By R. Chandra Prakash Commonly aired opinions about Uttar Pradesh (UP) have been that its cities and towns are dusty and dirty. With 828 persons per square kilometre, it happens to be…
As the city soaks in joy, celebrating Christmas and looking forward to welcome New Year, District Administration has organised various events as part of Mysuru Winter Festival. Now, as an add-on to…
Mahajana Public School ‘Kala Sambhrama,’ the 14th Annual Day was celebrated at the School premises recently. On the occasion, various cultural programmes were presented and School Magazine Souvenir ‘Roshni’ was released by…
Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Mob: 97429-91057; e-mail: swamy_clri@hotmail.com With the onset of winter many a deciduous tree shed their old leaves followed by fresh growth of foliage and…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan The morning of December 4 brought three interesting papers at the JSS Music Conference. The first paper was on the great poet P.T. Narasimhachar, who has created history…
By V. Shourabh A sad tale is best for winter, says William Shakespeare in ‘The Winter’s Tale.’ This Weekend Star Supplement, however, is about winter and its happy times. It is about…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist For the past 2,000 years, maybe even earlier, the Tuluva people have lived in Tulu Nadu, the coastal kingdom of Alva Kheda, once…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] SOM: I believe you train gorillas and elephants. Anne Knapp: Yes, I train gorillas. I was only a keeper of elephants in Dallas, Texas and…
Karpatti - The Healing Jaggery Mysuru: A group of about 8 to 10 men from Tamil Nadu have been selling palm jaggery (Karpatti) at various junctions and places in Mysuru. They belong…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan The morning sessions at the 24th JSS Annual Music Conference were both educative and entertaining. On 3rd December morning, Mysore V. Subramanya gave a lecture-demonstration on ‘The Glory…
By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): What were the other things that impressed you at Mysuru Zoo? Anne Knapp: Plastic-free zones. No one has taken it as…
Indians rarely appreciate the achievements of others. It is only when the Western world sings praises, we wake up. This is exactly what happened when a Zookeeper from the United States of…
There is stray dog menace in the city with each locality having tens of dogs on streets terrifying people, biting them and causing accidents. Veterinarian Dr. C. S. Arun discusses about Rabies…
Placing candles of red and yellow at Southwest or Northeast could enhance prosperity, health and happiness. Feng Shui is not a religious practice or a belief but in its simplest form is…
The proposed Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill has generated a lot of noise with bankers threatening to go on strike if the Centre proceeds on the proposed legislation. This article…
By V. Shourabh The city has already entered into a festive mood with hotels mixing cakes for the grand event and competing among themselves to get their cake mixing ceremonies viral. Christmas…
By V. Shourabh Come Christmas or any festival for that matter, celebrating them one wonders, have we really lost the purpose or the true meaning of celebrations under marketing blitzkrieg where commercialisation…
By V. N. Prasad, Design Engineer & PMC; Roads (Retd.) With due respects to my learned friends who staged silent protests against straightening of the stretch between Kalamandira and the Mosque on…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Hindus believe that knowledge (“veda” in Sanskrit) comes not from a human source, but from nature at large. This knowledge reveals itself to…
The National Workshop on Tribal Healers and Exhibition of Tribal Medicines, being held at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) premises on Irwin Road, Mysuru, has several tribal healers from various States…
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur A different variety of programmes marked Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Day at Ganabharathi of Mysuru on Nov. 25 and 26 at its Veene Seshanna Bhavana. Prof. Vishweshwaran gave an…
To mark the 20th anniversary of Asha Kirana Charitable Trust which has been providing counselling services, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS since 1997, here we publish a special write-up…
By Kambeyanda Sunil Biddappa, Retired Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd., Mysuru The proposed Railway line from Thalassery to Mysuru, cutting across South Kodagu, is not only an ecological disaster but also profoundly impacts…
Feng Shui symbolism is quite powerful and helps in countering defects which cannot be corrected through structural changes; however, the symbolism should adhere to the requirements laid-down as per tenets of Feng…
