Mysuru: Historian Prof. P.V. Nanjaraj Urs, who spoke on the life of Tipu Sultan, was felicitated during Tipu Jayanti, organised by Afroz Pasha, Secretary of Hazarath Tipu Sultan Shaheed Welfare & Urus Committee, Lashkar Mohalla, near Tipu Tomb, Ganjam in Sriranrapatna recently. Tipu Jayanti was held under the guidance of MLA Tanveer Sait, who is…
Weekend Concerts at Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house
December 5, 2024Mysuru: The residence of Mysore Vasudevacharya in city will be hosting two music concerts during this weekend. TK Sisters, Dr. Saroja and Dr. Sujatha, will present a Vocal Duet on Saturday (Dec. 7). They will be accompanied by Vid. Rupanagudi Ratna Teja on violin and Vid. V. Shubhang on mridanga. Pandit K.V. Mahabala, now settled…
Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha
December 5, 2024Mysuru: The Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Stuti Hegde, disciple of Guru Vidushi Dr. Kripa Phadke, Nrityagiri – Performing Arts & Research Centre, Mysuru, has been organised at Ganabharathi’s Ramagovinda Kalavedike in Kuvempunagar on Dec. 6 at 6 pm. Stuti is the daughter of Roopa Hegde and Nagendra Hegde. Mahabaleshwara Hegde, retd. Officer, Air Force, Government of…
National Eminence Award for Mysore Brothers
December 5, 2024Mysuru: The Mysore Brothers, Vid. Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath, acclaimed Indian Classical Violinists hailing from Mysuru, are selected for the prestigious ‘Sri Jayendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award’ by Sri Shanmukhanada Fine Arts of Mumbai. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held at Sri Shanmukhanda Hall in Mumbai on Dec. 8. Previous awardees…
Baandhavya, a two-day event for differently-abled from Dec. 7
December 5, 2024Mysuru: Baandhavya-2024, a two-day sports and cultural event for differently-abled, organised by Rotary Mysore Midtown, RI Dist. 3181, will be held on Dec. 7 and 8, said Event Convenor Rtn. A.N. Aiyanna. Addressing the press persons at Patrakarthara Bhavan, here yesterday, he said that the event would be inaugurated by N. Ranga Rao & Sons…
House burgled: Gold worth Rs. 1.45 lakh stolen
December 5, 2024Mysuru: Burglars, who broke into a house, have made away with gold jewellery from the house. The burglary took place at the house of Susheela at BGS Layout in city and the thieves have made away with 35 gram gold ornaments worth Rs. 1.45 lakh from the house. In his complaint to Yelwal Police, Susheela’s…
Recognising Hanuman
December 5, 2024Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist As per Hindu lore, to make the Veda accessible to women and ‘lowerʼ castes, the sages told stories — the Fifth Veda. The Fifth Veda includes Mahabharata, Ramayana and the vast corpus of Puranas. In Ramayana, there are two Vedic scholars, experts in Sanskrit. The first is…
Musings on KSRTC Bus Stand at Bannimantap
December 5, 2024Sir, This refers to the recent news about the proposal to relocate the Sub-Urban Bus Stand to Bannimantap. I would like to share my views, along with a letter I wrote in December 2023 when plans for upgrading the Railway Station were under discussion. In my opinion, shifting the Sub-Urban Bus Stand to Bannimantap is…
Trump and Modi
December 5, 2024Sir, This refers to KBG’s Abracadabra column titled “Second coming of Donald Trump — He Promises to Make America Great Again. Will Narendra Modi Make India Great Again?” published in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is far ahead of Trump in making India Great Again, with his clear economic and…
Dr. Vidyabhushana, Vid. Saketharaman perform at JSS Music Conference
December 5, 2024Dr. Vidyabhushana presenting a vocal concert at Navajyothi Auditorium, JSS College for Women, Saraswathipuram, last evening as part of the ongoing 29th Music Conference organised by JSS Sangeetha Sabha Trust. He is accompanied by Vid. Pradesh Achar on violin, Vid. V. Praveen on mridanga and Vid. B.S. Raghunandan on ghata. Vid. S. Saketharaman presenting a…
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