Known as the Imperial Guardians, Fu Dogs are actually stylised lions and will serve as guardians of your home and wealth when placed facing main doors. Feng Shui corrections are based on the compass directions, afflictions and effect of the immediate surroundings and luck of the occupants. Once we have an understanding of all these…
Treading the Traditional Path
May 27, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Vocalist Kartik Nara-yanan from Chennai gave a vocal recital at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on Apr.27. He was accompanied on violin by Mysore Sumanth, mridanga by Sai Shiv Lakshmi Keshav and ghata by Vikram Bharadwaj. Kartik is a disciple of well-known musician Rajakumar Bharati. While he has adapted the style from…
Articulate Fest-36: Test of Testosterone
May 27, 2019The Articulate Festival-36 on May 19, at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, witnessed a test of testosterone. The four artistes who descended onto the stage, in turn, presenting four different Classical Dance forms of India proved, beyond doubt, that Classical Dance is not prerogative of women, even men can dance like a man, of…
Ramzan Razzmatazz: A gastronomical journey through dazzling by-lanes
May 26, 2019It’s the month of Ramzan and the best time to devour some lip-smacking kebabs, tangy tikkas and aromatic biryanis. Have you started salivating yet? But you don’t need to travel several kilometres to be able to satiate your craving for authentic Mughlai cuisine. Iftar is all about community. About breaking the fast together, and sharing…
Woes of PU students: Should one exam shape one’s Destiny?
May 25, 2019By Bhamy V. Shenoy Since it is of utmost importance to get high marks in PU examinations, most serious students skip all their extra curricular activities. Like Arjuna, while trying to shoot the eye of the bird, was concentrating only on the eye, the current PU students concentrate only on securing high marks. Our students…
Memorial Concerts for Legendaries at Nadabrahma from tomorrow
May 24, 2019Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha has organised music concerts in memory of the legendaries — M.J. Srinivasa Iyengar, Mysore K. Vasudevacharya and T.R. Mahalingam — between May 25 and May 31 at K.Vasudevacharya Bhavana on JLB Road. Veena Sambhrama MJS Endowment will be held on May 25 and 26 with Veena Gana Sambhrama. These programmes are sponsored…
Love for Notre Dame
May 23, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaiak Notre Dame means Our Lady in French. Though popular as a name for the most famous Parisian church, which recently caught fire, it refers generally to Mary, Mother of Jesus, who plays an important role in Catholic mythology and in medieval European history. The New Testament of the Bible mentions that,…
‘Late S. Malathi promoted women-centric plays’: ‘Greeshma Rangothsava’ begins
May 21, 2019“Late S. Malathi was the first woman Theatre Director who also portrayed the problems of women and always voiced for their struggle,” opined Senior Theatre Director H.S. Umesh. He was speaking after launching ‘Greeshma Rangothsava’ at Rangayana here on Sunday in memory of late S. Malathi. Umesh recalled that Malathi had a long association with…
129th Ramotsava by Ramabhyudaya Sabha – 11: Spiritual and Melodic
May 21, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the concluding day of Ramotsava at Alamma’s Choutry, Vidyabhushana sang devotional songs. Pradeshachar accompanied him on violin, H.L. Shivashankaraswamy on mridanga, his disciple Nagaraj on tabla and M.R. Manjunath on ghata. Devaranamas and bhajans were sung only in temples and at homes before. Their concert appearance is comparatively a recent…
A morning at Nrityagiri Academy
May 20, 2019By B.K. Viswanath It was a bright Sunday morning as I responded to an invitation by Dr. Kripa Phadke, Director of Nrityagiri Academy of Performing Arts and Research Centre, to attend a talk on ‘The Art of dance culture from the Vedic times to the Contemporary’ by Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao, Director of Nupura…















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