Mysuru: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the largest jewellery retailers in the world, has announced gold gifts and special discounts this Deepavali across its showrooms in India. The offer and discounts are available to the customers from Oct.4 to Nov.10. Customers will get one gold coin for every purchase of gold worth Rs.15,000 and…
Leading by understanding the ‘SELF’
October 14, 2019By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A few months ago, I saw a tweet from a recently elected Member of the Parliament (MP) expressing his happiness at the address of the Prime Minister to the newly-elected members. In his address, Prime Minister Modi reminded the MPs that being an MP should not be seen as a position…
Grand Slam Events over the decades
October 14, 2019By U.B. Acharya With the conclusion of US Open Tennis Tournament last month where Geriatric Rafael Nadal (33 years) had the better of one of the Next-Gen players, Daniil Medvedev (23 years), the curtain closed on Grand Slam events for the decade. However, this write-up is not about the final match or the whole tournament…
Moderating energies through windows
October 14, 2019What we see affects us either positively or negatively and at times we may not even be aware of the effect subconsciously. What we see or what we are surrounded generates that kind of energy and influences us. A good view, clean air, colours which are bright and interesting, pleasant décor, warm lighting are all…
Book Talk: Light on consuming safe food
October 14, 2019A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. This outlook to books, attributed to the renowned English Poet John Milton (1608-1674), applies in good measure to the book authored by Dr. Renu Agrawal, titled “Making Foods Safe and Free from Pathogens.”…
Multilingual Masses
October 14, 2019While English language is a legacy that the land’s literati owe to the British rule for several decades and Hindi is the tongue of about one-third of the country’s people, all the languages spoken by its masses reportedly number 1,562, making India unsurpassed by any country across the world for its multilingual diaspora. Classical language…
Re-schedule departure time of Mysuru-Howrah Express
October 14, 2019Sir, The train number 22818 operates from Mysuru to Howrah via Bengaluru-Katpadi-Vijayawada-Vishakapatnam-Bhubaneswar and Kharagpur. The weekly superfast connectivity is an excellent option to travel to Howrah on overnight basis from Mysuru, as the train departs at 12.30 am on Monday (early morning). Further there is an urgent need to re-schedule the train to leave on…
Here is Snake Shyam’s 35,000th catch
October 14, 2019City’s well-known snake rescuer and wildlife conservationist Snake Shyam has rescued a total of 35,000 snakes with the latest rescue of a Russell’s Viper at Infosys campus this morning. The viper measuring 4 ft. long has been released into its natural habitat. Shyam has been rescuing snakes since 40 years and has been providing his…
Music album for Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi
October 14, 2019Young musicians from Mysuru release a music album for traditional Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dance forms. The album — ‘Vasantha Nrithya Nadaam,’ songs for Bharatanatyam and songs for Kuchipudi — was released in association with Bharata Kala Grama. The traditional compositions for Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi are composed by Natyacharya Dr. Vasanth Kiran. Vocal and flute by…
Bag prizes at Dog Show
October 14, 2019Former Minister S.R. Mahesh giving the ‘Best in Show’ prize to the Golden Retriever, owned by Sharavana of Mysuru, at the National-level Dog Show competition held at Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium yesterday. Picture below shows City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna giving away the ‘Best Bred in India’ prize to Selvam, owner of the Great Dane…
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