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Mythic Society holds its centenary celebrations

Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

Standing tall: A view of the Mythic Society building. —

BANGALORE: The Mythic Society’s role in preserving the heritage of the land, its association with writers, researchers and scientists, and its rich collection of books were all talked about as the centenary celebrations of the society, one of the oldest landmarks in Bangalore, began on Sunday.

It provided a platform for people from various fields to share their experiences of their association with the society.

Speakers also emphasised the role it needed to play in bringing together other research institutions and working towards preserving cultural values of the region.

Roddam Narasimha, chairman of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, said Bangalore, which was transforming itself in various ways, was facing the threat of losing “the great cultural values of science and art of the region”.

“We do not have answers to questions about our city’s history. We need to present our legacy [to visitors],” he said. Institutions, including universities, were not “working towards integrating different fields of study, but were only fragmenting one against the other”. “There is a need to find links between science and engineering, culture and philosophy. Anything that integrates is good,” he said and added that, “Mythic Society has to take the lead. It should work with institutions such as the National Institute of Advanced Studies and the regional centre for the Indian Council of Historical Research.”

Writer and editor of the Karnataka Gazetteer Suryanath Kamath spoke about the link between the Mythic Society and the Indian Institute of Science. Mr. Kamath said the Society’s library had more than 40,000 books.

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