By T.J.S. George Prime Minister Modiji said at Belur Mutt: "Swami Vivekananda lives in the hearts and minds of crores of Indians." Then he said: "The new citizenship laws will not take…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership has been defined in many ways and is possibly one of the most researched subjects in the world today. Though so much has been said and written,…
In the last few years, Army Chiefs and senior security personnel have met the Press and spoken quite candidly. And that interaction has dragged them into a public debate, interpretation and criticism…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD There is a video clip from an under-informed and over-enthusiastic news channel that is doing the rounds these days in YouTube and social media platforms that…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A WhatsApp forward: When Abraham Lincoln became the President of America, his father was a shoe-maker. On the first day, as Lincoln entered the Senate…
[Continued from yesterday] The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore.”— Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer (1480-1521) As I mentioned yesterday in…
By T.J.S. George What is happening to our country? Suddenly, it is a ship drifting in a storm, rudderless and captainless. The brutality that was unleashed in JNU last week was unprecedented,…
The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore.” — Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer (1480-1521) For those who are opposing CAA in…
As we have had a politically charged week with protests and violence, it’s time for some inane banter. This reminds me of my dinner a few days ago. I had been to…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A Gaur Gopal Das story I wanted to share with Star of Mysore readers: A man tried to pass his graduation again and again and…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains how dog adoption can benefit in one’s individual development My dog is suddenly very hungry all the time. Can there be a problem? Serious diseases…
By T.J.S. George Allow me to welcome the New Year with some old words. Actually they are timeless words, always relevant. They are reminders of our heritage, our possibilities and our shortcomings.…
On 15th of September, 2019, I attended a function arranged by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust at Hotel Southern Star where author and historian Vikram Sampath’s book on Veer Savarkar titled “Savarkar:…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is so much talk today about the GDP and the economy not doing well across the political and business spectrum in the country. Discussions about the falling…
As the New Year rolls in, so also gifts. And like all offices do, I too get annual diaries and calendars as gifts. But this year, a gift rolled into my office…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The year was 1965 and I was a student of the seventh standard at St. Mary’s English Middle School. The academic year started with everyone I…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A cold storage in the US. They employ about 200 and Mary Hoppins was also one of them. She had regular timings and was considered…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to keep a rescued bird warm at night? By Maneka Gandhi My cat is using the area outside of the litter box.…
By T.J.S George The President of India in June 2019, six months ago: "My Government has decided to implement the process of NRC (National Register of Citizens)." The Prime Minister of India…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC One look at the giant strides we have made at digitalisation, it is scary. You buy an electronic product and in three months it is…
By T.J.S. George All of a sudden India is in the throes of a second independence movement. Across the country, streets are aflame with rebellion, campuses are reverberating with protests, people are…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership is a process of listening, interpreting what we listen to, and then intervening with the appropriate action. Most people equate intervention and action as the expression of…
This morning I had a pleasant surprise in The Hindu. It had published a response to what the leader of the CPI (Marxist) and Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan had written…
So, protests continue. While initially the protest was against leaving out illegal Muslims from Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), it has now moved to a ‘pre-emptive protest’ against National Register of Citizens (NRC).…
