Over a cup of evening tea By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My very close friend and fellow Star of Mysore columnist, Ashvini Ranjan, in his most recent post, has written about how he and a small group of friends under the banner of ‘Coffee Connections’ meet every fortnight, over a cup of coffee, to…
On Thursday, our Chief Minister said, “Someone had sent agents to sting me.” Karnataka, it appears, is no longer run by politicians alone. Vidhana Soudha has a buzzing population of honeybees! Not the kind that make honey, but the kind that leave politicians trapped in it, a honey trap. Last year, Co-operation Minister K.N. Rajanna…
Mystic’s Musings By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru explains the significance of Mahalaya Amavasya or Pitru Paksha (October 10, 2026) and why the tradition of honouring our ancestors is significant. Sadhguru: The new moon day known as the Mahalaya Amavasya is the beginning of Dussehra. It is a special day dedicated to making an…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist About a thousand years ago, when Rajasekhar wrote his discourse on poetry, the Kavya Mimansa, Aryavarta stretched from the Himalayas down to the Vindhya mountains, bounded on the east and west by the seas of Bengal and Gujarat. He knew little of the southern regions and…
FUN BOX Dasara in Mysuru is synonymous with elephants. But did you know that the Indian Air Force once gave its helicopters an elephant makeover, turning them into giant flying elephants for Republic Day celebrations?In the 1970s, Chetak helicopters of the IAF’s No. 116 Helicopter Unit were given a rather unusual makeover for ceremonial displays…
‘Celebrating life while we still can’ Fleeting Thoughts By Ashvini Ranjan Life is fragile, unpredictable and often slips away without a warning. I felt this deeply when my younger brother Kiran tragically died in a road accident. The shock was so sudden and overwhelming that even now, it feels unreal.Kiran was a Chartered Accountant, who…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The golden throne of the Mysore Wodeyars (Wadiyars) has many fascinating legends and stories associated with it. Shrouded in mystery, this throne has been claimed to have belonged to Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers. Later, it is believed that the throne went into the hands of…
IN BLACK AND WHITE BY VIKRAM MUTHANNA Yesterday was Gandhi Jayanti. It is also the day the United Nations observes it as the International Day of Non-Violence, perhaps the greatest global tribute ever paid to an Indian.Ironically, in India, it has become fashionable to dislike Gandhiji. Among certain circles, criticising Gandhiji has become an ‘intellectual…
Mystic’s Musings By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation The nature of the divine is such, if your presence is not there, its presence also will not be there. Grace is very sensitive to your presence. It is subtle. Unless you are alert, it won’t come. This is why most people miss it, because they are…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Hindu thought, Vayu, Marut, Vata and Prana represent different ways in which breeze as well as breath were imagined. Vayu is the oldest and most cosmic of the wind gods. In the Rig Veda, he is a swift-moving deity who rides across the skies, often…
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