| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | Hi,
I am reporting this from my observations of house sparrows from a locality well within the heart of Bangalore city, hardly 500Mtrs away from MG Road, which is supposed to be the most happening and commercial activity centre in Bangalore city.
I feel myself very lucky to be working at a place which has continued to preserve the charm and nature even after the commercialization.
The place i am referring to is a small area called "Jogupalya" near to Ulsoor, which has a history of about 275 years much before even the Bangalore city existed.
Reason for this area to still have its heritage preserved is the difficulty in access by road due to very narrow roads within the area for interlinking, which happens to be the "Blessing in disguise" i feel.
As u walk into this area, u will find houses which are standing tall and strong even after its construction for more than 125 years. So one can easily catch the history behind the area and more importantly the charm of olden days, very difficult to find in today's urban localities.
Main reasons for finding Sparrows in this locality are
1. Old houses with clay roof tops or sheet houses mostly are welcoming factosrs for Sparrows nesting.
2. Jogupalya G 5th street still houses old trading shops (locally called as Mandi'S)wending Rice and other cereals at wholesale prices, wherein there are lots of rice and cereals dispersed on the floor during the loading and unloading of the rice bags and cereal bags.
3. Jogupalya is popular mostly for being the host for Bangalore's oldest temple "Sri Someshwara temple" whoich was built during Chola dynasty rule and which still stands tall till date. Here inside this temple, we find lots of Sparrow activity like nesting and feeding.
Just for information, i have been trying to do my best to preserve these sparrows in my locality by constantly providing cereals locally called "NAVANE" not sure wat is it called in english, which is supposed to be fed for the pigeons by people on rooftops |
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