Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Dr. Nagalakshmi Choudhary, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Women’s Commission, launched a free HPV vaccination drive at the Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO) — Bharath Cancer Hospital — in Mysuru on Friday. The initiative, introduced by Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, Chairman of BHIO, aims to create…
Sisters with Panache
March 16, 2026Nishat & Misba turn Panache into one of Mysuru’s most loved fashion exhibitions… Nishat Mohsin and Misba Umrean, Co-founders of the fashion exhibition platform ‘Panache’, have been curating memorable fashion experiences in Mysuru for several years. What began as a modest initiative has grown into one of the city’s most-loved fashion exhibitions, offering a thoughtfully…
Advocate Renu Poonacha felicitated
March 16, 2026As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Vaghdevi Vanitha Vrunda, Bannimantap, felicitated city’s noted Advocate Kaliyanda Renu Poonacha (Muthamma) at function held at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha in Jayalakshmipuram on Mar. 10. She is seen with Vaghdevi Vanitha Vrunda President Balliyamanda Gangu Poovaiah, Secretary Swaraj Ashwini Kumar and Committee Members.
Wildlife, her calling
March 15, 2026Passion for wildlife drives Zoo Director P. Anusha to break barriers in Forest Service Anusha, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and the Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, has carved a niche for herself in the challenging world of forest and wildlife conservation, a field long dominated by men. She…
Reel Legacy Lives On…
March 14, 2026INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Vaishali of Padaki family continues Mysuru’s cinema exhibition legacy through city’s first multiplex DRC Cinemas, balancing films & expanding multiplex brand. The Padaki family is among the well-known families of Mysuru. For many Mysureans born in the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and even the 2000s, Shanthala Talkies on Narayana Shastri Road…
Sketching Cityscapes
March 13, 2026Architect-turned-artist Archana Pereira captures the character of cities through intricate pen-&-ink illustrations inspired by travel, architecture & everyday life… An architect by profession and artist by passion, Archana Pereira brings cities to life through intricate pen-and-ink illustrations inspired by travel, architecture and history. Originally from Kerala and now based in Mysuru, she founded Ink Trails…
Rooted in… Rainforests
March 12, 2026From studying hornbills to restoring degraded rainforests, tropical ecologist Dr. Divya Muddappa has dedicated nearly three decades to conservation in the Western Ghats… Dr. Divya Muddappa, Senior Scientist at the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysuru, has spent nearly three decades studying and protecting the rainforests of the Western Ghats. Her work in tropical ecology spans areas…
Leaving an Impressionz
March 11, 2026INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… A graceful trailblazer redefines Mysuru’s fashion and business landscape Krupa Sumanth, the visionary who introduced Mysuru’s first fashion event in the year 2000, is a symbol of creativity and modern entrepreneurship. She has built a thriving portfolio of coffee ventures alongside her one-on-one practice in image consulting. Born into a coffee-growing…
Mahila Bhajana Mandali performs at Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple
March 10, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Mahila Bhajana Mandali celebrated International Women’s Day at Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple in city on Mar.8 by distributing prasadam for devotees and rendering bhajans. Speaking on the occasion, Temple Administrative Officer N. Srinivasan said, “Women’s Day was not about a single day celebrations but it was a day for society to work for…
‘Naari Sambhrama’ marks Women’s Day celebration at IGRMS
March 10, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Naari Sambhrama,’ a programme featuring Bharatanatyam, Dollu Kunitha and Puja Kunitha performed exclusively by women artistes, marked the International Women’s Day celebration at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Southern Regional Centre, located at Wellington House on Irwin Road here on Sunday last. Speaking after inaugurating the event, IGRMS Officer-in-Charge V. Ashok Vardhan…















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