Mahatma Gandhi’s desi leadership qualities relevant for all times: Scholar Lakshmisha Tolpadi Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership qualities are relevant for all times, Puttur-based scholar, Lakshmisha Tolpadi said that the Mahatma used to refer to the Bhagavad Gita for solutions to mental anxiety and turbulence. He was speaking after inaugurating a national seminar on…
Plays, folk events receive overwhelming response
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the ongoing Bahuroopi-2020 National Theatre Festival, Kannada play ‘Manteswamy Kathaprasanga’ and Marathi play ‘Sangeet Bari,’ staged respectively at Vanaranga and Bhoomigeeta auditorium in Rangayana premises last evening, received overwhelming response from theatre buffs. Some audience, even after buying tickets, could not find a seat in the houseful theatre hall but were…
‘Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone’
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa has said that Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone in the nation. They are not the property of a few intellectuals. Speaking at the ongoing National Theatre Festival at Rangayana yesterday, Cariappa said, “Everyone has right to speak and share his or her opinions. It…
The cool dude!
February 17, 2020As the Bahuroopi-2020 at Rangayana is witnessing numerous art performances and huge crowd each day, Kindarijogi in the premises, appears to be enjoying the lively atmosphere with a cooling glass on. But on taking a closer look, it can be noticed that it is a beehive making its home on the eyes of the statue.
Bahuroopi 2020 treads on Gandhi Patha
February 15, 2020Six-day Theatre Festival opens to a packed audience Mysore/Mysuru: O Lord Rama, descendant of Raghu, uplifter of the fallen… you and your beloved consort Sita are to be worshipped… all names of God refer to the same Supreme Being, including Eshwara and the Allah… O Lord, Please give peace and brotherhood to everyone, as we…
I used to spin charakha daily for an hour at Ananda Ashram: Anant Nag
February 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In his Bahuroopi 2020 inaugural address, actor and theatre personality Anant Nag recalled how the Mahatma had inspired him when he grew up in Ananda Ashram. His address was listened to by the audience with rapt attention. Every nook and corner of Vanaranga inside Rangayana, including the balcony, was jam-packed with people. The audience…
A recreated Sabarmati Ashram draws crowd at Rangayana
February 15, 2020The place that shaped the future of a nation that we now all know as India Mysore/Mysuru: The serenity of Sabarmati Ashram touches the very core of our ‘being’ and we develop a strange bond with the man who changed the course of Indian history. A visit to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, one…
Books, handicrafts, herbals, organic and much more…
February 15, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Over 60 handicrafts and book stalls have been set up at Rangayana premises, the venue of Bahuroopi National Theatre Fest. Art Studio Image 2U counter is showcasing a large collection of canvas paintings including Swami Vivekananda, Dr. Shivakumara Swamiji and others. Desi Mysuru stall has handloom and Ilkal sarees along with other related desi…
Synopsis of plays to be staged this evening
February 15, 2020Bhagavadajjukeeyam (Hindi) – 6 pm Troupe: NIPA Rangamandali, Lucknow Script: Bodhayan Adaptation, Direction: Surya Mohan Kulashreshta Synopsis: The play begins with a light-hearted debate between Guru Parivrajak and his disciple Shandilya. The saint believes in the spirit alone, and the disciple in the world and its necessities. Courtesan Vasantsena, along with her friend Madhukarika, enters…
Family, society must accept transgenders: Manjamma Jogati
February 14, 2020From Manjunath to Manjamma to President of Karnataka Janapada Academy, it was not a bed of roses Mysore/Mysuru: From a runaway beggar to being the first trans-President of Karnataka Janapada Academy, Manjamma’s extraordinary life story is a part of the school syllabus today. Manjamma is heading the only surviving Jogati troupe. Jogati Nritya is a…
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