Daily Archives: September 13, 2015

Madhvika in Guinness book of record

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Madhvika showing her Guinness record certificate in Karimnagar on Wednesday.-Photo: By arrangement.
Madhvika showing her Guinness record certificate in Karimnagar on Wednesday.-Photo: By arrangement.

Child prodigy Peeka Madhvika, who entered the Limca Book of Records for chiselling 12 Lord Ganesh idols on eight centimetre chalk-piece in 60 seconds, had recorded her name in the Guinness Book of World Record also.

Fourteen-year-old Madhvika, who is studying eighth standard in a private school, is the daughter of Reserve Inspector Sashidhar, received the Guinness World Record certificate on Wednesday.

She had performed the record feat on November 24 last year for Guinness record. She had earlier entered several record books for her feat of chiselling out small Ganesh idols on chalk-piece. There were accolades from all sections of society for her achievement. She is ecstatic about her achievement saying that Guinness record is the ultimate.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Karimnagar – September 03rd, 2015

Pola festival brings joy to farmers

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Adivasi farmers congratulating one another following a spell of rain at Mallapur in Adilabad district on Saturday.- Photo: S. Harpal Singh
Adivasi farmers congratulating one another following a spell of rain at Mallapur in Adilabad district on Saturday.- Photo: S. Harpal Singh


Parts of Indervelli mandal received rainfall after a gap of 26 days

The pola festival, celebrated in Adilabad district on Saturday, brought joy to farmers in those pockets which had experienced a long, dry spell this monsoon. For example, parts of Indervelli mandal received rainfall on Saturday after a gap of 26 days.

Pola, which also marks the end of Shravan, is celebrated as a festival of thanksgiving to farm bullocks, which are decorated and taken around the local temple in the evening. The bullocks are fed with ‘naivedyam’ and worshipped on this day.

This time, just when the animals were to be taken for circumambulation around the temple, it started to rain. Instead of dampening the celebratory mood, the showers spread a wave of happiness among farmers.

The Gond farmers congratulated one another as is custom.

“Pola has brought us good luck,” is how the local sarpanch, Pusam Anand Rao, put it.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Adilabad – September 13th, 2015