By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A thousand years after the Buddha’s nirvana, Buddhists finally acquired a Goddess of (almost) equal stature to the Buddha. Before this, the only Goddess who was very prominent in Buddhist literature was Shri or the Goddess of Fortune, clearly included within the Buddhist iconography by the…
Discourse on Thiruppavai by Vidwan Dr. M.A. Alwar, Trust premises, 6.15 pm to 7.30 pm.
18th annual Hanuma Jayanti celebrations, Devaranama by Hamsadhwani Kalanikethana, Mysuru, 6 pm; Music programme by Swara Sangama Puttaswamy troupe, 7 pm.
Veena Vidushi Chokkamma Memorial Concert by Vid. Krishnamurthy, Vid. Vijayasurya and Vid. K. Chetan on Nagaswara, accompanied by Vid. Puttaswamy and Vid. P. Shivu on Tavil, Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Kuvempungar, 6 pm.
Discourse on Thiruppavai by Vid. Ramanuja Sharma, Sri Rama Mandira, Krishnamurthypuram, 6 pm to 7.30 pm.
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Two recent ads in the TV really shook me up. The first one had three generations of ladies — grandmother, mother and her daughter — sitting on a stairs, applying oil on each others head. Picture perfect. A tradition still followed. Excellent so far. The girl suddenly asks…
While the Police force is respected in some countries nationally and feared in some others, one is not sure where the khaki-clad law-keepers stand in respect of their connect with the land’s people at large. But, for sure, the cops no longer enjoy the power of wielding their lathi as they did during the years…
Sir, It was exactly 47 years ago on Dec. 16, 1971 the Indo-Pak war ended with the liberation and birth of Bangladesh. A few days before that, may be a month or two, a youngster came to me for some ailment when I was working in Dr. Kamala Raman’s Nursing Home. Somehow I still remember…
The Ladies Circle India, under its Swatchalaya Project, has constructed a toilet block at Nizamia School in Nazarbad and the same was inaugurated by Raghavan of Raghulal & Co., recently. Picture shows Rotary Mysore President Rtn. G.S. Sumeeth, National President of Round Table India Tr. Dhruv Dalmia, National Treasurer of LC India Cr. Amisha Mehta,…
Mysuru’s National Skating Champ Dr. Varsha S. Puranik, representing Karnataka in the 55th National Roller-Skating Championships-2018 at Vaizag, yesterday won two golds in the women’s 10kms Road Race and Sprint event. Varsha, an Ekalavya awardee, bagged two golds, while Mysuru skaters, Ananya bagged a gold in the 12-16 years girls 10,000m points Road Race. Dhanush…
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