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Kavimane is the ancestral house of Kuvempu. Kavimane means House of the poet in the Kannada language. Nestled in the midst of green forests of Malnad, the house presents a scintillating view. It is a three-storeyed tiled house including the ground floor and is the house where Kuvempu spent most of his childhood. This house has now been ...
The Kuvempu University in Shimoga, Karnataka was established in 1948. [24] The Vishwamanava Express [25] was named in honour of Kuvempu's idea of "Vishwa Manava" ("Universal Man"). [26] India Post honoured Kuvempu by releasing a postage stamp in 1997 [27] and 2017. [28]
The EC project aimed to establish a large-scale educational network between 5 universities, including Kuvempu University. 5 research scholars belonging to the CSLC team were trained to teach and do research. (d) In August 2006, the first activity of the Asia-Link project brought the entire Kuvempu University team to Ghent.
Shimoga district, officially known as Shivamogga district, [3] is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its administrative centre. Jog Falls view point is a major tourist attraction. As of 2011 Shimoga district has a population of 17,52,753. [1]
In May 1934, the Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore and the Indian painter, Nandalal Bose, stayed at the house for a fortnight, when Tagore brought a troupe of Bengali dancers to Ceylon. In 1951 the building was purchased by the Government of the United States to serve as the chancery of its Embassy in Sri Lanka. [ 4 ]
Shivamogga Airport, officially renamed as Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport (IATA: RQY, ICAO: VOSH), [6] is a domestic airport serving the city of Shimoga, Karnataka, India. It is located at Sogane, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) from Shimoga and 8.2 km (5.1 mi) from Bhadravathi .
Negombo also served as a shelter for arab vessels, whose descendants are the Sri Lankan Moors. [7] [8] Negombo was a major port known for its trading activity and was well known for its cinnamon cultivation. [9] The cinnamon trade was controlled by the Sri Lankan kings and later by the Sri Lankan Moors. [10]
Tambapaṇṇī is a name derived from Tāmraparṇī or Tāmravarṇī (in Sanskrit). [4] This has got reference to the Thamirabarani river in Southern Tamil Nadu, India.This means the colour of copper or bronze because when Vijaya and his followers landed in Sri Lanka, when their hands and feet touched the ground they became red with the dust of the red-earth.