By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year across the globe to celebrate womanhood. It is the day to celebrate the respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. This year’s United Nations theme for women’s day is “Women in the Changing World of…
The environment of Kodagu is being destroyed at an alarming rate. With many destructive development projects planned, the landscape of Kodagu is being destroyed, endangering the indigenous communities. In this article, President of Coorg Wildlife Society Colonel (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna looks at three aspects: The importance of protecting Kodagu landscape and environment, the threats and…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik -Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The devas were threatened, as usual, by the rise of yet another asura. This time it was Taraka, and he was exceptionally powerful. He had declared that only a six-day-old child could kill him. The devas wondered who could father such a powerful child and they concluded it…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC I was deeply disturbed by a recent article wherein it was said that about 1.5 million professionals working in the three verticals of Telecom, it and Banking would become redundant in the coming years. Yes, you heard me right. It is not Donald Trump who is doing this…
One of the India’s finest tennis players is Somdev Kishore Devvarman. Having started to play tennis at the age of 9, he hit headlines as a student of University of Virginia, USA, for being the only collegiate player to have completed a hat-trick by winning the NCAA Singles Championships from 2006 to 2008. A graduate…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan In collaboration with Kalabhimanigala Balaga, Mysuru, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha had organised a special programme on the occasion of 50th birthday of Chitravina N. Ravikiran. The programme was titled ‘Pancha Maha Purushara Paramukti Marga – Vadya Goshti Mattu Nritya Sambhashane,’ a rare event, wherein Sri Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Deekshitar, Shyama Shastri, Purandaradasa…
If you dance from the heart, your feet will follow.’ Devesh Mirchandani, the well-known Choreographer of Mumbai, not only lives his own life by the above motto but also makes his students believe in it. No wonder, his workshops are hugely popular. He has been conducting dance workshops in Mysuru for the past two years…
By S.B.S. Surendran, Accredited Master Feng Shui Consultant The term ‘Feng Shui Compatibility’ is actually the influence of how the energy of a building affects a person (or the people) living or working in it. Feng Shui per se has a wide range of levels, from the individual energy of the building, to the individual energy…
It is a crying shame that Mysore University, which has access to the science of harmful impact of de-silting, is bent upon carrying out the process at Kukkarahalli Lake despite protests by the environmentalists. It is difficult to find any expert who would support desilting given the limited technical ability to de-silt without harming the…
Mysore Diocese has now got a new Bishop with Rev. Msgr. K.A. William, who, at the age of 51, has become the second youngest person to be appointed as the Bishop of Mysore Diocese by Pope Francis. Preparations are in full swing for the Episcopal Ordination and installation of the Bishop at St. Joseph’s Cathedral…
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