Mysuru: Delivering the keynote address during the inauguration of the two-day Mysuru Literature Festival, Mythologist, Writer and Star of Mysore columnist Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik said that both the two greatest epics-Ramayana and Mahabharata, are selling people the idea of Dhamastastra. Speaking on his book ‘Ramayana versus Mahabharata,’ he said that the authors of the epics-Valmiki…
Two-day Mysuru Literature Festival begins
July 13, 2019Pramoda Devi Wadiyar lighting the lamp to inaugurate the third edition of Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF), organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs (2015), at Hotel Southern Star in city this afternoon as (from left) Trust Vice-Chairman Sam Cherian, Chairperson Shubha Sanjay Urs and DC Abhiram G. Sankar look…
Third Edition of Mysuru Literature Festival begins tomorrow
July 12, 2019Mysuru: The third edition of Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF), organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs (2015) will kick off tomorrow at Hotel Southern Star with Pramoda Devi Wadiyar inaugurating the festival at 2 pm at Jyothi Hall. It will be followed with a keynote address by Dr. Devdutt…
Third edition of Mysuru Literature Festival on July 13, 14
July 8, 2019• To feature retrospective on Jnanpith Awardee Girish Karnad • Ex-CEC Navin Chawla, journalist Shoba De, NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain, Filmmaker T.S. Nagabharana, former Ambassador Nirupama Rao to participate Mysuru: The third edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF),organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs (2015), will be inaugurated by…
Second Edition of Mysuru Literature Festival: Talks with Kashmiris only way to peace in the region: Former R&AW Chief Dulat
November 22, 2018Atal Bihari Vajpayee is still worshipped in Kashmir Mysuru: The concluding session at Thangaali during the Second Mysuru Literature Festival, organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs 2015 on Sunday last at Wind Chimes, Nazarbad, was titled “Where the mind is without fear.” This had former Top Chief of Research and…
Second Edition of Mysuru Literature Festival: Panellists trade ‘wild’ barbs on tiger Avni’s death
November 21, 2018[Continued from yesterday] If there was one session that everyone was looking forward to at the Second Mysuru Literature Festival, organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs 2015 on Sunday, it was on wildlife called “Trails of Free Spirits.” And sure enough the distinguished panel all steeped in wildlife experience did…
Netas do not wear real Khadi, says Fashion Guru Prasad Bidapa: Second Edition of Mysuru Literature Festival
November 20, 2018Mysuru: 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…















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