The Colonel Hill

© K. L. Kamat

On the Colonel Hill
Watercolor painting by K. L. Kamat

In 1854, the British, who had invested financially in Honavar, seized Gerusoppa, an independent province ruled by the Queen of Gerusoppa. In the battle that followed, their chief commander (Colonel Hill ?) was killed. The British  erected a colossal column in the Colonel's honor on  a hillock. Today (1999), the Column and the surrounding park (built by the local Rotary Club in the early 1980s) serve as the red-light district of the town.

© K. L. Kamat

On the Colonel Hill
Monument erected for Colonel Hinn (?) who died on January 20, 1854

See Also:

• Visit to Gerusoppa

• Of Beauty and Grandeur -- Photographic exhibition of some of the great monuments of India

• The History of Honavar Town

Kamat's Potpourri Timeless Theater Karavali Honavar