Mangaluru artists participate in Dubai ‘Global Art Fair – 2015?

March 21, 2015

Dubai, Mar 21: A set of artists from Mangaluru spread the flavour of coastal art to people in United Arab Emirates by taking part in Global Art Fair- 2015 at Oberoi Hotel, Dubai recently.

Select works of Harish Marne, Ramakrishna Nayak, Reshma Shetty, Asha Shetty, Renuka and Juber Ahmed Khan were showcased by the ‘Art Kanara’, an initiative supported by Koti Prasad Alva.

This event was inaugurated by T P Seetharam, Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates.

Eminent artist Madhusudan Kumar, honorary secretary of Artists Centre, Mumbai, organiser of this event Sunil Chauhan of Art Land, Mumbai and other senior artists also present in the function.

The guests including CA Sudhir Kumar Shetty, President, UAE Exchange, Dubai, also visited our gallery.

The conveners of the ‘Art Kanara’, Rajendra Kedige, Santhosh Andrade and Harish Kodialbail participated in this show. The works have been appreciated by the art lovers and art critics.

The artists, who had gained some experience in exhibiting away from their hometown by showcasing their talent at Mumbai a few weeks ago, said that Dubai exposure broadened their horizon.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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