to have been a secular...

Poornima Dasharathi 21 August, 2019 History

Talakad, the once flourishing capital of the State[350-1000CE] has a lot of amazing tales surrounding it. Here are a couple of astounding...

Poornima Dasharathi 20 July, 2019 History

The Itihasa exhibition at NGMA, Bangalore was a revelation. It showcased the work of 22 sculptures who were the first group of modernists...

Poornima Dasharathi 17 July, 2019 History

Critics have called Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings by many names- kitsch, vulgar naturalism, not real art etc. The artist was also termed as...

Poornima Dasharathi 31 May, 2019 History

The other day I happened to search archives for a book on Mirza Ismail and I stumbled on one of his works ‘ My Public Life’. What an...

Poornima Dasharathi 16 May, 2019 bangalore

Delights of Iftar Walk

Poornima Dasharathi 05 March, 2019 History

A couple of days back I had cause to visit Gayana Samaja at KR Road. The occasion was Nagaswara performance by Chinnamanur A Vijay...

Poornima Dasharathi 28 February, 2019 History

M.G.Road is one of the busiest roads in the city of Bengaluru and is one of the most happening places too. Shopping malls,...