Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Gujarat, there is a river called Saraswati that originates in the Aravalli mountains and runs for 350 kms. In Uttarakhand, there is another Saraswati river that is a tributary of the Alakananda that joins the river near Badrinath. There is another Saraswati river that flows through…
‘I have done my best for the overall development of my Constituency’ By S.B. Devaraj Even as the Congress announced his candidature from Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency for the forthcoming Assembly elections, current MLA Tanveer Sait, who is contesting for the sixth time, has asserted that he has never used religion in his entire political career…
11-day musical treat at Bidaram Krishnappa’s Sri Prasanna Seetarama Mandira The much- awaited 107th Ramanavami Annual Heritage Music Festival of Ganavisharadha Shri Bidaram Krishnappa’s Sri Prasanna Seetharama Mandira is scheduled to commence on Mar. 30. The 11-day festival will be inaugurated tomorrow at 5.30 pm by President of the institution R. Guru. This will be…
Sri Nataraja Performing Arts Centre, Mysuru, hosted a three-day dance festival ‘Manjira Mahotsava – 2023’ from Mar. 10 to 12. The event was held at Ganabharathi Ramagovinda Kalavedike, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. The festival was inaugurated by chief guest Dr. M.D. Sudarshan, Assistant Director, Kannada and Culture Department. Dr. Guru Kripa Phadke, Director of Nrityagiri, Vidushi M.B….
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist No conversation about Harappans and Aryans is now complete without discussing the Oxus civilisation. Cities of the Oxus civilisation, in what is now Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, traded with cities of the Harappan civilisation to their south, until Harappan cities ceased to exist by 1900 BCE. They…
The 107-year-old story of Koothanda M. Somaiah By C.P. Belliappa Koothanda M. Somaiah was born around the 1890s. Right from a young age, he displayed a mind of his own. He was good at his studies and excelled in sports. Somaiah was handsome and a cocky young lad. His father, Mandanna, was well-to-do and wanted…
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Greek mythology, we hear the story of Sisyphus. The gods condemn him to roll a rock up the mountain all day, only to find the rock rolling down at night. Thus, he is doomed for all eternity, to repeat the task again and again and again….
Elections in India are the most corrupt in practice. Voter decides on a corrupt government or a good government. But the first imperative is, voting. So please go to the polling booth. Election time is the spring time of politics. Issues like democracy, elections and electoral reforms, all come to the fore for much discussion,…
By B.N. Pramodh In recent years, we have seen a lot of cases being reported for online bank fraud. According to NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau), there’s a decline in online bank fraud in India, with reported cases dropping from 160 crore in 2020-21 to 128 crore in 2021-22, but it is important to note…
By B.C. Thimmaiah Going on group journeys on motorbikes to explore unexplored places is commonplace but a solo ride along India’s borders, covering 21,000 kilometres without touching any metro city, that too on a 33-year-old bike, is commendable. The feat has been accomplished by a 44-year-old Mysuru-born rider Sandeep N. Ananthaprakash, presently a resident of…
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