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The Union Budget 2017 proposes a new instrument to “cut down black money in political funding”. This will be a special bond that can only be purchased at the designated banks and/or post offices. All payment must be made via check or bank transfer. The bonds can be deposited and redeemed through a political party account, within stipulated time. Thus, the govt is aiming to kill two birds with a single stone – get rid of cash funding for political parties and create an instrument that keeps the identity of the donor a secret.Many commentator have hailed it quickly as a landmark move towards increasing clean funding of political parties. Coupled with the reduction of cash donation limit to Rs. 2000, journalists and analysts eager to please the government have been quick to call this historic, significant and move in the right direction.I am afraid this is the MOST retrograde move that as a nation we can give ourselves. It completely kills the demand to make political donations transparent and party agendas transparent and offers unlimited opportunity for political parties to indulge in corruption, extortion and laundering of wealth.But first, let me say a few words on the Rs. 2000 limit for cash donations. The Rs. 20,000 limit has been much talked about not because it was a big amount but because political parties were lumping all cash donations received under 20,000/- into a single head – unknown sources of donation. There was no record of who the donor is and therefore there was ample room for political parties to accept large cash, usually in black money, from donors who wish to dispose of their ill-gotten wealth and earn political favors. The recipient party only had to declare any amount of cash as “unknown source” and deposit the cash into their bank accounts, instantly laundering the black money thru exempt political party route. It is possible that many party treasurer / financial handlers may have dipped into the cash donations and made hay while depositing some part of the donation to the party funds – after all cash belongs to the holder is the best policy.In the new dispensation, the political parties will continue to receive unlimited cash and show it as receipts of less than Rs 2000/-. Many commentators have talked of parties cutting Rs. 19,999/- receipts and now offering Rs. 1,999/- receipts. While there may be some merit in this argument, it is not really needed. As a political party, I have only to declare receipt of Rs. 100 cr as cash donations with each amount less than Rs. 2000/- for all practical purposes. The identity of the donors who have donated less than 2000 each is not to be provided. As such, there is no need to cut 1999 receipts. It is just a nice picture to paint for making the point.Now lets get back to the electoral bond, which is the star of this article. The stated reason, as mentioned by the FM is to “protect the identity of donors”. Why do we need to protect the identity of donors when the nation is calling for full transparency so that the key influences of the political agenda can be known to all. Much has been said about crony capitalism, favoritism and governments giving undue advantage to certain corporate houses. Huge spends by political parties, well into tens of thousands of crores can only come from large corporate sources that seek capital and income returns from the government once their favorite parties have political power. The recent award of significant business from India’s purchase of new fighter jets is a good case study. Do we believe that the company given the contract has deep expertise, experience and credibility in defense arena? Or is the company “close” to the PM and a known donor? Clearly it is the latter. Now imagine if the public knew that this company had made a 1000 cr contribution to the ruling party for the election, everybody would understand how the govt of the day works and make appropriate decisions in future.a. Easy to Bribe PartiesHere's how the zeal to protect the identity of the donor goes against the interests of voters. Imagine a corporation seeking favors or inflated payment or illegal gratification from a politician / administrator. The easiest way for the politician to ask for a bribe / payment to party fund is “electoral bond”. Buy a bond at the bank and deposit the same with the party. Get a tax break (donations to political parties are exempt in some cases) in addition. No one in the public sphere need to know.b. Easy to Launder Money to PartiesWe are all aware of thousands of shell companies sitting on all kinds of illegal funds in India. Even AAP, which is very very careful about funding sources was unable to detect 4 payments from so called shell companies. In the case of AAP, however, voluntary disclosure by AAP allowed the story to break. Today nearly everyone tracking AAP is aware of the issue. Now imagine that these shell companies buy the “bearer electoral bonds” and donate. And no one ever comes to know. Isnt this a clear invitation for money launderers to park their funds with political parties?c. Easy to Route Foreign Money to PartiesA third risk is of funding from international sources. Imagine a corporation or individual receiving significant foreign money; using the same to buy electoral bonds and depositing it with the party. The public need to know. How then will we ensure that illegal, unsafe and foreign sources are not tainting our political processes? Just like the undeclared 20k limit was misused, the electoral bond will be misused to route foreign money into willing launderers and deposited into political party accounts.The argument against the limit of Rs. 20,000/- was not about cash or cheque payment. The argument was that the identity of the donor could be kept a secret. By enabling electoral bonds to hide the identity of the donor, GOI is making the same mistake as earlier, except this time the banking channel will be used instead of the cash channel.If you don’t trust my argument, just look at the state RBI has been reduced to post demonetization. Its over 40 days since the 31st Dec deadline and they are still unable to report how many notes have come back to banks during the demonetization period. The ingenuity of 1.25 billion people when it comes to money affairs is astounding & un-imaginable.Don’t forget, even our gods are “accountant in character”, which is why the metaphors used in our dominant religion are debt, bonds, obligation & liberation (credit to Devdutt Patnaik).

Sugar Bowl Of Karnataka, Cradle Of Infantry, Kunda Nagari the city nicknamed with these names is Belgaum. Also known as Belagavi, Belgavi and Venugrama or the Bamboo village.Belgaum is known for the sweet delicacy named as Kunda hence the name as Kunda Nagari (Kunda City).The city is in the northwestern parts of Karnataka and lies at the border of two states Maharashtra and Goa on the western ghats.The city is situated near the foothills of the Sahyadri mountain range. It has a Tropical Savanna climate(tropical wet and dry climate).Belgaum is at its coldest in winter(november-february temperature dropping to 7 degree celsius; the minimum temperature in Karnataka state is usually recorded in Belgaum).India's tallest National flag was unflured on 12/03/2018 in Belagavi. The National flag was tied to a 110m(365feet) high pole from the base plate to the top. Size of flag is 120x80ft.The Government of Karnataka has proposed making Belgaum the second capital of Karnataka, hence a second state administrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inaugrated on 11 October 2012.Belgaum had been selected in first phase out of 20 cities as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi flagship Smart Cities Mission.Belagavi was founded in late 12th century AD by the Ratta dynasty, whose official named Bichiraja built a jain temple dedicated to Neminatha(twenty second Tirthankara(ford maker) in Jainism) in 1204, which came to be called Kamalbasti.^Kamalbasti then in 1860^present day of KamalbastiBelgavi became the part of Yadava dynasty kingdom in early 13th century.This region was invaded by Khalji/Khilji dynasty of Delhi Sultanate in 14th century.Thereafter, Belgaum came under the rule of Vijayanagar empire.In 1474, an army led by Mahamood Gawan of Bahmani Sultanate conquered Belgaum.In 1518, the Bahmani Sultanate splintered into five small states and Belgaum became part of the Bijapur Sultanate (Shia Muslim dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur).In 1686, the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb overthrew the Bijapur Sultanate and Belagavi passed nominally to the Mughals, who called it Azamnagar. Control on Belagavi by Mughal empire collapsed after death of Aurangzeb in 1707.During the rule of Peshwas, Maratha’s confederacy took control of this area. The region was overrun by Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan after Hyder Ali’s coup in the kingdom of Mysore. But when Tippu Sultan was defeated by British forces, the Peshwas regained Belgavi.Belgaum was chosen as the venue of the 39th session of the Indian National Congress in December 1924 under the Presidency of Mahatma Gandhiji.^walking towards the session^Gandhiji addressing the Belgaum 1924 Congress session^AICC pendal at belgaum 1924^Gangadharrao Deshpande and Bapu^Belgaum 1924 session arrangements for bath at the specially built Congress well^Vijaynagar the temporary Railway station made for the 1924 Belgaum sessionThe city which was then a Portuguese territory served as a major military installation for the British Raj (crown/direct rule in India) due to its proximity to Goa.Once the British left India, the Indian Government continued and still continues to have armed forces installation in Belagavi. PM Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961 used forces from Belagavi to end Portuguese rule of Goa.When India became independent in 1947, Belgaum and its district were part of Bombay State. Indian states were recognised along linguistic lines by the States Reorganisation Act in 1956 and Belgaum district was transferred to Mysore state, which was renamed as Karnataka in 1972.>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Rich deposits of Bauxite are found in Belagavi district which led to the creation of the Indian aluminium producing company Hindalco Industries of the Aditya Birla Group.Uranium deposits are also been found.Belgaum is major producer of Milk in Karnataka state, which complies 30% of the state’s production.It has the highest number of Sugar factories in Karnataka.From the early 1970’s, Belagavi began developing into an important centre for the manufacture of heavy machine tools, including manufacture of high pressure oil hydraulics systems.Belgaum is also a foundry(factory that produces metal castings) hub of Karnataka state, with about 200+ producing automotive and industrial castings of ferrous base and supporting ancillaries like CNC and conventional machine shops which finish the castings that are produced in Belgaum.Belagavi which is also known for Saree, over 30,000 people are directly dependent on the power looms.Belgavi is also a strong industrial hub for machine shops catering to automotive manufacturing especially crankshaft machine casting and helmets.A 300 acre Special Economic Zone (India’s first private Aerospace SEZ) is being setup near to Belagavi city to cater to the precision engineering requirements of the global aerospace, automotive and industrial verticals is promoted by Quest Global, an aerospace engineering and manufacturing company.Central Government has established the DGFT ( Director General Of Foreign Trade) office.The only state in India to have 2 offices,one in Bangalore, due to large export in Belgaum the entire north Karnataka will come under Belgaum DGFT.>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Belagavi has the Indian Armed Forces, along with an air force station of the Indian Air Force.Belgaum houses the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre (MLIRC).It also houses the Commando Training Wing which is a part of the Infantry school. The commando course at Belgaum is mandatory for all infantry officers.There also lies the eminent Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum, established in 1945, which is one of the 5 military schools in India.The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is building a fully fledged recreation and training center in Belagavi at Halbhavi.Surgical strike made by the Indian soliders on terror campus in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK), the training was given in Belagavi at the MLIRC Commando Training center “ Ghatak Platoon ”.>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Belgaum is also an important educational hub, consisting of eight engineering, five medical and some dental colleges across the city and district.Basic degree colleges, nine polytechnic and three law colleges are other educational institutions.The Karnataka Lingayat Education Society (KLE), and Karnataka Law Society (KLS) are two educational giants in Belgaum.Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Jnana Sangama, the largest University of Karnataka for technical education (for BE, Mtech, MCA, MBA) is based in Belgaum.VTU is one of the largest Universities in India named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya from Karnataka, the only engineer to be awarded a Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India.The Karnatak Lingayat Education SocietyIn 1916, the KLE society was founded by seven founder life members who are also addressed as “Saptarishis” (seven saints). KLE society started in Belgaum:1916- Anglo Vernacular school1933- Lingaraj College1963- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC)1979- Dr. M.S Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology1984 onwards- dental, nursing,information technology, computer application, hotel management,business management, tourism,fashion design, agriculture college, as well as polytechnic across India.KLE marked the commencement of the 100th year of selfless service by the KLE Society.Karnataka Law Society (KLS)KLS was founded by eminent lawyers of Karnataka in 1939. It has the distinction of running colleges in fields of law, commerce, engineering and management education.KLS Gogte Institute Of Technology, Jnanaganga is an Autonomous Institution under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Accredited by National Board Of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi.Based on Institute profile, academics and students performance over the years GIT was conferred with the award of “Excellent Technical Education Institute in Karnataka” at National Karnataka Education Summit and Awards 2014 held at Bangalore.Rani Chennamma University (RCU)Rani Chennamma University is a public university established by the Government of Karnataka in 2010 at Belgaum. This University has the main campus, called Vidyasangama.Overall Coverage:Belagavi is connected by road via NH-4(connecting Maharashtra(now part of golden quadrilateral), Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu).Belgaum fort - is in the Belagavi city. Fort includes two Jain temples, two Hindu shrines, two mosques and church too.Hindalga Jail - was built by the British in 1923. It has capacity to accommodate 1162 prisoners.Vishwa Kannada Sammelana 2011 - this was the second Sammelana, three days cultural festival hosted in Belagavi city.4th Akhila Karnataka Makkala Sahitya Sammelana, Belagavi 2005 - this convention bring together children from all over the state. Talent of lakhs of children is honed.The establishment of “Venudhawani”, Community Radio Station at the J.N.M.C campus at Belagavi, objective is to provide a platform for citizens of Belagavi to share their ideas, thoughts, concerns and reach out to listeners in radius of 10KMs in the vicinity.Ramkrishna Mission Ashram at BelagaviFrom 15th to 27th October 1892 Swami Vivekananda had come to Belagavi and he resided for nine days.At Belagavi, Swami Vivekananda was guest of Prof. G.S.Bhate and Sub-divisional Forest Officer, Haripada Mitra.The Risaldar Galli house of Mr.Sadashiv Bhate is now a sub centre of the Ramkrishna Mission Ashram.The local languages spoken here are Kannada and Marathi. There are also few percent of Urdu, Konkani speakers.The city is served by Belgaum Airport at Sambra which is oldest airport in North Karnataka.This was all about Belgaum, but as a district is formed by the taluks it is also necessary to know few things about the taluks of Belagavi which also brings up the name in popularity. Come lets know few interesting things about them.Belagavi has a total of 10 taluks, as it can been in the below picture shown along with the names, except for Athni=*Athani and Hukeri=*Hukkeri in names.Chikodi talukBiggest taluk in Belgaum district.Leading taluk in Karnataka under cooperative sector.Athani talukIt the largest sugar production taluk in Karnataka.Aigali husbandry fair is the biggest husbandry fair in India.Shivayogi Murugarajendra Mutt.Hukkeri talukThe Hukkeri Rural Electric Cooperative Society LTD is the First Electric Cooperative Society to be registered in India.Hukkeri Society is one of the last Surviving epitomes of the Cooperative movement in India.Vallabhghad is a fort which dates back to 1674 and is said to have been built by the Maratha ruler Shivaji.Name derives from 2 words hoovina+kere (flower+lake) which means a place where plenty of flowers were grown, and these flowers were supplied to Adilshah of Bijapur.At the time of rule of Adilshah there were 24 natural water wells/fountains (karanji) one of them was of hot water.Hukkeri is famous for Agarbatthis (Incense sticks).Nidsoshi MathaRaja Lakhamagouda dam also known as Hidkal dam.Shirur damFamous sweet delicacy of this place is Khaja.Gokak talukSometimes regarded as the “first woman freedom fighter of India” i.e; Rani Abbakka Chowta ((Chowta, dynasty name) first tuluva Queen of Ullal) had dispute and battle between Gokak Kotawals.Gokak Falls is often called as “Karnataka’s Naigara” , also famous for its historical landmark “The Hanging Wooden Bridge” whose legacy goes back to British Raj.During British rule in India, The Forbes Gokak Spinning Mill (now owned by Gokak textiles LTD of the Shapoorji Pallonji group) was setup in 1887 in Gokak falls.Gokak mills is known for their yarn which is supplied worldwide, as they received ISO 9002 certification as well.A Hydroelectric Power plant was also setup in Gokak Falls in 1907.The Toy factory in Gokak is well known for decades for its equisit toys. It is in existence since 200 years.Ghataprabha Bird Sanctury is known for migratory birds such as the Demoiselle crane and European White Stork.^Demoiselle CraneKardantu is the famous sweet delicacy of Gokak which is exported worldwide in tons.Another famous sweet of Gokak in India is Ladagi Laadu.Sri Jagadguru Shivalingeshwar Math at Savalagi shrine is six centuries old, it is symbol of Hindi-Muslim unity and communal harmony.The Godachinmalki Falls also known as Markandeya falls.Durdundeshwar temple in Arabhavi Math.Dhupdal dam has a hydroelectric power generating unit.Raybag talukRajaditya was famous mathematician of Poobagi (Raybag was called in ancient time by this name).Mugalkod MathaChinchali Mayamma templeBailhongal talukKittur Chennamma, born on 23rd October 1778 in kakati, Belagavi taluk. She was the Queen of Kittur, a princely state in Karnataka. She was one of the Indian female rulers to lead an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824.Sangolli Rayanna, born on 15th August 1798 Sangolli, Kittur, who is known for military chief.The main railway station of Bangalore city has been renamed as “Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station” in 2015.Rayanna was executed by hanging to death from a Banyan tree.Unlike the usual six foot grave, Rayanna’s grave is eight feet long because he was tall more than seven feet.Saundatti talukSaundatti Yellamma templeInchal MathMurgod MathNavilatirtha dam, is a well known picnic spot near saundatti on Renuka Sagara(Renuka lake).It is also place where Mahatapasvi Shri Kumarswamiji at the age of 18 was awakened by Kundalini as result of worship of the Devi.Ramdurg talukGodachi VeerabhadeshwarKhanapur talukHandibadanganath MuttKhanapur has the hill stations and is also famous, which pleases everyone.Bhimgad Wildlife SanctuaryIt is located near Jamboti village.This area is the headwater of several rivers including the Mhadei, Malaprabha and Tillari. The Mhadei originates in the Bhimgad forests.>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Rivers which flow in the districtRiver Markandey - Shirur damRiver Krishna - a dam is built in Padasalagi village by the people of the same residence.River VedagangaRiver DudhgangaRiver Ghataprabha -Hidkal dam, Gokak fallsRiver Hiranyakeshi -Dhupdal damRiver TamrapharaniRiver Malaprabha -Navilutirtha dam, origin of this river is in Kankumbi village.River Mhadei>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Politician who were Cabinet Ministers from the DistrictB. Shankaranand -was a congress politician from Karnataka. Elected to Lok Sabha(seventh) for the 4th time.Babagouda Patil -is a former Union minister of the state of India. He was minister of Rural Areas and Employment in the second Vajpayee ministry.>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Notable People of the DistrictPhadeppa Dareppa Chaugule, was born in Belagavi. He was India’s first Olympic Marathon Runner. He represented India in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and finished 19th with a timing of 2 hours 50 minutes 45.2 seconds.D.C Pavate (Dadappa Chintappa Pavate), was born in Mamdapur.He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Karnataka University Dharwar, and the Governor of Punjab.Pavate was a Cambridge Mathematical Tripos WranglerAward: Padma Bhushan in 1967Books: My days as GovernorKumar Gandharv (Shivaputra Siddaramayya Komkalimath), was born in Sulebhavi.Known for: Hindustani Classical Music singingS.G. Balekundri (Shivappa Gurubasappa Balekundri), was born in Belagavi and was an irrigation expert.Known for: Chief engineer and Architect of the Almatti Dam. He is best remembered today as second Visvesvaraya.Chandrashekara Kambar, was born in Ghodageri, Hukkeri taluk. Is an prominent Indian poet, playwright, folkorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder Vice Chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi.Awards: Jnanapitha Award, Sahitya Academy Award, Padma Shri Award, Pampa Award.Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai, was born in Ammanagi village. He reiterated his ideology that “Organisation is bigger than men, Society is bigger than Association and Nation is bigger than Society”. The British Government recognized his service towards the community and education and in 1919 conferred the order of Companion Of The Indian Empire (C.I.E).Raja Lakhamagouda dam also known as Hidkal dam due to their contribution of land for the dam.Dr. R.H Patil, was born in Nandgad, Belagavi district. He was the moving face behind the success of National Stock Exchange(NSE)Niranjan Sant, Belgaumite has won a special mention award for his photo Chameleon walk from the RBS-Sanctuary Asia Magazine Sanctuary-RBS wildlife awards 2009. He is one of the India’s most admired wildlife photographer.Laxmanrao Kirloskar, was born in Gurlhosur, was an Indian Businessman and founder of the Kirloskar Group. Union Government of India issued a postal stamp in his name in 1969 marking 100 years of birth anniversary.Atul Kulkarni, was born in Belagavi is an Indian film actor who has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and English language films.Pandit S.Ballesh, was born in M.K Hubli, Belagavi district. He is an Indian Shehnai player.Dinakar D Patil, was born in Benadi, Belagavi district. He was a prominent Marathi film director, scriptwriter and dialogue writer during the Golden era(19950–1990) of Marathi film industry. He has been awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002.Hemant Birje, was born in Belagavi, is a Bollywood film actor.Mahesh Jadhav, founder at Mahesh Foundation which gives a new lease of life to HIV positive children by taking care of their needs and motivating them to lead a positive life.For this cause, he was awarded with National Child Welfare award from President of India Ram Nath Kovind for exceptional achievement in 2017. He is also a motivational speaker at TEDx.Manju Nadgouda, was born in Belagavi, is a former One Day International cricketer who represented India.Shobha Gurtu (Bhanumati Shirodkar), was born in Belagavi, was an Indian singer in the Light Hindustani Classical style. She came to be known as Thumri Queen.Awards felicitated with: Padma Bhushan in 2002, Sangeet Natak Academy award in 1987, Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar, Shahu Maharaj Puraskar, Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar.Charan Raj, was born in Khanapur of Belgaum district. He is an Indian film actor, director, music director, film producer and writer who primarily works in Tamil and other southern languages.Ronit More, was born in Belagavi. He is a member of the Chennai Super Kings squad since 2013 and debuted in the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2015.Laxmi Raai, was born in Belagavi. She is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.Few Information, Confirmation, recognition credits: My father