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Cry, my beloved country
‘Amaran’ movie musings In this world of wild social media, the word of mouth too has much power to convince a person about what is good, bad or ugly. For the last…
10 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Abracadabra By K. B. Ganapathy
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At least now Truth be told!
Satyavanne Heluththene, a must-see Kannada play The miracle of social media is in a sense a boon to the freedom of speech for all as much as it is a curse. No…
8 Nov 2024 · 5 min read
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Jai ho Trump
Return of Donald Trump as US President A triumphant victory for Donald Trump in the Presidential election of America 2024. It was the greatest political electoral combat in recent American history. Kamala…
6 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
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A Jewel among the World Industrialists
My last salute to Ratan Naval Tata I think that if India had not taken the socialist path but pursued a real free-market policy, without the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP)…
4 Nov 2024 · 5 min read
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Is Karnataka a cesspool of corruption ?
Is politics a cesspool? According to Amitabh Bachchan, the super star of Bollywood, it is. But I would say that politics in India is a cesspool of corruption. No wonder Amitabh Bachchan,…
29 Oct 2024 · 6 min read
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An Award well deserved-1
Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy’s accolades for Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat When I heard and read about the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ award being given to our city artist Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat, I was delighted no…
21 Oct 2024 · 5 min read
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A Tale of Karnataka State: A Time of Despair and No Hope
“The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.”— Hermann Hesse “He who has ears to hear,…
20 Oct 2024 · 5 min read
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Omen
The West-Asia War is raging: One Israel against three — Hamas (Gaza), Hezbollah (Lebanon) and Iran. What will the future be? The genesis of the Palestinian War and its cause are well-known.…
14 Oct 2024 · 7 min read
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A piece of History gleaned from an Eye Hospital in Kodagu
Yesterday I travelled to Kushalnagar in Kodagu to see a friend in an eye hospital, “Lopamudra Eye Care,” who was undergoing a procedure for cataract. While in the waiting area, I noticed…
10 Oct 2024 · 6 min read
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Stop Abusing India Abroad
Learn from Indira Gandhi and Hillary Clinton The Opposition in India MUST realise that to save the Constitution and to strengthen Democracy (about which they made much during the 2024 Parliamentary Election)…
7 Oct 2024 · 6 min read
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From here to eternity-2 : A pilgrimage to introspect!
[Continued from yesterday] It was a three-stage journey to the Ram Temple at Ayodhya which was some kilometres away from our hotel — The Ramayana. The bus, the autorickshaw and then a…
2 Oct 2024 · 7 min read
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From here to eternity -1
A pilgrimage to introspect! When a WhatsApp message came from Rtn. M. Lakshminarayan, an old hand in organising tours of Rotarians, that a holy trip, pilgrimage, was planned, I instantly responded with…
1 Oct 2024 · 6 min read
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THE JUDGEMENT
“I repeat... that all power is a trust — that we are accountable for its exercise — that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.” —…
26 Sept 2024 · 6 min read
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Ritz Ponnu remembered by Bangalore Neela Megha Shyaman Deepak Muralidharan Iyengar, I presume !
When I wrote a tribute to Mysuru’s iconic restaurateur and a socialite Chonira Ponoo Muthanna (Ponnu) when he passed away on June 21, 2024, I did not think it would ring a…
11 Sept 2024 · 5 min read
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Ignore the middle class at your own peril dear Prime Minister Mr. Modi —2
[Continued from yesterday] Today the fact remains that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a mission unaccomplished. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accomplished only a part of the Kashmir mission democratically under the…
3 Sept 2024 · 6 min read
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Ignore the middle class at your own peril dear Prime Minister Mr. Modi-1
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individual,” said Marie Curie, Scientist-Nobel Laureate. Our leaders in all walks of life, importantly, those in politics, must bear this cross…
2 Sept 2024 · 5 min read
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A book on Marie Curie - Exploring life and work of a pioneering scientist
People all over the world in search of truth about the creation of the Universe and his own creation generally pursue two paths. One is religion and another science. These are the…
29 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
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Multi-crore MUDA scam and Siddaramaiah
A forensic investigation by a person like Justice N. Santosh Hegde only can bring out the truth A case of closing the stable gate after the horses have bolted! The good news…
22 Aug 2024 · 10 min read
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God Sees the Truth, But Waits
Delay in Justice delivery destroys human dignity of litigants, accused A news emanating from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, dated 12th August 2024, reminded me of a short story by Leo Tolstoy titled ‘God Sees…
18 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
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Musings on Police
A few days back I received a WhatsApp video sent by one Dr. A.M. Nagesh, Member of Mysuru Open Forum (MOF). Its title ‘Roar for Justice’ and it is a song most…
17 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
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Remembering K. Natwar Singh
Tall leaders make great nations During the years of Nehru as Prime Minister, we had many brilliant, intellectual and honest persons in his cabinet, in national institutions and in public sector units.…
12 Aug 2024 · 7 min read
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Dance of Democracy in Rajya Sabha
Jaya Ho Jagdeep Dhankhar Friday 9th August, 2024, trouble broke out in the Rajya Sabha when the Congress MPs demanded an apology from BJP member Ghanshyam Tiwari for a comment he had…
11 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
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Rediscovering Revenue Land loot after 29 years: T.M. Vijay Bhaskar Report!
In the midst of the raging fire in the administration of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) regarding arbitrary, gratuitous and illegal allotment of house sites under its ambiguously worded 50:50 scheme to…
24 Jul 2024 · 5 min read
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Waiting for second coming of Donald Trump -2
[Continued from July 19] After seeing the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and then seeing him at the Republican Party National Convention at Milwaukee on TV, I get the feeling that the…
21 Jul 2024 · 5 min read