Photo 1, Oct. 11 -- Daisy Stanly, a resident of J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, has won first prize in Ornamental Garden category in the Dasara Flower Show Competition organised by the Department of Horticulture, for the 15th year. Her garden features plants of over 60 varieties and has a dedicated terrace orchids garden.

"By nurturing my garden plants, I ward off my loneliness and cultivate the joy of life - watching a plant grow, flower, fruit, seed and become a flourishing beauty. Gardening acts as an antidepressant, gives me moderate exercise and improved concentration," she says.

Photo 2: Nishhat Afza, Founder-Director of CURIOCITY - School of creative art and design, N.R. Mohalla, has won two first prizes for the eighth consecutive year in th...