I guess time and chance happenth to all. One must bide his time patiently and grab it egregiously when opportunity presents itself. That was how I happened to make it to Munich’s famous October Beer Festival. People from all over Europe and the world descend on Munich in very large numbers to witness and participate…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about monkeys dancing on the street and diet for peacocks and camels. By Maneka Gandhi Is it legal to have monkeys dancing on the street? Monkeys are trained to “dance” through beatings and food deprivation. Their teeth are pulled out by the madaris so that the animals cannot…
By TJS George The Congress Party published full-page advertisements in New York to announce a Rahul Gandhi meeting there. It made history by including, alongside the pictures of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira, Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, those of Lal Bahadur Shastri and P.V. Narasimha Rao. Shastri was never recognised during the Sonia years while Narasimha Rao…
The world is available to anyone who does the work to know and learn it… to enjoy what is in the world is our birthright.” — Father of Daniel Mendelsohn, author of the book “An Odyssey: A Father, a Son and an Epic.” The wise counselling quoted above must be the secret of success and…
By T.J.S. George Kim Jong-un is said to be unpredictable and half mad. Donald Trump is known to be unpredictable and often acts like half mad. Both have nuclear missiles with intercontinental range. North Korea’s latest muscle-flexing was so scary that Trump said he might be forced to destroy North Korea. The Foreign Minister of…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about diet for calves’ How does one recognise pure ghee? To check the purity of ghee at home: Method 1: Put a spoon of ghee on your palm, if it starts to melt that is pure. Normally, pure ghee melts at the body temperature. Method…
By T.J.S. George You are sure to hit the best-seller list if you write a book with the title The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. New versions of old religious legends are today an industry in itself. Some religions are too rigid to accept such liberties. But Christianity and Hinduism seem to be…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Navaratri or Dasara in Mysuru of ancient period was famous all over the world and visitors used to throng the city to witness the spectacular Durbar held in the Palace. With the advent of changes to suit the democracy,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My recent article about the play ‘Barff’ which I attended at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru and my own experience while attending a medical conference, which was similar to that of the main character in the play, has drawn many responses from readers. While all of them have written…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about Animal Feeders Card Can anyone stop me from feeding stray dogs in a society? There is no law that prohibits the feeding of street animals. Citizens/animal welfare volunteers who choose to do so are in fact performing a duty cast upon them by the…
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