By Ragoo Rao Birds! Whenever one thinks of birds, visualises songs, flight, colour and adorability. Of course birds are adorable, they wake us up at dawn with their beautiful songs, keep our day animated with their presence and flitting around us. They make the world loveable and lively. A fairy tale setting is unimaginable without…
Dharma in the forest
April 28, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the beginning was the forest. Humans domesticated the forest to create culture, a space where they could feel secure. However, as societies around the world are becoming unsafe for immigrants, travellers, minorities, women and queer people, it is time to ask ourselves what is culture?…
World Veterinary Day on Apr.29: Musings on Veterinary Profession
April 26, 2017On account of World Veterinary Day being celebrated on Apr. 29, here we publish an article on veterinary profession by Dr. C.S. Arun, a post-graduate Veterinarian practicing small animal medicine in Mysuru since twenty-two years. Author of many books and scientific articles about animal health care, he has been recognised as “Best Veterinarian” by Karnataka…
This Cop is a fine cook, a traditional doctor and a nature lover
April 24, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Think of a Cop and the first thing that comes to mind is his uniform, a lathi and the gruff commanding voice that sends shivers down the spine of criminals and wrong-doers. But here is a Policeman who is a wonderful cook and doubles up as a traditional doctor, a nature…
Adolescent Children: A great challenge for themselves and others
April 24, 2017By Prof. K.V. Satyan, Camp: Texas, USA Some time back I had an important conversation with a parent or one of my students. He was very disturbed because his only daughter was behaving in a very strange manner. The girl in her teens, usually bright and outgoing, had suddenly become silent, sullen and sulking. She…
Harmonising hostile Chi
April 24, 2017If quarrels are a common thing and husband and wives have arguments and quarrel over trivial things and no logical reasons, then we could narrow down on the bedroom area and a simple remedy is to place a décor in red and gold in the bedroom. Tenets of Feng Shui specify that disturbed or stagnant…
India’s China War of 1962: A Historical Review
April 23, 2017In the context of Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Tawang and Bomdila By U. B. Acharya Preamble On 20th October 1962, we the students living in the hostel heard the news that in the early hours of that morning, Chinese forces had run over our positions along the NEFA (now Arunachal Pradesh) border killing several…
Take a bite: Mango fever grips city
April 23, 2017Prices are affordable; have gone up only by 5 percent compared to last year, say traders By S. Kenneth Shishir Growing larger and slowly changing from bright green to glowing yellow, the ripening mangos now dominate Mysuru markets. And every Mysurean — young and the old — is keen on titillating his/ her taste-buds. The…
WEEKEND STAR SUPPLEMENT: A new-look Nisargadhama
April 22, 2017By Raghu Hebbale Kaveri Nisargadhama, a beautiful 64-acre island near Kushalnagar on the Mysuru-Madikeri Highway, has been renovated and beautified by the Forest Department. The nature park, surrounded by River Cauvery, is an ideal weekend getaway for those who yearn to be amidst nature, far from the madding crowd. This Weekend Star Supplement presents an…
Remembering the legendary Martin David Crowe
April 17, 2017By Prof. B.K. Viswanath It was in the month of March 2016 that a great New Zealand stylish batsman, Martin David Crowe was felled by cancer. As a tribute to the great player I would like to place this piece of writing, a wreath on the tombstone of this great cricketer. As an outstanding cricketer…
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