By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The story of Gajendra Moksha from the Bhagavata Purana speaks of an elephant king, Gajendra, who is in a state of erotica arousal, and is having fun with his herd of cow elephants in a lotus lake in a heady erotic atmosphere. But the pleasure is…
By V.N. Prasad Cricket in England — many a time — is reminiscent of this. ‘Grounds-men prepare pitches diligently. Out-fields are lush green with overnight haircuts, moods in dressing rooms are upbeat, spectators are expectant of competitive game, umpire calls out ‘PLAY’ and it starts raining. Though not verbatim, the 2nd Test at the Lord’s…
MLA Ramdas forms ‘Co-ordination Committee’ By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Reading the headline of a news item this morning titled ‘Green Mysuru Initiative from tomorrow — Aim is to increase tree cover of the city and district, says Forest Department,’ my heart leapt in joy for the reason the trees illegally or legally felled in our…
The concerned common man has been made to wander in darkness pleading justice. Are we in medieval times? Is it Democracy or Demon-Cracy as I had written in an earlier article? Does the sanction of Justice require application of any extraordinary gesture of benefaction? No; it only demands the removal of wrong done to those…
By B.S. Narayanaswamy, Valuation Consultant, Bengaluru [Continued from yesterday] Our next stop was Sitka town which is the seat of Alaska University and its ethnic capital. The Alaskans are very proud of their State and culture which was evident all along. Sitka enjoys a fair weather and good rainfall. The Russians, Alaskans and Americans lead…
By S.B.S. Surendran The process of controlling the movement of Chi was conceived during the emperor days. When Chi moves too quickly, it invites natural disasters like precipitous slopes that threaten avalanches in the winter or raging of rivers that overflow their banks in spring. One of the greatest achievements of the first yellow emperor…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Climbers, also called vines, refer to plants requiring support for growing upwards. Though they spread naturally, the stems need to be guided either to grow in a particular direction or on a supporting structure by tying to props. Many develop tendrils (thin extensions from the stem/leaves) or…
By B.S. Narayanaswamy, Valuation Consultant, Bengaluru Stranger than Fiction’ is an appropriate phrase for Alaska, a State of The United States of America. Alaska was bought by the USA from Russia for paltry sum of 72 lakh dollars in 1867. While Russia is about 5 kms from Alaska, the nearest American soil of Washington State is…
By Shadan Muneer, Freelance Journalist Training children on road safety is always a daunting task. While children may not be able to comprehend traffic signs and the associated symbols inside a room or on a chart due to their tender age, taking them to an open road and then teach traffic rules is too risky…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief This refers to the article titled ‘Role of parents, schools in educating children – What NGOs can do to make this a better world’ by Ashvini Ranjan (SOM dated Aug. 9). At the root of all the evils mentioned in the article and also deficiencies in manners, codes of behaviour, decorum,…
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