By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat As the State celebrates ‘Basava Jayanti’ today, it is indeed apt to recall one of the most revolutionary ideas of Basavanna — the ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ and its significance to the modern world. In the mid-12th century when Basavanna led the revolt against Brahminical Orthodoxy, he did it…
On the third day of the music series of Bhagini Sangeethotsava, a vocal duet by the duo Lakshmi Nagaraj and Indu Nagaraj, popularly known as Chilkunda Sisters, was arranged but due to reasons unknown, Indu Nagaraj did not show up and Lakshmi had to manage the show all by herself and she did it with…
Sir, With reference to the news item titled ‘Escalators at City Railway Station fail passengers daily’ and a reader’s letter in this column — ‘Neglect of accessibility facilities at Mysuru Railway Station’ — published in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 28 and Apr. 29, we wish to clarify that the reports do not accurately reflect…
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Muralidhar (centre), Hon. Secretary, Mahajana Education Society, Mysuru, is seen releasing the book titled ‘Text Book of Industrial Microbiology’ written by Dr. Renu Agrawal (second from left), former Chief Scientist, Rural Development Co-ordinator, Project Advisor, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, at a function organised by School of Life Sciences, Department of Studies in Microbiology of Pooja…
Sanskrit Scholar Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao (third from left) is seen releasing the books ‘Soundarya Lahari’ and ‘Manthana,’ authored by Suma Sheshachalan, at a programme held at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city recently. Mulakanadu Sabha President K.N. Gurumurthy, retd. Professor of SJCE C.R. Nataraj, retd. Sanskrit Professor Dr. K.L. Prasannakshi and…
Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, V. Somanna, Kiren Rijiju, Pralhad Joshi, Shobha Karandlaje and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, among others, paid floral tribute to Basaveshwara at the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi on the occasion of Basava Jayanti this morning. Speaking to the media, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that on the occasion of…
Film director B. Siddegowda GBS, writer-theatre artiste Katte M.S. Krishnaswamy, theatre directors S.D. Dayananda & V. Udaykumar and theatre artiste H.C. Mahesh Kumar, were conferred with State-level Dr. Raj Ranga Ratna Award at a programme organised by Dr. Rajkumar Ranga Parishat, Mysuru, at Namana Kala Mantapa in Krishnamurthypuram on Apr. 26. They are seen with…
A.N. Nanjaraje Urs (Chikka Annaiah), a resident Tyagaraja Road 5th Cross, passed away this morning in city. He was 93. He leaves behind three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Urs Community Burial Grounds at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon, according to family sources.
M. Sanjeev Shetty (78), former President of Hunsur Hotel Owners Association, proprietor of Hotel Devi Prasad in Hunsur, passed away yesterday in the town. He leaves behind six daughters, sons-in-law including former FKCCI President Sudhakar Shetty, grand-children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Hunsur this morning.
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