Mysore Dasara Exhibition Memories

Dasara Exhibition at Mysore has always been quite famous but was certainly more charming in those times.  Let me share unforgettable memories from my childhood and with a little bit of history.  This is a longish post because the memories are many. Read further....

Mysore Dasara Horticultural Show

Another favourite rendevouz for locals and tourists alike, aside from the Palace and the Exhibition, during the Dasara festival, is the Horticultural Show at Curzon Park. Do you know that the first of the Mysore Flower Shows was organized nine decades back? It was opened by HH Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV on.... Read on..

Dasara nostalgia

To me, the Dasara festival is so 'nostalgiating'. Dasara of yore was so different from what we see now. The excitement and participation of people in the festivities is something one cannot imagine these days. It came from within oneself and not through lighted up streets and circles or publicity loudspeakers! On one of the festival days recently, I took a "heritage walk" which is linked in the slideshow widget. Take a dip here.....

Light at the end of the tunnel

This is a previous blog on Mysore Airport flogged again because of recent updates to the article. Scroll down to the bottom of the blog for fresh news!