Temples, volunteers, artists and a whole city come together every October to light up Kudroli and beyond. Here is a joyful guide to Mangaluru Dasara 2026, from…
Women of the Coast
Born in Kodagu, schooled in Mangaluru, and on top of the Asian Games podium again in September 2026, twelve years after her first Asian Games medals.
Pioneers
Born in Mangaluru's Kandak in 1945, he translated around 30 works from Urdu and Malayalam, wrote two much-reprinted books of his own, and ran the Kannada weekly Sanmarga from behind the desk.
Women of the Coast
From a quiet materials science lab at Srinivas University, Dr. U. Sandhya Shenoy has spent years chasing a question most people never think to ask — where does all that lost heat go, and could it power something instead?
Unsung Heroes
K. Narayana Naik retired from teaching in 2001. He has spent every year since riding to schools across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, making sure no child's education ends the way his own nearly did
Cultural Keepers
From a night-school student with barely three years of formal education to a Yakshagana guru who has performed on stages across Europe, Russia and New York, Bannanje Sanjeeva Suvarna turns 71 this September still teaching, still performing, still not done
Women of the Coast
From Rangana Palke in Koudur to the cockpit training runways of Fursatganj, Uttar Pradesh, Shiny Asma Saldanha has reportedly become the first woman from Udupi district to earn a Commercial Pilot Licence
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