Mysuru: The Second Edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival drew to a close on Sunday with nearly 40 authors and experts in various fields sitting in discussion in two parallel sessions at two venues — Thangaali, the outdoor one with two beautiful rain trees as backdrop, where seven panel discussions were held and the indoor…
2nd edition of Mysuru Literature Festival: Demonetisation has not fulfilled its promise, says former RBI Governor
November 18, 2018Mysuru: “Demonetisation has not fulfilled its promise. Before demonetisation, authorities should have considered the capacity of note printing presses to print such a huge volume of currency notes. Since more than 60 to 70 percent of the notes had to be printed, it takes months to print and here lies the problem,” said 14th Finance Commission…
Literary Fest: LDA
July 16, 2017Sir, This refers to the recent write-ups in SOM regarding the Mysuru Literary Festival held in a grand manner in the Senate Bhavan of Gangothri. Alluding to my friend K. Vijaya Kumar’s request to readers of SOM seeking any further information on the same subject, I know of the existence of one “Mysore Literary and…
Chidambaram dwells on power, accountability and tolerance
June 5, 2017Mysuru: Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram wondered why the Mysuru Literature Festival was not called Cauvery Literature Festival. Delivering the valedictory address at the First Mysuru Literature Festival organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Book Clubs 2015, at Wind Chimes here yesterday, Chidambaram, in his nearly 40-minute address, stressed on three words…
Karnad recalls A.K. Ramanujan’s Mysuru link at Literature Fest
June 4, 2017Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram speaks this evening Mysuru: The fragrance of the Mysuru Literature Festival, organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Book Clubs 2015, wafted across the old neighbourhood heritage structure, Wind Chimes, in Nazarbad, as Jnanpith Awardee Girish Karnad delivered the keynote address, setting the tone for the day-long festival….
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