Mysuru: Dasara is here and it is that time of the year when the heritage city of Mysuru, with its majestic Mysore Palace, royal mansions, public buildings, gardens, water bodies and planned markets, comes alive. It will be 408th Dasara Navaratri that was started by erstwhile Mysore kingdom in 1610 AD — an unbroken tradition. The festival will begin tomorrow, reminding everyone of us not to lose sight of history and traditions.
Dasara celebrations have been rechristened as ‘Nada Habba’ (State festival) by democratically elected governments after the country became a republic and this gives a golden chance for the political class to inaugurate a host of events at different venues and bask in glory.
