By S.B.S. Surendran The Prosperity Gem Tree signifies continual growth; Hence, it assists business people to acquire more wealth and helps to maintain the state of finances as well. The principles of Feng Shui explain the interaction of people with their environment. Like the laws of Physics, they govern every aspect of human life from…
India’s first aviator Prof. Setti’s contributions hover around Mysuru
March 19, 2017Did you know that India’s first aviator was from Mysore? In this article, Dr. Anantha Krishnan M. throws light on the contributions of Prof. Venkata Subba Setti who has been featured in ‘Modern Review’ magazine in 1912 under the title: ‘The First Indian Aviator.’ Now read on. — Ed By Dr. Anantha Krishnan M. Till…
Book talk: Tale of India’s trampled tribals
March 19, 2017Title : ‘Tribal’ Heritage: An Overlooked chapter of Indian History Author : Promode Kumar Misra Pages : 542 Price : Rs. 1,700 Publisher : Ingramspark, USA Known for long years in academic circles, of Mysuru in particular, Dr. Promode Kumar Misra, a long time resident of the city, an accomplished anthropologist, brings to bear in…
Grow your own organic greens …live and let live
March 19, 2017By Vasanthkumar Mysoremath Gardening is an exhilarating and physical fitness activity for people of all ages, particularly for senior citizens who have the energy and will power to keep themselves fit and active and also be in personal contact with soil and nature. I find people of Mysuru are very fond of growing some plant…
SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT: Holi Hai…
March 18, 2017One of the most awaited festivals for youngsters is Holi. It is the festival which brings people together to celebrate the victory of good over evil. The festival was celebrated with fervour and joy at few hotels in city which had organised grand holi celebrations. The city also witnessed college students celebrating the festival of…
Street Food
March 16, 2017By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC About two years back, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had taken a decision to relocate the food vendors, spread all over the city. The reasoning behind such a move was two-folded. Firstly, licence was to be issued to vendors who adhered to basic hygiene principles and secondly, to…
Classifying Jati
March 16, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik -Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist For thousands of years, Indians have followed the jati system. By this system, your birth determines your vocation, hence your status in society, and only members of your jati will share food (roti, in Hindi) with you and give their daughters (beti) to marry into your household. This…
World Consumer Rights Day Today: Help MGP to achieve its ‘Mission MGP-10000’
March 15, 2017By Bhamy V. Shenoy Every year March 15 is celebrated throughout the world as World Consumer Rights Day. It was on that day in 1962 the US President John Kennedy formally addressed the US Congress on consumer rights. The theme for this year’s World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) suggested by Consumer International is “Building a…
Mysuru: A plan for the future
March 14, 2017By M.L. Krishnaswami Those residents of Mysuru, who are 80 and above would recall the past-life of this city in all its splendour and variety. Being a Royal City for nearly three centuries, every major activity of yore was centred around the Palace which itself had to undergo reconstruction after a disastrous fire that engulfed…
A chat with Namma Hudugi Niveditha…
March 14, 2017One of the finest actors to have emerged from Namma Mysuru is Niveditha. An alumnus of Marimallappa’s PU College, she completed her Computer Science Engineering from a college in Bengaluru and worked for a software firm before deciding to try her luck in Kannada film industry. To hone her acting skills, she joined Bollywood actor…
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