Kannan Diagnostic Centre in the heart of the city is celebrating its Golden Jubilee today (May 5). The pioneer, who started the first private Pathology Lab in Mysuru, is the gentle Dr. N. Kannan, who has been looking through the microscope since nearly 57 years. The reticent octogenarian Dr. Kannan, who has shunned publicity all…
Ram and the Rooster
May 3, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Valmiki composed the Ramayana and it is still popular though no one reads the old 2,000-year-old Sanskrit version nor the 1,000-year-old regional classics in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Awadhi. What we usually access as colloquial folk versions, often transmitted orally, known as the Ramakatha….
Space & Energy
April 30, 2018To encourage a good energy flow in your money area, focus on the Southeast sector of your home and living area. Placing healthy green plants, clean water feature or even decorating the sector in shades of green would help. Understanding nature and the energy of our surroundings from the Feng Shui perspective, creates the harmonious…
‘Ramayana’ as a tribute to Lalgudi Jayaraman
April 30, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the 21st of April, popular musician and Harikatha exponent Vishakha Hari gave a musical discourse at Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavan, Mysuru. The event was organised by Raga Vaibhava. Vishakha was accompanied by Charulata Ramanujam on violin, Arjun Ganesh on mridanga and S. Manjunath on ghata. The three-hour event enchanted the audience…
‘Congress is known to be an institutional disrupter’: Meenakshi Lekhi
April 29, 2018Politics is not everyone’s cup of tea and hence a majority would have nothing to do with it. However, politicians are the ones who make a difference because they are the policy makers. And once the election season comes, every political party projects itself as the most suitable ruling party. In this time of political…
Book Talk: Corridors of Time – Story of a sensitive young man
April 26, 2018From carefree childhood to eventful manhood… Title: Corridors of Time Author: Vinay Krishnan Publisher: GJ Group Edition: First edition (2018) Pages: 270 Price: Rs. 250 The book Corridors of Time by Vinay Krishnan tracks the story of a sensitive young man who grows from carefree childhood to eventful manhood — one who stumbles before learning…
Chinese love stories
April 26, 2018By Devdutt Pattanaik Once upon a time there was a weaver girl who loved a cowherd. But she was no ordinary weaver girl; she was the daughter of the Goddess of Heaven and she wove clouds for the sky. She came down to earth for fun, met the cowherd, married him and had two children….
Nostalgia – World of Cinema: When Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Sent A Yellow Saree With Gandabherunda Emblem And A Gold Ring As Wedding Gift To The Actress
April 24, 2018By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): In spite of being a very successful actress, you did face financial crisis at a very young age itself. Does stardom make people become careless? Saroja Devi: You are right, I had to pay a very heavy price. Income Tax is something that nobody…
Traffic Congestion in CBD: MGP interacts with Merchants
April 24, 2018By R. Chandra Prakash, MGP Vehicular congestion in Central Business District (CBD) is escalating day by day. This has started to very adversely impact heritage, commerce and tourism of the city in general and of the CBD in particular. There is a feeling among the public that shop owners park their vehicles opposite their shops…
Interview with B. Saroja Devi, the Queen of Tamil Cinema – 2: Nostalgia – World of Cinema
April 23, 2018By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): Very few heroines have had the opportunity to be paired with top stars in the country and you name the leading actors of your time you have acted with them. The list includes MGR, Rajkumar, N.T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Kalyan Kumar,…
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