By N. Niranjan Nikam Title: Caught in the World of Binaries — Selected poems of Prof. K.S. Nisar Ahmed Edited by: C.N. Ramachandran & M.S. Raghunath Pages: 252 Price: Rs.310 Publisher: Manipal University Press These are troubled times (when was it ever not!) when we are caught in the world of binaries. As Mark…
Men at Work: Overhead Power Cables Go Underground
July 20, 2019Frayed cables — often live — dangle at head-height on many streets, making safe navigation of the already treacherous pavements even harder. Other wires are left to bunch up near poles, creeping hazardously across the narrow footpaths. Like many city streets, the thoroughfares of Mysuru are festooned with electrical cables, a black web that hangs…
A German Baker’s Sourdough offering for Mysureans
July 19, 2019By Arathi Menon There is something about Dina’s sourdough bread and you need to eat it to believe it. To the uninitiated, sourdough is perhaps the oldest form of bread there is. It is believed that the ancient Egyptians discovered this style of fermentation by accident around 1,500 BC. It spread first to Greece and…
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar enlivened through Art
July 18, 2019By R.G. Singh e-mail: [email protected] The year-long birth centenary celebrations of Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the last Maharaja of erstwhile Princely State of Mysore, has begun at the Mysore Palace today. The celebrations are being organised by Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Foundation headed by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar. Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the 25th ruler of Mysore, who ascended the…
So many different Indras
July 18, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist When we speak of Indra, we must keep in mind that the scriptures refer to six different types of Indra, belonging to different periods of history. The first is the Vedic Indra. He is the primary God of the Rig Veda, described as riding a chariot,…
SKYWATCH: Partial Lunar Eclipse on July 17
July 15, 2019By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer The most amazing and evident astronomical event in the sky is an ‘Eclipse.’ None can forget the mesmerising Supermoon, Bloodmoon, Total Lunar Eclipse that occurred on January 31 last year! This astronomical occurrence has been memorable and millions witnessed this spectacular spectacle. Analogously, last year on July 27…
Power of fascinating Numeral ‘8’
July 15, 2019Research into science of ancient Vaastu and Vedic astrology reveals that numbers have a deeper meaning and unique strength. The science of Feng Shui also has its roots to numbers and the basis of Feng Shui is symbolically represented by Yin and Yang which in the modern times corresponds to the binary digits of “1…
Euphoria, Ecstasy, Agony, Disappointment at The Lord’s and Wimbledon
July 15, 2019By V.N. Prasad Nerves shattered at ‘Mid Night’ on Sunday, the 14th of July 2019, as two of the most popular world sporting events concluded in the historic city of London — ‘The Wimbledon Cup’ and ‘The ICC World Cup.’ Both the venues set the world on fire as sports lovers across the globe watched…
Hey Listen! Music Plays as you enter Kalamandira Garden
July 14, 2019Stone Pergolas enhance aesthetic beauty of the Abode of Art & Theatre Historical inscriptions of several rulers to give a heritage touch By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Yes, you heard it right. Soothing music will play as you enter the Kalamandira Garden and you can get lost in the musical notes amidst cool breeze if you…
The Sour Truth
July 13, 2019It is monsoon season in Kodagu and though rains are less this year, people in remote villages of Kodagu, who have grown Garcinia gummi-gutta tree in their estates or have access to the tree grown in the wild, are busy in preparing Kachampuli, the dark, tart vinegar. Kachampuli preparation has been passed on from generations…
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