Contact Us | Kannada Section | Jobs

Best viewed with
Internet Explorer (IE) 4
and higher.
Site optimized for IE 5.0.

Partner Sites:

SanChan
Digital Film Forum
Newspapers and Magazines
- Hosa Digantha
- Star Of Mysore
- Jai Kannadamma
- Madhva Kalyana
- Pattanga
- Paryaya
- Aapthasamvada
- Lokadarshana
- Tippu Express
- Lankesh
General 
- History 
-
People
- Mr. Kannadiga
- RSS-Story
- Careers
- Rajakiya
- Quiz
- Puzzles (Kannada)
- Puzzles (English)
- Kannada Kootas
- Colleges
- Sports
Specials
- Foto Feature
- Kannada Cross-word
- Harate
-
FiiÔºgu
- Columns
- My Town
- Thoo Nimma
- Jai Kannadamma
- Essay contest 
- Halli Jana
- Vijay Angadi and Organic Agriculture
- Current Affairs
- Ayodhya
- Teekasthra
Columnists
- Narendra Nayak
- Shashidhar Bhat
- Sandeep Shenoy
- P.L.Indrajit
- K.B.Ganapthy
- AS Murthy
- HSK
- Sreesha Belakvaadi
- Prof's corner
- Know your law
- Kollegal
- Weekend Special
- Kharabath
- My Days in India
- Rashmi Shenoy
- Leena's Lair
- Tamankar Nidley
- Sarpa Loka
- S Prasad
- V. Lakshmikanth
- Gopinath Rao
- Dr. R.G.Mathapati
- Usha Kattemane
- Prof VKJ
- Jainakeri
- GV
- MN Venkataramu
Art and Cinema 
- Movies (Eng)
- Movies (Kan)
- Interviews 
- Kannada Lyrics
- Kannada Theatre
- Classical Music
- Yakshagana
- Rebel Star Ambi
- Chitraloka
Literature
- History
- Navodhaya
- Book Reviews
- Poetry (English) 
- Poetry (Kannada)
- Kannada Writers
-
Gadegalu
- Ogatugalu
-
Akbar and Birbal
- Children's Stories
- Short Stories
- Patriotic Songs
Tourism 
- Travel
- Wild life
- Weather
- Temples
Food and Health
- Health 
- Ayurveda
-
Yoga
- Recipes
- Snacks
- Sweets
Religion
- Temples
- The Geetha
- Islam
- Muslim Traditions
- Hindu Calendar
- Horoscope (Month)
- Horoscope (Week)
- Festivals
- Pooja
- Dasara
Languages
- Learn Sanskrit
- Learn Thulu
- Learn Coorgi
- Learn Konkani
Crime World  
- Memoirs of Manja
- Muthappa Rai
- Kothwala
Love and Romance 
-
Olavina Ole
- Ninagaagi
- Valentine
Your Voice 
- Visitors Feedback
- Our Issues
Partners
Contributors
Feedback

Weekly News Updates
from Hassan, Mangalore,
Mysore and More

Experiences..
Rashmi Shenoy

Click here if you would like to Contribute or send a feedback.
Click here to read more columns.

Rashmi ShenoyRashmi Shenoy writes for OKC in her spare time from Auckland, New Zealand. Rashmi was born in Malleshwaram, Bangalore and lived there for the first quarter of her life. Currently, she works as a Marketing Communications Analyst with Marshal Software and lives in Auckland, NZ with her husband Shiv. She writes during her free time, generally weekends and she also also freelances.



Who can you call as your own?
Rashmi ShenoyMeera had been widowed when she was 56. Govind, her husband had died of a car crash a few years ago. The only solace for her was that her four sons and a daughter were all married and he did not really have any unfinished business left as such. Of course he would have loved to live longer and see all Mango trees give out some fruits… the rose garden to bloom and what have you. Read On

Lighting the lamp
We’ve always had a practice at home of lighting the oil lamp before the Lord twice everyday. Although my father would light it, he would demand our presence when he lit the lamp and we would all pray together. My dad is known to be a jovial person, a creative one at that as he used to come up with modified sayings. He would say, “Those who pray together stay together”. However, that was a joke… I think. Because, a month or so after dad said that, he got transferred to Belgaum. Then mum, my brother and me would do the daily ritual. Read On

Looks are Deceptive..
I always catch a glimpse of this old man in the mornings and afternoons. He sits out on his deck with a newspaper in his hand on the easy chair. He used to look at me too when ever I looked at him. After three days, I smiled at him. I don’t know if he was shocked or embarrassed…. he was just expressionless. I was a bit perturbed but drove away to work. The next afternoon I smiled at him again and this time he smiled back and waved his hand – gesturing me to go towards him. Read On

Namaskara  
To me "Namaskar ree" meant that some news is going to be broadcast about some friend in the neighbourhood within the next 8-10 mins. "Kelidra, Jagannath avr maga fail aagbitnanthe?"  "Kamalamman magalge inna maduvene agilvanthe?" or "Subayyan sose manele iralvanthe?"  I was told it is bad manners to listen to elders speak and would generally be shooed away from the hall, but how could I not listen especially when she would give us such hot gossip news. I would apparently here my mum saying "Howda??" "Paapa alva" or "En madodu - eegin kaalad hudgeere haage" over the hot cup of coffee that she would brew for our rather frequent guest. Read On

Malleshwaram 8th cross
For people living in Malleshwaram, it is more of a need to go to the 8th cross than anything else. But those of you who have never been there, I don’t know if I can say you have missed much. Not that this is an invitation or an encouragement either. During festivals, it can get as bad as ever but otherwise, Malleshwaram 8th cross is a very eye-catching place, which plays host to a lot of activities happening there. Malleshwaram 8th cross depicts how overpopulated India is, with more than a sizeable share of the humans race. Read On

Pakkadmane avru (Folks from Neighboring Home)
With a Bank Manager for a dad, we were traveling to a lot of places and people as and when big boss (Dad) got transferred. However, Bangalore was our official “base” as we were being educated there. Moreover mum could not get a transfer outside Bangalore. Malleshwaram was my complete world till I was 5 years old and that is when I had extensive experience with my neighbors. The building where we lived had four houses out of which one was the landlord’s house. From the four houses there were 13 children.  Read On


Click here if you would like to Contribute or send a feedback. 
Click here to read more columns.

© 1998-00 OurKarnataka.Com,Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer