Mysore/Mysuru: “A writer who wishes to pen thoughts spontaneously must first understand the boundaries of social responsibility and the responsible use of language,” said noted writer Jogi, during a Kannada panel discussion titled ‘Kathe Huttuva Hotthu’ (birth hour of a story), at the last day of the Mysuru Literature Festival. Reflecting on the evolution of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Noted women writers Anisha Lalvani, Divyata Rajaram and Shalini P. Sawkar emphasised that beyond storytelling, literature must remain grounded in humanity and social relevance. The authors were speaking at a panel discussion titled ‘Social Relevance of Writing: In Times of TED Talks, Reels, Vlogs and AI-Generated Thriller Content,’ held yesterday, the concluding day of…
Mysore/Mysuru: “Journalists must remain vigilant in fearlessly presenting the truth to society,” said veteran journalist Chitra Subramaniam, addressing an audience at Mysuru Literature Festival yesterday. Speaking at a session, moderated by fellow journalist Vasanthi Hariprakash, titled ‘Bofors, Bachchan and Beats – How a lone journalist brought down a Government,’ Subramaniam revisited her landmark investigative reporting…
Mysore/Mysuru: Acharya Vidya Kula (AVK), Mysuru, hosted the First Zonal-level Yoga competition for the CISCE affiliated Schools recently. CISCE Schools from Kodagu and Mysuru Zone participated in the competition. Yoga Guru Dr. P.N Ganesh Kumar was the guest of honour. H.K. Geetha Kumar, S. Kiran, Rama R. Kedlaya and B.N. Premkumar were the jury members…
By V.N. Prasad Heartiest congratulations to Team India on their very first victory at Birmingham. And, what an emphatic victory; clinching the test by 336 runs. Statistics are all loaded on the net. However, it is worth noting several salient features of/ in the second test. 1. Belief in themselves to leave behind the defeat…
Will Chief Minister Siddaramaiah please inspect the site before laying foundation on July 19? Sir, The recent news item that our Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is going to lay the foundation stone for the proposed New Bus Terminal at Bannimantap Bus Depot on July 19 should be a matter of great concern for the citizens of…
Mysuru: City’s tennis prodigy Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar continued with her prime form in the season by winning both Singles and Doubles U-14 National Series Tournament held at Topspin Tennis Academy in Bengaluru on Saturday. In the Singles finals, Padmapriya beat Pranitha Vattaprambil 7-5, 6-2 in straight sets and Padmapriya and Sasfa pair overcame Parinitha and…
Mysuru: Dr. P. Krishnaiah, Deputy Director (DD) of Department of Physical Education (DPE), University of Mysore (UoM), was felicitated on attaining superannuation from service, at Yoga Mandir in Sports Pavilion here recently. In his address at the felicitation ceremony organised by the UoM DPE, Physical Education Directors and Association of Sports Lovers, Prof. M. Chandrakumar,…
Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao of Noopura Kalavidaru Samskrutika Trust, Mysuru and his wife Lata Rao were felicitated by their students as part of Guru Purnima during Saketh Utsav organised by Saketh School of Dance in Dharwad recently. They are seen with (standing from left) Vidu. Ankita Rao (Dharwad), Vidu. Mamatha Kulkarni (Ranebennur), Kannada &…
Mysuru author Sujata Rajpal’s (centre) third book ‘Things Left Unsaid: Tales of Love & Loss’ was released at the 9th edition of Mysuru Literature Festival at Hotel Southern Star in city last evening. Others seen are (from left) writers Anisha Lalvani, Arundhati Ghosh, Sharada Gulati (Sujata’s mother) and Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru…
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