By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A few years ago, I had a confrontation with a senior newspaper editor, on stage, which quickly became viral and considerably popular. In the video, the editor insisted on equating Hinduism with Hindutva which is something I do not subscribe to. Nor do I subscribe to…
On October 2nd, we celebrated Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and a number of year-long programmes were organised all over the country. Yet, how many of our readers have personally visited this great personality’s birth place? To create a feeling of pride and patriotism in our younger generation, especially, I wish to enable SOM readers…
Title: Kashmir’s Untold Story — Declassified Authors: Iqbal Chand Malhotra & Maroof Raza Pages: 202 Price: Rs. 599 Publisher: Bloomsbury India Publications, New Delhi Kashmir is acclaimed as the Heaven on Earth. However, it is also a political hotspot of the world. With the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A on 5th August 2019, this…
Title: “Challenges of a Tropical Forester for Sustainable Development Author: A.C. Lakshmana Pages: 136 Price: Rs. 200 Publisher: A.C. Lakshmana My esteemed friend A.C. Lakshmana IFS, a retired Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, gave this book “Challenges of a Tropical Forester for Sustainable Development” for my perusal. Basically a son of a farmer, he…
Life has its own bit of twists and turns but one should not view the low cycles in life negatively but try to overcome the same. Feng Shui is most certainly a valuable tool to mitigate the ill-effects and negative influences in a person’s life and give hope for new beginnings and positive phases. Each…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The Tyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha of Mysuru is unique in many ways. Without blowing any trumpets, it is quietly expressing its deep love for Kannada language which is certainly not restricted only to November! This Sabha too has been arranging its monthly music concerts like any other Sabhas. But behind it…
By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist Next time you go out birding, watch for Pelicans, the pirates. They may not brandish knives, cutlasses, ropes or guzzle liquor. But they’re out there, lounging in the leafy shade or plying the winds, just waiting to pounce on passing treasures. Piracy or ‘kleptoparasitism’ — to use the technical term —…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sangeeta Dileep sang for Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha on the 19th of October. She was accompanied by her husband Dileep on the violin, Sachin Prakash on the mridanga and Sharat Kaushik on the ghata. Sangeeta has a good reputation as a musician. Her training under Chitraveena Ravikiran has moulded her into a…
The Articulate festival’s series 43 saw an alliance of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, The Artistes and Articulate Trust for Arts with a mission to support classical dance arts and showcase the artistes’ artistry. Mysore B. Nagaraj, Managing Trustee of Articulate Trust for Arts, curates the show. The line-up was one Kathak and three Bharathanatyam artistes sharing…
Title: WAR-The Ugly Mistress Author: Dr. Lata Muthanna Pages: 296 Price: Rs. 299 Publisher: Notion Press Year of Publishing: 2019 Poets, novelists, essayists, playwrights, chroniclers, biographers and scholars write on a multitude of subjects in distinct styles of their own, familiar to their captive readers. Author of this book, a Consulting Physician, has narrated in…
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