INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Bound by family and a shared love for Mysore and Thanjavur painting styles, Vasantha Kumari and Surekha Tholasi have turned their home into a space where tradition thrives. The deep artistic connection of Mysuru’s Tholasi Jewels, a reputed jeweller with a legacy spanning generations, with the traditional Mysore and Thanjavur painting…
Why do we dress statues as cadavers?
March 24, 2026They can be covered in a better way… Sir, We wish to see some people alive for various reasons. So we make their statues and place them at prominent places to get a feeling that they are amongst us. But, why do we dress their statues as though they are dead? It is demeaning to…
Sachi Ponnamma Memorial Hockey Cup at MYCAS: St. Joseph’s University bags top honours
March 24, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru, won the Sachi Ponnamma Memorial Hockey Cup organised by MYCAS College in city recently. The final match was played between Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT Team: Agni), Ponnampet and St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru. Displaying remarkable teamwork and determination, St. Joseph’s University emerged as champions followed by CIT (second) and Cauvery…
Ramakrishna Baralu
March 24, 2026Ramakrishna Baralu (75), retired KAS Officer and a resident of Nanjumalige, near Gopala Shishuvihara, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru yesterday. He leaves behind his wife Prameela, daughters Pavithra and Prathiksha, sons-in-law Dr. Somashekar (Professor at KIMS) and Balachandra (Bengaluru Special Deputy Commissioner), grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. The body…
Prapulla G. Karanth
March 24, 2026Prapulla G. Karanth (76), wife of late Dr. N.G.K. Karanth and a resident of J.P. Nagar, passed away on Mar. 21 in city. She leaves behind one son, two daughters, three grand-sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill yesterday.
S. Kumar
March 24, 2026S. Kumar (58), a journalist, who was serving as Srirangapatna Taluk Reporter, passed away following a heart attack at a private hospital in Mysuru yesterday. He leaves behind his wife Prema, son Ranjan, daughter Shilpa, son-in-law Kiran Kumar, brothers Shantesh and Nagaraju and a host of relatives and friends. Kumar suffered a heart attack at…
Moonlight Music at Suttur Mutt
March 24, 2026Vid. Karthik Mathur seen presenting a vocal recital as part of Monthly Moonlight Music at Suttur Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill, in city recently. He is accompanied by Vid. Keshav Mohan on violin, Vid. Phanindra Bhaskar on mridanga and Vid. Sharath Koushik on ghata.
Veena Chaturvedi
March 24, 2026Veena Chaturvedi (90), wife of late Ramakanth Chaturvedi and a resident of Gokulam, passed away this morning in city. She leaves behind two sons, daughter-in-law, grand-daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held today at 6 pm at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam.
Events TOMORROW – march 25: Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC)
March 24, 2026‘Kala Saptami,’weekly cultural programme, Kathakali by Kalamandalam Aravind, 6 pm; Solo Talamaddale ‘Krishna Darshana’ by Diwakara Hegde, Ananta Hegde Dantalige (Bhagavataru) and Anantha Padmanabha Phatak (maddale), Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC), Vijayanagar, 7 pm to 8 pm.
Events TOMORROW – march 25: Sri Ganapathi Seva Mandali Trust, Ramakrishnanagar
March 24, 20267th Ramothsava, Devaranama by Swaranjali Sangeetha Shale, 6.30 pm; ‘Bhavayami Raghuramam’ Nritya Vaibhava by Vidu. Kripa Phadke and troupe, Rajata Sabha Mantapa, Ganapathi Temple, I-Block, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm to 8.30 pm.













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