By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Everything in nature has an expiry date. Even the sun. Talk to an astrophysicist and they will tell you when the sun will eventually die. Nothing lasts forever. We know that. Yet, culture is all about ‘built to last’. The obsession with defying mortality, defying nature,…
Safety of senior citizens
June 21, 2018The oldies in society are honourably identified as senior citizens. That honour, gracefully accepted as a time-honoured tradition in the land, seems to have faded in our times leading to the event of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) observed every year on June 15. The International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse designated this…
Stop vandalising Chamundi Hill
June 21, 2018Sir, How a government intent on executing a project of massive proportion in an ecologically sensitive Chamundi Hill, with magnificent Chamundeshwari temple situated on the top presenting a grand panoramic view of city and visited by an army of people year round, is now showing the signs of imminent danger of its deterioration to be…
Yoga at the border
June 21, 2018Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel performing yoga at Degaru River in Arunachal Pradesh this morning. Picture below shows Indian Army soldiers performing yoga on a snow-clad mountain in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir.
Actress Sruthi Hariharan walks the ramp for ‘The Jewellery Show’
June 21, 2018Film actress and Brand Ambassador Sruthi Hariharan, who was the Show-Stopper at the Fashion Show organised as a prelude to the three-day ‘The Jewellery Show’ by Golden Creeper Enterprises at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in city last evening, seen displaying the exquisite jewellery collections along with other models. The three-day Jewellery Show will be formally…
‘Open Trunk’ designer show begins
June 21, 2018The 2nd edition of ‘The Open Trunk’ designer wear show began at Hotel Southern Star in city this morning. Picture shows Krupa Sumanth, CEO and Founder of Impressionz, who is hosting the day-long event, with Kehkashan, Lulua and Tanya, the designers. Deepa Reddy is the Founder of ‘The Open Trunk’ which opened its first store…
Blood donation camp held
June 21, 2018Joyalukkas Jewellery, Mysuru, conducted a blood donation camp in association with Indian Red Cross Society and K.R. Hospital, on June 18. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Manjunath (Blood Bank Officer, K.R. Hospital) in the presence of Mahadevappa (Vice-President Indian Red Cross Society), C. Joffy Paul (Branch Manager, Joyalukkas Mysuru), Mohammed Jabiulla (Assistant Branch Manager,…
Lucky winner of ‘Brides of India Campaign’
June 21, 2018The lucky winner of the second round of ‘Brides of India Campaign’ was picked at the Malabar Gold & Diamonds Store in Mysuru recently. The winner K.G. Manjunatha (second from left) and family is seen with (from left) Mysuru Malabar Gold Store Head Sharafuddeen and chief guest N.P. Naveen Kumar, RFO, Omkar Forest, Gundlupet taluk.
Special lecture marks third anniversary of Sapient College
June 21, 2018Sharad Sagar (sitting 3rd from left), Founder and CEO of Dexterity Global, which is listed in the Forbes Under-30 list, delivered the special lecture to mark the third anniversary of Sapient College of Commerce and Management in city recently. Others seen are (from left) Girish Baga (Sapient Director), Daljeet Ram Choudhary (Trustee), Prabhuram Choudhary (Chairman), …
FIFA World Cup 2018: Costa grabs lucky goal as Spain beat Iran 1-0
June 21, 2018Kazan: A scrappy second half goal by Diego Costa broke a Persian stonewall and lifted Spain to a 1-0 win over a courageous Iran in a nerve-jangling World Cup clash on Wednesday. Costa claimed his third goal of the tournament in the 54th minute at Kazan Arena but the striker hardly knew about it, the…
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