Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep will inaugurate the mini open air theatre ‘Chintana Chavadi’ that has come up in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road in city this evening (Feb.22) at 5.30 pm. Built by the Kannada and Culture Department, this is a mini theatre where about 50 to 70 people can sit and watch cultural,…
Madurai: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan yesterday launched his party, ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam,’ in Madurai, taking a plunge into the already crowded Tamil Nadu politics. Even actor Rajinikanth has announced his plan to launch a political outfit. Haasan started his day yesterday by visiting late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s house in Rameswaram. He then visited his hometown…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting story on my WhatsApp: I had spent an hour in the bank with my dad, as he had to transfer some money. I could not resist myself and asked dad, why don’t we activate your internet banking? Why would I do that ? he asked me….
Mysuru: In what could be termed as a case of mistaken identity, a man, who was allegedly sending lewd messages to a cell phone number thinking that it belonged to a girl, was in a embarrassing situation when he came to know that the cell phone number belonged to a man. He then called the…
Mysuru: Since the recent protest against the Railway line passing through Kodagu, a video about Cauvery River has become popular. Titled “This is the story of Kaveri (and every river everywhere)”, the video sends out a message that instead of fighting over river sharing, we must find ways to save the Cauvery River which is…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Nrityalaya Trust, Mysuru, celebrated its 39th anniversary with grandeur on the 4th of February, 2018. A whole-day event ‘Nartana Payana-Sahitya-Sangeeta Nartana Sambhrama’, including dance and a Karnatak music concert was organised by its director Dr. Tulasi Ramachandra at Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavana. The day’s programme began auspiciously with devotional songs by Tulasi…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Hindu households have always had a puja room. Traditionally, here were located the many Gods of the household. The griha-devata of the house, the kula-devata of the clan, the grama-devata of the village, the ishta-devata of each of the family members, maybe an image of an…
Mysuru: The Federation of Music and Dance Institutions of Mysuru had organised a function at Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavan on JLB Road here on Tuesday to felicitate renowned Musicologist Padma Shri Dr. R. Satyanarayana and Kendriya Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award winner and violinist Dr. Mysore M. Manjunath. Felicitating the awardees, Swami Athmajnanandaji of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama,…
Mysuru: Raaga Vaibhava has organised a grand Hindustani Classical Vocal recital by Pt. M. Venkatesh Kumar on Feb. 24 (Saturday) at 6 pm at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavana, JLB Road here. He will be accompanied by Pt. Gurumurthy Vydya on tabla and Pt. Veerabhadraiah Hiremath on harmonium. Profile: Pt. M. Venkatesh Kumar,…
Bengaluru: A 45-year-old man was chased by unidentified persons who later stabbed him to death inside a moving BMTC bus heading from Anekal to Majestic in Bengaluru yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as Seetaram alias Suresh, from Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh. He was stabbed in the stomach, chest and shoulder by three men…
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