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Tourism, gone with the wind
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A recent news item says it all: “A sharp dip in the foreigners visiting Mysuru.” A drop of 50 percent ! Alarm bells should be…
24 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about the spider-ant relation and explains how a species can be one’s predator and other’s prey By Maneka Gandhi Why does my dog shed hair?…
24 Jul 2019 · 8 min read
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Martyrdom Vs Saudi Selfishness
By T.J.S. George If God is love, why does he allow suffering? A timeless question. The answer provided by religion is that suffering leads to enlightenment. So a rishi would stand on…
23 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Shadow Boxing
Oh! Just when we thought after the exciting Cricket World Cup final there is nothing to excite us, Karnataka Political League began. Our MLAs started playing political cricket. But what was to…
20 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Theatre of the Absurd, Karnataka: Arabian Nights of a Sort!
The confidence motion moved in the Karnataka Assembly yesterday by the Congress-JD(S) coalition’s Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was expected to have a smooth passage, either way, because its procedures were vetted by…
19 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Of Hefty Fines & Heedless Drivers!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Penalties for almost all traffic offences and vehicle document lapses have been revised upwards by our Government with the good intention of hammering some sense, albeit…
19 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Maria’s new Hat!
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Maria lived with her mother at a small apartment in New York City. She wasn’t too young or too old. Not too short or too…
18 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains why so many whales are getting washed on beaches and what can be done to help the situation By Maneka Gandhi Can the age of…
17 Jul 2019 · 8 min read
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Congress moving towards a split?
By T.J.S. George Rahul Gandhi’s insistence on not continuing as Congress President was the best thing that happened to the Congress in a long time. He must stick to it. Confusion and…
16 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Musings on Mysuru Literature Fest
Culturally speaking, this month’s mega event for Mysuru city was the holding of the Third Edition of Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF) organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust in conjunction with Mysuru…
15 Jul 2019 · 7 min read
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Doing one thing at a time…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam It is indeed amazing to see how people are constantly rushing ahead with their lives. All of them seem to be in such an undue haste. Very few…
15 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Nataka in Karnataka
By Vikram Muthanna The political drama in our State with every passing election is becoming like a Bollywood Director Rohit Shetty’s comical-action with multiple star cast — there are heroes and villains,…
13 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Choice is Yours, Honeybee or a Fly...
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting discourse: A wonderful analogy about the honeybee and the fly. How it teaches us a valuable lesson to improve our relationships and quality…
11 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about Professional Dog Walker and how to stop a dog from chewing certain objects The people who own the flat downstairs are never there. They…
10 Jul 2019 · 7 min read
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Pathetic plight of Coalition Govt.
Going by the latest political developments in our State, somehow I feel that my musings written in this same column on May 15, 2018, under the title ‘Pride goes before the Fall:…
9 Jul 2019 · 6 min read
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That infamous Bishop back again
By T.J.S. George Finally, Kerala's sensational nun-rape case will move another step forward this week. Charges against the libidinous Bishop Franco Mulakkal will come up for hearing in a Magistrate's Court. Resourceful…
9 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Budget Thoughts
By Vikram Muthanna Like most Indians I too watch the Union budget. But usually by the end of the Finance Minister’s speech I feel like I have understood nothing and end up…
6 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Of Smart Drones & Dumb Leaders !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yesterday morning when I saw my newspaper headline I almost choked on my own laughter. Although we are told that it is a good thing to…
5 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Justice, Sri Rama-Style !
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC This is a rarely told story of an incident in Ramayana, as narrated by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The story of a dog demanding Justice. Do…
4 Jul 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives information about parakeets, parrots and budgerigars By Maneka Gandhi My pet parakeet’s nares and cere are crusty. What does that mean? The most common reason…
3 Jul 2019 · 6 min read
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Do not endorse lynchings, please
By T.J.S. George In a democracy, a working majority is better than a brute majority. This is especially so in a country like India where the structure of Democracy is honoured while…
2 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Measuring Leadership Outcomes
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership and leadership outcomes are indeed difficult to define and measure. Though there is a lot of literature on this subject, the fact remains that very little is…
1 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
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Rudrapatna Shamasastry and Oriental Research Library
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Rudrapatna Shamasastry, who discovered the palm leaf manuscript of Kautilya’s Arthashastra became a celebrity all over…
30 Jun 2019 · 6 min read
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Neglected vacant land at N.R. Choultry premises: Ideal for multi-level parking lot
I still remember that in 1984, the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had set up INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage). Soon the Mysore Chapter of INTACH also came…
29 Jun 2019 · 3 min read