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They called her mother. When she died, two Muslim brothers lit her pyre

They called her mother. When she died, two Muslim brothers lit her pyre

What's behind this

Karunadotsava focuses on stone records at Begur that document early battles, villages and faiths around Bengaluru, and also recounts the popular legend that Hoysala King Veera Ballala II, during a hunting expedition, was offered boiled beans by an elderly woman and named the settlement Benda‑kaal‑uru, meaning “town of boiled beans.”

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Coverage arrived over 453 hours. First from Livemint, latest from Deccan Herald.

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How this event was covered

First reported by Livemint at 16:29 UTC on 25 Oct.

Coverage ran for about 18 days.

Across 3 desks: business, india, politics.

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  2. 16 days later
  3. Maktoob Media Maktoob Media

    Kerala: Muslim brothers perform last rites for Kalyani Amma after caring for her for five decades, Malappuram mosque opens doors for Hindu woman's funeral rites

    In Kerala, two Muslim brothers in Wayanad performed the last rites of Kalyani Amma, the Hindu woman they cared for as their mother for nearly five decades, while a mosque in Malappuram opened its doors for the funeral preparations of Premalatha, a Hindu woman who died of cancer.

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  13. Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    Karunadotsava: Begur’s stone records reveal Bengaluru’s early battles, villages and faiths

    How did Bengaluru get its name? The most famous legend says that Hoysala King Veera Ballala II, on one of his hunting expeditions, stumbled upon an old dwelling where lived an old woman. She served him some boiled beans. Overwhelmed, he named the place Benda-kaal-uru (the town of boiled beans…

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Who did not run this

7 newsrooms ran this event. 23 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Free Press Kashmir Free Press Kashmir
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Kashmir Observer Kashmir Observer
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Hans India
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Logical Indian The Logical Indian (independent digital media)
  • The Morung Express
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Tribune The Tribune Trust

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