Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to travel to Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The PM will leave for Davos on Jan. 22 for a…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One thing that often goes unnoticed in many traditional Hindu temples is that the walls of the shrine is made of a circle…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, confers the title ‘Nadabrahma’ on a senior musician every year on the day of its anniversary in memory of Dr. A.K. Gopalarajan. Senior violinist…
This weekend Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha, JLB Road, has organised two major events. On Jan.18, Smt. Shanta Narasimham Memorial concert will be held at 5 pm. The renowned Malladi Brothers will give a…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan You are as young as you feel’, says Sangeeta Kala Nidhi T.V. Shankaranarayan (TVS), the 73-year- young senior vocalist of the Karnatak music world, who sang under the…
By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers This is the time for theatre buffs to rejoice and enjoy watching some of the best plays to be staged by various theatre groups across the country. Yes,…
By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan Getting admission to the medical course in the then Mysore State was a dream come true those days in 1950s. There were only two medical colleges. Mysore Medical…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A thousand years ago, India was very different from what it is today. North India had yet to face significant conquest by Muslim…
By K.C. Biddappa, Retd. Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd. This has reference to K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra in Star of Mysore dated Jan.3 regarding the perpetuation of dynastic politics in Indian democracy. How true!…
The ongoing Tiger Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Parks entered the second day this morning and according to Forest Department officials, the census has picked up pace. At the…
By Addanda C. Cariappa This is the story of Kodagu and its original inhabitants in Kodagu who are facing the threat of losing their unique identity. The story also explains the actions…
Charity begins at home so does cleanliness. A resident of Venkatalingaiah Layout in city has transformed his street and its surroundings after being inspired by Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister…
[Continued from yesterday] By N. Niranjan Nikam Star of Mysore (SOM): STD has gone down by 90 %? Dr. Gilada: In Skin and STD Department for MD exams these days the students…
Since everything has an energy field and is, in a sense, “alive,” everything is connected, and everything is always changing, it makes sense that we are greatly influenced by the things and…
There are many diseases confronting man from times immemorial but every generation finds a treatment or cure for the maladies. One such dreaded infection is HIV/AIDS, which more than 30 years ago…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist To the North of Iraq live the people known as Yazidis, roughly half a million in number, who have been mercilessly hunted down…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur Swara Sankula, the Hindustani School of Music celebrates its annual day in a unique way. It always is a combination of fervour, information and education, thus making…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Maharajapuram Ramachandran performed for Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha on the 10th of December. He was accompanied by C.N. Chandrashekhar on violin, H.S. Sudheendra on mridanga and G.S.Ramanujam on ghata.…
The New Year at Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha, JLB Road, will kickstart with three concerts during the first week of January 2018. The first concert is on 3rd (Wednesday) at 6 pm. Padma…
The first impression we derive when we look at anything gets registered in our brain and this imprint remains forever. Similarly anyone looking at your home will register the feel of your…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan December 5th found three edifying papers in the morning session. The first was a remarkable lecture by K.T. Udaykiran on ‘Analysis of gamakas and alankaras in different kinds…
By Girija Madhavan Concerts from the archives of Doordarshan can be evocatively nostalgic. One afternoon I chanced upon a “National Programme” of Hindustani music of 1981, the photography in black and white.…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Buddha had a cousin who often argued with him and opposed him. His name was Devdutt, or Devadatta. He was also Buddha’s brother-in-law.…
Renowned Historian and former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities Prof. B. Sheik Ali, an avid reader of Star of Mysore, is penning an article for this newspaper for the first time.…
