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words are not enough: February 2007

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Few months back, i had to visit Madhur temple, which is in kasaragod district of Kerala state for some reasons. We 4 friends from Mangalore started early morning. The hotel was calm, and without any enquiry the bearer supplied cups of hot water and offered the menu orally. Neeru dose.moode.goli baje.and many more names, which are almost on the verge of extinct in cities. Each one of us had stomachful of tasty neeru dose (prepared out of thin rice floor). In countryside, we see some raw hotels and my frie...

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words are not enough: October 2006

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Would have heard or read about some of the bravery acts of dogs. But this account is something different. Recently i had gone on a trek to a beautiful hillock called Ethina Bhuja(means shoulder of ox). No doubt our trek was a successful and relishing one. But a good thing during our journey atop the hillock was that we could save one life! Buthe was true. Very soon we spotted a feeble, pup haplessly crying out, abandoned to no where in the dense forest of western ghats! The pup was smiling at us! Though ...

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words are not enough: December 2006

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Ave you been to any old temple? I am referring to those, whose history can be traced back to a thousand years and more. The fragrances close to our heart are, undoubteldy the smell of first rain, baby's smell, a mango tree when in full bloom, and their likes. I've also noticed a fragrance in rice mills when they steam the paddy before drying. I dont know whether these kind of smells have positive impact on body. But flowers are used in aromatic treatment, which itself is an indication of the posi...

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words are not enough: July 2007

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Now on.no spots for trekkers! Very soon the the charming western ghats are going to be deathtraps for trekkers and the lovers of nature. The spread of naxalites to the interiors of dakshina kannada, udupi, chikkmagalore and parts of shimoga has only worsened the situation. Already parts of dakshina kannada like neriya, shishila in belthangady taluk have become strongholds of ganja mafia. The main concern of him is on the possibility of treekers could now be seen in a suspicious eye by the villagers who r...

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words are not enough: January 2007

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Electrifying start to Alva's Virasat. I am stunned and have no words to express.these were the candid words from the tabla mastero Ustad Zakir hussain and these were exactly the. Same words of everyone who had the opportunity to witness ALVA'S VIRASAT 2007. Ustad Zakir hussain was presented with VIRASAT award later, while the previous VIRASAT awardee Padmavibhushan Sonal Man singh inagurated the 4 day cultural fest on j. It was astonishing to see m. The seson had begun. The programme received wide applau...

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words are not enough: October 2007

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Kusalli falls, a falls with 6 stages. You tread.trek.drink lots of water.finally reach the destination.and there ends.there your mind and body make you relax. This is what usually almost all trekkers do. But once you reach the ever enchanting KUSALLI Falls near Shirur in udupi district, you must never listen to your mind, in stead try to cross over to the otherside, and you will find the water falls in many stages, with multi dimensional appearance. Krishna uninterestedly took up the sickle from the hous...

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words are not enough: September 2006

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Daily dose of yoga. Do not know what others have to say about this, but I must say that I’ve been benefited by daily yoga. May be, many of you would agree with me that guided yoga is sure to be helpful in maintaining body control, and maintaining the body shape. Studied in a hostel with distinction, i.e siddhavana gurukula in a way has kindled in me interest fort yoga. Some experts taught us practicing yoga there, and after about 5-6 years, now I have understood the importance of yoga. Very recently afte...

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words are not enough: January 2010

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Ballalarayana durga, kudremukha trek. 2009 has not been really great for me.i missed my favourite hiking, my state karnataka suffered because of the heavy rain which resulting floods and huge life, property loss. So i wanted to start the new year in a good shape, wanted to arrange some trekking to nature's lap. There umpteen number of places in our own western ghats, but whenever i was fixing the dates, rain god was showing his anger, due to which i had to postpone the trek 2 times. So i was in! The init...

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words are not enough: June 2007

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It was a hot summer day few weeks back and youth hostel friends were out with idea of trekking. I really needed a break from my job and i asked dinesh holla, the organiser of trekking to add my name in the list, there were already 24 names in the list! Well, our destination was a nice hillock near Shishila called SHINGANI GUDDA. Shishila is a remote village near Dharmasthala. We stayed in Shishila school that night, but before that we had a nice bonafire session. The speciality of this session is tha...