Bengaluru: The 37th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court in Bengaluru has dismissed a case filed against Mysuru-based writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan, who was accused of mocking Lord Rama and using derogatory language. ACMM M. Syed Arafat Ibrahim reviewed the private complaint filed under Sections 298 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and…
Vokkaligara Sangha files Police complaint against Prof. K.S. Bhagawan
October 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Several groups in Mysuru and Mandya protesting against rationalist Prof. K.S. Bhagawan for his recent remark insulting the Vokkaliga community notwithstanding, the Akhila Karnataka Vokkaligara Sangha has lodged a complaint against the writer at Devaraja Police Station this morning. Bhagawan reportedly made the derogatory statement during his address at a ‘Mahisha Utsava’ event at…
Controversy as Prof. Bhagawan cites Kuvempu’s remarks on Vokkaligas
October 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Writer and rationalist Prof. K.S. Bhagawan has once again ignited a controversy, this time by asserting that poet laureate Kuvempu had made remarks on Vokkaligas as people lacking in culture and being akin to animals. Addressing the audience at the ‘Mahisha Utsava’ and ‘Dhamma Deeksha Day’ event held at the Town Hall premises yesterday,…
‘Wrong to target Vokkaligas; remarks were personal’
October 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Purushotham, a prominent advocate of ‘Mahisha Dasara,’ has issued a statement clarifying that the controversial remarks made by writer and rationalist Prof. K.S. Bhagawan at the ‘Mahisha Utsava’ and ‘Dhamma Deeksha Day’ event held at the Town Hall premises were solely his personal opinions. During a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan this…
Police foil attempt to besiege Prof. Bhagawan’s residence
October 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In light of provocative statements made by writer and rationalist Prof. K.S. Bhagawan regarding Vokkaligas, an attempt was made this morning to besiege Bhagawan’s residence at Kuvempunagar. In response to these remarks, members of the Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Districts’ Vokkaliga Sangha sought to lay siege to his residence, but the Police intervened to prevent…
Ex-CM Kengal Hanumanthaiah wanted to handover old DC Office to UoM: Prof. Bhagawan
June 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan has appealed to the authorities concerned to handover the old Deputy Commissioner’s Office building to the University of Mysore (UoM) in keeping with the wish of former Chief Minister late Kengal Hanumanthaiah. Recalling his meeting with Hanumanthaiah on the invitation of the latter for dinner with him during his stay…
Rationalist Prof. Bhagawan’s brush with wild elephants
June 5, 2023Chamarajanagar: Mysuru-based rationalist Prof. K.S. Bhagawan had a brush with a herd of wild elephants during a safari at K. Gudi Range of the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve. The rationalist and his team narrowly escaped. Recently, Prof. Bhagawan, along with his companions, went on a safari to the BRT Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar…
Activists urge Centre to hold Bank Exams in Kannada
July 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada activists, led by noted littérateurs Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK) and Prof. K.S. Bhagawan, staged a protest in front of the DC’s office in city yesterday, urging the Government to allow writing Bank Exams in Kannada. The agitators contended that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed writing Bank Exams in regional languages. But…
Ink attack on Prof. Bhagawan’s face in Bengaluru; DSS holds protest in city
February 5, 2021Mysuru/Bengaluru: Members of Dalit Sangarsha Samiti (DSS) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) jointly staged a protest in city this morning against splashing ink by an advocate on Prof. K.S. Bhagawan, a noted social thinker at the Court complex in Bengaluru yesterday. The protest was led by DSS District Committee President Choranahalli Shivanna and…
Writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan urges Govt. to install D. Devaraj Urs Statue in Mysuru
December 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Senior writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan has urged the Government to install the statue of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs in Mysuru before his (Urs) next birth anniversary on Aug.20,2021. He was speaking at a seminar on the thoughts of D. Devaraj Urs, organised jointly by D. Devaraj Urs Prathime Prathistapana Samithi and Mysuru…
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