By G. L. Shekar,Professor, NIE Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa has birthday today,” Facebook alerted me in the morning of Sunday (August 20, 2017). He turned 86. I was happy that at this age he is quite tech-savvy. He is on FB, uses laptop for browsing and for e-mail activities. His ‘official’ date of birth is August…
Mysuru: Captain G.R. Gopinath last evening announced that he would be starting flights from Chennai to Mysuru shortly as his private charter firm Deccan Charter along with Air Odisha had won a huge contract across India to fly to small towns and later big cities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious regional connectivity scheme, UDAN….
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Mysuru: Senior Kannada litterateur and Saraswati Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa regretted that the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli that was established with much fanfare has no takers now. Expressing his concern over the languishing airport, he gave some of his ideas to develop the Airport and increase passenger and air traffic….
Sir, After hearing Dr. S. L. Bhyrappa at the Mysuru Literary Fest on Sunday, my thoughts went back to the days when he participated in some of the protests MGP held for public causes. Let me share a few instances of Bhyrappa’s activism that I have witnessed. The first time I met Dr. Bhyrappa was…
Opines eminent Historian Dr. Ramachandra Guha “Bhyrappa is a jewel of India and a celebrated writer in Karnataka. Yet he was given the Padma Shri while, Sri Ravishankar of Art of Living Foundation was given the Padma Vibhushan.” Mysuru: Eminent Historian Dr. Ramachandra Guha, who whispered to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa after his inaugural speech, “Sir,…
Thus spake Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa on Life and Literature Dr. Ramachandra Guha steals the thunder ! As an Englishman boasted, whenever there is trouble in Heaven, the Gods send for an Englishman. The magic of English language, if not the Englishman, seems to endure not only in India but also in all parts of the…
Mysuru: Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, a Kannada writer, in a brilliant exposition of philosophy, literature and writing novels, captured the attention of a packed hall at Senate Bhavan in the beautiful and sprawling Manasagangothri campus here. He was delivering the inaugural address after declaring open the Mysuru Literary Fest organised by the Mysore…
Mysuru – Noted novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa and Telugu film actor Dr. Rajendra Prasad have been selected for Sri Krishnadevaraya Award-2017 instituted by the Telugu Vignana Samithi and Lalithakala Parishat. The award will be presented to them during the 65th Foundation Day of the Samithi at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Apr. 22 at…
Pic.1: Noted Kannada novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa is seen lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) celebrations organised by Orissa Association Mysore (OAM) at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road in city last evening. Others seen are former Chairman of the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology – University of Mysore Dr. M.S. Krishnamurthy,…
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