Overcoming many odds, these women become financially independent through paratha making By Nandini Srinivasan Give a man fish, you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” This is the success story of a group of women determined to lead a self-reliant life after overcoming many odds….
Inspiring interview of transgender activist Dr. Akkai Padmashali ‘Public display of love and support may not translate into acceptance & inclusiveness’ From being a sex worker to being at the forefront of decriminalising homosexuality and penning her autobiography, Dr. Akkai Padmashali’s journey has been far from ordinary. The first transgender in the country to get…
Exclusive Interview with Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej By Nandini Srinivasan Every Indian’s heart filled with pride when Indian music composer Ricky Kej walked onto the stage along with Rock-legend Stewart Copeland to receive their Grammy Award 2022 for the Best New Age Album ‘Divine Tides’. Ricky won his first Grammy in 2015 for his…
A mother is a good story-teller, reader Amidst the onslaught of social media, we are seeing the slow death of reading habit. However, thanks to the untiring efforts of book-lovers, several organisations are bringing back the love for books. An entrepreneur, a textile consultant and a keen book-lover, Shubha Sanjay Urs has been in the…
By Nandini Srinivasan However clichéd it may sound, adversity many a time brings out the best in you. Gone are the days when a disability seemed like the end of life! Today, thanks to public awareness and empathy, many of the specially-abled make good use of the opportunities given to them, leading a life of…
By Nandini Srinivasan Necessity is the mother of invention! And when hard times hit you, the need to keep going brings out the creativity in you. That’s what Jairam, who sells sugarcane juice near Crawford Hall in city, is doing now! Having worked as a Captain at Hotel Southern Star for years, where he served…
By Nandini Srinivasan For the men seated in the Bhoomigeeta theatre at Rangayana on Sunday evening, at the ‘Sangeet Bari’ show, held as part of Bahuroopi-2020 National Theatre Festival, it was a delectable evening indeed! While the young whistled and hooted, the old twitched, turned, blushed, smiled and gasped as the warm memories of their…
By Nandini Srinivasan If you feel like treating a big group of friends to a hot cuppa and some soft buns at an eerie hour like 2 am, you still can. All you need to do is know the selling places of S.A. Manjunath who goes around the city from 12 in the midnight to…
Ruth Padel, author and great-great-grand daughter of Charles Darwin in city A descendent of Charles Darwin, Ruth Sophia Padel is a British poet, novelist and non-fiction author, whose works have been highly acclaimed. She believes poetry connects with every area of life and her poems explore love, music, nature and socially engaging themes like immigration,…
Says Dr. Preeti Galgali, Chairperson, Adolescent Health Academy, India Dr. Preeti Galgali, Chairperson, Adolescent Health Academy, India, was in city on Nov. 24 to launch Mysore Adolescent Health Academy (MAHA) under the aegis of Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Mysore, headed Dr. Rajeshwari Madappa. On the occasion, the chief guest installed Dr. S.N. Mothi as…
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