Tag: Mysuru: A Look at its Past

A momentous event in my career with Indira Gandhi
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A momentous event in my career with Indira Gandhi

February 17, 2024

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist In over five decades of service as a journalist, donning a double role as the Editor of ‘Samachar’ and reporter of a few State and National Dailies, I had several experiences, many of which continue to be fresh in my memory. One such experience was significant and is worth recalling….

The street name for a Shishu Vihara
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The street name for a Shishu Vihara

May 23, 2023

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist In Mysore, one comes across streets bearing names of prominent institutions which are on that stretch. One such road, which marks a kindergarten school, is the ‘Gopalaswamy Shishu Vihara Rasthe’. It is in Lakshmipuram, near Nanjumalige Circle, on the southern side of the petrol bunk opposite Christ the King Convent…

They too served Mysuru in various capacities
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They too served Mysuru in various capacities

March 5, 2023

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 and also to some British Residents, like J.D. Gordon. But there were many others, who, working in different capacities in the then Mysore…

A Dewan too built an Agrahara
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A Dewan too built an Agrahara

January 9, 2023

Mysuru: A Look at its Past… By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Not only the Maharajas and the benevolent ones, but even a Dewan also built an Agrahara in Mysore during the days of the Wadiyars. We have streets and roads built by the Dewans or named after them. But no Dewan has built an Agrahara…

An Agrahara by a Palace Astrologer
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An Agrahara by a Palace Astrologer

July 13, 2022

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Kashipathy Agrahara in K.R. Mohalla is the largest Agrahara built in Mysuru. While the Agraharas were built by the Maharajas, their queens and others were one stretch of road with about 21 houses, Kashipathy Agrahara is spread out into a block of a few streets covering an extensive area from…

A missionary who left his footprints
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A missionary who left his footprints

March 7, 2022

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist A prominent road in Mandi Mohalla is called Sawday Road. It leads from the Mission Hospital main entrance in Sayyaji Rao Road and links Abba Road near the St. Philomena’s Church. The Church is also located on the same Sawday Road. It goes further and links the junction at Hyder…

Can you imagine building a house for just Rs. 5,000?
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Can you imagine building a house for just Rs. 5,000?

November 21, 2021

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Can a decent living house be built by spending just Rs. 5,000? One may deride such a proposal or may mock such a project. But this was proved possible in Mysuru during the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. What’s more, these model houses are continuing…

He builds an Agrahara, makes his house a temple
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He builds an Agrahara, makes his house a temple

August 8, 2021

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist A look at the growth of Mysuru reveals an interesting feature of how the city expanded from Agraharas and Keris to Mohallas, Purams and Extensions. Initially, it was the construction of just one road with a few houses and as the population began to rise, construction of Mohallas, Purams and…

Steeped in Healthcare History since 1922
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Steeped in Healthcare History since 1922

June 26, 2021

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist A small by-lane in the Fort Mohalla, also known by its old name Khille Mohalla, is called S.N. Pandit Street. This small by-lane near Shankara Mutt in Mysuru has a hidden tale of interest.  This has been recorded by renowned composer and musician Mysore Vasudevacharya in his book, “Nenapugalu.” S.N….

Kindly King and Kathvadipura Agrahara
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Kindly King and Kathvadipura Agrahara

April 16, 2021

By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist There is an Agrahara in Mysuru with a name that sounds somewhat strange. Though this is an old Agrahara, like the other Agraharas in city, its name does not match with the names of other Agraharas. And that is Kathvadipura Agrahara as generally called though its actual name is ‘Kathvadipurada…

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