Neem tree idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana arrive from Odisha Inauguration likely during the last week of August 2021 Here is some good news for all those wishing to travel to Puri in Odisha to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath. Come August this year, the city of Mysuru will have a Lord…
Of Weight and Value
July 8, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One of the most peculiar things about the Harappan civilisation is its obsession with weights and measures. They had binary measuring systems and decimal measuring systems. They also had pans for measurement. The people of Indus were particular about measurement. The weights and volumes were standardised…
Reviving Forgotten Memories
July 7, 2021A grand-daughter connects with her nonagenarian grandfather Mohammed Nizamuddin, a trend-setter of football in Mysore State Indians have seen many names coming forth. It could be in the field of science, technology, freedom struggle, sports etc. — few known, few unknown and a few remained in oblivion. One such sportsman was a young boy from…
PM’s vision is to transform Karmachari to Karmayogi
July 6, 2021The PM said Rashtra Bhakti is the primary requirement and bureaucracy must work towards citizen-centric governance. And we are building capacity for them. By B.C. Thimmaiah Founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) and a leadership trainer from Mysuru, Dr. R. Balasubramaniam (Balu) has taken charge as Member – Human Resources in the Capacity Building…
Property assessment
July 5, 2021What really constitutes value in your property? Could it be the flow of Chi? A home with an abundance of positive flowing Chi attracts people and potential buyers like a magnet. This vitality is what constitutes the greatest value in real estate. Feng Shui considers the home as a holistic environment whereas real estate appraiser…
Saluting United States on its Independence Day
July 4, 2021By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Fourth of July is celebrated with great pomp, gaiety and fanfare with bands, picnics, meetings, concerts and fireworks throughout the United States of America. It was on this day in 1767 the Founding-Fathers at the meeting of the continental Congress in Philadelphia proclaimed the “Declaration of Independence”. But it took…
Hunsur’s Hakki-Pikki tribes lose incomes, stare at hunger
July 2, 2021Tribal and Hakki-Pikki communities living on the forest fringes and small hamlets of Hunsur and Hanagodu might stay safe from COVID infection but they are pushed into poverty and starvation as their lone source of livelihood, passed on from generations has been cut off, thanks to lockdown. The lockdown has not only made the urban…
Vaidyo Narayano Harihi… Assault on doctors de-motivates thousands from joining medical profession
July 1, 2021By Shyam Sundar Vattam Two professionals enjoy utmost respect in society. They are doctors and teachers. While one is a saviour of life, the other is a life-maker by imparting knowledge. ‘Vaidyo Narayano Harihi,’ which means that a doctor should be seen as a form of Lord Narayana, is the popular phrase used by people…
Snake in the Termite Hill
July 1, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One of the most sacred images in India is the snake emerging from a termite hill. Termite hills are remarkable natural constructions. They provide ventilation and protection from flooding and predators for the termites. When the termites abandon their gigantic mounds, they are often occupied by…
Workspace activation
June 28, 2021In Feng Shui there are two primary natural forms which must be respected and utilised, water and mountains. In the analogy of the Tao, water is the Yang active principle and mountains carry the passive or Yin principle. The earth is criss-crossed with energy lines that are affected by virtually all geographical and topographical phenomena….
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