By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Yoga is a practice that dates back to the time of the Vedas over 5,000 years ago. The age-old tradition is now a lifestyle that attracts millions of people not just in India but across the world. And it is a billion dollar market. While a major share in the revenue…
Art Home: Sun-bathed, colour-soaked interiors
February 28, 2022By Rajkumar Bhavasar Experiencing art on the walls of a museum or gallery is one thing, but to witness it on the walls of homes is another, far rarer opportunity. This home reflects a character. A character of art and it is intriguing too if you make an attempt to read the mind of the…
Acid test for city as tender coconut is in short supply
July 31, 2021By Rajkumar Bhavasar If you are thirsty to the core or want to get relief from excessive body heat and wondering why you are unable to find your favourite tender coconut water by the roadside, blame it on short supply as all the tender coconut produced in the Mysuru-Mandya-Channapatna belt are being sent to other…
Terrace Garden: Owner’s Pride, Vendors’ Envy
April 22, 2021By Rajakumar Bhavasar The vegetable vendors of Rajarajeshwari Nagar are angry at this gentleman because he has not purchased a single vegetable or a bunch of greens since many months from them. Meet K.M. Venkatareddy, an employee of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and an avid home gardener. Hailing from a agriculture family of Kolar,…
Hoof Care: The saga behind bare hands
February 23, 2021By Rajkumar Bhavasar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] A few members of the once famed horseshoe maker generation work in cramped spaces on Pulikeshi Road in Tilaknagar, Mysuru. Like the many old structures dotting the area’s landscape that stand amidst high-rises, refusing to change with time’s swift change, these professionals have the unyielding spirit of…
Corona Warrior Award conferred
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Journalist Rajkumar Bhavasar (RKB) of Star of Mysore has bagged State-level Corona Warrior Award given by All India Bhavsar Kshatriya Mahasabha (AIBKMS). The Award was conferred at a programme organised at Panduranga Temple premises on Kabir Road in Mandi Mohalla here yesterday. Apart from RKB, Doctor couple of the city — Dr. Rakesh…
Over 170 migrant workers from Rajasthan stranded in city: Sheltered at Siddarthanagar choultry
April 25, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Over 170 migrant workers from Rajasthan who were residing in the city for their livelihood, are now left stranded due to the COVID-19 lockdown. However the district administration has provided shelter to them at the CITB Choultry in Siddarthanagar. These workers along with their families had come to Mysuru years ago…
Lockdown: Masons, bar-benders turn vegetable vendors, milk sellers
April 24, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar Having lost their regular income due to COVID-19 lockdown, occupational workers are looking at other means for their livelihood and they have found that vegetable vending is the best alternative source of living. With occupational workers resorting to vegetable and fruit vending, many roads of the city are dotted with these roadside…
Krishnaraja MLA Ramdas’ COVID Care Team Stands Tall
April 20, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill with many of them not even able to get two meals a day or the essential groceries to cook their own food. So has been the cases of many from the labour class, those with no BPL or APL cards, migrant workers…
Bal Bhavan: All weeds no play
March 21, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Bal Bhavan is now a dead and forgotten hole. If Mysuru needed a single and comprehensive symbol of neglect and mismanagement, Bal Bhavan should provide it. The vast area features an incredible bouquet of possibilities. One could visit it now to see the depressing and tall concrete…
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