Narakasura comes alive amidst vestiges of Portuguese rule [Continued from yesterday] For those born before 1947, when India won independence from the British and after that year, visiting Goa and Pondicherry (now changed to Puducherry in 2006 !) is bound to make them reminisce the post-independence history of these two States. The reason is that…
Deepavali escapade to Goa — 3
November 3, 2022Narakasura comes alive amidst vestiges of Portuguese rule [Continued from yesterday] I have heard, read and seen on TV Ramlila being played during Dasara as part of the festival celebration. In Delhi there is the famous Ramlila Maidan where Ramlila is held annually as a public celebration attended by VIPs and the public at large….
Deepavali escapade to Goa —2
November 2, 2022Narakasura comes alive amidst vestiges of Portuguese rule [Continued from Oct. 31] Goa beaches have an amalgam of names in Portuguese, English and in Marathi because of dominant Marathi influence and may be Konkani local lingua. It is surprising that though Goa has longest border with Karnataka, it is less influenced by Kannada ethos than…
Deepavali escapade to Goa —1
October 31, 2022Narakasura comes alive amidst vestiges of Portuguese rule The rise of Mr. Rishi Sunak, the Hindu British citizen of Indian-origin, rising to the dizzy height as the Prime Minister of England at an young age of 42, has many lessons for the voters of the democratic world. Of course, there are cases where young people…
Mysuru party-goers head to sands in Goa
December 31, 2021Full flight occupancy from Mysuru to Goa; one more additional flight soon Mysore/Mysuru: With only a double dose vaccination rule in Goa, Mysureans have been flying to the golden sands of Goa to usher in the New Year. Since the last week, flights to Goa have reported full occupancy and there is a great demand….
KSRTC introduces new Mysuru-Panaji Express bus service
November 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In one more inter-State bus service to Goa, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Mysuru Rural Division on Friday introduced a new Mysuru-Panaji Express (Vegadoota) bus service. The bus will travel on the route – Mysuru-Nagamangala- Mayasandra-Turuvekere-Chikkanayakanahalli-Huliyar-Hosadurga-Holalkere-Davanagere- Hubbali, to reach Panaji, Goa’s capital. The bus leaves Mysuru at 3 pm daily and reaches…
Mysuru-Goa flight in high demand
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With lots of restriction on New Year celebrations in city, Mysuru party revellers are heading towards Goa to welcome 2021 in their own style. Mysuru Airport Director R. Manjunath told SOM that since last one month, the occupancy rate had been around 90 percent on both directions. In fact, this has emerged as one…
Wins Best Institution Award from NCC Karnataka and Goa
February 10, 2020Suttur: The NCC Army unit of JSS High School, Suttur, has been accorded the ‘First Best Institution’ award by the NCC Karnataka and Goa for the year 2020. This is the fifth consecutive time that NCC Army unit of JSS High School is winning the award. The NCC Army unit of the JSS High School,…
Goa, the Land of Cathedrals and Cashew Nuts
February 1, 2020By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Recently, and to be precise a week from 20th December 2019, we were in Goa. The reason was that the first batch of medical students of Adichunchanagiri Medical College and Research Institute at Mandya had decided to meet at…
Mysureans complete Ironman Championship in Goa
October 22, 2019One qualifies for World Championship 2020 to be held in New Zealand Five Mysureans — Veera Manikanta, Abdul Hannan Khan, Dr. Sujeeth Shetty, B.N. Sudindra and Manju Ganesh — participated and successfully completed ‘Ironman 70.3,’ India’s first triathlon race held in Goa on Oct.20. An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one…
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