A treasure trove of coins

Edit The Hindu 13 Oct 2016
A challenge issued by his schoolteacher was what got Nizar Mohammed A.S. hooked on coins. Years passed, but his passion for coins from around the world only grew. Today, this resident of Vallakkadavu has an enviable collection, the highlight of which is the Venad-Travancore coins ... Travancore coins issued by Gowri Parvathi Bai, Swathi Tirunal, and Uthram Tirunal are also part of his collection ... Mohammed ... Mr ... Stamp collection ... He also a ... ....

Online petition seeks naming airport after Bajirao Peshwa

Edit The Times of India 13 Oct 2016
PUNE. A lot is in a name, it seems. An online petition suggesting that the state government name the proposed Pune airport at Purandar after Bajirao Peshwa, one of the greatest generals of the Maratha empire, has created a lot of buzz and has garnered many supporters ... He told TOI, "We all know about the legacy of Bajirao ... Gowri Satyanarayanan, who also signed the petition, commented, "You can't remove Peshwa Sarkar from his home city."....

‘I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know’: C.V. Chandrasekhar

Edit The Hindu 13 Oct 2016
Some artists have a tireless capacity to question the status quo. This indeed seems to be a quality of veteran Bharatanatyam exponent C.V ... No sense of complacency emanates from Professor Chandrasekhar, who was closely associated with the M.S ... “I only had a PG diploma in dance ... Apart from the towering example of Rukmini Devi, he had Gurus K.N, Dandayudhapani Pillai and Karaikal Saradambal and Mylapore Gowri Ammal teaching him....

Changerooms at Gowrie playing fields damaged by fire

Edit Canberra Times 11 Oct 2016
Firefighters are pulling the roof off a change room building at Gowrie after it was damaged in a fire ... ....

RoofandFloor bolsters leadership team

Edit The Hindu 11 Oct 2016
. RoofandFloor has announced multiple appointments to its leadership team as the company looks to disrupt the online real estate market. The digital marketplace for new homes named T ... Mr ... A recent hire, Mr ... The company also said that Gowri Shankar Nagarajan, who has been the Chief Operating Officer since July 2015, has been elevated to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining RoofandFloor, Mr ... ....

'Mangaluru Dasara' ends with 'Shobha Yatre'

Edit Deccan Herald 11 Oct 2016
16-hour long procession ... The tableau carrying the idol of Lord Ganesha was the ‘nishane’ (leading the direction), followed by the tableaux carrying the portrait of Brahma Sri Narayana Guru, idols of Adi Shakti, Nava Durge - Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmadhini, Skanda Matha, Kathyayini, Mahakali, Gowri and Siddhidhatri and that of ‘Goddess Sharada’, which was the much-awaited among all ... Rain ... ....

YSC's Nivetha clinches best athlete award

Edit Deccan Herald 11 Oct 2016
Nivetha T of YSC, was named the best atlete in U-20 girls’ category of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association (BUDAA) Championships. Shriram (U-12), Arya S (U-14), Bhagwan Kripa (U-16) Pavan Bhat (U-18), Kushi (U-16 girls) and Mythri (U-18 girls) were the other winners. Results. Boys ... Gowri Shankar V (Athlon Fleet Olympus) 22.32, 1; Varun Kumar V (Fusion) 22.86, 2; Sandesh A R (DYES, Bengaluru) 23.07, 3 ... ....

Book on Jayachamaraja records his achievements

Edit The Times of India 10 Oct 2016
MYSURU ... Hampi Kannada University history professor N Chinnaswamy Sosale has written the book ... It contains 38 different articles on administration, art, culture and many other aspects during his role ... Author Chinnaswamy Sosale, publisher Gowri Sundar, Gowri Sathya and Sarada Vilas Education Institution's president Parthasarathy were present ... RELATED....

Oppressed classes should demand land rights, says Jignesh Mevani

Edit The Hindu 10 Oct 2016
Social activist and ‘Chalo Una’ organiser Jignesh Mevani on Sunday said that the ‘Swabhimani Sangharsha Samavesha’ should become the voice of the oppressed and herald a new era in ensuring social justice ... Comparing the samavesha to the struggle of Dalits in Gujarat, Mr ... Mevani said ... Mr ... Chief Minister’s media advisor Dinesh Amin Mattu and journalist Gowri Lankesh were present. ....

Markets register brisk sales on eve of Ayudha Puja

Edit Deccan Herald 09 Oct 2016
Festival rush was evident at Devaraja and other markets in the city on the eve of ‘Ayudha puja’, celebrated on the ninth day of Dasara (Mahanavami), on October 10 ... As every year, the price of flowers and fruits had spiralled up. The shoppers, who had purchased flowers at a reasonable price during Gowri-Ganesh festival last month, were seen bargaining with the vendors ... Banana stems were available at Rs 20 to Rs 30 per pair ... ....

Jim Thorpe man charged with assaulting teen

Edit The Morning Call 08 Oct 2016
A Jim Thorpe man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old on September 2 in Carbon County. Pennsylvania State Police at Lehighton said Kevin William Gowrie, 42, is accused of giving vodka and performing sexual acts on the juvenile in the area of Behrens Road in Penn Forest Township.... ....

Books on Wadiyars, literature to be released

Edit The Times of India 08 Oct 2016
Publisher Gowri Sundar on Friday told reporters that two books -- 'Sri Jayachamarajndra Wadiyar Kaalada Mysuru Samsthana' and 'Kannada kavi kavya kusumagalu' ......

Caught in chaotic cacophony of rustic revelry

Edit Deccan Herald 08 Oct 2016
Film reviews ... Director ... How, when a multinational company offers Rs 9 crore for prized bull Shankar which Kempa aka Docomo possesses, exposes inner demons of folks from local priest, village headman, butcher, banker and entire clansmen, including village belle Jagadamba aka Jummi (aspires to be a police woman) who owns the cow Gowri, forms the pith of Dana Kayonu ... ....
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