By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Harappan civilisation, which thrived over 4,000 years ago, had seals of as-yet-unidentified Goddesses emerging from trees and Goddesses riding tigers. Vedic religion that thrived 3,000 years ago, however, was primarily a masculine religion dominated by worship of Indra, Varuna, Agni and Soma, even Prajapati. Goddesses play…
Without meaning to take the side of Covid-19 ravaging many countries around the world, the epidemic has its unique positive, virtually concealed under its multiple negatives made familiar by the ever alert media. For a change, not exactly welcome, the columns of dailies don’t seem to have space for printing matters relating to other familiar…
Sir, It is high time that Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) takes action against the owners of old vacant sites in the city’s jurisdiction as they are turning into garbage dumping yards and polluting the surrounding environment. For example, a site opposite to the Bisilu Maramma temple in Gangothri Layout, which is situated immediately next to…
Sports need to be linked to education and it is the need of the hour. In the present world, when smaller nations are making much progress in sports with medals in Olympics, India is lagging far behind. It’s poor involvement in sports other than cricket is a matter of grave concern. India’s higher education system…
Railway Institute, Hubballi, registered a four-wicket win over N.R. Sports Group, Mysuru, in KSCA Group II, 1st Division League match played at Bengaluru recently. Batting first, N.R. Sports Group, Mysuru, scored 200 in 40.1 overs. Vinay (47), Lankesh (49) and Arun (26) were the major contributors. In reply, Railway Institute, Hubballi, scored 201/6 in 36.3…
The number of women match officials across different International Cricket Council (ICC) panels has gone up to 12 as Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi of India were yesterday named in the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires. The announcement comes soon after the launch of 100% Cricket, a 12-month campaign anticipated to build on the…
Mysuru’s senior tennis player R. Nagaraj, of Income-Tax Department, has been selected to represent India in the 55+ Category (men) of ITF Senior World Team Championship 2020 to be held at Boca Raton, Florida, USA from Apr.26 to May 2. It is a prestigious Senior Tennis Tournament conducted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Jayamma (72), wife of late Angadi Krishnappa (building contractor) and a resident of Paduvarahalli, passed away yesterday in city. She leaves behind three sons, grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed this noon at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam, according to family sources.
Mansoor Ahmed Khan Durani (84), a retired teacher of Farooqia Boys’ High School and a resident of Bannimantap ‘B’ Layout, Siddiqnagar, passed away at a private hospital in city following brief illness. He leaves behind one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Masjid-e-Aboobaker Ahle Hadees at Subashnagar…
Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has condoled the death of veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha Member Patil Puttappa (Papu), who passed away on Mar. 16. Recalling that Patil Puttappa used to stay at Suttur Mutt whenever he was in Mysuru, the Suttur Seer said that Patil Puttappa had huge respect for the Mutt.
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