An interesting story on Growing with Mysuru to experience it
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An interesting story on Growing with Mysuru to experience it

September 2, 2018

Being a local newspaper, I thought our readers would like this write-up on our city I received in my WhatsApp. Hence, publishing it here. Happy, nostalgic reading. – KBG, Editor-in-Chief

Mysore or Mysuru, cannot be experienced in holidays or weekends. Like a creeper growing and encircling the bark, you have to live, and grow with Mysore to experience it. You have to be with the ajjis who have seen you from the time you were soooo small, where the maid who works in your house is your family maid, your ajji had “recruited” her mother.

When you go on an evening walk, and the pujari of the Ram Mandir, stops and chats with you, and moves on saying there is a puja at 5 next morning, that’s Mysore for you.

When you walk a little ahead and the librarian says he has the latest copy of “Kasturi” or “Mayura”, that’s Mysore for you.

When the milkman sees you on a walk, and delivers an extra half litre without being asked, that’s  Mysore for you.

Mysore is when you board a bus at the bus stand and conductor-uncle gives you a ticket without asking. Mysore is when you collect little red ‘gulganji’ seeds on your way back home from Kukkarahalli Lake.

Mysore is when you come by the Tipu Express, and you find someone going in your direction to drop you off without hesitation.

Mysore is when elephants are marched in from the forests for Dasara.

Mysore is when you wait for your copy of “Star of Mysore.”

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Mysore is when the English movies are only at Rajkamal. Or Sterling.

Mysore is when you look for your KEB uncle to book tickets at Woodlands.

Mysore is when there are student body elections in Sarada Vilas. Mysore is the eternal SJCE-NIE feud. Mysore is when Jayciana is in full swing.

Mysore is when you got your project report bound at Venkateshwara Binders in Saraswathipuram.

Mysore is having grape juice at RTO Circle.

Mysore is buying vegetables at Agrahara. Mysore is buying plantain leaves in Nanjumalige, savouring the aroma of the agarbathi factory behind.

Mysore is eating ice-creams at Phalaamrutha or Penguin. Mysore is eating dosa at GTR or Mylari Hotel. Mysore is having biriyani early in the morning, near St. Philos Church. Mysore is drinking sugarcane juice near Kukkarahalli Lake. Mysore is munching corn-on-the-cob in the Palace foreground. Mysore is masalpuri at Ballal Circle and Shetty churumuri.

Mysore is when I grew up in Mysore. My Mysore.

Mysore before GRS, before the under-bridge in front of Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade, before Infosys, before Ring Road. Those who grew up in that Mysore will relate to me more than those who came to Mysore, for a three-month stint in Infy. People who grew up in this tranquil will relate than those who think Mysore is a good place to invest or who think chilling out in Mysore is just CCD or Pizza Corner.

Oh, how they have misunderstood my precious home !

I am proud to be a Mysorean. I love my Mysore.

4 COMMENTS ON THIS POST To “An interesting story on Growing with Mysuru to experience it”

  1. Bore Gowda says:

    Make few appropriate changes (search & replace Mysore with London etc) and you have an affectionate write up on London.

  2. swamy says:

    This is from 35 40 years ago..

    Mysore is where you go to hear national leaders like Indira Gandhi, Vajpayee, Advani, and host of others at town hall.
    Mysore is when you to hear Rajkumar singing at Dasara Exhibition.
    Mysore is when you go to see Gokak agitation ended and all the film personalities, Kannada literateurs assembled.
    Mysore is when you go to stroll in the evenings at Sayyaji Rao road, Dhanvantri Road..
    Myosre is when you go to see Kannada movies at Shantala, Laxmi and Gayathri theaters..
    Mysore is when you got see Hindi movies at Sangam, Lido and Prabha talkies..
    Mysore is when you buy shoes at Bata, household items at Mohan Bhandar, sarees at K.R.Circle stores..
    Mysore is when you ride a tonga to agharara from Bus stand.
    Mysore is when you eat idli and vada at a hotel(name not recalled) at agrahara bus stop.
    Mysore is when the city ended at Premier studios or at SJCE campus.
    Mysore is when you travel by CBS to CBS city bus which takes you around half of Mysore.
    Mysore is when you eat lunch at Iyengar’s mess.
    Mysore is when you buy first Luna Moped at Kangtani automobiles..

    and many more,,,

  3. H says:

    The hotel at agrahara is Harihara. It is not there the location is changed.

  4. Hegde says:

    Mysore for me was when ‘Star Of Mysore’ was more neutral and non-biased newspaper.

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