Month: May 2023
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Rich legacy of Mangalore Old Bunder
The seaport is at the mouth of two rivers one from the north and the other Nethravathi which runs southern from the ullal and stands beyond the bay of salt water. Mangalore also called Mangaluru by canarese, Kodial by Konkans, Kudla by the native Tuluvas, which means the confluence of two rivers. […]
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Retracing Iron ore mines of Ghattipura-Buchanan’s Journey
On 13th June 1800 -I went to Magadi, which in our maps is called “Maghery” on my way I examined some iron forges, of which there are many in this hilly tract of country. The iron is made partly from the black sand which is found in the rainy season in the channel of all […]