By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Vedic times, 3,000 years ago, Brahma referred to ‘brahman’, the impersonal divine energy linked to consciousness, spirit and meaning. Gradually, in Puranic times, 2,000 years ago, the idea of a God named Brahma emerged. This God created all life and established codes of civilised conduct,…
COVID Mitras help Mysuru fight pandemic better
May 11, 2021Within seven days, average daily patients triaged and treated is over 50 COVID-19 has hit Mysuru. Family, friends and colleagues are infected, hospitals are flooded with patients, there is a shortage of beds, and ambulances are screaming through the streets. There are curfews and lockdowns, and death is in the air. So how is the…
The big blame game is on
May 10, 2021But can one ramp up ICU beds from 10,000 to 10,00,000 in 10 months? By Vishwaprasad Alva Seventy-four years since independence and where are we in healthcare coverage? Not many of us know that in the last 7 decades the nation has built less than 20,000 ICU beds in the whole country. In March 2020,…
Invoking opportunities
May 10, 2021In the practice of Feng Shui, your first impressions as you enter a home or room is very important. By crossing a threshold you enter a new environment or another world. You experience particular qualities, moods, and presences, both visible and invisible, that conditions our homes and workplaces and influences our lives. Feng Shui addresses…
Future of Technical Education and Industry Connect
May 9, 2021By D.N. Vasuki Industry has entered the education sector.” What does this mean for us academicians and educationists? The issues I have discussed in this article is a result of changing education scenario at all premium institutions like IITs, IIMs, NITs and some leading Universities in India who are gearing up to realign with changing…
May Flower(s) paint the city red!
May 8, 2021Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Come May, the hot summer month, most of the spring season (vasantha ruthu) trees and other plants would have already unravelled their floral beauty. On the other hand, two divergent plant species, a tree and a herb with the same common name ‘Mayflower’ mesmerise the onlookers with…
What we need to know about COVID-19 Vaccines
May 7, 2021By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy It was in March 2020 India took many harsh measures and enforced lockdowns which gradually reduced the incidence of Covid disease. As the country was feeling happy by the beginning of 2021, and slowly relaxed many restrictions, covid-19 disease has returned with greater fury and virulence. All over the world…
The Nymph & the Hermit
May 6, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist To be or not to be celibate is an important concept that emerged in India, and, although it is attributed to Buddha, it is perhaps an older concept that existed even during the Vedic times, when there is reference to narcotic-drinking hermits, who stayed away from…
For youths of Maartalli in Chamarajanagar Serving NATION is Serving GOD
May 3, 2021Army Association Trust in remote village trains youths to enrol in Armed Forces By M.T. Yogesh Kumar If Maartalli in Chamarajanagar District bordering Tamil Nadu rings a bell in the ears thanks to forest brigand Veerappan menace and the infamous Kichguth Maramma Temple mass food poisoning tragedy, a group of ex-servicemen is striving hard to…
Feng Shui and Staircase design
May 3, 2021The first mention of Feng Shui dates back to around 300 BC in a book known as “The Book of Burial” which speaks of energy flow and movement and states that “The energy that rides the wind stops at the edge of water and is retained.” Today, Feng Shui is popular globally and many corporate…
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