International Master Athletes — Vijaya Ramesh, Nagendra, K.T. Balaramegowda, M.P. Chandrashekar, Amarnath and K.N. Somashekar — who were awarded ‘Dakshina Kesari International Master Athletes Award’ by Lions Club of Mysore South at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri recently, are seen with Club President Ln. K.K. Mohan, Secretary Ln. S. Santhosh, Treasurer Ln. M. Tataji and others.
Six-day Science workshop for High School students in Manasagangothri
May 8, 2019Mysuru: The Committee for the Development of Science in Schools (CDSS), Vijnana Bhavan, Manasagangothri, will be holding a 6-day Science workshop for High School students. The students will be divided into different groups and each group will be assigned to the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology in Manasagangothri to prepare Science working…
Manasagangothri losing campus beauty
April 11, 2019By Prof. K.V. Satyan It is with great concern and pain that I am bringing to the attention of the readers of Star of Mysore the sorry state of Manasagangothri Campus, which is gradually losing its campus beauty. After spending thousands of rupees very recently to give a kind of facelift, the entire campus is…
Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad Meet begins
December 29, 2018Mysuru: The two-day second State-level meet of Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad began at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri premises here this morning. Member of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal Family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar inaugurated the Sammelana by lighting the lamp on an earthen pot. Speaking on the occasion, Pramoda Devi at first thanked the organisers for inviting…
New destination in Manasagangothri: Mahatma’s Sculptures at Gandhi Bhavan
November 6, 2018Mysuru: It is the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation that is being celebrated all over the country. If ever there is a befitting tribute being paid to the Mahatma, one only has to drive to the new address in town but in the same old beautiful Manasagangothri campus that will invariably…
GTD inaugurates Mahatma’s Sculptures
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Higher Education and District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) dedicated nine statues of Mahatma Gandhi along with other people installed at the five-acre Gandhi Bhavan in Manasagangothri to city here this morning. The dedication function of the cement sculptures on Gandhiji was jointly organised by Kannada and Culture Department, Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, Rangayana and Centre…
Tourism Minister storms out of Gandhiji’s function
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh reportedly stormed out of Gandhiji’s Cement Sculpture dedication function in Manasagangothri today. It is learnt, he was upset to see that none of the names or photographs of elected representatives were found in the special brochure titled ‘Gandhiji Kurithu Cement Shilpagala Lokarpane Samarambha.’ On the contrary, there were names and…
The Mahatma’s Sculptures taking shape at Gandhi Bhavan in Manasagangothri
October 30, 2018By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The replica of the famous Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad was recreated at Gandhi Bhavan in the picturesque Manasagangothri campus as part of the centenary celebrations of the University of Mysore in 2017. Going forward and adding to the lustre will be nearly 25 sculptures of the Mahatma in various poses that…
Poet Laureate Kuvempu and Prof. N. A. Nikam’s role in building Manasagangothri
August 4, 2018By N. Niranjan Nikam Dr. K.V. Puttappa, popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, became the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore in 1956 and continued till 1960. Just then the University Grants Commission (UGC) had made it mandatory for Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes to be conducted in separate campuses. The problem…
Building Mania at Manasagangothri
August 4, 2018By N. Niranjan Nikam Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The University of Mysore, founded by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1916, is the sixth oldest University in the country and the first in the State. The saga of the University began at Maharaja’s College where even the Post Graduate courses were being conducted. It was in…
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