Mysugar building designed by Otto Königsberger (1950s photo).
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore in 1939.
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore in 1939.
March 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Mysugar building designed by Otto Königsberger (1950s photo).
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore in 1939.
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore in 1939.
A South Indian myth on the origins of the Malabar Pied Hornbill.
A cowherd denied water to a sacred cow, committing a grave sin. As punishment, Vishnu transformed him into a hornbill with a unique bill, doomed to drink only by looking skyward during rain.
A cowherd denied water to a sacred cow, committing a grave sin. As punishment, Vishnu transformed him into a hornbill with a unique bill, doomed to drink only by looking skyward during rain.
March 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A South Indian myth on the origins of the Malabar Pied Hornbill.
A cowherd denied water to a sacred cow, committing a grave sin. As punishment, Vishnu transformed him into a hornbill with a unique bill, doomed to drink only by looking skyward during rain.
A cowherd denied water to a sacred cow, committing a grave sin. As punishment, Vishnu transformed him into a hornbill with a unique bill, doomed to drink only by looking skyward during rain.
From Bangalore's archives: In 1953, the city banned human-pulled rickshaws citing 'inhumanity,' though concerns were raised about the livelihoods of over 100 affected workers.
March 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
From Bangalore's archives: In 1953, the city banned human-pulled rickshaws citing 'inhumanity,' though concerns were raised about the livelihoods of over 100 affected workers.
Pen and ink sketch of Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple near Nandi by Philip Meadows Taylor, c. 1834
(Philip Taylor also wrote the best selling 'ethnographic' novel Confessions of a Thug)
(Philip Taylor also wrote the best selling 'ethnographic' novel Confessions of a Thug)
March 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Pen and ink sketch of Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple near Nandi by Philip Meadows Taylor, c. 1834
(Philip Taylor also wrote the best selling 'ethnographic' novel Confessions of a Thug)
(Philip Taylor also wrote the best selling 'ethnographic' novel Confessions of a Thug)
The @DalaiLama supervising work at the first Tibetan agricultural settlement at Bylukuppe 1960 #Karnataka
March 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The @DalaiLama supervising work at the first Tibetan agricultural settlement at Bylukuppe 1960 #Karnataka
Marco Polo's observation of late 1200s South India..
From Henry Yule's annotated translation of "The Travels of Marco Polo"
From Henry Yule's annotated translation of "The Travels of Marco Polo"
March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Marco Polo's observation of late 1200s South India..
From Henry Yule's annotated translation of "The Travels of Marco Polo"
From Henry Yule's annotated translation of "The Travels of Marco Polo"
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯದೊಳಗೊ,
ಆಲಯವು ಬಯಲೊಳೊಗೊ
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯವೆರಡು ನಯನದೊಳಗೊ
(Aihole 2012)
ಆಲಯವು ಬಯಲೊಳೊಗೊ
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯವೆರಡು ನಯನದೊಳಗೊ
(Aihole 2012)
March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯದೊಳಗೊ,
ಆಲಯವು ಬಯಲೊಳೊಗೊ
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯವೆರಡು ನಯನದೊಳಗೊ
(Aihole 2012)
ಆಲಯವು ಬಯಲೊಳೊಗೊ
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯವೆರಡು ನಯನದೊಳಗೊ
(Aihole 2012)
A Vijayanagara era anicut from the 16th century still diverts water from one of the channels of the river to the Anegondi channel. Photo from Hampi
(From Kathleen Morrison's paper Archaeologies of flow: Water and the landscapes of Southern India past, present, and future)
(From Kathleen Morrison's paper Archaeologies of flow: Water and the landscapes of Southern India past, present, and future)
February 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A Vijayanagara era anicut from the 16th century still diverts water from one of the channels of the river to the Anegondi channel. Photo from Hampi
(From Kathleen Morrison's paper Archaeologies of flow: Water and the landscapes of Southern India past, present, and future)
(From Kathleen Morrison's paper Archaeologies of flow: Water and the landscapes of Southern India past, present, and future)
Ecology, a poem by AK Ramanujan
Playfully examines the delicate balance of life -- where even discomfort has its place.
Playfully examines the delicate balance of life -- where even discomfort has its place.
February 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ecology, a poem by AK Ramanujan
Playfully examines the delicate balance of life -- where even discomfort has its place.
Playfully examines the delicate balance of life -- where even discomfort has its place.
Came across this brilliant 1976 advertisement for ITI, Bangalore. Cleverly weaves Kalidasa's Meghadoota into its messaging.
February 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Came across this brilliant 1976 advertisement for ITI, Bangalore. Cleverly weaves Kalidasa's Meghadoota into its messaging.
Soap wars of 1933.
Godrej's ad in the Bombay Chronicle.
Godrej's ad in the Bombay Chronicle.
February 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Soap wars of 1933.
Godrej's ad in the Bombay Chronicle.
Godrej's ad in the Bombay Chronicle.
Gol Gumbaz Bijapur around 1890
(Photograph by Clifton and Co)
(Photograph by Clifton and Co)
February 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Gol Gumbaz Bijapur around 1890
(Photograph by Clifton and Co)
(Photograph by Clifton and Co)
From Bangalore's archives: In 1953, the city banned human-pulled rickshaws citing 'inhumanity,' though concerns were raised about the livelihoods of over 100 affected workers.
February 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
From Bangalore's archives: In 1953, the city banned human-pulled rickshaws citing 'inhumanity,' though concerns were raised about the livelihoods of over 100 affected workers.
1940s Bengaluru.
From the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, University of Lincoln.
The IBCC Archive is an extensive repository of the personal stories of those who served and suffered during WWII, including personal memorabilia.
From the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, University of Lincoln.
The IBCC Archive is an extensive repository of the personal stories of those who served and suffered during WWII, including personal memorabilia.
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
1940s Bengaluru.
From the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, University of Lincoln.
The IBCC Archive is an extensive repository of the personal stories of those who served and suffered during WWII, including personal memorabilia.
From the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, University of Lincoln.
The IBCC Archive is an extensive repository of the personal stories of those who served and suffered during WWII, including personal memorabilia.
ಗೋಡೆಗೆ ತೂಗುಹಾಕಿದ ಫೋಟೋದ ಹಿಂದೆ
ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ಗೂಡು ಕಟ್ಟಿದೆ
ಸರ್ರನೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಮರಳಿ, ಮರ-ಮರಳಿ
ಕಿಟಿಕಿಯ ಸರಳಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತು ಚಕಮಕ ಹೊರಳಿ ತೂರಿಬಂದು, ಚಿಂವ್ ಚಿಂವ್ ಮರಿಗೆ ಗುಟ್ಟುಕಿಟ್ಟು ಹಾರಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಹೀಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ.
ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಆಕೃತಿ
ಮರೆಯಾಗಿ
ತಾಯಿಯ ವಿಶಾಲ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಗಿ
ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ ನಾನು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿ.
ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ಗೂಡು ಕಟ್ಟಿದೆ
ಸರ್ರನೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಮರಳಿ, ಮರ-ಮರಳಿ
ಕಿಟಿಕಿಯ ಸರಳಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತು ಚಕಮಕ ಹೊರಳಿ ತೂರಿಬಂದು, ಚಿಂವ್ ಚಿಂವ್ ಮರಿಗೆ ಗುಟ್ಟುಕಿಟ್ಟು ಹಾರಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಹೀಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ.
ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಆಕೃತಿ
ಮರೆಯಾಗಿ
ತಾಯಿಯ ವಿಶಾಲ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಗಿ
ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ ನಾನು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿ.
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
ಗೋಡೆಗೆ ತೂಗುಹಾಕಿದ ಫೋಟೋದ ಹಿಂದೆ
ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ಗೂಡು ಕಟ್ಟಿದೆ
ಸರ್ರನೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಮರಳಿ, ಮರ-ಮರಳಿ
ಕಿಟಿಕಿಯ ಸರಳಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತು ಚಕಮಕ ಹೊರಳಿ ತೂರಿಬಂದು, ಚಿಂವ್ ಚಿಂವ್ ಮರಿಗೆ ಗುಟ್ಟುಕಿಟ್ಟು ಹಾರಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಹೀಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ.
ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಆಕೃತಿ
ಮರೆಯಾಗಿ
ತಾಯಿಯ ವಿಶಾಲ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಗಿ
ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ ನಾನು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿ.
ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ಗೂಡು ಕಟ್ಟಿದೆ
ಸರ್ರನೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಮರಳಿ, ಮರ-ಮರಳಿ
ಕಿಟಿಕಿಯ ಸರಳಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತು ಚಕಮಕ ಹೊರಳಿ ತೂರಿಬಂದು, ಚಿಂವ್ ಚಿಂವ್ ಮರಿಗೆ ಗುಟ್ಟುಕಿಟ್ಟು ಹಾರಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಹೀಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ.
ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಆಕೃತಿ
ಮರೆಯಾಗಿ
ತಾಯಿಯ ವಿಶಾಲ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಗಿ
ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ ನಾನು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿ.
RK Laxman in Koravanji, 1945
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
RK Laxman in Koravanji, 1945
J B MacGeorge's enchanting painting of the serene Gulmohar tree on a post card.
The caption on the postcard from 1917 reads 'Twilight' Ulsoor Rock, Bangalore.
The caption on the postcard from 1917 reads 'Twilight' Ulsoor Rock, Bangalore.
November 22, 2024 at 10:18 PM
J B MacGeorge's enchanting painting of the serene Gulmohar tree on a post card.
The caption on the postcard from 1917 reads 'Twilight' Ulsoor Rock, Bangalore.
The caption on the postcard from 1917 reads 'Twilight' Ulsoor Rock, Bangalore.
TP Issar on Rumale Chennabasavayya, Bangalore's "homespun Vincent Van Gogh" webdelsol.com/Topic/extras...
... The Gandhian, who was instrumental in setting up of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad...... best known for his charming representation of flowering trees of Bengaluru
... The Gandhian, who was instrumental in setting up of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad...... best known for his charming representation of flowering trees of Bengaluru
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
TP Issar on Rumale Chennabasavayya, Bangalore's "homespun Vincent Van Gogh" webdelsol.com/Topic/extras...
... The Gandhian, who was instrumental in setting up of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad...... best known for his charming representation of flowering trees of Bengaluru
... The Gandhian, who was instrumental in setting up of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad...... best known for his charming representation of flowering trees of Bengaluru
Jayanagar turned 76 recently. The complex we see here however was built in 1976, on what was once a playground.
Also, can you take a guess at the bus number of the double-decker in the picture?
Also, can you take a guess at the bus number of the double-decker in the picture?
November 22, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Jayanagar turned 76 recently. The complex we see here however was built in 1976, on what was once a playground.
Also, can you take a guess at the bus number of the double-decker in the picture?
Also, can you take a guess at the bus number of the double-decker in the picture?
ಇವರು ನನ್ನೆದುರು ಹಾದು ಹೋದಾಗಲೆಲ್ಲ
ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಾಡಿನ ಕಡೆಯ ಸುಪ್ರನ್ನತೆಯೊಂದು ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದಂತೆ
ಬೆಳಗಾಗ ಚಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿನೀರಿನ ಮಿಂದಂತೆ
ಎದೆ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ, ಹಗುರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲುತ್ತದೆ
~ Nisar Ahmed on Maasti
(Masti featured on the cover of Bhavan's Journal)
ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಾಡಿನ ಕಡೆಯ ಸುಪ್ರನ್ನತೆಯೊಂದು ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದಂತೆ
ಬೆಳಗಾಗ ಚಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿನೀರಿನ ಮಿಂದಂತೆ
ಎದೆ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ, ಹಗುರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲುತ್ತದೆ
~ Nisar Ahmed on Maasti
(Masti featured on the cover of Bhavan's Journal)
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM
ಇವರು ನನ್ನೆದುರು ಹಾದು ಹೋದಾಗಲೆಲ್ಲ
ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಾಡಿನ ಕಡೆಯ ಸುಪ್ರನ್ನತೆಯೊಂದು ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದಂತೆ
ಬೆಳಗಾಗ ಚಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿನೀರಿನ ಮಿಂದಂತೆ
ಎದೆ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ, ಹಗುರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲುತ್ತದೆ
~ Nisar Ahmed on Maasti
(Masti featured on the cover of Bhavan's Journal)
ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಾಡಿನ ಕಡೆಯ ಸುಪ್ರನ್ನತೆಯೊಂದು ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂದಂತೆ
ಬೆಳಗಾಗ ಚಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿನೀರಿನ ಮಿಂದಂತೆ
ಎದೆ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ, ಹಗುರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲುತ್ತದೆ
~ Nisar Ahmed on Maasti
(Masti featured on the cover of Bhavan's Journal)
Naturalist M Krishnan describes his encounter with two shikaris who claimed to have seen a Cheetah (Sivungi in Kannada) around Mukkumpi village (near Hospete) in 1951.
November 21, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Naturalist M Krishnan describes his encounter with two shikaris who claimed to have seen a Cheetah (Sivungi in Kannada) around Mukkumpi village (near Hospete) in 1951.
I don't know anything like time-beats and metre
nor the arithmetic of strings and drums;
I don't know the count of iamb and dactyl.
My lord of the meeting rivers,
as nothing will hurt you
I'll sing as I love.
~ Basavanna Vachana translated by AK Ramanujan
nor the arithmetic of strings and drums;
I don't know the count of iamb and dactyl.
My lord of the meeting rivers,
as nothing will hurt you
I'll sing as I love.
~ Basavanna Vachana translated by AK Ramanujan
November 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM
I don't know anything like time-beats and metre
nor the arithmetic of strings and drums;
I don't know the count of iamb and dactyl.
My lord of the meeting rivers,
as nothing will hurt you
I'll sing as I love.
~ Basavanna Vachana translated by AK Ramanujan
nor the arithmetic of strings and drums;
I don't know the count of iamb and dactyl.
My lord of the meeting rivers,
as nothing will hurt you
I'll sing as I love.
~ Basavanna Vachana translated by AK Ramanujan
Press division photo from 1957.
"A View of the childrenʼs park in subsidized industrial labour colony built by the Hindustan Aircraft Factory for its workers in Bangalore."
"A View of the childrenʼs park in subsidized industrial labour colony built by the Hindustan Aircraft Factory for its workers in Bangalore."
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Press division photo from 1957.
"A View of the childrenʼs park in subsidized industrial labour colony built by the Hindustan Aircraft Factory for its workers in Bangalore."
"A View of the childrenʼs park in subsidized industrial labour colony built by the Hindustan Aircraft Factory for its workers in Bangalore."
Nandi on Chamundi betta, RK Laxman
November 21, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Nandi on Chamundi betta, RK Laxman
Mysugar building designed by Otto Königsberger (1950s photo).
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, IISc physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore.
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, IISc physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore.
November 21, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Mysugar building designed by Otto Königsberger (1950s photo).
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, IISc physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore.
Königsberger was a German architect who was forced to leave his country after Hitler's rise. A chance introduction to Sir Mirza Ismail by his uncle, IISc physicist Max Born, led him to India and to Bangalore.