Helicopter showers flower petals on vehicle-mounted statue during Babasaheb’s 135th birth anniversary fete Mysore/Mysuru: A grand and colourful procession marked the 135th birth anniversary celebrations of the Architect of the Indian Constitution, Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the city this morning. Organised under the joint aegis of Ashokapuram youths and various local Associations, the procession…
Ashokapuram roads glow…
April 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that the Constitution framed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar has enabled every Indian to lead a dignified and quality life. He was speaking after inaugurating street illumination works taken up by the Ashoka Youth Association along the stretch from Ballal Circle to Ashokapuram Park as part of Dr….
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti: Grand celebrations from today
April 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Ashoka Youth Association, Krishnamurthypuram, has organised a five-day grand celebrations to mark Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 135th Jayanti at Ashoka Circle (Ballal Circle) from Apr. 13 to 17. The celebrations will commence with inauguration of illumination at 7 pm today (Apr. 13). Following this, tomorrow (Apr. 14), the day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary,…
Theatre helps reach Dr. Ambedkar’s ideas to masses, says former MLA
January 12, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former Nanjangud MLA B. Harshavardhan said, theatre is an effective medium to communicate the life, ideology and contributions of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to the people. He was speaking as the chief guest at the 25th show of the play ‘Nijamahatma Babasaheba,’ conceptualised and directed by former Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa, and staged under…
‘Dr. Ambedkar was fond of playing violin’
December 4, 2025Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurates JSS Music Conference Sangeetha Sevanidhi Award presented to art patron S. Ramaprasad Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare Minister and District In-charge Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that the architect of Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, was very much fond of playing violin, especially when he was uber happy. Dr. Mahadevappa was addressing the gathering…
City celebrates Constitution Day
November 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Various organisations and institutions across the city celebrated the 76th Indian Constitution Day this morning, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on this day in 1949. The celebrations began with a mega jatha from Town Hall to Kalamandira, with hundreds of students from different schools participating. Holding placards with messages…
Mega Buddhist Convention begins
October 14, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: With the rendition of mass prayer ‘Buddham Namami for Bhagwan Buddha,’ the two-day international Bouddha Maha Sammelana-2025 – Manava Mytriya Payana, organised by Karnataka Rajya Bhikkhu Sangha, various Bouddha and Ambedkar Associations and Organisations, and Vishwa Mythri Buddha Vihara, began at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city, this morning. To mark the inauguration, veteran Dhamma…
‘Nijamahatma Babasaheba’ sparks debate on Dr. Ambedkar’s legacy
October 14, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Kodagu-based Rangabhoomi Trust staged its latest production ‘Nijamahatma Babasaheba’ last evening at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises. The première drew a packed audience, marking a successful launch for the politically charged and historically reflective play. Written and directed by former Rangayana Mysuru Director Addanda C. Cariappa, the play delves into the life and legacy…
Addanda Cariappa’s new Kannada play on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
July 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Former Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa is coming out with a new play titled ‘Nija Mahatma Babasaheba’ and a book on the same, which was read out to the invitees at a hotel here on Thursday. Rangabhoomi Trust Kodagu had organised the reading of the 55-page book of the play containing seven sequences, which…
Removal of Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti banner at Manasagangothri: Students continue protest on Day-2
June 12, 2025Mysuru: The indefinite stir, launched by the University of Mysore Research Students Association with the support of members of Dalit Vidyarthi Okkuta, in protest against the removal of a banner carrying the photo of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Manasagangothri campus that was put up for wishing the students on the occasion of Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti…















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