By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In popular lore, Lakshmi and Saraswati hate each other. Where there is fortune, there is no respect for education, and where there is education, there is no value for wealth. The courtesan’s house was the only place where the two lived together: she was well versed…
A Wounded Healer: The experience of a Covid doctor
August 24, 2020By Dr. Keerthana Rajkumar, MD, M.Sc (Cardiology) It was 2 pm on a hot and humid afternoon in Vellore. I was slightly late for my shift. Hustling through the hospital corridors, suddenly I felt uneasy. In my head I was going over the sequence in which I had to ‘don’ my PPE. My mother’s voice…
Number energies
August 24, 2020You could place the Chinese “Fu Dogs” (lion faced dogs) facing outwards close to the main door entrance as they are the mythical creatures to control the bad energy flowing in and around the home. In the science of metaphysics, it is said that the energy of numbers, as the energy of everything else in…
Kannada linguist, grammarian, teacher, writer and lexicographer… G. Venkatasubbiah turns 107
August 23, 2020For over half a century (54 years to be accurate), the incessant toil and hard work of a group of Kannada grammarians and linguists saw the publication of what is probably the most comprehensive Kannada dictionary till date — a tome which runs to about 9,000 pages. The man who led this herculean effort was…
National Education Policy-2020 for India : ‘Twinning of Schools’ concept in NEP is Pratham Mysore’s contribution !
August 20, 2020The concept of “Twinning of Schools” as envisaged in the new National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) is an idea that Pratham Mysore developed and implemented a year ago. It adds value to a child’s learning. The twinning (pairing) was between Excel Public School and MG Koppal School. The new NEP has validated Pratham Mysore’s thinking and…
Fat Buddhist Monks
August 20, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist This is a story of two fat, Buddhist monks. One story comes from China and the other comes from Thailand. Many people link them with the Buddha, but they come from various local traditions that were absorbed into Buddhism. The first is the popular Laughing Buddha….
Demand for International Airport for Mysuru: Some basic issues
August 19, 2020By R. Chandra Prakash There is a demand for an International Airport for Mysuru from business leaders and also a few people’s representatives. Tentatively its location is proposed near K. Shettihalli, beyond Srirangapatna on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. While justifying their demand, availability of 900 acres of Government land and the future growth of the business…
Life Lessons from Captain Cool’s Cricket
August 17, 2020By Pratap Simha, Mysuru-Kodagu MP World cricket has witnessed several big names and classic cricket matches over the years. But there was no ‘Helicopter Shot’ until Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped into the cricketing grounds from Ranchi, a small town in the State of Jharkhand. Until then, Yorker was thought to be the bowler’s most deadly…
760 CCTV cameras to keep vigil on 200-acre Manasagangothri campus
August 16, 2020By S.T. Ravikumar The sprawling 200-acre campus of University of Mysore — Manasagangothri — has been fortified with over 760 Close Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras at every nook and corner. Works to install the cameras have almost completed and the University has spent over Rs. 5 crore for the project. All entry and exit points,…
Mysuru Literature Festival-2020: Today’s (Aug. 16) virtual sessions
August 16, 2020The fourth edition of Mysuru Literature Festival-2020 organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 being held virtually on every weekend from Aug. 14, will conclude on Sept. 5. This edition has a wide range of authors and speakers as Panellists. Today, SOM features Aug. 16 panellists — Dharmendra, Vasudhendra, Sagarika Ghose…
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