Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Everybody sees the world through a frame of reference. No one, but the Gods, perhaps, have the full picture. Fate, free will, God — three frames of references that have sustained cultures for centuries; references that can never be proved or disproved; they have to be believed….
Most youths have forgotten Gandhiji, regrets former Speaker Krishna Mysuru/Mysore: “Most of the students nowadays do not have good opinion about Gandhiji and have forgotten the Father of the Nation,” regretted former Speaker Krishna. He was speaking as the chief guest at the 72nd Sarvodaya Day programme organised by the Department of Gandhian Studies and…
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and Divya Raghavan to perform at KSOU Convocation Hall on Feb.9 Mysuru/Mysore: It is said, “Music touches the hearts where words alone can’t.” And for this reason, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement’s (SVYM) annual musical event ‘Swaraanubhuthi’ carries the message of ‘compassion and care for fellow humans’ embedded in the soulful voice of…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC The latest fiasco of our Tourism Department: The much-hyped Gaganachu-kki Jalapa-thotsava, a waterfall festival plan-ned for viewing the falls sans water. These waterfalls are a beauty to watch during the monsoon but in other periods, it is just another hillock. The farmers were right. Why waste precious water…
Mysuru/Mysore: Former Mayors have asked the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to mobilise its tax collection and at least meet the target this time. Lamenting that every year, the MCC fails to meet the target, they urged the civic body to fill the coffers so that developmental works can be initiated without depending much on State…
Mysuru/Mysore: The nomination papers of all the four candidates who have filed nominations for the MCC Ward 18 by-poll, are found valid, according to Returning Officer H.N. Shivegowda. The by-poll will be held on Feb.9. The scrutiny of nomination papers was held at MCC Zone-4 office at Akashavani Circle here yesterday, during which the nominations…
Mysuru/Mysore: Comm-emorating National Science Day, Akashavani Mysuru will be airing a programme ‘Sky Watch – Information on Planets’ today (Jan.30) between 7.45 pm and 8.30 pm. Observational Astronomers Dr. S.N. Prasad and Krishna-murthy Mudugodu will take part in the programme and give information on the planets and stars. The programme will be aired live on…
Every generation owes to the people of past generations in no small measure all the good things of life including ways of life, infrastructure in public domain that has endured to this day, texts that spell the grand rules for harmony in society, art forms such as music, sense of fellow-feeling towards other members of…
Mysuru/Mysore: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, organises around 300 mega marketing events across the country to provide direct marketing avenues to the artisans. As part of this, Gandhi Shilp Bazaar is being organised at JSS Mysore Urban Haat in Hebbal, Mysuru, in association with JSS Mahavidyapeetha from…
Mysuru/Mysore: JSS Mysore Urban Haat, city’s prominent exhibition arena, will get a makeover in the coming days with several additions aimed at turning it into a tourist spot with activities round the year. The Urban Haat will get 64 more permanent stalls in addition to the current 36 and a large amphitheatre as well as…
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