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Food Walk!?

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  To start with, we were all confused as to what “Food Walk” meant. With the same confusion in our mind, we had to complete this activity. Another sunny day. It was a bright day and it was lunch time. We were all hungry. There were rats running inside our stomachs I guess! We set out to Gonikoppa, where we were to visit the Cuisine Papera to have our lunch. After a tiring bus journey, we finally reached Gonikoppa town. We had to walk a short distance to reach the restaurant. The Cuisine Papera is famous for its Kodagu cuisines. You even get to have otti and pandi curry there. We reached the restaurant. A few of our friends had accompanied us. As soon as we enter the complex, we find a stair way. Moving up the stairs, we find different artefacts of Kodagu placed in different styles. They try to showcase the beauty and history of Kodagu in front of the customers. We captured pictures of the artefacts. We then occupied our seats in the restaurant. We had decided our order. We ...
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The continuation

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  The tired children set for another activity on the same day we completed the waste management activity. It was very hot outside and we couldn’t move further.   Water conservation is the practice of an efficient usage of water by reducing unnecessary wastage . We were taken to a water conservation unit, the ground water recharge, situated in front of the college auditorium. The rain water that falls on the roof of the auditorium is sent underground though a small tunnel.   We even visited a small lake that is situated in the college premises where the water collected from the rooftop is deposited. Our campus tour came to an end but there was much to do. We had to attend a session on water conservation on the same day.  We head towards the classroom where the session was organized. We were very well explained about the amount of water present on earth, the amount of water that can be consumed, the amount that is being wasted, the amount of water that is being p...
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A campus tour…

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  Waste management deals with all types of waste. Waste management is intended to reduce adverse effects of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resource and aesthetics. The sun was scorching hot when we set out for a campus tour. We headed towards the waste management unit of our college. Moving slowly, we reached the Sewage Treatment Plant. We observed the process involved in cleaning the waste water. We were also explained as to how waste water was treated. We then proceeded towards the bio-compost pit, just next to the sewage treatment plant. We had to capture pictures everywhere. We were explained about the bio-compost pit.   Later on, we moved towards the incinerator. We observed the working of the incinerator. We were also explained about the procedures and measures followed while using the incinerator. Incineration is a disposal method in which solid organic wastes are subjected to combustion so as to convert them into residue and gaseous products ...
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We learnt something about organic farming!!!

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  It was a pleasant morning. Everyone was busy with something. That is because we had a guest talk on organic farming organized by our department. We had invited two resource persons Dr. Harish and Mr Chengappa.  Finally, at 10:30 am, the guests had arrived and it was time for the guest talk. The welcome and introduction was done. Now it was time for our guest to educate us about organic farming and much more about agriculture.   Dr. Harish educated us about the various practices of organic farming. Organic farming is the process in which less or no chemical fertilizers are used. Every carbon containing element is known to be organic. We can just know that all the orgainic farming materials contain carbon.   He also informed us about poultry farming and the reasons behind deteriorating health of human beings because of injecting hormones to poultry animals.  He explained us about the different macronutrients and micronutrients that a coffee plant requires. H...
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The Igguthappa temple

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 Soon after the trip to Nalknad palace, we were off to the Igguthappa temple. Paadi Iguthappa Temple is a famous temple in Kakkabe that was built in 1810 by Linga Rajendra. The temple became a prominent place of worship during Linga Rajendra's reign. Dewan Apparanda Bopu renovated the temple after Chikka Veerarajendra, the son of Linga Rajendra, deposed by the British.  We were not allowed to capture pictures and videos inside the temple. We had our lunch in the temple. The head of the temple explained us about the significance and history of the place.   We went to temple where they explained to us the story of Shri Igguthappa.The temple is dedicated to Lord Subramanya, also known as Iguthappa by the Kodavas. Lord Iguthappa is an important deity for the people of Kodagu, especially Kodavas. He is known as their Lord of rains and crops. The temple resembles Kerala style of architecture. Situated on a hillock, this temple has a long stretch of steep stairs that connect t...
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The Nalknad Palace

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 Finally the day had arrived! We were on our way to the Nalknad palace. It was a lovely day and every single one of us was excited. The palace was built between the years 1792 and 1794 AD. This palace was the last refuge of the last of the Haleri kings of Kodagu, Chikka Veerarajendra before he was deposed by the British. As soon as we reached the palace, a huge door awaited for us.  The entrance to the palace has two large doors with pointed cones placed on them.  The door was made of metal which prevented elephants from entering the place There was a small mantap where the king’s sister’s marriage took place. It was a beautiful mantap, with beautiful carvings. The tour guide gave us a handful of information about the history of the palace. It has a secret path through which they could go to the fort in Madikeri. Basically, it was a huge house. Inside the palace, we were stunned to see all the carvings and the paintings. Later on, we entered inside a small room where we c...
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A visit to KVK, Gonikoppal

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 A visit to KVK, Gonikoppal While all the other departments were planning to go to the Forestry college, we decided to go to some other place and hence ended up visiting the Krishi Vignyana Kendra, Gonikoppal and the KVK farm. We collected information about mushroom culture. They were growing oyster mushrooms. Each of us had a chance to interact with the guide. It was avery informative trip. We saw the machines used in mushroom cultivation. Soon after, we were given information about soil testing and about how important it is to get the soil tested before we plant anything. We moved to the KVK farm in Athur. We were explained about the weather forecasting device which was located at the place. It is the only weather forecast device in entire Kodagu. We then visited the piggery, goatery, poultry and walked about the plants, the farm food and feed grown organically in the farm and obviously captured pictures everywhere we went. We listened to a detailed explanation of the depletion o...
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