By Shrimathi Devi Passion, love, devotion, hardwork and penchant for pursuing art form, surely yield opulent fruits you desire for. It is heartening to note that the present young generation in spite of the over loaded distractions of social media they are able to carry out their passions in the way traditional sadhakas need to…
MCC prepping up to fully tackle monsoon woes
July 1, 2023Rs. 1 lakh allotted to each of 65 wards for desilting works, cleaning Raja Kaluves and drains Mysore/Mysuru: With monsoon nearing, works on cleaning Raja Kaluves, big drains and storm water drains have been taken up on a precautionary note. Though majority of the works are completed, the authorities concerned should expedite the works with…
MG Road Traffic Chaos
June 30, 2023Motorists are finding it difficult to traverse on the stretch of M.G. Road after Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel till the under-bridge as goods vehicles bringing vegetables, fruits and greens from various places park the vehicles on the road haphazardly. Every day in the morning from 6 to 11, office goers, autos carrying school children and…
Booker Prize-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka
June 28, 2023Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka made his mark on the international literary scene with his first novel ‘Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew’ way back in 2011, winning the DSC Prize, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and a host of other accolades. Last year he won the Booker Prize for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,’…
A pleasing Rangapravesha
June 27, 2023Abhivyakthi’, a Centre for Art and Culture, presented a Rangapravesha of Sannutha Jayaram at RamaGovinda Rangamandira on the 27th of May for a crowded audience. Young Sannutha is a disciple of Guru Suhasini Koulagi. This young Civil Engineer whose heart is in Dance and Yoga has dedicated herself for the cause of art and culture….
Coronation of King Novak
June 26, 2023By U.B. Acharya Recently a tennis fan remarked “French Open without Nadal is like French Bakery without croissants.” Yet this grand slam event was held with all fanfare with 112 top ranking players plus eight wild card players and eight qualifiers who entered the main draw after winning three rounds of matches. The top three…
A book for birders
June 25, 2023Title : Haruva Nari Mattu Itara Parisarada Kathegalu Author : Dr. H.R. Sanjay Year : 2022 (second print) Pages : 134 Price : Rs. 180 Publisher : Kaveri Prakashana, Rajashekar Hospital, Mysuru Mention birding, the name of renowned ornithologist Salim Ali pat flies through one’s mind, especially those who are aware of the internationally renowned…
Shaped by the Rains
June 22, 2023By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Aryans came from lands north of the Himalayas where there was no monsoon rains. They focused on four quarters of the year, based on the solstices and equinoxes. Bal Gangadhar Tilak pointed out how Vedic hymns refer to long days without sun. He pointed out how…
The man who made Bangalore and Mysore a Garden City
June 21, 2023A tribute to Rao Bahadur H.C. Javaraya Title : a Gardener and a Gentleman Author : Meera Iyer Year : 2023 Pages : 160 Price : Rs. 750 Publisher : Kewgarth Group, Bengaluru The abundant green cover of Karnataka, the gardens and parks included, is largely attributed to the far-sightedness of Wadiyars, the erstwhile rulers…
Mysuru’s first Botanical Garden with rare plants smells of sewage
June 21, 2023Horticulture Department writes multiple letters to MCC, MUDA, Forest Department; relief not in sight By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The Mysuru city’s first Botanical Garden, which was intended to join the long list of existing natural water bodies, parks, boulevards and green canopies is in danger of turning into a neglected place. Sewage water is entering…
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