The nataka in Karnataka is never-ending. With BJP sending their folk to Gurugram and a few Congress MLAs and independent MLAs hiding out in Mumbai, the political nataka is playing out like a Shakespearean play — there are dubious characters and shrewd manipulators. The only difference being, in a Shakespearean play the audience is enjoying…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem From Udaipur which was our base, a day long excursion took my family and me to the fortress town of Chittorgarh, about a hundred-and-twenty kilometres North-East of it. Chittor was once the capital of the Mewar rulers who after the advent of field artillery shifted their base to Udaipur which…
By T.J.S. George Two factors are preventing the Sabarimala conundrum from moving towards a solution — and the self-promoting politics of BJP-RSS forces are too unimportant to be one of them. It’s true that Hindutva extremists’ political obstructionism drew attention in the early days through violence. Although their campaign was in the name of tradition,…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to help migratory birds and how to safely discourage a monkey By Maneka Gandhi Should elephants be domesticated? The question is wrongly framed because elephants cannot be domesticated. So, instead: Can elephants be domesticated? Domesticated means that elephants have lost all wild instincts and are…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimhamurthy Makara Sankranti also called ‘Uttarayana Punyakala’ is an important festival celebrated by Hindus. It is based on astronomical calculations in theory and is celebrated with unique practices. Beginning from ‘Makara Raashi’, the Sun travels (it is earth that rotates, Sun is a static star) from South to North. According to ancient…
On January 2nd in the dark of the night two women dressed in black waited atop a hill to enter a restricted area. They waited for the right time to make a break for it. And just before dawn, they sneaked in with surgical precision and next day it was news ! No, we are…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In my article of last Friday I said that Udaipur and Mysuru are similar because they are both cities of Lakes and Palaces. I would like to add here that they strike me as being similar for another reason. Amid the many Palaces that they have, they both also…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC I always had a problem with my shoe laces. Such an embarrassment. I have tripped several times too. But when I read this delightful article, penned by Prakash Iyer, I could not but put it across to SOM readers to read and enjoy: The morning walk with the…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about elephant tourism, diet for a baby mynah & what to do if a bull charges Can ducks be incorporated in paddy field to prevent insects? Can they replace pesticides? Use of ducks in rice paddy fields is an age-old practice that is now being…
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”—St. Augustine [Continued from Dec. 12] Let me pick up the Japanese thread that I had dropped on Dec.12, 2018 and weave the narration today almost two weeks into New Year 2019. After spending a night in Narita, the city with…
Glanders disease outbreak: Zoo on High AlertDecember 20, 2025
MRC suspends racing activities temporarilyDecember 20, 2025
Mysuru shivers as mercury dips to 8.4°CDecember 20, 2025
Pulse Polio campaign tomorrowDecember 20, 2025
Recent Comments