By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In popular re-tellings, the Mahabharata ends tragically with vast bloodshed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where the Kauravas are defeated by the Pandavas. Following this episode, there is the Ashwamedha Parva. It describes how Yudhishthira becomes king and lets loose his royal horse across the land,…
By V.N. Prasad Our boys flew ‘Down Under’ after a seemingly insipid and avoidable series against the Calypsos. Recalling the mighty Windies over decades from the 60s, one wonders if they will ever build to their past strengths at all. Though our boys had a few hiccups, the Windies proved much below par in all…
Voting is very important for a democracy to thrive. Choosing our elected representative can pave the path of the future of our country, either by supporting an individual who wishes to maintain the status quo or someone who promises to make stark differences. You might be thinking that this is going to be another generic…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Chiguru Sanje, the annual programme of Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre for the children between 5 and 15 years of age, was celebrated at Jaganmohan Palace on the 25th and 26th of October with grandeur. Two eminent personalities in the field of music and dance — Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao and Dr….
Osho’s birthday is celebrated by his followers across the world on Dec.11. He we publish a brief write-up on Osho Rajneesh by C.P. Ramasesh, former Librarian, University of Mysore.—Ed Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh or Acharya Rajneesh was born as Chandra Mohan Jain but was popularly known as Osho. When he was a boy of 8 years,…
By Ramesh Kebbehundi Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The ongoing repair and renovation of the iconic St. Philomena’s Church which has the distinction of being the second largest Church in Asia has almost reached finishing stage and is scheduled to be completed for this Christmas, or maximum by Jan. 15, 2019. The second phase of…
While Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka and the biggest city next only to the State Capital of Bengaluru is struggling to have a full-fledged Airport, Kannur, a relatively small city in Kerala, has got an International Airport at Mattanur and it will be inaugurated tomorrow (Dec. 9). Thanks to the proximity of distance between…
By Dr. Veena Bharathi The Mysore Medical School was started in 1924. Although it was started at Bangalore, it was named ‘The Mysore Medical School’ because it was the first-of-its-kind in Mysore State. The Medical School started training the so-called “Sub-Assistant Surgeons.” The course was for four years to be qualified as LMP (Licensed Medical…
MAA Utsav of Mysore Medical College Alumni Association tomorrow: Reminiscences By Dr. Veena Bharathi In May 1981, when I attended my very first Para-Clinical subjects’ theory class at MMC (Mysore Medical College), I was feeling a bit left out, reason being that I had just then been granted a transfer to MMC, after my one-and-a-half-year…
By R. Raja Chandra It was indeed fascinating to read the nostalgic account of a nonagenarian Mysorean about the historic events which unfolded almost seven decades ago (SOM dated Oct. 31, 2018 — When Sardar Patel had to be literally carried to Town Hall stage). But Sardar Patel actually visited Mysore on Feb. 24, 1949…
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