On April 15, 2018, The Hindu had published an article titled ‘Miracles, they do happen’ by one Jayanthi Chandrasekharan about the purse being stolen from her hand bag at the Chennai Railway Station. She was to travel in the Shatabdi Express leaving in the evening. It was narrated as a real-life incident and I was…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A very interesting blog, linking Mahabharata war and Udupi, a small district in South Karnataka, a Krishna town, came along and I could not resist the temptation of putting it across to SOM readers. I am not in a position to authenticate it since this happens to be…
The lines of Taittiriya Upanishad convey the message namely “Be one for whom the Mother is God, be one for whom the Father is God, be one for whom the Teacher is God, be one for whom the Guest is God.” While mother and teacher share the popular view that mother is the child’s first…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Every woman does not have a vagina. Every man does not have a penis.” This language is familiar to students of gender studies around the world. Here, gender and even sexuality are seen as a social constructs, not biological fact, outcomes of nurture and culture, not…
Sir, It is many weeks since the road work on the Jaladarshini stretch necessitated the closure of the road to vehicular traffic. Therefore, all traffic towards Hunsur has to take a de-tour from Kalamandira to the left of the Kukkarahalli Lake, connect to the Open Air Theatre road, to join the main road towards Hunsur…
Nitish Rana (2 for 11 and 35 n.o., off 27) produced a stunning all-round show as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the ongoing edition of the IPL at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. With this latest win, Kolkata have stormed on to the top of the…
Mysuru lad IM Girish A. Koushik (Rating 2401) playing with white pieces on the top board held GM M. S. Thejkumar of Mysuru in the 10th round, and tied with the latter with 9 points from 10 rounds, but clinched the title on the basis of his better progressive tie-break score of 74.5 to the…
Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club in association with Mysuru District Badminton Association had organised a District-level Badminton Tournament from Apr.13 to 15 in city. The Tournament was inaugurated by International Sportsperson and Arjuna awardee Arjun Devaiah at Mysore University Indoor Badminton Court in Manasagangothri and Matches were held at Club premises in Vijayanagar 1st…
A hat-trick by centre-forward Denwer (29,46,58) helped South Western Railways South FC to register a big 6-2 win over Ganesha FC in MDFA ‘A’ Division Football League for Achutharao Memorial Trophy played at University grounds here on Wednesday. Results: South Western Railway South FC 6 (Denwer 29, 46,58, Mohith 28,55, Dawood 65) bt Ganesha FC…
Ishrathulla Khan (59), a resident of S.S. Nagar in city passed away this morning. He leaves behind his wife, one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza will be held tomorrow (Apr. 20) at 11 am in Masjid-e-Rifahul Muslimeen in S.S. Nagar, followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds…
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