Mysore/Mysuru: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Mysore Telecom Circle, has introduced attractive offers to its customers in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Mandya districts, to upgrade to Bharat Fiber (FTTH) that promises unlimited bandwidth and hi-tech technology for its landline and broadband connections. The FTTH provides high speed internet, data and voice call services. The existing…
Bengaluru Cartoonist’s Hand-Made Flip Books enter India Book of Records
February 16, 2024Bengaluru: The creation of ‘Hand-Made Flip Books’ by noted Bengaluru-based cartoonist B.V. Panduranga Rao has earned the honour of getting into India Book of Records 2024 as Maximum Number of Hand-Made Flip Books. Fifty unique 3D Flip Books made in different sizes, on various subjects like sports, environment, awareness, COVID-19 and other topics was recognised…
75-year-old runner crosses 50,000-km mark
February 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: G. Mohan, a retired Assistant Controller of Defence – Accounts Department (IDAS) and a resident of Srirampura in city, has successfully crossed 50,000-km run as on May 8, 2023. The 75-year-old Mysurean started running for fitness in his 65th year and runs 365 days a year thus in 10 years completed 50,000-km as on…
‘Bharata Kesari-2024’ award for retired CRPF ASI
February 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Retired CRPF (Central Railway Protection Force) Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) K.G. Thangamma was conferred with ‘Bharata Kesari-2024’ award by the city’s Nrutya Vidyapeeta (Academy of Classical Dance and Indian Arts) at its 14th Annual Day celebrations, Nartana Vrukshaavali-2024 and ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam’ dance-drama programme organised at Kalamandira here recently. Speaking after receiving the award, Thangamma…
Annual Music Festival from Feb. 16 to 18
February 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Annual Music Festival of Saint Thyagaraja and Saint Purandaradasa Aradhana celebrations, N.R. Mohalla Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust has organised the following concerts at Sri Prasanna Mahaganapathi Temple on Shivaji Road in N.R. Mohalla from Feb. 16 to 18: Feb. 16 – 6.30 pm: Vocal Concert by Vidu. Kruthi Vittal. She will…
Love & Loss in DIGITAL AGE
February 16, 2024Two days ago, on Valentine’s Day, I visited a cousin’s house. There, I met my niece who was visiting home. She’s typically effervescent and exuberant but on that day, she was veiled in an aura of melancholy. The cause? She had just broken up with her boyfriend of over a year. She said they had…
Beyond the BRUSH
February 16, 2024INTERVIEW WITH Trupty Somaiah By B.C. Thimmaiah Trupty Somaiah occupies a distinctive realm within the digital and traditional art landscape. Primarily focused on creating and customising art and design, her works stand as a captivating study in contrasts and intricate detail, predominantly exploring shades of black and white. Her artworks have been exhibited in galleries…
From Guatemala to Mysuru A Baker’s Journey
February 16, 2024By R. Eshwari Raquel loves yoga, baking and Mysuru. Armed with a degree in Physiology and Biomedical Science, she is the Founder of Local Friendly Bakery, Vontikoppal. She firmly believes that attention to detail and creativity blossom with practice, a philosophy rooted in her upbringing. “I’ve been enveloped in the aroma of freshly baked goods…
BOOM… Gunner Anthony Cruz recounts the tradition of 21-gun salute
February 16, 2024By S. Kenneth Shishir The tradition of firing cannons, initiated by the East India Company in the early 18th century with the 21-gun salute — the highest honour bestowed upon rulers or top-ranking officers — is still observed today. This practice is a mark of reverence to the presiding deity of Mysuru, Goddess Sri Chamundeshwari,…
Neglected Legacy
February 16, 2024Once vibrant century-old Rama Mandiras of Mysore fading into oblivion By Maya Sitaram The frenzied fervour with which the Ram Temple at Ayodhya was inaugurated transports one to the memoirs of the unique music tradition reverberating from the innumerable Rama Mandiras in Mysore for over 200 years. In the quaint bylanes of Mysore’s old localities,…















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