My grandfather Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri was an extraordinary scholar in his own right. Yet, he was also a husband, father and a grandfather to us all. Behind this colossus was a sweet, petite, gentle soul who quite literally ran the Sastri household single-handedly, when her husband was engrossed with the rise and fall of…
City’s women auto drivers fight odds to make a living By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Traditional auto-rickshaws have always remained heavily male-dominated. Of late, there are many women who have shattered the stereotypes and have been performing the duties of auto drivers, sometimes even better than their male counterparts. Though they face plenty of gender bias…
By S.B.S. Surendra, Accredited Master Feng Shui Consultant Citrine crystal is long known for attracting wealth, so it is often used in Feng Shui wealth activation; Displaying a citrine gem tree would be a good symbolism Majority of people focus on career and health precedes wealth activation. Activating fortunes is one of special aspects of…
By Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath [Continued from yesterday] A. R. Krishnashastry took his B.A. exam in 1912. Regrettably, he failed in his English paper by a mark! He rewrote his English paper in 1913 and then graduated with a B.A. degree. Following his B.A., he embarked upon completing his M.A. in Kannada and Sanskrit. Shastry…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy In the world, the western democracies led by the US have threatened to stop the natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Here in Mysuru, a similar thing is being carried out to stop Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Corporators led by BJP MLAs. Stopping Russian…
Being a member of the LPG network, it would be supine and unjust on our part not to give a balanced counter view on the subject of PNG Vs LPG as a fuel of choice. Essential product LPG has been consciously promulgated by the Government at the Centre as an ideal fuel for modern living…
H. M. Nayak described him as Kannada Senani ! His rendition of Mahabharata titled ‘Vachana Bharata’ remains to this day one of the most widely read versions of the great epic in Kannada. He introduced the great writers of Bengal — Tagore and Bankim Chandra — to a generation of Kannada readers through his translations…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Vedic world, to practice dharma meant performing yagna. Yagna was translated by European Orientalists as sacrifice. But in sacrifice, you give something to appease a deity who needs nothing from you but your loyalty and obedience. In yagna, you exchange. You give in order…
[Continued from Feb. 2] By R. Chandra Prakash During the past five decades Mysuru medical scenario has undergone revolutionary changes — from medical education to medical services. Thousands of medical professionals have been produced in these institutions who went on to serve the country well. No surprise that there was also a proposal to establish…
Mysuru-born Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan, an Oral Pathologist by qualification with keen interest in cancer research and public health, currently works as Senior Clinical Research Scientist at Niramai Health Analytix in Bengaluru. Having lived and studied in the Heritage City for many years and now moved out of the city, her fondness for hometown remains quite…
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