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Pet talk
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka, answering one of her readers if it is necessary to shave dog to protect him from a heat stroke, gives tips on what…
24 May 2017 · 7 min read
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The manner in which Hindi is promoted hasn't helped National unity. One-sided policy has hindered it
By TJS George Was it necessary to kick up the Hindi controversy all over again? A better model was available to the authorities. Within a fortnight of the Modi Government taking office,…
23 May 2017 · 4 min read
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Ch. Hill entry ban unfair ...but we brought it upon ourselves
Ah! How can anyone not love that drive up Chamundi Hill late at night. And the view from atop, which is a sight to behold as our city shines beneath us reminding…
20 May 2017 · 4 min read
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The Cult of Lord Narasimha
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore It was a pleasant surprise that on Tuesday (9.5.2017) all the TV channels beamed only the…
20 May 2017 · 5 min read
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The Generic Muddle Unravelled !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Of late, there has been much discussion in the lay press about branded and generic drugs ever since reports started appearing in the media about doctors…
19 May 2017 · 5 min read
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Generic Vs Branded medicines
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A recent government order asking doctors to prescribe medicines by their generic names and not by brands has sent the medical community into a tizzy.…
18 May 2017 · 5 min read
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Rise and Fall of a Royal Property: Rajendra Vilas Palace
The Omen: Wadiyar’s Rajendra Vilas Palace Mystery of a temple tower and palace-dome! I may mention here that I had written an Abracadabra column under the title mentioned above on11th February 2016.…
17 May 2017 · 6 min read
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Pet talk
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about mating in elephants, about Red Pandas and also gives tips on how to get rid of flies from house? What characteristics…
17 May 2017 · 4 min read
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With Kerala's CM inviting humiliation after humiliation, the CPM saga may be coming to a close in India
By T.J.S. George Are we witnessing the final fade-out of communism's run in India? West Bengal was a Left citadel that seemed impregnable for three long decades. Rather suddenly it crumbled and…
16 May 2017 · 4 min read
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Some parallel to Trump’s America and Modi’s India
I was watching live US President Donald Trump’s Commencement Speech at Liberty University yesterday (Saturday). Like in our Universities, specially in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, there was a division among students…
14 May 2017 · 4 min read
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Unburdening our PUC Students
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The most eagerly awaited PUC results are out; ending what can perhaps be called the longest and most painful wait of their lives for all the…
12 May 2017 · 5 min read
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The art of listening
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Viktor Frankl, one of the great psychiatrists of the twentieth century, survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. His little book, Man’s Search for Meaning,…
11 May 2017 · 5 min read
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China's take-over of the South China Sea is complete; a summit next week clinches its strategic gains
China's attitude to India has changed, too. It seems to have concluded that India is no longer the serious competitor it once appeared to be. A week from today "the biggest diplomatic…
9 May 2017 · 4 min read
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Not the cleanest ... just least dirty !
A month ago, two students Srivalli Rattehalli and Vishnu Priyan visited Star of Mysore office to show some photographs. The two of them had taken some time off and ridden around the…
6 May 2017 · 4 min read
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How about waging a War on War itself?
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Although most people may disagree with me, I cannot help feeling that Benjamin Franklin, the most distinguished scientific and literary American of his time and one…
5 May 2017 · 5 min read
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Should not boys think to change too ?
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC For at least a generation now — especially in urban India and educated middle-class families — we have raised our girls to be confident and…
4 May 2017 · 4 min read
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Multifaceted K.V. Murthy - Not just Art Patron; Chief Patron of Lord Chandramouleeswara!
By K. Vijaya Kumar, Former Jt. Director of Information & Publicity Our city is known as the citadel of art and culture for centuries. Thanks to the Wadiyar dynasty which patronised many…
3 May 2017 · 3 min read
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Pet Talk
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains the ecological importance of crickets, best way to treat dog’s paw pad injury and about need for birds to migrate. What is…
3 May 2017 · 7 min read
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Dissent is a vital part of nationalism. We need it. Enforced nationalism is counter-productive
By T.J.S. George It is part of India's Vedic wisdom that even amrut, when taken in excess, turns poisonous. The case of nationalism is no different: Too much of it becomes counter-productive.…
2 May 2017 · 4 min read
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Udupi, the Kshetra of Lord Sri Krishna
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Most people from Karnataka and some from Andhra and Tamil Nadu might have visited Udupi, the…
30 Apr 2017 · 7 min read
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A folly or a veiled Ransom Note?
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It has been reported that our City Corporation authorities are thinking of making Sayyaji Rao Road and Devaraj Urs Road a complete ‘No Parking’ zone just…
28 Apr 2017 · 5 min read
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Musings on Siddharamaiah’s rebuke to an IPS Officer in public
On April 20, 2017 Chief Minister Siddharamaiah was in Malavalli, Mandya District, to fulfil a public engagement. As his motorcade was whizzing past the town-roads on his way to Shanthi College Grounds…
27 Apr 2017 · 5 min read
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Why do we have children ?
Very often people wonder why do we have children? Is it to carry on the family’s name or to raise children to take care of us in old age? The reason for…
27 Apr 2017 · 5 min read
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Learning 'fair & compassionate economics' from a Jenukuruba Chieftain…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam It was the year 1989 and was around the time that I was slowly beginning to understand the indigenous way of life. These were also some of the…
26 Apr 2017 · 5 min read