By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist The old city of Mysore was famous for its Keris, Agraharas and Mohallas. The Keris and Agraharas were built by the Maharajas, chiefly during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. The Mohallas comprised Keris and Agraharas. Nazarbad, Lashkar, Mandi Mohallas on the Northern side and the Fort Mohalla or Khille Mohalla…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy The most important task for any civic body like Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is to collect a maximum amount of Property Tax. Without adequate funding, MCC cannot fulfil its civic responsibilities of providing clean water, keeping city garbage-free, maintaining parks, ensuring safe roads, etc. As can be seen in the graph…
Feng Shui, the ancient Oriental Art of Space Alignment, is very powerful in harmonising the flow of natural energies. The benefits of aligning the home in accordance with the laws of Feng Shui are immense and it works both at physical and at psychological levels. As Feng Shui is all about harmony, positivity and abundance,…
By Ramesh Kebbehundi Street services are hardly an anomaly in Mysuru like any other cities and villages in India. Around the corner, you can find a man sitting on the street side repairing bicycle tires with his tool kit in his lap. Move a little further, you will find a puncture shop guy ready with…
By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist Bird-brained. Calling someone bird-brained is an insult as it refers to the person as a dunce or a dimwit. The size of the brain of birds is likened to the brains of a dimwit. This might have been true until now as we were ignorant of the capabilities of small-brained birds….
Karnataka has 3rd highest number of HIV cases in India By Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman and Founder Trustee, Asha Kirana Hospital, Mysuru This year’s theme for World AIDS Day, which will be marking its 30th anniversary today (Dec.1) is “Know Your Status.” Significant progress has been made in the AIDS response since 1988 and today…
By N. Niranjan Nikam It is a befitting tribute to the last Maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar during his birth centenary year (1919-2019) that a six-foot portrait of his will be displayed at the Statue of Unity Museum in Gujarat. Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue, is a memorial built to the Iron…
By S. Kenneth Shishir Muay Thai or Thai Boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques known as the “art of eight limbs” since it is characterised by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees and shins. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the 20th century, when…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Buddhists and the Hindus share the idea of the land becoming sacred, when it is connected with the body of a holy being. Let us first hear the Buddhist story. We are told that when Buddha died, his body was cremated, and after the cremation,…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur November of 2018 was unique with regard to music. Apart from celebrating the Kannada Rajyotsava, three music conferences marked the beginning of this month. While two conferences were held in Bengaluru, one was held in Mysuru. Karnataka Ganakala Parishat’s annual music conference and Veenatattva Prakashika-2, the second international Veena conference…
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