Mysuru: Metagalli Police have arrested a person accused of killing his wife in city. The arrested person is Umesh, a resident of Bhyraweshwara Nagar in city. Umesh, who used to allegedly harass his wife for dowry, had strangulated her with a veil on Aug.31 and had gone absconding, it is learnt. Based on the complaint…
Guru Dr. Vasundhara to conduct Bharatanatyam workshop
September 5, 2018Mysuru: Champaka Academy, a premier educational and cultural institution in Mysuru with the mission to nurture and promote Indian culture, is conducting a four-day Bharatanatyam workshop for the benefit of practitioners, at its premises in Ramakrishnanagar. Renowned danseuse, Karnataka Kala Tilaka Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy will conduct the workshop from Sept.29 to Oct.2 and will teach…
Excel in Karate Championship
September 5, 2018Mysuru: The students of Alpha National School, Manandavadi Road, have bagged prizes in the National Open Championship Karate Tournament, held at Coimbatore recently. U-10 category: M. Preetham – 3rd place in Individual Kata, 2nd place in Team Kata and 1st place in Kumite; U-14: M. Poornachandra – 1st in Individual Kata, 3rd in Team Kata…
Music and Dance at Krishna Gana Sabha
September 5, 2018Mysuru: Sri Krishna Seva Samithi Trust and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha have arranged a Veena concert by Vidwan R.K. Padmanabha on Sept. 6 at 6 pm and a dance programme by Vidushi Vaangmaye on Sept. 7 at 6.30 pm at Alwar Kalabhavan in Gokulam on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami. The accompanying artistes for…
City doctors deliver talks
September 5, 2018Mysuru: Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman, Asha Kirana Hospital, Mysuru, had been invited to deliver a Guest Lecture in the Department of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Children’s Hospital, Boston on Sept.4. He spoke on ‘Challenges in Status Disclosure & Adolescent Transitioning to adult care and also Asha Kirana… a journey and quest.’ He had also delivered a…
Prize-winning athlete
September 5, 2018Mysuru: R. Sanjitha, an 8th std. student of DAV Public School in city, has won 1st prize in Shot-Put and 3rd prize in Discus-Throw at the Annual Sports Day celebrations of DAV Public School and SVM College held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city on Sept.1. She is the daughter of Raghavendra Parthasarathy and Shrilakshmi,…
Teachers’ Day Today: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan came to Mysuru 100 years ago
September 5, 2018By N. Niranjan Nikam Today, September 5, is National Teachers’ Day, celebrated in the memory of the first Vice-President and second President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, one of the greatest teachers the world has produced. When Dr. Radhakrishnan became the second President of India, some of his fans and students met him to request…
Pet talk
September 5, 2018By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about the sexual choices in animals, how to dentify the gender of a cat and about farting in animals. Why are frogs so sensitive to pollution? Their skins are relatively thin and permeable to water, so frogs are exposed more directly to pollutants and environmental…
Teaching: Job or calling?
September 5, 2018If one ponders about the difference between the terms job and calling, as applied to the teachers, the outcome may throw some light on the activity of teachers, many among whom may see it as a means to make a living, obviously for earning wages, while a select section among them see it as a…
‘Teachers must act as Social Engineers’
September 5, 2018Sir, The 130th birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the great teacher par excellence, is celebrated today, 5th September 2018 throughout the length and breadth of our country. Gone are those days when teachers like Chanakya and Dronacharya possessed qualities such as diplomacy and political foresight which were considered essential qualities of teachers of that…
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