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Monappa’s fascination with history began as a boy growing up in Shirwal village of Shahapur taluk, Yadgir district.
He was awarded a PhD in history by Gulbarga University for his thesis titled ‘The Cultural Study of Inscriptions of Kalaburagi district’ completed under the guidance of Prof P K Khandoba.

When you are over 200 years old, you know you have seen history happening. And you know you have been bridging the yesterdays with the todays.

The Wellesley Bridge, built in Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) in 1804 after the fall of Tipu Sultan in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war, still carries traffic today.

Surviving for more than two centuries, this oldest road bridge spans across the River Cauvery in the island town housing the famous temple of Lord Ranganathaswamy.

Now, India has its own gerbera varieties as scientists at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) have developed six indigenous varieties of this flower, used extensively in decorations and bouquets.

Chandana A, a Class 9 student of the government high school in GB Saragur of HD Kote taluk, has made the state proud by winning second place in the national-level Kala Utsav, an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan. Her artwork helped her bag the award for the state under the category ‘Indigenous Toys and Games’.

Samant is the first Indian woman to occupy the position of president of the Oxford Student Union.

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Vishwanath Devadiga, a 23-year-old Kambala racer from Byndoor of Udupi district, created a new record in the 100 m race in Aikala last Saturday, covering the distance in just 9.15 seconds.

Srinivas Gowda had taken social media by storm last year with his record of covering 100m in 9.55 seconds and his speed had prompted people to compare him with Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, whose 100m world record is 9.58 seconds.

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