A study of butterfly species has become an important element in conservation biology that is gaining importance in recent years. A Butterfly Park has been established inside the Nagarahole National Park by an enthusiastic Forest Officer who has made up his mind to take what began as a hobby — or call it a passion…
Had two choices in Life… To quit or To live!
July 24, 2021Kartik Janakiram, a 43-year-old Parkinson’s patient, an inspiration to all By G. Amit Kumar Had two choices in life… to quit or to live? I chose to live with my disease.” These were the painful words uttered by an art-lover and a Parkinson’s patient, who has been fighting with the disease for 22 long years….
Dayananda & Vivekananda
July 22, 2021Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The 19th century saw Hinduism being re-framed for two reasons. First was missionary activity that, with its aim of gaining converts, consciously spotlighted aspects of Hinduism that the elite could not explain and found embarrassing. Second was exposure to humanistic values of the Enlightenment, with ideas such…
Kodagu-born Fitness Coach helps athletes create history
July 22, 2021Enables Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, the first Indian to do so, to make the Olympic ‘A’ cut By B.C. Thimmaiah Sajan Prakash had gone through a tough phase over the last year or so including a career-threatening injury and he overcame it with sheer hard work and perseverance. In that tough phase, Bengaluru-based Physical Preparation…
INDIAN CULTURE: A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage launched
July 21, 2021English translation of Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri’s Kannada Classic work “Bharathiya Samskruthi” Title: INDIAN CULTURE – A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage Original Author: Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri (in Kannada as “Bharathiya Samskruthi” – 1954) English Translation: Prof. S. Naganath Year of Publication: 2021 Pages: 674 Price: Rs.800 Publisher: Notion Press INDIA Pvt….
Lakshmi Talkies: Unknown Facts
July 20, 2021By Shyam Sundar Vattam I am not emotive. We ran it as a business house and nothing else. Yet, we miss her because of our long association with her over five decades.” This was the instant reaction of C.S. Subramanian, a partner in Lakshmi Talkies, following rains of questions from media persons wanting to know…
Serenity & home
July 19, 2021The movement of energy in any building influences the thought process and the prospects one can attain. Hence, orienting the home or office to harmonise the flow of energy and availing the support of specific Feng Shui enhancers to empower the good fortune is essential. In Feng Shui, the primary focus although being energy movement,…
20:20:20 — Let the ‘GOAT’ Debate begin
July 19, 2021By U.B. Acharya With Novak “Nole” Djokovic winning the Wimbledon 2021 and thus winning his 20th Major title (same as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal), it is time to start a debate on “Greatest of All Times”. Though it is difficult to compare athletes of different eras, in this case the three great players have…
Amrut for parched areas
July 18, 2021Central Service Reservoir at Vijayanagar in city can store up to 27 MLD of water The 13-MLD (Million Litres per Day) capacity overhead tank, part of Central Service Reservoir (CSR) at Vijayanagar Second Stage that can totally store up to 27 MLD of water, was inaugurated by Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj in city on…
“Namma Hathrupayi Doctru”
July 18, 2021He is not less than a celebrity in Janathanagar, Mysuru. He is identified as ‘Hathrupayi Doctru’ than Dr. Ananth P. Bhat, an Ayurveda doctor. Everyone in the area treats him as a family member so much so that even a vegetable vendor or a coconut vendor refuses to take money for the items purchased by…
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