Ruth Padel, author and great-great-grand daughter of Charles Darwin in city A descendent of Charles Darwin, Ruth Sophia Padel is a British poet, novelist and non-fiction author, whose works have been highly acclaimed. She believes poetry connects with every area of life and her poems explore love, music, nature and socially engaging themes like immigration,…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer Tonight (Feb.9), Indians will be privileged to witness the spectacular, resplendent, and first Supermoon of this year. This is known as lunar perigee and a normal lunar perigee averaging a distance of 3,62,479 kilometres happens once every orbital period. This event can be referred as “Supermoon.” The term…
By U.B. Acharya For the record, Novak Djokovic won his eighth Australian Open and in the process, 17th Major title against an upcoming Dominic Thiem in nearly four hours and five thrilling sets. The score line was 6-4; 4-6; 2-6; 6-3 and 6-4. A critical analysis of the various aspects of the match is as…
Science is really cool and there are so many amazing things in this world. There are umpteen science experiments for children that just make us stop and say, ‘whoa’ or ‘wow’. Children are naturally curious and doing simple science experiments at home or in classroom is the easiest way to teach children to be problem-solvers…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan In memory of Sangeeta Ratna T. Chowdaiah, Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha felicitates a senior violinist on the 19th of January every year. This is the day Chowdaiah breathed his last and on his death anniversary, his family, in collaboration with the Sabha, honours a senior Violin Vidwan with the title ‘Dhanurvainika Brahma’…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Persia refers to countries now known as Iran and Iraq. In ancient days, Iraq was called Mesopotamia, the fertile river crescent where one of the first civilisations was built around farming. Because of the repeated flooding, the gods were seen as capricious, making the lives of…
Kalabhivardhana, a National-level Art Festival, is being organised by Kala Sandesha Prathishtana along with its seven sister organisations since 2014. In this art festival, the Prathishtana recognises the notable achievements of the artistes in the field of Classical Dance and music, Shastra, Indian Philosophy and Art at National-level, confer award to them and provide stage…
By Dr. S.N. Bhagirath [Continued from yesterday] HSK’s repertoire was vast and seemingly endless. He seemed to transcend boundaries of different genres of writing with effortless ease. While he was an ace biographer and chronicler of his times, he was also a master essayist, critic, poet, editor and novelist of considerable repute. His five collections…
Government gives nod for Swiss Challenge Method Mysuru Zoo asks New Zealand firm to submit DPR By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The much-touted modern aquarium at Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens), which has been in limbo for over eight years, has now gained fresh traction, with the State Government giving its nod for the Swiss…
An ace biographer, columnist, critic, poet, master essayist, novelist and editor of many works — H. S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar (HSK) was a gentle giant in the realm of literature and journalism. Always wearing a warm and endearing smile, this affable and humble soul chronicled the life and times of personalities, both at home and abroad…
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