Dr. Gagan For Mysoreans, city means the places around KR Circle like – City bus stand, Devaraja Market, Sayyaji Rao Road and D Devaraj Urs road. Whenever Mysoreans went to the city area and were tired doing the shopping in the hot sun or during summers, we would usually hit this place called “Phalamrutha” (phala – fruit. … Read more
Summer is one season where we get a lot of seasonal fruits. Nature made summer hot, but also gave us fruits to naturally keep us cool . Starting with the most revered one – Mango! Some of the other fruits we find during summer – watermelon & musk melon are filled with water. Also, you … Read more
We often hear people saying, “get out of your comfort zone”. These are the same people who believe that nothing good happens if you are doing your life happily without any tensions. Yes, once in a while, it is important to come out of our comfort zones and upgrade ourselves when there is a real … Read more
Think of the times 10-15 years ago. You probably consumed good quality news from standard newspapers like The Hindu and Deccan Herald. If you were keen on entertainment and bollywood, you would be reading Times of India. Times of India was known as a relatively substandard newspaper. Some people referred to it as the “toilet … Read more
Almost 10-15 years ago, I came across the phrase, “anyways” being used by the youngsters. I even remember in one movie Kareena Kapoor saying, “anyways girls…” I remember some Video Jockeys (VJs) from MTV and Channel V saying “anyways”. I felt this was grammatically wrong. But in a few months, this got normalised. But I … Read more
When I first started using the internet, I used to browse through Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Netscape. Netscape was just dying then. And I shifted to Internet Explorer completely. Internet explorer had many issues. One big issue was what we called as “pop up ads”. Pop up ads would literally pop up randomly while you … Read more
Basundi is a popular sweet dish from West India. It’s made in Gujarat and Maharashtra households. South Indians have embraced some of the north Indian sweets and Basundi is one of them. The sweet is made by boiling full fat milk until it becomes thick and creamy and then sugar, nuts and some spices are … Read more
The Government has overarching control over the citizens. It has a huge government machinery to get its work done. The majority of responsibility is on the government. For some aspects, the government does “citizen awareness”. Citizen awareness is only for educating the citizens on certain matters. When it comes to implementation, it is government’s responsibility. … Read more
Summer is here. I am making a list of fruits that I’m finding on the streets. I am finding this “ice apple” also known as tadgola, tataning and many other names in other regions. This is good for your gut health. It looks like a mini coconut, it tastes like the raw coconut kernel. Another … Read more
Happens a lot when certain people come and show their “concern” about your life situations. It may be about your life, health, career, marriage etc. Having concern is a good thing. But then, at times, it ends up being a situation where they are just transferring their anxiety on you and worsening the situation for … Read more