Mahatma Gandhi’s desi leadership qualities relevant for all times: Scholar Lakshmisha Tolpadi Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership qualities are relevant for all times, Puttur-based scholar, Lakshmisha Tolpadi said that the Mahatma used to refer to the Bhagavad Gita for solutions to mental anxiety and turbulence. He was speaking after inaugurating a national seminar on…
Plays, folk events receive overwhelming response
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the ongoing Bahuroopi-2020 National Theatre Festival, Kannada play ‘Manteswamy Kathaprasanga’ and Marathi play ‘Sangeet Bari,’ staged respectively at Vanaranga and Bhoomigeeta auditorium in Rangayana premises last evening, received overwhelming response from theatre buffs. Some audience, even after buying tickets, could not find a seat in the houseful theatre hall but were…
CNC urges Centre to accord Geo-Political Autonomy and ST tag to Kodava tribe
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Codava National Council (CNC) President N.U. Nachappa, welcoming the Centre’s enthusiasm and commitment for the creation of Bodoland Territorial Region, has urged the Union Government to expedite the long-cherished aspirations of Kodava Land Geo-Political Autonomy under Articles 244, 371 (read with 6th & 8th Schedule of the Constitution) and also assign ST (Scheduled Tribe)…
Three Mysureans among nine killed in accident near Karkala
February 17, 2020A total of 34 employees of a private firm in Mysuru had gone on a trip Mysore/Mysuru: Three persons from Mysuru and two from Nanjangud are among nine employees of a private firm in city, who were killed when the private bus in which they were travelling hit a boulder between Karkala and Udupi at…
Talk on “India Pakistan Conflicts” by former diplomat tomorrow
February 17, 2020Ravi Joshi has served R&AW for over 25 years Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Club of Mysore West has arranged a talk by Ravi Joshi, a former Diplomat, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), on Feb.18 (Tuesday) at 6.30 pm at the Rotary West Auditorium in Saraswathipuram. He will speak on the topic “India Pakistan Conflicts as a Case…
Mayor, Deputy Mayor call on Pramoda Devi
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The new Mayor Tasneem and Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar called on Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at the Palace yesterday morning, first time after taking charge. The duo sought Pramoda Devi’s advice for improving and developing the heritage city and also suggestions to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), if any. During the conversation, she asked the Mayor…
Over 60,000 visit Rangayana in three days
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Over 60,000 people have thronged Rangayana and Kalamandira premises to witness the ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival since it started on Feb.14. On the first day of the Theatre Fest, 15,000 people visited the venue and the number swelled dramatically on the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, to over 20,000 and 25,000 respectively. With the…
‘Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone’
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa has said that Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone in the nation. They are not the property of a few intellectuals. Speaking at the ongoing National Theatre Festival at Rangayana yesterday, Cariappa said, “Everyone has right to speak and share his or her opinions. It…
Hindustani vocal concert on Feb. 22 at Kalpakshetra
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Gayana Sabha has organised a Hindustani music concert by vocalists Lakshminarayana Bhat and Asha Ganapathy on Feb. 22 at Kalpakshetra Academy auditorium here in Vijayanagar. The vocalists will be accompanied by Bhimashankar Bidanur on tabla and Deepak Nagannavar on harmonium. Artistes’ Profiles: A native of Uttara Kannada district, Lakshminarayana Bhat started learning…
‘Sarvashreshta Kalaposhaka’ award conferred on art patron K.V. Murthy
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre (VPAC), Mysuru, had organised a programme to confer ‘Sarvashreshta Kalaposhaka’ award on renowned Civil Engineer, Industrialist, Promoter of Performing Arts and Social Worker K.V. Murthy, for his yeomen service to art and culture. Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy of VPAC along with R. Guru of N. Ranga Rao & Sons; Dr. M….
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