31.07.2010
The monsoon has effectively set in Mysore. They say Coorg is being lashed by incessant and heavy rains. During my stay in the Royal city, there were occasional but heavy showers. The sky was overcast and the dark clouds loomed over the city.
This City of Palaces, Galleries and Museums has lost very little of its old world charm. The roads are wide and well-planned and the stately buildings combining colonial, Italian and traditional Indian architectural themes stand amidst lush gardens and tall trees spreading their shady boughs everywhere. The people are also friendlier and human in their behavior, unlike the absolutely urbanized citizens of the Garden City.
One memory I will carry for a long time from this particular visit to Mysore is the sound of Carnatic music; the refrains of the melodies that wafted from the stereos in the cars of all our hosts. All of them seemed to love Carnatic. The music form itself derives its name from this region. The elegance, sophistication and smoothness of the Carnatic Ragas can be truly appreciated only in this city where the kings patronized this art in particular and arts and culture in general.
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