[Continued from yesterday] General K.S. Thimayya’s daughter Kongetira Mireille Chengappa had died a few days ago and it was very thoughtful of the curator to have displayed a small board inside by way of paying tribute . Kaveri Ponnappa is the author of a scholarly, research-based book “The Vanishing Kodavas.” I was happy to see…
A Museum for Gen. Thimayya in Kodagu -1
February 20, 2023Hitler had famously said that ‘war is to man, what maternity is to woman.’ But General George S. Patton of World War II, a straight shooter, said that ‘the object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other dumb bastards die for his…’ He was a brilliant General, known…
The Discovery of Nehru -2
February 17, 2023[Continued from yesterday] Everything was hunky dory for the Maharaja Hari Singh Bahadur till the day we got independence. Soon after, the Maharaja was shaken by a savage tribe of raiders who appeared on the borders of his kingdom. Kashmiri leader Sheik Abdulla who was fighting for freedom from the Maharaja’s despotic rule was put…
Unwrap Swami & Friends, Now.
February 16, 2023As you drive near the Joy Ice Cream Factory in Yadavagiri, you will see three mummies wrapped in black plastic at the Circle. It’s an eerie sight. But for some of us who know what’s within these black plastic wraps, it is a disappointing sight. Wrapped within this black tarp is a gift to our…
The Discovery of Nehru -1
February 16, 2023It is needless to say that the inspiration for the headline of this article is derived from the well-known book titled ‘The Discovery of India,’ written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime Minister, while he was in jail. Likewise, the inspiration for me to write this article has come from a very rare book …
Singapore Experience
February 16, 2023By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Senior Vice-President, ITDC Why do I call our visit to Singapore an experience? After four visits, I have no new tourist attractions to see except the ‘Jewel,’ a forest and waterfall re-created right in the middle of the Terminal 3 International Airport, a must-see place. The best months to visit Singapore…
Two Memorable Evenings at the Falaknuma
February 16, 2023By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The year was 1975. I was a first year medical student at the M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga and we were on a class tour of Aurangabad and the world famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves nearby. That was the time when Arif Zafar, my classmate from Raichur and I were…
I discovered one more Godman!
February 14, 2023Last evening between 6 pm and 8 pm, I experienced Mahatria Ra, who spoke to tell the audience (whom he often described as crowd) that “Life hinges on 3 relationships.” The Convocation Hall in the Mukthagangothri campus was full to the last seat. Admission was only to the pass holders strictly and there was no…
All about Birds, for Little Buds !
February 12, 2023By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My friend Dr. Sudhir Oswal, a practicing Physician like me, who is based in New Delhi, recently sent me a link to a site which was giving out free books about our common backyard birds, to anyone interested in knowing about them. Being a keen birder, who frequently goes…
Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan Vs India
February 10, 2023Many in India had expressed many kinds of opinions on Pakistan’s former Dictator General Pervez Musharraf’s death on Feb. 5, 2023 in Dubai. Vir Sanghvi, the well-known author, television journalist and columnist says that he is not crying for Musharraf’s death. But in contrast the Congress MP, the talkative master of English language Shashi Tharoor…
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