This place is of historical importance to Karnataka as much as to locals of the area since it holds the name in our religious scriptures as Ekchakrapura (एकचक्रपुरा). This is where Pandavas lived for a year during agyaatvaas (अज्ञात वास) and Bakasur was killed here. It is also famous that Sri Amaranarayana Swamy Temple has […]
Ancient Hindu Veda Samhita – Heritage to Humanity
“Give up,” says the Veda, “give up.”- Vivekananda. Scope Scope of this article is only to introduce a common reader, the overview of architecture of four ancient Hindu Veda Samhita part. It gives a starting point to understand the volume of Veda scriptures for further study of Samhita, Brahmanas, Aranyaka, Upnishads and Upvedas. Background It […]
Russia – A Look Into Past
Russia is largest country in the world which has 10% of the total land of Earth. It is about 5 times of India in area and almost double of USA. Its population is about half of USA. Majority ethnic group is Russian (East Slav, Vikings) who are about 81%. It is Christian country by majority […]
Indochina War- Heaviest Bombing of Millenium
The region of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are known as Indochina region earlier. In 1954 under Geneva convention they got freedom from France and divided in four countries- Democratic Republic Of Vietnam (North Vietnam), Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Laos and Cambodia (Kampuchea). History Of Vietnam From 111 BC to 938 AD North Vietnam was […]
Gudibande Fort
Where it is – Chickballapur Distt, 100 KM from Bengaluru, Karnataka. Time to climb the fort- 1 hour 15 minutes. 1.5 KM steep. 750 steps. Tough. Time to spend – 2 to 3 hours. Drive time- one way 2.15 hrs. Till end good road. What to see – One Lakes, reservoir, hillocks, Medieval temple, trekking. […]
Devarayana Durga Hills – Reminds Yelagiri
Time to spend – 4 to 5 hours. Distance – 80 KM from Bengaluru. Drive time- one way 2.15 hrs. What to see – Lakes, forest, hillocks, deer park, ancient temples and unlimited trekking. Completely plastic free zone. Where to stay – No hotels or restaurants nearby. My Rating – 4/5 Of course, this place […]
