By T.J.S. George Kushboo has joined the BJP. So did Veerappan's daughter Vidyarani some time ago. Giving the forest brigand the honour due to him, BJP made his daughter the State Vice-President…
For a few weeks now, a debate has been raging, especially between the “Cautious Mysureans” Vs the “Daft Dare Devils of Mysuru”; between “Covid Warriors” Vs “Political Warriors”, the names of these…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My good friend N. Raghavan of Raghulal & Co who needs no introduction to Mysureans, has perhaps the unique distinction of not only having planted the…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mysuru region is dependant on tourism as the most important economic activity. Due to the pandemic, the worst hit is the tourism industry. All other…
[Continued from yesterday] I remember in 1960s in the Fiji Island, where there was a majority of Indian immigrants who were businessmen and traders as opposed to the local Fijians (I guess…
Racially the ethnic groups in India have their own problems related to their personal life and security. Of their landed properties, personal freedom to practice their tradition and religion etc. Kodavas of…
[Continued from Oct. 4] Just a year back I had been to Sri Lanka with a group of journalists and had stayed overnight at a Resort which was hidden underneath a mountain.…
As television news channels turn our living rooms into gloomy rooms with reports of Covid deaths, Sushant Singh Rajput’s investigation and Hathras murder, three “Good News” items gave us a break from…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Dasara has arrived this year too like it has been doing over the centuries. Yes, it is our much- loved annual guest and it is also…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An upset girl stormed into her home shouting at nobody in particular. “No one in my office has any respect for my work, I am…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about turtles and its behaviour Do turtles smell? Turtles can smell musty and fishy. Their habitats can become breeding grounds for bacteria and odour-causing organisms.…
[Continued from Sept. 27] When Kempaiah came here as a Police Commissioner there were about six honourable predecessors in office, who quietly occupied an obscure corner of the Mounted Police building on…
On September 14, in the Hathras district of Western Uttar Pradesh a mother found her 19-year-old daughter lying naked in a field with her tongue protruding from her mouth. The young girl’s…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD There is no denying the fact that wherever we are in this wide world, we all first learn to write only with a pencil. It is…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A legend of music is no more. I really do not know if there is any other adjective to describe someone who has 40,000-plus songs…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about chicken — its diet, playtime, illness & more By Maneka Gandhi How to play with a chick? It’s important to the health of your…
[Continued from yesterday] We the readers of this book ‘Namma Bhyrappanavaru’ get to know what were the benefits derived by Dr. Bhyrappa’s readers, who had suffered the same kind of poverty, hardship,…
Dr. M. S. Vijaya Haran. Who is that? I was rather surprised to receive a phone call from her about a month ago. Honestly, I had only heard of her name. Instantly…
While writing about L. Revannasiddaiah IPS, who was SP in Mysore District, I had said that I would be writing about another IPS Officer in this series whom I know, Kempaiah. Here…
The Sushant Singh Rajput case has slid from being just a murder investigation to a drug bust. One wonders if this investigation has ended up exposing middle-class India’s prejudice, hypocrisy and Victorian…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In his column Nostalgically Speaking, on the 13th September, KBG has written about S.G. Sanath Kumar, the former Head Master of the Hardwicke High School who…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about mood swings in dogs and need to change diet as they grow old By Maneka Gandhi Do dogs have mood swings? Yes, dogs also…
By T.J.S. George In a non-democratic family enterprise such as the Congress, even the appearance of rebellion is unthinkable. That is why last month's letter of dissent by 23 senior leaders triggered…
When I came to Mysore for good in 1977, D. Devaraj Urs was the Chief Minister and Azeez Sait from Mysore city, NR Constituency, was a Minister. Azeez Sait was considered the…
