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<b>This village speaks gods language</b>
S. KUSHALA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2005 11:04:57 AM ]
PROUD SONS
Mathoor has produced over 30 Sanskrit professors who are teaching in Kuvempu, Bangalore, Mysore and Mangalore Universities, besides many software engineers. Among the illustrious personalities from the village are Mathoor Krishnamurthy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore, violinist Venkataram, and gamaka exponent H.R. Keshavamurthy.
Helping themselves
The main source of livelihood in Mathoor is the cultivation of arecanut, coconut and vegetables. The village has a primary health centre, a co-op society, a few provision shops and two schools.
But the residents donât raise a din over lack of infrastructure. In fact, the village is an ideal example of <b>self-governance </b>as it were. <i>They pump water from the river directly and have provided all their houses with separate connections</i>. <b>Last year, when the village lake was filled with hyacinth and the government threw up its hands as the cost of cleaning the lake was estimated at Rs 1 crore, they didnât sulk</b>.
About 70 of them got together, swam through the lake and physically removed the weeds. The task was done in 45 days.
<b>This village speaks gods language</b>
S. KUSHALA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2005 11:04:57 AM ]
PROUD SONS
Mathoor has produced over 30 Sanskrit professors who are teaching in Kuvempu, Bangalore, Mysore and Mangalore Universities, besides many software engineers. Among the illustrious personalities from the village are Mathoor Krishnamurthy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore, violinist Venkataram, and gamaka exponent H.R. Keshavamurthy.
Helping themselves
The main source of livelihood in Mathoor is the cultivation of arecanut, coconut and vegetables. The village has a primary health centre, a co-op society, a few provision shops and two schools.
But the residents donât raise a din over lack of infrastructure. In fact, the village is an ideal example of <b>self-governance </b>as it were. <i>They pump water from the river directly and have provided all their houses with separate connections</i>. <b>Last year, when the village lake was filled with hyacinth and the government threw up its hands as the cost of cleaning the lake was estimated at Rs 1 crore, they didnât sulk</b>.
About 70 of them got together, swam through the lake and physically removed the weeds. The task was done in 45 days.