In the midst of electioneering cacophony, I received an invitation from the moving spirit and ever agile Founder-Chairperson of Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 Shubha Sanjay Urs for an evening of conversation and informal…
On Sunday, March 31, Mysore Open Forum (MOF) had arranged a talk on ‘Electoral Bonds and Political Funding.’ It is understandable because the Supreme Court has on Feb. 15, 2024 struck down…
In view of the severe water scarcity staring us in the face, this summer, specially in Bengaluru, a city of 1,50,00,000 population and of huge industrial hub, water management experts have come…
One of the familiar names among the politicians, especially Congress politicians, in our city since early 1980s was that of Vasu. Simply Vasu, without any initials, any prefix or suffix to his…
With the 2024 Parliamentary election at the threshold of polling booths, the country is all set to see a new government, or a government in new garbs or possibly the old wine…
The BJP ticket for the Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary election 2024 has gone to Mr. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the adopted son of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar of the Mysore Royal Family. 2. The BJP…
If war is too important to be left to the Generals so also history is too important to be left to the Historians. That was the mistake post-independent India’s first Congress government…
People who retire from government service rarely make news unless they retire from a high profile job or distinguish themselves by doing something extraordinary while in service. Otherwise, their names will appear…
Men behind city’s perfumed enterprise February 14th every year is Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate love and romance. And February 16th every year is a day to celebrate anniversary of city’s…
2024 Parliamentary Election: Whither Opposition and Congress? The Parliamentary election 2024 is only a couple of months away and the nation is experiencing a new kind of election fever which we have…
Defender of Faith and Renaissance Man of India The 2024 Parliamentary election is only a couple of months away. Looking back, in the last 10 years, it has been a golden decade…
Saluting Dr. Filliozat, Padma Shri awardee When a French Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, a resident of Mysuru, was awarded the prestigious national civil honour Padma Shri, I was not surprised. Star…
From today it is only seven days for the consecration of Ram Lalla’s (baby Rama) idol at a ceremony in Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir. Monday, 22nd January, 2024, will be a red letter…
Whenever a soldier of my country died in war or peace, I always felt a tad diminished as a citizen of this country. That was how I felt this morning on hearing…
How about one for Farrokh K. Irani? In the early days of this month December 2023 there was an important news break concerning installation of a statue in our City of Palaces,…
Newspaper reading has been my second nature of being alive, after breathing. During this month of December 2023, I have been reading in newspapers about the death of people who were young,…
Alter ego of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba? [Continued from yesterday] K.B. Ganapathy (KBG): How did you become his successor? Sathya Sai Baba died in the year 2011. Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai…
Alter ego of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba? This eternal land Bharat is unlike any other land on this planet earth inhabited by human beings. It is the only country in the…
The first thought that comes to my mind whenever I look at good photographs either in a newspaper, magazine or a gallery has always been that of T.S. Satyan. A photographer par-excellence,…
B.Y. Vijayendra is BJP’s State President In Karnataka, BJP, which tasted power more by default, compromises and, of course, the sinister ‘Operation Kamala’ with B.S. Yediyurappa sworn-in four times as Chief Minister…
Day before yesterday when the Founder-Convenor of city’s well-known NGO, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy sent me a message about his visit to a high school established by Sathya…
Yesterday was a memorable day for me because it was the day I was conferred with Honorary Doctorate, known in Latin as honoris causa degree. It is how a University honours those…
This Sunday morning, I had three surprise visitors at my gate making squeaking sound that attracted our watchman’s attention. On opening the side gate and checking, he noticed three young puppies prowling…
Jaya Ho Bharat, Jaya Ho Narendra Modi Last evening I spent 161 minutes watching the movie ‘The Vaccine War’ and returned home feeling terribly guilty as a journalist. I also felt like…
