By 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…
Mysuru Literature Fest-2020: Weekend virtual sessions from this evening
August 14, 2020With COVID-19 locking down cities, the fourth edition of Mysuru Literature Festival-2020 organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 will be held virtually on every weekend from Aug. 14 till Sept. 5. This edition has a wide range of authors and speakers as Panellists. Today, SOM features Aug. 14 and Aug….
The Village Temple Co-operative
August 13, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In ancient India, the village fields did not belong to any single person. There was no concept of individual land holdings. The entire land of the village belonged to the village community. Therefore, the village was dedicated to a Goddess. She was said to be the…
Perseid Meteor Showers to light up the night sky
August 11, 2020By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer and Convener, Mysore Astronomical Society Indians are privileged to witness astounding Perseid Meteor Showers in the month of August. It is an exceptional celestial spectacle for sky observers that the extravagant yearly ‘Perseid’ showers will illuminate the night sky on Aug. 11 and 12. “Perseids” is a meteor…
Tranquil Homes
August 10, 2020As postulated in Feng Shui analysis, the luck of the individual is said to change annually along with the luck of the premises as energy keeps changing constantly. To balance the flow of energy and restore the equilibrium traditionally, Feng Shui recommends clearing of clutter and checking your place of dwelling or office for afflictions…
Guduchi: A potent herbal immune booster
August 9, 2020By Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist In recent months, ayurvedic medicines and herbs are gaining more importance for their usefulness to boost immunity besides being used by many to defend themselves from Corona infection in the current crisis. It seems the people have reposed confidence in the age old ‘Traditional system of medicine’ as a first…
Middle Eastern Mythologies
August 6, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik The Middle East includes Mesopotamia (Iraq), the area watered by the Euphrates and Tigris. To its East is Persia (Iran); to its South is Arabia; to the West is Levant (Near East); and to the North is Anatolia (Turkey). Egypt is also included in the Middle East due to close cultural…
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