After a series of reports that pointed accusing fingers at extensive and unabated human interference, here is another report that says human exploitation of nature and heavy rains were the two main…
In the science of Vaastu and Feng Shui, it is said that each of the compass directions represents one of the many important aspirations in our lives and the sector pertaining to…
By V. N. Prasad Headlines in Star of Mysore dated Sept. 17 read thus — “Hinkal Flyover not before Dasara”. I was not only amused but also recalled the question I frequently…
Hundreds of coffee estate labourers from Assam and West Bengal stuck in ‘no man’s land’ Kodagu accounts for 1,07,089 hectares of the 2,44,785 hectares coffee plantations in Karnataka. Now, over 41,526 hectares…
Makeovers, restorations and beautification are happening in Mysuru and it's all in preparation for one event: Dasara. And the Mysuru City Corporation is desperately trying to make the city look beautiful by…
Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre Trust, Mysuru, has been conducting Four Main Festivals in a year for the last 35 years. Pallavothsava is being conducted to encourage young and upcoming artistes from different…
By U.B. Acharya After the victory of veteran Novak Djokovic at the US Open Tennis Championships last weekend, the most important topic among the tennis experts (Serena Vs the Chair umpire controversy…
It is a common trait to form opinions and be judgemental about people not only in private lives but more so about persons in public lives. And most of the times the…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief I was not surprised to read Vikram Muthanna’s column ‘In Black and White’ titled ‘India is beautiful, Indians make it ugly’ published on Saturday 15th September 2018. He…
His discoveries of ‘Halmidi Inscription’ (what was then the oldest known Kannada Inscription - 350 A. D.), of the site of lost Mauryan city of ‘Isila’ near Brahmagiri, of Shivaji’s father’s (Shahaji’s)…
By M.B. Pavan Kumar Koi Haseena Jab Rooth Jaati Hai’ is one of the famous songs in that 1975 blockbuster movie Sholay, with Basanti (Hema Malini), the tongewali and Veeru (Dharmendra), the…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Basically from forests, mahouts and kavadis believe in medicines that have been extracted from roots, tree barks, leaves and even tubers. And to cater to this particular requirement,…
Adapting the science of Feng Shui one can create a better place of dwelling and enhance the prospects of business and relationship through proper arrangement and alignment. Feng Shui is all about…
By V.N. Prasad Rashid did a virtual ‘Shane Warne’ when he bowled one; sharp and fast; into the rough to clip the bail of Rahul’s off stump. Rahul was bamboozled at the…
By Kalki, a concerned citizen As Mysureans are gearing up to soak in Dasara festivities, the official and political machinery are also gearing up for the annual ritual of last-minute hasty and…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable (SPVGMC) Trust, 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, Mysuru, has been playing a crucial role in preserving the music of great masters. It is…
By Bhamy Shenoy, IIT-Madras, Oil Industry Expert Congress Party, with the support of other Opposition parties, organised a nationwide Bharat Bandh yesterday, September 10, 2018, to protest against the price rise in…
‘Mora,’ the humble kitchen utensil woven from bamboo strips, gains immense significance during the month of Shravana in Karnataka. This simple bamboo tray, which is otherwise mainly used to separate the grain…
Choose colours that help you unwind — lavenders, greens, peaches and other soothing earth tones into your home, you could also identify a colour which makes you feel nice and calm, adapt…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan RAAGA Music Academy had organised a jugalbandi concert on its fourth anniversary on Aug.18. The artistes were Vid. Mysore M. Nagaraj (violin) and Pt. Pt. Pravin Godkhindi (Bansuri).…
[Continued from yesterday] By N. Niranjan Nikam Star of Mysore (SOM): You lost your wife Nisha Meneses when you were just 33-years-old. Why have you chosen to remain single, because, just after…
By Team Star of Mysore: V. Shourabh, S.T. Ravikumar, Rajkumar Bhavasar, M.B. Pavan Murthy and M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav It is time for the Lord of Lords — Lord Ganesha — to arrive.…
If Obama thinks he has a right to ask for questions, I have a right to give him questions I won’t ask [Continued from yesterday] By N. Niranjan Nikam Star of Mysore…
Interviewing people is an art and especially on television one needs a lot of skill, intelligence, wit and presence of mind to interview celebrities and more so the politicians. Ace TV Show…
