‘Mars mission has raised interest in science’

The success of the Mars mission has generated a considerable amount of interest in science research among young people, ISRO scientist Raju Hutton said in Bidar.

The Associate Vehicle Director at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvanantapuram, was speaking to students of Gnyana Sudha Vidyalaya in Bidar. He explained about the Mars Orbiter Mission and explained how such explorations would help advance science. He also revealed how systematic work by a team of dedicated scientists ensured that the spacecraft travelled for over 11 months to reach the Mars orbit. He asked young people to consider scientific research as a career option and urged them to focus on the dangers of climate change and think of solutions.

School committee president Poornima G., director Munishwara Lakha, principals Sunita Swamy and Sanju Hulloor and others were present.


source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/mars-mission-has-raised-interest-in-science/article6637998.ece

ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರಿಗೆ ಕೋಟೆ ಹತ್ತಿರವಾಗಿಸಲು ಕಸರತ್ತು

ಬೀದರ್‌ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಕೋಟೆ ಆವರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾನ್‌ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ


ಬೀದರ್: ನಗರದ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ, ಪರಂಪರೆ­ಯನ್ನು ಯುವ ಪೀಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಚುರ ಪಡಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಈಗ ತುಸು ವೇಗ ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಇದರ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ಕೋಟೆ ಅಂಗಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹಸಿರು ಹೊದಿಕೆ ಹೊದಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡುವ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೋಟೆ ಮೊದಲ ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆ. ಬಹಮನಿ ಆಡಳಿತ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾದ ಈ ವಿಶಾಲ ಕೋಟೆ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಬರುವ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಕೋಟೆ ಅಂಗಳವನ್ನು ಸುಂದರ­ವಾಗಿಸು­ವುದು, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಅನು­ಭವ ಮೂಡಿಸುವುದು ಇದರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ.

ಕೋಟೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶದ ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇದ್ದ, ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾನ್‌ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಪುರಾತತ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಸರ್ವೇ­ಕ್ಷಣಾ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಸುಪರ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕೋಟೆ ಇದ್ದು, ಸದ್ಯ ಸುಮಾರು ₨ 4 ಲಕ್ಷ ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾನ್‌ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.

ಈಗ ನೀರು ಹರಿವಿನ ಪೈಪು, ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಮಣ್ಣು ತುಂಬಿಸಿ, ಭೂಮಿ ಹದ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಸಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಸಿರು ಹುಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಾಸು ಹೊದೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರವೇಶದ ಆರಂಭ­ದಲ್ಲೇ ಕೋಟೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಬೆಳೆಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಳ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ­ವಾಗಿಸದೇ ಆಕರ್ಷಕ ಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು ಇದರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ. ಒಂದು ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿದೆ’ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ ಪುರಾತತ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಸರ್ವೇಕ್ಷಣಾ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮೌನೇಶ್‌ ಕುರುವತ್ತಿ ಅವರು.

‘ಲಾನ್‌ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಬಳಿಕ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಗೆ ಪೂರಕ­ವಾಗಿ ಸುತ್ತಾ ಗ್ರಿಲ್‌ ಹಾಕಲಿದ್ದು, ಶೀಘ್ರವೇ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ ಕಳುಹಿಸ­ಲಾಗುವುದು. ಧಾರವಾಡದಿಂದ ಈಚೆಗೆ ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಹಿರಿಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ ಅವರಿಗೂ ಇದನ್ನು ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯ ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರ: ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರಿಗೆ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಪರಿಚಯ ಮಾಡಿಸಲು ಕೋಟೆ ಆವರಣದ ಹಳೇ ಡಿ.ಸಿ. ಕಚೇರಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರ ಮಾಡುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯೂ ಸಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಜನವರಿ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ಮುಗಿಯಬಹುದು. ವೀಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲೇ ಈ ನೆಲದ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಪರಿಚಯ ಆಗಲಿದೆ. ತದನಂತರ ಕೋಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ತರ್ಕಶ್‌ ಮಹಲ್‌್, ಗಗನ್‌ ಮಹಲ್‌, ದಿವಾನೇ ಆಮ್‌, ದೀವಾನೇ ಕಾಸ್‌ ಇತರ ಸ್ಥಳ ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಆಗಬಹುದು.

ಈಗ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಕೋಟೆ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಕೆಲ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧವಿದೆ. ‘ಇದು, ಸಂರಕ್ಷಿತ ಪಾರಂಪರಿಕ ತಾಣ ಆಗಿರುವ ಕಾರಣ ಕೆಲವೆಡೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಿ, ಬೀಗ ಹಾಕಿರುವುದು ನಿಜ. ಆದರೆ, ಆಸಕ್ತ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರು ಕಚೇರಿ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಿ ಕೇಳಿದರೆ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು’ ಎಂದು ಮೌನೇಶ್‌ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿದರು.

ಗೋ ಯುನೆಸ್ಕೋ, ಡೆಕ್ಕನ್‌ ಹೆರಿಟೇಜ್‌ ಫೌಂಡೇಷನ್‌, ಇಂಡಿಯನ್‌ ಹೆರಿಟೇಜ್‌ ಸಿಟಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಬೀದರ್‌ನತ್ತ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ ತಾಣವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸುವ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸಿವೆ. ಈಚೆಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಟೂರಿಸಂ ಫೋರಂನ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಕೂಡಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ, ಸಂವಹನ ಉತ್ತಮ ಪಡಿಸುವ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಹರಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕ್ರಮಗಳು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಫಲ ನೀಡಿದರೆ, ಪಾರಂಪರಿಕ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಕೋಟೆಯ ಆಚೆಗೂ ತಲುಪಿ, ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವಾಸೋದ್ಯಮದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಸರಾಗವಾಗಬಹುದು.

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Withering crops and stories of distress greet the central study team

The Inter-ministerial Central Study Team visiting the drought-hit areas in Jewargi Taluks were greeted with stories of distress and the withering crops and the queries from the farmers, with burnt fingers, as to when would they get the compensation for the loss suffered due to the failure of rains.

The Union Government had deputed a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Central Study Team headed by R.B. Sinha, Joint Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation to study the loss suffered in different parts of the state due to the failure of the rains and submit their report at the earliest. The team has been divided to four groups and are currently touring Bengaluru (Rural) and (Urban) districts, Tumkuru, Ramnagar, Hassan, Kolar, Chikballapur, Bidar, Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts from November 19.

Two members of the team Vijaykumar Batla, Assistant Advisor to the Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretariat, and Deputy Commissioner in the Animal Husbandry Department R.K. Gupta visited Aurad, Chigralli, Ijeri, and Yalwar villages in Jewargi taluk. The team had visited the drought-hit villages in Bidar on Thursday.

The farmers like Raju Thippanna who had taken six acres of land on lease in Aurad village and Basappa Madar of Chigaralli village told the team members that they do not have any hope of getting any returns for all the investment made and their toil this year. “Over and above this we would have to borrow money to harvest whatever little left in the field”.

The Central Study team members accompanied by the Deputy Commissioenr Vipul Bansal, told the worried farmers that they were convinced that the loss has been extensive due to the failure of the rains and they would report the actual fact what they have seen in their report to the government.

The team members also wanted to know why the farmers have preferred to grow cotton, which is not usually grown in Jewargi taluk. “This is not a cotton area…probably you have grown this crop after you got good returns in the last two years”.

Earlier, few farmers from other villages of Jewargi led by Basavaraj Patil Naribol, former Zilla panchayat member took serious exception to the central study team not visiting all the affected villages in the taluk. Deputy Commissioner Mr. Bansal admonished him and said that it was not proper to speak like that to the central study team, which had selected the villages to be visited based on the inputs they have received.

The Central Study team members assured the agitated farmers that during their tour they would see the affected areas and submit a factual report and get adequate compensation to the farmers. The team members would meet in Bengaluru on November 22 and consolidate the report before meeting the Principal Secretary of the Agriculture Department. Immediately on their return they would submit their report to the Union Government.

source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/withering-crops-and-stories-of-distress-greet-the-central-study-team/article6618116.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Cyclists get a taste of Bidar’s rich history

Cyclists leaving Bidar Fort during the Heritage Cycle Rally in Bidar on Sunday. — PHOTO: GOPICHAND T.
Young boys and girls woke up early and rode their bicycles to the Bidar Fort to participate in the Heritage Cycle Rally on Sunday. They pedalled through the streets dotted with heritage structures, monuments and places frequented by tourists. They stopped at street corners to listen to a brief history and contextual information provided by historian Abdul Samad Bharati and Shivakumar Uppe, convenor of the local INTACH chapter.

The rally began and ended at the fort.

Traffic police had to stop vehicles at intersections and divert traffic at places.

Dr. Uppe spoke about the glorious tradition of multiculturalism, religious and linguistic harmony. Mr. Bharati traced the history of the district from the reign of the Kakatiya kings to the Delhi Sultanate, Bahamani, Baridshahi kings and the Hyderabad Nizam. He also spoke of the cultural revolution of 12th century led by Basaveshwara and other Sharanas. At the end, the participants gathered in front of the Rangeen Mahal, and dispersed after refreshments. Over 100 cyclists participated. Shiva Kumar, a successful businessman from Hyderabad who hails form Bidar, said he enjoyed cycling. “I come home for weekends. But this Sunday has been memorable,” he said.

Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cyclists-get-a-taste-of-bidars-rich-history/article6627494.ece

ಉಬ್ಬು ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಲೇಪನ

ಬೀದರ್‌: ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಜೊತೆಗೇ ಬೆಸೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಘಟನೆಗಳು, ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಿಮೆಂಟ್‌ ಉಬ್ಬು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಗೋಡೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಲೇಪನ ಮಾಡುವ ಯತ್ನ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.

ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಇತಿಹಾಸ, ಪರಂಪರೆ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿ­ಸುವಾಗ ದಾಖಲಿಸಲೇಬೇಕಾದ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳ­ಗೊಂಡ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರರೂಪಕ 12 ಸಾವಿರ ಚದರ ಅಡಿ ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಲಿದೆ. ಬಹುಶಃ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 25 ಕಲಾವಿದರು ತೊಡಗಿ­ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ರಾಜಧಾನಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಹೋದರೆ ಮೊದಲ ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯುವುದು ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಗೋಡೆಗಳು. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿವಿಧ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ತಾಣಗಳು ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಗೋಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿವೆ. ಅಂಥದೇ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಮೆಂಟ್‌ ಉಬ್ಬು ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪಕ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ನಗರದ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಶೋಕಾ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ನಿಂದ ಬೊಮ್ಮಗೊಂಡೇಶ್ವರ ವೃತ್ತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವ, ಈಚೆಗೆ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಗೊಂಡು, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದ್ದ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಕೆಳ ಸೇತುವೆಯ ಉಭಯ ಗೋಡೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.

ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ, ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ರೋಟರಿ ಕ್ಲಬ್‌ ಸಹ­ಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲಾ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ­ಯ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ನಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಬಹುಶಃ ಈ ಮಾಸಾಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಗಿಯುವ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿದೆ. ಮೂರು ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಉಬ್ಬು ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಕಲೆಗಳು ಮೂಡಲಿವೆ.

ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿಯ ಸದಸ್ಯ ಮಹೇಶ್‌ ತಲ್ವಾರ್ ಯೋಜನಾ ಸಂಯೋಜಕರಾಗಿ, ಈರಣ್ಣ ಕಮ್ಮಾರ ಶಿಬಿರದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಹಿರಿಯ ಕಲಾವಿದರಾದ ಗೋವರ್ಧನ್‌, ಗೌರಿ­ಶಂಕರ್, ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ, ಬಡಿಗೇರ್‌ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ 22 ಸಹಾಯಕ ಕಲಾವಿದರು ಸಿಮೆಂಟ್ ಉಬ್ಬು ಶಿಲ್ಪ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಮೊದಲ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ 8ರಿಂದ 12ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸುವ ಬುದ್ಧವಿಹಾರ, ಕಲಾವಿದರಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ­ಕೂಟರ ಆಡಳಿತ, ಮಿತಾಕ್ಷರ ಕಾನೂನು ಕೃತಿ ರಚಿಸಿದ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನೇಶ್ವರನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುವ ವಿಕ್ರಮಾಧಿತ್ಯ, ಮಾನಸೋಲ್ಲಾಸ ಕೃತಿ ರಚನೆ­ಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ರಾಜ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ, ಬಸವಣ್ಣ– ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ – ಅಲ್ಲಮ ಪ್ರಭು ಅವರ ಭೇಟಿ, ಸಂತನಾಗಲು ಅರಮನೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಸವಣ್ಣ ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆಗಳಿರುತ್ತವೆ.

ಎರಡನೇ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರ್ಷಿಯಾದ ಕವಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬರಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಹ್ಮದ್‌ ಶಾ ಬಹಮನಿ; ಬಿದರಿ ಕಲಾವಿದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಚರ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಲಾಸುದ್ದೀನ್‌ ಶಾ ಬಹಮನಿ, ಖಾಜಾ ಗವಾನ್‌ ಬಳಿ ಕುಳಿತಿರುವ ಮಹಮ್ಮದ್‌ ಗವಾನ್‌,

ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್‌ ನಿಜಾಮ್‌ರಿಗೆ ನೀರು ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಂತ ಬೊಮ್ಮಗೊಂಡ ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆಗಳು ಇರುತ್ತವೆ. ಉಳಿದಂತೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕೃಷಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಚಿತ್ರಣ ನೀಡುವ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು ಇರಲಿವೆ.

ನಗರದ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಕೆಳ­ಸೇತುವೆಯ ಗೋಡೆಗಳು ವಿರೂಪ ಆಗಬಾರದು, ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಉಳಿಸುವ ಜೊತೆಗೆ, ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಚಿತ್ರಣವನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಚಿಂತನೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತದ ಸಹಯೋಗ­ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.

ಆ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದ್ಯ ವಾಹನ ಸಂಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧ ಹೇರಿದ್ದು, ಚಾಲಕರಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯೂ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಹಿಂದಿನಂತೆ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ ವೃತ್ತಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಂಚಾರದ ದಟ್ಟಣೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದಷ್ಟು ಶೀಘ್ರ ರಸ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸ­ಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಆಗ್ರಹವೂ ಕೇಳಿಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆ, ಉಬ್ಬು ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಬದಲಿಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಯೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿತ್ತು ಎಂಬ ವಾದವು ಇದೆ. ದೀರ್ಘ ಕಾಲ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತದೆ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ ಹೊಣೆ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಉಬ್ಬು ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಎಂದು ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಯಿತು ಎಂಬ ಸಮರ್ಥನೆಯೂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಗದಿತ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡರೆ, ಆ ನಂತರ ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ಜನರು ಒಂದೇ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮೆಲುಕು ಹಾಕ­ಬಹುದು, ಕಣ್ತುಂಬಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು.

‘ಶ್ಲಾಘನೀಯ ಕೆಲಸ ಆಗಲಿ’
‘ಜನರಿಂದ ದೊರೆಯುವ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಕಲಾವಿದನಿಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಿಂತಲೂ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಹಾಗೇ ಜನಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆಗೆ ಪಾತ್ರವಾಗು ಕಾರ್ಯ ಈ ಶಿಬಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ಆಶಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.’
–ಮಹದೇವಪ್ಪ ಶಂಭುಲಿಂಗಪ್ಪ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿ,
ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲಾ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ

source:http://www.prajavani.net/article/%E0%B2%89%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%87%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B8-%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A8

Heritage week starts in Bidar

People taking part in a heritage walk in Bidaron Wednesday.— Photo: Gopichand T.


National Heritage Week started in Bidar on Wednesday with a heritage walk in which students, youth club members and enthusiasts took part.

Historians Jayashree Prabha and Abdul Samad Bharati spoke about the need to protect monuments and conserve history.

Mr. Bharati, who has written books on the historical monuments of Bidar, asked youngsters to develop a pride for their city and invite their friends and relatives to visit Bidar.

A.M.V. Subramaniam, superintending archaeologist, Dharwad circle, Archaeological Survey of India, said, “Monuments can be protected only by the involvement of the public and stake-holders. ASI is implementing several outreach programmes to create awareness about monuments among the youth and to build a relationship with the stake-holding communities.”

Superintendent of Police C.H. Sudheer Kumar Reddy flagged off the walk. Mouneshwar Kuruvatti, conservation assistant, Shivakumar V. Uppe, convenor of the local INTAC chapter, and others were present.

Bike rally

The district administration is organising a Heritage Cycling Expedition on Sunday. Those interested may register with the DC’s office. The Department of Tourism, Indian Heritage Cities Network, ASI and Bidar Rotary Club are the partners.
 

source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/heritage-week-starts-in-bidar/article6616889.ece

Nandini launches mango lassi

President of the Kalaburagi and Bidar District Milk Producers Union Revanasiddappa V. Patil launched mango-flavoured Nandini Lassi here on Thursday.

Mr. Patil said the new product, available in 200ml packet, was priced at Rs. 15. If it received good response, the federation plans to produce 1,000 litres of lassi a day, he said. Initially the federation plans to produce 500 packets per day.

He said the farmers should make full use of the concessions extended by the government to increase milk production in the district. Currently the total production of milk in the district was 58,146 litres a day as against the demand of 70,948 litres a day. The federation owned seven chilling plants, including one in Kalaburagi with a storage capacity of one lakh litres, and six in Bidar district with a total storage capacity of 66,000 litres, Mr. Patil said.


It is available in  200ml packets and is priced at Rs. 15



source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/nandini-launches-mango-lassi/article6597383.ece

A Briton who showcased Bidri craft to the world

A tourist admiring a Bidri artefact in Chennai.File photo: M. Vedhan


Allauddin Behman Shah, the second King of Behmani Kingdom, is credited for introducing Bidri craft, a Middle Eastern art form, to Bidar in 15th Century. However, it had to wait till 300 years to become world famous.

Recent research has revealed that John Forbes Royle, doctor, botanist and chronicler of India’s folk wisdom, introduced the craft to the world in the 1851 Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in London.

“East India Company nominated Dr. Royle, the pioneer of economic botany in India, to source exhibits from artisans. He was ideally suited to the job as he had travelled the length and breadth of India looking for unique plant species, and other materials of value,” says Rehaman Patel, artist and Bidri researcher. His book about Bidri art in Kannada is coming out this month. Karnatakada Bidri Kale (Bidri art of Karnataka) includes the history, and stages of evolution of the craft. It also looks at the present state of Bidri artisans.

Dr. Royle was keen that India should benefit from the exhibition. He wanted to help the artisans who produced articles of great beauty and value that were not well known outside their country. India’s artisans will be forever indebted to the Englishman,” Dr. Patel said.

The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce that organised the exhibition, also featured images of the Bidri artisan hewing silver onto black metal surfaces. The artefacts were noticed by design theorist Owen John, who gave significant space to Bidri art in his ‘Grammar of Ornament’. He described it as an art, remarkable for its ‘elegance and outline’.

Such exposure encouraged the art. Bidri ware items were sold by Liberty and Company in London. The Colonial and Indian exhibition catalogue of 1886 called it an important industry with extensive demand, according to Dr. Patel.


Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-briton-who-showcased-bidri-craft-to-the-world/article6568198.ece

Karnataka CM consults experts on boundary issue with Maharashtra

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today chaired a meeting of experts to discuss the arguments to be placed before the Supreme Court appointed Justice Manohar Sareen Commission on a petition filed by Maharashtra for inclusion of 814 villages of some districts from Karnataka into Maharashtra.

"We had a meeting on the border issue. The case is coming up. We have told lawyers about our stand, they will discuss with Nariman (state's counsel) and proceed on it in the court," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.

Taking steps to protect the interests of the state, the government has all records to show that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah said.

The meeting was attended by Ministers H K Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, T B Jayachandra and MLC V S Ugrappa, besides retired judges V S Malimath, Rama Jois, S R Nayak and Ramakrishna.

The meeting was also attended by state Advocate General Ravi Varma Kumar and former Advocate General Uday Holla and other legal luminaries.

Countering Maharashtra's plea, Karnataka government maintained its stand that the villages demanded by the neighbouring state already existed within the state as per the recommendations of the Mahajan Commission, which should be considered as the final report.

Apart from the contention of inclusion of 814 villages, which fall in Belgaum, Gulbarga, Bidar and Karwar districts, Karnataka has opposed setting up of 44 Marathi schools in Jat taluk of Sangli district in Maharashtra, where a majority of Kannada-speaking people reside.

Source:http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/karna-cm-consults-experts-on-boundary-issue-with-maharashtra-114110301260_1.html

Karnataka CM meets Civil Aviation Minister, discuss about airport projects

The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi, today.

It is learnt that many long pending issues including Bidar Airport issue was discussed in the meeting.

CM is pursuing lifting objections to operate Bidar Airport located in northern tip of Karnataka,as there is some complications in the guidelines regarding the distance issue between Bidar and Hyderabad airports.

source: http://enarada.com/?p=14733

Police Disperse Naga Sadhus for Attempting to Appoint Seer

Naga sadhus gather at Sri Sadguru Sadanand Swami Mutt in Basavakalyan town in Bidar district on Thursday morning to elect a seer


BIDAR: Police dispersed hundreds of Naga sadhus from Sri Sadguru Sadanand Swami Mutt in Basavakalyan town of Bidar district on Thursday morning while conducting a programme to elect one of them as the mutt seer. Hundreds of Naga sadhus have been picketing the mutt for the past one month claiming that it was their traditional mutt.

The Mutt Prabhandhak Samiti lodged a complaint against the sadhus at Basavakalyan town police station and urged them to evict the sadhus from the mutt.

The police acted on the complaint and resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the crowd.

Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Police-Disperse-Naga-Sadhus-for-Attempting-to-Appoint-Seer/2014/11/07/article2511823.ece

Drive to clear pending files in Bidar district

The district administration has started a drive to clear pending files in all departments, P.C. Jaffer, Deputy Commissioner, has said.

Files, except those related to court matters, would be disposed of in a month. Officials who failed to keep up the speed should face disciplinary action, he said recently

He was speaking at the district vigilance committee meeting. Two revenue officials have been suspended for dereliction of duty and negligence in correction of faulty land records. Action had been initiated against nine others, Dr. Jaffer said.

Earlier, Mallikarjun Khuba, MLA, complained that officials in several departments were corrupt. The highest level of corruption was in the department of minor irrigation.



source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/drive-to-clear-pending-files-in-bidar-district/article6579708.ece

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ಬೀದರ್ ಕೋಟೆಯ ಮಹಾದ್ವಾರ ಶಾರ್ಜಾ ದರವಾಜಾದ ಕಮಾನಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಎಡ-ಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ಕಲ್ಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆತ್ತಿದ ಹುಲಿಗಳ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿವೆ. ಕೋಟೆಯ ಒಳಗೆ ಕಾಲಿಡುತ್ತಲೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಗಗನ್ ಮಹಲ್ ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಗಗನ್ ಮಹಲ್ ಅರಸರ ವಾಸದ ಮನೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು...



ಬೀದರ್ ಅಂದರೇನೆ ಹಾಗೆ. ಅದೊಂದು ಕೋಟೆ ಕೊತ್ತಲಗಳ, ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಇತಿಹಾಸವುಳ್ಳ, ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ ತಾಣ. ಇವುಗಳೆಲ್ಲವುಗಳಿಗೂ ಮುಕುಟ ಪ್ರಾಯದಂತಿಗೆ ಬೀದರ್‌ನ ಕೋಟೆ. ಈ ಕೋಟೆ, ಅರಮನೆ, ಸುಂದರ ಮಹಲು, ಬಸದಿ, ವಸ್ತುಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯ, ಶಾಸನ ಹೀಗೆ ಮುಂತಾದ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಸಂಪತ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನೊಡಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ.



ಬೀದರ್ ಕೋಟೆಯ ಮಹಾದ್ವಾರ ಶಾರ್ಜಾ ದರವಾಜಾದ ಕಮಾನಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಎಡ-ಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ಕಲ್ಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆತ್ತಿದ ಹುಲಿಗಳ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿವೆ. ಕೋಟೆಯ ಒಳಗೆ ಕಾಲಿಡುತ್ತಲೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಗಗನ್ ಮಹಲ್ ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಗಗನ್ ಮಹಲ್ ಅರಸರ ವಾಸದ ಮನೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಇದೊಂದು ಬಹುಮಹಡಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ತರ್ಕಶ್ ಮಹಲ್, ಝನಾನಾ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರುಗಳೂ ಇವೆ.



ಈ ಕಟ್ಟಡದಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರಾರು ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳುಳ್ಳ ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಲಮಹಡಿ ಇದ್ದು ಅದನ್ನು ಹಜಾರ ಮಹಲ್ ಎದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಗಗನ್ ಮಹಲ್ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲೇ ಇರುವ ಮಸೀದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹದಿನಾರು ಕಂಬಗಳು ಸಾಲಾಗಿ ಇರುವುದರಿಂದ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಸೋಲಾಹ-ಕಂಬ ಮಸೀದಿಯೆಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಮಸೀದಿಯೂ 300 ಅಡಿ ಉದ್ದವಿದ್ದು ಒಳಗಡೆ 60 ಕಂಬಗಳಿವೆ. ಬಹುಮನಿ ಅರಸರು ಈ ಮಸೀದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಮಾಜ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.



ರಂಗಿನ ಮಹಲ್
ರಂಗಿನ ಮಹಲ್ ಕಟ್ಟಡವು ಅಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದ ಅರಸರ ಅತಿಥಿ ಕೋಣೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಈ ಕಟ್ಟಡವನ್ನು ಪರ್ಶಿಯನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿದ್ರಿ ಕಲೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಕಟ್ಟಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಬರೀದ್ ಶಾಹ್‌ನಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಹತ್ತು ಹಲವು ಕೋಣೆಗಳಿಂದ 'ಟೀರವುಡ್‌' ಬಳಸಿ ಇದರ ಮಾಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗವಾನ ಮದರಸಾವು ಬಹುಮನಿ ಅರಸರ ಕಾಲದ 'ವಿದ್ಯಾಕೇಂದ್ರ' 1472ರಲ್ಲೇ ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.



ಬೀದರ್‌ನ ಈ ಕೋಟೆಗೆ ಬಹುದೊಡ್ಡ ಇತಿಹಾಸವಿದೆ. ಬಹುಮನಿ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದ 9ನೇ ಅರಸನು 1429ರಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಯನ್ನು ಗುಲ್ಬರ್ಗಾದಿಂದ ಬೀದರ್‌ಗೆ ವರ್ಗಾಯಿಸಿದನು. ರಾಜಧಾನಿಯನ್ನು ವೈರಿಗಳಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಈ ಕೋಟೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದನು. ಈ ಕೋಟೆಯು 35 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಉದ್ದ ಹಾಗೂ 19 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಅಗಲ ಸುತ್ತಳತೆ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಮುಂದೆ ಈ ಕೋಟೆ 1658ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊಘಲರ ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿತ್ತು. ನಂತರ ಹೈದ್ರಾಬಾದ್ ನಿಜಾಮನ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟು, ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿ ನವೆಂಬರ್ 1, 1956ರಂದು ಅಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿತು.



source:http://www.kannadaprabha.com/supplements/travel-automobile/bidar-fort/242354.html

Heritage run in Bidar

GoUNESCO, a Hyderabad-based group of travel enthusiasts who run a global travel challenge to encourage young people to visit world heritage sites, is coming to Bidar.

They will organise a monument exploration event and heritage run on November 1 and 2, to create awareness about the significance of monuments and heritage sites here.

“It will be distinct from a marathon in many ways,” Ajay Reddy, GoUNESCO founder, told The Hindu .

“The run will be centred around monuments and heritage structures. It will be a fun event. We will invite families and not just race runners to be part of the run,” he said.

The organisation has organised heritage runs in well-known sites like Hampi. “But now our focus is on lesser known sites. Sites that are off the popular tourist map, need the publicity as they need to be conserved. The villages and cities in which they are situated need to develop,” he said.

The most interesting part of the event will be a “cave hunt” in which a team of explorers will walk through the Karez system, a network of underground aqueducts, built by the Bahmani kings in the 15th century. Those interested in joining the run can register with the GoUNESCO site or its various social media handles.

Source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/heritage-run-in-bidar/article6472395.ece

Hyderabad runs for Bidar heritage

Participants, mostly from Hyderabad and Bengaluru, took part in GoUnesco’s Heritage Run at Bidar on Sunday

Bidar: The past weekend, many Hyderabadis drove 145 km to the fort-town of Bidar in Karnataka to take part in two initiatives of GoUnesco. GoUnesco, a Unesco-supported initiative, works towards making heritage sites fun.

On Sunday morning, the participants from Hyderabad jogged in and around the Bidar fort as part of the Heritage Run and learnt about the historical significance of the area, which was a part of the Hyderabad state till 1956.

Jogging made way for trekking and even crawling in a matter of hours. Participants were taken inside a cave-like structure in Naubad, by an expert to explore and understand the wisdom of medieval engineering.

The cave was dark, damp, cold and smelt strongly of something sulphuric, which the expert later casually explained as “bats’ urine.” Twenty meters ahead, the den started narrowing. What seemed like a cave, was basically an entrance, to an underground water harvesting system that fed the area for centuries, before it was abandoned. And, it could be Bidar’s ticket to becoming one of the World Heritage sites in 2016.

Bidar is one of the many favourite getaways for Hyderabadis. It takes three hours by a car to get to this fort town. If you happen to spot several vents while wandering around Bidar, don’t pass them just for wells. They are very important pieces of history, at least of 600 years old. And, in a couple of years, they could also be listed by Unesco as a world heritage site.

These structures are part of the unique Karez water system of Bidar, which are fast disappearing. They were dug out between 1347 and 1518 during the Bahmani rule, to divert water to a new settlement.

A tour of the Karez wells in Naubad was organised by V. Govindankutty, a geographer from Kerala, who specialises in cultural heritage resource management.

What is Karez system?
Karez is a method of collection, transportation, storage and distribution of groundwater, practised in the arid or semi-arid regions. The concept originated in the Persian countries by the name of Qanat. In India, Karez systems were developed during the reign of Muslim dynasties and are found in Bidar, Gulbarga, and Bijapur in Karnataka, Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh.

How does it work?
Karez systems are architectural marvels. In India, they can be an underground water canal system with air vents every 50 metre, or a series of wells linked by a water tunnel, 40 to 60 feet deep. The Karez air vents acts as wells for the settlement above. Also, the water that flows through the underground tunnel can be drawn out for irrigation from the water tanks it fills up.

Why is Bidar’s Karez system unique?
The Karez system found in Bidar is of the infiltration type. Mr V. Govindankutty explains, “Due to the presence of laterite and basaltic rocks in the Deccan region, making the Karez wells became easier. Since laterite is very porous, water could easily seep into the ground. Laterite also filtered the water making it fit for consumption.”

He adds, “The Karez system in Bidar has been ingeniously built along a geological lineament (fault). And, like most lineaments, on the surface there are a lot of natural streams. These streams allow good amount of infiltration and should have helped keep the water-table high and the Karez perennial.”

Is the system functional?
Though the records suggest that the Naubad Karez has 21 vents, a survey done by Mr Govindankutty revealed 17 of them. Most of the existing vents are still active and being used to draw water for drinking and irrigation.

FUN RUN AT BIDAR
It was an early Sunday for the people of Bidar as many Hyderabadis and a few from Bengaluru took part in GoUnesco’s Heritage Run.

The “fun run” took the participants around Bidar, spotting 12 structures of historical importance including the iconic Bidar Fort, Gurudwara Nanak Jhira, Shah Gunj Darwaza etc.

Bharathi Vadali from Hyderabad said, “Since Bidar is close to Hyderabad, we thought it was a great way to spend our weekend.”

source:http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141105/nation-current-affairs/article/city-runs-bidar-heritage

The Karez System in Bidar

The Karez System in Bidar

One of the most unique features of Bidar is the historic ‘Karez’ system (also known as Qanat) which is a water harnessing technology that originated in Iran/Persia. The ‘Karez’ system in Naubad village, Bidar is of great historic significance dating back to almost 500 years. The karez technology basically taps into the ground water sources (or natural springs) and transports it through an underground tunnel to the settlement, ending in surface canal and/or pools in the village for various uses like drinking, washing, ablution, watering livestock, and also further used for irrigating fields, orchards and gardens.

Image Courtesy: http://en.wikipedia.org

History of Kariz

The original Persian term for Karez is Kariz and the rest of the world has yielded many names for this system; like in North Africa it is called “Fugara”, “Falaj” in Arabia. “Qnat Romani” in Jordan and Syria, “Galerias” in Spain “Kettharra” in Morocco, “Kanjering” in China and “Kariz” in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Karez is found in 38 countries worldwide and of course most of these are concentrated in the Middle East region. Persia is known for the earliest known and documented Karez system.
The Muslim dynasties with ruling class descending from Persia or having influential connections with Persian kings may have invited expert engineers from Persia.
The silk route may have been the information highway to transfer the cultural and traditional knowledge.

Introduction of Kariz in India
Karez system was built by Bahmani kings in 15th Century by the Bahmani kings in Bidar, Gulbarg and Bijapur in Karnataka and also in Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Kariz is nothing but the Underground canals, built to underground water streams which are meant to provide drinking water to civilian settlements and garrison inside the Bidar fort.
This system was necessary in a city like Bidar where the soil was rocky and drilling wells to accommodate drinking water was difficult.
It is believed that the Muslim rulers of Bidar, under the expert advice of Persian engineers followed Karez system by laying subterranean canals in the heart of the rock by widening the natural rift.
The Naubad Karez is estimated to have been constructed during the Bahmani Period (1347 – 1518 AD). The Karez was probably directed towards developing infrastructure for a village at Naubad.

Preserving Karez in India
The Naubad Karez has nearly 21 square shaped manholes were cut at suitable points to conserve ground water.
The modern methods of ground water extraction have largely impacted the water availability in Bidar which already receives low rainfall.
The centuries old Kariz system should be rehabilitated and promoted as traditional means of irrigation and drinking water supply.
The educational value of this historic system is highly relevant in the present days of water disputes that are prevailing at local, regional, national and international level.

Why restore Karez?
Ground water has become the most vulnerable water resources because it has few higher qualities compared to surface water as it is protected from the direct pollution and most importantly the seasonal and perineal fluctuations hardly matter and ground water is much more uniformly spread and conserving ground water is cost effective and reliable and is suitable for any kind of land. Hence ground water conservation and recharging has been gaining momentum across world.




Source:http://www.gounesco.com/karez-system-bidar/

Runners race past beautiful Bidar monuments, historical structures

A scene from the Gumbaz Darwaza, Bidar fort, during the Heritage Marathon in Bidar on Sunday.


Around 200 enthusiasts gathered on Sunday morning at the fort here to participate in the first-ever Heritage Marathon in the historic city of Bidar.

Men and women aged above 60 ran alongside a group of children aged between 10 and 15. A large number of the runners were young IT engineers, doctors, other professionals and students from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Latur, and also from Kerala.

Some had even come from beyond the borders.

Jose and Anna, tourists from Spain, heard of the Go Heritage Run Marathon through the Internet and decided to take a detour, between Mumbai and Goa.

Anna was all praise for the city and the weather saying it reminded her of countries with temperate climate.

Runners passed through beautiful monuments and heritage structures such as the Gurudwara Guru Nanak Jhira, Madiwal Chowk, Mahamud Gawan Madrassa, Choubarah, Vanavasi Ram Mandir, Darji Galli, Fateh Darwaza, Mangalpet Darwaza, and Tusker Road.

Koguru Ravikumar from Gulbarga was the first to finish the 21-km run, in 102 minutes. Dilip Kumar Narasappa, a college student from Budera village, came first in the 10-km run and Mirza Baig from Humnabad won the five-kilometre run.

Muthukrishnan Rajaraman, an employee of Infosys, ran barefoot. C.H. Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Superintendent of Police, completed the 21-kilometre in a little more than two hours.

Suresh Kunhi Mohammad, Inspector-General of Police, ran 10 km. P.C. Jaffer, Deputy Commissioner, Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, Assistant Commissioner, and Rajendra Kumar K.V., probationary officer, completed the 10-km run, walking.

Ajay Mohan Reddy, founder of GoUNESCO that organised the run, said that social media marketing had helped attract runners from across the country and outside. There is a plan to make it an annual event, he added.



GoUNESCO-organised attracts runners from across the country  and outside

source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/runners-race-past-beautiful-bidar-monuments-historical-structures/article6559378.ece