Mysuru researchers offer hope against deadly tissue damage from viper bites, preventing amputations By S. Kenneth Shishir Snakebite continues to claim numerous lives in India, with most cases attributed to four species — the cobra, krait, Russell’s viper and saw-scaled viper, collectively known as the ‘Big Four.’ At present, the only available treatment is Polyvalent…
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Shiva is described as an ascetic who is immortal and so, is not driven by any hunger or fear. He has no anxiety about death and no urgency to reproduce. He has no family line to continue, no ancestors whose debts he must repay, no estate that…
By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere The Government of Karnataka is proposing to construct a NIMHANS-model Hospital Complex to serve the people of Mysuru, Mandya and Kodagu districts. Media reports indicate that the site selected for this Project is in Survey Nos. 8, 60 and 68 of Gudumadanahalli village in Varuna Hobli, Mysuru Taluk. A…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam I discovered my gift for satire entirely by accident, the way most useful things in life are discovered. I wrote something in my college days about a particularly pompous professor who delivered forty-minute lectures on the virtue of brevity. My classmates laughed. The professor did not. I immediately understood that I…
One of the Constitution makers from Mysore State The historic N. Madhava Rau Circle, popularly known as Agrahara Circle, is set for redevelopment at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh. In this article, Dr. N. Madhava Rau’s granddaughter recalls her grandfather’s contributions to the Indian Constitution and makes an appeal to retain the Circle’s name…
At 40, your body rings a warning bell. If you don’t pay attention, you’ll be left in a corner. If you miss a call on your mobile phone, don’t you try to call back and find out what it is about? Similarly, when your body gives you a warning bell, pay attention to it without…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana 1st January 1903. Delhi Coronation Durbar was a statement of paramount authority of the colonial power of the time. It was held at Delhi to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII, Emperor of India and Queen Alexandra. A commemorative volume of 250 copies was published…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Most of the tall gopurams we see in South India today were built by Nayaka kings of Telugu origin. Most are three to four centuries old, built during and after the Vijayanagar period. Nayaka rulers reimagined Ram and Krishna as political and theological answers to the…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Let me tell you something brutally honest — because that’s my thing and also my curse — being authentic in today’s world is like showing up to a masquerade ball with your actual face. Everyone else is gliding around with their glittering masks, smiling sweetly while mentally calculating how much social…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana An undated group photograph shot at an unidentified location. Seated on the left is Col. Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur (1872-1949) of Kapurthala who was the last ruling Maharaja (r. 1877 to 1949) of the princely State. He was an elegant globe-trotting aesthete and an ardent Francophile….
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