Lion on Hill Top : Mark Of Chintamani

Chintamani Simham

Sri Vardanjaneya Hill is the symbol of Chintamani. It is obvious that anybody who visits Chintamani will get attracted towards this hill and the huge sculpture of the lion on it's top. As the name suggests the hilltop has a temple of Hanuman which was built in the year 1936. Hundreds of devotees throng to this temple on Hanumajayanthi.



Sculpture with the door



The bust of the lion sculpture has a door so one can crawl inside to have a view of the town through the mouth of this magnificently built concrete effigy. This probably was used by some rulers to keep watch over the town to protect it from enemy attacks.

Temple and the pool

The view from the hilltop is something more than fascinating. Locating the landmarks of Chintamani from the hilltop is fun and the visitors enjoy this moment the most.

The hilltop also has a fountain pool with the beautiful idols of RadhaKrishna in the center. And the children can enjoy the slides and swings specifically made for them in the play area.

And behind the lion sculpture is a natural cave which was closed recently to avoid troublesome miscreants.

It takes 350 steps, which are neatly laid, to climb this hillock. But the high it gives is beyond description . Thanks to the people who have managed to keep this picnic place  really clean.

The New Railway Station Waits For The Train to Arrive.

The construction of the new railway station is underway and it is nearing completion. The new building has ticket counters, toilets, shop space and waiting area. This new railway station is built adjacent to the old railway station.



The proposed Bangalore-Cudapah train will pass through this station. The train will help reduce the road traffic and will certainly help the people who commute frequently. How far it is going to be usefull is to be seen?  The laying of the rails is  still pending and  looks like it could take couple of years for everything to fall in place. The approach roads to the railway station is the only glitch. The residents of the town have to sneak through the narrow lanes of Doddapete and Agrahaara to reach the railway station. This surely  will become  a new problem that has to be fore-thought and has to be fixed.

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Questions brightened up the evening- No question about it!

 Saturday the 25th September evening will be remembered by the people of Chintamani for a very long time. The 2800th  week of "Saahithya Koota"(ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೂಟ-click here) attracted hundreds of people.

 Dr. Na. Someshwara(Sampada.net) held the pulse ( a doctor that he is) of the audience for nearly 3 hours with his inimitable quizzing style. For once the people loved questions and more questions. There were plenty of  books up for grab as  prizes. Dr. Na. Someshwara was honored by

Dr M.C.Sudhakar,MLA, on this occasion. (From the records: On the 1000th week of "Saahitya Koota", Shri Gopala Krishna Adiga, a great Kannada litterateur, was honored by the then MLA Shri. M.C Anjaneya Reddy) . It was a delight to hear the compositions of Shri YSG from Vanishri's pleasing vocal chords.  All in all the evening  was entertaining and educative. Chintamaniacs loved it.

Saahithya Koota- accomplishing 2800 weeks.

Shri.Y.S.GUNDAPPA

"ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೂಟ-Saahithya Koota" on Saturday the 25th of September is celebrating its 2800 gratifying weeks of selfless contribution. This milestone week program will be  held at Sri Brahmachaitanya Srirama Mandir, N.R. Extension at 6:45 PM. Dr. Na. Someshwara of Chandana TV "ಥಟ್ ಅಂತ ಹೇಳಿ" fame will be presiding the program  and  will also  host a quiz program for the audience present. Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, MLA, will be the chief guest. 

Y.N. Vanishri, grand niece of Y.S Gundappa, an upcoming singer in Bangalore will be rendering the compositions of Shri.YSG.



Receiving the President's Award



Saahithya Koota  was founded by late Shri. Y.S. Gundappa, a winner of The President's Award for teaching. He received the award from the former President Shri S.Radhakrishnan. Since then it has been a nonstop weekly Saturday programs running into its 55th year. By starting Saahithya Koota he provided a platform for many speakers, singers, entertainers,etc. The topics of the speakers varied from philosophy to politics,science to cinema,etc . This was, and still is, a stage that gave the speakers the freedom to speak about almost anything and everything. Similar to the Speaker's Corner, in Hyde park, London. Saahithya Koota is still encouraging budding artists of all kind and running it's weekly Saturday program at Shishuvihaara, behind central library, in the exemplary path shown by YSG. Thanks to the efforts of Shri.Y.G.Anantha Shastry(son of YSG),  and Shri G. Jayaram. Chintamani is really proud to have a  podium with a great legacy.

Notice issued for ban on plastic.

Continuing their effort to beautify the roads of Chintamani, the municipality has sent notices to all the shops to get rid of their stocks of plastic covers or bags, plastic cups and plates etc, with in 30.09.2010, and the people who  fail to do so will have to face penalties. The municipality has issued this order keeping in view the littering on streets and the plastic contributing to this mess to a large extent. They have also mentioned the harm caused to the environment due to the mindless way of its usage. This cleanliness drive taken by the governing body of Chintamani is laudable. They should also take steps to bring about awareness on the same issue among the general public.

They have an agenda- a welcome change.

 The pedestrians will not have to walk in between the moving vehicles on the double road . They can freely walk on the footpath and allow the the traffic to move freely as well. "Oh, ooh, not in Chintamani!". That could be your immediate response. Wait and watch. Where there is a will(power-of police) there is a way. Few more obstacles have to be cleared, for that  the shop owners on the double road will have to cooperate with the authorities. It's not impossible though- with this gritty  approach. CC had written about the Double road initiative by RAGE, which now seems is not a distant dream. The Chintamani police have taken a drive to relocate the street hawkers on the Double Road to the market area near-by. Their agenda is to clear the footpath for the pedestrians. Super Police! Up your arms, more to do.



Police vacating the footpath encroaches on Double Road.



A peacefull rally: hope they got the message.

The protest rally against  Metro Cash & Carry went off peacefully. The members of Chintamani Distributors Association and Chintamani Merchants Association walked through the main roads of  the town starting from Azad Chowka at 10:45am, and submitted the memorandum at the Tahasildar's office at 12noon. The office of the Tahasildar promised to take up the arising problem out of Metro's new business strategy and put forth the same over the tables of  the higher officers.  Both the associations warned that they might have to protest  intensely involving  other organisations like  Electrical Establishments, Bar Association, Footwear Traders Association, Fruit & Vegetable Merchants, Consumer Durables Dealers etc. to drive back The  Metro for good. The government should take steps to stop this menace called Metro to safe guard the interests of thousands of Indian families, they demanded.
Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

The positives, they said, out of the rally is that the public became aware of the ulterior motives of Metro Cash & Carry and has also united various business organisations. This will definitely help them solve few common problems they face in the day to day business affairs.

Who'll bell The Metro? ........Chinatmaniacs?

Obama's "protectionist tone"  on outsourcing has created a flutter in the Indian IT industry. The BPO industry's survival depends (over 70% of revenues)totally on the American policies. The developed countries advocate free trade policies when everything seems hunky-dory. See now, when the unemployment problem cropped-up in their backyard they want to stop outsourcing. Japan had heavy import barriers until their automobile industry became big enough to dictate terms over other(read Detroit) countries.
Indian policies has stopped foreign direct investment in retailing. Metro Cash & Carry, a subsidiary of a German company of the same name, started its business as a whole-saler who is only permitted to sell to the re-sellers. From the day since it started it's business it always looked wary. The APMC traders had to protest hard to make them stop selling the APMC listed products. The open secret that any consumer can buy things from their outlets exposes their disrespect to the law of the land they trade in.
But now, Metro is trying to flex it's muscles in semi-urban India. It has appointed stockists at Kolara, Bangarapete and couple of other towns to market the products they deal( mutton to maida, Vaseline to vodka, sauce to switches) with. Knowing  its artful way of  doing business it'll certainly dislocate  the existing business system of  manufacturer-distributor-retailer-consumer. This system could be the second largest (next to agriculture) employer in India. The impact of Obama's policies can be measured through the dipping sensex, but the loss due to the Metro goes unnoticed. The Metro will sell all company products until they gain a foothold in the market and eventually promote their in-house brands killing other company brands.

 Chintamani Distributors Association & Chintamani Merchants Association will  organise a rally to protest against Metro cash & carry from appointing a stockist in Chintamani, to awaken the policy makers to take necessary action and to alert all the citizens from the trade invaders on 18th of August at 10 am from Azad Chowka.
ಬಿಡಬೇಡಿ ದಾರಿ, ಅದು ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಹೆಮ್ಮಾರಿ !

Night Intruders Nabbed By Vigilant Police

Six thieves who used to brake the shutters of shops and steal cash and valuables were nabbed by the impelling Chintamani Police. Finally, for the people of Chintamani this news brings in  a sigh of relief. The thefts during the last couple of months had increased to extremity. The businessmen  had sleepless nights. Owners of the garment shops, coffee factory, grocery shops, bakeries and cellphone shops were the victims of their modus operandi. And the police had a challenge staring straight in their face. They had a pressure from all corners to solve this series of thefts. The Police became more vigilant and the trouble makers were trapped.
The six arrested are also involved in couple of robberies. They are aged between 18 & 22. Five of them belong to Chintamani and the other  guy(sitting,second from left), who is an expert in breaking the strongest of locks is from Chickaballapura.
Men in Khaki, keep up the good work.

Some thing to cheer for sports lovers.

MODEL OF THE  JHANSI STADIUM

STADIUM WITH THE HILL AS THE BACKDROP

For long Chintamani stadium used to be remembered as a pee-pee ground. But what a turn around. Thanks to the people who initiated this. Chintamani deservedly got this goodies. A welcome transformation. This has become a play ground for true sports lovers from a happy hunting ground for 'pass'ers-by. One can see youth playing cricket, football and basket ball and walkers and joggers.  Chintamani needs more initiatives of this kind. Now, Chintamani can bring forth good sportsmen who can make Chintamani proud. For now we can unashamedly say this our JHANSI MAIDANA. 

WORLD CUP :BESCOM A SPOIL SPORT!

Football fans in Chintamani waited till midnight to watch the match between Spain and Netherlands with lots of excitement-though octopus Paul had decided(cannot call it  prediction anymore) the winner well before the kick-off.  K-ರೆಂಟ್  E-ಲ್ಲದ  B-ಒರ್ಡ್ ,now BESCOM, didn't want to feel left behind. Can they? They played the role of a spoil sport to perfection. The power went off in between the final match preventing the football fans from viewing the match uninterrupted.
The students are finding it hard to cope-up with this irregular power supplies. Thanks to the unscheduled heavy power cuts. The  UPS and Generator dealers, Candle and Lamp manufacturers and last but not the least, the chain snatchers and the burglars, are going back to their homes with a big smile.

They did it!

  "Kuruba Akkayyamma Smaraka" got its due recognition(posted June 2,2009Archives: A century old structure. ) Now this century old structure proudly stands tall in the heart of Chintamani. It has got a new water tap and drinking water too. All the street side encroachers have been vacated and this action by the town municipal corporation has brought smiles on the people who pass-by this road. With the petty shops, non-vegetarian hotels throwing their wastes around it, it looked almost impossible to vacate them from here. Congratulations to everyone who were involved in making this impossible possible. There are lots of unattended works that people love to see a change. Keep up the good work folks.