BASAVAKALYAN

  Akkanagamma (ಅಕ್ಕನಾಗಮ್ಮ, ಅಕ್ಕನಾಗಲಾಂಬಿಕೆ) Full Name: Akka Naagamma Alias Name: Naagamma and Naagalambike Pen Name (Vachana Signature): Basavannapriya Chennasangayya As lord of the mind Mahadeva has perceived our minds he makes mortals say unspeakable words, don't be anxious o mind, don't be distraught o body, don't forget the truth be at peace o heart. Basavapriya Chennasangaiah can with the flick of a finger make a mountain of misdeeds disappear. Naagalambike is also called Naagamma and Akka Naagamma and she was the elder sister of Basavanna. Maadarasa was her father and Maadalambike her mother. She was born at Ingaleshwara in Bagewadi. Shivadeva was her husband Chennabasavanna her son. She played a great part in the shaping the life of Basavanna. Nagalambike showed an exemplary efficiency at Mahamane and Anubhavamantapa. After the revolution of Kalyaana she went to Uluvi leading the other sharanas. She died on the banks of Yennehole at Tarikere in Chikkamagalur district.

  Smokeless tobacco is as much a part of baseball as hot dogs and the Cubs’ disappointing run at the World Series year after year. While Major League Baseball is asking players to reconsider a habit as old as the sport itself, there is also history to think about — one that has linked the two together in the hearts and minds of Americans. It would be natural to then ask: Is there life to baseball without smokeless tobacco? To answer that question means to look at the history of smokeless tobacco and how it and sport have become intertwined. In the mid-1800s, when baseball first found its footing in America, chewing tobacco was extremely popular (think Philip Morris and cigarettes decades later), and baseball players used it for the same reasons other men did — pure pleasure. Soon, however, players found added benefits to using smokeless tobacco products, such as creating more saliva in the mouth in a dusty environment. This, in turn, helped players to moisten their gloves with spit. It