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Vending Leadership on the Streets
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam In a world obsessed with sports, politics and the economy, it is easy to see why most of us view and describe successful people in these sectors as…
11 Mar 2019 · 3 min read
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Women Entrepreneurship
March 8 was Women’s Day and as I was driving I noticed a cow grazing on plastic. I felt women and bovines are treated very similarly by a patriarchal society. These two…
9 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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Un-Welcome back to Un-Swachh Mysuru !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The rather amusing but certainly shameful drama of decking up Mysuru to qualify for the top place among the cleanest cities of the country has just…
8 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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Questions I did not ask our Defence Minister !
Whoever said that ‘politics is an art of possibilities’ should be given an award. I guess with 70 years of Democracy without any break, except for the aberration of 1975-76 Emergency, our…
7 Mar 2019 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about diet for rabbits and what should be done if a rabbit bites By Maneka Gandhi What do I do if my rabbit has fleas?…
6 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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No time for Politics, Jingoism
By T.J.S. George It is good that 12 fighter jets bombarded a terrorist camp in Pakistan with the intention of delivering a blow that would be remembered. More significantly, India crossed the…
5 Mar 2019 · 4 min read
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Hero is Home. What Next ?
Free J&K of Article 370 & 35A and do not play cricket with Pakistan till terror attack stops He who lives by the sword shall perish by the sword, says the Bible.…
2 Mar 2019 · 7 min read
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Air-strike Afterthoughts...
Financial Shield Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is back on Indian soil and some say with his return a war has been averted. But we doubt if there would have been a war…
2 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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An Interesting Cyber-Chase!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week a lady colleague of my son, Adnan, found upon arrival at the office that her very expensive mobile phone was missing. When a careful…
1 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on hand-rearing and rehabilitating a squirrel; How to bring the disappearing sparrows back to our cities. How can we bring the disappearing sparrows back…
27 Feb 2019 · 3 min read
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1984 and compulsive contrarians
By T.J.S. George It's now two months since the Union Government issued orders that turned India into a surveillance State. Ten investigative agencies were authorised to "intercept, monitor and decrypt" all computer…
26 Feb 2019 · 4 min read
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J&K: When is the final solution?
Revisit Simla Agreement and take the final call It was Napoleon Bonaparte who famously declared that in his dictionary there was no word called ‘impossible.’ Today, for we Indians too, it is…
25 Feb 2019 · 6 min read
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Leadership Lessons For Daily Living: Lessons from auto driver Arumugam…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam To Our Readers Leadership is traditionally seen as a specialised ability that only a few are endowed with, generally people in position of power or authority. While this…
25 Feb 2019 · 4 min read
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Give NCC a try
On Valentine’s Day, it was not the red of roses that engulfed India, but the blood of our soldiers. Immediately after the Pulwama terror attack, social media was flooded with posts expressing…
23 Feb 2019 · 4 min read
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Saving Karanji Lake, in a Sad Way!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Luck seems to have run out for our Karanji Lake, though not completely. It is a place which I visit on most mornings with my wife.…
22 Feb 2019 · 6 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka says about laws against relocation of dogs and how to introduce pet dogs to stray dogs in the locality By Maneka Gandhi Is it safe to…
20 Feb 2019 · 3 min read
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Dumb India, Deaf Pak: Twain shall never talk?
In the wake of Pulwama terrorist attack, here we reproduce the Abracadabra published on Aug. 25, 2015: It started at Ufa, Russia, where Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif met on the sidelines…
19 Feb 2019 · 8 min read
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BEFORE TERRORISTS, WE ARE ALONE
By T.J.S. George Prime Minister Modi had, and will continue to have, the backing of all of India in his stand against the terrorists who "made a big mistake" in attacking jawans…
19 Feb 2019 · 4 min read
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Terror attack in J&K What option India has?
Prithviraj Chauhan was the ruler of Delhi and Ajmer when Muhammad Ghori was marching towards Delhi after conquering several parts of Punjab. Prithviraj was able to unite some Rajput States to present…
17 Feb 2019 · 7 min read
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Journalism Then & Now
Also Schools Then & Now Print media, newspapers and magazines have undergone a sea change in their shape, size and contents since the day the first newspaper had appeared in the early…
16 Feb 2019 · 6 min read
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Pink Trap & Home Science
Two days ago, our world had turned pink. It was Valentine’s Day. It should have turned red but somehow many advertisements were in pink, implying it was targeted at women. All this…
16 Feb 2019 · 4 min read
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Of Doctors & Patients - Effects and Side Effects !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD These are days when one of the greatest relationships that once existed between doctors and patients has become one of the greatest divides. Contrary to what…
16 Feb 2019 · 7 min read
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Pet Talk
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how stressful it is for a pet to travel and how to make the journey more comfortable By Maneka Gandhi Do flights allow pet animals…
13 Feb 2019 · 3 min read
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Vadra, a timely weapon for BJP
By T.J.S. George Unlike father Rajiv Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi has to wear two crosses — the Gandhi dynastic cross and the Vadra controversies cross. The second hurts more.…
12 Feb 2019 · 4 min read