Barrister Yellappa's birth centenary celebrations begin

May 4, 2012

Mangalore, May 4: As part of the birth centenary celebrations of freedom fighter Barrister Attavara Yellappa, a portrait unveiling ceremony was organized at Dakshina Kannada Higher Primary School, Attavara, in Mangalore on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, Rateendranath, Honourary President, School Development Committee, DK Kannada Higher Primary School, Attavara said that not many are aware of the sacrifices made by Barrister Attavara Yellappa for the country.

“This is because hardly anything about his contribution towards the freedom struggle has been taught to children in schools. There has to be a concerted effort to include a chapter on Brrister Yellappa in school text books”, he said.

Pictures of other freedom fighters painted by Guru Dronacharya from Harihar with Indian ink on white cloth were also put up for exhibition on the occasion.

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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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