A rare treat of Classical Dance Vasundharotsava-2021 is celebrating the 75th year of India’s Independence. The long-awaited 36th edition of Vasundharotsava, the seven-day classical cultural extravaganza — a National Festival of Classical Dance — showcasing different formats of Indian Classical Dances like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam and Kathak, will be presented by young and upcoming artistes…
Chamundi Hill Development: Why are our leaders bent on a lop-sided development?
November 22, 2021By Bhamy V. Shenoy Way back in the early 90s, when IFS Officer Dr. Kodira A. Kushalappa was Conservator of Forests in Mysuru some efforts were made to green Chamundi Hill using a Norwegian grant. One should wonder why our leaders did not think of greening ourselves and had to depend on foreign aid. On…
Can you imagine building a house for just Rs. 5,000?
November 21, 2021By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Can a decent living house be built by spending just Rs. 5,000? One may deride such a proposal or may mock such a project. But this was proved possible in Mysuru during the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. What’s more, these model houses are continuing…
Brief History of Hindu Mythology
November 18, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Hindu mythology is not static. It has changed over history. In the Rig Veda (1,500 BCE), we are introduced to Indra. He is a powerful celestial being who rides chariots and who defeats enemies like Vritra, Pani and Vala to secure stolen cows and release water….
Australians lift their first T20 World Cup trophy
November 18, 2021By V.N. Prasad Hearty congratulations to the Aussies (OZs) on lifting their 1st T20 ICC World Cup. The 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. ‘Ring of Fire’ at the Dubai International Stadium roared with colourful fireworks as Mitchell Marsh scooped the 113th ball to the boundary. OZ…
How to prevent heart attack related deaths in young adults?
November 17, 2021By Dr. Arun Srinivas, MD, DM (Cardio), FESC, FACC Chief Cardiologist and HoD, Heart Institutes, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru After the unfortunate and premature demise of Kannada matinee idol Puneeth Rajkumar, there has been increased awareness and lot of panic in the young adults in the State regarding their health, particularly the heart. It has…
Alignments
November 15, 2021Square/ rectangular rooms, with flat ceilings and sufficient natural light and ventilation, draw in good energy and freshness Adapting some basic rules of Vastu and Feng Shui, a proper design can be made to enhance the good luck and improve the energy flow. In other words, it is a design genre all on its own….
Undiplomatic Memories
November 15, 2021LOOKING BACK… By Girija Madhavan Piquant or embarrassing moments adhere to the memory like fluff on old woollens. I recall some nuggets from life in the Indian Foreign Service. A battered Rangoon diary for 26 January 1960 read: “RAIN at the Republic Day Garden Party today!” Rangoon in Burma [now Yangon in Myanmar] was our…
Yellow Walking Iris: Does it walk really?
November 14, 2021Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Iris is a general term for more than 250 species of flowering plants. A few among them are called Walking Irises. The name implies the plants walk. In fact they get the name from the propagation method. When the flowers fade plantlets (baby plants) develop on extended…
Cricket Talk: ‘Breathtaking’ moments in T20 WC semi-finals
November 14, 2021By V.N. Prasad T20 World Cup-2021 has produced ‘breathtaking’ moments in both the semi-finals. Toppers in groups, England and Pakistan, squeezed out in the semis has added strength to the century-old statement, “A cricket match is never over until the last ball is bowled.” Just 2 to 3 overs can topple the apple cart and…
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