Play : ‘Nanna Pritiya Amrita’ Venue : RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar Date : Mar. 20 (Sunday) Time : 7 pm Duration of the play: 2 hours & 10 minutes Screenplay-Design-Direction: Prof. S.R. Ramesh Almost for over two years, there was a compulsory break for most of the cultural activities, especially presentation of dramas, music and dance….
Ismail Optical: 90 years of correcting visions
March 18, 2022By S. Kenneth Shishir For 90 years, one optical store in our city has been framing and giving correct sight to Mysureans. Ismail Optical and Co. on Sayyaji Rao Road, founded by Abubakar Ismail Sait and registered as A. Ismail & Bros on Feb. 16, 1932, was the first store selling optical devices, particularly spectacles…
Ramayana in Jataka
March 17, 2022By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Ramayana story reveals the Vedic world that thrived in the Gangetic plains between 1,000 CE and 500 CE, though the story itself came to be written between 200 BCE and 200 CE. Buddhist Jataka tales also written at the same time tell stories that are…
Basic evaluation of infertility and when should a couple seek advice
March 16, 2022By Dr. Devika Gunasheela, Infertility Specialist, Cauvery Gunasheela IVF Centre In the modern society, with increasing education and career opportunity, young men and women are postponing child-bearing and parenthood to late thirties. Youngsters are also exposed to lifestyle changes like lack of physical exercise, change in eating habits which gives rise to obesity. Pollution and…
What God has given to Mysureans, let us not destroy it: Save Chamundi Hill
March 14, 2022By Bhamy V. Shenoy The latest ‘great idea’ to promote tourism under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme is to install stainless steel railings on both the sides of 1,008 steps leading to Chamundi Betta. In this background, there is a need to select projects undertaken or proposed to promote tourism…
Debutante artists unveil many forms of Motherhood at Bahuroopi
March 14, 2022By Kavita Mhatre The Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival is well-known for the wide range of creative endeavours on display, including work by aspiring and established artists from across the country. This year, five promising artists from CAVA and Kala Nikethan, Mysuru, have put together a stunning collection of paintings. “Motherhood” is a common motif in…
Why we should oppose Chamundi Hill ropeway?
March 9, 2022Will the ropeway reduce vehicular traffic? No Will tourists pay for a limited scenic ride? No Is the project economically viable? No Will it disrupt sensitive ecosystem? Yes Will it destroy spiritual environment? Yes Is it destined to be an eyesore finally? Yes By Bhamy V. Shenoy Ever since the Karnataka Government has approved the…
International Women’s Day: ‘Women must be free to decide their destiny to be truly empowered’
March 8, 2022SOM Special Interview with Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar is an epitome of beauty and grace. Royalty sits perfectly on her head, her elegance and demeanour is so dignified that she is loved and respected by one and all. In spite of her multi-faceted personality and royal lineages, she has preferred to keep her…
Wanderlust
March 8, 2022By Sujata Rajpal A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong! – “This anonymous quote has impressed me. If you ask what Women’s Day means to me, I can say that I have not faced any…
Every individual is unique in their own way: Yeshoda Pandit
March 8, 2022Home is the first school and mother is the first teacher. And even in the academic field, it is the lady teachers who draw more love from students compared to the male staff. Yeshoda Pandit is one such academician who, along with her husband, established the Orchids Education Society in 2001 in Ramakrishnanagar. She is…
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