Karnataka has 3rd highest number of HIV cases in India By Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman and Founder Trustee, Asha Kirana Hospital, Mysuru This year’s theme for World AIDS Day, which will be marking its 30th anniversary today (Dec.1) is “Know Your Status.” Significant progress has been made in the AIDS response since 1988 and today…
By N. Niranjan Nikam It is a befitting tribute to the last Maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar during his birth centenary year (1919-2019) that a six-foot portrait of his will be displayed at the Statue of Unity Museum in Gujarat. Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue, is a memorial built to the Iron…
By S. Kenneth Shishir Muay Thai or Thai Boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques known as the “art of eight limbs” since it is characterised by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees and shins. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the 20th century, when…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Buddhists and the Hindus share the idea of the land becoming sacred, when it is connected with the body of a holy being. Let us first hear the Buddhist story. We are told that when Buddha died, his body was cremated, and after the cremation,…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur November of 2018 was unique with regard to music. Apart from celebrating the Kannada Rajyotsava, three music conferences marked the beginning of this month. While two conferences were held in Bengaluru, one was held in Mysuru. Karnataka Ganakala Parishat’s annual music conference and Veenatattva Prakashika-2, the second international Veena conference…
By Girija Madhavan Chanoyu,” or “The Way of Tea” is a Japanese tradition of serving tea, a ritual evolved over centuries. It is the ceremonial presentation of “Matcha” or powdered green tea by a Tea Master [man or woman] to a small group of guests, generally in specified tea houses. With Zen Buddhist origins, it…
– K. Apoorvananda When we think of Ramayana, the only thing that comes to our minds is the obedient son in Rama with a face ever so handsome like the morning sun and a villain named Ravana with ten heads and all the magic that happens in between. It is a totally different kind of…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy Scientist Mob: 97429-91057 e-mail: [email protected] Trees have been an important source of medicines. Several parts of innumerable trees have been in use in folklore and traditional medicines from the days of yore and form part of Indian medicinal systems. In reference ‘Vibhitakah’ known as ‘Thare mara’ in Kannada is…
By Prof. P.K. Misra Street vendors in a growing modern Indian city is an interesting and challenging phenomenon as it throws up many significant questions for which we do not have informed explanations. There is hardly any systematic and reliable data on them. For the people whom they serve they are customary strangers. For urban…
Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar started Government Schools in State By N. Niranjan Nikam In 1915, the government passed an order asking the Head Masters of public schools to admit Dalit students with a view that no pupil should be denied admission to government school or schools maintained out of public funds on the ground of caste….
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