By Ashvini Ranjan December 18, 2023, marks the birth centenary of T.S. Satyan, a famous son of Mysore, a renowned photojournalist. Satyan’s photography skills were legendary, displayed at the United Nations Headquarters building in New York in 1977. He received the Padma Shri award in 1979 from the Government of India, along with numerous other…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Consequent upon the recent publication of a disturbing report in some newspapers, naturally followed by their rapid circulation, in the now hair-trigger social media, a wave of needless panic seems to be spreading in our society. A good many of you too may have read these reports, which if…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘In True Colours,’ a two-day photo exhibition opened to the public at Wadiyar Centre For Architecture (WCFA), located on Krishnaraja Boulevard near Mysuru Law Courts in city this morning. The event features over 55 photographs clicked by Founder-Trustee of Pratham Mysore Ashvini Ranjan. The exhibition, which is open to the public from 11 am…
Mysore/Mysuru: Founder-Trustee of Pratham Mysore and noted photographer Ashvini Ranjan is set to unveil his photo exhibition, ‘In True Colours,’ at the Wadiyar Centre For Architecture (WCFA), located on Krishnaraja Boulevard near Mysuru Law Courts. The exhibition is scheduled for Nov. 25 and 26, open to the public from 11 am to 5.30 pm. Star…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘In True Colours,’ a photo exhibition by Ashvini Ranjan, Founder-Tru-stee, Pratham Mysore, has been organised at Wadiyar Centre For Architecture (WCFA), Krishnaraja Boulevard, near Law Courts, on Nov. 25 and 26 between 11 am and 5.30 pm. Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Founder-Editor Dr. K.B. Ganapathy will inaugurate the exhibition which will be…
Children are known to be fascinated with the moon, Chandamama, and we read in folk tales children asking mothers to get the moon to play with. Here is a Mysurean, Ashvini Ranjan, who was fascinated with aeroplanes from his childhood days, but like the child in the folk tale, who dreamed of moon but could…
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 right to recall a duly elected candidate, who is subsequently found to be corrupt, is like closing the barn door after the horse…
By Ashvini Ranjan[Continued from yesterday] Thiksey village and Diskit Monastery Friends are surprised that we stayed in a tent at the Chamba Camp in Thiksey village. Surprisingly, it had all the comforts of a hotel room but in an open field. It was a unique experience. Our tent faced the Diskit Monastery on the hill at…
By Ashvini Ranjan [Continued from yesterday] Takthok Monastery Let us start our tour with a visit to Takthok Monastery, suggested Namgyal though not on our itinerary. Monasteries are not just temples, volunteered our guide. It is a place of learning about Buddhism, religion, culture and meditation. Takthok Monastery is at a distance of 55 kms…
Travelogues are always a source of information that other travel literature or travel guides seldom provide. It captures the experiences unique to the traveller and invites others planning a visit to benefit from it. Here we publish a travelogue on Ladakh, one of the best tourist destinations in India at dizzying heights, by Ashvini Ranjan,…
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