On the third day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, Vid. Vishnudev Namboothiri from Kerala gave a vocal concert with Vid. C.S. Anuroop on violin, Vid. Anilakkad R. Jayakrishnan on mridanga and Vid. Srinidhi Kaundinya on ghata. Groomed under Nayveli Santala Gopalan and P.S. Narayana Swamy, Vishnudev has…
Accessing Pure Intelligence on the Path of Gnana Yoga
April 11, 2025By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru: In modern times, the human mind is increasingly seen as a source of torment rather than wonder. Unfortunately, a source of magic has turned into a mess, a miraculous instrument into a misery-manufacturing machine. All human beings are capable of becoming the sole architects of their inner lives,…
Kartikeya of Punjab, and the Southern Kartikeya
April 10, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the State of Punjab stands the temple of Achaleshwar Mahadev at Gurdaspur, while in nearby Haryana is the temple of Pehowa at Kurukshetra. What connects these two sites is their association with Kartikeya, the mighty son of Shiva and Parvati. Kartikeya is no longer a…
Remembering Mysore’s Art Patron K. Srikantiah this Ramanavami
April 9, 2025He hosted home concerts at “Parvathi” for nearly 70 years By Sachi R. Sachidananda The world woke up one morning in last September to the sad news that K. Srikantiah (KS), well-known to Karnatak (Carnatic) rasikas around the world as the patriarch of the “Home called Parvathi” had moved on…passing away in his sleep in…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-2 – A Scholarly Concert
April 9, 2025On the second day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, Vid. Sampagodu Vighnaraja gave a vocal concert with Vid. C.S. Anuroop on violin, Vid. Anilakkad R. Jayakrishnan on mridanga and Vid. Sharath Kaushik on ghata. Vighnaraja hails from Sampagodu, a village located in the sorab sub-division of Shivamogga…
India’s Farm Laws Debate: Realities and the Road Ahead
April 8, 2025How about diversified market system? By D. Shrijaya Devaraja Urs, Professor & former Director, Institute of Development Studies, UoM Much has been written and debated about India’s farm laws, often through polarised perspectives. However, meaningful reform requires a nuanced understanding of agricultural markets, farmer livelihoods and policy impacts. Drawing from my four decades of teaching,…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-1: A fascinating jugalbandi executed with finesse and aplomb
April 8, 2025Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha is celebrating its 135th Ramotsava this year with a series of fourteen concerts at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. The inaugural function was held with grandeur on Apr. 6 in the presence of MLA K. Harishgowda and Akashvani Mysuru Deputy Director S.S. Umesh. It was followed by noted flautist Pt. Pravin Godkhindi’s jugalbandi…
Sri Ramaseva Mandali concerts at Sri Prasanna Parvati Kalyana Mantapa: Impressive and innovative
April 7, 2025Sri Ramaseva Mandali Charitable Trust, Mysuru, began its 31st Sri Ramanavami Sangeetotsava on Mar. 31 at Sri Prasanna Parvati Kalyana Mantapa in V.V. Mohalla, Mysuru. On the first day, noted musician Vidu. R.A. Ramamani was honoured and conferred with the title ‘Sangeetha Kalaradhaki’ followed by her concert. On the second day of the series on …
RAMA BHIMA SOMA
April 5, 2025By Ravi Joshi, Joint Secretary (Retd.), Cabinet Secretariat The unusual title of the book hides a fascinating ‘tour de force’ of about 500 years of the cultural history of Karnataka and of Kannada literature. The book ‘Rama Bhima Soma’ is encyclopedic in its scope and includes a brief description of almost all the poets, writers…
Ramabhyudaya Sabha’s Ramotsava Sangeetotsava from Apr. 6
April 5, 2025Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, is celebrating its 135th year of Ramotsava, bringing classical concerts from various popular artistes at Alammana Choultry, Srirampet, Mysuru, daily from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Akashvani Mysuru Deputy Director S.S. Umesh will inaugurate the Sangeetotsava at 5.30 pm on Apr. 6. Divakar Das of SLV Book India Pvt….
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