Mysuru: Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who carved the Balak Ram idol for the Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has been honoured with the ‘Bharatiya Sanskriti Kala Puraskar’ (Indian Culture Art Award) under the esteemed Indology initiative, conceptualised by industrialist Gautam Adani. Gautam Adani presented the award to Arun Yogiraj at a special ceremony held in…
Mysuru Odissi Utsav-2025: A Celebration of Classical Elegance
November 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Rudra Nrityayogashala is all set to present the fourth edition of Mysuru Odissi Utsav-2025 on Nov. 23 at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC), Vijayanagar, Mysuru, from 5.45 pm onwards. The annual festival has become one of the city’s most anticipated cultural events, celebrating the timeless beauty of Odissi, one of India’s oldest…
Kalātapah Academy of Performing Arts inaugurated in city
November 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Kalātapah Academy of Performing Arts, an institution dedicated to preserving and promoting India’s rich classical art traditions, was inaugurated on Nov. 14 at the Mantramaharshi Auditorium of JSS Institution at Saraswathipuram in city. The event was attended by Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardees Vid. R.K. Padmanabha and Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy, Founder – Director of Vasundhara…
Kalemane Fest & Felicitation
November 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Kumar Performing Arts Centre (KPAC), Mysuru, has organised the 65th International Nirantara Kalemane Festival at its Kalemane Sabhaangana in Hebbal here tomorrow (Nov. 23) at 3 pm. Also to mark the 70th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, KPAC will felicitate senior journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar, who has been conferred the 2025 State Rajyotsava Award. Additionally, Dr….
Two-day Natl. Conference at Music Varsity from Nov. 27
November 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Bharata Nritya Sangeeta Academy, Bengaluru, in association with Noopura Kalavidaru Samskrutika Trust, Mysuru and Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, Mysuru, has organised a two-day Third National Conference on Performing Arts and Classical Dance Fest-2025 on Nov. 27 and 28 at the Music University premises in the city. Suttur Mutt…
Unidentified body found
November 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Railway Police on Nov. 17 have found a body of an unidentified man, who was run over by a train between Nanjangud and Kadakola and have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case. The deceased is aged between 32 and 35 years, 5.2 ft. tall, normal built, light brown…
Educating the Educators…
November 22, 2025Just a week after we celebrated Children’s Day, we were confronted with a brutal truth: Our children are not safe in the schools meant to nurture them. In Delhi, a 16-year-old boy died by suicide after relentless harassment by his teachers. In Mumbai, a 13-year-old girl collapsed and died after her teacher forced her to…
How safe are our children in schools of Mysuru?
November 22, 2025Sir, This is with reference to the news published in Star of Mysore dated Nov. 10 about the physical assault of an 8th standard schoolboy by his fellow schoolmates in one of the prestigious schools of Mysuru. The news comes as a shock, especially after learning about the grievous nature of the injuries sustained by…
Excels in TT Tournament
November 22, 2025Students of Sadvidya Semi-Residential PU College, Vijayanagar, excelled at the District-level Table Tennis Tournament-2025 organised by Department of PU Education in association with Vijaya Vittala PU College by winning silver medal. The medal-winning team comprised Ariba Abir, Y. Anvi Bhat, Saanvi Rao, Dhwani Vijaykumar and Hampana.
Events tomorrow – Nov. 23: Rangayana
November 22, 2025Play ‘What If!’ based on Monto Kathegalu, directed by V. Shruthi, Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana, 6.30 pm.














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