By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is something profoundly democratic about hailing a cab through an app. You open it with great optimism, as if you are about to solve a complex equation. The app responds by showing you seventeen drivers, all of them suspiciously close, all moving in directions that have nothing to do with…
By R. Chandra Prakash The Supreme Court’s observations during the hearing of a PIL by R. Raja Chandra and Gouri Satya are a very severe indictment of the Government’s rigid and unscientific approach towards preservation of Mysuru’s century-old two heritage buildings — the Devaraja Market and the Lansdowne Building. It is to be recollected here…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana H.H. the Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur IV went on a trip to Europe from 27.06.1936 to 30.09.1936. In this photograph, Maharaja is seen dapperly dressed in a double-breasted long trench coat and a polka dotted cloth turban. In his gloved right hand, he holds a walking stick and…
Kalpana Venkatachar, Managing Committee Member of KSCA, bats for stronger grassroots cricket At a time when cricket was neither a popular sport among women nor easily accessible to them, Kalpana Venkatachar, along with several senior women cricketers in the State, padded up to popularise the game among young girls. It is because of the efforts…
Archaeozoologist Dr. C.V. Sharada shares insights on how animal remains help reconstruct the past For archaeozoologist and environmental archaeologist Dr. C.V. Sharada, archaeology is not merely about uncovering the past. It offers a lens to understand the present and shape the future. By studying human-animal relationships, she brings out deeper insights into sustainability, climate change…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation A person who grows on the spiritual path cannot ignore Gautama because his presence has become so dominant. In his own lifetime, he had forty thousand monks who went out to spread the spiritual process. In his own silent way, he changed the world forever. He has been one…
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…
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