Mysuru: Elephants are the largest terrestrial animals on Earth, and they are one of the most unique-looking animals, too. With their characteristic long noses, or trunks; large, floppy ears; and wide, thick legs, there is no other animal with a similar physique. There are mainly 2 species of elephants — African and Asian. There are…
Finally, from Kashmir to Cape Comorin
August 10, 2019Kashmir is no more the special one. But it remains so for the Congress Party and Pakistan. And why not? Kashmir has been used and misused for politics both within India and Pakistan. After the special status to Kashmir was revoked, a headline in a Pakistani newspaper read, “Madman on the loose” with the photograph…
Ennobling Engineers
August 10, 2019The country witnessed a rise in the number of IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) a few years ago not too long past while the conventional engineering colleges downed their shutters, an event that didn’t lead to informed debates in the circles of stakeholders for engineering education. Karnataka was conspicuous on both counts, namely IIT in…
Will Irwin Road be ready before Dasara-2019?
August 10, 2019Sir, I regularly pass through Irwin Road to drop my wife to her office which is near the Suburban Bus Stand. But over the last two years, there is no city bus facility near to the Bus Stand. This is because of Irwin Road widening project which has been stalled now. It is a very…
B.S. Ramaswamy
August 10, 2019B.S. Ramaswamy (83), a retired Village Accountant and a resident of Jayanagar in city, passed away at a city hospital yesterday. A native of Basavanahalli near Bannur in T. Narasipur taluk, he leaves behind two sons, including Dr. B.R. Satyanarayana, a Kannada Professor at Maharaja’s College, three daughters and a host of relatives and friends….
Sri Shaneshwara Bhakta Mandali
August 10, 201942nd Shraavanamasa Mahotsava, Yakshagana ‘Taamra Dhwaja Kalaga’ by Karavali Yakshagana Kendra, Mysuru, Temple premises, 1st Cross, Pensioners’ Block, Rajendranagar, 7 pm.
Natana School of Theatre Arts
August 10, 2019Staging of play ‘Dhaam Dhoom Suntaragaali,’ School premises, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm.
Innovative Mysuru and Department of Kannada and Culture
August 10, 2019‘Yaksha Sambhrama,’ Chamarajanagar industrialist G.M. Hegde inaugurates, Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Chennappa chief guest, Parthisubba Awardee and Yakshagana thinker G.S. Bhatta presides; Yakshagana ‘Hidimba Vivaha,’ Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 6 pm.
Suttur Mutt, Mysuru
August 10, 2019Shravanamaasa, Mass prayers, 6 pm to 6.30 pm; Discourse on ‘Raghavanka’s Harischandra Kavya,’ Vyaakhyaana by Dr. K. Anantharamu and Dr. B.V. Vasanthakumar, Vaachana by Gamaka Vidwan K. Ramachandra, Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama
August 10, 2019Swami Shantivratanandaji speaks on ‘Kaliyuga Vyasa Sri Mahendranatha Gupta,’ Ashrama premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.










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