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Chamundi Hill grapples with mounting waste crisis
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Chamundi Hill grapples with mounting waste crisis

January 14, 2024

Escalating problem at a place of worship ignored by Gram Panchayat, say environment activists The authorities maintaining Chamundi Hill appear to be grappling with an uphill battle against the uncontrollable waste crisis plaguing the place of worship, a prominent centre for religious tourism in the city. Plastic waste, in particular, has accumulated across the Hilltop,…

History of Luv-Kush
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History of Luv-Kush

January 11, 2024

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The word kushalava in Sanskrit literature like Manusmriti and Arthashastra refer to low-born travelling entertainers. This feels strange as Kusha and Lava are the names of Ram’s twin sons — Ram who is the greatest king of Indian lore. In Sikh folklore, endorsed by the 18th…

Virtual Sandooka – Living Museum of Kodava Culture launched
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Virtual Sandooka – Living Museum of Kodava Culture launched

January 9, 2024

By Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa Sandooka — the Living Museum of Kodava Culture, an informative and interactive platform for the community, the diaspora, researchers and knowledge-seekers, has been launched. One can access it on https://sandookamuseum.org/ The museum has been created with community participation and on the basis of research on existing knowledge of the history of…

Vibrant ‘Veena Utsava’ held in memory of Veene Seshanna & Vidu. Chokkamma
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Vibrant ‘Veena Utsava’ held in memory of Veene Seshanna & Vidu. Chokkamma

January 8, 2024

Ganabharathi had arranged a grand Veena Utsava in memory of Vainika Shikhamani Veene Seshanna and Veena Vidushi Chokkamma on the 17th of December, 2023 at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. The festival exclusively highlighted the legacy of Mysuru Vainikas, who were also very good composers. The one-day programme included three lecture-demonstrations along with veena…

Why is Novak Djokovic hated so much?
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Why is Novak Djokovic hated so much?

January 8, 2024

By U.B. Acharya Despite possessing all important records in tennis, Novak Djokovic is disliked by most tennis fans and experts. In fact, he is hated by many, who are mostly Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s fans. Recently some experts have analysed this situation and come up with a few reasons. These are summarised below: 1….

No more overseas blues
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No more overseas blues

January 7, 2024

An out-and-out fast bowler is one of the great sights in cricket. —James Anderson By Prof. B.K. Viswanath Apart from a few serious lapses of batting in India’s first innings, they fought back brilliantly to hold the fort and fly the flag aloft in the second Test in Cape Town. No one had thought that…

Rest in Peace, but how?
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Rest in Peace, but how?

January 5, 2024

MCC burial ground at the foot of Chamundi Hill replete with sorry state of affairs By M.B. Pavan Murthy No water to conduct last rites, two defunct borewells, plastic littered everywhere, liquor packs among types of wastes strewn around and the newly built toilet yet to be opened for use… This is the sorry state…

From the Balcony: Can you… Change me?
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From the Balcony: Can you… Change me?

January 5, 2024

By Sunita Menon, Psychotherapist – Specialised in CBT & Sex Therapy The movie Dear Zindagi with Shah Rukh Khan as Dr. Jug in it, was a game-changer for therapy and therapists I would like to believe. It created for the viewers an almost idyllic world of therapy. Reality fortunately or unfortunately is somewhere in between….

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