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Chennai, May 11, 2023 : Can someone find the divine in a Carnatic Kriti and a Western Symphony at once? Can one revere ancient knowledge while being fully aware of its limitations? Can a mind steeped in Advaita Vedanta seek Spinozist counterpoints? Can one's spirit be contemporary and classical at the same time? Youtube video link 👇 His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar's life beautifully negotiated such paradoxes and impossibilities. Philosophy, wildlife conservation, philately, photography, music, statesmanship--all converged in his consciousness like perfectly fitting pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.  Author Dr.Deepti Navaratna Life spoke to him in beautiful metaphors, understood by few. It is not very often that the man emerges from the shadows of his crown. That is precisely why his story has to be told. ****

Chennai, May 11, 2023: An 18-year-old boy who was studying in a residential school in Bangalore, active in sports including horse-riding, football and cricket started getting joint pain and fever in November 2022. After being treated for a month by a rheumatologist, he developed breathing difficulty and abdominal pain and was then admitted in a tertiary care cardiac specialty hospital in February ‘23.  (L to R) Dr.D.Girithar Gopal; Dr.N.Kanagarajan; Dr.Uday Charan Murmu; Dr.K.Sivakumar; Dr.Ravi Agarwal; Dr. Selvakumar He was diagnosed to have severe leak of the aortic and mitral valves in his heart, along with congestive heart failure. Despite intensive care management with inotropes and other medication, he developed worsening liver and kidney functions as his heart was inefficient to maintain adequate blood flow to his vital organs. He also started having collection of fluid in his lungs which made it difficult for him to breathe and thus required increasing oxygen support. ...