Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri Mutt’s 37th Seer Sri Vidushekhara Bharathi Swamiji, who arrived in Mysuru on Sunday for a 4-day stay at Sri Sringeri Shankar Mutt in Fort Mohalla, visited Mysore Palace yesterday where he was offered special puja by the royal family members. The Seer was taken in a procession on a silver…
May 9 declared as ‘Indian Musicology Day’
May 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar declared that henceforth, Indian Musicology Day will be celebrated on May 9 in the State every year. He was speaking at the Indian Musicology Day celebrations organised jointly by Brahmavidya, Mysuru, Rasarishi Research Centre, Swamy Rama Sadhana Dhama (SRSD), Chennapatna and…
31-ft Anjaneya statue reaches Chunchanakatte from Mysuru
May 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: After successfully carving the Adi Shankaracharya Statue at Kedarnath which has got world-wide recognition to Mysuru, sculptor Arun Yogiraj and his team has carved another monolith of Lord Anjaneya that will be installed at Chunchanakatte village of Saligrama taluk near K.R. Nagar. The 31-ft statue will be formally installed with associated rituals in front…
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar’s bust unveiling atop Chamundi Hill tomorrow
April 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, titular head Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and his wife Trishika Kumari Wadiyar will unveil the bust of Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar atop Chamundi Hill at 9.30 am tomorrow. Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat President Bharath Kalaiah told Star of Mysore that Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar’s bust will be…
‘Next they might say Mysore Palace must be demolished’
April 20, 2022Yaduveer demands disbanding of Heritage Panel and formation of new one with real experts Mysuru: Mincing no words against the District Heritage Committee that has recommended the demolition of Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, titular head of erstwhile Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar — while launching a protest rally to save Devaraja Market…
Fire and Emergency Services Week: Cycle and bike rallies taken out
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Fire and Emergency Services Week, the Mysuru Division of Fire and Emergency Services Department, in association with a host of sponsor organisations, took out cycle and bike rallies in city this morning to create public awareness on safety and precautionary measures to be taken in case of fire mishaps and emergencies….
Wadiyars felicitate women achievers at Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology
March 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishika Kumari Wadiyar felicitated women achievers at Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology in city and also inaugurated a week-long free consultation (Mar. 9 to 15) and mobile bus. Bharath Hospital not only provides quality treatment to cancer patients but is also…
International Women’s Day: ‘Women must be free to decide their destiny to be truly empowered’
March 8, 2022SOM Special Interview with Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar is an epitome of beauty and grace. Royalty sits perfectly on her head, her elegance and demeanour is so dignified that she is loved and respected by one and all. In spite of her multi-faceted personality and royal lineages, she has preferred to keep her…
Cyclothon marks World Cancer Day
February 19, 2022Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is seen flagging off a Cyclothon organised as part of World Cancer Day celebrations by Clearmedi Radiant Hospital at Palace North Gate this morning in the presence of District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H. Prasad, University of Mysore Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa, MCC Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj and others.
Shed colonial baggage to practice Indianness
November 28, 2021Author Sai Deepak argues how colonial mindset continues to impact decolonised independent societies Mysore/Mysuru: “Colonisation of the Indian landscape may have been reversed but the minds continue to be possessed and ultimately handicapped by a historical narrative that the outsider set for us. The difference between coloniality and post-coloniality is that while coloniality has unconsciously…
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