By V. Shourabh An old lady sits on the platform in the city market and earns her livelihood by selling betel leaves all through the day. With a responsibility on her shoulders…
By V. Shourabh Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav While Mysuru launched ‘Pink Raksha’ teams on the International Day for Women on March 8 to protect the interests of rural women and children…
Tourism in the country benefits people in three ways; it creates employment, helps infrastructure development and generates revenue in foreign exchange. Mysuru, though has always been touted as a tourist destination, needs…
By V. Shourabh The biggest adventure is to live life off the edge, a life filled with dreams where there is a constant adrenalin rush in your blood and you conquer your…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Old Testament there is the concept of the serpent who tempts Eve in the garden of Eden, but one is not…
By D. Lalitha Rao Of late, the Mysuru literary world has undergone a metamorphosis. From being a city that produced memorable writers like Kuvempu and S.L. Bhyrappa, we have now moved into…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief The Railway Department’s refusal to clear the blockage of the crucial two-furlong road in Bannimantap connecting Hazrath Gumnam Shahwali Dargah Road and Ring Road in city citing safety…
By Sujata Rajpal Hemchand Jain, an 83-year-old businessman in Mysuru, believes in living life by the above principle. In 1953, he migrated to Mysuru from Kalandi, a small village in Rajasthan. Inspired…
Predictions for zodiacs in Chinese: Dragon Year ahead: The year would make your inner energy low, hence strengthen your mind and body to pursue your dreams as the Zodiac is in clash…
By N. Niranjan Nikam The world of music has produced some of the finest legends in the country in both Hindustani and Karnatak. Ustad Faiyaz Khan is one among them. He is…
Sri Purandara Sri Tyagaraja Aradhanotsava and the 31st Annual Day of Sri Tyagaraja Sangeeta Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, was held recently. Karnatak Classical Music concerts by senior artistes and budding talents were…
By V. Shourabh Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The city is experiencing a rise in mercury levels. And it's going to get worse. Weathermen say the temperature is expected to gradually rise…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata reached their final form roughly 2,000 years ago, between the 3rd century BCE and 3rd century CE. We…
By Harshini Purushotham Our very own Mysuru city witnessed more than a week-long cultural fete organised by Kala Sandesha Prathishtana in collaboration with ten other organisations from Jan.22 to 31. The banner…
This forest guard is aspiring to scale the snow-clad and treacherous Mount Everest and he is likely to achieve the feat in May this year. Meet forest guard C. Vikram from the…
By Nandini Srinivasan The aroma of freshly baked bread and pastries wafts around when you enter The Green Hotel on Hunsur Road, Mysuru. You have healthy breads of every kind from the…
By S.B.S. Surendran Predictions for zodiacs in Chinese: RAT Year ahead: The year would be balanced but you need to push yourself to stay in the race especially for personal matters. There…
By Sujata Rajpal The mothers dragging their little children from one hobby class to another are often scoffed at for being too pushy. Free play is important for holistic development of a…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Mob: 97429-91057 e-mail: swamy_clri@hotmail.com People often write names, messages, notes and even autograph on rocks and walls. Can these be done on plant leaves?…
By B.N. Ramya Intense heat, a few awe-inspiring experiences, and rocky (sometimes slippery terrain) a whole load of sweat and finally a splash in cool waters — this can summarise a trekker’s…
By V. Shourabh Trekking has become a popular trend and a picnic-sort of an activity these days. Mysuru and surrounding areas, which have several picnic spots and beautiful nature nearby, is something…
Junglescapes, a Bengaluru-based NGO that has been relentlessly working on restoration of degraded forest eco-systems, especially in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, has bagged the 2017 Full Circle Award given away by Society…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Hindu households have always had a puja room. Traditionally, here were located the many Gods of the household. The griha-devata of the house,…
By S. Kenneth Shishir With examinations fast approaching, academic stress, parental pressure, anxiety and depression are mounting on the young minds and are snatching the happy life of students who are being…
