On Day-9 of the Ramotsava music series by Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet on Apr. 14, Vid. Sunil Gargyan gave a vocal concert with Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Vid. Ranganath Chakravarthy on ghata. Sunil’s singing is marked for its deep-rooted classicism, thanks to PSN, the visionary,…
Mythology of the Fish
April 17, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Across India, the fish is a sacred symbol — all kinds of fish. The salt-water fish (Surmai), fresh-water fish (Goonch), fish of ponds (Rohu) and rivers (Mahseer, dolphins), fish of deltas that travel upstream to spawn (Palla, Hilsa). Fish is linked with autonomy as it cannot…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-8 | Exhibiting exceptional vocal abilities
April 16, 2025The 13th of April brought a Karnatak vocal concert from young Vidu. Spoorthi Rao at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. She was accompanied by talented violinist Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, senior mridangist Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Vid. Shamith Gowda from Mysuru on ghata. Young vocalist Spoorthi has won the hearts of music lovers…
KSCA bats for mofussil talent
April 16, 2025Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), as part of its commitment to improving cricket in mofussil centres, has launched specialist camps for junior-level cricketers to help them hone their skills. Led by former Indian cricketer and current KSCA President A. Raghuram Bhat, the State cricket body aims to build a robust talent pool across Karnataka, to…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-7 – Amalgam of technique and aesthetics with the strings
April 15, 2025On Day-7 of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, an unusual jugalbandi concert was presented by Sangeeta Kalanidhi Vidushi Kanyakumari (violin) and Ustad Arshad Khan (esraj) accompanied by Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Pt. Rajendra Nakod on tabla. Shivateja, one of the students of Kanyakumari, accompanied her on…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-6 Combining Confidence & Commitment…
April 14, 2025Vid. Harish Sivaramakrishnan gave a vocal concert on the sixth day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. He was accompanied by Vid. Karthik Nagaraj on violin, Vid. Arjun Kumar on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. Harish Sivaramakrishnan from Kerala is one of the Founder-Members of the…
Melodious veena recital in memory of Vid. S. Balachander
April 14, 2025Ganabharathi, Mysuru, had organised a soulful veena concert in memory of Vidwan S. Balachander, the legendary veena maestro. Vidu. Shubha Santhosh from Bengaluru presented the recital, accompanied by Vid. Tumkur Ravishankar on mridanga and Vid. Ajay on ghata. Shubha is a vainika known for her emphasis on soft, smooth playing that brings out the divine…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-5 – Embodying the essence of tradition
April 13, 2025Seasoned vocalist Vid. Vijay Siva sang on the fifth day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. He was accompanied by Vid. Prabhat Gokhale lending vocal support, Vid. Sandeep Ramachandran on violin, Vid. N.C. Bharadwaj on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. Vijay Siva’s music is noted for…
A power-packed vocal concert
April 13, 2025Raaga Music Academy of Mysuru had organised an engaging vocal recital on Mar. 29 at Ganavisharadha Sri Bidaram Krishnappa’s Sri Prasanna Seetharama Mandira. The concert featured the young and dynamic Vidu. Dhanya Dinesh Rudrapatnam, accompanied by the talented Vidu. Pruthvi Bhaskar on violin, Vid. Nandan Kashyap on mridanga and Srinidhi Koundinya on ghata. The ensemble…
Bee-lieve it or not… 150 hives on one tree
April 12, 2025Hundreds of honeybee colonies have once again migrated to Mysuru from an unknown location, building more than 150 hives on a single tree and beginning their reproduction process — a spectacle that continues to amaze onlookers. For decades, these honeybee colonies have followed a remarkable migratory pattern: Arriving from an unidentified place every year, nesting…
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