There is a saying: “Child Prodigy, Adult Tragedy.” Very few child prodigies go on to become legends. However, there is one legend amidst us today — octogenarian Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath. He is a person who has straddled the two worlds of academics and music with equal élan. But it is through his music,…
Celebrated Novelist Yashwant Chitthala’s play ‘Shikari’ was staged as part of Rangayana’s weekend show at Bhoomigeeta last evening. The mid 1970s play, adapted and directed by Prakash Belawadi, is being staged at Rangayana since Aug.20. The next show will be on Oct. 22 (Sunday) at 6.30 pm. In a short interaction, at Jaganmohan Palace in…
Comfort and convenience are key factors when planning a home or even a room placement, storage, furniture arrangements and layout. Integrating the art of Vaastu and Feng Shui in the design specific to your property and the occupants is a more advanced approach than to follow the general rules. Feng Shui can be a design…
It is Deepavali time yet again. Time to indulge in the vibrancy of colours, see your homes exude radiance and indulge in the exuberance of everyone’s favourite festival. Nevertheless, it is none but those beautiful diyas – the oil lit lamps that actually bring in a special glow to homes with their natural light as…
By Ambika Nagaraj It’s Deepavali the coming week and the sounds of crackers and sparkling colourful lights adorning the sky are nothing short of a visual treat. Diwali is one festival that is never complete without the bright and colourful lamps and lanterns, while the markets aptly begin to get filled and turn abuzz with…
Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year with pomp and gaiety. Being one of the major Hindu festivals, Deepavali signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair. The festival which is celebrated during the Hindu month of Karthika witnesses traditional earthen lamps being…
By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Having been an athlete throughout as a student and representing the State while at school, the sportsperson we are talking about has not given up his zeal to achieve great heights in sports even after completing his studies and settling down in life. Sunil Gladson, an ace athlete who was a…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] SOM: As you grow older how do you feel? You have earned name and fame as a prominent Karnataka poet. Now what? Prof. Nissar Ahmed: Oh well, there is no end to desire. I have lived a fine, comfortable and a very colourful life (a bemused smile). Never…
I was reminded of a poem when Nityotsava Poet Prof. Nissar Ahmed inaugurated this year’s Dasara celebrations. The poem was the one penned by Prof. Nissar Ahmed about my Guru and guide Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao. GTN, as he was popularly called, was a well-known Science writer and one of the Editors of Science section…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] SOM: Many of your poems are futuristic as much realistic. If one takes ‘Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu…’ it is true to the prevailing political and social situation. Whether it is theocracy, autocracy, democracy or communism we as ‘Kurigalu,’ can never change. Is it an awakening call that we should…
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