One of Manjula’s favourites.
As we enter October more guests arrive. Our next big adventure is Kaveri’s school holiday.
I see her most weeks at school but staying here plus a trip to the seaside is icing on the cake.
New season begins.
Facebook memories
Butchers
Unnecessary butchering of trees
Three trees chopped down in little over a day.
One tree fell because of a rain storm so they’re concerned more will fall. it’s important to protect people but let’s get the balance right and check with those we can trust, who know what’s best.
Only cut when and where it’s necessary.
Staff shouldn’t be given tree rein.
I failed to save at least one tree that didn’t need to be cut.
I’ve been advised that there’s no need to chop down the trees. Just trim the branches and reduce the ‘crown.’ So it doesn’t get waterlogged and top heavy when it rains, then it’s less likely to break and fall over .
I’ve seen a small chain saw at the end of a stick that’s ideal for the job.
It needs someone with the relevant skills and authority to take charge.
Do we care? Who is accountable? How do we stop it happening again?
Immersion — Visarjan
We take Ganpati aka Ganesh and his mum Gowrie
To Paschimavahini, the river kaveri near Srirangaptnam.
Vasanth and Sowbaghya (and their able assistants Ravichandra and Naveen) doing the honours to immerse mum and son.
That’s after puja at home aka Mysore Bed and Breakfast
Garima and Trishalla joined us, after spending wonderful time together at this week’s children’s theatre event. Here with the irrepressible Kaveri.
Antoinette, from New York, regular guest of Mysore Bed and Breakfast provided more photos. Including catching me in a regular pose of bossing Kaveri. 🤔🤭
And finally from Vasanth…
Wonderful story
I’ve just finished reading.
Brian Selznick combines art and words to provide a surprising and insightful story. Strongly recommended
Some might consider them children’s books. If so, this child loves them. we have all his books at Manjula’s Library at Mysore Bed and Breakfast.
I liked it!
Gowri-Ganesh-Chaturthi
Each year MAnjula would carefully prepare puja for Ganesh and his mother Gowri
Ganesh in 2015 the version on the left was taken to be immersed in the river Kaveri later that week.
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This year I was invited to Kaveri’s school to join the celebrations.
Afterwards we did our own thing at home
Next we’ll work out which day we can immerse him in the river.
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Kaveri becoming a sharp English teenager.
… Whatever…
She’s always with us
Electricity in India.
Helpful insights
Sockets and plugs are the old English system with three and two pin, as below…. it’s 240 volts.
It’s easy to buy a low cost converter in India like this …
So it’s unecessary to buy one of those expensive fly-anywhere-converters
We ask our guests to use the USB phone chargers in the adapters in each of our lounges. …
There’s regular power cuts. It’s not a problem for long but at Mysore Bed and Breakfast we have a UPS — uninterrupted power supply, on each floor, (assuming it’s working) 🤔.
Do feel free to ask any questions.
Stephen.
Next Meeting .
Reflective Space
Last Friday. 5 for 6 at Mysore Bed and Breakfast 29th September.
Share your thoughts, experiences and insights.
This is an open meeting for young adults and the young at heart. Meeting itself 6-8, beforehand for drinks, cake, browse the library.
Any questions or suggestions contact Stephen.
The ‘closed’ membership group is likely to start in the new year.
Please check our previous announcement for more details.
Who we are and what we do
Update and clarification
Manjula’s Mysore continues to provide accommodation by sharing our home to guests visiting Mysore, together with our guided cycle tours.
We’re also experimenting with how we can support the learning of young people through reflective space events at Mysore Bed and Breakfast.
As all good businesses should, we also find ways to help the wider community, as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility.
To this end we have supported, in the name of MAnjula, the education of a young girl and boy, gifted bicycles, arranged holidays, provided meals, and more.
We continue to keep our eyes and ears tuned into future opportunities to do good in Manjula’s name.
We are not affiliated with any other organisations but have collaborated with others to find and serve our local communities. This has included Polar Bear Ice Creams, Aroma Bakery, CAVA, and community organisations.
We thank them for their invaluable help in reaching out to our communities.
A statement from the Directors
Sarvesh and Stephen.
I like this quote
Never imagined I’d be sitting in my lounge in Mysore quoting Shakespeare. It’s from Measure for Measure.
“Our doubts are traitors
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt”
I’ve lifted it from a book by Rafe Esquith ( Teach like your hair’s on fire ) one of the wonderful books I’m reading about education. Some are analytical or like Rafes: stories of innovations to help motivate children to learn.
I’m certain many of us can recall examples of how our doubts or fears have stopped us making decisions or taking action. All of us hopefully will remember when we did have the courage of our convictions and acted successfully.
I often remember when I first started working in local government in the U.K. I thought it idiotic and time-wasting that certain powers hadn’t been delegated to officers (from the politicians : councillors/corporators). We would go to formal committee for what, to me, seemed small decisions. My senior colleagues ridiculed the idea. We’ve tried that before laddie (it was Yorkshire but I was 30!) 🤔 I did it and I got it. Result. 😛
The doubts and doubters didn’t win over.
Me and MYCycle 