‘Building a healthy cricket ecosystem is our priority’ One of the most prolific cricketers produced by Karnataka, Sujith Somasundar represented the country in ODIs before bringing down the curtains on an illustrious playing career in 2007. He later moved into coaching, serving as the head coach of Kerala cricket team and as Head of Education…
I am sixty plus but my phone thinks otherwise
March 4, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam At 60 plus, I do not feel old. I walk every morning. I crack the same jokes I have always cracked. I even know what a meme is, within limits. But my phone, that sleek and quietly superior rectangle I bought last month, appears to have formed a different opinion of…
Prosthetic gives horse fresh start
March 3, 2026Abandoned female horse learns to walk again with an artificial leg In a first-of-its-kind effort in Mysuru, an abandoned and severely injured female horse (mare) is slowly learning to walk again on a prosthetic right foreleg. Nearly two months ago, People for Animals (PFA), Mysuru, received a distress call from Sahukarhundi in Yelwal Hobli about…
Towards a Cancer-free future: Why HPV Vaccine matters
March 3, 2026By Dr. H.R. Sowmya Dinesh Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers — yet it continues to take a heavy toll in India. According to GLOBOCAN 2022 estimates, India sees about 1,27,526 new cervical cancer cases and around 79,906 deaths each year, making it one of the leading cancers among Indian women. Behind…
Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State
March 2, 2026By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana This official group photograph of the smartly dressed Ursu noblemen in traditional court attire was taken in the forecourt of the Mysore Palace to celebrate the conferral of the GCSI honours on the then Maharaja of Mysore, H.H. Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur, who is seen seated at the centre…
Mysuru is growing: Plan it or just let it happen?
March 2, 2026By Anirudh Badarinath For decades, Mysuru was admired as a city where growth felt measured and well thought out. But now, we are now at a point where Mysuru’s reality seems to be irreversibly changing and it is certainly a good idea for the city to be sufficiently prepared. For starters, it is about time…
Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit
February 27, 2026Profit-making KSIC Filature Factory powers GI-tagged Mysore Silk production By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & B.C. Thimmaiah A Government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, the primary supplier of yarn for the famed GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees woven in Mysuru and Channapatna, is staring at an uncertain future. Despite posting an annual…
Women: On the Path of Freedom
February 27, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Indian spirituality has always been a rich mixture of men and women reaching the heights of their consciousness. A woman is as capable as a man when it comes to inner nature. It is only the peel, the body, which you call as a man or a woman. What…
Children of the Sun God
February 26, 2026By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist This is an ancient tale first narrated in the Vedic corpus. The sun-god Surya is married to Saranya, who cannot bear his blazing presence. She flees in the form of a mare. Surya pursues her as a stallion and from this union are born the Ashvin…
Rules are optional until further notice
February 25, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Petty corruption is one of those experiences that does not arrive with drama. It slips in quietly, usually at a traffic signal or a government counter and leaves behind a familiar mix of irritation, resignation and reluctant participation. It is almost apologetic in its entry, as though saying sorry for the…















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