By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is a peculiar arrangement in my neighbour's home that everyone there calls dog ownership. They believe they own a dog. The dog, a portly fellow named Bruno,…
By Sujata Rajpal My name is Sujata and there is no ‘h’ in my name.” That’s how I introduced myself when, twenty-five years ago, I made Mysuru my home. Landing straight from…
from a Princely State By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana From Left: 1. Unidentified lady, 2. H.H. Yuvarani Kempucheluvajammanni (23.6.1893 to 30.12.1970), wife of H.H. Yuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, 3. H.H.…
By Ashvini Ranjan Age is just a number’, a phrase I had often heard but understood only much later in life. And funnily, the lesson came to me from two unexpected corners:…
By Shubha Sanjay Urs From the archives: KB uncle (in beard) with my grandpa late Jayadeva Raje Urs (holding a placard) during a protest march by journalists in Mysuru. K.B. Ganapathy seen…
Putting an End... to a Raging Trend! By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Of late we are seeing reports all too frequently of road rage incidents, from not only across the country…
Mystic's Musings By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru shares 6 simple yet powerful meditation tips to assist people who are struggling to meditate or beginning the process. The tips are meant…
High Court stay on PRASHAD Project Question mark over pilgrim amenities ahead of Ashada festivities and Dasara Mysuru: The ambitious Rs. 47 crore PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) project…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Over 2,200 years ago, two rulers on opposite ends of Asia confronted a similar problem: how to hold together vast, diverse territories emerging…
M.K. Savitha speaks exclusively with Star of Mysore after assuming charge as new MCC Commissioner Mysuru: Selection Grade KAS Officer and Registrar of the University of Mysore, M.K. Savitha, who has been…
The Lighter Side By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is a wooden board hanging in almost every drawing room of our country these days and it carries three words painted in a cheerful…
Varanasi-born and Mumbai- based author Amish Tripathi has transformed the way a generation of young India engages with mythology through his bestselling books. He began his career as a banker before taking…
T.M. Krishna speaks during Mysuru Literature Festival Karnatak vocalist, writer, activist, author and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee T.M. Krishna (Thodur Madabusi Krishna) was in the city recently to participate in a panel discussion…
By R.G. Singh Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The fabled elephant parade of Mysore during royal celebrations like weddings, birthdays, welcoming the British dignitaries and, of course, the Dasara celebrations are well-documented in…
Stop cluttering Dasara to make money IN BLACK AND WHITE BY VIKRAM MUTHANNA Every few years, just before Dasara, someone gets a bright idea, which is, “Ah, let’s add one more event…
Mystic's Musings By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation The Gita, the Bible, the Koran, whatever they wrote are like this — one day a man went to the beach and the early…
Fleeting Thoughts By Ashvini Ranjan In my eight decades on this earth, I have acquired one priceless piece of wisdom. If you are desperately looking for a doctor, investment adviser, chartered accountant…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Upanishads, the word brahmin is about inner realisation. In Dharma-shastra, the word brahmin is about birth status and purity. The early…
The Lighter Side By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is a peculiar affliction sweeping through humanity with a virulence that would have alarmed even the most seasoned epidemiologist and I speak not of…
47.311 tmcft (123.25 ft) in 2025 11.233 tmcft (81.00 ft) in 2026 73,811 cusecs inflow on 28.06.2025 530 cusecs inflow on 28.06.2026 Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has entered the…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana God created the Maharajas to provide a spectacle to humanity,” wrote Rudyard Kipling. And what a royal spectacle they were, their lives, the stuff dreams…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD With its most recent announcement that the holding of an Indian Passport cannot be considered as proof of our Indian Citizenship, our Ministry of External Affairs…
Three days ago, news broke of an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on the residence of an Additional Excise Commissioner. Almost at the same time, a bureaucrat’s wife on her Instagram page posted…
Mystic's Musings By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation Shekhar Kapur: I understand Nandi is Shiva’s vehicle. Is he waiting for Shiva to come out and say… what? Tell me more about the…
