By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A dramatic shift happened in Buddhism roughly 500 years after the historical Buddha. This dramatic shift is the rise of what is called Mahayana Buddhism or the Great Vehicle of Buddhism. This thought perhaps emerged in Kashmir and Afghanistan and spread to China, where it was…
The renowned British Statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) has been quoted as saying: There is no permanent friendship in politics; there are only permanent interests. Some quotes attributed to Philosophers who lived at different times in the past trigger thoughts in us as a help in appropriate perception of friendship. The famed strategist Vishnu Gupta,…
Sir, Recently I happened to go through my old Driving License (DL) booklet [Form-6] issued by RTO in Karnataka which, unlike the current plastic card, carried 17 simple but very important road safety messages both in English and Kannada. The present generation, who are getting their DL in the form of plastic card, is missing…
Svg Vishwaprajna Composite pu college, Dattagalli, is organising “Vishwa Vijnana Dasara” for High School students on Oct. 13 (Saturday) from 9 am. Attractive awards will be given for the winners. Interested students may register their names via WhatsApp: 9844688509.
The following are elected as new Office-bearers of Vokkaligara Jagruthi Vedike, Jantanagar (T.K. Layout): C. Mallaiah and K.R. Chikkanna (Hon. Presidents); C. Shekar (President), Suresh and Chandrakala (Vice-Presidents), B. Lakkegowda (General Secretary), M. Punith and V. Srinivas (Assistant Secretaries), Gavisiddu and P. Manju (Organising Secretary) and B.R. Prasad (Treasurer) and Ramesh, Jayaram, N. Manjunathaswami, K.B….
Lions Club of Mysore Chandana and University of Mysore (UoM) Non-Teaching Staff Association together with Annapurna Eye Hospital had organised a free eye-screening and health camp for the non-teaching staff at Crawford Hall here yesterday. UoM Acting VC Dr. Aisha M. Shariff inaugurated the camp. Assn. President Harish Babu, District Lions Assistant Governor Nagaraj Bairy,…
The Dasara Kavigoshti Sub-Committee has invited entries from poets for taking part in the Dasara Festivities. In a press release, the Sub-Committee Working President Dr. M.G. Manjunath said that the entries are invited from budding poets aged under 22 years for taking part in Chiguru Kavigoshti. Young poets should send their three best poems to…
On the occasion of Suttur Jathra-2019 (Feb.1 to 6), the Adijagadguru Sri Shivarathri Shivayogi Jathra Mahotsava Samithi will be conducting free mass marriage ceremony on Feb.2 at Suttur Sri Kshetra. The organisers will be providing mangalasutra, sari and toe ring for bride and dhoti, valli and shirt for the groom. Couples belonging to any caste…
B.V. Karanth College Rangothsava, staging of play ‘Megha Mareya Chandira’ by Government PU College, Gavadagere, Hunsur, Vanaranga, Rangayana premises, 7 pm.
18th anniversary celebrations, Yoga Health Week Programme, Talk on ‘Gynaecological Problems and Care Taking of Pregnant Women’ by Dr. Vidya Narayan, Chiranjeevi Yoga Kendra, Vidyaranyapuram, 6 pm; Talk on ‘Common health problems in women and solutions’ by Dr. Usha, Sri Ramanamaharshi Yoga Kendra, Nimishambha Nagar, 6 pm; Talk on ‘Age related health problems and solutions’…
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