How about one for Farrokh K. Irani? In the early days of this month December 2023 there was an important news break concerning installation of a statue in our City of Palaces, Heritage Buildings, Parks, Temples, and, of course, of Statues which is a recent phenomenon. As I remember, before 1970s there were only two…
Newspaper reading has been my second nature of being alive, after breathing. During this month of December 2023, I have been reading in newspapers about the death of people who were young, too young to die. School-going children, college-going boys, young adults pursuing a profession. I am not thinking of those who died in accidents…
Alter ego of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba? [Continued from yesterday] K.B. Ganapathy (KBG): How did you become his successor? Sathya Sai Baba died in the year 2011. Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai was in Bengaluru. He had a prayer room attached to his living room. One day while he was sitting and praying, the apparition…
Alter ego of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba? This eternal land Bharat is unlike any other land on this planet earth inhabited by human beings. It is the only country in the world that has a religion not founded by one prophet and guided by one holy book. Its religion though identified by the name…
The first thought that comes to my mind whenever I look at good photographs either in a newspaper, magazine or a gallery has always been that of T.S. Satyan. A photographer par-excellence, a photo-journalist of national eminence who was recognised by the Government of India with the national civil honour of Padma Shri in 1979….
K.B. Ganapathy, Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra and former Indian cricketer Javagal Srinath were felicitated by Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club (Mysore Sports Club) for being conferred with Hon. Doctorate by the University of Mysore during the convocation held on Oct. 18, 2023. Since Javagal Srinath was unable to attend, he had…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘In True Colours,’ a two-day photo exhibition opened to the public at Wadiyar Centre For Architecture (WCFA), located on Krishnaraja Boulevard near Mysuru Law Courts in city this morning. The event features over 55 photographs clicked by Founder-Trustee of Pratham Mysore Ashvini Ranjan. The exhibition, which is open to the public from 11 am…
B.Y. Vijayendra is BJP’s State President In Karnataka, BJP, which tasted power more by default, compromises and, of course, the sinister ‘Operation Kamala’ with B.S. Yediyurappa sworn-in four times as Chief Minister and later Basavaraj Bommai as the Chief Minister, lost power in the 2023 Assembly elections. The Congress was victorious with absolute majority of…
Journalists must abide by Constitution only: KBG Mysore/Mysuru: Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra K.B. Ganapathy (KBG) said “Journalists have to abide by the Constitution only, as the King and Rajadharma (duty of king) have lost recognition with the advent of Democracy.” Addressing a gathering of journalists this morning after being felicitated by…
By K.B. Ganapathy Mysore/Mysuru: The much-anticipated play on one of our controversial freedom fighters Veer Savarkar was staged to a full house at Karnataka Kalamandira in city last evening. The play ‘Karineera Veera,’ an allusion to his 13 years of incarceration at the dreaded prison in Andaman Islands known as ‘Cellular Jail,’ narrates Veer Savarkar’s…
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