Convincing is a major challenge Positive persons provide wrong cell phone numbers and hoodwink officials Volunteers provide information to COVID-positive persons at Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja and Chamaraja Constituencies By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Following speedy Rapid Antigen Testing undertaken at all Assembly segments of city, the number of COVID-positive cases is also increasing and the ‘Shifting Team,’…
Women fit at 40 and beyond: Challenges, prevention and wellness
August 2, 2020By S.N. Tejaswini, Associate Professor, JSS College of Physiotherapy Women experience unique healthcare challenges and are more likely to be diagnosed with certain unique diseases compared to men. 38 percent of women suffer from one or more chronic diseases, compared to 30 percent of men. As women grow older their health needs change and starts…
Jupiter and Saturn to dance with Moon tonight
August 1, 2020By Dr. S. A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer & Convener, Mysore Astronomical Society On August 1 and 2, we are privileged to see the closeness of three celestial objects namely Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. Tonight in South-Eastern direction, one can clearly witness these objects with ease, provided the sky should be absolutely clear. Moon, Jupiter…
Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion faces monumental apathy
July 31, 2020Heritage Committee writes to custodian University of Mysore seeking immediate repairs The 113-year-old Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, a heritage structure located in the sprawling Manasagangothri campus, housing some of the finest priceless artefacts, is lying in a state of neglect and disrepair even after philanthropist and Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty spending Rs. 1.17 crore to…
When Lakshmi flows
July 30, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth. One of her many names is, Chanchala, the restless and whimsical one, who does not like to stay in one place. She loves to move around and so people are advised not to keep images of her in the house…
Business Growth
July 28, 2020Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese system of aesthetics believed to utilise the Laws of both Heaven (astronomy) and Earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive Qi (energy). It is a common misconception that Feng Shui is perceived to be approach to just about arranging the furniture in a office or home;…
Kargil Vijay Diwas: Remembering the heroes of ‘Operation Vijay’
July 27, 2020By Pratap Simha, Mysuru-Kodagu MP July 26, yesterday, we celebrated ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the high-altitude conflict in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil district and along the Line of Control (LoC) and paid tributes to soldiers who lost their lives. India launched ‘Operation Vijay’ to clear the posts in the…
Bubonic Plague and birth of a composer
July 23, 2020By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist Killer plague had attacked Mysuru when ‘Saraswathi Vilasa Karnataka Nataka Sabha’ Drama Company was at its height My previous article on the plague of 1896 published in these columns on April 1 ‘When Bubonic Plague hit Mysore State in 1896’ received an overwhelming response and was shared by many on the…
Financial lessons from Satyabhama
July 23, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Krishna was raised by cowherds and then he moved from Vrindavan to Mathura and thence to Dwarka, where he married many women, often Princesses from surrounding kingdoms. But his status in the Yadava clan was ensured by his marriage to Satyabhama, daughter of the richest Yadava…
Children’s Education: Time to think Out-of-the-Box
July 22, 2020Pratham Mysore shows the way… By Ashvini Ranjan & Bhamy V. Shenoy Never before have we been so concerned and confused about children’s education as we are today. The lockdown and the consequent closure of Schools due to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught us all unawares and unprepared to address the situation. Though many are…
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