Having had the privilege of being born in a family that has lived in Mysore for four generations and also living all through in Mysore, I attempt to put a few of my own thoughts, memories and compilations here, esp. connected to to this [once beautiful] city and also other varied subjects of interest.
"The Sun is a big ball of fire." taught my primary Class 1 "Book of Knowledge". I cannot forget repeating the sentence, "The Sun is a big ball of fayah!" My teacher pronounced like that at the Convent and my exaggerated pronunciation of 'fire' irked...
Let's begin by looking at a pleasing sight from Engelberg, Switzerland - above picture. Notice the trolleys inside this 'house', containing sacs (of garbage). Nearby houses have put that there for the truck that would come and pick them up. They...
Cricket has always topped the list of popular pastimes. In fact, for more than a century. One of my great grandfather's preserved testimonials, handwritten and signed by J.Cook, M.A, Principal, Central College Bangalore in 1888, praising my ancestor as...
Some Banyan Trees of Mysore
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The Banyan Tree is always an interesting one to look at or be with it, for its prop roots, esp. if the tree is very...
"Hair by hair maks the carl bare", says an old Scottish proverb. The head of hair is homo sapiens' crowning glory. It is for this reason that even a little loss of hair on the crown or its whereabouts, makes the young man under it panic. Panic, because...
