By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Vidu. Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath performed for Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alamma’s Choultry on the seventh day of the music series on Apr. 5. She was accompanied on the violin by Vidu. Nalina Mohan, on mridanga by Vid. B.S. Prashanth, on ghata by Vid. Sharath Kaushik and on tambura shruti by Medha Bhat….
Varuna hogs limelight with Siddharamaiah’s re-entry
April 6, 2023By S.B. Devaraj Varuna Constituency is expected to be one of the most closely watched Constituencies this election season, with the return of Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to his home turf. The Congress party has announced Siddharamaiah’s candidature from this Constituency, which includes his native place Siddaramanahundi. This Constituency has the distinction…
50 years of women’s cricket in India – It will be a memorable Golden Jubilee: BCCI Chief Roger Binny
April 6, 2023By B. Sreekantswamy Mention 1983 World Cup, avid cricket lovers will pat recall the names of the squad members at the drop of a hat. Roger Binny, the right-arm fast medium pace bowler who scalped the highest 18 wickets, is undeniably one among those names. Now aged 67, Binny holds the reins of Board of…
Ramothsava Sangeethotsava – Day 5: Rare compositions mark the brothers’ concert
April 6, 2023By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the 5th day of Ramothsava Sangeethotsava at Alamma’s Choultry on Apr. 3, Malladi Brothers — Vid. Malladi Sreeramprasad and Vid. Malladi Ravikumar — gave a vocal concert with Vid. Embar Kannan on violin, Vid. B.C. Manjunath on mridanga and Vid. Giridhar Udupa on ghata. The brothers are known to possess…
Srikanteshwara’s blessings must to rule Nanjangud
April 5, 2023By Mohan Kayaka All political parties have begun vying to have the blessings of Lord Srikanteshwaraswamy, the presiding deity of the Temple Town of Nanjangud. As without his support, it is impossible to be an MLA of this holy place that is a key Assembly segment of the Mysuru district. Nanjangud town, the seat of…
Narasimharaja, the Sait family’s formidable fort
April 4, 2023By Mohan Kayaka The city’s Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency, a minority-dominated Constituency, has been a Congress stronghold ever since it was formed in 1952 with the current Congress MLA Tanveer Sait recording five straight victories since 2002 after his father Aziz Sait passed away in 2002. The Constituency was known as the Mysore North Constituency when…
Ramothsava Sangeethotsava: Day 4: Aesthetic and appealing in musical expression
April 4, 2023By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Chennai vocalist Vid. Ashwath Narayanan sang for Ramabhyudaya Sabha on the 4th day of Ramothsava at Alamma’s Choultry on Apr. 2. He was accompanied on violin by Vid. Vishwesh Chandrashekar, on mridanga by Vid. Ravishankar Sharma and on the ghata by Vid. G.S. Ramanujam. Ashwath’s intensive training under a stalwart like…
Who will steer the education, healthcare hub of Chamaraja?
April 3, 2023By S.B. Devaraj The Chamaraja Constituency, a Vokkaliga-dominated one, has been a BJP bastion for decades. But this time, the Assembly segment is likely to witness a triangular fight between the Congress, BJP and the JD(S). Ever since the Constituency was formed in 1978, only Vokkaliga MLAs have represented it thus far. Apart from Vokkaligas,…
Please vote: Artistic poll booths grab eyeballs
April 3, 2023Awareness campaigns through art being taken up to attract urban voters and improve voting percentage By Mohan Kayaka Ever since the Election Commission took up the SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme under many themes for greater participation for a stronger democracy, the voting percentage has been on a steady rise but not…
Ramothsava Sangeethotsava: Day 3 – Tribute to Rama through Tygaraja kritis
April 3, 2023By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Twin brothers Vid. Hemanth and Vid. Herambha, the only two flute brothers in Karnatak music, performed for Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alamma’s Choultry in Srirampet on Saturday (Apr. 1). They were supported on violin by young Vid. Vishwesh Chandrashekar, on mridanga by Vid. H.S. Sudhindra and on ghata by Vid. Shamit Gowda….
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