By U.B. Acharya In a recent middle piece article in the centre page of a national newspaper, the writer has lamented that while small countries like Switzerland, Serbia, Croatia, Greece etc. have…
A Gandhian of this age, Bhaskar Sharma of Hebbal is like a messiah for the poor and downtrodden helping them get their work done at Public Offices By S.T. Ravikumar Clad in…
By Ashvini Ranjan The Abracadabra titled "Right to Recall MPs, MLAs will curb corruption" by K.B. Ganapathy in Star of Mysore dated March 7, 2023 made an interesting and timely read. The…
By B. Sreekantswamy Sa Re Ga Ma... Pa Da Ni Sa... the pitch of reverberating musical notes rendered in chorus that make for the common impression of any music teacher's house has…
Pics & inputs by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Starting afresh: Women in Mysuru Central Prison upskill themselves to lead a dignified life The Mysuru Central Prison is home to over 38 women prisoners,…
By Shadan Muneer International Women’s Day cherishes, celebrates and acknowledges the identity and achievements of women. The sacrifices, acts of courage, selfless compassion and love showered by women every single day of…
By Shadan Muneer S. Jahnavi is a 2008 batch Karnataka State Police Service Officer who had earlier worked in Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and Kolar and in special units such as Forensic Science Laboratory…
By Shadan Muneer Dr. B.N. Nandini took charge in July 2022. A native of Mandya, she completed her education in her native district and attained her Ph.D. in Kannada Literature. Born to…
Prerana Srikantappa behind Tollywood star Ram Charan as 'Best Styled Man' By B. Sreekantswamy Prerana Srikantappa from Mysuru is pursuing her Master’s in Fashion Merchandising at Los Angeles, California, USA, besides working…
The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), which was formed in Mysuru in the year 1989, has been active in the cause of providing quality civic services to Mysuru’s about 15 lakh citizens. During…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist While recording the development of Mysuru, we generally hail the contribution made by the Maharajas and the Dewans. We attribute most of the progressive works to them…
Dr. Krishna Ella stayed in Yadavagiri in Mysuru city during the 1980s.He was sent on Rotary Fellowship from Mysuru to study Master’s in theUS which in a way contributed to the setting…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Post COVID-19 pandemic, awareness over health and health tips has gained traction. With unpredictable weather catching people off guard, the focus is back on ingenious ways of keeping…
By Dr. S.N. Prasad, Amateur Astronomer, Mysuru A cosmic dance of planets Jupiter and Venus, low down in the western sky after sunset, has kept observers enthralled in the past few days.…
Ranjani Memorial Trust, Udupi, has been successful in organising Ninaada Griha Sangeeth-3 at Rishabh Siddhi Layout in Kergalli, Mysuru, on Feb. 26, after the preceding two Hindustani Concerts in earlier two months.…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist We have heard stories of how Shiva beheaded his father-in-law Daksha Prajapati and replaced Daksha’s head with that of a goat and how…
Ganabharathi, the well-known Sangeetha Sabha of Mysuru, celebrated the three-days Aradhana Mahotsava with pomp and fervour on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of January at its Veene Seshanna Bhavana premises in Kuvempunagar,…
Thanana thana na na na... the signature music of ‘Malgudi Days’ scored by Music Director L. Vaidyanathan, is suffice to transport one back to mid-80s. The 39-episode popular TV serial by name…
By R.G. Singh An ancient Indian sartorial tradition for a man of social standing was donning a turban. The widely practised custom was prevalent among many classes of society and continues in…
During the sixties, I was studying in Mysore when I visited my uncle’s famous restaurant called ‘Fountain View’. At that point of time, a person visited my uncle, wished him, bought something…
Kala Kaustubha’, a book on the life and contributions of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore T. Chowdiah, his compositions with notations and photographs, authored by SOM music critic Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan will be released…
Title: It All Happened at the ZooAuthor: Dr. J.K. Sunder RajYear: 2022Pages: 43Cover Page Art: Anita Murthy A unique kind of a book about Mysore Zoo titled "It All Happened at the…
By Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath [Continued from yesterday] Many of the students were from rural parts of Mysore. Subbanna realised that many of them would go back to their native villages after…
By Dr. S.N. Prasad, Amateur Astronomer, Mysuru Comet C/2022 E3 [ZTF] has been making the news for quite some time, though very few people have actually seen it with the unaided eye.…
