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Resolve your conflict, early
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mukthi Bhawan? I am sure many of you would have heard about this building in Kashi where people go to die! Why? One may ask.…
21 Nov 2019 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about the reasons why cats may eat grass and its effects My dog has started drinking a lot of water recently. Should I be worried?…
20 Nov 2019 · 7 min read
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When everything turns communal
By T.J.S. George Come to think of it, everything in our country has a religious dimension to it — food, clothing, Universities, Hospitals, Civil Service, the professions like Law and Journalism, and…
19 Nov 2019 · 4 min read
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Unholy Alliance
One has to ask, what use is a pre-poll alliance if the partners cannot deliver a Government even after the people have given them the mandate? It is said Politics is the…
16 Nov 2019 · 5 min read
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Our leaders must look at the survival of our country
[...not at their own personal survival at the cost of the Nation] In the Book Talk column of Star of Mysore dated Nov. 13, 2019, I saw a brief write-up on the…
15 Nov 2019 · 7 min read
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A Tribute... from a Reluctant Pupil !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD This morning I attended the Month’s Mind Mass held to pray for the soul of Mrs. Dorothy Fernandez, who passed away at the age of eighty…
15 Nov 2019 · 5 min read
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Nothing lasts forever, specially power and fame
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Famed actor Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a photo of himself sleeping on the street under his famous bronze statue and wrote, “How times have changed.” He…
14 Nov 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about the precautions to be taken when rescuing feral cats By Maneka Gandhi How long does teething in dogs last? Weeks 2 to 4: Your…
13 Nov 2019 · 7 min read
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Tughlak lives, so do his ideas
By T.J.S. George Plans are proceeding at breakneck speed to change the history, geography, archaeology, philosophy and essence of Delhi. The central vista, the imposing Secretariat buildings, Raj Path with its sprawling…
12 Nov 2019 · 4 min read
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Leadership Crucibles
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam One question that people keep asking me is what prompted me to start Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) when I was just 19 years of age. What was…
11 Nov 2019 · 7 min read
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Musings on Madurai Meenakshi Temple
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy About fifteen years ago, I was invited to attend a national seminar and present a paper. As Madurai was far away and involved long distance travel, I…
9 Nov 2019 · 5 min read
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Do we have a City Corporation ?
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem I ask this question simply out of frustration that overcomes me when I see how neglected our city is across its entire length and breadth these days.…
8 Nov 2019 · 5 min read
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A chain of goodness does exist
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A small story: A man walking on the road in a small town found a piece of paper stuck to an electric pole. The paper…
7 Nov 2019 · 2 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about the treat alternatives for rabbits, other than veggies By Maneka Gandhi How long can rabbits go without eating? Four hours. If your bunny is…
6 Nov 2019 · 7 min read
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Pleasures of re-writing History
By T.J.S. George At last, someone said history should be re-written from India's point of view. Praise be to our Home Ministerji. As he said, Guptavanshik - Veer Skandgupta Vikramaditya is unknown…
5 Nov 2019 · 4 min read
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Remembering Kannada only on Rajyotsava
November 1st was Karnataka Rajyotsava, our State’s birthday. It was on this day in 1956 that all Kannada-speaking provinces were brought together and named Mysore or Mysore State under the States Reorganisation…
2 Nov 2019 · 4 min read
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Do not take us for granted
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Indian democracy is still alive and kicking. The recent elections to the two States of Maharashtra and Haryana have proved it. All the exit polls…
31 Oct 2019 · 5 min read
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Economics Nobel goes to a cook
By T.J.S. George Let us say I am picked for the Nobel Prize for writing the finest newspaper column since printing began. Should I feel happy about it or dejected? That is…
30 Oct 2019 · 4 min read
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Rewriting Indian History
Losers were no cowards. Time has come to redeem India’s past history Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and BJP National President, speaking at a seminar on Skandagupta Vikramaditya, the 5th Century AD…
28 Oct 2019 · 8 min read
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Leading in the Here and Now…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Mindfulness and living in the present are words that are thrown around so commonly that no conversation on stress-free living, meditation or wellness is complete without using them.…
28 Oct 2019 · 5 min read
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Time to unburden Chamundi Hill?
On Tuesday, there was a landslide on Chamundi Hill. About 50 ft. of road connecting Nandi Statue area to the View Point on Chamundi Hill main road broke off from the Hillside…
26 Oct 2019 · 5 min read
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Chamundi Hill in Peril ?
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD With a little extra rain even our rock solid Chamundi Hill seems to be in some amount of danger going by the fairly disturbing landslide that…
25 Oct 2019 · 5 min read
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Birth of a Prodigy
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A true story: My name is Mildred Honor. I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des moines, Iowa. I have always supplemented my…
24 Oct 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on what has to be done to make the adopted dog / cat comfortable at its new home By Maneka Gandhi I recently adopted…
23 Oct 2019 · 8 min read