By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In popular understanding of the mythology, Brahma is called the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver and Shiva, the Destroyer. When you ask people why Shiva is called the destroyer, they will answer, it is because he is the destroyer of evil. But if Shiva is the destroyer…
Cricket Talk: Kiwis drub Indians; 33 balls to spare
November 3, 2021By V.N. Prasad Sharp at 7 pm. Virat flipped the coin up. Kane called it right. For the umpteenth time, Virat lost the toss. Kane chose to chase. Statistically, victory chasing was at 8 to 0. We had not beaten NZ in a WC since 2013. With the toss, half the gloom descended. Instead of…
Baana Dariyalli Surya Jaari Hoda…
October 31, 2021By Dr. Veena Bharathi When I met Puneeth Rajkumar for the very first time, it was on the occasion of the Grihapravesham function (house- warming ceremony) of The Lohit Farm House of Dr. Rajkumar, 30 miles from Bengaluru (on the Mysuru Road), during May-1983. Puneet’s original name was Lohit, which was also the name of…
Book talk: A path-breaking research work – India that is Bharat
October 30, 2021Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Title : India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Author: J. Sai Deepak Year : 2021 Pages : 423 Price : Rs.799 Publisher : Bloomsbury India By R. Chandra Prakash Title of the book India that is Bharat may echo the first two words in the Article 1 of our Constitution. However,…
Loss to Pak – Not the end of the world
October 27, 2021By V.N. Prasad At the outset, congratulations to Pak on their victory. In all Departments, they excelled. Brilliant bowling, well-disguised ‘Slower Ones’ and with consistency, excellent fielding, all high catches taken and stupendous batting. Both the openers, Babar and Rizwan, batted beautifully. Let us admit sportingly. Neither Rohit nor KLR are to be blamed for…
Against all odds, the Founder of City’s Bharath Cancer Hospital becomes an Achiever
October 26, 2021Title: “Excellence Has No Borders”: Author: Dr. B. S. Ajaikumar Year: 2020 Pages: 188 Price: Rs. 699 Publisher: Portfolio By Bhamy V. Shenoy The book “Excellence Has No Borders” is by our own Mysurean, Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, Founder of Bharath Cancer Hospital. This was released during the famous Jaipur Literary Festival…
Fast food joints mushroom city’s nook and corner
October 25, 2021Crushed by pandemic, hotel business face a double whammy with unauthorised street food vending Food changes every day and people want to try the best of everything from street food to eating out at classy restaurants. Street food is very much into fashion because of the cost effectiveness and unbeatable taste and flavour. So popular…
Early Detection and Treatment of Stroke
October 25, 2021By Dr. Aumir Moin, MBBS, MD, DM (Neurology), Senior Consultant Neurologist, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru Stroke, also known as ‘brain attack’ is identified as one of the major health risks in developing countries. It is associated with significant disability and even death in some cases. Hence it warrants immediate specialist attention. The most important determinant…
The Festival Of Women, By Women, For Women
October 21, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik The word ‘teej’ refers to the third day of the lunar cycle when women fast, stay awake in all night vigils, hoping to find good husbands if not married, and praying for the health of husbands if married. Hariyali Teej is celebrated during the waxing moon of Shravan, Kajari Teej during…
Rediscovering the Joys of Cycling
October 20, 2021By Pooja Harish The last time I peddled was 25 years ago, in school! I seriously wasn’t sure if I could even maintain my balance when one day ‘Vinay Sir’ said that we would cycle on the ring road. Vinay Singh of ‘Royal Ryders Mysore’ is an adventurist, fitness trainer and motivator. Harish, my hubby…
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