good one sannu,i liked it, keep it up,

As usual, thanks Dr Eugene beautiful pictures and article

This is a reflection of cheap mentality of the business concerns in India. The big business tycoons dont bother at all for the players careers and the pride of the nation rather they are interested in feathering their nest by using our precious sporting talents as baits. Cricketers are being sold and exploited like business commodities! Thus they are not only harming cricketers long career but also putting countrys pride at stake.

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Do you plan to stay back and enjoy the monsoon?

An option that Shirva people have is to hire a JCB and move the garbage inside the Gram Panchayat office. May be the officials will take immediate action of arresting them!

Moved by instant pity, we may donate or help. Such charity is not sustainable solution. Would the leaders of Alevoor Gram or Belle, take their case with Karnataka Blind Welfare Association located at S C Road, Nehru Nagar, Seshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, phone S C Road, Nehru Nagar, Seshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, S C Road, Nehru Nagar, Seshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, 91-80-23369703, 65609053? May be, a local branch may exist in Udipi or Manipal

Congratulations Team India on clinching the Asia Cup. The senior players did not play in the recent series in Zimbabwe and instead took enough rest, and may be that is the reason they performed to their potential. Too much cricket without rest brings down players performance which need to be addressed by the BCCI management.

A very interesting travelogue with apt pictures. Ivan refreshed my memories of my adolescent days in the area he traveled and of nearly all activities he engaged in. The difference is he did that as leisure and pleasure; I did that out of compulsion of finding my next meal. Times have surely changed for the better for my village its folks.

I am sure, the land is now ready to receive tourists from amongst nature lovers.

Corruption is our way of life. Did anyone of us go through our lives without paying a bribe? The anti-corruption institution like Lok Ayukta is toothless. Even the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) is silenced these days.

I am waiting for an alien (ET?) to invade us and reform us.

Finally, the Establishment of Catholic Church in Kodial has spoken and sided with Gregory Patrao. Patrao has fought legal battles for decades and lost even at the Apex Court. He has drawn popular and political support through his struggling period. He has also drawn flak from those who view development has a price and it must be paid (always by others, not self!).

When the Global Investor Meet recently announced the 40K crores of investment, our media applauded. I submitted my dissenting opinion to some of them. My views were not published possibly because editors found them to be contrary to the popular mood.

I hope this Church supported agitation is not branded as communal. I hope it does not polarize our citizens and label the Catholics as anti-national. Especially as Fr. Onil is involved.

Thank you Mr. Prakash Katapadi and Bellevision for highlighting this important issue. This garbage is health hazardous and nuisance in a nice place like Shirva. I request the authorities to take appropriate steps for regularly disposing this garbage and keep the place clean.

Hey Navin, Congratulations! Your family is one of the most photogenic that I have known.
And Jason, and my known faces, polish your talents. I might call upon you some day to brighten an evening..:D

Fr.Raymond as Director DDWS always encouraged to take development initiatives from bringing changes in the lives of the destitute.With a dynamic personality he always balanced discipline and the work. Being friendly with others he made the conducive environment tot ake things forward. Complete profile about Fr.Raymond has higlighted on all these aspects. To work under your supervision was really great experience for all of us. I pray to Lord for your longlasting success and achievements. Wish you all the best.

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Dear Mr. Prakash Katapadi you are very kind hearted humble person, by your hard work you brought us to know that in our neighbourhood there is really handicapped disabled Koraga family needs some humanity help from the government and the neighbourers. God bless you for your hard work and effort to reach this family exactly what they need, In what conditions they live. Honestly this is a heart touching report, anyway thanks Prakash

Mr Yediyurappa is man of double tongues. he speaks one thing and does opposite to it. Such a bad CM I have never seen in my 55 years of life since I was able to read. He has done irrepairable damage to the state and squandered away peoples money and denied developments saying no grants from Centre.What he speaks only what he dreams and it is not reality. The developments he speaks could be traced using torch light during day time. Instead wastage of money could be measured which figures he pronounces from house top.
Atleast God must initate action agaisnt the stupid as Ram acted against Ravana; or Krishna helped Arjuna to conquer kauravas. Devegouda appears to have called him idiot now appears to be true.Sorry to recollect that comment. J. Santhosh Hegde must relax and search in his heart if there is alternative to his action.

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Government should make an example of them. If they are guilty, then they should be sterilized, as today they have killed their sisters tomorrow they might even kill their daughters. Making an example of them will send a chilling warning to the society and bring an end to this evil.

Can Bellevision please arrange to publish their physical address for those who would like to help them financially or buy groceries.

Nice article by Dr. Judith Lobo, which gives all the details of dates. The date is one of the most nourishing fruits. It is a food of great importance and is called the bread of the desert. But its use is now universal. It is included in the categories of both dry and fresh fruit.

Well done Saina. After Prakash Padukone you took Indian name in Badminton to great heights. Keep going and reach number one in the world.

Very interesting article and the pictures are excellent. Thanks for bringing my good old days memory back. Couple of weeks back i was thinking about "ubbar Dadonchye" and HERE WE GO.
‘pothrade’, ‘kulta katt’, etc......monthana thondanth thawn uddkachye thembay sakla podthath.
Dev boray karoondi thuka, Jerry, Joy ani Ivan D Almeidak, rathik zalyaree camera vorn ithlye boray photo kadn amka dakailyak.

Very sad to read the story. I think they should get the benefit of liberal facility and schemes that state and central govt boasts off!!

Hi Ivan
Very interesting and nicely written with excellent photography! Congrats!!

Good one Ivan..these pictures are enticing me to go on a vacation again..i really missed these moments this time with you...Hopefully next time will plan a big vacation and enjoy the most...:-)

Dear Great Friend talented Ivan beautiful pictures and write up. I went back to my childhood experience of monsoon after watching these images. Keep it up… and keep writting.

Its really awesome. In the childhood we never feel the beauty monsoon season and now wen are missing we can really realize how nice it is.....and especially missing the fun of catching crabs.

Hi Ivan nice article and fantastic photography. After reading your article I am sure you must have really enjoyed your holidays, Especially I liked some of your pictures like – half eaten mango with insects in it, the moment of the person with spade in the field, and the group of kallu kutty women washing clothes, young guy flowing with the tiller. The picture moments are superb..!! Keep it up and looking forward more interesting articles like this.

Very nice article and picture, I miss padubelle bridge and beautiful kunjargiri temple. Keep it up Ivan, we expect more article and nice pictures from You.

Fantastic pictures and report Ivan. I really miss the Monsoon, Mangoes, Jackfruit and specailly the fish.

Dear Ivan.Thank u for a nice article abt our place the monsoon activities.u make me feel for a wile i am at my place enjoying the same activities with my family friends.Thank u again.it was a great experieance.One thing is true U go anywere in the world Our Place The BEST.

I think the more important work should have been done was to extend the runway and fill up the deep valley so that the risk of flights landing and take off will minimize.

No political party in India is serious and sincere about rooting out the corruption as the root cause and originators of the corruption is they themselves. I congratulate Mr.Hegde for the great work done and catching so many corrupt cases.

BJP is a national party and it can not afford to be cannibalized by partnerships with small parties. Such partnerships are only tactical in nature. Strategic decisions are made not on the basis of winning or losing one election. They are made with a view on the long term growth of organization. So long as there is a common ground, the partnership can thrive. But the moment one of the sides thinks that it can dictate terms on the other, these partnerships are better broken.

This is the only power given in our legislature but, still so many obstacles from politicians. Govt has to give full power to the institutions like this then only corruption can be controlled. Lokayuktha is in state level, I dont know our ministers sitting in parliament heard about Lokayuktha, in central level.

Lionel Messi of Argentina will have a breakout cup and show the world his class.

Well done Sir, there is no point in continuing with such a body. I have always wondered why we even have one such body. In a country led by corrupt politicians and in a state which is one of the most corrupt state in the country your efforts have absolutely no value. Every time I see the news about your raids, I only use to pity you! Be it the current BJP government or the Congress or the Gowdas, Karnataka has been and will be as corrupt as it has always been.

Fantastic photos and unique taste. You have covered lot of areas one would miss being away from native. Keep it up!

Unity is strength. Many thanks to Most Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul Dsouza, the Bishop of the Diocese of Mangalore for the support with his presence. We need to address all causes like this by being united.

Hi Ivan,You are really lucky to be in native place during this begning of monsoon,and you took us all the way from moodubelle to kunjer giri and padubelle.Wow..thank you and Dr.Eugene for the beautifull photographs and artical.Hope to be in mangalore soon.

The corruption discourages honest people to continue working, which is not at all good for the developement of our country. Thank you for the quick and detailed report Dr. Eugene.

The play Barepinaye Baretije was good. Nice report, thank you Prakash Katapadi and Bellevision.

Ivan beautiful pictures and write up. I went back to my childhood expereince of monsoon. pothrade, kulta kaat, guzo, ponsachyo patholyo, kuvalyachem bafath, timaryachi chetni and conji, etc. mouth watering.... keep writing

Lovely Pics......but you never even called on ce saying you are back......Who clicked the pics????? And who wrote the essay?????Send me some jackfuits

A very nice article bhavoji, though we were not present during the rains but this article makes us feel the rain. You are indeed very talented, you can take up any task easily. Keep writing.

Very nice photographs....!!! and articale too..

Dear Ivan, beautiful article, you made me crazy with these mouth watering pothrade, kulta katt, guzo, ponsachyo patholyo, kuvalyachem bafath, timaryachi chetni and conji, etc, I really enjoyed watching these beautiful pictures of my birth palce, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experience.

Hi Ivan,
Its a brillant travelogue. I thoroughly enjoyed it and shared it with others. Photography was great and brought back a lot of lovely memories. I long to be back for my holidays, especially after reading your blog. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Ivan, hope you had a fruitful vacation... beautiful pictures....

Ivan,

Beautiful pictures. Thank you and Dr.Eugene for such beautiful pictures.