Mysore/Mysuru: The members of Karnataka Samskrutika Mattu Vadyagoshti Kalavidara Okkuta staged a protest in front of Kalamandira here on Wednesday demanding the State Government to permit hosting of cultural programmes along with COVID guidelines. The protesting artistes said that their livelihood was dependent on stage programmes and since COVID restrictions, no events were allowed and…
Selected for ‘Karnataka Kalashree’ Award
September 9, 2021Chamarajanagar: Nadaswara Vidwan R. Rangaswamy has bagged the annual ‘Karnataka Kalashree’ award from the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy for the year 2021-22. The 56-year-old Rangaswamy is a native of Ramasamudra in Chamarajanagar district and has an experience of 30 years in playing Nadaswara. Rangaswamy’s father and grandfather too were musicians. After initial music training from…
Online music concert on Saturday
September 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, in association with Sri Guruguha Gana Sabha, will be presenting a grand online vocal concert by Vid. Kalyanapuram Aravind Soundararajan of Chennai, on Saturday (Sept. 11) at 5 pm on its YouTube Channel [https://www. youtube.com/channel/UC5duKEUSvk8 XXBra6TWQnSA] on the occasion of Ganesha Festival. Vid. Aravind is a disciple…
Bags Cain Fellowship
September 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Vikas Chonira has been awarded The Cain Fellowship Award for 2021, instituted by Texas A & M University, USA, for his creation of engineered protein therapeutics which are drugs that are genetically engineered versions of naturally occurring human proteins, against the COVID-19 Virus. The award carries a prize money of 25,000 dollars and…
MGP monthly virtual meeting on ‘Passport Seva Kendra’
September 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), in its monthly virtual awareness-cum-interaction programme, has invited Darshan, Verification Officer, Mysore Passport Seva Kendra, Metagalli Post Office, Mysuru, to create awareness on the basic services of the Mysuru Passport Seva Kendra in issuing/ renewal of passports and other services to the citizens of Mysuru and surrounding districts. The…
Do not permit statues at public utility places: HC
September 9, 2021Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) of Karnataka has directed the State Government to ensure implementation of the Supreme Court’s 2013 direction to all States not to grant permission for installation of statues or construction of any structure on public roads, pavements, sideways, and other public utility places. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish…
7 Techniques for Faster Instagram Popularity
September 9, 2021With exclusive and business-friendly features, Instagram has become the most important social medium for brands to build connections with their target audience. It is easier for commoners to make their mark organically or buy Instagram followers and become popular. All the marketers and young people want to be popular on social media. For marketers, more…
From Vedas to Puranas
September 9, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Vedas were composed 3,000 years ago, while the Puranas were composed 1,500 years ago. In between, came the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, after the Vedas, but before the Puranas. The two reflect dramatically different world views. Vedas do not factor in monastic ideals; the Puranas…
An appeal to Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha: Go back to original name of the Game Sanctuary
September 9, 2021Sir, We are reading in newspapers a demand for renaming the Rajiv Gandhi National Park at Nagarahole as Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa National Park. Considering the sentiments of the local people and those who have special love for the Game Sanctuary, it is best to revert to the original name with a local flavour —…
Mysore University Kickboxers excel in Karnataka Urban Championship
September 9, 2021The Kickboxers, who train under University of Mysore (UoM), have excelled at the Karnataka Urban Boxing Championship-2021 held at Elite Academy, Rajivnagar, Mysuru, on Aug. 31, by winning 12 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1st Runners-up Trophy. The medal-winners — (standing from left) R. Akash (NIEIT) – gold in -91 kgs, Gibson Karl (Mahajana…















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