By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist While recording the development of Mysuru, we generally hail the contribution made by the Maharajas and the Dewans. We attribute most of the progressive works to them and also to some British Residents, like J.D. Gordon. But there were many others, who, working in different capacities in the then Mysore…
Dr. Krishna Ella stayed in Yadavagiri in Mysuru city during the 1980s. He was sent on Rotary Fellowship from Mysuru to study Master’s in the US which in a way contributed to the setting up of Bharat Biotech. Since Jan. 16, 2021, when India started administering the COVID-19 vaccine, there are several millions of people…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Post COVID-19 pandemic, awareness over health and health tips has gained traction. With unpredictable weather catching people off guard, the focus is back on ingenious ways of keeping good health and there is no dearth of takers. This has set a new trend with many revisiting their old culinary skills only…
By Dr. S.N. Prasad, Amateur Astronomer, Mysuru A cosmic dance of planets Jupiter and Venus, low down in the western sky after sunset, has kept observers enthralled in the past few days. These two objects, easily the brightest in the night sky till they disappear below the western horizon, are said to be in conjunction,…
Ranjani Memorial Trust, Udupi, has been successful in organising Ninaada Griha Sangeeth-3 at Rishabh Siddhi Layout in Kergalli, Mysuru, on Feb. 26, after the preceding two Hindustani Concerts in earlier two months. Disciple of the Sarod Maestro, nonagenarian Pt. Rajiv Taranath, Sachin Hampe, gave a sarod recital in the beginning. An elaborate Patdeep with alap…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist We have heard stories of how Shiva beheaded his father-in-law Daksha Prajapati and replaced Daksha’s head with that of a goat and how he beheaded his son Ganesha and replaced Ganesha’s head with that of an elephant. We have also heard folk stories of how devotees…
Ganabharathi, the well-known Sangeetha Sabha of Mysuru, celebrated the three-days Aradhana Mahotsava with pomp and fervour on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of January at its Veene Seshanna Bhavana premises in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. ‘Taruna Bharathi’, an exclusive platform for young and upcoming artistes has always been a part of Aradhana at Ganabharathi. This programme gives…
Thanana thana na na na… the signature music of ‘Malgudi Days’ scored by Music Director L. Vaidyanathan, is suffice to transport one back to mid-80s. The 39-episode popular TV serial by name ‘Malgudi Days’ which was a screen adaptation of a trilogy of stories penned by the acclaimed writer R.K. Narayan and directed by actor-director…
By R.G. Singh An ancient Indian sartorial tradition for a man of social standing was donning a turban. The widely practised custom was prevalent among many classes of society and continues in select regions even to this day. Most of these headgears are plain in appearance shielding the wearer against the tropical sun. While some…
During the sixties, I was studying in Mysore when I visited my uncle’s famous restaurant called ‘Fountain View’. At that point of time, a person visited my uncle, wished him, bought something and moved out. My uncle told me that he was the new Principal of Maharaja Junior College. A six-footer, upright, looking trim and…
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