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Dharwad/Bengaluru: These days, the number of frequent get-togethers and parties is on the increase, thanks to the marriages of friends' children. If am right as Narayan keeps saying, the WhatsApp group of the 1976 batch came into being only after Deepak Laddad's kid’s wedding in Dharwad. All those who had assembled for the marriage felt the need of forming an online group and things started falling in place for meeting one another every now and then. Nani pays respect to ‘Teachers’: Probably, more than a handful of such marriages might have taken place in the last 3-4 years or so. By and large, most of them took place at Dharwad while a recent one of the sons of Raghuprasad was held in Bengaluru. Ravi's daughter's marriage gave the feel of another get-together. Narayan booked rail tickets for me well in advance to attend the marriage. In fact, we went much prior to the marriage so that he could meet his office commitments. Once, the marriage got over it was party time w

The Teacher and disciple association between Padma Shree Dr HR Nagendra also Chancellor of the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Arogyadhama(S-VYASA) deemed to be a University here near Jigani in Anekal Taluk of the Bengaluru Rural district and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a long history of about four decades. A visitor from 1982: Padma Shree Dr HR Nagendra, dwelling over the four decades-long association recalled to Hindusthan Samachar in an exclusive interview-“The Prime Minister has been a regular visitor to the S-VYASA since the early eighties. He came here for the first time in 1982 and from then onward he has been a regular visitor. HV Seshadri, a veteran RSS leader and my uncle used to stay here in the Prashanti Kuteeram. Usually, all national-level RSS leaders and functionaries kept visiting him right from 1979-80… …Inaugurated the Reception building in 1983: Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited S-VYASA in 1982 for the first time it was only blossoming

The Center for Energy Research of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) here has been doing a tremendous job in terms of research and development in the field of Low Energy Nuclear Reactor (LENR). In comparison to well-developed nations like China, Japan and the USA, which have formed Consortiums of industry, academics and Government and also have been funding generously the Centre of Energy Research of S-VYASA has not lagged behind in striving for encouraging results utilizing meagre funds. However, those positive results have not helped the research team to raise a National Effort to garner the required monetary support from the Government of India despite multiple attempts over the past 5 years! The energy required everywhere: Padma Shri Dr Prahlada Ramarao, Pro-Chancellor and Director, Centre for Energy Research at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) emphasizes, “These days, we need energy everywhere whether at the home, office, education, healt

CR Raghu, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Bengaluru is optimistic about investment from Poland in the state and country in the areas of IT, BT, Education, Renewable Energy and Waste management. Everyone is looking for renewable energy: Renewable gas energy is a big thing everyone is looking for. Our own Prime Minister is thinking, last week European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has also mentioned the same. Even our External Affairs Minister is speaking about it. In fact, the whole world is thinking on the subject so that the expenditure on fuels is reduced, he elaborates. A series of accomplishments: Raghu Rajappa, a city-based industrialist with enough experience in the waste management area has become the Polish Honorary Consul about one and a half years back but has a list of accomplishments to his credit in the short period. For, he informs-“In the last one and a half years, I have contributed in the fields of education, trading, politics, the visit of Amb

Ravindra Prasad is a big name in Silicon Valley and worldwide, thanks to his multiple backgrounds in Transcendental Meditation and the Art of Living. He had an amazingly successful stint with the Art of Living founded by Sri Sri Ravishankar Guruji as Chairman, Managing Trustee globetrotting as a Corporate Guru and Trainer. Now, he has completely left behind the earlier trodden paths to venture into wellness being. As a Business Consultant of Weefa (Weefa Wellness Solutions Private Limited), he is making strides in the food market with the sole aim of consuming food as medicine. He has already treaded a long way so far in this direction, but the journey looks to be too long. Here, in a freewheeling interaction, he looks back makes introspection and explains his vision forward.  image source: newsweek.com Excerpts of the interview: Q: You have been associated with alternative systems to Allopathy for curing and healing ailments. Can you recall your journey in this direction? Ravindra Pra

Dr Madhusudan KR, an international expert on Reiki has called upon the state and central governments to include Reiki in the list of alternative modes of treatment. He feels that such a step will go a long way in treating lakhs of patients to find solaces, who otherwise are not being cured completely by other forms of medication. Reiki left out from Ayush: Although the Union Government has brought Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy under the purview of AYUSH, however, Reiki continues to be leftover from the list. Interestingly, there are lakhs of Reiki practitioners across the country and the system is also said to have cured several chronic diseases. Medical Graduate becomes a Reiki healer: In fact, Dr Madhusudan K.Ranebennur is a medical graduate specializing in the treatment of chest ailments. But, thanks to a peculiar problem he underwent and after failing to find a solution in modern medicine, he drifted away to Reiki healing. Now he is a successful Reik

Dr Madhusudan KR has been practising Reiki, Hypnotherapy, Mexican Healing, Psychic Surgery, Melchizedek Healing... since 1995 and there has been no looking back from then onwards. Despite being a medical graduate having specialized in treating chest diseases, thanks to a peculiar problem finding permanent relief through Reiki he switched over to practising energy medicine. Not only he has been treating but also teaching people as he informs of having successfully treated more than 1,50,000 chronic cases. He tells of having conducted more than 5,000 seminars training more than 120,000 students across the country in Reiki and other healing methods. Some of the great personalities treated by him include the late Kannada matinee idol Dr Rajkumar, late Kannada superstar Dr Vishnuwardhan, and late Guinness book of records holder for the highest number of eye surgeries Dr MC Modi, late veteran Kannada comedian M Shivaram, and Kannada actor Srinath, among many others. In a candid conversation,

Deelipkumar of Sira town in Tumakuru district, thanks to the famine conditions was reduced to penury in 2000. But his hard efforts, relentless struggle and endurance to withstand hurdles on the way, over a period of time he has evolved into a successful businessman! Famine blocks education as well: He studied up to the 12th standard in Sira. He got admission to the Degree course but couldn’t fulfil his dream of becoming a graduate. The unprecedented famine that struck the state in 2000 during SM Krishna’s tenure as the Chief Minister had a drastic setback for all peasants of the state. Deelipkumar had two bore wells in their fields and both of them dried up. His father advised him to give up plans of continuing in agriculture and seek alternatives to make a living. Rs 1,500 salary for working the whole night! : As he knew driving and owned a Maruti van, he took up the job of supplying liquor bottles (Seconds) s to the bars at night times and went to the college during the day. For wor

Thimmanna Gajanan Upadhya, fondly known as Charlie among close circles is a household name to all sports-loving people in the state and more so in North Karnataka. In fact, his accomplishments are amazing, right from his association with the Sports and Recreation Club of LIC Dharwad and donning the role of an Umpire in state, national and international level Table Tennis tournaments and championships. However, he appears to be least bothered to beat a drum about the same. Individual milestones history of TT: Narayan G Sabhahit, a close relative had to persuade Thimmanna for a small conversation at his residence. Perhaps, writing about Thimmanna should not be construed as giving him the publicity that he is least bothered by. But mentioning his individual milestones is nothing else but tracing the history and growth of Table Tennis and other sports activities across the state in a big way. Bengaluru centric Tourneys: In the early seventies, you name the sports Bengalureans dominated b