None of the 24 e-toilets working now MCC to maintain only five for a year Innovative solutions such as e-toilets (electronic/ eco toilets) installed in Mysuru city have failed to provide the desired results and it is literally money flushed down the toilets. All the e-toilets are rendered useless within a span of four years…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist End of Shishir Ritu (winter) brings about remarkable changes in many deciduous trees. Several species would have shed all their leaves to begin the rejuvenation process: the new cycle of life by producing fresh foliage & flowers. Several of these trees begin new life by producing new…
By Dr. M.N. Ravi, Clinical Director and Senior Heart Specialist, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysuru Some habits die hard but we need to shake the salt habit to live healthy. Knowledge that excess salt is unhealthy is at least 4,000 years old. World Salt Awareness Week is observed from Mar. 14 to Mar. 20 to draw…
Play : ‘Nanna Pritiya Amrita’ Venue : RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar Date : Mar. 20 (Sunday) Time : 7 pm Duration of the play: 2 hours & 10 minutes Screenplay-Design-Direction: Prof. S.R. Ramesh Almost for over two years, there was a compulsory break for most of the cultural activities, especially presentation of dramas, music and dance….
By S. Kenneth Shishir For 90 years, one optical store in our city has been framing and giving correct sight to Mysureans. Ismail Optical and Co. on Sayyaji Rao Road, founded by Abubakar Ismail Sait and registered as A. Ismail & Bros on Feb. 16, 1932, was the first store selling optical devices, particularly spectacles…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Ramayana story reveals the Vedic world that thrived in the Gangetic plains between 1,000 CE and 500 CE, though the story itself came to be written between 200 BCE and 200 CE. Buddhist Jataka tales also written at the same time tell stories that are…
By Dr. Devika Gunasheela, Infertility Specialist, Cauvery Gunasheela IVF Centre In the modern society, with increasing education and career opportunity, young men and women are postponing child-bearing and parenthood to late thirties. Youngsters are also exposed to lifestyle changes like lack of physical exercise, change in eating habits which gives rise to obesity. Pollution and…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy The latest ‘great idea’ to promote tourism under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme is to install stainless steel railings on both the sides of 1,008 steps leading to Chamundi Betta. In this background, there is a need to select projects undertaken or proposed to promote tourism…
By Kavita Mhatre The Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival is well-known for the wide range of creative endeavours on display, including work by aspiring and established artists from across the country. This year, five promising artists from CAVA and Kala Nikethan, Mysuru, have put together a stunning collection of paintings. “Motherhood” is a common motif in…
Will the ropeway reduce vehicular traffic? No Will tourists pay for a limited scenic ride? No Is the project economically viable? No Will it disrupt sensitive ecosystem? Yes Will it destroy spiritual environment? Yes Is it destined to be an eyesore finally? Yes By Bhamy V. Shenoy Ever since the Karnataka Government has approved the…
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