By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A very common motif found in Indian art is the lion standing on top of the elephant, defeating it. These images are called the Gaja-Simha images, Gaja meaning the elephant and Simha meaning the lion. Some Orientalist scholars have tried to explain this image as the…
Sir, This is in response to the letter in SOM dated May 10 on the pathetic condition of Narayana Shastry Road (N.S. Road) in the heart of the city. I happened to pass by the same stretch a few days back and I am amazed to see that in spite of complaints there is no…
Malabar Gold and Diamond showroom near Sub-Urban Bus Stand in city launched a Chain and Mangalsutra Festival on May 14, which will conclude on May 29. Malabar Mysuru Assistant Store Head Fasalu Rahaman, Management team and customers were present during the launch.
Vidu. Kaushiki Chakraborty presenting a Hindustani Vocal Concert at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on Nanjangud Road in city last evening as part of the ongoing 80th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, 100th birth anniversary of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata and 24th anniversary of Nada Mantapa. Today (May 26) at 6.30 pm, Guru Gita Parayana…
M.N. Vijayakumari (74), wife of late S.N. Vasudevarao and a resident of Vidyaranyapuram, passed away at a private hospital in city yesterday following brief illness. She leaves behind sons SOM cartoonist and Full Brighter M.V. Nagendra Babu (Banter Babu) and M.V. Gurudatt, daughter M.V. Anitha and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were…
Vocal concert by Vid. Shankari Murthy Balila, accompanied by Vid. Achyutarao on mridanga, Vid. Sunil Subramanya on mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata, Ganabharathi, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.
“Sa Re Ga Ma” – A musical programme based on old Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi film songs, Dr. Anup, Dr. Bharti, Darshitha, Jeevan, Dr. Ramya Dr. Kuldeep, Dr. Manjunath, Nikhil, Dr. Poornima, Dr. Raghuveer, Dr. Seetha, Dr. Sunitha and Dr. Somnath Vasudeva will take part, Sri Nadabramha Sangeetha Sabha hall, JLB Road (near Nanjumalige…
15th Anniversary celebrations, conferring of ‘Samajika Ratna’ awards on Vid. Dr. Banuprakash Sharma (Religious), District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal (Literature), C. Narayanagowda (Industry), J.H. Anil Kumar (Media), Devendra Parihariya (Organisation), Gowrishankar (Police Department), Shoba Dinesh (Social Service), Prakash Chikkapalya (Art), Cable Mahesh (Politics) and Suhas (Sports), Hosamutt Seer Sri Chidananda Swamiji and Melukote…
Mango Mela-2022, DC Dr. Bagadi Gautham inaugurates stalls, ZP CEO B.R. Poornima inaugurates mango varieties expo, Horticulture Department Mysuru Joint Director H.M. Nagaraju presides, Kuppanna Park, near Hardinge Circle, 10 am.
80th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, 100th birth anniversary of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata and 24th anniversary of Nada Mantapa – Sri Chakra Puja, 9 am; Purnahuti for Dattatreya Homa, 9.30 am; Chaitanya Archana ‑ Nada Nidhi Brian Silas (New Delhi) – Piano; Nada Nidhi B.V. Balasai (Chennai) – Flute; Sasya Bandhu Chandru Veeraraju…
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