By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore For the past few weeks since the 'Walking God' Sri Shivakumara Swamiji left for heavenly abode,…
Not only the custodian of the Constitution but also of Democracy Save Constitution? Save Democracy? Save Police Officer? But who will save those who were cheated ? If salt loses its savour…
By T.J.S. George Imagine all South Indian States uniting on a platform of ethnic difference from the North, as C.N. Annadurai briefly contemplated once upon a time. Something similar is happening in…
I had heard of people taking their pet dogs for walk in the parks, roads or footpaths for exercise. Also to prevent the animal from committing nuisance, easing itself, at the owner’s…
An accidental Memorial for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Tokyo The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” —St. Augustine [Continued from Jan. 8] When…
Cosmic power and glory of Lord Shiva It was in 1958, as I remember correctly, I went on a South India tour by train with a group of college students. I was…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about fracture in animals and lumps on animal’s skin By Maneka Gandhi What is a fracture and how is it caused in animals? Fracture is…
By T.J.S. George Small men in big chairs are usually dangerous. It isn't just the Napoleon Complex: the tendency among short men to be overly assertive to make up for their lack…
Declaration of 1975 Emergency by Indira Gandhi is an example It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Friday I wrote about my recent visit to the fortress town of Chittorgarh at Rajasthan and my very disappointing experience with the guide there who…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about feeding schedule for dogs and importance of getting dogs sterilised By Maneka Gandhi How many times a day should I feed my dog for…
By T.J.S. GEORGE What a curse democracy has become. It truly is bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. With no stops. Look at the cabinet circus in Karnataka.…
The nataka in Karnataka is never-ending. With BJP sending their folk to Gurugram and a few Congress MLAs and independent MLAs hiding out in Mumbai, the political nataka is playing out like…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem From Udaipur which was our base, a day long excursion took my family and me to the fortress town of Chittorgarh, about a hundred-and-twenty kilometres North-East of…
By T.J.S. George Two factors are preventing the Sabarimala conundrum from moving towards a solution — and the self-promoting politics of BJP-RSS forces are too unimportant to be one of them. It's…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to help migratory birds and how to safely discourage a monkey By Maneka Gandhi Should elephants be domesticated? The question is wrongly…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimhamurthy Makara Sankranti also called ‘Uttarayana Punyakala’ is an important festival celebrated by Hindus. It is based on astronomical calculations in theory and is celebrated with unique practices. Beginning…
On January 2nd in the dark of the night two women dressed in black waited atop a hill to enter a restricted area. They waited for the right time to make a…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In my article of last Friday I said that Udaipur and Mysuru are similar because they are both cities of Lakes and Palaces. I would like…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC I always had a problem with my shoe laces. Such an embarrassment. I have tripped several times too. But when I read this delightful article,…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about elephant tourism, diet for a baby mynah & what to do if a bull charges Can ducks be incorporated in paddy…
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”—St. Augustine [Continued from Dec. 12] Let me pick up the Japanese thread that I had dropped on…
By T.J.S. George Now that a week has passed, we can reckon how many New Year resolutions have already been broken and how many are left to go down the drain. There…
This morning, while I was walking in the park an elderly woman, who apparently knew who I was, hesitantly asked if she could speak to me. As is my wont, I smiled…
