The Mysuru City Corporation’s upcoming Swachh Marathon, organised as part of Swachh Survekshan 2025-2026, is yet another well-intentioned attempt to raise public awareness about cleanliness. The stated goals are admirable: Waste segregation,…
Our Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, said Bengaluru was the “city of the future,” with a strong ecosystem, skilled human resources and investor-friendly governance. But……
All Governments love acronyms, and our Central Government has a perfect one for temples. It is called PRASHAD. It stands for Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive. Phew! It feels like…
After kidnapping Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, a sovereign nation, US President Donald Trump now wants to take over Greenland ! Of course, he had given warning to other lands as…
With every passing year, greetings have become increasingly impersonal. What was once an act of intention has now turned into a reflex, executed with the tap of a thumb. We are no…
Two days ago, a 40-year-old balloon vendor was filling helium balloons for children near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace. Seconds later, the cylinder exploded. The vendor was killed instantly. Six bystanders,…
Across States and at the Centre, lawmaking has been reduced to brute arithmetic: If you have the numbers, you ram the Bill through. Debate is optional. Deliberation is dispensable. Karnataka’s Hate Speech…
When Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stepped out after their second ‘unity breakfast meeting,’ the real headline wasn’t the unity. It was what gleamed on their wrists —…
Recently, I bought a beautifully produced book titled ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ by Arundhati Roy. The cover is undeniably striking: A lush red fabric with a sleeve featuring a black-and-white photograph…
As expected the inevitable tug-of-war between the Karnataka Chief Minister and his Deputy for the coveted CM’s kurchi has begun. What we are witnessing today is the direct consequence of indecision and…
Just a week after we celebrated Children’s Day, we were confronted with a brutal truth: Our children are not safe in the schools meant to nurture them. In Delhi, a 16-year-old boy…
Congress has been decimated in the Bihar elections. Rahul Gandhi rode into Bihar on an Enfield Bullet as part of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra.’ He thundered through 23 districts for over 16…
November 1 marks Karnataka Rajyotsava,our State’s birthday and every year, our leaders deliver predictable speeches about ‘promoting Kannada.’ Every year, pro-Kannada activists demand that “outsiders must learn Kannada.” So, why is Kannada,…
Karnataka politics is getting crasser by the day. Gone are the days when disagreements were expressed in dignified words and debates were conducted in sentences loaded with wit and wisdom instead of…
Recently, a youth assaulted the MCC Revenue Inspector in his office because the Inspector had told him not to smoke on the office premises. A few weeks earlier, there was a report…
Two killings in three days in Mysuru. A murder in broad daylight. Another alleged rape and murder of a minor. Both in the heart of the city. Once serene, Mysuru is trembling…
Rahul Gandhi is back at it again. He is on a “Whine” tour. Touring South America whining that “Indian democracy in danger.” Ironic, coming from the prince of India’s political monarchy and…
When industrialists recently criticised the government over Bengaluru’s apocalyptic roads, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar thundered back: “Ask the Centre how much money they’ve given Bengaluru, despite Karnataka being the second-highest tax…
Dasara is here and so Mysuru gets its annual Botox shots. Which means Mysuru has once again been given its annual facelift. Roads are hastily patched, heritage buildings get a dubious lump…
Come election season in India, especially State Assembly elections, one ugly truth inevitably rises to the surface: Caste politics. With the Bihar polls looming, the conversation has turned unexpectedly revealing. A long-held…
Dasara is here and the administration says it is ready to welcome Dasara tourists. But the truth is, our so-called ‘Royal City’ is in a ‘Royal Mess.’ Our footpaths have turned into…
If you are among the unlucky thousands who commute daily through Bannimantap Main Road, you’ve probably realised by now that this stretch is less of a road and more of a seasonal…
I visited the cricket stadium, nah! the cricket playground at Manasagangothri where this year’s Maharaja Trophy, formerly known as the Karnataka Premier League (KPL), is limping along. It was a depressing sight.…
Today is Raksha Bandhan, when sisters tie a sacred Rakhi on their brothers’ wrists as a pledge of love and prayers for their well-being, and brothers vow to protect them from harm.…
