With shiny leaves and pretty flowers ‘Periwinkle’ is a unique plant, which blends ornamental values and medicinal properties. It has earned the name ‘Sadabahar’ in Hindi as the flowers are literally ever blooming. French referred to it as “Violet of the Sorcerers” as it could ward off evil spirits. In Kannada it is “Nithya pushpa”,…
By Pooja Dev Dayananda Saraswathi once said, “Though music transcends language, culture and time, though notes are the same, Indian music is unique because it is evolved, sophisticated and melodies are defined.” Thus, it is very clear that Indian music is the greatest asset that our ancestors have given us. And we, Indians are the…
Ugadi for Hindus ushers in the New Year which is celebrated with joy and happiness. Various delicacies are prepared as part of the festival and the new Panchanga is brought out. This year, it is ‘Hevilambi Nama Samvatsara’ and we at Star of Mysore wish everyone a Happy Ugadi and pray that the New Year…
The end of FY 2016-17 is fast approaching and the Income Tax (IT) on salaries shall be calculated accordingly before end of March 2017 and remitted before the due date. Any excess or shortfall in taxes deducted can be adjusted during the financial year 2016-17, that is before 31.3.2017. The Income Tax is deductible annually…
Tracing the glorious Egyptian Civilisation. By B.S. Narayanaswamy [Continued from yesterday] It all started with Great Napolean conquering Egypt in 1799 and made it a French Colony. His army could find a stone (now called Rosetta stone) with strange etchings of three languages at a place called Rashid, 15 kms from Alexandria. This paved the…
By B.S. Narayanaswamy, Freelance Consultant (Valuation), Bengaluru Since my child hood, I was fascinated with the History of Egypt, its Pyramids, Pharaohs and their legends and not to forget the Mummies. All this kindled my fascination to visit this country and my dream came true last month. A serious traveller should not visit Egypt unless…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Globally, we are seeing a wave against intellectuals, those whose rationality overthrew the priests of yore, who saw the world through a mathematical prism, and sought to create a fair and just society by redistribution of wealth and power, using logic. In Vedic theory, one can…
Dr. Indira Brar, MD and Dr. Norman Markowitz, Managing Director, Infectious Disease Specialists at Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, US, were in Mysuru recently to participate in the HIVe Mysore-ART Update-2017 conference by Asha Kirana Charitable Hospital. Held at SDM-IMD, this was the fourth year that the HIVe international conference was organised by Asha Kirana….
By Girija Madhavan Newspapers carried a story last year about film actor Tushar Kapoor, fathering a baby boy through a ‘surrogate’ mother. Now the media and even an ‘ad’ for butter reports that Karan Johar has become the father of boy and girl twins through a surrogate mother “who will always be in my prayers,”…
By S.B.S. Surendran The Prosperity Gem Tree signifies continual growth; Hence, it assists business people to acquire more wealth and helps to maintain the state of finances as well. The principles of Feng Shui explain the interaction of people with their environment. Like the laws of Physics, they govern every aspect of human life from…
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