Once vibrant century-old Rama Mandiras of Mysore fading into oblivion By Maya Sitaram The frenzied fervour with which the Ram Temple at Ayodhya was inaugurated transports one to the memoirs of the unique music tradition reverberating from the innumerable Rama Mandiras in Mysore for over 200 years. In the quaint bylanes of Mysore’s old localities,…
When a Brilliant Mathematician wed a Graceful Mysorean at a grand hotel in a stylish manner By Girija Madhavan While dining at the Hotel Metropole in Mysore recently, I watched as a festive table was being prepared for a party; bringing back a sheaf of memories of a wedding lunch there in 1952. At 14…
Sri Nataraja Performing Arts Centre’s Annual Dance Event, ‘Nrithya Sambhrama,’ inaugurated recently by G.R. Nagaraj set the stage for an evening steeped in cultural grandeur. Vidu. Shrilakshmi Kumar, Director of Uma Maheshwara Nritya Kala Kendra, was the chief guest, along with President M.K. Balaraj. Vidushi V. Suma compered the event, guiding audiences through a mesmerising…
By R. Chandra Prakash [Continued from Feb. 9] It is a fundamental truth when the authors emphasise that Hinduism is an open architecture offering a vast library of texts providing guidance and therefore there are multiple choices. Every Hindu can, and does, cherry-pick his personal choices of metaphysical interpretation, of guru for guidance (or no…
Vocalist Dhanya Dinesh performed for Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha in city recently. She was accompanied by Pruthvi Bhaskar on violin, Nandan Kashyap on mridanga and Shamit Gowda on ghata. Dhanya is the recipient of ‘Nadakishori’ award this year. Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, conducts an annual classical music contest in the month of August every…
By Prof. B.K. Viswanath Geoffrey Boycott was furious after England lost the second Test to India at Visakhapatnam on Monday Feb. 5th and he fused — “Bazball was a failure, a flop” and he lashed out at Brendon McCullum, the English coach and Ben Stokes, captain of the team. To cool down his outburst, one…
By R. Chandra Prakash Title: VARNA, JATI, CASTE – A Primer on Indian Social Structures Authors: Rajiv Malhotra & Vijaya Viswanathan Year: 2023 Pages: 160 Price: Rs. 250 Publisher: OCCAM, BluOne Ink LLP, India Caste system has been arraigned for creating extreme discrimination in the Hindu society. It has also been a political tool…
South Gate of Manasagangothri, injuries, loss of precious lives, damages to vehicles, trauma et al. By V.N. Prasad At the outset, my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies to the injured ones. Don’t worry. No one will be brought to books, much less punished. However, high time a strong ‘engineering jurisprudence’ was put…
The six-day Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Shivayogigala Jathra Mahotsava, popularly known as Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, got off to a colourful and traditional start at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk yesterday. The Jathra Mahotsava, being held under the supervision of Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji of Suttur Mutt, was graced by Sri Adrushya Kadasiddheshwara Swamiji of Sri…
The Mysore Music Association will present a grand musical extravaganza by bringing together renowned international music groups for a spectacular event on Feb. 10 (Saturday) at 6.30 pm at the KSOU Convocation Hall on Hunsur Road in city. The event has been organised by the Association in partnership with Toccato Musical Productions from London, UK…
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