Literature is bliss. And so is music. When someone can treat you with a delightful combination of both, so much so that you end up pondering over and over and developing a fondness for every other line that is composed, it means the person is truly gifted. One such littérateur in Kannada is Jayanth Kaikini,…
Nritya Naadaamrita: New dimension to instrumental music with dance
February 12, 2017Sri Nadabrahama Sangeetha Sabha, in association with Mysuru Kalabhimani Balaga and other prestigious Music and Dance organisations of Mysuru, have organised an unique presentation of Chitraveena and Dance by Sangeetha Samrat N. Ravikiran and Smitha Madhav named ‘Pancha Mahapurushara Mukthimarga’ at Sri Vasudevacharya Bhavana, Sri Nadabrahama Sangeetha Sabha, on JLB Road in city on Feb….
Jerry Vincent the Sound Engineer par excellence
February 12, 2017For many, Sound Engineering is an unknown entity. But it is one of the prime and critical factors that make music soothing to ears. With Sound Engineering being an emerging field in the music industry, there is a lot of demand for talented professionals. Star of Mysore met one such talented Sound Engineer in the…
Star cultural scene: The changing trends…
February 8, 2017By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The rasikas of Mysuru were treated with a number of Bharatanatyam performances during the 20th year celebrations of ‘Nrityagiri’ Academy of Performing Arts and Research Centre, recently. The grand three days event that was held at the Open Air Theatre of Ganabharathi gave an opportunity to many dance schools of…
Interview: An evening for ‘seasoning’ with family and friends
February 7, 2017Mysuru has always been known for literary works and it has produced giants of the likes of Kuvempu and R.K. Narayan. Their works are classics now and millions of copies are sold even today. But none of their books were ever launched. ‘Book launch’ is a recent concept and our city is also catching up….
How come Jaitley’s imaginative budget left a slot for anonymous black money to thrive?
February 7, 2017How predictable we are! Come rain or sunshine, we evaluate budgets strictly along party lines. Introduce a dream budget that guarantees benefits for all and, if it is a Congress budget, the BJP will condemn it as anti-people; if it is presented by a BJP Government, the Congress will reject it as worthless. Polarisation is…
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