By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore. Yugadi also called as Ugadi is fast approaching and people are already making preparations to welcome it. The word yugadi is a Sanskrit composite word, yuga and adi; and it means the commencement of a yuga. In this context,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last write-up about ‘Clean Bottoms’ has evoked a tremendous and continuing response from readers both from within and outside the country. Readers are writing or calling up to say that the absence of facilities to wash up in many high-end hotels in our own country is indeed a…
The Press is perspiring and seething with anger after K.B. Koliwad, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, announced the formation of a House Committee to suggest measures to monitor and regulate the functioning of Media in Karnataka. This decision was taken during the Budget Session after a four-hour discussion! Yes, instead of discussing the Budget,…
Media is the life-line of Democracy and Secularism. Don’t strangulate it To be true to my faith, I may not write in anger or malice. I may not write idly. I may not write merely to excite passion. The reader can have no idea of the restraint I have to exercise. – Mahatma Gandhi “You…
My experience tells me that every day is a renewal of life. Its experience is different from the previous day’s. Such an experience came my way on Wednesday 22nd March, 2017 when I met one Damadahalli Swamygowda Chandrashekaragowda (D.S. Chandrashekara) of Mandya district. He was 53-years-old. Lewis Carroll says in ‘Alice in Wonderland’, a picture…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take out another “woman” out to dinner and a movie. The other woman that my wife wanted me to take out was my mother who had been a widow for 19 years. The demands of my work and…
By Maneka Gandhi Statistically 62% pet owners claim that their pets understand what they say to them. It is scientifically proven that in its lifetime a dog/cat learns at least 200 words. Animals learn commands like sit, stay, no, come here, etc. An animal will easily understand what you are saying when: Usage of same…
BY T.J.S. GEORGE Miracles never cease. On March 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of BJP workers, “I have a milestone of 2022 when India completes 75 years of independence.” He wanted everyone to take up a project for the good of the country and complete it by 2022. On March 13, China’s…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Just three days ago I saw an ad in my newspaper for a hands-free bottom washing device that can be fitted to our Western-style toilet bowls which are now clearly overtaking the humble squat down Indian toilets even in middle-class homes across the length and breadth of our country….
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about the diet for baby tortoise and squirrels and explains how to bathe a cow and how to look after a bird with an injured wing; how to stop a puppy from biting shoes, slippers etc. Why does a wasp sting hurt more than a…
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