The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to invite private players for the repair, restoration and management of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel. A long-awaited decision, it raises hopes that this grand heritage structure may finally receive the care it deserves. Many Mysureans feared that by the time our Government finally decides to completely lease or restore Lalitha…
Who is afraid of India? Not Bangladesh! Winter is here. And the Winter Session of Parliament. It got off last Monday (25.11.2024) to a rocky start. Pandemonium prevailed and both Houses were adjourned within minutes of commencement. I had expected this. Congress being the single largest party among the I.N.D.I. Alliance in both the Houses,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Being an avid book lover, the only thing I buy most and certainly very regularly, are books. For me, despite my half a dozen or so other hobbies, there is nothing that can match the joy of buying a book, new or old and then immediately sitting down in…
[Continued from yesterday] Those who voted for Modi in 2014, 2019 and 2024 expect him to set the House of Bharat Mata in order. There is so much of muck and mire left behind in the house by the earlier tenants. Luckily for Modi he has got a skilled house-keeper in Amit Shah, Home Minister….
Narendra Modi is a disappointment only because he is also a hope.’ — From the book ‘A New Idea of India’ Study of Political Science teaches that people do not know what they want; therefore, it is the duty of the government to give them what they want. But the question arises, who is this…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. — A Nursery Rhyme Writing about JRD Tata, the iconic Constitutional Jurist late Nani A. Palkhivala said that JRD Tata knew that the planes of Utopia and Reality never…
‘Amaran’ movie musings In this world of wild social media, the word of mouth too has much power to convince a person about what is good, bad or ugly. For the last one week I was being asked by a couple of my cinema-addict friends to go and see a Tamil film by name ‘Amaran.’…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Just two days ago, I read that K. Satchidanandan, the noted Malayalam writer, poet, critic and translator, has announced that he would be gradually withdrawing from public life, out of his own volition. This very popular and much sought after orator and the present Chairperson of the Kerala Sahitya…
Satyavanne Heluththene, a must-see Kannada play The miracle of social media is in a sense a boon to the freedom of speech for all as much as it is a curse. No wonder, the Australian Government has decided to ban the use of social media by youths below the age of 16. Apart from the…
Return of Donald Trump as US President A triumphant victory for Donald Trump in the Presidential election of America 2024. It was the greatest political electoral combat in recent American history. Kamala has withered. Having visited some parts of America during and before Barack Obama became the President, I have always been for Donald Trump…
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