By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The images of Puranic gods only started appearing on cave and temple walls after the 5th Century AD. We find such images in Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and among these are images of fierce goddesses. The most popular of these shows a goddess riding…
With the Assembly election just a fortnight away, the battle lines have been drawn for the May 10 polls, with the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers ending yesterday. In Mysuru district, which has 11 Assembly segments, 143 candidates have remained in the fray after 29 candidates withdrew their nomination on Monday, the last date…
By M.B. Pavan Murthy Despite the prevalence of swift communication through digital technology, painting remains an age-old tool for communication that continues to attract many enthusiasts across various forms of art. Dr. Vittal Raddi F. Chulaki is a passionate patron of art who uses his deft hands to create beautiful artworks with strokes of his…
State Nodal Officer P.S. Vastrad outlines strategies to bring out people from homes/offices to vote By B. Sreekantswamy In every election, there is a focus on increasing voter turnout, and with the election to Legislative Assembly scheduled for May 10, various awareness activities are being conducted by the District and Taluk-level Systematic Voters Education and…
BJP National Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi tells Star of Mysore that politics is unpredictable By B. Sreekantswamy The upcoming election has prompted the BJP to adopt a range of strategies in its bid to retain power. This election differs from previous ones that the BJP has nominated more than 50 new faces including individuals from a…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Modified vehicles decked with party symbols and campaign livery slowly cruising through roads and remote by-lanes of a Constituency blaring out political messages for long has been an inevitable tool for any candidate to reach out to voters. Though the style of campaigning has not changed much over the years, the…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Of the thousand songs in the Rigveda, we find 200 songs praising Agni. In fact, the first song of the Rigveda is a praise to Agni, who is called the priest and messenger of the gods. Agni must be placed in the eastern direction and it…
Alumnus of Ranga Rao Memorial School for Differently Abled (RMSD) makes it to Indian women’s cricket team As women’s cricket is picking up pace with the first season of Women’s Premier League (WPL) held this year, budding players can now hope to get their due with more opportunities to showcase their talent. With growing popularity…
By C.P. Belliappa Reading the compendium of fifteen South Indian fables retold by Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa will transport the reader to a wonderous world of fairy tales full of angels, demigods, kings, queens, talking animals, birds, insects and the ubiquitous villains. Nitin has carefully selected the stories from popular folklore with their origins in Southern…
Title : Bhyrappanavara Krithigalalli Taytanada Teregalu Author : Prof. L.V. Shantakumari Page s: 144 Price : Rs.175 Publisher: Sahitya Bhandara, Bengaluru By Prof. G.L. Shekar Bhyrappanavara Krithigalalli Taytanada Teregalu,’ authored by Prof. L.V. Shantakumari, a critic and a translator, is a critical work that salutes motherhood delineated in its myriad forms and manifestations in Dr….
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