Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy’s accolades for Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat When I heard and read about the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ award being given to our city artist Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat, I was delighted no end. Getting awards and rewards are not rare for him. But this one is special. When I moved my residence to an area…
“The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.”— Hermann Hesse “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.” —Jesus Christ This is the time one should remember the opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ famous…
The West-Asia War is raging: One Israel against three — Hamas (Gaza), Hezbollah (Lebanon) and Iran. What will the future be? The genesis of the Palestinian War and its cause are well-known. Jewish Israel and the Arab Palestinian West-Bank and the Gaza Strip were born with blood and iron in May 1948. Since then both…
Yesterday I travelled to Kushalnagar in Kodagu to see a friend in an eye hospital, “Lopamudra Eye Care,” who was undergoing a procedure for cataract. While in the waiting area, I noticed a number of framed certificates, citations, testimonials and photographs about the doctor. Being a private, personal hospital, such displays are expected and understandable….
Learn from Indira Gandhi and Hillary Clinton The Opposition in India MUST realise that to save the Constitution and to strengthen Democracy (about which they made much during the 2024 Parliamentary Election) they should make Parliament the battle-ground where the weapons are speeches, barbed words and insults should flow back and forth across the Parliamentary…
[Continued from yesterday] It was a three-stage journey to the Ram Temple at Ayodhya which was some kilometres away from our hotel — The Ramayana. The bus, the autorickshaw and then a walk, in 410 Celsius enervating heat, dragging our feet through the surging crowd, was too tiring. Getting into the bus, we travelled on…
A pilgrimage to introspect! When a WhatsApp message came from Rtn. M. Lakshminarayan, an old hand in organising tours of Rotarians, that a holy trip, pilgrimage, was planned, I instantly responded with joy. Ever since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister in 2014 and he had committed to cleanse Ganga at Kashi and to get…
“I repeat… that all power is a trust — that we are accountable for its exercise — that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.” — Benjamin Disraeli quoted by Justice M. Nagaprasanna in the closing part of his judgement. Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan have said…
When I wrote a tribute to Mysuru’s iconic restaurateur and a socialite Chonira Ponoo Muthanna (Ponnu) when he passed away on June 21, 2024, I did not think it would ring a bell and revive old memories from his old buddies. The title of my Abracadabra column on Ponnu was “Ritz Ponnu’s Last Supper” and…
[Continued from yesterday] Today the fact remains that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a mission unaccomplished. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accomplished only a part of the Kashmir mission democratically under the Constitution of India. It is yet an unfinished job. If and when India becomes a third or fourth global military power, the Kashmir…
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