By H.K. Shivananda, I.A.S.(Retd)., Ex-Administrator, MCC and Ex-Director, ATI, Mysuru Amongst the several Palaces built by Wadiyars in Mysuru City, Lalitha Mahal is the second biggest Palace after Mysore Palace and has a grandeur and beauty of its own. Built in twenties of last century for the exclusive use of Viceroy for his stay at…
All in the Game
February 16, 2023By B.C. Thimmaiah All of 37, Mayur Subbaiah, once a part of India’s medal-winning hockey team, now takes pride in working for the South Western Railways as Deputy Chief Inspector. He was a vital cog in Indian hockey as a drag specialist and an expert in penalty corner conversion. Mayur might not have been born…
Mysuru city’s Police power centre: Calm with an iron palm
February 16, 2023Ramesh Banoth watches a movie, meets friends to unwind Ramesh Banoth, a 2009 batch IPS Officer and Mysuru City Police Commissioner, comes from a rural background. Born to farmer parents with his roots in rural Telangana, he completed his schooling in Government-owned educational institutions and later earned his engineering degree from JNT University, Hyderabad, after…
Kantara: Deconstructing political, cultural motifs
February 16, 2023By Devdutt Pattanaik The movie Kantara has broken all records and has a universal appeal. Though the movie saw a phenomenal run at the box office, social media is abuzz with discussion on topics like the performance of protagonist Rishab Shetty, the thought process of the movie that is termed by some as regressive and…
Elusive Fragrance From Past
February 16, 2023By Girija Madhavan Memories are like faded flower petals in a ‘Pot-pourri’ jar; once vibrant blooms, their colour now dimmed, their life over. Yet, when the jar is opened, a faint fragrance still wafts out. Old memories too come to fleeting life again when revived. Apart from my personal recollections of early childhood, I also…
The Sunshine Lady
February 16, 2023By Dr. Veena Bharathi When the lady doctor, a well-known OBG professor met with a car accident near Maddur in July 1979, she was in the prime of her exceptional medical career, at the age of 44 years. A severe spinal injury in her neck left her nearly paralysed from her neck down (quadriplegia). Dr….
We still have a long way to go for world to take note
February 12, 2023Vande Bharat Express maker Sudhanshu Mani shares his thoughts By B. Sreekantswamy Vande Bharat Express train, India’s maiden indigenously built semi-high-speed train has been the talk of the town ever since it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb. 15, 2019. Incidentally, the first route to be connected by Vande Bharat was…
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra made an attempt to unite India’
February 11, 2023Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarked on a 3,750-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on Sept. 7, 2022, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and over the course of 150 days, he was accompanied by 117 core walkers, who were there with him from the start to finish. One among them was Mysurean Dr. Shushrutha Hedna Vishnumurthy, Managing Director of…
101-year-old Army Veteran’s Tryst with Cavalry
February 10, 2023An Army veteran, who has crossed a century, defies the age with his sprightly demeanour, keeping his family members hooked with all eyes and ears wide open to hear about his feat. It is the reiteration they all are aware of, but still, the respect for the veteran, holds them in rapt attention, who are…
Shakti is Power Within, Durga is Power Without
February 9, 2023By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In a popular social media short video, a young stand-up comedian says that he bought an iPhone because its greatest feature is that it makes you confident. As soon as he got the iPhone, he felt confident enough to abuse his friends and colleagues who did…
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