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Designing Basement and Studio Homes
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Designing Basement and Studio Homes

April 2, 2018

If your concern is to create a good bed space in a studio apartment and to shield your bed from interaction with other energies like kitchen etc., dividers would be required. Primarily they should create a protective energy for your bed and to camouflage, or prevent the bed from being a focal point of your…

Texas Sage: A versatile ornamental shrub
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Texas Sage: A versatile ornamental shrub

April 1, 2018

Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Mob: 97429-91057  e-mail: [email protected] Texas Sage is a landscape wonder that provides stunning display of prolific purple blooms.  This decorative ornamental shrub with delicate silvery gray-green leaves is quite distinct from the common sage. The plant is drought-tolerant and thrives in poor soil where other plants fail….

Quenching summer thirst
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Quenching summer thirst

March 31, 2018

By V. Shourabh Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The humble earthen pot and the lime soda are the best ways to keep oneself cool and healthy in a hot summer. While the pot water soothes your throat, a lemon-and-soda drink rejuvenates your body after a tiring day where the sweltering heat sucks out your energy….

128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Brilliant concert by sisters Ranjani and Gayathri
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128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Brilliant concert by sisters Ranjani and Gayathri

March 31, 2018

By M.L. Krishnaswami The 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival organised by Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust is being held at  Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla. On 25th March, the inaugural programme was a brilliant and briskly rendered vocal concert by the popular duo sisters Vidu. Ranjani and Vidu. Gayathri. These sisters are originally from Hyderabad where…

Descendants of Chitragupta
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Descendants of Chitragupta

March 29, 2018

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist As an Odia child raised in Mumbai, I am often asked about my roots. My parents told me we belong to the ‘karana’ caste. No one in Mumbai had heard of this caste. Later, I learned that karana caste is what is known as karanam in…

Kodava Heritage Centre ABANDONED
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Kodava Heritage Centre ABANDONED

March 26, 2018

By Prasad Sampigekatte, Madikeri, Kodagu Kodava “Ain Mane” (ancestral home), where all members belonging to a particular family lived, is a mere tradition now as elders have gone, families have split and migrated in search of greener pastures. “Ain Mane” has an important role in the socio-cultural traditions of Kodavas. Each “Ain Mane” belongs to an…

Design principles
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Design principles

March 26, 2018

Front door leading to a nice entryway can promote a smooth flow of energy and serve as a grounding transition between the outer and inner world. The terms Feng Shui design and Feng Shui decorating are not the same although they may appear to convey the same message. There is most certainly a subtle difference…

Kalamandira: An Abode of Art
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Kalamandira: An Abode of Art

March 25, 2018

By N. Niranjan Nikam Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Chintana Chavadi, shaped like a well where people can have a 360-degree view of speakers and participants, is a new addition to Kalamandira that has, over the years, grown to be a hub of art and culture. Along with Chintana Chavadi, a beautiful heritage garden is…

Declining traffic sense in Mysuru: A cause for concern
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Declining traffic sense in Mysuru: A cause for concern

March 24, 2018

By Ashvini Ranjan Efforts by organisations like Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), the Police and the students of various educational institutions coming together in conducting a survey of Mysuru traffic is timely and welcome. Periodical study is necessary and will help plan for the future changes as a consequence of the growth of the city and…

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