Mysuru: As part of the ongoing Chinnara Mela summer camp, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) had organised a programme at Vanaranga in Kalamandira premises here yesterday which featured a demonstration on detection of adulteration in food items. MGP Convenors C.V. Nagaraj and V. Mahesh demonstrated the techniques to identify adulterants in common food items. They pointed…
Police dogs steal show at Chinnara Mela
April 19, 2017Mysuru: Children at ‘Chinnara Mela’ were witness to a dog show conducted by the Mysuru City Police. The Police personnel demonstrated how the dogs were used in crime investigation, bomb detection and narcotics. The Police Dogs, Rashmi and Burfi, demonstrated the thefts detection. Police personnel, who acted as thieves, had hid the stolen materials between…
Chinnara Mela programmes
April 18, 2017The following programmes have been organised from Apr. 18 to 22 as part of ongoing ‘Chinnara Mela’ at Rangayana premises: Apr. 18 Police Dog Show, 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm, Vanaranga Apr. 19 Interaction on Healthy Food by C.V. Nagaraj, Governor, MYre Grahakara Parishat, 11 am to 12 noon, Vanaranga Apr. 20 Demonstration on Prevention…
Chinnara Mela: Children taken on plant tour
April 16, 2017Mysuru – The children at the Chinnara Mela summer camp were yesterday taken on a ride into the world of Botany with students and faculty of Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore headed by Prof. G.R. Janardhan introducing them to various plants and also enlightening them about conservation of plants. Students of the…
Chinnara Mela: A Summer Retreat
April 15, 2017By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Come April, Rangayana premises is a beehive of activities as children take part in the annual Chinnara Mela and enjoy their summer holidays by indulging in creative arts taught to them by resource persons at the renowned theatre repertory. This season, the summer sun is soaring up with the highest of…
Siya Khode: An epitome of bravery
April 15, 2017By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers There are several examples of children becoming national heroes for their act of bravery and being honoured with National Bravery Awards for saving people’s lives. Recipients of such awards are taken on a parade during the annual Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath in New Delhi. One among the children who were…
Chinnara Mela off to a good start
April 11, 2017Mysuru – The much-awaited month-long Chinnara Mela summer camp organised by Rangayana got off to a good start at Vanaranga last evening with National Bravery Award winner Siya Khode inaugurating the camp by lighting the traditional lamp along with city’s yoga champ H. Kushi. Siya Khode, a resident of Dajibaanpeth, Hubballi, who received the bravery…
Rangayana decked up for Chinnara Mela
April 9, 2017Mysuru – City’s theatre repertory Rangayana will be abuzz with hectic activities for a month starting tomorrow as over 300 children will descend at the venue to take part in the month-long summer camp Chinnara Mela, which will be inaugurated tomorrow evening. The kids, who are expected to arrive at the venue tomorrow morning, will…
Gone in … 30 minutes !
April 3, 2017High demand for Chinnara Mela applications; Fathers sleep in Kalamandira premises to be first in line Hundreds of parents had queued up in Rangayana premises here this morning to purchase the limited number of applications for Chinnara Mela, the much-awaited annual summer camp for children hosted by the theatre repertory. A large number of parents…
Bravery award winner Siya Khode to inaugurate Chinnara Mela
March 24, 2017National Bravery award recipient Siya Khode of Hubballi will inaugurate ‘Chinnara Mela-2017’, a month-long children’s summer camp at Rangayana on April 10. This was disclosed at a press conference this morning by Kannada and Culture Department Director K.A. Dayanand who is also the Rangayana acting Director. He said that the theme for this year is…
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