On the occasion, the book ‘Life and Times,’ authored by K.B. Ganapathy, Founder-Editor, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, was released. Picture alongside shows (from left) Shubha Sanjay Urs, Founder, Managing Trustee and Chairperson of Mysuru Book Clubs and Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust; Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar; Pramoda Devi Wadiyar; Dr. Bibek Debroy; Sam Cherian…
In the beginning of the month, I had received a book about a famous Horticulturist during the days of Wadiyar rulers of Mysore, Rao Bahadur H.C. Javaraya titled ‘a gardener and a gentleman.’ The format of the book was similar to a miniature coffee-table book with innumerable beautifully produced photographs and pictures enriching each and…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Senior Journalist Mysore/Mysuru: These are the times for the senior citizens of our city to remember some of the government officers who worked in Mysuru. One was Jayakumar Anagol, the Divisional Commissioner (30.4.1977 to 1.2.1980), who also held the charges of other departments till the new appointees came in. Once, the local…
If our God could create this universe in six days and rest on the seventh day, why not a veteran journalist? With this thought I decided to entertain myself by going to DRC Cinemas, known for its over-sized Samosa like the original American Burger and enjoy the evening. However, to enjoy a film, the most…
Mod shopping mall for city under scan By K.B. Ganapathy The Mysore City Corporation with 65 members in its Council passed a very important resolution last month on 10.10.2005 on the subject No. 164, with financial implications running into more than many crores of rupees every year. The resolution pertains to the proposed commercial complex…
Shoppers protest; No way to ease pressure on parking space The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council with 65 Corporators whom we unfortunately call as City Fathers have taken a decision on June 9, 2023 to introduce a ‘Pay and Park’ system on six important roads of the business hubs of our city in downtown area…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 21st edition of the Annual ‘Geeth Gaatha Chal’ Musical Nite by Doctors and their family enthralled the audience at MMC&RI Platinum Jubilee Hall in J.K. Grounds here last evening, with singers coming up with their best. The stage was decorated with colourful lights for the grand event, which began with Dr. Deepika, Dr….
Rahul Gandhi is providing more than required grist to the legal luminaries of our country and also to successive Governments at the Centre to study the innumerable civil and criminal laws of our colonial British rulers that we embraced and adopted with glee. It needed a Rahul Gandhi to show us how those laws of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Champaka Kala Ratna Award was presented to Ganjifa artist Raghupathi Bhat and Yogacharya Sudesh Chand by Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust at its premises in Ramakrishnanagar in city last evening. Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra K.B. Ganapathy, who was the chief guest at the programme, presented the award to Raghupathi Bhat…
The good news after the Congress came to power in Karnataka is that N. Jayaram, a 2004-batch IAS Officer, has been appointed as the Secretary to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. Jayaram has a very intimate connection with Mysuru for two reasons. One is, he was the Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) from Dec. 10,…
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