India’s officialdom has a curious talent. It never solves problems. It merely fixes symptoms. Every few months, footpaths are cleared, flex boards are removed and illegal vendors are evicted. A few weeks later, everyone is back. Our Governments perform what doctors would call ‘symptomatic treatment.’ They prescribe painkillers instead of curing the disease. Which is…
Mystic’s Musings By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation The human physiology goes through a cycle called a mandala, approximately every 40 to 48 days. In this cycle, three specific days arise when the body does not demand food. The days may be different from person to person and need not come with equal spacing. If…
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The goddess we call Saraswati today begins as Vagdevi, the Goddess of Speech, identified primarily with the Vedic deity Vac. Her earliest stories foreground the immense power and sometimes the deceptive nature, of the spoken word. These are found in ritual Vedic texts known as the Brahmanas….
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is a peculiar arrangement in my neighbour’s home that everyone there calls dog ownership. They believe they own a dog. The dog, a portly fellow named Bruno, believes something quite different and on the evidence, I would say the dog is the better judge. Bruno arrived as a small bundle…
By Sujata Rajpal My name is Sujata and there is no ‘h’ in my name.” That’s how I introduced myself when, twenty-five years ago, I made Mysuru my home. Landing straight from a pakka Punjabi North Indian household into Mysuru, a city deeply immersed in South Indian ethos, was a cultural shock. I noticed that…
from a Princely State By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana From Left: 1. Unidentified lady, 2. H.H. Yuvarani Kempucheluvajammanni (23.6.1893 to 30.12.1970), wife of H.H. Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, 3. H.H. Maharani Pratapa Kumari (16.4.1888 to 12.3.1956), wife of H.H. Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, 4. Unidentified lady, 5. H.H. Maharani Srimanth Chimna Bai II…
By Ashvini Ranjan Age is just a number’, a phrase I had often heard but understood only much later in life. And funnily, the lesson came to me from two unexpected corners: One, from a former domestic helper named Chenna and the other from the sky, quite literally and no jokes! Back in the 1950s,…
By Shubha Sanjay Urs From the archives: KB uncle (in beard) with my grandpa late Jayadeva Raje Urs (holding a placard) during a protest march by journalists in Mysuru. K.B. Ganapathy seen with (from left) Mysore Royal Family member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, Joint Secretary (Retd.), Cabinet Secretariat, Ravi Joshi and Author Ashvini Ranjan during the…
Putting an End… to a Raging Trend! By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Of late we are seeing reports all too frequently of road rage incidents, from not only across the country but from many locations nearer home too. Most significant are the three such incidents that have been reported in just five days, from the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway alone, which is not…
Mystic’s Musings By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru shares 6 simple yet powerful meditation tips to assist people who are struggling to meditate or beginning the process. The tips are meant to create inner peace, command over the mind and awareness, leading to a deeper relationship with oneself and better well-being and spiritual growth….
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