By Nagaiah Lalanakere One of the most prominent and emerging tourist spots near Mysuru is the Venugopalaswamy Temple at Hosa Kannambadi, near Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam. Sadly, the surroundings of the beautifully constructed temple that is an architectural marvel is in a bad shape with crater-filled roads and lacks any sort of basic facilities….
Listening to the Buddha’s hands
February 1, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the early days of Buddhism, Buddha was represented by a symbol: a footprint or a wheel or a pot or a tree. Later, less than 2,000 years ago, we see the earliest images of the Buddha in the Gandhara region (modern Pakistan and Afghanistan) as…
An Evening of Melody…
January 29, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On 18th of January, Malladi Brothers — Sriramprasad and Ravi Kumar — sang for Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha. They were accompanied on violin by H.N. Bhaskar, on mridanga by Tumkur B. Ravishankar and on ghata by G.S. Ramanujam. Born with a legacy accrued through their grandfather late Malladi Sri Rammurty and…
Articulate Fest: A well-spent Sunday
January 29, 2018Patrons of Articulate Festival of Indian classical dance has religiously been dating, on every 3rd Sunday of the month, at the Premier Convention Centre, Premier Studios and on 21st January 2018, was the 20th occasion to savour Dance concert. Right from the moment the stage lits up, its pure entertainment sans guests, speeches, felicitations, release…
Focus on positivity
January 29, 2018By S.B.S. Surendran, Accredited Master Feng Shui Consultant Staying focus on whatever one attempts to do is often not quite easy as they could tend to get distracted, bored and run out of energy, eventually the task remains either incomplete or shabbily done. There are many ways to keep focus, be intelligent, genuinely productive and…
A crisis in the making
January 28, 2018Findings of NGO Pratham’s Annual Status Education Report paint a grim picture that needs attention By Ashvini Ranjan Adam Smith, the 18th-century philosopher who is considered the father of modern economics, observed that the wealth of a nation is not merely that which is measured in terms of precious metals or other forms of tangible…
Once in a Blue Moon: How Mysuru is set to witness the rare celestial event
January 27, 2018By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer As the city is gearing up to witness the rare astronomical feat of Super Moon, Blood Moon and the Blue Moon on the night of Jan. 31, it will be a special moment for Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala and Excel Public School in city as they have geared up…
Once in a Blue Moon
January 27, 2018By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer Sky-watchers will get a rare treat on Jan. 31: A Super Moon, a Blood Moon, a Blue Moon and a total lunar eclipse. A Super Moon eventuates when the Full Moon is at the closest point of its orbit to the Earth, which is also called the perigee….
The Prosperity The Gospel
January 25, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Have you noticed that Jesus Christ is thin and Santa Claus is fat? Have you noticed that Christmas is increasingly less about the birth of the Christian Saviour, and more about snow, reindeer and coniferous trees, none of which were around when Jesus was born in…
Gentle Shower and Vibrant Downpour at Articulate Fest
January 22, 2018ICCR, Ministry of External Affairs, in collaboration with Articulate Festival, Mysuru and Vidya Vikas Educational Trust, presented Lithuanian and Karnataka Folk Music and Dance traditions on Jan.16 at the Premier Studios Convention Centre in Jayalakshmipuram. The first half was that of the European country whose presentation was as gentle and elegant as their demeanour was,…
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