An accidental Memorial for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Tokyo The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” —St. Augustine [Continued from Jan. 8] When I decided to go to Japan for the second time with my Rotary friends, I had one special interest — that was to…
Can you remain ageless?
February 1, 2019Ashtanga Yoga Guru Sharath Jois’ latest book is all about ways to remain young physically and mentally By Arathi Menon Title : From the source of Ashtanga Yoga : Ageless – A Yogi’s Secrets to a Long and Healthy Life Author: Sharath Jois (With Isha Singh Sawhney) Pages: 199+XLIII Price: Rs. 299 Publisher: Juggernaut Books…
Much ado about nothing
February 1, 2019One of the characters in the opera titled Much Ado About Nothing, attributed to the famed playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), published in 1598, is portrayed as a clever man given to cracking witty jokes, often at the expense of his friends. One cannot be faulted to invoke the Bard and refer to the aforementioned humour-filled…
Story-telling
February 1, 2019Srimathi Harsha Urs, Lecturer, Amrita School of Arts & Sciences, Mysuru, will be narrating stories to children at Suruchi Rangamane, Kuvempunagar, tomorrow (Feb.2) from 4.30 to 5.30 pm, as part of ‘Kathe Kelona Banni’ of Kalasuruchi. For details, call Ph: 0821 – 2541795, Mob: 99728-29130.
Admission
February 1, 2019The Government Adarsha Vidyalaya, Jockey Quarters in city, has invited online applications from eligible fifth standard students for admission to sixth standard (2019-20) in the Vidyalaya. Adarsha Vidyalaya is a non-residential school and follows CBSE syllabus. Fifth standard students studying in any Government, aided, unaided or private schools are eligible to apply. The last date…
Calling shopkeepers, traders & businessmen
February 1, 2019City’s S&S Scales Services, authorised licence holder of the Department of Legal Metrology, will be providing free information on certification of scales and weighing machines, repair of weights and balances, getting packing license and other issues related to weights and measures. Kirana shops, retail shops, general shops, hotels, hospitals, traders, businessmen, merchants and the like…
Benefit show on Feb.16
February 1, 2019City’s Sahana Charitable Trust for the disabled, located on Kamakshi Hospital road, Kuvempunagar, will be holding a benefit show for financial empowerment of poor disabled persons, at Senate Bhavan, Manasagangothri on Feb.16. For details, call Ph: 0821-2451232 or Mob: 76766-96252.
Vipra Vedike get-together
February 1, 2019The Vipra Samaana Manaskara Vedike, K.R. Mohalla in the city has convened a get-together of Life-Members of Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha, office-bearers of various Brahmin Associations and community leaders at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram at 4 pm tomorrow. The event will begin with a light music concert at 4pm. For details, call: 94810-67333.
Kannada workshop
February 1, 2019The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada, CIIL, Mysuru will be conducting a five-day workshop on ‘Research Studies on Classical Kannada Texts’ at Kannada Department Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi from Feb.13 to 17. Ph.D holders, Ph.D research students and Kannada lecturers/Professors can take part in the workshop. The prescribed application form for participation is…
An unfinished bus shelter
February 1, 2019Sir, I wish to share my experience on the state of bus shelters, after going through the article “Shelters miss the bus” (SOM dated Jan. 19) and the letter “Build clean shelters that will last long” (SOM dated Jan.29). There is a bus shelter near Geetha School, Siddarthanagar. The shelter does not have paved floor…
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