Davanagere : Manchester of Karnataka

Davangere is located in the south central part of Karnataka. This place is also called as 'Manchester of Karnataka' or textile capital of South India, Davanagere was famous for textiles, with the DCM [Davanagere Cotton Mills] brand being famous in India. Davanagere was a major cotton textile exporter during the 1960's till the 80s. But most of the mills were shut down during the 90s and currently the major agro-industrial activity around Davanagere revolves around rice and sugarcane, with a number of sugar mills in and around this area. Food, sight-seeing and shopping The cuisine of Karnataka comprises diverse vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisines. Davangere is famous for Benne Dose and Mandakki-Menasinakaayi. Some typical dishes include Bisi bele bath, Ragi rotti, Akki rotti, Saaru, Vangi Bath, Khara Bath, Kesari Bath, Ragi mudde, and Uppittu. Plain and Rave Idli, Mysore Masala Dosa and Maddur Vade are popular in South Karnataka. Coorg district is famous for spicy varieties of pork curries while coastal Karnataka boasts of many tasty sea food specialities. Among sweets, Mysore Pak, Dharwad pedha, Chiroti are well known. Although the ingredients differ from one region to another, a typical Kannadiga Oota (Kannadiga meal) includes the following dishes in the order specified and is served on a banana leaf: Kosambari, Pickle, Palya, Gojju, Raita, Dessert (Yes, it is a tradition to start your meal with a dessert - Paaysa), Thovve, Chitranna, Rice and Ghee. Activities & things to do Now a day's it has more no.of educational institutes, most of which are run by the Bapuji Educational Association, Anubhava mantapa (Taralabalu institution) & other institutions. Bapuji institution It has two Dental colleges, three engineering colleges,two medical, one ayurvedic medical college, a fashion design college and a number of other colleges offering courses in arts, commerce and science. The student population is made up of people from different cities and states in India. There are a few foreign students studying at Davanagere. Davangere has a big shopping mall well famed all over karnataka i.e B.S.Channa Basappa and Sons. This is a big garment shop of the city with its branches spread all over the city. Besides mills, various educational institutions Davangere houses major Cricket and Football Clubs which provides bulk of opportunities to youngsters of this locality. R Vinay Kumar from Davangere is a famous cricketer who plays for Karnataka's Ranaji Trophy Cricket Team as leading pace-bowler. Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc. Travelers can reach Davangere from Bangalore within 4-5 hours.The city of Davangere is located on NH4 (National Highway 4) at a distance of about 250 km from the state capital of Bangalore. Davangere became separate district in 1997, it was separated from the district of Chitradurga. So plan a tour to Davangere and enjoy the different tourist places in Davangere in Karnataka.

BLOGING AS A CAREER

A few years before no one would have even thought that blogging could be a full-time career but as the Internet evolves and the recent news in business magazines Entrepreneur and Inc. often citing success stories from not one or two but quite a few bloggers on how they are making decent money blogging full time, blogging could soon be on the list of full-time careers.

Would you want to take on a career as a blogger?

Ask yourself first what motivates you to do so and why?

If money is the only reason then think again. The first step towards your decision to be a full-time professional blogger must be to research thoroughly on how previous successes have been achieved and what are the real life scenarios – not getting all enamored by the one page websites of all those bloggers around who want to sell their software or services and get you making a 5 figure income in a month through blogs–easily.There are some great blogger tips websites; Darren Rowse on ProBlogger perhaps tops it all. He recently had a post on his website titled: Do you call yourself a blogger, worth a look to get tips from this seasoned blogger and also for some interesting comments.Of course when you are taking upon blogging as a career you better think about making good money from it as well, don't give up your day job before a good research within (explore your true passion towards blogging as a career) and outside (research how others have paved the way and what they say about blogging as a full-time career). It pays to listen to all those trailblazers who can offer you the best advice. Research well and take on good advice before jumping in thinking that it is an easy way to a passive income.Of course exceptions are always there but there is a never easy way to success. Experience and knowledge and good marketing skills reign above all others.Read this post to get closer to realities as Darren describes how it is not a one day job to build a blog and start digging money the next day onwards. Here are some other websites where you can get some quality advice: http://www.johnchow.com/
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Update: Some good advice on Problogger.net by Mark Avey: Pros and Cons of Niche BloggingLooking for a job board for professional bloggers?

Check these out:ProBlogger Job Board Bloggers JobAlso these blogs might be of help: Top 25 Blogs About BloggingFreelance BloggingThrough freelance blogging you can earn some extra income charging for per posts. The publishers might pay you from around $10,$15 to $100 per post. It all depends where you post, the quality of your posts and also how well you negotiate the price of your articles.Skellie has some great tips on freelance blogging at: Freelance Blogging for Side Income: My Top 10 Tips.And some more tips on freelancing in general:A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Freelance Career.Downsides of Full-time BloggingIf you are a people’s person and love one-on-one interaction with coworkers and working in a team,then think again.Blogging can be pretty lonesome, a career where you are all by yourself most of the time and where words take a back seat and your fingers do the talking. Although you get enough opportunity to network and interact with the bloggers on the vast blogosphere but it depends on you on how further you can take on such networking.You might be under the impression that blogging can bring in instant passive income, the sooner you get rid of this idea the better it is for us. Blogging as any other small or large business needs continuous nurturing and a lot of time to grow. Don't expect instant success. Time and quality of your work will tell the difference.You might miss out on the regular benefits that a full-time employee enjoys - healthcare benefits, bonus, profit-sharing, perks and coworker camaraderie.Benefits to the Full-time BloggerIf you enjoy working on your own without supervision and find it hard to work under a boss - oppressive or cooperative - professional blogging could be for you. Also coupled with the desire and drive to work on your own, you must also be good (if not proficient) at expressing your thoughts and ideas in writing or through some art form depending on how you want to present your blog to the world.No commute and more time with family.

If you become an expert on the theme that you have chosen for your blog - you might get good job offers where you can earn well and also continue your blogging.When you love doing what you do, work becomes a discovery, a learning experience which you enjoy every day and yearn to be back on the computer every morning. If you are passionate about blogging for what you feel most driven - what better job could be there for you!Characteristics of a Fanatic BloggerYou are obsessed with your stats and your ad earning report. You sneak out of the bed in the middle of the night to monitor your blog’s traffic or just to check out the AdSense earning – and feel a slight guilt when the AdSense report shows that you had logged in just 2 hours before!Your child narrates with delight the day at school and your mind is constantly filtering to find “stuff” in what he/she is narrating to mold to a new blog post.You are about to leave for the hospital for the delivery of your baby and you ask your husband if he has packed in the laptop, so that you can check your blog stats in the middle of the night in case the labor is long.You are at the hospital for the delivery of your baby and while waiting your husband sneaks out for a quick trip to the cafeteria only to return an hour later – he confesses he was just doing a quick check on his blog stats.