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Bombay Lucky Restaurant

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Even though Bunder has lost some of its bustle and sheen, Bombay Lucky Restaurant still remains as busy as it has been for nearly 80 years. Mohammed Iqbal, 32, who is the son of its owner Mohammad Sulaiman, says that in all these years, Bombay Lucky has retained its customers, who keep returning for some simple and tasty biryani. Mr. Iqbal says his father took over the restaurant 40 years ago, but the restaurant itself belonged to the pre-Independence era. The menu has changed little over the years, except that for the last few months the owners have been forced to stop serving fish because of “labour problems”. Over 10 years ago, Mr. Iqbal said, the walls of the restaurant had been decorated with glass paintings of flowers and buildings, but gradually the paintings got worn out, and had to be removed. Then two years ago, the old structure was torn down and a new building – still not finished — replaced the original restaurant. Asked about its unusual name, Mr. Iqbal said even ...

Lady Goschen Hospital Mangalore

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  This serves the people of the district and also the rural people of the bordering villages of the neighbouring state. The Kasturaba medical college of the city is attached to this hospital. The present bed Strength of the hospital is around 260. It has specialised services in the medicine, surgery, maternity, gynaecology, X-Ray unit Started at 1987. The Lady Goschen Govt Hospital Mangalore earlier known as the maternity, Hospital is the oldest hospital in the district and date back to 1848. This serves the people of the district and also the rural people of the bordering villages of the neighbouring state. The Kasturaba medical college of the city is attached to this hospital. The present bed Strength of the hospital is around 260. It has specialised services in the medicine, surgery, maternity, gynaecology, X-Ray unit Started at 1987. The Lady Goschen Govt Hospital Mangalore earlier known as the maternity, Hospital is the oldest hospital in the district and date back to 1848....

Sadashiv salian

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Sadashiv salian was born on November 17 1950 to Padmanabha and Laxmi Salian, residents of Tenka Yermal, in Udupi.  He migrated to Mumbai at an early age, where he pursued initial studies and graduated from Chinmaya College, Andheri.  He was employed in Central Bank of India in Mumbai in 1989 and married Susheela. They have two children Shweta and Vijeta.   Along with his bank job, Salian pursued his interest in directing plays with significant contributions from veterans K K Suvarna, Sadanand Suvarna, K J Rao, Imtiaz Hussain, and others.  He has directed over 500 Tulu, Hindi, and Marati plays in the metro.  He has participated in inter-bank drama competitions along with colleagues and bagged several awards over many years.  Salian got a major break in acting after he worked with Tulu dramatist and actor K N Tailor in 1980.  He acted in Tailor’s Tulu film ‘Bhagyavantedi’, Ram Shetty’s ‘Badkere Budle’ and ‘Dareda Seere’ as well as ‘Satya Olundu’ directe...

ದಕ್ಷಿಣಕನ್ನಡದ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್ ಸದಾಶಿವರಾಯ

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ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್ ಸದಾಶಿವ ರಾವ್ ರವರು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರು . ಇವರು ಮಂಗಳೂರನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಚಳವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡವರು . ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್ ಸದಾಶಿವರಾಯರು ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ೧೮೮೧ ರಲ್ಲಿ . ಅವರು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ವಕೀಲರಾಗಿದ್ದ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರರಾಯರ ಏಕಮಾತ್ರ ಪುತ್ರ . ಹುಡುಗನಾಗಿದ್ದಾಗಲೂ ಕೊಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಸಂತೋಷ . ತನ್ನ ಪುಸ್ತಕ , ಆಟದ ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಡ ಹುಡುಗರಿಗೆ ಹಂಚಿ ಬಂದು ತಂದೆಯಿಂದ ಬೈಸಿಕೊಂಡದ್ದು ಅನೇಕ ಬಾರಿ . ಸದಾಶಿವರಾಯರು ಮದ್ರಾಸಿನ ಪ್ರೆಸಿಡೆನ್ಸಿ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ ನಂತರ ಮುಂಬೈನಲ್ಲಿ ವಕೀಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪಡೆದರು .           ಆಗ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿಯಂತೆ ಹಬ್ಬುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸ್ವದೇಶೀ ಆಂದೋಲನ ಅವರನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆದು ಕೊಂಡಿತು . ತಾವೂ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸರಳ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸಲು ತೀರ್ಮಾನ ಮಾಡಿ , ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಂಡತಿ ಶಾಂತಾಬಾಯಿಯವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬಾಲವಿಧವೆಯರ , ಹರಿಜನರ ಪುನರ್ವಸತಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಿದರು . ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಜನರ ಪ್ರವೇಶವನ್ನು ಜನರ ಮನವೊಲಿಸಿ ಸಾಧಿಸಿದರು . 1919 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಂಧೀಜಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟದ ಕಹಳ...