Usually, rare events, including the case of a man biting the dog, when reported in the print media, not only draw the attention of readers of dailies but also figures in the evening sessions of the urban literati sipping their favourite beverage in drawing rooms or in parks as well as restaurants. However, the recurring…
Sir, I am P. Madhumalesh, brother of Manoj Kumar, who died in the cylinder blast incident at IISc., Bengaluru, recently. I am writing this to clarify about a news which was published in Star of Mysore dated Dec.8 titled, “IISc. pays Rs. 10 lakh ex-gratia to city researcher’s wife.” The actual scenario is that we…
Sir, The two-wheeler parking lot at the City Railway Station (Platform No. 6) does not have any lighting facility and it is very difficult to locate the parked vehicles on arrival at night. Repeated reminders to the personnel manning the parking have been of no avail. The Railway authorities would do well to arrange to…
Looking at the election results of the five States announced day before yesterday, I thought I must reflect on my article in this column titled “Musings on Secular Democracy and Hindu Nationalism” that appeared on Dec.8 and Dec. 9, 2018. Inspiration for that article, in two parts, was an article published in The Hindu of…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Another interesting story from the stable of Gaur Gopal Das: In the middle of a beautiful city there was a Museum. The floor in the Museum was laid with marble tiles. Right in the centre of the foyer was a huge marble statue, as part of the display….
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In popular re-tellings, the Mahabharata ends tragically with vast bloodshed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where the Kauravas are defeated by the Pandavas. Following this episode, there is the Ashwamedha Parva. It describes how Yudhishthira becomes king and lets loose his royal horse across the land,…
Eurokids, Hebbal, celebrated its Sports Day on Dec.8. M.N. Natraj, State Director, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, was the chief guest. Dr. Prasanna Srinivas Deshpande, Assistant Professor, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, Franchise Owners Dr. Ambika Nazareth, Alvin Nazareth and Basavaraj were the guests of honour. Children participated in various races based on…
The Annual Sports Meet of Sree Cauvery Educational Institutions, Kuvempunagar, was held recently. Mariappa, District Superintendent of Physical Education, was the chief guest. Outstanding Achievers Award were awarded to Best Students of the Year. Academic prizes, sports prizes and literary prizes were presented on the occasion. M.K. Kuttappa, Chairman of the Institution, presided over the…
The fighters trained at Genesis Mixed Martial Arts in Mysuru bagged several medals at National Kickboxing Championship held at Raja Virbadhra Singh Sports Complex in Himachal Pradesh recently. Seen are (from top left clockwise) Pranav Bhat (Bronze), Krishna (Team Manager), Srinidhi (Gold), Samith Bhat (Head Coach, Genesis MMA), Vivek (Gold), Samarth (certificate of appreciation), Sneha…
The Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA), jointly with Havvek Sangha, Mysuru, will be conducting an U-19 Open Chess Tournament on Jan.6, 2019 at Ursu Boarding School (Opposite Maharaja’s College Boys Hostel). No entry fee for the participants. Entries close on Dec.30. Prizes will be given for the first three places in U-8,U-10, U-12, U-14 (boys…
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