Srinivasan A TO Z INDIA ● JANUARY 2023 ● PAGE 11 The Hungarcutta Bansaale Mane A trading house/warehouse in the bygone era: The Hungarcutta Bansaale Mane - A trading house + warehouse + accommodation for trade in the bygone era! Yes, you read it right....all this, and more....read on.... Back in those days, when river/sea transport for movement of food/grocery/other essential items thrived, such Bansaales would facilitate brisk activity - bullock carts would first bring in these consumables to such Bansaales (located at ports/river banks), which would then be unloaded, traded internally, stored at these Bansaales, and then subsequently transported by river/sea to other towns/cities through sailing vessels such as 'Doni', 'Manjie', 'Machwe', 'Paandie'. The Hungarcutta Bansaale Mane (Udupi, Karnataka state) -- a 200-year old structure - was the last surviving one, that the Hasta Shilpa team acquired/relocated to its Heritage Village campus in Manipal.... for its restoration