Over the past few weeks, hospitals have seen a strange epidemic — not of heart attacks, but of panic attacks about heart attacks. I should know. I was one of them. With a family history of heart disease, my anxiety wasn’t entirely irrational. It all started in 2021 with the shocking death of actor Puneeth…
Promote Spoken Kannada NOW !
June 14, 2025Recent events underscore how language is becoming a flashpoint. From pro-Kannada protests over shop signage to actor Kamal Haasan’s factually incorrect claim that “Kannada was born from Tamil,” linguistic tensions are simmering. Imagine the uproar if a Kannada actor went to Tamil Nadu and claimed the reverse. A riot would not be far-fetched. Language isn’t…
FOMO & Compensation
June 7, 2025A victory celebration turned to tragedy. But when the state of our Police and the quality of our political leadership are tragic, we are bound to have tragedies. It appears the reasons for the Bengaluru stampede were a collective failure of the Bengaluru Police, the politicians and the RCB marketing team. The Police failed to act…
Flood of Thoughts
May 24, 2025More rain, no drain Bengaluru flooded again. And nobody was surprised. While citizens waded through chest-deep water, leaders wasted no time in turning a tragedy they created into a theatre with photo ops and blame games. In 2022, Siddaramaiah, then in Opposition, proclaimed, “For the first time in Bengaluru’s history, people have fled their homes…
Boycott on spot ?
May 17, 2025The call to boycott Turkey and Azerbaijan is currently trending in India following these Nations’ open support for Pakistan. Similarly, there’s a growing demand to boycott Pakistani artistes. But do such boycotts actually work? To a certain extent, yes. Turkey supporting Pakistan is understandable. An Indo-Pak war means more money for Turkey and its President’s…
A China hand in Pahalgam attack
May 10, 2025Like every Indian, I was overcome with shock and anger after hearing about Pahalgam terror attack. As the emotional dust settled, a darker question emerged: Has Pakistan now become China’s lapdog? The style of the Pahalgam attack was notably different from earlier terror incidents. As in, it was grotesquely theatrical and seemingly designed to provoke…
Karnataka is losing… … One factory at a time
May 3, 2025Another opportunity slips through Karnataka’s fingers. Silectric Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., which was considering Mysuru for its next plant, has now backed out. The official reason? “Issues with technical direction,” stated the Company. But the real reason, according to industry insiders was the inability of the Karnataka Government to hand over legally clear land and…
Pak Army kills Indians so it can stay alive
April 26, 2025Since its birth in 1947, Pakistan has been exporting terror to India. However, the recent Pakistan-backed terrorist attack at Pahalgam is unlike anything seen before. The sheer ruthlessness of the act and the post attack message raises a disturbing question: Was this a deliberate “two birds with one stone” strategy by Pakistan’s Military Establishment? First,…
Protest to Protect
April 19, 2025Last evening, thousands of Mysureans gathered for a candlelight march, mourning the loss of 40 majestic trees, each over 70 years old, felled overnight along a short 300-metre stretch of Hyder Ali Road. Will this move the authorities? Unlikely. But it will make them think twice next time. That alone makes the protest matter. But…
Headless in India: Why must the law protect us from ourselves?
April 12, 2025Yesterday, our city’s Police Commissioner Seema Latkar made a rather reasonable statement: “We don’t have any intention to book a case and collect fines. Rules are enforced for your safety.” She’s absolutely right. But the sad irony is this: In India, we seem to have a stunning disregard for our own safety. Why should a…
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