There is something to be said about going to school again as an adult. I realised that it brings out some of the nice things in us which we forget as we grow old:You do not hesitate to admit that you don't know something.You make mistakes but still keep trying.You can laugh at yourself with others easily without any hurt.You prefer to keep things simple.Finally,you are not afraid of failing.Simple principles but so tough to apply in our day to day life - wonder w...

I have always been fascinated by the picture of the two headed bird on the BMTC buses. The two heads look away from one another and its body seems to be made of gold. It is called the Ghanda Bherunda and it is a mythical two headed bird which was the symbol of the Mysore kingdom and now used by the BMTC in its logo. Not much is known of this bird except that Vishnu in the form of Lakshminarasimha has a shrine where he is worshipped in this form in the Pancha Narasimha ksetram in Andhra Pradesh. It is believed that Lord Vishnu took this form during...