Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. H.R. Thimmegowda, Head, Department of Kannada, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram in city, has been appointed as the Mysuru District President of Karnataka Janapada Parishat (Janapada Loka). Dr. Thimmegowda, who has been serving as Kannada faculty at Mahajana College for three decades, has many works to his credit. He is currently serving…
Selected for ‘Dr. Thontada Siddalinga Sri’ Book Prize
October 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The book titled ‘Maatu Haadagali Haadu Matagali,’ a compilation of articles on theatre by writer and publisher Ganesh Amingad, has been selected for ‘Dr. Thontada Siddalinga Sri’ Book Prize given by Kannada Pustaka Parishat, Vijayapura, for the year 2021. The prize carries a cash of Rs. 5,000, a memento and citation. The award will…
Rishi Sunak’s Finest Hour England makes its choice
October 27, 2022I am 100% sure the late lamented World War II British Prime Minister and hero, Winston Churchill (Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill) must be turning in his grave at the tiny Parish Church close to Blenheim Palace, the house in which he was born. Why do I say this? I say this because, Churchill being…
The Shaven Head of Adi Shankara
October 27, 2022By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Vedic Rishis are imagined with long hair, tied in a topknot. But Adi Shankara, the Vedanta philosopher, is depicted in popular artworks with a shaved head, covered with a drape. An enquiry into how the Hindu sage and monk treated his hair reveals how it has…
Some causes for landslides atop Chamundi Hill
October 27, 2022Sir, It was reported that one more landslide has struck the Nandi Statue Road atop Chamundi Hill (SOM dated Oct. 21). Repeated slides seem to have given rise to the perception that this isolated escarpment has grown weak and become landslide-prone, possibly because of human intervention beyond the carrying capacity of the region. In the…
Medal winners of Dasara Shooting Championship
October 27, 2022In the recently held Dasara Shooting Championship-2022, shooters from Jai Chamundi Shooting Sport Academy, Mysuru, participated and won 36 medals. The list of medal winners is as follows: Akshara Arjun (Rifle) – Bronze; Poonam Arjun (Pistol) – Silver; Dr. B.T Kavita, IPS (Pistol) – Bronze; Rohith (Pistol) – Gold; Narayana Rangaprabhu (Pistol) – Gold &…
BCCI’s Landmark Move: Equal match fee for men, women cricketers
October 27, 2022In a landmark move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced that the match fee for both men and women cricketers (contracted) will be the same. The decision to bring women cricketers on par with men, in terms of match fee, is in many ways a landmark decision. BCCI Secretary Jay…
Winners of Badminton Tournament
October 27, 2022The prize winners of the Badminton Tournament conducted at Cosmopolitan Club in city recently — (sitting from left) Renuka Prasad & Suresh Babu (third place), Prof. K. Narasimha Murthy & S. Ravi (first place) and Shivaprakash & Harish (second place) — are seen with (standing from left) Cosmopolitan Club Executive Member C. Mohan Kumar, Hon….
‘Kalarathna’ conferred on Bhushan
October 27, 2022Internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam artiste, Acharya Guru Badari Divya Bhushan of Mysuru was honoured with ‘Kalarathna’ title by Shivapriya School of Dance on Saturday. Guru Sanjay Shantharam conferred the title on Bhushan along with several other dignitaries at an event held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) in Bengaluru.
Appreciation Award for Lifetime Achievement in Makeup
October 27, 2022Celebrity Bridal Makeup Artist Uma Jadav of Cosmos Makeup Studio and Academy, T.K. Layout, Mysuru, was the judge from Karnataka State at AIHBA Makeup World Competition, Award Show and Fashion Show held at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, recently. On the occasion, she was conferred with Appreciation Award for her Lifetime Achievement in Makeup Academy by ‘Kaho…
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