A visit to a Hospital or Clinic would make most people a bit uncomfortable and the feeling of being in an alien place greeted by people in white, wall colours painted white and the smell of the heavy fumigation adds to the woes. Adapting Feng Shui, one could make the place brighter and more comfortable…
More than 20,000 kgs of Dates sold in Mysuru every Ramzan
June 3, 2018Mysuur: More than 20,000 kgs of dates are sold in Mysuru during the holy month of Ramzan or Ramadan every year. And even if one keeps a conservative price of Rs. 500 per kg, the business runs into crores of rupees. While the normal varieties of dates cost Rs. 100 per kg, exotic varieties cost…
Govt. School runs from a dingy house since 9 years!
June 2, 2018By H.D. Ramesh Periyapatna: Students of a Government School at Periyapatna are being forced to study in a congested private building as it does not have a building of its own. And taking advantage of the recent summer vacation, the owner of the private building is asking the Education Department to vacate the building as…
An Apology of Raitha Santhe
June 2, 2018By M.B. Pavan Murthy At a time when the State Government is having several brain-storming sessions with top finance officers on the modalities, complications and the impact of farm loan waiver, this Weekend Star Supplement brings you the pathetic story of Raitha Santhe and Mini Markets that have been constructed across Mysuru. These markets, built…
Clean cities of India
May 31, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Well, Mysuru has again missed the bus. The first three positions of the clean city tag has gone to Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh respectively. Mysuru, which some years back had bagged the cleanest city tag, has got a consolation prize, the cleanest city among the city with the…
Global misogyny
May 31, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik Some feminists expect me to ‘explain’ Hinduism’s misogyny. Typically, a verse from Manusmriti will be thrown at me. For example, verse 2.213: It is the nature of women to seduce men in this world; for that reason the wise are never unguarded in the company of females. Or verse 5.151: Girls are…
Mysore University cancels entrance test for foreign students
May 29, 2018Mysuru: The century-old University of Mysore at one time boasted one of the highest strength of foreign students studying in the University. However, from a strength of as high as 1,300 to 1,400 ten years ago (2008) from nearly 65 countries, the numbers have come down to just 765 this year. The reason is the…
Audience hitched onto a state of bliss
May 29, 2018On 20th May 2018, at Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Ganabharathi, Mysuru, Articulate Festival saw the 24th edition where four classical dance segments were lined up for the evening that saw two duet presentation in Bharatanatyam, solo artistes in Kathak and Kuchipudi. Shwetha K. Purohit and Sindhu K. Purohit, disciples of Karnataka Kala Tilaka Guru Radha Sridhar,…
Prosperity Flow
May 28, 2018It’s a common understanding in the science of Feng Shui that every person, place and thing is alive with the universal energy called ‘Chi.’ The art and science of Feng Shui also further validates the fact that everything is connected by this vital energy which is constantly changing and energy vibrates and pulsates. By understanding…
200th Moonlight Music at Suttur Mutt tomorrow: A blessing to the performers and the audience
May 28, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Mysuru, the most significant city and the cultural capital of Karnataka, lends its name to its unique cultural heritage, architecture, literature and music in addition to Mysore Paintings, ivory work and Mysore Silk sarees. Mysuru had been the capital city of the Wadiyars who ruled the Mysore Kingdom. Throughout the rule…
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