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Class apart: the mosque in Ismail Sait's name. (DH FILE Photo)
Hajee Sir Ismail Sait's first commercial venture was a shop called the English Warehouse. He later diversified into a variety of businesses. By the early...

Avani's many wonders

Exquisite sculptures: The temples in Avani are testimony to the Nolambas' patronage to art and architecture. (Photo by the author)
Of the many dynasties that ruled Karnataka, one little known dynasty is that of the Nolambas. The Nolambas were feudatories of the Rashtrakutas and...

Miscellany...

Keregodi-Rangapura near Tiptur, has ancient temples dedicated to Ranganatha (Hari) and Shankareshwara (Hara). The village, therefore, gets...

From here & there

Bandipur's water bodies, which had gone dry owing to one of the worst droughts the region is facing, are now being resurrected. The Forest Department has now...

Making a difference

Helping Hand : B K Mariappa's hostel has helped hundreds of students shape their lives.
Bangalore's B K Mariappa's hostel is celebrating its centenary year. The hostel, which was started by Mariappa, a young businessman from Nagarthpet...

Devotion amidst nature's splendour

A Must-visit : The Suparshwa cave, located about one kilometre from the Kamalashile temple. (photos by the author)
Kamalashile is home to the Brahmi Durgaparameshwari temple. What's special about Kamalashile is the fact that goddess Brahmi Durgaparameshwari is worshipped...

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Lions quench their thirst on a hot summer day in Khambha near Amreli of Gijarat on Monday.

Lions quench their thirst on a hot summer day in Khambha near Amreli of Gijarat on Monday.

Saddiq, 48, works in a Taramira oil processing factory in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013. Taramira oil...

Saddiq, 48, works in a Taramira oil processing factory in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013. Taramira oil...

A woman wears a hat made from flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London...

A woman wears a hat made from flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London...

British artist Marc Quinn poses for a photograph with his sculpture of an orchid in the Royal...

British artist Marc Quinn poses for a photograph with his sculpture of an orchid in the Royal...

Devotees are showered with perfumed water during the end of the Urs festival, at the shrine...

Devotees are showered with perfumed water during the end of the Urs festival, at the shrine...

Bollywood actors Veena Malik and Rajan Verma distribute condoms among sex workers at Kamathipura...

Bollywood actors Veena Malik and Rajan Verma distribute condoms among sex workers at Kamathipura...

A labourer plucks cherry from a tree at an orchard on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.

A labourer plucks cherry from a tree at an orchard on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.

A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage...

A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage...

A man carries a sack of coal to weigh it before selling it to the market at a wholesale coal shop...

A man carries a sack of coal to weigh it before selling it to the market at a wholesale coal shop...

Men sort coal at a wholesale shop to sell in the market in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013.

Men sort coal at a wholesale shop to sell in the market in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013.

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