By N. Niranjan Nikam Plant, nourish and flourish’ is the mantra of this 80-year-old former Forest and Environment Secretary A.C. Lakshmana. The multi-pronged and highly beneficial project to the State that he advocates especially in the wake of farmers’ loan burden, increasing poverty and suicides is very important to overcome these tragic conditions. Speaking to…
By N. Niranjan Nikam The nearly 157-year-old Jaganmohan Palace, housing one of the finest art galleries in the world, is going hi-tech, as it will soon have Audio Guides to take the visitors through the various collections housed in the Gallery. It will also have its own Conservation Laboratory in the premises. “I have a…
By N. Niranjan Nikam She was all of ten years when she saw her grandfather coming in contact with the electric fence and dying of shock. The dark memory stayed with her for years but she could not imagine that one day she would be doing engineering and motivating her team to take up a…
By N. Niranjan Nikam Mine is not a hotel that I can give statistics as to how many patients come, as some people come here without telling their wives for tests. And I also have such a bad memory, unlike my father, Dr. N. Kannan, who even today at 82 has a sharp memory, that…
Kannan Diagnostic Centre in the heart of the city is celebrating its Golden Jubilee today (May 5). The pioneer, who started the first private Pathology Lab in Mysuru, is the gentle Dr. N. Kannan, who has been looking through the microscope since nearly 57 years. The reticent octogenarian Dr. Kannan, who has shunned publicity all…
Politics is not everyone’s cup of tea and hence a majority would have nothing to do with it. However, politicians are the ones who make a difference because they are the policy makers. And once the election season comes, every political party projects itself as the most suitable ruling party. In this time of political…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): In spite of being a very successful actress, you did face financial crisis at a very young age itself. Does stardom make people become careless? Saroja Devi: You are right, I had to pay a very heavy price. Income Tax is something that nobody…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): Very few heroines have had the opportunity to be paired with top stars in the country and you name the leading actors of your time you have acted with them. The list includes MGR, Rajkumar, N.T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Kalyan Kumar,…
Nostalgia — World of Cinema There are actors and there are stars in the cinema world. But a combination of both is very rare like the legendary stars M.G. Ramachandran, N.T. Rama Rao and Dr. Rajkumar in the South Indian film industry. To this league belongs a female star, who has straddled the cinema world…
[Continued from yesterday] By N. Niranjan Nikam SOM: Traffic Police impose fines here also. Dr. Hiroya Fujisaki: Japanese are more law-abiding people. Also major cities have lot of traffic lights, may be too much. But all the lights are installed through this mathematical theory to minimise loss (which means more stops there is time loss)…
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