INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Nature and science educator Chandini Chhabra blends research with hands-on learning to make conservation engaging for children and accessible to communities. Direct experience with nature creates an awareness no textbook can replace. On International Women’s Day, Star of Mysore has been spotlighting women who are breaking barriers and redefining spaces. In…
Stage to Stardom
March 22, 2026An actor, director, entrepreneur and mother, Akshatha Pandavapura embodies the spirit of multitasking with ease. A native of Harohalli in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, she is the only person from the region to have graduated from the prestigious National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. She has won the State Best Actress awards for…
Beauty Matters…
March 21, 2026INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Veteran beautician Veda Rai highlights perseverance, skill development and the importance of patience and self-belief in sustaining success in the beauty industry. Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful, is the phrase that succinctly conveys the qualities a woman should possess in life. There ain’t any woman who doesn’t want to look…
Delivering bundles of JOY
March 20, 2026INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Reproductive medicine specialist Dr. C.V. Shilpa of SiriCaree IVF Centre, Mysuru, speaks on science, stigma and the shared responsibility of parenthood… At a time when the focus is increasingly on women’s empowerment and career growth, delayed parenthood and changing lifestyles have led to a rise in infertility. Yet, the issue remains…
Leaping beyond limits
March 18, 2026At 70, Mysuru’s Master Athlete Vijaya Ramesh continues to defy age with discipline and yoga, training rigorously for her 19th International Athletics Meet in South Korea this September. Achievement knows no barriers of age or gender. In sport, what truly matters is dedication, discipline and an unwavering will. Seventy-year-old Vijaya Ramesh of Mysuru embodies these…
Breaking stereotypes with… Dead-lifts & Designs
March 17, 2026Her power, her story: Alifiya Vagh lifts weights, runs business and nurtures family with grace… By Sujata Rajpal At an age when most women begin to scale back their fitness ambitions (if they had any to begin with), Alifiya Vagh chose to start hers. At 40, she stepped into the world of powerlifting. Most mornings,…
Mysore Sports Club felicitates women achievers
March 17, 2026Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club, popularly known as Mysore Sports Club, felicitated women achievers during International Women’s Day celebrations titled ‘An Ode to Women’ held at the Club premises in city recently. The Management Committee honoured (sitting from left) Mountaineer and Ultra-distance Cyclist Veena Ashok, Founder-Director of Mysuru Literature Festival Shubha Sanjay Urs and Cyclist…
Free HPV Vaccination Drive launched at Bharath Cancer Hospital
March 16, 2026Mysore/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.















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