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Bandipur National Park

Saturday, November 22, 2008

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A beautiful forest reserve located in the south state of India, Karnataka, Bandipur National Park was created in the 1930s, making use of the local Maharaja Wodeyar’s hunting lands. The park was then called Venugopal Wildlife Park. It was in 1941 that Bandipur National Park was expanded to connect to the Nagarhole national park found at [...]

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Gokarna Karnataka India

Sunday, November 9, 2008

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Gokarna means cow’s ears in the local dialect. The place derives its name from the confluence of two rivers. Gokarna has got a higher reputation as a pilgrimage center than what it has got as a beach. This is unfair though, as the place is luring enough to be called a tourism hub. It has [...]

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Hampi- Standing on the Crossroads of History

Saturday, November 8, 2008

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Deriving its name from Pampa River, Hampi is a village in the northern part of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the four famous Indian states in the south. Hampi is situated all through the ruins of Vijayanagar, capital of the powerful Vijaynagar Empire. Hampi is believed to be older than Vijayanagar. Since olden times its [...]

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Jog Falls Karnataka

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Shimoga Jog Falls - Best Tourist Attraction of Karnataka Flowing from a height of 829 feet, Jog falls in Shimoga district of Karnataka is the highest plunge waterfall in India. It provides a resplendent view to an incessant flurry of tourists. During monsoon, its magic must be seen to be believed. There can be a debate [...]

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Minchina Ota Review

Friday, July 11, 2008

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There is a saying “Anger always comes from frustrated expectations“, this is absolutely true in the case of Minchina Ota. After seeing the subtly brilliant ‘Cyanide‘, I expected a lot from director AMR Ramesh’s new movie. With the support of two brothers Vijay and Sree Murali, i thought he would come out with a decent [...]

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