In an age where birth of a nation is a minor event, birth of a child is a curse, the birth of a newspaper is bound to be a non-event. More so when its founders and the Editor are from among the common men with no past of any distinction. Which is why there was…
Rotary Mysore-Star of Mysore Dasara Quiz Contest: P. Ayush of NIE, Mysuru, wins first prize
October 1, 2023Hard work is the key to success, says former VC of Rajiv Gandhi University, Prof. K.C. Belliappa Mysore/Mysuru: P. Ayush a student of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, won first prize in the Dasara Quiz contest organised by Rotary Mysore and Star of Mysore at Phoenix International Academy (Rotary High School) on KRS Road…
Walking through Mysuru, with Star of Mysore archives
September 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Newspapers, Narratives and Nostalgia is a series of curated walks around Mysuru city that have developed out of Star of Mysore’s archives in collaboration with the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA). Over the past year, Aishwarya, who is the project coordinator as well an archivist and museologist, has been flipping through dusty pages…
Quiz contest on Dasara for College students on Sept. 30
September 14, 2023Last date for online registration is Sept. 16 Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Mysore and Star of Mysore have jointly organised a ‘Quiz Contest on Dasara’ for College students on Sept. 30 at 5.30 pm at Phoenix International School (Rotary High School), KRS Road, next to Mandovi Showroom (near City Railway Station), Mysuru. Quiz will be on the…
SOM turns 46: MDJA fetes KBG
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City’s English eveninger ‘Star of Mysore’ celebrated its 46th anniversary on Feb. 16, 2023 by bringing out a 56-page Special Issue. In appreciation of the paper’s achievement, the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) felicitated ‘Star of Mysore’ and ‘Mysuru Mithra’ Founder-Editor K.B. Ganapathy (KBG) at a function held at Star of Mysore’ Office in…
Archives and Museums Programme of India Foundation for the Arts
February 11, 2022Online applications invited for two IFA-SOM and two IFA-MM Creative Projects Mysore/Mysuru: India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with Star of Mysore (SOM), Mysuru, has invited online applications for two IFA-SOM Creative Projects under its Archives and Museums programme which IFA will implement. Similarly, IFA in collaboration with Mysuru Mithra (MM), Mysuru, has…
The Star Girl
February 16, 2020S. Sukruthi, a second standard student of The Orchids School in Ramakrishnanagar, dressed up as ‘Star of Mysore’ girl, bagged first prize in the fancy dress competition held at the school recently.
Star of Mysore Education Fair off to a flying start
February 8, 2019Mysuru: The cultural and education hub, Mysuru, had not seen anything like this before and as the day began this morning the eagerly-awaited Star of Mysore Education Fair got off to a flying start in the presence of leading educational institutions from KG to PG and educationists all gathered under one roof at the sprawling…
Suttur Seer to Open Star of Mysore Education Fair tomorrow
February 7, 2019Mysuru: A three-day Star of Mysore Education Fair will begin tomorrow at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city. The much-awaited fair is a golden opportunity for parents and students to directly interact with top-ranked educational institutions under one roof where queries related to application process, courses, coaching, financial assistance, campus facilities and accommodation and others are…
Book Talk: Star of Mysore – Story of a unique evening english newspaper
April 21, 2018Trials and Tribulations of a Newspaper Editor By M.P. Prabhakaran, New York Title: Star of Mysore, Story of a unique evening english newspaper Author: K. B. Ganapathy Pages: 144+viii Price: Paperback: Rs. 250, Hardbound: Rs. 350 Publisher: Talukina Venkannaiah Smaraka Granthamale, Mysuru K. B. Ganapathy, the author of Star of Mysore: Story of a unique…
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