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Death Dealers in Disguise!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Friday I wrote about the carefree ‘medical practice’ of some of our roadside native healers who do not have to worry about adhering to any…
12 Apr 2019 · 7 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to stabilise an injured or ill bird until further assistance By Maneka Gandhi My bird puffs itself up. What does dilated pupils…
10 Apr 2019 · 2 min read
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Necessary evils, too, are evil
By T.J.S. George Everyone knows that this election is a game-changer. It is becoming clear that it is a convention-breaker as well. Things that were no-no in electioneering are now accepted norms.…
9 Apr 2019 · 4 min read
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Hark! Modi comes to Mysuru
Will Modi redeem the pledge Nehru promised we the people of India in 1947? Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting our city Mysuru tomorrow as part of his roller-coaster Parliamentary election campaign…
8 Apr 2019 · 6 min read
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Leading Sustainability...
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Though it is fashionable nowadays to talk about ‘Sustainable Living’ only a few of us actually convert our talk into walk. We spend endless hours in conferences and…
8 Apr 2019 · 4 min read
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The Joy & Magic of Roadside Medicine!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Almost all over our country and even in our own city you can see some itinerant families who practice traditional medicine on the roadside. All of…
5 Apr 2019 · 5 min read
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Love and War in Democracy: Will 1977 history repeat itself in 2019?
If Narendra Modi makes a triumphant return to power as the unquestioned leader of the BJP, let me speculate, there are many possibilities for the future of India — the Constitution will…
4 Apr 2019 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about relocating stray animals and feeding animals in the colony By Maneka Gandhi What should I do when a stray dog is removed and repositioned…
3 Apr 2019 · 5 min read
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We need to get our India back
By T.J.S. George Politicians big and small have commented variously on democracy. But the most perceptive observation came from an Anglican priest-turned-Cambridge-professor named W.R. Inge. "Democracy," he said, "is only an experiment…
2 Apr 2019 · 4 min read
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Musings on Siddavatam Fort
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore This word ‘Siddavatam’ should have been spelt as ‘Siddhavatam.’ The word ‘Siddha’ means one who had…
31 Mar 2019 · 6 min read
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Musings on Leadership & Mission Shakti
PM Modi, Dronacharya for Arjunas of DRDO Last Wednesday evening, I had a special request from industrialist and Wellness Guru Dr. B.R. Pai of Vijay Wires to attend a lecture and workshop…
29 Mar 2019 · 6 min read
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Discouraging Useless Research
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It has been reported that the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has recently issued an advisory to Central Universities in the country to discourage research scholars…
29 Mar 2019 · 6 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells why animals have to be spayed or neutered before adoption By Maneka Gandhi Is the killing of an insect the moral equivalent to killing of…
27 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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Congress' main enemy? Congress
By T.J.S. George The Congress and the BJP have one thing in common — each is led by a Superman. But the BJP's superman has a bunch of subalterns with him. That…
26 Mar 2019 · 4 min read
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If you are a Nationalist you will protect public property
Recently when I read a report about the famed Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry my thoughts went rambling about our country getting independence after Muslim and British rule of over a 1,000 years. The…
25 Mar 2019 · 7 min read
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Gaur Gopal Das: Monk who stole our hearts
Among the lives on this planet earth, the human life seems to be the most difficult, most complex. No creature other than human creature needs support of a motivation speaker and a…
24 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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The Elusive Parking Meter!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently it was announced that our city would be free from ‘Tiger Menace’ after our Traffic Police decided to wind up the arrangement of hiring…
22 Mar 2019 · 6 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about measures to be taken after Holi celebrations are over By Maneka Gandhi Is it safe to colour animals with powders on Holi? No, powdered…
20 Mar 2019 · 3 min read
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Will this be the last battle?
By T.J.S. George This is going to be the make or break election. It will either make the idea of India viable, or it will break it completely. The ruling dispensation knows…
19 Mar 2019 · 4 min read
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The illustrious Saint Tukaram
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore India is a land of saints. They are born as and when required to keep dharma…
17 Mar 2019 · 7 min read
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Karnataka Water Works
Temperature may be rising and Cauvery may be drying up but on Wednesday, Holenarasipura taluk in Hassan district saw heavy rains. Why? Because the first family of JD(S) let their lachrymal glands…
16 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about housing requirements, nutrient requirements of elephants By Maneka Gandhi Are Indian elephants endangered? The Indian elephant population is between 20,000 and 25,000 in the…
13 Mar 2019 · 7 min read
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Secularism for Hindus at the mercy of Courts?
The Sabarimala Temple of the presiding deity Swamy Ayyappa, which is under a controversy following a Supreme Court order to allow women of all ages to enter the temple and offer prayers,…
12 Mar 2019 · 4 min read
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The dangers of Israelisation
By T.J.S. George Pakistan is ruled by its military and the military has an animosity against India that won't go away. The reason is permanently engraved in a photograph — Gen. A.A.K.…
12 Mar 2019 · 4 min read