Meet the Mysurean behind conservation of priceless Murals & heritage monuments By Shyam Sundar Vattam Painting has been one of the means of expression from time immemorial. India, with a history of over 5,000 years, has been known for having murals of hundreds of years old. Restoring them is a biggest challenge. S. Subbaraman, retired…
By U.B. Acharya By winning the French Open 2021 last night against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic (aka ‘NOLE’) created some kind of a history. Firstly, after nearly 52 years, the feat of winning all four Majors twice was repeated by Novak. The other two players who have achieved this remarkable feat are the great Rod…
Wilt, canker, rust, decay, burns, pathological and fungal diseases — anything can hit a tree in our locality. What else can we do other than letting it die? No, think twice. Dying trees can be saved as this ‘tree doctor’ from city has proved it by saving Neem trees that are considered as a ‘doctor…
By Girija Madhavan My memories of Maharani’s College, Mysore [now Mysuru], come to life whenever I pass the building where I studied seven decades ago. In the heart of the city, the College is still painted in the classic pale yellow and emerald green of old Mysore buildings. It is surrounded by old rain trees…
From times immemorial, it is said that anything new enters our life only when we create space for it. Only when we re-energise our living space, do we have the benefit of new beginnings along with abundance, prosperity and peace. In contemporary society, however, it is not just the earth’s magnetic field that influence us…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Looking for a charming ornamental shrub with blooms round the year? Then opt for the ‘Golden Thryallis’, a gorgeous low-maintenance ornamental shrub. True to its name, this graceful shrub provides golden touch to any garden with its numerous yellow racemes and glittering foliage. It is also called…
The Temple Town of Karnataka, Nanjangud is known as ‘Dakshina Kashi’, thanks to the famous Sri Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple. During first wave of Covid, this town had reported the highest number of Corona positive cases due to infection spread from the employees of a pharma company. Now, this taluk is witnessing quite a number of positive…
By Dr. S. M. Ravindranath, MBBS, MS, MBA(Hosp.Man), FRCS(Ire), FRCS(Glasg), FIAGES, PGCHPE(UK) Covid-19 has affected India severely. The magnitude of the second wave caught everybody by surprise and was more like a tsunami sweeping across. The vastness of the country makes us to have multiple peaks at different time periods and different regions. It appears…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist About a thousand years ago, a collection of Sanskrit tales, known as ‘32 tales of the throne’, came into being to draw attention to the qualities of a good king. In the narrative, king Bhoja finds the throne of legendary king Vikramaditya but every time he…
By M.B. Pavan Murthy Nutritionists say “a cherry a day keeps COVID at bay.” What’s happening in Mysuru is just opposite: COVID is keeping cherries at bay. This is the season when loads of juicy and ripe ‘Nerle Hannu’ or jamun fruit come to Mysuru and this is the time of the year when mouths…
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