By Dr. H.R. Manikarnika, Senior Eye Specialist Every year Mar.8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day across the world. This is to remember the sacrifice of garment factory lady workers in New York and to know how women can improve their lives. On Mar.8, 1857 in New York City, the female employees revolted against the…
He was an ace linguist, grammarian, lexicographer, editor of numerous volumes, epigraphist and literary critic. He roughly churned out 80 research articles in 40 years in both Kannada and English. Always seen in a close collared coat and dhoti, he was humility personified. The Government of Mysore conferred on him the Kannada Rajyotsava Award. And…
These ‘eye in the sky’ help Forest Department keep a watch during peak fire season On Feb. 25 this year, dry vegetation on nearly four acres of land was gutted near the foot of Chamundi Hill. Fire and Emergency Services personnel managed to douse the fire before it spread to the forest area. A major…
By Ramesh Kebbehundi Think milk and only ‘Nandini’ comes to your mind, despite tough competition from other brands. After being a household brand, Nandini has now forayed into the market of snacks and namkeens, taking on the more powerful brands with aggressive marketing and customer-friendly strategies. And as if to give a shot in the…
Even as the letters in the Letter Boxes are dropping by a whopping 50 per cent, here is an encouraging development that one of Star of Mysore readers Kitty Mandana shares regarding the New Year greetings that she almost decided to stop sending to her family and friends, which she had been doing for the…
SMS, Internet, WhatsApp hit oldest form of exchanging news By Rajkumar Bhavasar There was a time when there was a particular style of writing letters to one’s parents beginning with the words: ‘Respected father and mother, My deepest pranams to both of you, hope you are all well at your end, I am fine here…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One of the popular images of Hanuman is one where he has five faces and five pairs of hands. It is known as the Panchmukhi, or five-faced, Hanuman. It reminds us of Krishna’s Vishwarupa described in the Bhagavad Gita, albeit a diminutive version. It transforms Hanuman…
“Chief Minister must not fall into the trap of heritage mafia,” says a retired Chief Engineer, who had worked for a Multinational Construction Company New City Law Court buildings are good examples Inside the newly-constructed market, the space earmarked for different products should be in keeping with the modern requirement, not the old design. By…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer The most beautiful celestial object perceptible in the night sky is the ‘Comet.’ Most of the time, Comets remain in deep-frozen “sleep” in outer space, but occasionally they are dislodged from their orbits and fall forward the inner Solar System. Comets are at their brightest when they are…
To activate luck entering the home, it is recommended to place a pair of statue of elephants at the foyer near main door facing inward to signal good luck and blessings entering the home Symbolism in Feng Shui is often perceived as a placebo effect, however in reality each of the Feng Shui symbols have …
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