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Sisters with Panache
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Sisters with Panache

March 16, 2026

Nishat & Misba turn Panache into one of  Mysuru’s most loved fashion exhibitions… Nishat Mohsin and Misba Umrean, Co-founders of the fashion exhibition platform ‘Panache’, have been curating memorable fashion experiences in Mysuru for several years. What began as a modest initiative has grown into one of the city’s most-loved fashion exhibitions, offering a thoughtfully…

Wildlife, her calling
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Wildlife, her calling

March 15, 2026

Passion for wildlife drives Zoo Director P. Anusha to break barriers in Forest Service Anusha, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and the Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, has carved a niche for herself in the challenging world of forest and wildlife conservation, a field long dominated by men. She…

Reel Legacy Lives On…
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Reel Legacy Lives On…

March 14, 2026

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Vaishali of Padaki family continues Mysuru’s cinema exhibition legacy through city’s first multiplex DRC Cinemas, balancing films & expanding multiplex brand. The Padaki family is among the well-known families of Mysuru. For many Mysureans born in the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and even the 2000s, Shanthala Talkies on Narayana Shastri Road…

Sketching Cityscapes
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Sketching Cityscapes

March 13, 2026

Architect-turned-artist Archana Pereira captures the character of cities through intricate pen-&-ink illustrations inspired by travel, architecture & everyday life… An architect by profession and artist by passion, Archana Pereira brings cities to life through intricate pen-and-ink illustrations inspired by travel, architecture and history. Originally from Kerala and now based in Mysuru, she founded Ink Trails…

Annadanam: Be a Mother to the World
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Annadanam: Be a Mother to the World

March 13, 2026

By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Question: Namaskaram Sadhguru. What is the significance of annadanam? Why is it glorified in our culture? Sadhguru: Hunger can be a very debilitating experience. In this life, I am very well-fed. But for a couple of lifetimes, I have known hunger like very few people. Believe me, to be…

India must stop bowing to Washington
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India must stop bowing to Washington

March 12, 2026

By B.S. Ajaikumar Long before colonial rule bent this country to foreign will, India stood tall as one of the world’s great economic and civilisational powers. The English explorer William Dampier described India as a vast manufacturing hub where “nearly every kind of product known to the civilized world had long been produced.” We were…

The Sage Under the Berry Tree
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The Sage Under the Berry Tree

March 12, 2026

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The name Badrinath carries a quiet ecological memory. Badri means the berry (Ziziphus mauritiana) or jujube tree. Nath means lord. Badrinath is the lord who dwells among berry trees. Myth explains this landscape by saying that when Vishnu meditated in the twin form of Nara and…

Rooted in… Rainforests
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Rooted in… Rainforests

March 12, 2026

From studying hornbills to restoring degraded rainforests, tropical ecologist Dr. Divya Muddappa has dedicated nearly three decades to conservation in the Western Ghats… Dr. Divya Muddappa, Senior Scientist at the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysuru, has spent nearly three decades studying and protecting the rainforests of the Western Ghats. Her work in tropical ecology spans areas…

Leaving an Impressionz
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Leaving an Impressionz

March 11, 2026

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… A graceful trailblazer redefines Mysuru’s fashion and business landscape Krupa Sumanth, the visionary who introduced Mysuru’s first fashion event in the year 2000, is a symbol of creativity and modern entrepreneurship. She has built a thriving portfolio of coffee ventures alongside her one-on-one practice in image consulting. Born into a coffee-growing…

The Democracy of the Indian Railways
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The Democracy of the Indian Railways

March 11, 2026

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is something deeply philosophical about Indian Railways. It does not merely transport people from one city to another. It transports them from one version of themselves to another. I know this because many years ago, I made the Bengaluru to Delhi journey in an unreserved compartment and arrived a changed…

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