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Thank God for Everything...
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting story: A bird, very sick, no feathers, nothing to eat or drink, no shelter too to live, was cursing his life day in…
30 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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Self-propelled and cleverest among BJP's State Chiefs, Adityanath could emerge as the star to watch
Yogi Adityanath's potential to emerge as a BJP star in his own right is what the world will be watching. Already there are references to him as "another Modi" and "the new…
28 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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A charming journey of city’s artist N.S. Harsha
It is said of the artists that their work should speak for them and not the artists. There seems to be some truth in it because that was what I found in…
27 Mar 2017 · 3 min read
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Yugadi arrives again...
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore. Yugadi also called as Ugadi is fast approaching and people are already making preparations to welcome…
25 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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Clean Bottoms Continued… on Public Demand!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last write-up about ‘Clean Bottoms’ has evoked a tremendous and continuing response from readers both from within and outside the country. Readers are writing or…
25 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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Media Vs Legislature ...both need introspection
The Press is perspiring and seething with anger after K.B. Koliwad, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, announced the formation of a House Committee to suggest measures to monitor and regulate the…
25 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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Audacity of Legislators
Media is the life-line of Democracy and Secularism. Don’t strangulate it To be true to my faith, I may not write in anger or malice. I may not write idly. I may…
24 Mar 2017 · 7 min read
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A Dialogue with a Mandya Man
My experience tells me that every day is a renewal of life. Its experience is different from the previous day’s. Such an experience came my way on Wednesday 22nd March, 2017 when…
23 Mar 2017 · 8 min read
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Mother’s Day Out
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take out another “woman” out to dinner and a movie. The other woman that my…
23 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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Pet talk: Can a pet cat/dog understand what you say to them?
By Maneka Gandhi Statistically 62% pet owners claim that their pets understand what they say to them. It is scientifically proven that in its lifetime a dog/cat learns at least 200 words.…
22 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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Modi's vision has a target year, exactly same as Xi's; but Modi's foot soldiers pursue other targets
BY T.J.S. GEORGE Miracles never cease. On March 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of BJP workers, "I have a milestone of 2022 when India completes 75 years of independence."…
21 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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Let Clean Bottoms Come First!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Just three days ago I saw an ad in my newspaper for a hands-free bottom washing device that can be fitted to our Western-style toilet bowls…
17 Mar 2017 · 6 min read
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Pet Talk: March 15
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about the diet for baby tortoise and squirrels and explains how to bathe a cow and how to look after a bird…
15 Mar 2017 · 8 min read
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The Agony and Ecstasy of laughing...
Last Saturday I was away from Mysuru in Kodagu on some errand for a night. As I was pouring soda into a crystal glass in the company of an old friend in…
14 Mar 2017 · 6 min read
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Winners cheer, losers sulk, but what real difference do elections make to our anarcic democracy?
This is a loner's lament when more than half the country is rejoicing over the BJP's overwhelming triumph in UP. The party and its leaders deserve the best of compliments. But the…
14 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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The Lone Movie Wolf
I am an extremely sociable person...But I also like to do certain things alone, especially watching movies. This solo movie watching, it seems, is “abnormal” behaviour as a friend observed. He is…
11 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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Today is a gift
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Today, I received a beautiful message on my WhatsApp on the above subject and thought that I should share it with Star of Mysore readers:…
9 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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Should Gods be cheaper than a luxury bungalow, cost less than a wedding? A tale of Emperors
Chandrasekhar Rao is without doubt the most devout Chief Minister in the country today. No one gives as much space and attention to temples, sages and priests as he does; he had…
7 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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Sri Rama goes international...
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore. Paramapoojya Dr. Bhashyam Swamiji is a household name in city because of the establishment of Sri…
5 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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A very smart intruder!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last article for the special issue of SOM about two very funny and embarrassing situations in my life drew many responses from readers who felt…
3 Mar 2017 · 4 min read
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Pet talk: March 3
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, explaining as to how harmful is it to use regular human shampoo on dogs, Maneka says: “Regular human shampoo should not be used on…
1 Mar 2017 · 5 min read
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After a day’s lazing or hard work, let us relax !
Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse — and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness — And Wilderness is Paradise enow.…
28 Feb 2017 · 6 min read
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Akhilesh jumps over dynasty, gives UP new horizons; Alas, Rahul can do no such thing in Congress
It's an unusually long wait for Uttar Pradesh election results. But something more important than the results has already made history. In a State where the dynastic culture had reached vulgar limits,…
28 Feb 2017 · 4 min read
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A report on the Night of Shiva
I have always wondered what happens on Shivaratri...do people actually pray at temples all night long? Do people fast? Do people feel a sense of spirituality? And are the whispers that some…
25 Feb 2017 · 5 min read