By R. Chandra Prakash The Supreme Court’s observations during the hearing of a PIL by R. Raja Chandra and Gouri Satya are a very severe indictment of the Government’s rigid and unscientific…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana H.H. the Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur IV went on a trip to Europe from 27.06.1936 to 30.09.1936. In this photograph, Maharaja is seen dapperly dressed…
Kalpana Venkatachar, Managing Committee Member of KSCA, bats for stronger grassroots cricket At a time when cricket was neither a popular sport among women nor easily accessible to them, Kalpana Venkatachar, along…
Archaeozoologist Dr. C.V. Sharada shares insights on how animal remains help reconstruct the past For archaeozoologist and environmental archaeologist Dr. C.V. Sharada, archaeology is not merely about uncovering the past. It offers…
By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation A person who grows on the spiritual path cannot ignore Gautama because his presence has become so dominant. In his own lifetime, he had forty thousand…
Mysuru researchers offer hope against deadly tissue damage from viper bites, preventing amputations By S. Kenneth Shishir Snakebite continues to claim numerous lives in India, with most cases attributed to four species…
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Shiva is described as an ascetic who is immortal and so, is not driven by any hunger or fear. He has no anxiety about…
By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere The Government of Karnataka is proposing to construct a NIMHANS-model Hospital Complex to serve the people of Mysuru, Mandya and Kodagu districts. Media reports indicate that…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam I discovered my gift for satire entirely by accident, the way most useful things in life are discovered. I wrote something in my college days about a particularly…
One of the Constitution makers from Mysore State The historic N. Madhava Rau Circle, popularly known as Agrahara Circle, is set for redevelopment at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh. In this…
At 40, your body rings a warning bell. If you don’t pay attention, you’ll be left in a corner. If you miss a call on your mobile phone, don’t you try to…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana 1st January 1903. Delhi Coronation Durbar was a statement of paramount authority of the colonial power of the time. It was held at Delhi to…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Most of the tall gopurams we see in South India today were built by Nayaka kings of Telugu origin. Most are three to…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Let me tell you something brutally honest — because that’s my thing and also my curse — being authentic in today’s world is like showing up to a…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana An undated group photograph shot at an unidentified location. Seated on the left is Col. Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur (1872-1949) of Kapurthala who…
By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru: The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said, “The other is hell.” He said many stupid things all his life, but this was one devastating statement he…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One of the unique features of Hindu temple traditions is the stories of the resident god quarrelling with the resident goddess. These take…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam I drove a reasonably sensible car. I followed lane discipline, stopped at red lights and always used indicators at turns. This made me a minority community on Mysuru…
By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The upanayana (thread ceremony) of Prince Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was performed on Friday, 23 May 1930 at Kalyana Mantapa of the Palace. In this photograph, the…
Dr. B.S. Shylaja, former Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, says Mysuru Planetarium will make astronomy more accessible Dr. B.S. Shylaja, a distinguished astronomer, Visiting Scientist and former Director of Jawaharlal Nehru…
Sadhguru tells the story of the boy Vemana who became a great saint through his single-pointed persistence By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru tells the story of a young boy called…
By R. Raja Chandra This refers to a series of articles in Star of Mysore by your popular columnist Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem (Over A Cup of Evening Tea) on statues dotting…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Gauri is Mrs. Shiva. Lakshmi is Mrs. Vishnu. Sita is Mrs. Ram. But Radha is not Mrs. Krishna. Everyone knows that. We just…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A friend called last week. He was breathless. Not because of age, but because he had just returned from bungee jumping. He is sixty-two. I made the appropriate…
