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…
The Palace Flower Show was the ‘show-stopper’ of the 10-day Winter Festival that kicked off in city yesterday. Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna and MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) inaugurated the Flower Show. The iconic Mysore Palace was abuzz with activity since 3 pm, hours before the Flower Show began. While local residents queued up before…
Theatre claims an important place in the cultural arena of India. Being an expression of people’s joy, sorrow, and inner voices, theatre constructs a bridge between the inner sense of a man and his outer sense. Hence, theatre is an extension of sensual possibilities of man. Niranthara Ranga Utsava tries to become this extension of…
The Christian community is all geared up to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ while the city Churches are preparing for the biggest festival of the community — Christmas — by conducting special programmes tonight and tomorrow. City’s major Churches are decked up and illuminated for Christmas. Specials prayers and songs and sermons have been…
Over 19,697 visitors come to RKN’s House in Yadavagiri on a literary pilgrimage By S.T. Ravikumar The home of one of India’s most beloved and celebrated English-language authors R.K. Narayan (RKN) that has been converted into a museum now is seeing a steady stream of visitors. From July 24, 2016 when the museum was opened,…
Feng Shui is not just about building structures, which are supposed to usher in ‘luck’ but a lot more. It is the art of spacing, positioning, planning and orienting not just the structure but also the furnishings to offer greater support to the occupants. In short, it is the study of the energy around the…
Refurbished Mysuru Rail Museum likely to reopen on Dec. 30 By Rajkumar Bhavasar The rhythm of steam locomotive conjuring up images of belching smoke and shifting tracks will come alive at the Mysuru Rail Museum, which is being renovated and refurbished. Mysuru has always enchanted tourists and visitors with its magnificent Palaces, beautiful gardens and…
Title : An Autobiography of a Kodava Forester Author : Dr. Kodira Achappa Kushalapa, IFS (Retd.) Pages : 228 Price : Rs. 200 Year : 2019 Publisher : Dr. K.A. Kushalapa, Mysuru. In the film of 90 minutes duration, titled “Beautiful people: Some call them animals,” a comic allegory produced in 1974, focussing on various…
Winter is here and amidst the chill weather where people are seen warming themselves up with fireplaces at every nook and corner of the city, a Winter Festival is being held to spread a feeling of warmth. The Festival will kick off from Tuesday, Dec. 24 and will end on Jan. 2. This is the…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist When one speaks of Krishna, one usually speaks of North Indian traditions of Surdas and Mirabai, or South Indian traditions of Andal and the Alwars. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu dominates eastern traditions of Krishna, just as Vallabhacharya and Dyaneshwara dominate the Western traditions. But we rarely pay attention…
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