By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Having long been a story-teller myself on this page, today I am writing about another story-teller friend, Sujata Rajpal and her latest book. To most Mysureans, the now Mysuru-based Sujata does not need a long or elaborate introduction, because anyone in our city, who has any interest in books…
For most of independent India, Brahmins have occupied a peculiar place in our political discourse. They have become India’s favourite sociological punching bag, routinely blamed for every historical injustice, invoked as symbols of privilege and caste oppression and rarely acknowledged as a political constituency worth courting and so everyone punches away at them. But… every…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Wherever I travel, whatever kinds of groups of people I meet, I have spoken to top-level scientists, academics and students at very prestigious universities and various kinds of people, but I always find that the groups I meet in India are far sharper and smarter than most people anywhere…
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Vedic times, graha meant malevolent spirits who hurt mothers and babies. It had nothing to do with planets. The 3,000-year-old Vedic Jyotisha had nothing to do with predicting the future. It was a practical science of time-keeping — fixing solstices, calibrating the lunar calendar, scheduling sacrifices….
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There was a time, not very long ago, when a walk was simply a walk. You stepped out into the evening air because your legs asked for it or because the mind needed a little unburdening or because the mango tree at the end of the road was worth another look…
Naturalists Arun Urs and Namratha Urs with Professors and students of Maharaja’s College, Yuvaraja’s College and JSS College during the butterfly walk around Lalitha Mahal Hotel area recently. Butterflies play an important role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem and are the second largest pollinators after bees. They are also bio-indicators, that is the health of…
… from a Princely State By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana H.H. Chamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur (CRW) was officially adopted by H.H. Krishnaraja Wadiyar III on 18.6.1865. His adoption was ratified by the British overlords on 16.4.1867 and it was during the silver jubilee of the ratification of his adoption that he instituted the Order…
Padma Shri S. Subbaraman, 96, a retired Superintending Archaeological Chemist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), recalls the exhilaration of August 15, 1947, when he was a 17-year -old Intermediate student in Coimbatore.Now settled in Mysuru, his remarkable ASI career included conservation and restoration work at the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, Ajanta Caves, Lepakshi…
Develops model design for currency notes of Rs. 10 and Rs. 20 denominations By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysuru: For the first time in India, polymer (plastic) currency notes are set to undergo field trials, with the Reserve Bank of India’s note printing unit in Mysuru playing a key role. Significantly, the model design for the…
We got independence for this nation, but still many things which are of fundamental importance are yet to happen in this country. Two generations of people have already passed their lives, but still fundamental requirements like nourishment, health, ecology and education are yet to be taken care of for most people in the country. Independence…
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