By R. Chandra Prakash Mysuru is affectionately called by different names due to its certain unique features. It is called as a Heritage City, a City of Palaces, a Cultural City, an Educational City, Yoga City, a Sandal City, a Tourist City, a Film City etc. But one particular feature, which is equally unique to…
Parents want both online and offline learning options till kids are vaccinated By S.T. Ravikumar COVID pandemic has brought in a sea change in the education system while online learning in these difficult times has saved the loss of education and also saved the jobs of teachers. Though the big change from offline education to…
Need to look into why some BJP leaders are opposing piped gas project in Mysuru Respectful Prime Minister Shri Modiji, I write this letter with the utmost urgency to draw your attention to the gross injustice that is being done to Mysuru city by your own party MLAs and Corporators of the city. They are…
By S.B.S. Surendra The philosophy of Feng Shui is embraced by people who are aware of the impact their surroundings have on them and feel the need to take action to improve their lives. Using Feng Shui correctly is a skill and its principles cannot be adapted simply to suit the circumstances of a place…
Rs. 20 crore heritage mountain project to be completed by September 2022 By Mohan Kayaka Over 60 to 65 percent works have been completed to build a 108-ft statue of Male Mahadeshwara Swamy atop Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills). The 27-ft pedestal on which the statue of Madappa on top of a tiger has been…
Artist Akmal Pasha of Rajivnagar and his 45-member team provide a magical touch By A. Ganesh From skilfully made pots, carefully sculpted sandalwood miniatures to hand-woven sarees, Karnataka’s rich tradition of handicraft were on grand display at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi’s Rajpath on Jan. 26. In fact, the Karnataka tableau stole the…
Hadinaru Lake in Nanjangud Taluk teeming with banded migratory birds [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The picturesque Hadinaru freshwater lake near Nanjangud is teeming with the banded bird from Mongolia — the Bar-Headed Geese and the migratory birds are pulling villagers, tourists and crowds like a magnet. So much so that photographers from Mysuru are…
By R. Chandra Prakash For the past forty-four years Star of Mysore has been keeping its readers abreast with every important event in Mysuru. Hence, a discerning reader can judge whether this iconic city has indeed gone Bengaluru way. However, for the sake of common convenience and to substantiate the hypothesis that Mysuru has ‘already…
By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy India gained independence on 15th August 1947, but technically it was not yet a fully free nation. The newly independent country had a dominion status and King George VI of Britain was its nominal head. The process of giving it a Constitution and making India a Republic had started even…
Two inscriptions, previously assumed to be in mixed language, contain a unique character set By Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa, Engineer, Historian, Author and Researcher In his 1914 revised Coorg Inscriptions volume of the Epigraphy Carnatica book series, B.L. Rice has listed two peculiar 14th century inscriptions. These were deciphered for Rice by Narasimhachar and Krishna Shastri….
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