Celebrating her 100th birthday today, C.S. Mangalamma’s journey of words and wisdom is an inspiration to all By Ganesh Anil C.S. Mangalamma, whose graceful writing flows like a string of perfectly threaded pearls, lives a life that would put even the youth to shame. Today, June 22, she celebrates her hundredth birthday — a remarkable…
“Are we Masters of our life?”
June 22, 2025Can we believe in Destiny? As I was leafing through Star of Mysore monthly guide of March 1997, accidentally my eyes spied on this article with the above heading by no less a celebrity lawyer and jurist as Nani A. Palkhivala, published on 11th March. Since this article has a mention of Indira Gandhi and…
Decline in patronage hurting Kannada cinema: Actor Kishore
June 21, 2025By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Actor Kishore Kumar, who was recently seen playing the role of Forest Officer ‘Murali’ in the superhit Kannada movie ‘Kantara’, forayed into the movie industry through ‘Kanti’, starring Sri Murali and Ramya, in 2004. He played a negative character, Beera, which earned him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting…
Kailash – The Greatest Mystical Library
June 20, 2025Kailash Manasarovar – The Journey of a Lifetime By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation The idea of going on a trek or a mountaineering feat is always towards a sense of achievement, to make yourself bigger than who you are. But the idea of a pilgrimage is to subdue yourself. It is to become nothing…
Glow Garden lights up MCC Office
June 19, 2025By Mohan Kayaka Mysuru, the cultural capital, now shimmers with a new attraction that blends art, illumination and the city’s timeless charm — the ‘Glow Garden’ — unveiled right within the premises of the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road. By day, the Corporation building stands amid manicured greenery; by night,…
A Thousand Buddhas
June 19, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist We have all heard how there is no one single Ramayana, there are many — 300 at least. But no one tells us there is not just one Buddha; that there are dozens, maybe thousands, perhaps even millions, as per the earliest Buddhist scriptures. Also, there…
The Joy and Jitters of Attending an Alumni Meet
June 18, 2025By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Attending an alumni meet is like stepping into a time machine. The machine is slightly rusted and the destination is blurry. The fellow travellers have all mysteriously aged. Except, of course, for that one person who somehow still looks like they walked straight out of our final-year group photo. The moment…
One Health, One Planet: A New Vision for Public Health
June 17, 2025Dr. Vijay V. Yeldandi, M.D., FACP, FCCP, FIDSA, an educator and Infectious Diseases Clinician with a special interest in Transplantation and Public Health, was in Mysuru recently to participate in the 9th edition of HIVe Mysuru 2025, a conference on HIV, TB and Other Infectious Diseases. The conference was hosted by Asha Kirana Charitable Trust….
Tribal settlement sparks row in Nagarahole wildlife zone
June 16, 2025Deadlock in Athuru Kolli settlement: Forest Dept. says illegal; tribals say ancestral By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Fifty-two tribal families have recently settled deep inside the Athuru Kolli forest, a dense and wildlife-rich area within the Balekovu Division of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, under the Kutta Range in Kodagu district. Despite the dangers posed by elephants, tigers, leopards…
Fields of Gold: Sunflower bloom into a seasonal spectacle at Gundlupet
June 15, 2025By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Facing the sun with their radiant yellow blooms, charming sunflower fields are now drawing crowds of tourists travelling through Gundlupet, especially those coming from Kerala and Ooty towards Mysuru. Visitors can’t resist stopping to snap selfies and reels amidst these dazzling golden expanses. Thanks to good pre-monsoon showers, farmers across Gundlupet…
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