Place in a vase fresh flowers or figurines of pair of birds like magpie or high flying birds at South to support relationship and romance luck Moving into the year 2018 many would either introspect on the past year or look forward to a better year. The year 2018 would be a relatively smooth and…
Feathered Fathers
January 20, 2018By Ragoo Rao Mom, both in human world and animal kingdom, is often the first to get the due respects when it comes to raising children. But let us not forget to give dad the credit where credit is due. The best dads in the animal kingdom will go to great lengths when it comes…
PM Modi to deliver keynote address at World Economic Forum, Davos
January 20, 2018Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to travel to Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The PM will leave for Davos on Jan. 22 for a two-day visit. At the WEF summit, Modi will deliver the keynote address at the plenary session on Jan. 23. This will be the…
A ring of tantrik women
January 18, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One thing that often goes unnoticed in many traditional Hindu temples is that the walls of the shrine is made of a circle of women. Some of these are musicians, some dancers, some undressing, some adorning themselves for lovers, some clinging to trees, some being teased…
A Delightful Concert…
January 18, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, confers the title ‘Nadabrahma’ on a senior musician every year on the day of its anniversary in memory of Dr. A.K. Gopalarajan. Senior violinist and highly accomplished teacher of the city H.K. Narasimha Murty (HKN) is the recipient of this award this year. He was conferred the…
Weekend concerts at Nadabrahma
January 17, 2018This weekend Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha, JLB Road, has organised two major events. On Jan.18, Smt. Shanta Narasimham Memorial concert will be held at 5 pm. The renowned Malladi Brothers will give a vocal duet accompanied by H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and G.S. Ramanujan on ghata. Profile: Malladi Brothers Sreeramaprasad and…
Exciting and emotive music of TVS
January 17, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan You are as young as you feel’, says Sangeeta Kala Nidhi T.V. Shankaranarayan (TVS), the 73-year- young senior vocalist of the Karnatak music world, who sang under the aegis of Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 3rd of this month. He was accompanied by H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Tumkur Ravishankar on…
Bahuroopi Theatre extravaganza is back !
January 13, 2018By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers This is the time for theatre buffs to rejoice and enjoy watching some of the best plays to be staged by various theatre groups across the country. Yes, the 17th edition of Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival is here again to entertain. Mysuru-based theatre repertory Rangayana will host the mega theatre festival…
60th year ‘Vajra Milana’ of Mysore Medical College Doctors on Jan. 13
January 12, 2018By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan Getting admission to the medical course in the then Mysore State was a dream come true those days in 1950s. There were only two medical colleges. Mysore Medical College was started in 1924 while the Bangalore Medical College was just then started in the year 1955. Though Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore…
A Hinduism before Bhakti
January 11, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A thousand years ago, India was very different from what it is today. North India had yet to face significant conquest by Muslim warlords from Central Asia. Sailors travelled from India’s coast to South East Asia taking advantage of the summer monsoon winds. When the winds…
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