By Shadan Muneer, Freelance Journalist You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it,” said American fashion icon Edith Head and anything you wish to have in fashion, the ‘go to’ place in Mysuru is Meena Bazaar. Yes, you read it right. Once known only for its blingy outfits and glitzy…
By V. Shourabh Litchi fruit wasn’t a common sight in Mysuru in those days. But in the modern day, Litchi fruits have made it to the markets of Mysuru. Litchi is a fleshy fruit and is a native of Southeast Asia. This small flavoured fruit is packed with essential nutrients, fibres and antioxidants. The outer…
By S.T. Ravikumar Residents of Mysuru are getting a taste of culinary skills of jail inmates as bakery products prepared by them are available at the bakery located at the jail premises on Ashoka Road. And for the prison inmates, the bakery kitchen is their training ground and they have now turned into full-fledged bakers…
By S.T. Ravikumar One of the oldest prisons in Karnataka, the Mysuru Central Jail will soon get a security upgrade. Not taking any chance on security, the Jail authorities have decided to construct watch towers for 24/7 and 365-day vigil. These towers will come up within the compound and once set up, there will be…
By S.T. Ravikumar Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Gone are the days when we heard constant complaints from Policemen that they are treated badly by their superiors and the government too does not provide any facilities to them. Thanks to the initiative by some welfare-oriented senior Police officers who have served Mysuru, the Police personnel…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Gita is a part of the Mahabharata. It is the dialogue of 700 verses between Krishna and Arjuna just before the Kurukshetra War, where the Pandavas fight the Kauravas. This dialogue is found in the Bhisma Parva, one of the 18 books of the epic….
By N. Niranjan Nikam She was all of ten years when she saw her grandfather coming in contact with the electric fence and dying of shock. The dark memory stayed with her for years but she could not imagine that one day she would be doing engineering and motivating her team to take up a…
By V. Shourabh Jackfruit is one of the most preferred fruits consumed by Mysureans during the summer season. Several carts line up on various streets of the city, where jackfruits are sold like hot cakes. This fruit is generally eaten as a snack, or sometimes forms an integral part of desserts. Jackfruits can be found…
By Dr. K.A. Kushalapa Mysureans are fortunate to have a large area of (4,000 hectares) Reserve Forest within the city limits with a variety of plants and trees providing shelter to many birds, animals and even fish in downstream lakes. The temperature of the city is also 3 to 5 degree centigrade less than compared…
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…
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