Last year the whole of Mysuru had come alive much before Dasara celebrations. The reason was the royal wedding that was taking place in the Mysore Palace after 40 years. The five-day wedding was a sight to behold as the young couple Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishikha Kumari Singh (now Trishikha Devi Wadiyar) tied…
She speaks through her art
February 16, 2017By S. Pushpavathi She communicates through her art and the colourful creations speak volumes for her. Any kind of commotion or chaos of the outer world fails to penetrate her calm and peaceful realm as she is unable to hear or speak. But seeing at her creative works, one can feel her sensitive thoughts, attitude,…
The untold story of Nagalamadike
February 16, 2017A must-visit spiritual centre for Lord Subramanya devotees By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers For devout Hindus, Triranga Darshanam is one of the most important pilgrimages. This pilgrimage, which includes visiting of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangapatna, also known as ‘Adhi Ranga,’ Sri Jaganmohanaswamy Temple at Shivanasamudra, known as ‘Madhya Ranga,’ both in Mandya District and Sri…
City’s mobile herbal medicine man
February 16, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar In an age of medical advancement where things change every moment, here is a man who treats people for their common ailments with herbs and roots. He has been selling herbal medicines for the last 60 years and has supported his family with the income earned from the medicines. Known as…
Swimming gave him a new lease of life
February 16, 2017At the age of 76 not many will have the luck of leading a healthy life but those who have are sure to make the most of it by engaging themselves in one or the other activity. For a person to learn swimming at an advanced age is not new but the person whom we…
The Royal Suites of Lalitha Mahal Palace
February 16, 2017By B.C. Thimmaiah Every individual has at least once in lifetime thought about living like a royal. No matter where we live, what income we have and where we travel, we all have an inherent desire to experience the royal life in its full splendour — and one can in our Royal city at least…
Ms. Chocolat
February 16, 2017By Sujata Rajpal It is said, “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Most of us wish to find such a job! We wish, we hope, we desire but there are a few like Maria Justina Minila who go ahead and live life by the…
Order of the Gandaberunda
February 16, 2017By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana We all have heard about the Order of the British Empire (OBE), where the British monarchy confers awards to civilians who have contributed in the field of arts, sports, science, etc. Similarly our Wadiyars too had a Royal ‘Order of the Gandaberunda’ and Star of Mysore recalls this princely…
Murder accused Govt. Officer on the run since 14 years…
February 16, 2017By S.T. Ravikumar That was a brutal murder. The case is of a Gazetted Officer, who killed his wife by stabbing her stomach and chest umpteen times in 2003, to vent his anger and take revenge. Though the incident occurred 14 years ago, the long arms of law failed to catch up with the absconding…
An Elementary Grammar of the Coorg Language
February 16, 2017By C.P. Belliappa I was pleasantly surprised by an e-mail a few months ago from Mr. Nigel Cole, a great-grandson of Captain Robert Andrews Cole, who had three stints in Coorg as the Superintendent: March 1865 to October 1865, February 1866 to July 1869, and October 1869 to December 1869. Mr. Nigel Cole, who lives…
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