Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has strongly objected to the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara festival. Addressing media persons in city yesterday, Simha said that while he deeply admired Mushtaq’s literary achievements, Dasara was not merely a cultural programme but a deeply Hindu…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s announcement that International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq would inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara festival, a video of her 2023 address at the ‘Jana Sahitya Sammelana’ in Bengaluru has resurfaced and gone viral on social media. In the clip, Mushtaq is heard saying, “You’ve smeared turmeric and vermilion on Kannada…
Tumakuru: Former Congress Minister K.N. Rajanna has come down heavily on his own party for the initial handling of the Dharmasthala case, alleging that using an unrelated skull to defame the revered shrine of Hindus was a deliberate attempt to tarnish the sacred site’s reputation at the national level. Addressing reporters in city yesterday, Rajanna…
Forensic report exposes skull’s origin; Delhi link emerges; secret meetings suspected Mangaluru/Mandya: The mystery surrounding the skull brought by C.N. Chinnaiah (Mask Man) in the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ has finally seen a breakthrough. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has kept the masked suspect in custody for the past ten days, is now unearthing…
Mysore/Mysuru: A couple of days after two MDA sites in Vijayanagar fourth stage measuring 20x30ft and 50x80ft went for a whopping Rs. 2 crore and Rs. 9 crore respectively in a MDA e-auction, State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu Kautilya said that such shocking prices in e-auction might be a hidden attempt to boost the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, is resonant with the music of great maestros. Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable (SPVGMC) Trust, Mysuru, has been playing a crucial role in preserving the continuity of this resonance by organising music concerts during Ganesha festival since over six decades at 8th Cross Ganesha Pandal in VV…
Bengaluru: Even as the Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case continues to fuel a war of words between the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi alleged that the controversy is an attack on the religious sentiments of crores of Hindus. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Joshi accused the Congress Government in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar has weighed in on the ongoing controversy over the choice of Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the inaugurator for this year’s Mysuru Dasara, stressing that the festival is a celebration for everyone, beyond religious or caste boundaries. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru this morning, he said, “Dasara is…
Mysore/Mysuru: “Always remember the contribution of your Gurus, just as you remember your parents. Convocation is not only about going for higher studies or jobs, it is about stepping into life itself,” said Vinayak Hegde, Vice-President (VP) and Head, Infosys, Mysuru. Addressing the 15th Graduation Day of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus, yesterday, he told…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of ‘Parampara: Celebrating the heritage and legacy of Hindustani Classical Music,’ Raag Milan has organised a soulful bansuri recital by the legendary flautist Pandit Nityanand Haldipur (Mumbai) at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture in Vijayanagar here tomorrow (Aug. 26) at 6.30 pm. He will be accompanied by his disciple Ravi Shankar…
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