By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The upanayana (thread ceremony) of Prince Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was performed on Friday, 23 May 1930 at Kalyana Mantapa of the Palace. In this photograph, the young Prince is seated at the centre holding a twig of palasha tree, facing the square homa-kunda. Notice the kankana tied on his…
Dr. B.S. Shylaja, former Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, says Mysuru Planetarium will make astronomy more accessible Dr. B.S. Shylaja, a distinguished astronomer, Visiting Scientist and former Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, was in Mysuru recently to deliver special lectures titled ‘Spectroscopy — A Tool to Understand the Inaccessible’ at the Physics Department…
Sadhguru tells the story of the boy Vemana who became a great saint through his single-pointed persistence By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru tells the story of a young boy called Vemana who became a great saint through his single-pointed persistence, illustrating the meaning of Adi Shankara’s words: “Nishchalatattve jeevanmukti.” Sadhguru: There was a…
By R. Raja Chandra This refers to a series of articles in Star of Mysore by your popular columnist Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem (Over A Cup of Evening Tea) on statues dotting our heritage city. Initially, I wanted to write a riposte to his illuminating story titled “A Mysore Queen’s Magic Touch!” in SOM dated…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Gauri is Mrs. Shiva. Lakshmi is Mrs. Vishnu. Sita is Mrs. Ram. But Radha is not Mrs. Krishna. Everyone knows that. We just do not openly talk about it. Thus, Hindu mythology makes us realise that relationships cannot be standardised. Life is complicated and we are…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A friend called last week. He was breathless. Not because of age, but because he had just returned from bungee jumping. He is sixty-two. I made the appropriate sounds of admiration. Inside, I was mostly wondering whether his life insurance was updated. Another friend went surfing in Sri Lanka. A third…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The dowager Maharani H.H. Vani Vilasa Sannidhana Kempananjammanni Devi (4 July 1866 – 7 July 1934) was perhaps among the last important bride who came from Kalale village near Nanjangud. Several of the earlier Wadiyar rulers chose their brides from this particular village which normally had a sizeable…
He was a Philosopher, Writer, Translator, Teacher, Guide and Gandhian — all at once. A veritable authority on Vishistadvaiata and Sri Ramanujacharya, his encyclopaedic knowledge of both Western and Indian Philosophical systems saw him guide HH Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar in his book on Lord Dattatreya (1957). His student S.L. Bhyrappa, whom he guided and nurtured through…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Gnana does not mean to philosophise, gnana means “to know.” Unfortunately, philosophy is mostly passing off as gnana yoga today. Fundamentally, if you want to pursue gnana, you need a very alert, sharp intellect. Every day and every moment you must slowly sharpen your intellect to a point where…
Sita Bhaskar is the author of four books that weave together tradition and contemporary themes. Her latest book, ‘Rukmini Aunty and the R.K. Narayan Fan Club,’ was inspired by newspaper reports on the efforts to preserve R.K. Narayan’s house in Mysuru as a museum and the subsequent struggle to acquire and restore the property. Sita…
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