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Time for Revisionist Communism
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Time for Revisionist Communism

March 20, 2018

By T.J.S. George Governmental non- performance in Kerala and electoral devastation in Tripura gave the CPM its unfinest hour in history. Just then the imaginative leadership of the All India Kisan Sabha miraculously pushed it into its finest hour; the Nasik-Mumbai Long March of some 50,000 farmers marked a milestone in the political annals of…

Scroll less… Sleep more
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Scroll less… Sleep more

March 17, 2018

Yesterday was World Sleep Day. It’s a day designated by the World Sleep Society to create awareness about sleep disorders and propagate the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. This is indeed a challenge in a society that is constantly distracted and views sleep as a waste of time. Philips India conducted a survey…

Ugadi heralds New Year Vilambi
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Ugadi heralds New Year Vilambi

March 17, 2018

By Prof.A.V. Narasimha Murthy Yugadi, also pronounced as Ugadi, is a Sanskrit form of the Kannada word ugadi. It means the beginning of the yuga and it should not be taken literally because yuga symbolically represents the year or time which is eternal and waits for no man. That is why the popularity of the…

Vanishing Bathtubs
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Vanishing Bathtubs

March 15, 2018

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC The bathtub is in the news all over the electronic and print media for wrong reasons. But it is also true that death in a bathtub is not uncommon. If one recollects, actress Sridevi must have made millions posing in a bathtub for Lux advertisement and ironically met…

Pet talk
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Pet talk

March 14, 2018

By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about pampering cats, the behavioural changes they undergo and many other cat-facts. How to make your cat like being held and picked up? Some cats don’t like to be held or picked up. Adopted cats might also not like being touched, as they do not…

Elections are now miracles
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Elections are now miracles

March 13, 2018

By T.J.S. George It’s miracle time in India. A tree with no roots and no leaves, nevertheless bears fruit in Tripura; the BJP, with a previous record of 0, wins 35 of 59 seats. The bigger miracle is that it does not matter who wins, it’s the BJP that will form the Government. In Meghalaya,…

Women’s Day Musings
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Women’s Day Musings

March 10, 2018

March 8 was International Women’s Day. The day has been celebrated as International Women’s Day since 1917 when Russian women gained suffrage.  Later in 1975, the United Nations adopted it.  In India, it has become popular since the past decade. Women’s Day is indeed a good reminder to reflect on how far we have come…

Mysore Travel Mart: A perspective
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Mysore Travel Mart: A perspective

March 8, 2018

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC What was unique about the  4th edition of the Travel Mart held in J.K. Grounds, Mysuru this year? It was the presence of the Union Minister of Tourism [independent charge] K.J. Alphons, as chief guest. Mysore Travel Mart is organised by the stake-holders of tourism industry and very conspicuous…

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