Bengaluru: Renowned Karnatak vocalist Vidushi Neela Ramgopal passed away in Bengaluru yesterday morning following age-related ailments. She was 86. Hailing from Kumbhakonam in Tamil Nadu, Neela Ramgopal had shifted to Bengaluru after her marriage over six decades ago. She learnt music from N.M. Narayanan and T.K. Rangachary in Tamil Nadu. After shifting to Bengaluru, she…
Takes part in State R-Day Parade
March 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Latha Singh, a II BCA student of Seshadripuram Degree College, Hebbal Ring Road, took part in the State Republic Day Parade. Considering her exceptional deed in NSS since 2021, she was selected to the State-level Republic Day Camp-2023. She is an active member of NSS who passionately indulges in social programmes such as blood…
Man goes missing
March 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A 36-year-old man has gone missing from Kakkarahatti village in Nanjangud taluk since Feb. 17. The missing man is R. Mahesh, a driver by profession. He is 5.5 ft. tall, normal built, has a scar on his left knee, speaks Kannada and Malayalam and was wearing a Khaki coloured shirt and pant at the…
House burgled in Jayalakshmipuram
March 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars, who gained entry into a house by breaking open the rear door of the house, have decamped with gold and silver jewellery and cash from the house. The burglary took place at the house of 63-year-old H.R. Purushotham, behind Chinmaya School at Jayalakshmipuram. On Feb. 26 at about 9 am, Purushotham, along with…
Miscreant barges into house, snatches gold chain of elderly woman
March 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, who barged into a house, has snatched a gold chain from an elderly lady. The incident took place at Lashkar Mohalla on Feb. 27. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is 95-year-old Sannamma, a resident of Dodda Vokkalageri in Lashkar Mohalla. On Feb. 27 at about 4.15 pm, the miscreant, who…
Musings on election and universal adult franchise
March 2, 2023Time has come for people of Karnataka to choose a Government of their choice after five years. The State Assembly elections are expected around May 2023, this year. The election is almost at our doorsteps though the Election Commission has not yet announced the calendar of events. As expected, we see heightened resurgence of political…
Bansuri and Sarod recitals mark ‘Ninaada Griha Sangeet-3’
March 2, 2023Ranjani Memorial Trust, Udupi, has been successful in organising Ninaada Griha Sangeeth-3 at Rishabh Siddhi Layout in Kergalli, Mysuru, on Feb. 26, after the preceding two Hindustani Concerts in earlier two months. Disciple of the Sarod Maestro, nonagenarian Pt. Rajiv Taranath, Sachin Hampe, gave a sarod recital in the beginning. An elaborate Patdeep with alap…
Losing and Gaining the Head
March 2, 2023By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist We have heard stories of how Shiva beheaded his father-in-law Daksha Prajapati and replaced Daksha’s head with that of a goat and how he beheaded his son Ganesha and replaced Ganesha’s head with that of an elephant. We have also heard folk stories of how devotees…
Devotion at its best By Dr. Rama V. Bennur
March 2, 2023Ganabharathi, the well-known Sangeetha Sabha of Mysuru, celebrated the three-days Aradhana Mahotsava with pomp and fervour on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of January at its Veene Seshanna Bhavana premises in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. ‘Taruna Bharathi’, an exclusive platform for young and upcoming artistes has always been a part of Aradhana at Ganabharathi. This programme gives…
Clear ‘illegal parking’ near underbridge next to Railway Station
March 2, 2023Sir, I regularly use the underbridge road next to Railway Station on KRS Road in the city. I have seen that vehicles coming to an automobile showroom nearby are parked on the roadside thus occupying the entire stretch of the road and thereby blocking free passage for pedestrians and vehicular users alike. Apart from it,…
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