Fleeting Thoughts By Ashvini Ranjan How inefficient administration chokes our cities Whenever the subject of increasing traffic congestion in Mysuru comes up, the explanations are almost always the same. There are simply too many cars and two-wheelers on the road. The roads are narrow and full of potholes. Traffic lights malfunction. Road works continue endlessly….
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The World of Textile Tickets. From the late 19th century onwards, thousands of glossy colourful paper labels with striking visuals arrived in India. Known as textile tickets, shippers’ tickets, textile or cotton marks, tika or chaap, they were pasted on millions of packed yards, bundles of British and Indian machine-made…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Since the past few days, the civic authorities in our city seem to have started a very energetic drive to clear our footpaths from the various kinds of encroachments that we have been seeing across the length and breadth of the city, over many years now. This problem of…
Sadhguru on the mechanics of an intoxicating emotion Mystic’s Musings By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Here is a lot of emotion attached to the subject of love and lots of fanciful things have been said about it, but I would like to bring it down to the mechanics of love. For example, people are…
Periyapatna School among three selected in Karnataka as Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya for 2025-26 By A. Ganesh At times when Government Schools are on the verge of closer either for low admission rate or for poor maintenance, here is a Government School which has emerged as model for State-run schools throughout the State. The Attigodu…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Kambaramayanam is one of the most celebrated works of Tamil literature. Composed by the poet Kamban around the ninth century in Tamil Nadu, in the time of Chola kings, it is a lyrical retelling of the Ramayana filled with rich poetry, elaborate metaphors and deep moral…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There was a time when the very mention of a flight filled me with a quiet thrill. As a young man, the idea of being lifted into the sky felt like a small miracle granted to ordinary mortals. I would reach the airport hours in advance, not out of anxiety but…
600-700 rooms to be added in the next three years Mysuru: Following the acquisition of Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in city by the Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), which operates the Taj brand, the city is poised for a significant expansion in its hospitality sector. According to industry sources, Mysuru is expected to add between…
Fleeting Thoughts By Prof. K.C. Belliappa It was April 1965. After my SSLC examination, I went to my uncle’s place for my vacation. He was M.M. Devaiah, working as Manager at Gangegiri Estate, part of Sangameswar Group of Estates in Chikamagalur District. It is here that I heard of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana This painting (water colour on paper) of the 1905 Dasara Durbar of H.H. Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur IV (KRW) has been brilliantly captured by the celebrated artist Raja Ravi Varma depicting the grandeur of the Mysore court during such ceremonial celebrations. As the main Palace was still under construction,…
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