Children are known to be fascinated with the moon, Chandamama, and we read in folk tales children asking mothers to get the moon to play with. Here is a Mysurean, Ashvini Ranjan, who was fascinated with aeroplanes from his childhood days, but like the child in the folk tale, who dreamed of moon but could…
By Ashvini Ranjan The Abracadabra titled “Right to Recall MPs, MLAs will curb corruption” by K.B. Ganapathy in Star of Mysore dated March 7, 2023 made an interesting and timely read. The right to recall a duly elected candidate, who is subsequently found to be corrupt, is like closing the barn door after the horse…
By Ashvini Ranjan[Continued from yesterday] Thiksey village and Diskit Monastery Friends are surprised that we stayed in a tent at the Chamba Camp in Thiksey village. Surprisingly, it had all the comforts of a hotel room but in an open field. It was a unique experience. Our tent faced the Diskit Monastery on the hill at…
By Ashvini Ranjan [Continued from yesterday] Takthok Monastery Let us start our tour with a visit to Takthok Monastery, suggested Namgyal though not on our itinerary. Monasteries are not just temples, volunteered our guide. It is a place of learning about Buddhism, religion, culture and meditation. Takthok Monastery is at a distance of 55 kms…
Travelogues are always a source of information that other travel literature or travel guides seldom provide. It captures the experiences unique to the traveller and invites others planning a visit to benefit from it. Here we publish a travelogue on Ladakh, one of the best tourist destinations in India at dizzying heights, by Ashvini Ranjan,…
By Ashvini Ranjan H.K. Shivananda, IAS, former Administrator of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) during 1980, recently wrote a three-part article titled ‘Reminiscences of Mysore City and Dasara Celebrations’ in Star of Mysore. The third part of the article appeared on Saturday, 3rd September 2022. In the article, Shivananda refers to seeing a hoarding during the…
Opening a window to the world outside By Ashvini Ranjan, Founder-Trustee, Pratham Mysore The term mentor refers to a person who is a knowledgeable, trusted, experienced and willing to guide a less experienced person. While parents are the most ideal persons to mentor their young, a child may hesitate to discuss freely with the parent…
We can fix it if we have the will to do it By Ashvini Ranjan and Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy Pratham conducted for the first time a nationwide survey called ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) during 2005, to assess the learning levels of primary and upper primary school children in rural India. 6,00,000…
Generals during a war should put country above self By Ashvini Ranjan and Bhamy Shenoy The State Government by transferring Rohini Sindhuri, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mysuru and Shilpa Nag, the Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) resorted to the easiest option of solving differences between the two IAS Officers. Even under normal circumstances,…
By Ashvini Ranjan The recent news about one thousand acres of virgin forest in Sandur, Ballari District, being opened up for mining Iron and Manganese Ore by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) is shocking to say the least. In all, 99,330 trees are proposed to be felled much against the advice by the Forest…
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