By Harshini Purushotham Our very own Mysuru city witnessed more than a week-long cultural fete organised by Kala Sandesha Prathishtana in collaboration with ten other organisations from Jan.22 to 31. The banner of Kalabhivardhana ably converged the profuse strings of Indian art. KSGH Music and Performing Arts University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar inaugurated the event…
This forest guard is aspiring to scale the snow-clad and treacherous Mount Everest and he is likely to achieve the feat in May this year. Meet forest guard C. Vikram from the Nagarahole National Park, who loves adventure and he can go to any limits to satiate his never-ending hunger for adventure sports. And this…
By Nandini Srinivasan The aroma of freshly baked bread and pastries wafts around when you enter The Green Hotel on Hunsur Road, Mysuru. You have healthy breads of every kind from the usual to ragi bread, baked to perfection by the women at the all-women bakery, the only one of its kind in city. Started…
By S.B.S. Surendran Predictions for zodiacs in Chinese: RAT Year ahead: The year would be balanced but you need to push yourself to stay in the race especially for personal matters. There could be obstacles and slow progress in your pursuits. However, supportive stars dissolve them. Seek help of supportive people to move on if…
By Sujata Rajpal The mothers dragging their little children from one hobby class to another are often scoffed at for being too pushy. Free play is important for holistic development of a child. Isn’t it? Why thrust your own ambitions on your kids? Let them decide their own course of life — is the modern…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Mob: 97429-91057 e-mail: [email protected] People often write names, messages, notes and even autograph on rocks and walls. Can these be done on plant leaves? Can such writings remain for quite some time? In general, it is not possible, as the leaves either get disfigured with scratch mark,…
By B.N. Ramya Intense heat, a few awe-inspiring experiences, and rocky (sometimes slippery terrain) a whole load of sweat and finally a splash in cool waters — this can summarise a trekker’s journey to Nagalapuram. It is by no means a casual walk amidst woods, but adventure at every step. Nagalapuram trek is one of…
By V. Shourabh Trekking has become a popular trend and a picnic-sort of an activity these days. Mysuru and surrounding areas, which have several picnic spots and beautiful nature nearby, is something that needs to be explored. This Weekend Star Supplement focuses on some of the favourite trekking spots in and around Mysuru and also…
Junglescapes, a Bengaluru-based NGO that has been relentlessly working on restoration of degraded forest eco-systems, especially in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, has bagged the 2017 Full Circle Award given away by Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), a world’s leading body for restoration, head-quartered in Washington DC. Junglescapes is the only second Indian recipient of SER…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Hindu households have always had a puja room. Traditionally, here were located the many Gods of the household. The griha-devata of the house, the kula-devata of the clan, the grama-devata of the village, the ishta-devata of each of the family members, maybe an image of an…
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