January 9, 2024

KARNAPEX 2024 - Special Covers (3)

 A Set of 4 special covers  released at KARNAPEX - 2024 on 7th December 2024.

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences:  National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru is an Institute of National importance dedicated to mental health and neurosciences. NIMHANS has made significant contributions to the understanding diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders fostering innovation and enhancing services on global scale.

Cover Code: KTK/14/2024

Millets Smart Food: Millets are small-grained cereals and have similar nutrient content to other major cereals. Millets are great grain for diabetes. They are high in fibre and help in weight loss process. Millets are the powerhouse of Nutrition containing various essential nutrients such as iron zinc manganese calcium etc. Being gluten-free they are great for those who have gluten sensitivity. Millets can be used in making various dishes like roti, dosa, idli, khichdi. ladoos halwa etc.

Cover Code: KTK/15/2024

Ragimudde or Finger Millet Ball:  Ragimudde is a wholesale diabetic friendly recipe and is very unique in the way that it is meant to be swallowed and not chewed. It as only two ingredients ragi ( millet) flour and hot water. The mixture is cooked until it creates smooth dough which is then shaped into balls. This moist finger millet balls is not only quick to prepare but also has good health benefits. It should be served along with Saru (thin stews made up of greens/soppu with sprouted grams, meat or vegetables) or with curry, chutney and sambar.

Cover Code: KTK/16/2024

Jolada Rotti: Jolada Rotti is a traditional food of Karnataka which is made with jowar(or sorghum) flour. It is cooked in an iron Skilled. It is very popular in North Karnataka, where it is eaten with ennegai (eggplants stuffed with spices) or chutney. Joladarotti has rough texture.

Cover Code: KTK/17/2024

Traditional Games (KTK18 TO KTK28)

Hopscotch or Kuntebille: It is a popular outdoor game that can be played with several players or alone. The player tosses a small object into umbered spaces of a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and  then hops of jumps through the spaces to retreive the object.,

Cover Code:KTK/18/2024

Spinning the Top or Lattu:Spinning the top or lattu is a fun game played across many parts of India. It is known as bugari in Kannada. It is an interesting traditional game where a wooden top is made to spin. There are grooves in the lower half of the top and a nail at the bottom to spin on. A string is wrapped around the gross to launch the top and make it spin.

Cover Code:KTK/19/2024

Kambla: Kambala is a buffalo race, popular in coastal Karnataka. Two pairs of buffalo compete in this event. Each pair is driven by a farmer. The buffaloes involved in this activity must sprint across muddy, slushy fields.Coconuts and bananas used to be the price for playing this sport.


 Cover Code:KTK/20/2024

Pagade: Pagade is a popular indoor game that was played across Karnataka. It is known as Chausar or Pachisi in other regions of India. It is a game that is usually played between two or four players. The objective of the game is for the players to reach their pawns to a destination on the role of dice.

 Cover Code:KTK/21/2024

Saalu Mane Aata:Saalu Mane aata is a board game with three concentric squares that are connected by lines drawn from the centre. Two players with 9 pawns each can play this game. This is a game that promises hours of entertainment and exercise to the mind.


 Cover Code:KTK/22/2024

Ali Guli Mane: Ali guli Mane is a board game played with two parallel rows of seven holes and a set of 70 tamarind seeds or shells. The objective of the game is to maximize the number of seeds of shells. It is a board game that requires strategizing.


 Cover Code:KTK/23/2024

Chowka Baara: Chowka bara is an indoor game that can be played by two or four persons. Cowrie shells are used as dice. The game has elements of luck combined with judgement and strategising skills.

 Cover Code:KTK/24/2024

Havu-Eni-Aata or Snakes and Ladders:Havu-Eni Aata or snakes and ladders is a popular board game played with pawns and dice

Cover Code:KTK/25/2024

Gilli Danda:Gilli danda resembles the game of cricket, but traces it's antiquity to over 2000 years. It is a popular rural sport all over India.

Cover Code:KTK/26/2024

Lagori:Lagori also known as 7 stones is a popular traditional game. The game involves 2 teams. Flat stones/ wooden blocks are piled. One team knocks down the pile with the ball and attempts to restore the file. The other team throws the ball at the opposing team members. The more players on each team the greater the fun.

Cover Code:KTK/27/2024

Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium: This stadium was constructed on the eve of 4th National Games held in 1997. This iconic sports complex has been a lanmark in Bengaluru since then, Host to many sporting events of national and international importance, this sporting arena fosters a sense of health and fitness across all sections of the youth.

Cover Code:KTK/28/2024

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