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Book talk: Salvation from sorrow
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Book talk: Salvation from sorrow

December 30, 2019

Title: The Path of from Sorrow Author: Acharya Mahashraman Translator:   Samani Vinay Pragya Pages:   156 Price:     Rs. 100 Publisher:  Jain Vishva Bharathi Ladnun, Rajasthan (2018) Jain Acharya Maha-shraman’s simple-to-follow prescriptions for leading a purposeful and satisfying life free from sorrow by limiting desires presented in this booklet drawing from Rajasthani literature conforms to the Kannada…

Book talk: A worthy role model
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Book talk: A worthy role model

December 30, 2019

Title:      Back to the Native Village Authors: H.R. Chandravadana Rao and Prof. T.R. Vijayaraghavan Pages:   104 Price:     Rs. 100 Publisher:  H.R. Chandravadana Rao, Mysuru (2019) The narrative of prose fiction, being shorter than a novel and longer than a short story by the authors, rich in sentimental tone, originally written by the first author…

Talented Young Instrumentalists
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Talented Young Instrumentalists

December 29, 2019

By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha had organised a fine flute concert on the 8th of December 2019, in memory of Lalitha V. Murthy. Young and proud flautist of Mysuru, Vidwan V. Vamshidhar presented this concert accompanied by Vidwan Matthur Srinidhi on violin, Vidwan H.S. Sudheendra on mridanga and Vidwan G.S. Ramanujam…

Pink Lapacho The winter delight
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Pink Lapacho The winter delight

December 29, 2019

Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist With the onset of winter many a deciduous tree shed their old leaves followed by fresh growth of foliage and flowers. This phenomenon of rejuvenation begins during December in many ornamental trees lining the avenues of Mysuru. Among these ‘Pink Lapacho’ is the first to dress up…

Mysuru Dance Guru in Global Glare
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Mysuru Dance Guru in Global Glare

December 29, 2019

Title :  Vasundhara – Odyssey of a Dancer Author :  George S. Paul Pages :  220 Price :  Rs. 1,699 Year :  2019 Publisher :  Notion Press, Chennai This splendidly illustrated biography of Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy traces the 50-year spirited journey of the renowned Bharatanatyam exponent, a revered Guru for thousands of her students initiated…

Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s Parva turns 40!
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Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s Parva turns 40!

December 27, 2019

National Symposium at Bengaluru on Sunday By Prof. G.L. Shekar Parva, one of the masterpieces of modern Indian literature and the contemporary version of Vyasa Bharata, by India’s foremost writer Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa turned 40 this year !  To mark the occasion, S.L. Bhyrappa Sahitya Pratisthana, Mysuru and Kendra Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, are jointly…

Triveni: Mysore’s very own Jane Austen
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Triveni: Mysore’s very own Jane Austen

December 26, 2019

Her wit, irony, critique and realistic portrayal of the often deplorable condition of young women in our society made her one of the most popular Kannada writers of her day. Probably among the first to weave Psychology into her in-depth narratives, no facet of existence, however subtle or shockingly obvious was ever left out. Readers…

Hells of Garuda Purana
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Hells of Garuda Purana

December 26, 2019

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Garuda Purana is one of the 18 Puranas composed by Ved Vyasa in order to explain Vedic principles. It was in a forest called Naimisha, where the narration happened for the first time. In the story, Vyasa says that the Garuda Purana was narrated by…

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