By S.N.Venkatnag Sobers India will celebrate its 70th Independence Day on August 15, 2017 during which the entire country will remember the sacrifices of many people since 1857 – The first war of Indian Independence until Aug.15, 1947 – the day we got Independence. People in Mysore also remember the contributions of freedom fighters from…
Shivapura Flag Satyagraha
August 13, 2017By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore I was a child when India attained freedom from the British in 1947 and even at that age I was electrified by the joy of becoming free under the guidance of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar…
No plastic Flags on I-Day
August 4, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration, which has organised Independence Day celebrations on Aug. 15 at 9 am at Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap here, has appealed people to use flags made of cloth and not plastic flags. The Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, in a press release, has asked traders not to sell plastic and paper flags.
Preparations for 71st Independence Day begins
July 26, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep chaired a preliminary meeting of officials involved in the preparation for the 71st Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15 at the Bannimantap Torch Light Parade Grounds. The meeting was held at his office, here yesterday. Plastic flags banned: He instructed the officials to see that the national…
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