Expo of clocks open to public till Jan.26 between 9 am and 4 pm

Mysuru :

The Department of Anatomy, JSS Medical College, Shivarathreeshwaranagar, had organised a presentation on ‘Time Management’ by M.S. Chandrashekar Iyer, city’s well-known horologist, at its premises this morning.

During his presentation, Chandrashekar Iyer explained about mechanism and accuracy of various types of clocks — digital, mechanical, analog and atomic clocks.Dr. N.M. Shama Sundar, Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, JSS Medical College, Mysuru, speaking to Star of Mysore, said, “Chandrashekar Iyer’s Grandfather K.S. Lakshmana Iyer, was the first person to start a watch repair shop in Mysuru. The shop was started under the name ‘Lakshmana Iyer Watch Company’ on Ashoka Road in city in the year 1912.”

He further said that Chandrashekar Iyer started repairing watches at the age of 10 years and has over 70 years of experience in repairing watches.

Speaking about the purpose of conducting the presentation, Shama Sundar said that it was organised to make the Medical Students understand the value of time. He noted that time management is very important for doctors because during emergencies, even seconds matter in saving the life of patients.

On the occasion, an exhibition featuring wrist watches, wall clocks, alarm clocks, time pieces, cells, batteries, engravers, programmable time switches, bells, sirens, cardiac pacemakers, digital diaries, thermometers, hygrometers, barometers, mobile phones, calculators, lactometers, digital calendars, telephones and other time-related instruments, was inaugurated by Chandrashekar Iyer at the College’s Histology Lab.

The exhibition will be open till Jan.26 between 9 am and 4 pm. High School students can attend the exhibition.

The exhibition is dedicated to late Dr. K.H. Basavaraj, Senior Professor of Dermatology, JSS Hospital, Mysuru.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday, January 24th, 2015