Vidu. Dr. Veena Ravikumar presenting a vocal concert at the Chamundi Hill Temple last evening as part of the ongoing ‘Kotarotsava Vaibhava – Sangeethotsava.’ She is accompanied by Vid. P.S. Shridhar on mridanga and Vid. Dr. M.G. Narahari on violin.
Bags Best Instrumentalist Award
January 7, 2019Flautist from Mysuru, Vid. V. Vamshidhar, being conferred the ‘Best Instrumentalist Award’ by Madras Music Academy for his performance at the Academy in 2018. The Award was presented by Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit on Jan.1. Music Academy President N. Murali and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Aruna Sairam are also seen.
Veteran artistes, patrons feted
January 7, 2019The following veterans were felicitated during Parangathotsava-2018 for their yeomen service to their chosen field of art: Vid. Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma (percussion), Vidu. Usha Char, USA (Art Patron), Pt. Parameshwara Hegde (Hindustani vocal), Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy (Bharatanatyam), Ashish Mohan Khokar (Art Historian) and Uma Murli (Kuchipudi).
Bag prizes at Pratibha Manthan
January 6, 2019The students of Sapient PU College have won prizes in various events at Pratibha Manthan-2018, an Inter-Collegiate Competition for PU students organised by MIT First Grade College recently. Seen are (standing from left) Nethra (1st prize in Sanskrit Essay), Diya Chengappa (1st in Pubg), H.J. Purvi and Ashiyath Ibaa Akbar (2nd in ‘Best Out of…
‘Somasree Award’ conferred
January 6, 2019Dr. Chethana Radhakrishna, Director of Gurudeva Academy of Fine Arts, Mysuru and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vid. Tandavamurthy were conferred with ‘Somasree Award’ by Sri Uma Maheshwara Nruthya Kalakshetra during the programme organised in memory of the Kalakshetra Founder-Patron T.N. Somashekar at Jaganmohan Palace auditorium last evening. They are seen with (from left) Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy…
Kotarotsava: Veena recital atop Ch.Hill
January 6, 2019Vidu. M.K. Saraswathi is seen presenting a veena concert at the Chamundi Hill Temple last evening as part of the ongoing ‘Kotarotsava Vaibhava – Sangeethotsava.’ She is accompanied by Vid. Kumarswamy – mridanga, Vid. V. Ramesh – ghata, Vidu. Rajashri Joshiyar (daughter of Vidu. M.K. Saraswathi) – taala.
Alleged substandard manhole repair works on Kalidasa Road
January 5, 2019The damaged manhole at the junction of 8th Cross Road and Kalidasa Road which was repaired recently is already getting damaged due to the substandard works, alleged residents of the surroundings, who said that the picture of the manhole speaks for itself as to the quality of work undertaken and approved by the Mysuru City…
Overflowing manhole at Dattagalli
January 5, 2019Sewage water is overflowing from a manhole at Dattagalli 3rd Stage since a couple of days and the residents had brought the matter to the notice of the officials concerned. But instead of stopping the sewage water from overflowing, a barricade was placed and the overflowing sewage water has been directed to the nearby storm…
UGD works at snail’s pace in Shivarathreeshwara Nagar
January 5, 2019The UGD works taken up about three months ago near the skating rink at Shivarathreeshwara Nagar by digging trenches in front of houses to lay sewage pipelines has not been completed and is moving slower than snail’s pace. Residents say that they are inconvenienced since three months and it has become difficult to take out…
84th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana begins at Dharwad
January 4, 2019Litterateur Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar, flanked by his wife Satyabhama and Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Manu Baligar, being taken in a colourful procession this morning as part of the 84th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana being held at Dharwad from Jan. 4 to Jan 6.















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