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Arnav Chandrasekhar
Arnav is a correspondent at the Bengaluru bureau of The Indian Express. He covers matters relating to the Karnataka High Court as well as general feature stories pertaining to the history of the city, literature, and occasionally forays into sports. When not on the job, he can usually be found feeding his pet fish and snails. He tweets @arnavchandrase1
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Know Your City: From the seat of British governance to Karnataka High CourtSubscriber Only
November 12, 2023 18:29 IST
Attara Kacheri has its unique points, most notably characterised by its elongated structure, Ionian-style pillars and long arcades.
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
Know Your City: Beaulieu, a piece of Bengaluru heritage hiding in plain sightSubscriber Only
November 06, 2023 18:43 IST
More recently, Beaulieu is one of the stops on the Postal Heritage trail mapped out by Heritage Beku, featuring stops such as the post box at the Taj West End and the Mail Motor Service.
Fri, Mar 08, 2024
‘Project Tiger’ premiers in Bengaluru, documentary covers India’s 50-year-long efforts to protect big catSubscriber Only
November 05, 2023 21:02 IST
Sponsored by Discover Village, Rainmatter Foundation and Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores, the film was helmed by veteran filmmakers and wildlife photographers Rohit Varma and Kalyan Varma via the Nature inFocus production house.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
Know Your City: Over 120 years old, a Malleswaram community centre has seen the dawn of Prakash Padukone’s careerSubscriber Only
October 30, 2023 13:59 IST
The story of the Canara Union is interlinked with the arrival of the Saraswat Brahmin community in Malleswaram.
Mon, Oct 30, 2023
The world of whizz kids: Meet some of India’s youngest bike racersSubscriber Only
October 26, 2023 18:39 IST
With children as young as 10 years old opting for the high-octane sport of bike racing, young racers and their parents talk about what it takes to strike a balance between the demands of the sport, studies and safety
Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Breaking barriers and national records: Youngsters from Uttara Kannada’s tribal communities excel in athleticsSubscriber Only
October 26, 2023 11:47 IST
Bridges of Sports Foundation has been promoting athletes from tribal and marginalised communities and the Siddi community has been the biggest beneficiary.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Know Your City: The century-old Basavanagudi club that was the haunt of Kannada literary giantsSubscriber Only
October 23, 2023 11:32 IST
From D V Gundappa to Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, several defining figures of Kannada literature were members of the Basavanagudi Union and Services Club.
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Know Your City: Nestled within Shivajinagar’s crowded lanes since 1912 is an oasis of Urdu, Persian literatureSubscriber Only
October 15, 2023 18:30 IST
For 23 years now, librarian Mohammad Altaf has been keeping watch over a rare collection of around 35,000 books at the Muslim Library in Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar.
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Heavy metal returns to Bengaluru in second edition of ‘Uprising’ music festivalSubscriber Only
October 13, 2023 16:48 IST
Apart from Italian symphonic metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse, the festival will see participation of several Indian metal bands.
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
Know Your City: Bengaluru’s famed Cubbon Park and the namesake who never saw it completedSubscriber Only
October 02, 2023 13:21 IST
Cubbon Park came into being during a time of transition, between the winding-up of the Commissionerate system and the restoration of the Wodeyars as rulers of the princely state of Mysore.
Mon, Oct 02, 2023
Know Your City: From British military bands to rock and roll, the music of Cubbon Park through the agesSubscriber Only
September 25, 2023 08:45 IST
It has seen British marching bands give way to Indian music. And in the 1980s, it saw the freedom of a post-Emergency generation - finally expressed via the medium of rock and roll.
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
Hoysala Temples among UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Years of research come to fruition for INTACH BengaluruSubscriber Only
September 19, 2023 14:13 IST
The Bengaluru chapter of INTACH had worked on the nomination dossier for the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
Know Your City: In quiet Basavanagudi, the legacy of a Dewan of Mysore lives onSubscriber Only
September 17, 2023 22:32 IST
The legacy of Sir M N Krishna Rao, who was Dewan from 1931 to 1933, is still very much a part of Basavanagudi.
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Know Your City: The Bangalore Turf Club – An evergreen home for horses and races, over a century and beyondSubscriber Only
September 10, 2023 21:22 IST
While the current uncertainty may end with the races moving away from the Turf Club’s current home, for now at least, punters will still watch with bated breath as horses and jockeys race towards the finish line.
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
Know Your City: With 146 years and 18 holes, Bangalore Golf Club has a place in sporting historySubscriber Only
August 28, 2023 10:56 IST
The foundation of the club itself seems to have happened at the home of one J D Gordon, with several Englishmen meeting to resolve the creation of a golf club.
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
Know Your City: Biannual flower show is back in Bengaluru’s Lalbagh, what is its history?Subscriber Only
August 14, 2023 12:26 IST
The Lalbagh Glass House was inspired by the Crystal Palace in London's Hyde Park and completed in 1890. This time, the theme is the Vidhana Soudha and the legacy of the second chief minister of Karnataka, Kengal Hanumanthiah.
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
For Bengaluru teen racer, life on fast track and a dream cut shortSubscriber Only
August 12, 2023 04:00 IST
Thirteen-year-old bike racer Copparam Shreyas Hareesh suffered a fatal accident during a championship in Chennai on August 5.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Know Your City: At CKC Jewellers’ Crystal Museum Salon, exhibits ranging from jewellery made for kings to ancient fossilsSubscriber Only
July 23, 2023 20:14 IST
Many displays are more modern – for instance, an idol of Ganesha recently carved from a single rock made of ruby and zoisite, weighing 1,308 kilogram.
Sun, Jul 23, 2023
Know Your City: 114-year-old Mythic Society in Bengaluru boasted of members like Sir CV Raman, botanist GH KrumbiegelSubscriber Only
July 16, 2023 13:12 IST
Even today, visitors marvel over the Mythic Society’s collection of 46,000 books, including the Epigraphia Carnatica, BL Rice's guide to Karnataka’s ancient inscriptions, alongside comprehensive volumes on Indian, Greek, Roman and even Sumerian history.
Sun, Jul 16, 2023
Know Your City: From tales of Kempe Gowda to centuries-old temple, the rock stands witnessSubscriber Only
July 09, 2023 19:12 IST
Local legend holds that a watchman with a bugle was posted here during the time of Kempe Gowda, in order to signal the rest of the city and other watch towers.
Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Know Your City: At Rezwan Razack’s Museum of Indian Paper Money, a journey through the history of the rupee and beyondSubscriber Only
July 02, 2023 20:33 IST
The museum, located on the second floor of Prestige Falcon Towers, is open to visitors for a fee of Rs 100 per head on all days except Mondays.
Mon, Jul 03, 2023
Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter’s petition against Centre’s blocking ordersSubscriber Only
July 01, 2023 02:22 IST
Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter Inc and said the social media company had approached the court without initially complying with the Government’s orders for over a year.
Sat, Jul 01, 2023
Know Your City: The silent reading phenomenon taking Bengaluru and India by stormSubscriber Only
June 25, 2023 19:52 IST
The brains behind Cubbon Reads are mobile entrepreneur Harsh Snehanshu and marketing professional and baker Shruti Sah
Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Know Your City: A protected monument today, Bengaluru’s Bowring Institute was once set up to promote knowledgeSubscriber Only
June 19, 2023 16:31 IST
Opened as the Literary and Scientific Institute, which operated from 1868 on a subscription of a rupee a month, the building centred around a reading room and library to promote lectures and debates.
Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Know Your City: An electronics engineer’s lone endeavour, this radio museum in Bengaluru offers blasts from pastSubscriber Only
June 11, 2023 14:07 IST
Over the last 40 years, Uday Kalburgi has built a collection of rare radios, from desk-sized radiograms to World War II military devices. And the entry to his at Basaveshwara Nagar museum is free.
Sun, Jun 11, 2023Journalism of Courage
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