Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Club of Mysore West (RMW) has always been the frontrunner when it comes to serving the lesser privileged of society, especially when it comes to conceiving unique projects to reach out to the downtrodden. RMW, which is celebrating its Golden Jubilee, launched ‘Save A Life’ Project in association with Kamakshi Hospital, Saraswathipuram, on…
Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President, I presume?
October 22, 2022Congratulations to our dear Kannadiga Sri Mallikarjun Kharge, the veteran Congressman, on his being elected as the 98th President of the Indian National Congress (INC) on October 19, 2022. By the way, the INC was founded by an english man by name Allan Octavian Hume and the first President of INC was Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee…
Om Namah Shivaya
October 12, 2022Among one of the most popular Hindu mantras is Om Namah Shivaya. It means salutation to Lord Shiva, the most important Godhead of the Hindu pantheon. Shiva is one of the three primal divinities of Hinduism, namely Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). This is also known as Hindu Trinity. The…
Words of experience for aspiring young entrepreneurs
October 6, 2022I believe that one of the important qualities a journalist must have is curiosity. If he is not curious to know Who, What, Where, When, Why and How — five W(ives) and one H(usband) to jest — about an event or a person who is making news, then he is not a good enough journalist….
A tribute to T.S. Chayapathi from K.B. Ganapathy
October 2, 2022In the passing away of Karnataka’s well-known Kannada book publisher Sri T.S. Chayapathi, we have lost a tall person whose contribution to the Kannada literary world was immense. A man of a generous heart who was author-friendly. His interest in Kannada art, culture and literature could be measured if we look at the number of…
The Big Top Comes to Town Great Bombay Circus
September 27, 2022A royal touch was given to the Great Bombay Circus when it was inaugurated by the royalty Mrs. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar on 24th September as one more attraction for Dasara. Except for the last two pandemic years, circus has always been an attraction during Dasara. I decided to entertain myself and my family by attending…
Dialectics on Basic Instinct
September 23, 2022Kama, Kamasutra and Khajuraho! Reading about sex-related offences committed by men in our daily newspapers and viewing them with news reports and in panel discussions on TV, I am left wondering what could be the cause for such crimes and how could it be checked if not completely curbed. In simple words, the cause could…
Fleeting thoughts on a Queen’s death
September 20, 2022The whole of yesterday afternoon I was glued to my grandpa’s rose-wood armed chair till late in the evening watching the grandiose, spectacular, colourful and elaborate funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Yes, Great Britain not just Britain. It denotes political union of England, Scotland and Wales. Then what is United Kingdom?…
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Kodagu disaster management initiative — 4 years on…
September 15, 2022By K.B. Ganapathy, Chairman, BVB Mysuru Madikeri: In 2018 Kodagu was struck by a rain disaster never heard of or seen before causing landslides, devastating floods and destroying houses and properties of the people, specially in North Kodagu area of Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks. Thousands of people were homeless and had to take shelter in…
Mr. Bhakta visits a temple in Kodagu
September 11, 2022A few months back I went to my ancestral house in Kodagu and also availed the opportunity to go to the nearby Igguthappa Temple — dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is the most famous temple in Kodagu located at the foothills of Thadiyandamol near Kakkabe. This deity is considered the God of rain and grain…
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