In good old days, the fine arts, music, dance, sculpture, painting, medicine or even reading and writing, were reserved to the chosen few, could be the upper class rich Brahmins running big temples and or to the kings and their petty kings. It could be true to some extent even today. And, if one wants to dance, there are plenty of opportunities. ...
Many a times we were startled to see some people, who believe and practice that ‘work is worship’, by letter and spirit and their own thirst for knowledge and imparting that knowledge to others is marvelous, irrespective of their advancing age! One such person is our respected Lecturer Shri. M.V.R.Acharya. Yes the term Acharya means teacher or guru...
Year 2005, two great landmarks in the life of a man – as an employee of the Indian Post & Telegraphs Department celebrating 150 years of service to the nation and as the Director of Adarsh Youth Association Nagermutt – Pandeshwar, celebrating purposeful existence of 25 years in the service of community and youth of these twin wards of Barkur, The ‘...
Sir, I just typed Barkur on Internet, and about 300 ‘Barkur Shastry’ articles surfaced. I am proud of your achievements! I have a duty to bring out your achievements to the Barkurian school or college students, so that they can emulate you especially in the field of education and research!” After some dialogue, I managed to obtain a few facts fro...
It is always remained not only our desire but also earnest effort to present, consistently one Barkurian as 'Personality of the Month'. The team short listed a dozen deserved men and women, but most of these great men / women hesitant, rather so humble, feel they hardly deserve such recognition / publicity. It become very difficult to extract prima...
Barkuronline.com is proud to present, Mr. Charles D’Lima, as our POM, a well known Barkurian especially in the Bombay maritime circles, a veteran Barkurian, son of late Mr. Louis D’Lima of Main Street Barkur.
A rare source of encouragement, guiding light to Barkur-online Team……!
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your potential….. These are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence” – Eddie Robinson.
When I was called by our host Mr. Kishore Gonsalves, together with Mr. Alwyn Andrade, the President of The Expressions, to come down to Brahmmavar, to meet them over a cup of coffee in the ‘Shabari Restaurant’ near the bus stand, on that cool rainy evening of August, 6th 2010, I had no clue, that we will have rendezvous’ with a great, dynamic, yout...
It is with high respects we introduce Ivan Melvyn Rebello, a man always remained in limelight for the last three decades, being at the top of SPA leadership, a very popular face, not only in Barkurian - Mubaikars, but also at native Barkur, and still going strong