By Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist Title: The Last White Hunter: Reminiscences of a Colonial Shikari, Donald Anderson Author: Joshua Mathew Pages: 265 Price: Rs. 650 Publisher: Indus Source Books The jungles of…
By Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist Title: Boyhood In The Valley Author: Nanjappa Parameshwaran Pages: 268 Price: 8.99 GBP [Rs. 838.06] Publisher: Olympia Publishers, London The book “Boyhood In The Valley” authored by…
Trials and Tribulations of a Newspaper Editor By M.P. Prabhakaran, New York Title: Star of Mysore, Story of a unique evening english newspaper Author: K. B. Ganapathy Pages: 144+viii Price: Paperback: Rs.…
By V. Shourabh Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav This white-coarse Khadi was a political weapon which broke the monopoly of British mills and saw a rise in India’s indigenous cotton. With the…
By V. Shourabh Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav With Khadi-clad political leaders out on election campaign trail, Khadi outlets in city are doing brisk business as sales have picked up. Almost all…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Every woman does not have a vagina. Every man does not have a penis.” This language is familiar to students of gender studies…
By Devanampriya Thirty Second Edition of Natarajothsava-2018, a three-day National level Classical Dance Festival of male and duet dancers was organised by Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre from Mar.24 to 26 at Nadabrahma…
By S.B.S. Surendran Feng Shui coins are popular symbolisms to enhance wealth luck. The most common use of Chinese coins in Feng Shui is for activating money luck. You can either carry…
By M.B. Pavan Murthy Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Gone are the days when political leaders are greeted with a huge garland of flowers. The trend is now to welcome them with…
By V. Shourabh Florists in the city have their hands full at the moment, thanks to the Assembly election. There has been a step increase in sales at local flower markets because…
[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…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist When we use the word demon in English we are instantly drawn to dark and hideous evil creatures. This idea comes to us…
[Continued from Apr. 10] By M.L. Krishnaswami On the 2nd of April, Monday, the artistes at the concert organised by Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, were: Vid.…
Swami Vivekananda's love for Japan is well-known. He had said, “I would wish that everyone of our young men could visit Japan once at least in his lifetime to see how Japanese…
By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from Apr.4] The 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival organised by Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust was held at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla. On Saturday the 31st March, the…
Feng Shui has been used at home to improve such things as wealth and careers, find new partners, start families, help children to study, improve family harmony and later in life to…
After reading the article by N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC, on the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel run by ITDC, now being handed over to the State Government which in turn has…
By Ashvini Ranjan Why would anyone want to paint his gate red other than the Post Office? I have painted it the brightest of red colour, not out of love for the…
Absolute indulgence has just made its way into the city straight from Pune and Bengaluru. We’re talking here about the arrival of exotic summer fruits like Jamun, Litchi, Mangoes and Fig. It…
With the return of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals after a two-year hiatus, the 11th Edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning tonight at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, is all…
By B.R. Pai Recently, I came across a 17-country poll that appeared in a national daily which says that 78% people prefer good health over financial security, marriage, and own home. They…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist When a man is born he is born in debt (rinn). This is the Hindu concept of debt. He is obliged to repay…
By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from yesterday] On the fourth day of the 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival (Mar. 28) at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, there was a Hindustani vocal recital by the…
By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from Mar.31] On the second day of the 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival (26th March) at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, the artistes were: Vocal - Vid. Ramakrishnamurthy; violin…
