Healthy Sound in a Healthy Body

Ayurvedic physicians Dr Poornima Krishnamurthy and Dr N.V. Krishnamurthy of Mysore have been treating musicians, including many leading vocalists, earning the monicker of “musician’s physician.” Soft-spoken, generous, and kind-hearted, they …

The Curse of Gandhari

US based author Aditi Bannerjee says her maiden book – The Curse of Gandhari – is in a new genre which can be called speculative fiction, where she weaves her …

Images of the Mother Goddess

By Monidipa Bose Dey The ugra aspect of the devi is best characterised by her Mahishasuramardini image, which has been depicted in various ways over the centuries. The Vedic text …

Culture Connect with Japanese

Center for Soft Power had a Culture Connect programme with Japanese nationals in Bangalore. The Japanese women’s association read out three Japanese folk tales and Indian artist Sudhindra sketched the …

#1 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon

In just about 1000 days, Insulin will turn 100 years old. Banting and Best gave us this pivotal breakthrough hormone that saves millions of diabetics each year. Despite its universal availability …