Chala Pise Kadhu

(Featherless world)

Kolhapur is known to be a place which is fond of eating. That Red-White (tambada pandhara) or Charcharit Missaaal….oof.

But eating Gavaran kombadi always makes someone sick. Because  those thousand and thirty three feathers (rough estimate) make the place a mess.

The disposal of chicken feathers, that are generated in huge quantities at poultry farms and at meat shops was always a big problem all around the world.

But  now it will be an easy task with Kolhapuri Technology.

Keratin in feathers makes their degeneration difficult, lasting for five to seven years. The feathers cannot be incinerated also as a large quantity of sulphur is released.

Jyoti Jadhav and her research student, Ranjit Gurav  from this city have  identified a  microorganism that disintegrates feathers within 30 hours. This microorganism turned out to be a new species and was named as ‘Chryseobacterium species Research Bio Technology.’ The feathers have to be placed in a liquid medium mixed with the microorganism. This is a simple method and the technology can be easily transferred to laymen. Also the liquid residue after the degradation is a much better bio-fertilizers (sounds like buy one get one free). Jadhav is honored with the Young Woman Scientist Award of the Biotech Research Society India. (Bravo.. )

Wa! Now we don’t have to be thinking about feather pollution while munching.  

Only eating... Only eating…

No worrying…. No worrying….

 

Bollywoodcha Baap

Who is on Doodle, Dude?

Guess who is the man in this Doodle?

Here are the clues:

1.  He is Hindu and she a Muslim.

2.  He was labeled as the Douglas Fairbanks of India and enjoyed immense popularity as the swashbuckling star of early silent stunt films.

3.  In 1930, he became famous as the highest paid male star of the time

4.  When his parent studio sued him, it was Mohammed Ali Jinnah (the architect of Pakistan and later its first head of government) defended this man in court.

Haarlat…?

Here is the Uttar.

March 14, 1931 was a historic day for Indian cinema. Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Movietone released Alam Ara (Light of the Universe), the first full-length Indian talkie film at the Majestic cinema in Bombay. Master Vitthal was the hero while Zubaida was the heroin. This first hero of Indian talkies, belonged to Kolhapurcity  as did Bhanu Athaiya, the first to bring an Oscar to India.

Can we call him Bollywoodcha

Baap?


Note: Bhava, jara dusare kaam lagalay. Aata Tuesday la Bhetuya. Tumhi pan  vichar kara aani comment kara.

First Jai Ho.....

What is common in Swadesh, Lagaan, 1942: A Love story, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Mera Naam Joker, Guide and also Agneepath, featuring Amitabh Bacchan (Big B) ???

Sopppaye... (it’s easy)

Each movie has one common tread who is a Kolhapuri. It’s Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye.

Bhanu Athaiya née Rajopadhye (born 28 April 1926 in Kolhapur) is Indian cinema's most well-regarded costume designer, having worked in over 100 films, since 1950s, with noted filmmakers like Guru Datta, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Ashutosh Gowarikar, and international directors like Conrad Rooks and Richard Attenborough

She made her debut as a film costume designer with the film C.I.D. in 1956. In her career spanning 50 year she has received numerous awards, including the two National Film Awards, in 1991 and 2002 and also Academy Award for Costume Design (the Oscar), for her work in 1982 film, Gandhi, which made her the first Indian to win an Oscar

Kolhapur  Jai ho…..

L=L+L

Leopon = Leopard + Lion

The Leopon are the offspring of a male leopard and a lioness. The head of the animal is similar to that of a lion while the rest of the body carries similarities to leopards. Kunachya khandyawar konache doke… konache doke…

The first documented leopon was bred at Kolhapur, India in 1910.

A leopon skin and skull at the British Museum comes from the animal bred at Kolhapur Zoo in India and was donated by Lt. Col. F.W. Wodehouse of the Junior United Services sometime between 1920 and 1940.

Kolhapuri Shankar Shala …?

Daily Dhos

Drink  daily....

As u all know ours was a princely state. Now it’s not. But still majority in this city feels that they r someone from that era and still follow many legendary practices. If u watch a true kolhapuri bowing his head and touching feet of elderly, u will easily find a glimpse of shahi mujara. (as if u r watching mawalas doing sallam 2 Great Shivaji). So called khandani  lady still covers her head with her sari padar and sports a big sindur. We still tell the tales of Shikaar and Shikari. Royale past….passed…

City has changed but certain not-so- good habits aren’t. One such habit is having daily dhos (peg). Over the period, it is observed that foreign Tirth has slowly become staple food for sizable number.  Whether it is foreign or country, fact is that alcohol consumption has multiplied in Kolhapur. 

Few days back a prominent Newspaper had reported a grim picture about this habit. According to that paper even after death kolhapuri likes to have a sip. This, the paper has proved by giving facts, that on third day after the death relatives of died offer him (read his remains) alcohol, so that the soul remain in peace. Tya shivay pindala kawala shivat nahi aase tyana vatate. Well it might be their religious and personal view. But fact remains the same. People here need daily dose.

I too have started feeling like that. No.. no… its not about my obsession about liquid.

But while thinking about this noble city I am becoming addicted.  (Addicted to write something, frequently… almost daily)  It may be in the form of pieces telling happenings (not news). In between I shall try my hands at writing articles.  

 I hope I can manage daily dose (DD) …

 Cheers ….