Cleaver

A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed hatchet. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife and is mostly intended for splitting up large pieces of soft bones and through thick pieces of meat. The knife’s broad side can also be used for crushing in food preparation (such as garlic) and can also be used

Chola dynasty

The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India, one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the world’s history. The earliest datable references to the Chola are in inscriptions from the 3rd century BCE left by Ashoka, of the Maurya Empire (Ashoka Major Rock Edict No.13). As one of the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam, along with the Chera and Pandya, the dynasty continued to govern over varying territory

Chickpea

The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high in protein. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes, and 9500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East. Chickpea is a key ingredient in hummus and chana masala, and it can be ground into a flour to make falafel.

Bilagi

Bilagi is a panchayat town and taluka in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. While only 19.5 km from the district headquarters of Bagalkote, the route by road is 30 km. The main occupation of people in this taluka is agriculture. Most of the farmers grow sugarcane. Contents   1History 2Geography 3Demographics 4Divisions of taluka 5Culture 6Noted people 7References 8External links History Bilgi is situated 30 kilometres

Vijayapura, Karnataka

Vijayapura, also known as Bijapur,[2] is the district headquarters of Vijayapura district of Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Vijayapura Taluka. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. It is also well known for the sports by the popular Karnataka premier league team as Bijapur Bulls. Bijapur

Belgaum division

Belgaum division (officially Belagavi division) is one of the four divisions of Karnataka state of India. The division comprises the districts of Bagalkot District, Belgaum District, Bijapur district , Dharwad District, Gadag District, Haveri District and Uttara Kannada District. It covers a geographical area of 54,538 square kilometres (21,057 sq mi) and had a population of 13,499,721 at the 2011 census. The population density of the division was 239 per square kilometre

Belagavi district

Belagavi district, also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as Sugar Bowl of Karnataka with 1.5 lakh (150,000) hectares being used for commercial production and it has displaced Mandya district in sugar cane production over the last decade. The city of Belagavi is the district headquarters in North Karnataka. It houses the second legislative building, where the

Bagalkote

Bagalkote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of Bagalkote district. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital Bangalore, 410 km (255 mi) southwest of Hyderabad, and about 570 km (354 mi) southeast of Mumbai. The population of the urban agglomeration was 111,933 according to the provisional results of 2011

Agastya

Agastya (Kannada: ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ, Tamil: அகத்தியர், Sanskrit: अगस्त्य) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the Indian tradition, he is a noted recluse and an influential scholar in diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent. He and his wife Lopamudra are the celebrated authors of hymns 1.165 to 1.191 in the Sanskrit text Rigveda and other Vedic literature. Agastya appears in numerous itihasas and Puranas including the major Ramayana and Mahabharata. He is one of the seven

Bagalkote district

Bagalkote district(/ˈbɑːɡələkoʊteɪ/), is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalkote. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belagavi, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and Vijayapura. The new Bagalkote district was carved out of Vijayapura in 1997 via Government of Karnataka directive Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III. The bifurcated Bagalkote district consists of nine taluks — Badami, Bagalkote, Bilagi, Guledgudda, Rabkavi Banhatti,