By V.N. Prasad Heartiest congratulations to Team India for lifting the T20 and ODI trophies in a most convincing manner. To beat England in their backyard is a difficult task; that world acknowledges. Concluding Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, would have been ours had our boys displayed better intensity. Well, it is always “Yeh Dil Maange…
Droupadi Murmu’s journey from Odisha to New Delhi
July 24, 2022By Dr. Manik A.V. Bengeri In the 2022 Presidential election, Droupadi Murmu defeated Yashwant Sinha. According to the official data, Murmu won a total of 6,76,803 votes against Sinha’s 3,80,177 votes. She would be the 15th President of the Republic of India. Even before the results were declared, victory became clear and as such, the…
Sunflower fields of Gundlupet turn selfie spots for tourists
July 17, 2022Yellow and green fields make for an ideal background for those hard-to-find ‘perfect’ profile photos Sunflower fields along National Highway 766 at Begur near Gundlupet are turning out to be a major photographic and selfie point and people driving on the Highway are stopping their vehicles for special moments in the lush field full of…
Burning Lanka in Odisha
July 14, 2022Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Ravana-podi means burning effigies of Ravana. In the Gangetic plains, this happens at the end of autumn Navaratri after the rains on Vijaya Dashami. In Odisha’s Dasapalla, Nayagarh district, the same happens at the end of the spring Navaratri before the rains on Ram Navami. However, in…
An Agrahara by a Palace Astrologer
July 13, 2022By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Kashipathy Agrahara in K.R. Mohalla is the largest Agrahara built in Mysuru. While the Agraharas were built by the Maharajas, their queens and others were one stretch of road with about 21 houses, Kashipathy Agrahara is spread out into a block of a few streets covering an extensive area from…
22:21:20 – The GOAT Race is very much “ON”
July 11, 2022By U.B. Acharya One might ask what these magic numbers are. In fact, these are the number of Major titles won by the three great champions namely, Rafael Nadal (22), Novak Djokovic (21) and Roger Federer (20). Many old-time tennis experts believe that the GOAT (Greatest of All Times) in tennis should be based mainly…
Kodagu waterfalls roar in full glory
July 10, 2022[Photos: P.V. Akshay and Kunjiyanda Machaiah (Machu)] It is raining heavily in Kodagu and almost all the waterfalls in the district have come alive with a milky-white flow, accompanied by the gushing sound. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that rains will only intensify in the coming days. Though the rains have wreaked havoc…
Kodagu DC Office retaining wall gives way as water seeps in
July 8, 2022No chance of wall falling as elaborate strengthening process undertaken: PWD officials The 40-ft retaining wall that is being built to protect the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Madikeri has given way at many places due to continuous rains, causing concern. The wall is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 5 crore. Kodagu District…
NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY TODAY: A tribute to Bharat Ratna Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
July 1, 2022By Dr. B.V. Rajagopal Past National Vice-President of Indian Medical Association National Doctors’ Day is observed in our country on 1st July every year. This was introduced by Indian Medical Association (IMA) in the year 1991 to mark the birth and honour the contributions of the renowned Physician and former West Bengal Chief Minister Dr….
Claiming the Earth as Nation
June 30, 2022By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In prehistoric times, people captured a hunting ground or agricultural land or pastures by claiming that is where the ancestor was buried. Burial was an important ritual invented by ancient people to claim rights over lands. Later, they invented stories to claim land. The Maori say…
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