A tongawallah drew the attention of people by painting his horses in Tri-colours and the colours of Karnataka Flag, thus displaying his patriotism near Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle in front of the Mysore Palace.
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Independence Day sidelights: Buildings symbolise patriotism
August 16, 2018Tri-Colour illumination of the Office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) (above) in Nazarbad, Mysuru, on the occasion of I-Day. The glowing Akashavani (All India Radio) building in Yadavagiri. The Clock Tower in Mysuru City Railway Station too was illuminated.
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I-Day sidelights
August 16, 2018The Mysuru Hotel Owners Association had displayed a 100 ft. long cake at its premises in Krishnamurthypuram with the pictures of freedom fighters, former Prime Ministers and also the newspaper cuttings which was one of the major attractions of the Independence Day yesterday.
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Expo of freedom fighters’ portraits
August 14, 2018Mysuru: Ahead of 72nd Independence Day celebrations, a day-long exhibition of the portraits of freedom fighters, drawn by artist U.G. Mohan Kumar, was organised by District Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota, Mysuru at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises here on Sunday. Dr. M.S. Shekar, Director, Centre for Gandhian Studies, Manasagangothri, inaugurated the…
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Independence Day : City Police Chief issues guidelines
August 14, 2018Mysuru: In view of the 72nd Independence Day celebrations tomorrow, the City Police Commissioner has issued the following guidelines: Heads of schools and colleges should ensure adequate security; any unusual abandoned item should be reported to Police. Public places like malls, markets, Railway Station, bus stand, temples and tourist places should ensure installation of surveillance…
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I-Day: ‘100 feet Cake with Freedom Fighters pictures’ expo
August 12, 2018Mysuru: On the occasion 72nd Independence Day (I-Day), the Hotel Owners’ Association and Hotel Owners’ Association Charitable Trust in co-operation with Dolphins Bakery Group have arranged an exhibition of “100 feet Cake with Freedom Fighters pictures” on Aug. 15 from 10 am to 5.30 pm at Association building Kuthethuru Seetharama Bhavana, #1265, 1 st Main,…
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Son of an American mother and Indian father, Atul Keshap writes exclusively for SOM on India’s 70th Independence Day…
August 24, 2017There are people who crave for publicity at the drop of a hat. There are a few others who go about quietly making a mark in the society and who shun it. To this noble league belonged former UN Diplomat Dr. Keshap Chander Sen. He had come from the US and settled down in Mysuru….
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Time to ponder what happened to Independence. How the confidence of 1947 gave way to antagonisms
August 16, 2017By T.J.S. George August 15, 1947 will go down in history as one of the most memorable dates, not for India alone but for Asia and the world… For India, it marks the beginning of a new age, a new outlook, a new future. For the world it gives a new idea and a new…
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In Pictures: Mysuru celebrates Independence Day with zeal and fervour
August 15, 2017Here are some of the pictures from the Independence Day celebrations at Torchlight Parade Ground in Bannimantap.
Abracadabra By K. B. Ganapathy, Columns
70 Years of Democracy: Saluting the Majority and Minorities of India
August 14, 2017“Indians may have a vote but they are not represented.” —David Selbourne, Journalist A diplomat is one who remembers the birthday of a woman but forgets the year of her birth. So goes a joke on diplomats. Our immediate past Vice-President Hamid Ansari seems to have forgotten this diplomat’s credo, himself having been an…
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