By Ashvini Ranjan The principle of buyer beware appears sensible at first glance. It encourages alertness, personal responsibility and common sense. Yet, when applied to everyday life, it raises a serious question. Is every citizen truly informed and capable of protecting himself from being misled or exploited? If not, where does responsibility actually lie? In…
Vintage Vignettes from a… Princely State
February 23, 2026By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana This hand-painted photo-montage was perhaps intended to be a souvenir to be gifted to important citizens of Mysore. Six individual photographs have been placed within leaves akin to the spades pattern used in playing cards. The central oval photograph depicts the 28th September 1895 Dasara Durbar of the…
Old DC Office now photo-shoot spot
February 22, 2026Photo shoots in Mysuru have found a new address: The Old Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office building, a prominent heritage structure in the heart of the city. With plans to convert the Wadiyar-era structure into a museum under the Centre’s Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme yet to take off, the unused building has increasingly become a favoured…
Frozen Frames
February 21, 2026Meet photographers who capture Palace moments By Ganesh Anil A single photograph can evoke thousands of memories. A picture taken at a beautiful location, in particular, becomes unforgettable. Tourist photographers play an important role in creating such cherished moments. At the Mysore Palace, millions of visitors stand before the majestic structure and have their photographs…
Withdrawing from Activity
February 20, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation To seek the Divine, should you withdraw from worldly affairs? How can you withdraw from worldly affairs anyway? It all depends on what it is that you call worldly affairs. Is cooking your food a worldly affair? Yes. Is washing your clothes a worldly affair? Yes. You have to…
Bhima, guardian god, in Nepal
February 19, 2026By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Bhima is the strongest man of earth as per the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In folklore, he is considered Bhairava, a fierce form of Shiva, because he disembowels Dushasana and drinks his blood and uses his blood to wash Draupadi’s hair. In this folk imagery,…
Care, Cure & Insure
February 19, 2026A pioneer of cardiac surgeries in the country with more than one lakh heart surgeries to his credit, the Founder and Chairman of Narayana Health Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty has played a pivotal role in the healthcare landscape of India. He continues to introduce new tech to healthcare while also being very outspoken about preventive…
Land conversion at foot of Chamundi Hill
February 18, 2026MDA sent land use change proposal despite denial Private parties seek conversion of 15.3 acres of land; MDA sends to Govt. for approval Mysuru: Despite the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) Commissioner earlier stating that no proposal had been submitted to the State Government to convert ‘Special Agricultural Zone’ land for residential use at the foot…
The Lighter Side: The long road to… buying a new car
February 18, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Buying a new car today is not a transaction. It is a day-long theatrical production in which you play the lead role without ever seeing the script. You enter a dealership hoping to compare a few models, take a test drive and buy the car. The dealership, however, has other ideas….
Vanity?… don’t feel Guilty: Cosmetic surgeries increase in Mysuru
February 17, 2026Cosmetic surgeries affect psychologically too Plastic surgery, once primarily used to repair and reconstruct damaged or injured parts of the body, has today evolved into a means of enhancing one’s aesthetic appearance. Against the backdrop of this growing trend, Star of Mysore spoke to Dr. H.V. Satish, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon and Chief Consultant at…















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