By Shadan Muneer, Freelance Journalist The essence of Islam is peace and brotherhood. The core teachings emphasises that people live in peace and harmony and believe that the disparity between the rich and the poor needs to be bridged. Islam prescribes sharing of one’s wealth with the less fortunate and chalks out the method through…
Yagna or Puja
June 14, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist It is common amongst Western scholars and their Westernised students to differentiate between the Vedic yagna and the Puranic puja, rituals that define the two major phases of Hinduism, one that flourished over 3,000 years ago and one that emerged 2,000 years ago. Of course, at…
Womenfolk scale new heights…
June 12, 2018By Tiger Solanki Having heard about the tales of Himalayan Expedition on several occasions and having listened to my son’s tales several times, I was little apprehensive whether I can do a Himalayan expedition or not. I was having back pain and was apprehensive about the cold too but I could still do it and…
Ramzan eats & treats in Mysuru
June 11, 2018By S. Kenneth Shishir Ramzan holy month is definitely about tasting varieties when it comes to food and everyone in city — irrespective of caste and religion — get together to savour the delights as an assortment of dishes from across the country make an entry, bringing about diversity to the kind of food culture…
Feeling good…
June 11, 2018The fundamental premise of Feng Shui is the interaction of the five elements, the energy due to the individual element and the interaction of the elements in a space. Although all the elements are of equal importance and great significance, water and fire elements are quite dangerous when they are out of proportion or misaligned….
Ramzan shopping fest at Meena Bazaar: A hot-spot for customised shopping
June 10, 2018By Shadan Muneer, Freelance Journalist You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it,” said American fashion icon Edith Head and anything you wish to have in fashion, the ‘go to’ place in Mysuru is Meena Bazaar. Yes, you read it right. Once known only for its blingy outfits and glitzy…
People confuse Litchi to be Strawberry !
June 10, 2018By V. Shourabh Litchi fruit wasn’t a common sight in Mysuru in those days. But in the modern day, Litchi fruits have made it to the markets of Mysuru. Litchi is a fleshy fruit and is a native of Southeast Asia. This small flavoured fruit is packed with essential nutrients, fibres and antioxidants. The outer…
Jail Bakery: Where taste travels from barracks to party tables
June 9, 2018By S.T. Ravikumar Residents of Mysuru are getting a taste of culinary skills of jail inmates as bakery products prepared by them are available at the bakery located at the jail premises on Ashoka Road. And for the prison inmates, the bakery kitchen is their training ground and they have now turned into full-fledged bakers…
Four watchtowers planned at Mysuru Central Jail
June 9, 2018By S.T. Ravikumar One of the oldest prisons in Karnataka, the Mysuru Central Jail will soon get a security upgrade. Not taking any chance on security, the Jail authorities have decided to construct watch towers for 24/7 and 365-day vigil. These towers will come up within the compound and once set up, there will be…
Pride of Police
June 9, 2018By S.T. Ravikumar Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Gone are the days when we heard constant complaints from Policemen that they are treated badly by their superiors and the government too does not provide any facilities to them. Thanks to the initiative by some welfare-oriented senior Police officers who have served Mysuru, the Police personnel…
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