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'Being a festival director is a crown of thorns'

Vikram Sampath's love for Bangalore Litfest equals his passion for music and history, say his friends. With a beautiful, well-polished gramophone resting on a mantle behind his desk, and a framed......

Why do we honour Ashoka and not Tipu?

'Ashoka the Great did not slaughter foreigners or Muslims when he conquered Kalinga. It was Oriya-speaking Hindus whom he butchered by the tens of thousands. But Ashoka is called Great, and his......

Legends Made in Mysore: B K S Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois

Two of the greatest modern exponents of yoga began their life in Mysore, under the tutelage of the legendary Krishnamacharya. For both of them, life was yoga. And yoga was life, says Sunaad......

Karnataka not to interfere in Mysore royals' festivities

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says it is exclusive privilege of Wadiyar family and the government would not like to interfere with it Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, conducting of......

Mysore royal's sudden demise may trigger a war

Wadiyar demise could heighten pressure on family, embroiled in litigation against the government on property takeovers, says Gouri Satya The head of Mysore’s former royal family, Srikanta......

Karnataka's Golden Chariot ready to roll

Officials of the Karnataka Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) had a new spring in their step when they headed to the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) at Berlin. They could finally show off......

Barista to open first highway cafe on Mysore road

Barista Coffee Company, which operates the Barista chain of cafes in the country,plans to open its first highway cafe on the Bangalore-Mysore road. "The company has identified a place near......

Why Mysore is a real estate hotspot

A trip to Bangalore for most Indians cannot end without a visit to the Mysore Palace. Go a bit further and you will also reach the World Heritage Site of Hampi. In a way, Mysore, or Mysuru as it is......

Dear developers, Deccan's calling!

Forget about the survival of the fittest. When it comes to real estate, the thumb-rule is simple-- survival beyond saturation. The idea is that once a tier-one city's emergency light goes red......

The new boom that's sweeping India

Boomtown Gurgaon has spends that step city New Delhi would envy, but it has (almost) no hotels -- little wonder that the highest room rate realisation in the national capital region is in Gurgaon's......

Tim Pigott-Smith could never leave India behind

Tim Pigott-Smith hated the natives in The Jewel in the Crown, but went back a lover of India at the end of the four-month shoot.India not only gave him a career-defining role but touched him in......

Kannada actor Darshan revisits history

Kannada actor Darshan has not had a good outingon the silver screen for a while now. But never the man to mull over the fate of his films, the actor has now immersed himself in the shooting of his......

Celebrating 25 years of Shivrajkumar

Shivarajkumar will complete25-years in the Kannada industry onFebruary 19. The actor plans to celebrate his journey in filmdom by holding a gala thanksgiving affair. He plans to felicitate the crew......

Ferrari begins Magic India Discovery Tour

Ratan Tata flagged off the Ferrari Magic India Discovery Tour near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday. Ferrari announced the start of the new Prancing Horse adventure, which got underway in......

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