The Bhavan’s Journal of March 31, 2018 has a cover story titled Shradhanjali, on Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, the Seer of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham in Tamil Nadu, who crossed the worldly…
Man must not only live with dignity but also die with dignity. That may not be the law of nature, nor the intention of God. God is supposed to be kind and…
Damage done may lead to division of Karnataka like Andhra Pradesh. We are warned ! On Saturday, 3rd March 2018 a friend telephoned me seeking appointment to bring his friend who wanted…
Yesterday I was out of Mysuru leaving the city early morning and returning late night. As is my wont, I picked up Star of Mysore before hitting the sack. What a good…
Come March, the members of Mysore Race Club (MRC) realise it is time for the Membership election. This year it is on 19th of this month. The Membership is statutorily restricted to…
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it,” said that great American writer and humorist Mark Twain. I agree and I am sure all…
It all started with the eternal question of ‘To be or not to be’ raised by the Shakespearean Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark. To celebrate 40th anniversary of Star of Mysore or…
It has been an unbroken tradition for me since 40 years to write an Abracadabra column for the annual special issue of Star of Mysore brought out on Feb.16 every year. As…
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley must be an honest person. Which is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose him to guard the treasury of India and appropriate it for the good of…
Come elections to Assembly or the Parliament, there is heat in the political camps. Otherwise, there is bonhomie among all political parties, though covertly, so that they can individually reap the benefit…
In some cases, regret or correction or even apology, as demanded by the complainant, is published and yet the defamation case is filed. The Courts, despite being shown the regret or apology…
We pay tax so that the Government provides us with infrastructure needed for leading a comfortable and quality life. These infrastructures are, for example, uninterrupted quality power supply, water supply, good roads,…
Welcome People’s Democracy Actors, sportspersons and athletes change their roles seamlessly, smoothly when their top-form, heydays, of glory begin to fade and they appear before us in a different avatar. One such…
2018 is here — the New Year. And here is wishing our Star of Mysore readers and associates a very happy-and-laughter-filled year. This is possible if there is good health, good wealth,…
I was a school-going boy not known to fever. The only health problem I remember was stomach ache — apparently due to erratic over-eating. And one night it hit me. Fever. I…
For a country National Emblem, Standard, Flag and Anthem are symbols of national sovereignty and, therefore, every citizen — minority community or majority — must respect them and abide by the protocol…
Tale of two typical cases “The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog’ — Mark Twain Reading daily newspapers and watching TV channels, specially TV9, I get a…
Ruminating on Railway Line from Kerala via Kodagu to Mysuru I had gone away from my job as a journalist since 10th of December, 2017. The persistent fever had taken away my…
Musings on hefty lawyer fee and the new FRDI Bill A country’s governance is based on many systems put in place. No matter the form of the Government is Democracy, Communism, Oligarchy,…
(Continued from Wednesday) Welcome to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. Today’s memorial is a commemorative site to remember the people who suffered in the Dachau Concentration Camp and the 41,500 prisoners…
(Continued from yesterday) Having done with the Palace for almost a day, we visited some Churches and Museums as a routine but the evening was special for us. We had booked expensive…
(Continued from Nov. 17) Last time I had mentioned about the Olympic Stadium at Munich where the 1972 Olympics was held. We took a train to reach there, about half-an-hour’s journey. An…
Midnight telephone calls are like midnight knocks on the door. Often unpleasant — either the Police or an unexpected guest. So also the early morning telephone calls. One such early morning call…
I do not know what the stars foretell about Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s political future in 2018 Assembly elections. But I do know what the people of reason, the rationalists, foretell about his…
