By Somashekar In India there is a serious threat to elephant habitats due to human settlements. Persistent growth in the human population has infringed upon the thick wild habitats of elephants. Given that their migratory routes are cut off by human settlements, a campaign called ‘Gaj Yatra’ has begun to raise awareness about the contracting…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the trinities of Karnatak music, occupies a special place in the heart of musicians and music lovers. Youngest of the Trinity, he has composed with ‘Guruguha’ as his pen name. Dikshitar’s compositions which spread to nearly 500, display his profoundness in music, Sanskrit, Srividyaandadvaitha philosophy. His…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist If you were a craftsman hailing from the Gangetic Plains, or from Assam, Bengal, or Odisha, it is quite likely that you would have celebrated Vishwakarma Puja, just towards the end of Pitra Paksha, and just before Mahalaya, the first day of Navratri. Pitra Paksha, when…
The carnelian tumbled stone is a kind of a Feng Shui crystal ideal for providing protection against enemies and making bad decisions. It also improves memory and one’s ability to speak publicly. Many a times you would suddenly develop a feeling of insecurity, unknown fear and feel depressed. In the Feng Shui parlance, it could…
There are scores of Indian women with their remarkable and selfless work to the society who are becoming role models. Be it an autorickshaw driver, bus driver or women heading NGOs, driving metro trains, joining the armed forces, they are conquering new frontiers. One such woman Dr. Seema Rao was amidst us last month on…
Things are changing, some not for the better. Life-supportive native plants are being replaced by exotic varieties. Some harmful, some beneficial while some really degrade the ecosystem. Felling of trees is not the only habitat destruction; planting wrong species is the more harmful act of habitat degradation. Small native shrubs and grasses which are life-sustaining…
Habitat destruction is forcing these beautiful birds, the architects of Nature, to dwindle in their numbers. Their nests are brought down and sold by many vandals as decorative articles to be hung at homes. This destruction is continuing unabated as there is a market to sell them. So the next time if someone sells you…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Fourteen saree-clad women in a busy shopping mall in Mysuru are not normally noticed by too many people or they do not make headlines. One can agree that this is not breaking news or something that one talks about. But what makes it special is that these women were all in…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A friend pointed out that the popular fairy tale Cinderella is very much like a vrata-katha: a girl in trouble, tortured by female members of her family, prays to and is saved by a Goddess (fairy Godmother in this case). But grace depends on her following…
By S.G. Vombatkere The peacefulness of the “human chain” demonstration belied the very strong message that it sent to the Government of Karnataka (GoK) that the Project is an utter waste of money, because the reason for accidents is not the curve in the road but the over-speeding of vehicles in that stretch of road….
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