Cultural event to commemorate 1971 war martyr of Mysuru

Cultural event to commemorate 1971 war martyr of Mysuru

The NCC Alumni Association Mysuru Group, will conduct a cultural festival to commemorate the martyrdom of Lt. Ashok P. Mutgikar in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The event will be held in Mysuru on June 5, 2024 and a release said that Lt. Ashok P. Mutgikar was an ex-cadet from Mysuru who studied at Sarada Vilas … Read more

National cultural jatha to begin its Karnataka leg in Bengaluru on December 1

National cultural jatha to begin its Karnataka leg in Bengaluru on December 1

The Karnataka leg of “Journey of love and coexistence”, the national cultural jatha, organised by the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA), will start on December 1 from Bengaluru. The jatha will feature music, art, street plays and folk forms of cultural activities, and will culminate at Manjeswara in Kasargod on December 7. The valedictory will … Read more

Cultural Affairs Minister dismisses allegations against Ranjith

Cultural Affairs  Minister dismisses allegations against Ranjith

Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji Cherian has dismissed the allegations of attempting to influence the State film award jury levelled by filmmaker Vinayan against Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman and filmmaker Ranjith. Speaking to mediapersons on Tuesday, the Minister said there was no way he could have intervened in the decision-making of a jury, who … Read more

A series of cultural events set to usher in the winter in Hyderabad 

A series of cultural events set to usher in the winter in Hyderabad 

File photo of Pandit Jasraj in concert. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Hyderabad’s prestigious annual Indian music festival — the 50th Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroha — is being held at the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) open-air amphitheatre, Hitech City, till November 30. Durga Jasraj, the daughter of Pandit Jasraj … Read more

Noted linguist, pioneer of cultural studies in Kerala, Dr. Scaria Zacharia no more

Noted linguist, pioneer of cultural studies in Kerala, Dr. Scaria Zacharia no more

Dr. Zacharia was known for his part in recovering and compiling the Thalassery Manuscripts — Hermann Gundert’s research materials from his two-decade stay in Thalassery during nineteenth century Dr. Zacharia was known for his part in recovering and compiling the Thalassery Manuscripts — Hermann Gundert’s research materials from his two-decade stay in Thalassery during nineteenth … Read more