By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The story of the horse with eight legs comes from Norse mythology, which is the pre-Christian mythology of North Europe. Norse mythology has become quite popular nowadays because of the popularity of Thor and Loki in Hollywood movies, because of Neil Gaiman’s famous book now a…
Has Mysuru gone Bengaluru way?—2: A Boom City that went Burst
December 22, 2021[Continued from Dec.15] By R. Chandra Prakash Bangalore, in many ways, is unlike the other great cities of India. Most of the other cities in India remind one certainly of the present, certainly of the future but essentially of the past. But Bangalore, as I said, more than any other great city of India is…
Full-fledged Maternity Care at SMT Hospital
December 21, 2021A boon for women from Lakshmipuram, Vidyaranyapuram and Ashokapuram [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The Seth Mohandas Tulsidas (SMT) Hospital that was built and inaugurated to exclusively treat COVID-infected pregnant women is now functioning normally with a steady stream of visitors. The opening of the hospital to mothers and children has considerably reduced the burden…
Channelising positivity
December 20, 2021By S.B.S. Surendra, Accredited Master Feng Shui Consultant Strengthen the North sector or the area of your home or office, as it is connected to Your Path in Life or Career. Both Water and Metal element colours are good in this sector and you could even place images connected to the growth of your career…
A useful reference work for those interested in Indian culture & its aspects
December 18, 2021Title: Indian Culture Kannada Original: Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri English translation: Prof. S. Naganath Year: 2021 Pages: 669 Price: Rs. 800 Publisher: Notion Press Media Pvt. Ltd., Chennai Originally written in Kannada by renowned scholar and historian, Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri (1904-1974) under the title “Bharathiya Samskruthi”…
Has Mysuru gone Bengaluru way?-1: Bangalore’s Glorious Days
December 15, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash During our several meetings with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in connection with Draft of Mysuru-Nanjangud Master Plan-2031 time and again we were assured, both by the Master Plan consultants and the MUDA top officials, that their main objective was not to allow Mysuru go the Bengaluru way. That was between…
Astounding ‘Geminid’ Meteor Shower to light sky tonight
December 13, 2021By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer December, January and February of any year shall be best remembered as these months are meant for sky watching. Among all sky events, the best remembered is a ‘meteor’ or a ‘shooting star’. A ‘shooting star’ or ‘meteor’ is caused by a tiny particle of dust entering Earth’s…
Plants and Good Health – Part 2
December 13, 2021By S.B.S. Surendra, Accredited Master Feng Shui Consultant Aloe Vera plant is an evergreen perennial plant that is known for its potential health benefits Science of Vaastu & Feng Shui can be used to harmonise the deficiency through design and bring about positive changes in all aspects of ones life. The basic guidelines to ensure…
Undiplomatic Memories – 2
December 13, 2021[Continued from November 15, 2021] By Girija Madhavan Our diplomatic journey next led to Hong Kong in 1974. The island was still under British rule. Sir Murray MacLehose was the Governor. The Indian mission, called the “Commission of India” was headed by a “Commissioner”, A. Madhavan. Glittering Hong Kong offered superb shopping, concert halls, art…
Remembering a defender of the Nation from Mysore
December 11, 2021By Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere, VSM When I joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, in January 1961, for the 1st of the four 6-month-terms pre-Commission training, I was assigned to Imphal Company of ‘C’ Battalion. A Gentleman Cadet by the name of G.V. Prasanna Rao was also billeted in the same wing. I remember…















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