By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, Former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Shivaratri is celebrated all over India and in our city too. It is referred to as ‘Shivaratri’ perhaps because devotees worship Shiva throughout the night. This is particularly true with regard to most Shiva temples. According to mythology, Shiva performed…
Two weeks ago I was in Bengaluru on work and I couldn’t escape the advertisements for the Organics & Millets International Trade Fair-2018. It was a three-day international conference organised by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, to bring organic farmers, organic product processors, manufacturers of farm equipment and also showcase millet as the…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC The tourism industry has something to cheer for in this year’s budget. Our Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his budget speech, made a mention on the subject of tourism, a very significant step indeed. Presenting the budget- 2018, Jaitley said “India is blessed with abundance of tourist attractions,…
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley must be an honest person. Which is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose him to guard the treasury of India and appropriate it for the good of the nation depending upon the need of different welfare and infrastructural projects and bring ache din that Modi had promised for we Indians…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about animal shelters, adoption drive and euthanasia What is the difference between animal cruelty and neglect? Animal cruelty can be of two types: Active (commission) and passive (omission). Passive cruelty, also known as neglect, includes instances where there is a lack of action, rather than…
By T.J.S. George Now that the budget has assured Devaloka by 2019, we can return to more mundane things: How the Opposition parties can unite against the BJP. The attempts made by some leaders last week were natural. Given the proliferation of parties that distinguishes our long-suffering democracy, electoral alliances are the only way to put…
After the Americans landed on the moon, the moon lost its charm amongst the public, their affection moved towards Mars. But there are two groups of people who continue to obsess over the moon — Hindi film lyricists and astrologers. But last week everyone was acting like a Hindi lyricist with Chand on their lips…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC This year’s list of Padma awards announced on Thursday last, a day before the Republic Day had some pleasant surprises. Normally this list consists of cricketers, movie stars, other sportsmen and people who are favourably dispensed towards the ruling party. A Lutyens hang around. This year a total…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks more on cat’s behaviour Why do cats hate baths? Probably because wet fur is so annoying. A cat’s fur takes much longer to dry than a dog’s. Why do cat’s stretch so much? Like in humans, stretching feels good. It increase the blood flow, stops…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy Indians celebrated Republic Day, popularly known as Ganarajyotsava with all solemnity and patriotism that it deserved. Years ago, I was in Delhi for some official work with Union Public Service Commission and I got a pass to witness the great spectacle of Ganarajyotsava from a vantage point and that is…
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