By Veena Arun Kumar RAAGA Music Academy presents a very special music programme, Smt. D. Ramabai Endowment Concert featuring young vocalists Vidu. Archana and Vidu. Samanvi on Nov.16 at Prajna Kuteera Ayurvedic…
By Team SOM Children have the power to shape the world. And with everything that is going on with the world right now — climate change, pollution, hatred, insensitivity and indifference —…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A few years ago, I had a confrontation with a senior newspaper editor, on stage, which quickly became viral and considerably popular. In…
On October 2nd, we celebrated Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and a number of year-long programmes were organised all over the country. Yet, how many of our readers have personally visited this…
Title: Kashmir’s Untold Story — DeclassifiedAuthors: Iqbal Chand Malhotra & Maroof RazaPages: 202 Price: Rs. 599Publisher: Bloomsbury India Publications, New Delhi Kashmir is acclaimed as the Heaven on Earth. However, it is…
Title: “Challenges of a Tropical Forester for Sustainable DevelopmentAuthor: A.C. LakshmanaPages: 136Price: Rs. 200Publisher: A.C. Lakshmana My esteemed friend A.C. Lakshmana IFS, a retired Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, gave this…
Life has its own bit of twists and turns but one should not view the low cycles in life negatively but try to overcome the same. Feng Shui is most certainly a…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The Tyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha of Mysuru is unique in many ways. Without blowing any trumpets, it is quietly expressing its deep love for Kannada language which is…
By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist Next time you go out birding, watch for Pelicans, the pirates. They may not brandish knives, cutlasses, ropes or guzzle liquor. But they’re out there, lounging in the…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sangeeta Dileep sang for Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha on the 19th of October. She was accompanied by her husband Dileep on the violin, Sachin Prakash on the mridanga and…
The Articulate festival’s series 43 saw an alliance of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, The Artistes and Articulate Trust for Arts with a mission to support classical dance arts and showcase the artistes’ artistry.…
Title: WAR-The Ugly MistressAuthor: Dr. Lata MuthannaPages: 296Price: Rs. 299Publisher: Notion PressYear of Publishing: 2019 Poets, novelists, essayists, playwrights, chroniclers, biographers and scholars write on a multitude of subjects in distinct styles…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist I was recently trolled by a group of people. This was because I apparently had stated a claim that women are not powerful…
By Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere Mysuru District in-Charge Minister V. Somanna has proposed construction of a Ropeway at Chamundi Hill. This proposal has already been made three times (2005, 2012, 2015) and…
Mysuru’s heritage properties are victimised by modern expansion, official apathy, lack of concern and a total lack of knowledge about the structures built by the erstwhile Wadiyars. These properties are, however, crucial…
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy that seeks to harmonise the human experience with our surrounding environment. Feng Shui teaches us that everything is energy, and we are in a constant…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Among the innumerable plants used in native system of medicines ‘Aparajita’ stands out as a curative herb to improve memory. In Ayurveda, it is…
Laws to control stray dog and cattle menace do not have teeth By S. Kenneth Shishir [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Domesticated animals depend on humans for their everyday needs — food,…
A danseuse who mesmerised rasikas for decades and raring to go By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Established in 1986, Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre (VPAC), Mysuru, has grown from strength to strength in grooming…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik Is yoga scientific? This is a question I am often asked, in various forums. The problem that lies with this question is essentially with the understanding of what…
By Dr. Shanthi Narasimhan Always any event when planned to mark an occasion as special, demands great attention to all details to make it worthy. One such occasion was 28th anniversary of…
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy that seeks to harmonise the human experience with our surrounding environment. Feng Shui teaches us that everything is energy, and we are in a constant…
By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist Though authorities claim Mysuru as a ‘Heritage City’, the erstwhile royal city is facing the threat of losing its edifices fast and soon. Many heritage structures stand neglected…
By Arathi Menon If pastry-making is an art, Moksha Sharma is an artist. Having worked for YPL Group of Hotels in Malaysia, serving customers of top names like JW Marriott and Ritz…
