Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its Monthly Advisory Talk series, the Elder Citizens Council recently invited noted IT Consultant N.L. Nithyananda and Marketing & Investment Advisor R.A. Aravinda Kumar to deliver a session at its Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavan in Jayalakshmipuram. The talk focused on the best practices senior citizens should follow regarding savings while filing Income…
Doctor’s tips to avoid infectious diseases
May 11, 2025Mysuru: As part of the monthly ‘Health Talk’ series organised by Elder Citizens Council at its premises in Jayalakshmipuram, Dr. K. Kumar of CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital (Mission Hospital), Mysuru delivered a talk on the topic ‘Infectious diseases – How they develop, how to prevent their spreading into humans and to improve the health care,…
Health talk highlights senior citizens’ well-being
January 20, 2025Mysuru: As part of its monthly Health Talk series, the Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, recently hosted an insightful session featuring renowned physicians Dr. N. Chandrasekhar from Aditya Adhikari Hospital, Gokulam, and Dr. Sainath from PKTB Sanitorium. The event focused on promoting health and longevity among senior citizens through preventive measures and healthy practices. Dr. Chandrasekhar…
Elder Citizens Council fetes senior citizens
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council and Elder Citizens Trust, as part of Senior Citizens’ Day, felicitated senior citizens at an event held in city recently. Those feted were District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal and Founder of Chiguru Ashram for the Mentally Challenged Sushma Ravikumar. The programme was inaugurated by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja…
Advances in geriatrics keep super seniors active, healthy
July 23, 2024Senior consultant Dr. B.V. Rajagopal delivers ‘Health Talk’ at Elder Citizens Council’ Mysore/Mysuru: Due to recent demographic changes and advancements in geriatrics, more super senior citizens (above 80 years) are now active and healthy, said Dr. B.V. Rajagopal, an eminent physician and senior consultant in medicine and clinical cardiology. He spoke to a well-attended audience…
Senior citizens warned of self-medication
March 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its ongoing health talk series, the Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram recently organised a lecture-cum-interaction on the adverse effects of misuse of medications at its Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavan Hall. Dr. H.N. Gopalakrishna, a retired Professor of Pharmacology from Kasthurba Medical College and AJ Institute of Medical College, Mangaluru, was the resource…
Lecture on health care for senior citizens on Mar. 4
February 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the monthly series of lectures on health and human care for senior citizens, the Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, has invited Dr. H.N. Gopalakrishna, Retired Professor of Pharmacology, as the guest speaker for March. He will conduct an awareness-cum-interaction on ‘Cautious approach required on administration of medicines’ particularly for senior citizens, …
Talk on IT rebate, taxation policy for senior citizens held
February 9, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: An awareness programme was held for senior citizens on optimising income tax relief recently where Chartered Accountant Keshav Dongre delineated various provisions of the Income Tax Act, urging attendees to stay informed. The talk was organised by the Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram. Dongre advised seniors with annual incomes below Rs. 7 lakh to…
Elders can have good health through disciplined lifestyle
January 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A health talk was organised by the Elder Citizens Council in Jayalakshmipuram recently at Saraswathi Community Centre. Dr. Prathiba Pereira, Professor and Head of Geriatrics at JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru, spoke about the science of geriatrics. The focus was on how elderly individuals can maintain sound health through disciplined lifestyle practices without…
Talk on Dr. Kalam for Elder Citizens
July 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, recently hosted a special event featuring Jayaprakash Rao Puttur, former Liaison Officer and Protocol Officer of former President late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The gathering provided a unique opportunity to reminisce about the time he (Rao) worked closely with Dr. Kalam during his tenure as the Director General and Scientific…















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