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Straight drive with Sujith Somasundar
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Straight drive with Sujith Somasundar

March 4, 2026

‘Building a healthy cricket ecosystem is our priority’ One of the most prolific cricketers produced by Karnataka, Sujith Somasundar represented the country in ODIs before bringing down the curtains on an illustrious playing career in 2007. He later moved into coaching, serving as the head coach of Kerala cricket team and as Head of Education…

Prosthetic gives horse fresh start
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Prosthetic gives horse fresh start

March 3, 2026

Abandoned female horse learns to walk again with an artificial leg In a first-of-its-kind effort in Mysuru, an abandoned and severely injured female horse (mare) is slowly learning to walk again on a prosthetic right foreleg. Nearly two months ago, People for Animals (PFA), Mysuru, received a distress call from Sahukarhundi in Yelwal Hobli about…

Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State
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Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State

March 2, 2026

By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana This official group photograph of the smartly dressed Ursu noblemen in traditional court attire was taken in the forecourt of the Mysore Palace to celebrate the conferral of the GCSI honours on the then Maharaja of Mysore, H.H. Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur, who is seen seated at the centre…

Mysuru is growing: Plan it or just let it happen?
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Mysuru is growing: Plan it or just let it happen?

March 2, 2026

By Anirudh Badarinath For decades, Mysuru was admired as a city where growth felt measured and well thought out. But now, we are now at a point where Mysuru’s reality seems to be irreversibly changing and it is certainly a good idea for the city to be sufficiently prepared.   For starters, it is about time…

Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit
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Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit

February 27, 2026

Profit-making KSIC Filature Factory powers GI-tagged Mysore Silk production By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & B.C. Thimmaiah A Government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, the primary supplier of yarn for the famed GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees woven in Mysuru and Channapatna, is staring at an uncertain future. Despite posting an annual…

Women: On the Path of Freedom
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Women: On the Path of Freedom

February 27, 2026

By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Indian spirituality has always been a rich mixture of men and women reaching the heights of their consciousness. A woman is as capable as a man when it comes to inner nature. It is only the peel, the body, which you call as a man or a woman. What…

Children of the Sun God
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Children of the Sun God

February 26, 2026

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist This is an ancient tale first narrated in the Vedic corpus. The sun-god Surya is married to Saranya, who cannot bear his blazing presence. She flees in the form of a mare. Surya pursues her as a stallion and from this union are born the Ashvin…

Rules are optional until further notice
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Rules are optional until further notice

February 25, 2026

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Petty corruption is one of those experiences that does not arrive with drama. It slips in quietly, usually at a traffic signal or a government counter and leaves behind a familiar mix of irritation, resignation and reluctant participation. It is almost apologetic in its entry, as though saying sorry for the…

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