By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC This is the real incident in the life of Shri Gopal Das, a Monk, as narrated by him to a gathering of his disciples: Due to some differences, I stopped talking with my father and this went on for about two years. What was the reason: a simple…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how to identify an aged cat and the difference between rats and mice. What is the average lifespan of a cat? A cat’s average life span is 10 to 12 years. How to tell if a cat is male or female? If you look at…
He was an eminent Sanskrit Scholar, Philosopher and authority on Indian Aesthetics. Samskruta Sevadhurina Mysore Hiriyanna was the very embodiment of simplicity and humility. His philosophy lectures in the classrooms at Maharaja College, Mysore, later became a best-seller in the West under the title “Outlines of Indian Philosophy”! Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan visited Hiriyanna at his residence…
By T.J.S. George The relative smoothness of the No Confidence Motion in Parliament, hug and all, was welcome. But it does not hide the ugly truth — that civility in public discourse is disappearing in our country. Ministers use abusive language against opponents. Party spokesmen react with anger to legitimate criticism. Some leaders go to…
After Wimbledon, Cricket and Football World Cup, we thought we had enough of watching TV, but then Telugu Desam Party (TDP) moved a No Confidence Motion against the BJP government and it was time to watch TV again. And yesterday from 11 am to 11 pm, we had a political drama unfold on TV. Sadly,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The recent passing away of Fr. Denis Noronha, a very well-known catholic priest of the Mysuru Diocese, brings to my mind snippets of my very long association with him as I started my education and completed it right up to the B.Sc. level, entirely in Christian educational institutions in…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When I go for my evening walk, I have to pass KBG’s house and sometimes if I see him sitting and reading his own newspaper, I join him for a cup of green tea offered by his ever-smiling wife. On one such recent visit, he casually mentioned that they…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about the need for proper dental care in horses and life cycle of a honey bee and Guinea pig Do horses get fleas? Horses can get fleas, although it’s not very common. They tend not to get infested, but they can be affected by them….
And the Lord takes away only at his pleasure. It is like holding an office at the pleasure of the President of India! Fr. Denis Victor Noronha passed away yesterday in city at the age of 86. A city he served well for many years that he became a household name even in non-Christian homes….
By T.J.S. George The furore over Shashi Tharoor’s remarks over the possibilities of India becoming a “Hindu Pakistan” must have surprised his enemies and his friends in equal measure. It also reminds us, yet again, that we live in a politically surcharged atmosphere where battles can suddenly break out over a gesture, a phrase, a…
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