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Musings amid Lakes & Palaces
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD As I said last Friday, our own Mysuru and distant Udaipur, which I visited recently with my family, seem like sister cities to me since they…
4 Jan 2019 · 5 min read
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Repair Leaks, your New Year Resolution-2019
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC He lives with his wife in an ordinary rental apartment in the city of San Francisco. He never wears branded clothing; his glasses are trusted…
3 Jan 2019 · 4 min read
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Mysore in Brush-strokes
By Girija Madhavan An oil-painting of a pastoral scene in green and gold, catches a ray of the morning sun where it hangs on a wall in our home. The workers in…
2 Jan 2019 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about crimes against animals and the law enforcement agencies Where can we find annual crime reports against animals? Is there any formal…
2 Jan 2019 · 5 min read
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The Game of Throne in Karnataka: Will New Year see New Govt.?
With Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his family in Singapore, maybe for health check up or for a New Year’s holiday or for both, the political apple cart is likely to be…
31 Dec 2018 · 4 min read
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Kuchela, Lord Krishna’s friend
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Mysore We have seen hundreds of people who are friends of kings, rich people, Maharajas, administrators and…
30 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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Porn Invasion
Yippee… we are number three in the world ! First is USA, second is UK and third is India. Before we get too excited, no, we are not the third biggest economy…
29 Dec 2018 · 4 min read
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Power of Aadhaar card: Fake claimants of agri loan waiver exposed
The so-called ‘political intellectuals’ while dealing with matters concerning marginal farmers, labourers and the poor of the society should exhibit wisdom to protect the wealth of the nation so that the same…
28 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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Why this Frenzied Rush?
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Our new Tourism Minister seems to be as excited with his first portfolio as a young boy would be with a new toy. In his excitement…
28 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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Attachment Vs Detachment: A lovely thought by Sudha Murty
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When my daughter, the elder of my two, wed and left home, I felt a part of me gone. With a daughter and a son,…
27 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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A retired officer and his Shanti Puja at age 80
Good governance is possible only with such officers Early this morning while having breakfast, my landline phone rang. My wife picked up the handset and said it was from Shiva Roy. Since…
26 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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How Ambedkar makes us richer
By T.J.S. George The Hindus wanted Vedas, and they sent for Vyasa who was not a caste Hindu. The Hindus wanted an epic, and they sent for Valmiki, an untouchable. The Hindus…
25 Dec 2018 · 4 min read
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Dogs, Pigs, Cows & now Horses
On December 18, Parvathamma, a vegetable vendor, was attacked by stray horses. The attack was so swift and severe that the horses killed her within a minute! Now, while the horses are…
22 Dec 2018 · 4 min read
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Kodagu, Playground of Karnataka: Is it under threat of disaster ?
In the light of the natural disaster that struck Kodagu district due to incessant and unprecedented heavy rainfall leading to flooding and massive landslips and deaths, you are made to think whether…
21 Dec 2018 · 6 min read
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Want to be healthy? Start cooking at home
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Two recent ads in the TV really shook me up. The first one had three generations of ladies — grandmother, mother and her daughter —…
20 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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Pet Talk: December 19, 2018
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how to deal with moths, how to help an injured stray dog/ cat, how to administer first aid for injured bird. By Maneka Gandhi How…
19 Dec 2018 · 7 min read
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Hinduism triumphs over Hindutva
By T.J.S. George This column has said more than once that the greatness of India lies in its majority community voting, not as Hindus, but as Indians. By far the most dramatic…
18 Dec 2018 · 4 min read
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The joke that is JPC: Congress wants it on Rafael deal !
The Supreme Court (SC) was perceived as soft towards some senior advocates appearing for Congress or in cases where success of the case would indirectly benefit Congress in the 2019 Parliamentary elections.…
17 Dec 2018 · 7 min read
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Old Horses + Young Stallions = VICTORY
On April 26th 2018, the Congress party sent their old horse to Madhya Pradesh (MP) to win. Not just win but destroy the 15-year reign of BJP in that State. That old…
15 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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Illustrious Saint Kanakadasa
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Karnataka is known for Saints who preached devotion irrespective of caste and community. They preached devotion…
15 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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Of victories and defeats in electoral politics: Thoughts on the results of elections in five States
Looking at the election results of the five States announced day before yesterday, I thought I must reflect on my article in this column titled “Musings on Secular Democracy and Hindu Nationalism”…
13 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
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No pain, No gain
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Another interesting story from the stable of Gaur Gopal Das: In the middle of a beautiful city there was a Museum. The floor in the…
13 Dec 2018 · 6 min read
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The Rotary Journey: To S. Korea and Japan - 4
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”—St. Augustine [Continued from Nov. 29] My first introduction to Japan as a student was through Netaji Subhas…
12 Dec 2018 · 4 min read
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Pet Talk: December 12, 2018
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how to identify urination tract infection in cats and about relocation of stray animals. By Maneka Gandhi What is urination tract infection in cats? How…
12 Dec 2018 · 7 min read