Title : Sword of Shivaji Author : K.B. Ganapathy Year : 2021 Pages : 110 pages Price : Rs. 100 Publisher : Samvahana, Mysuru Cover pix : Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat By Dr. C. Naganna Almost all writers of my acquaintance in Karnataka have come out with one book or a couple of books in Kannada…
COVID WARRIORS – Two Labs: One Mission
April 30, 2021The importance of Laboratory was understood when the deadly COVID-19 pandemic struck the whole world. In India, where healthcare facilities are still in primary stage, this contagion came as a rude shock. People came to know about the important role of a laboratory as every swab sample collected was tested before certifying whether the patient…
Rebecca and Victoria
April 30, 2021By C.P. Belliappa Pocahontas, the beau-tiful daughter of the American Indian chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, was born in 1596 in what is now known as Jamestown, Virginia, in the USA. Her rank was that of a Princess. 16th and 17th century saw rapid colonisation of the Americas by the European nations. History is replete…
MCC Property Tax: Is the increase 15% or… 170% ?
April 28, 2021By Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy There are many Mysureans who are agitated about the payment of property taxes — failure of online system to function, long lines to pay taxes, and above all the unexpected increase in taxes. In this article I have attempted to analyse the reasons for tax increase. It was just five…
City’s own green Warrior
April 27, 2021By M.B. Pavan Murthy At a time when hundreds of trees are being felled in the name of development and infrastructure projects in city, a green warrior has been contributing his mite silently for the expansion of green cover by planting and nurturing hundreds of trees. N. Raghavan, proprietor of Raghulal and Co., a Pharmacy…
Designing home the Feng Shui way
April 26, 2021When it comes to locating plots, buildings, orienting homes, placing décor and even planning gardens the first thing which would come to our mind is unhindered flow of energy and a feel good factor. This is quite possible when we plan our home keeping in mind some important tenets of Feng Shui in terms of…
Unique Pre-School for Special Children
April 26, 2021By Mohan Kayaka By 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people are projected to have some degree of hearing loss as per a recent World Health Organisation’s (WHO) report. In India, 63 million people (6.3%) suffer from significant auditory loss and four in every 1,000 children are suffering from severe to profound hearing loss. For children diagnosed…
Giving COVID Dead a Dignified adieu
April 25, 2021The number of diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and deaths from infection in Mysuru have been increasing rapidly every day. Over the last 13 months, ever since the pandemic began, a total of 1,144 persons have succumbed to COVID-19 so far. Amidst reports of unimaginable suffering, it is disturbing to see how the pandemic has taken…
International Sculpture Day: CAVA students sculpting their way
April 24, 2021Today is International Sculpture Day. It is a worldwide annual celebration of sculpture on the last Saturday of April every year. It was established by the International Sculpture Centre and is meant to raise awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of sculpture in communities across the globe. By R. Amanda Fernandez Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts…
93rd Birth Anniversary of Thespian on Apr. 24 – Dr. Raj Kumar: A Reminiscence
April 23, 2021I have had the golden opportunity of watching Dr. Raj Kumar from my age of 10 years due to my father’s close association with the veteran superstar. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to supervise his Physiotherapy sessions at HOSMAT Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Hospital in Bengaluru during 1995, when he had developed severe…
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