Mysore is a great day for wanderlustful during the full day. Strolling through the city while lost in thoughts, uncovers its ...

The first evidence of the Mysore Dasara celebrations appears in a Persian ambassador’s book. This book was his major work and contains the overview of the history of the region from 1304 to 1470.

The Mysore Palace is perhaps the most iconic landmark in India due to its regality and grand history. Built as an Indo-Saracenic structure, this elaborate palace is a mix of Hindu, Mughal ...

Another less-known achievement of the Mysore princely state was the inclusion of diverse groups in government. It could be argued that it was the syncretic history of the Mysore kingdom that led ...

My entire walk was just about 2.6 km, but it covered a slice of history that was not gathering dust in some history textbook but was alive and kicking. I want to explore more of it on my next trip to ...

Photographs: Jagadeesh/ Reuters Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana Want to see the pages of history come alive? Then plan a trip to Mysore this weekend. In fact there can't be a better excuse to pamper ...

Administrators of the erstwhile Mysore State established the Mysore State Railway (MSR) to focus on rail development in the state when the entire rail network in India was owned by private companies.