Feng Shui is an ancient tool used to create harmonious, peaceful and joy-filled environments. The metaphysical science which is over 3,000 years old creates the perfect environment and feel in a building, be it a home or workplace. Feng Shui’s true roots start with the land your building is placed upon. The land’s condition, as…
By V.K. Natraj and Rameshwari Varma (Former members of the faculty of IDS) Rameshwar Prasad Misra (R.P. Misra), former Professor of Geography and Founder-Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Mysore (UoM), passed away in Allahabad on Apr. 16. In his demise, the academic world has lost a great institution-builder and a…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist There is an Agrahara in Mysuru with a name that sounds somewhat strange. Though this is an old Agrahara, like the other Agraharas in city, its name does not match with the names of other Agraharas. And that is Kathvadipura Agrahara as generally called though its actual name is ‘Kathvadipurada…
Chamarajanagar black granite adds lustre to Hayward 9/11 Memorial in US By M.T. Yogesh Kumar India has always enjoyed the position of a world leader in granite exports. Adding unmatched style and elegance to the architecture, the glossy, smooth Indian granite has been extensively used stone material in building classic memorials across the globe —…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The word yoga comes to us from the Vedic period. It basically referred to connecting the cart to the horse or the cart to the ox, ergo, it is about connecting two things. The simplest meaning of yoga is a connection, or more specifically, alignment between…
By Girija Madhavan The tragedy of Uttarakhand shocked India. Photographs and videos showed ferocious, swirling waters, angry gashes where rocks and earth tore away from the hillsides to add their might to the tumultuous, swollen stream on its course of destruction. Years ago, Chamoli in Pauri Garhwal was to me, just a remote mountainous region…
A renowned Civil Engineer, Industrialist, Promoter of Performing Arts, Social Worker and a Munificent Donor — all these and much more was Krishna Murthy Venkatesha Murthy — K.V. Murthy for short. Born on May 3, 1931, to Bhageeratamma and Krishna Murthy at Mysuru, Murthy, by sheer dint of diligence and hard work, rose to dizzy…
Meet Dr. Shiv Kumar, who has climbed the ladder of success despite all odds By Shyam Sundar Vattam It was somewhere in March-April 2002, a boy who was working as a DTP Operator in a local Kannada daily, was composing the news item of a second rank holder of MBA (Master of Business Administration) course…
By Vijayamala K. Saralaya Surabhi Ganakala Mandira, Mysuru, had organised a lecture demonstration on Raga – Tana – Pallavi on 21st March, 2021 under its quarterly cultural programme. The programme was carried out ably by the resource person, Vidu. Dr. R.N. Sreelatha, senior musicologist and retired Principal of College of Fine Arts, University of Mysore…
By Hanagodu Mahesh Karnakuppe Gram Panchayat (GP) in Hunsur taluk has bagged Deendayal Panchayat Award for best performance for the year 2019-20. Karnakuppe is the only GP in the district which has bagged the prestigious Panchayat Award. Karnakuppe is located on the fringes of the forests and is mostly inhabited by tribals. The Karnakuppe GP…
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