Mysore/Mysuru: Concerns have surfaced over reports that the historic Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion on the Manasagangothri campus may be leased to private parties for long durations, triggering a strong reaction from heritage experts. The heritage structure comes under the administrative purview of the University of Mysore (UoM). Describing the move to lease out the Mansion as…
Seven UoM Syndicate members refute charges of fellow member T.R. Chandrashekar Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has not entered into any agreement to lease Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion at its Manasagangothri campus and there have been no official discussions held in this regard, clarified the Syndicate members of the University. In a press release, the…
Dr. Chandrashekar responds to Registrar M.K. Savitha’s clarification Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore Syndicate Member Dr. T.R. Chandrashekar has responded to the clarification issued by Registrar M.K. Savitha regarding the Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion inside the Manasagangothri campus. The Registrar had earlier stated that there is no agreement between the University and any private institution. In a…
Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore Syndicate (UoM) Member Dr. T.R. Chandrashekar has alleged that the Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri is being illegally leased out to a private organisation for 40 years, free of cost. The Mansion, which was recently renovated at a cost of nearly Rs. 33 crore through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding and…
Mysuru: Jeanne Briganti, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General Chennai, visited the Folklore Museum housed at Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri this morning. The museum and the mansion are undergoing extensive restoration, funded in part by the U.S. Government’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) and managed by the Deccan Heritage Foundation (DHF)…
Mysore University alumnus pledges Rs. 30 crore; MoU signed Funds from Mumbai-based Harish and Bina Shah Foundation; Execution by UK-based Deccan Heritage Foundation Mysore/Mysuru: The Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion at Manasagangothri campus in city got a fresh fund push with a commitment of Rs. 30 crore to restore the former royal abode to its original glory….
Mysore/Mysuru: A controversy has erupted over the crew of a Kannada film titled ‘Prachanda Tarunam Katinya Kavyam’ allegedly spoiling the environs of heritage Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion at Manasagangothri campus of University of Mysore (UoM) in the city, by dumping red mud and axing the branches of a sandalwood tree, for shooting the movie. A group…
MoU signed between Department of Kannada and Culture and the University of Mysore Mysore/Mysuru: After acrimonious scenes at the recent meeting regarding the establishment of the Office of ‘Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada’ (CESCK) inside the Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, Manasagangothri where MP Pratap Simha expressed his displeasure over the delay, a Memorandum…
Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the University of Mysore’s (UoM) move to let out the Heritage Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri campus, former UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. J. Shashidhar Prasad urged the University to retain the Mansion as a Museum. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here on Sunday, Prof. Prasad said that the University should…
Mysore/Mysuru: With Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar set to visit Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri campus on Apr. 13 as part of the plans to shift the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) to the Mansion, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha this morning inspected the Mansion and held a preliminary meeting…
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