By N. Niranjan Nikam SOM: You are the first scientist from Mysuru, who is chosen as the General President-Elect of 106th Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) to be held at Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar and you will take over as the General President of 107th ISCA during the Science Congress in January 2019. How…
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders. There was a time when using the word ‘Psychiatry’ sent wrong signals and hence, mental hospital was considered taboo while ‘Huchaaspatre’ was a derogatory term. Over the years, the way people look at mental health has changed and it is very…
Man’s nature is always to go in search of greener pastures and one which he has adopted since ages is through migration. Many communities from different parts of the country have made Mysuru their own and have assimilated into the culture of the city. One such is a Jain business family which settled down here…
Spy thrillers are always great to read and watch as they are fictional. However, real life world of spies is different and it is said, very lonely. Former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) Amarjit Singh Dulat (A.S. Dulat), was in Mysuru recently to participate in the Second Mysuru Literature Festival where his two…
By N. Niranjan Nikam It is a befitting tribute to the last Maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar during his birth centenary year (1919-2019) that a six-foot portrait of his will be displayed at the Statue of Unity Museum in Gujarat. Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue, is a memorial built to the Iron…
Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar started Government Schools in State By N. Niranjan Nikam In 1915, the government passed an order asking the Head Masters of public schools to admit Dalit students with a view that no pupil should be denied admission to government school or schools maintained out of public funds on the ground of caste….
This session also was one of the eagerly awaited ones as it was about our own city titled “A class apart – Heritage of the Royal City” in which the panellists included R.G. Singh, Secretary of Ramsons Kala Pratishtana, Eric Sakellaropoulous, an inlay expert with his own factory and Michael Ludgrove, who is curating art…
By N. Niranjan Nikam They were an exuberant lot of ladies, all from the United Kingdom (UK) and a few other countries waiting in the reception area of The Green Hotel on Hunsur Road. Just that morning a few of them had visited the Government Urdu Higher Primary School at Nachanahalli Palya on Manandavadi Road…
By N. Niranjan Nikam The Heritage City Mysuru is known for its Palaces and Stately public buildings. One such building is the Devaraja Market, which has captured the hearts of people of the city and the world for its design, planning and aesthetics. However, the authorities are thinking of bringing down this 130-year-old building and…
It is a common trait to form opinions and be judgemental about people not only in private lives but more so about persons in public lives. And most of the times the judgements are clouded as they are based on hearsays as also because of our own mindset. This is very true when it comes…
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