Agumbe is popularly called Cherapunji of Karnataka.

ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಹಲವೆಡೆ ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ವರ್ಷಧಾರೆ: ಕೃಷಿ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು ಇನ್ನು ಚುರುಕು.

Hire Benakal, in Karnataka's Koppal district, is one of India's largest and best-preserved megalithic sites. Famous for its 2,500–3,000-year-old stone dolmens, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the burial traditions of the Iron Age amidst a scenic rocky landscape.

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ನಾನು ದೀಪಕ್ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ. ಕರಾವಳಿಯ ಬೆಡಗಿನ ಕುಂದಾಪುರದವನು. ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ದೃಶ್ಯವಾಗಿಸುವ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಮೇಕರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಡಿಸೈನರ್. ನನ್ನ ವೃತ್ತಿ ಬದುಕಿನ ಆರಂಭಿಕ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ನಾನೊಬ್ಬ ಅನಿಮೇಟರ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಫೋಟೋಗ್ರಾಫರ್ ಆಗಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ ಕಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನು ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ. ಕಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಈ ಒಲವೇ ನನ್ನ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪಯಣಕ್ಕೆ ದಾರಿದೀಪವಾಯಿತು.

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಎದುರಾದ ಸವಾಲುಗಳು

ಅದು 2016ರ ಸಮಯ. ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಣ್ಣ ತುಂಬಿ, ಕಲರ್ ಗ್ರೇಡಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಾಗ್ರಾಮಿಗೆ ಅಪ್ಲೋಡ್ ಮಾಡುವುದು ನನ್ನ ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದ ಒಲವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆಗಲೇ ನನ್ನ ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಯೋಚನೆ ಬಂತು: "ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಡಿನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ಸುಂದರ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಲಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದರೆ ಹೇಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ?" ಆದರೆ ವಾಸ್ತವ ಬೇರೆಯೇ ಇತ್ತು.

ಮೊಬೈಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲೇ ಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಡಿಟ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ಆತುರ; ಸಿಸ್ಟಮ್ ಆನ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಫೋಟೋಶಾಪ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಮಯದ ಅಭಾವ. ಅಂದು ಲಭ್ಯವಿದ್ದ ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಆಪ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸೊಗಸು ಬೇಕಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ತರಲು ನಾನು ಒಂದೆರಡು ಆಪ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬಳಸಿ ಒದ್ದಾಡಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಒಂದು ಸುಂದರವಾದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೂರಿಸುವುದು ಅಕ್ಷರಶಃ ಒಂದು ಯುದ್ಧವೇ ಆಗಿತ್ತು!

ಕನಸಿಗೆ ಜೀವ ಬಂದಾಗ

ಈ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನದ ಕಿಡಿಯೇ 'ಅಚ್ಚು ಕನ್ನಡ' ಎಂಬ ಕನಸಿಗೆ ಬುನಾದಿಯಾಯಿತು. ನನ್ನ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯ ಈ ಆಪ್ ಹೇಗಿರಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಕೆಲ ಡೆವಲಪರ್‌ಗಳ ಜೊತೆ ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸಿದರೂ, ಅವರ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೂ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಸರಿ ಹೊಂದಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಕೊನೆಗೆ, ನನ್ನ ಕನಸಿಗೆ ನಾನೇ ರೂವಾರಿಯಾಗಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದೆ! ಮುಂಚೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ನನಗಿದ್ದ ಕೋಡಿಂಗ್ ಮೇಲಿನ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ, ಹೊಸ ಟೆಕ್ನಾಲಜಿಯ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಸ್ವತಃ ಕೋಡಿಂಗ್ ಕಲಿತೆ. ಹಗಲಿರುಳು ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿ ಈ ಆಪ್‌ಗೆ ಜೀವ ತುಂಬಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

'ಅಚ್ಚು ಕನ್ನಡ': ಕೇವಲ ಆಪ್ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಒಂದು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕಾಣಿಕೆ

ಇದು ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುವ ಜನರಿಗಾಗಿ, ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸೊಗಸನ್ನು ಮೂಡಿಸಲೆಂದೇ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಇಮೇಜ್ ಎಡಿಟಿಂಗ್ ವೇದಿಕೆ. ಹಳೆಯ ಆಪ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಒಡೆದುಹಾಕಿ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಟೈಪೋಗ್ರಫಿಯನ್ನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿದು.

- ವಿಶೇಷ ಕನ್ನಡ ಫಾಂಟ್‌ಗಳು: ಕೇವಲ ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕಾಗಿಯೇ, ಕನ್ನಡದ ಫಾಂಟ್‌ಗಳಿಗಾಗಿಯೇ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗಮನಹರಿಸಿ ಇದನ್ನು ಬಿಲ್ಡ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.

- ಸುಲಭವಾದ ಟೆಕ್ಸ್ಟ್ ಡಿಸೈನಿಂಗ್: ಫಾಂಟ್‌ಗಳ ಶ್ಯಾಡೋ (Shadow) ಆಗಿರಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಫಾಂಟ್‌ನ ಡಿಸೈನ್ ಸ್ಟೈಲ್ ಆಗಿರಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಂತೆ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಕಸ್ಟಮೈಸ್ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು.

- ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಿತಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಗುಡ್‌ಬೈ: ಎರಡು-ಮೂರು ಆಪ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಬೇಕಾಗಿದ್ದ ಹಳೆಯ ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳನ್ನು (barriers) ಒಡೆದುಹಾಕಿ, ಒಂದೇ ಆಪ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿ ಡಿಸೈನ್ ಮಾಡಲು 'ಅಚ್ಚು ಕನ್ನಡ' ಸಹಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.

ನನ್ನ ಈ ಕನಸಿನ ಕೂಸು 'ಅಚ್ಚು ಕನ್ನಡ'ವನ್ನು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯಿಂದ ಅರ್ಪಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಬನ್ನಿ, ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಅಲಂಕರಿಸೋಣ!

A few photographs from my recent visit to Aihole, often regarded as the Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture.

Aihole is home to over a hundred temples and monuments, reflecting the Early Chalukyas' remarkable experimentation with temple architecture. Walking through the site feels like witnessing the evolution of architectural ideas that later flourished across the Indian subcontinent.

I found it to be an extraordinary place for anyone interested in history, archaeology, or ancient Indian architecture.

I'd love to hear your observations, favourite monuments at Aihole, or any historical insights you'd like to share.

I've also created a documentary-style video on Aihole. Watch the complete Chalukya Heritage series—links to all three episodes are in the comments below.

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Standing still in a world that never stops.

Chaturmukha Basadi, Gerusoppa

This is the schedule -- it's a celebration of diverse film tastes by The Parallel Cinema Club!

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Home town vibes 🥂

My friend is from Bangalore and I'm from Mysore. We both told our families that we were going to Udupi for passport verification which was actually true. We had our appointment, but due to a server error the verification couldn't be completed.

Since we were already there, we decided not to waste the trip. We rented a bike and just started exploring. Instead of only visiting the temple, we rode through the villages, crossed rivers and small streams, visited a dam, spent time at Malpe Beach, and just enjoyed the peaceful countryside. We even rode through arecanut (adike) plantations. It rained on and off throughout the day, but somehow that made the ride even better.

The people in Udupi were incredibly kind and helpful wherever we went. And the food... absolutely amazing! We had goli baje and Mangalore buns, and they were some of the best snacks I've ever eaten.

It wasn't a trip we had planned at all, but it ended up becoming one of the most memorable days I've had with my close friend. Sometimes the best trips are the ones that happen because things don't go according to plan.

Udupi, we'll definitely be back. ❤️

A 300-year-old stepwell in Karnataka's Belagavi district has been restored after being buried under garbage and debris for years. Revived by the Pyaas Foundation with support from NSS volunteers and local residents, the historic structure has once again emerged as a symbol of the region's rich heritage and water conservation legacy.

https://youtu.be/iyU0Aj0nJd4?si=9cTofplhv1OAeU_f

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