Atul Kulkarni is an Indian film actor born on 10 September 1965, in Belgaum, Karnataka. Atul has worked in more than 60 films in 7 languages, Atul works primarily in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the best supporting actor for the films Hey Ram and Chandni Bar. He is also the […]
Shobha Gurtu: The Thumri Queen.
The birth name of Shobha Gurtu was Bhanumati Shirodhkar, Shobha was born in Belgaum, Karnataka in 1925, where she was first trained by her mother Menekabai Shirodkar, a professional dancer, and a ‘gayaki’ disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. Her formal music training began with ‘Ustad Bhurji Khan’, the youngest son of Ustad […]
Chandrashekhara Kambara: The poet, and a multi-talented personality
Chandrashekhara Kambara was born on 02-01-1937 in Ghodageri, Belgaum in the state of Karnataka, he is a multi-talented personality who is a poet, Playwright, Dramatist, Translator, Writer, Novelist, Author, Professor, Chancellor, Screenwriter & Film Director. Chandrashekhara was the third son in the family, with brothers Parasappa and Yallappa who still […]
Sulochana Latkar: The Legendary actress
Known for her movies like Reshma(1995), Pyar(1993),and Khoon Bhari Maang(1988), Sulochana Latkat marked herself as a well-reputed personality in the Marathi and Hindi movies industry. She was born on 30-07-1928 in Khadaklat, Belgaum in the state of Karnataka. Sulochana Latkat is most known for her performances in Marathi films such as Sasurvas(1946), Vahinichya Bangdya (1953), Meeth […]
Laxmanrao Kirloskar: Founder of Kirloskar Group
Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar was an Indian business man and founder of Kirloskar group and the township of Kirloskar wadi, which was the very first industrial township of India. Laxmanrao and Mahatma Gandhi were coincidentally born in the same year of 1869. Sir Laxmanrao was born in Gurlahosur, a village in Belgaum […]
What is Western Ghats? And Its influence in the region.
Before discussing the Western Ghats, we need to know about Ghats first. So, what are Ghats? Ghat is a term used to identify a difficult passage over a mountain. In many cases, the term is used to refer to a mountain range itself, as in the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. Now you […]
Yellur fort (Rajhans Gad fort): Vantage point for Belgaum.
Yes, Yellur fort or Rajhansgad fort is the vantage point for Belgaum because from this fort you can view every part of the Belgaum and this fort is visible from every part of the Belgaum. Located at the distance of about 24 km from the Belgaum near Yellur village, Rajhansgad […]
Hotels in Belagavi/Belgaum: Choose by your need
When you are traveling to Belagavi for more than a day, you need a good place to stay and good food to eat, so here is the list of hotels in Belagavi/Belgaum from which you can choose the one that suits your budget and requirement. In the below-mentioned list of […]
15 August Independence Day: A long walk to freedom
15 August is a very important festive day for India, on this day India got Independence. Every year on 15th August you can feel the patriotism in the air of India, the people celebrate this day very enthusiastically and it is officially celebrated when the Prime Minister of India hoists […]
Surla waterfalls, Belgaum: Travel/Trekking Guide 2020
Another beauty in the garland of Western Ghats that you can’t miss, Surla waterfalls or Sural falls is an amazing and thrilling place for tourists to trek. Surla falls is located 50 km from Belgaum at Karnataka and Goa border, this waterfall attracts many tourists from the various parts of […]