This year’s Dasara festival is set to dazzle Mysureans with a double delight: The much anticipated Fruit and Flower Show at Kuppanna Park in city centre and at Lingambudhi Lake in Srirampura. For the first time, this vibrant flower show will be held at newly established Botanical Garden, designed in the enchanting style of Ooty…
The College English Theatre Festival (CETF) 2024, organised by the Mysore English Theatre Forum (METF), was held at Rama Govinda Rangamandira in Ramakrishnanagar here from Sept. 27 to 29. Veteran theatre doyenne Rameshwari Verma had sponsored the event in memory of her late husband Prof. Balagopalan Verma. Founding-Members of METF and the Principals of the…
The first part was published yesterday. This is the concluding part. —Ed By Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh Day 5 and 6: We left Prayagraj after a sumptuous breakfast to the famed temple town, the holiest of cities for Hindus, variously called, Kashi, Benares and Varanasi. Name Kashi is from the Sanskrit word “kas” — light. The…
Pious visit to Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Kashi and Gaya —1 Mysuru city’s senior Rotarian couples and a few individuals went on a pilgrimage to Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Kashi and Gaya. Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh, who was among the pilgrims, writes about these Holy places and her experiences.—Ed By Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh A group of 31 believers in…
The Light House for The Patients As the Centenary Celebrations of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) gloriously ends with a valedictory function spanning 3 days from Sept. 27 to 29, 2024, here we publish a tribute to Dr. Anandi Bai Prasad, an alumnus of MMC&RI (1934 — MBBS Batch) who started the very…
By Prof. G.L. Shekar Title: “Shivanigagi Kayutta: Kashi Gyanavapiya Satyada Anavarana” Author: Vikram Sampath Translators: Prof. G. L. Shekar and S.S. Narendrakumar Year: 2024 Pages: 352 Price: Rs. 475 Publisher: Sahitya Prakashana, Hubli The Kannada version of the recent book of well-known Indian Historian Dr. Vikram Sampath — Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth…
The event is in support of ‘Rotary Dialysis Centre’ Nostalgia of musical hits of the yesteryears is soothing to the discerning ears of umpteen across the world. It was truly a God’s gift that legends like Shankar Jaikishan, Kalyanji Anandji, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Salil Chaudhary, Sachin Dev Burman, Rahul Dev Burman etc., scored indelible numbers between…
Ganesha Pandal, VV Mohalla, on the concluding day of the 63rd Heritage Music Festival, organised by SPVGMC Trust, Mysuru, yesterday. He is accompanied by Vidu. Akkarai Subhalakshmi on violin, Vid. Sumesh Narayanan on mridanga and Vidu. Sukanya Ramgopal on ghata. On the concluding day of the music series at 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, popular musician…
The music series at 8th Cross, VV Mohalla brought another grand vocal concert by well-known musician Vid. Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna from Chennai on Sept. 16. He was accompanied by Vidu. Akkarai Shubhalakshmi on violin, Vid. Shree Sundarkumar on mridanga and Vid. Guruprasanna on kanjira. Balamuralikrishna is a renowned vocalist and mridanga artiste. Groomed by the legendary…
Akashvani Mysore Station is celebrating its 90th anniversary, turning a new page in its several decades long history, continuing to serve a stream of connoisseurs, who still long to hear the mellifluous voice broadcast on the radio (Air Mysuru 100.6 FM). For the uninformed, it was Akashvani Mysore Station that gave the name ‘Akashvani’ to…
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