High Court stay on PRASHAD Project Question mark over pilgrim amenities ahead of Ashada festivities and Dasara Mysuru: The ambitious Rs. 47 crore PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) project atop Chamundi Hill has come to a standstill following a stay order by the Karnataka High Court. Construction sites at various points of…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Over 2,200 years ago, two rulers on opposite ends of Asia confronted a similar problem: how to hold together vast, diverse territories emerging from long periods of conflict. Qin Shi Huang in China and Ashoka in India both inherited States forged through conquest. Yet the solutions…
M.K. Savitha speaks exclusively with Star of Mysore after assuming charge as new MCC Commissioner Mysuru: Selection Grade KAS Officer and Registrar of the University of Mysore, M.K. Savitha, who has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), replacing IAS Officer Shaikh Tanveer Asif, has a challenging task ahead. With the MCC having directed footpath vendors to voluntarily clear…
The Lighter Side By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is a wooden board hanging in almost every drawing room of our country these days and it carries three words painted in a cheerful font. Live, Laugh, Love. Nobody is quite sure who started this trend, but it has spread faster than any government scheme ever has. The board hangs above the…
Varanasi-born and Mumbai- based author Amish Tripathi has transformed the way a generation of young India engages with mythology through his bestselling books. He began his career as a banker before taking the plunge into writing in 2004. His debut novel, ‘The Immortals of Meluha,’ was rejected by more than 20 publishers, who believed young readers had little interest…
T.M. Krishna speaks during Mysuru Literature Festival Karnatak vocalist, writer, activist, author and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee T.M. Krishna (Thodur Madabusi Krishna) was in the city recently to participate in a panel discussion on his latest book, ‘We, the People of India: Decoding a Nation’s Symbols,’ as part of the 10th edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF)-2026, organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable…
By R.G. Singh Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The fabled elephant parade of Mysore during royal celebrations like weddings, birthdays, welcoming the British dignitaries and, of course, the Dasara celebrations are well-documented in black and white photographs found in several Mysore households. They have also been published in well-known magazines abroad. However, there are quite a…
Stop cluttering Dasara to make money IN BLACK AND WHITE BY VIKRAM MUTHANNA Every few years, just before Dasara, someone gets a bright idea, which is, “Ah, let’s add one more event to Mysuru Dasara.” This year, it is Kambala, the spectacular buffalo race of Coastal Karnataka. The Kambala is undoubtedly a magnificent tradition and deserves to be celebrated, but… not in Mysuru Dasara. The…
Mystic’s Musings By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation The Gita, the Bible, the Koran, whatever they wrote are like this — one day a man went to the beach and the early morning breeze on the beach was so fantastic, he became blissful. Whenever you experience something really beautiful, you want to share it with somebody, isn’t it? So this man wanted to share…
Fleeting Thoughts By Ashvini Ranjan In my eight decades on this earth, I have acquired one priceless piece of wisdom. If you are desperately looking for a doctor, investment adviser, chartered accountant or computer engineer, you can easily find one. But if you urgently need a plumber, electrician, carpenter or dhobi, they instantly become rarer than a tiger in the wild. The moment the maid doesn’t turn up,…
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