Today, the eyes of all Christians are raised to the Cross with profound devotion and love for Christ. This is a day of religious observance commemorating the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ on Mount Calvary in the Roman Era. The term Good Friday suggests, to have evolved from the concept of God’s Friday, marking…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation There really is no such thing as Hindu-ism. This term and concept was coined only in recent times. The Hindu civilisation was born on the banks of the river Sindhu, which is known as Indus in English today. When the Persians came, they introduced the term ‘Hindu,’ derived from…
Sri Ramanavami marks not only a spiritual celebration but also a vibrant music season. Mysuru owes much gratitude to Vidwan Mysore Sadashiva Rao, the visionary who transformed this auspicious festival into a grand Sangeetotsava. His legacy continues to inspire and today, several Sabhas across Mysuru celebrate Ramanavami on a grand scale. Among the prominent organisers…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy April 13 is likely to be remembered as a black day in Mysuru’s environmental history. In the early hours of that morning, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in an act shrouded in secrecy, carried out a green massacre by axing more than 40 fully grown, decades-old heritage trees lining Hyder Ali…
On Day-9 of the Ramotsava music series by Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet on Apr. 14, Vid. Sunil Gargyan gave a vocal concert with Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Vid. Ranganath Chakravarthy on ghata. Sunil’s singing is marked for its deep-rooted classicism, thanks to PSN, the visionary,…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Across India, the fish is a sacred symbol — all kinds of fish. The salt-water fish (Surmai), fresh-water fish (Goonch), fish of ponds (Rohu) and rivers (Mahseer, dolphins), fish of deltas that travel upstream to spawn (Palla, Hilsa). Fish is linked with autonomy as it cannot…
The 13th of April brought a Karnatak vocal concert from young Vidu. Spoorthi Rao at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. She was accompanied by talented violinist Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, senior mridangist Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Vid. Shamith Gowda from Mysuru on ghata. Young vocalist Spoorthi has won the hearts of music lovers…
Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), as part of its commitment to improving cricket in mofussil centres, has launched specialist camps for junior-level cricketers to help them hone their skills. Led by former Indian cricketer and current KSCA President A. Raghuram Bhat, the State cricket body aims to build a robust talent pool across Karnataka, to…
On Day-7 of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, an unusual jugalbandi concert was presented by Sangeeta Kalanidhi Vidushi Kanyakumari (violin) and Ustad Arshad Khan (esraj) accompanied by Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Pt. Rajendra Nakod on tabla. Shivateja, one of the students of Kanyakumari, accompanied her on…
Vid. Harish Sivaramakrishnan gave a vocal concert on the sixth day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. He was accompanied by Vid. Karthik Nagaraj on violin, Vid. Arjun Kumar on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. Harish Sivaramakrishnan from Kerala is one of the Founder-Members of the…
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