My last salute to Ratan Naval Tata I think that if India had not taken the socialist path but pursued a real free-market policy, without the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act, the Tatas would have been far, far higher than they ended up becoming,” said Ratan Tata in an article he wrote about…
Is Karnataka a cesspool of corruption ?
October 29, 2024Is politics a cesspool? According to Amitabh Bachchan, the super star of Bollywood, it is. But I would say that politics in India is a cesspool of corruption. No wonder Amitabh Bachchan, a friend of Rajiv Gandhi, quit politics as a Congress MP. Today this opinion may not be applicable to India, specially to Narendra…
A desperately gasping Bengaluru!
October 27, 2024By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Day in and day out, for the past so many days, we have been reading reports and seeing videos about the misery that is being wreaked because of rain, on people who have chosen to live in our State capital. As we flick through our news channels, we see…
Be ‘Baby-worthy’ Nation First !
October 26, 2024Last week the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu urged youngsters in their respective States to have more children. One said, have more than two, the other said have 16! But why? Vote bank. The remarks came after reports that the BJP-led Central government was planning to redraw Lok Sabha Constituencies based on…
An Award well deserved-1
October 21, 2024Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy’s accolades for Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat When I heard and read about the prestigious ‘Kalidas Samman’ award being given to our city artist Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat, I was delighted no end. Getting awards and rewards are not rare for him. But this one is special. When I moved my residence to an area…
A Tale of Karnataka State: A Time of Despair and No Hope
October 20, 2024“The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.”— Hermann Hesse “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.” —Jesus Christ This is the time one should remember the opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ famous…
Club Cultured?
October 19, 2024Once again, the Chairman of the so-called prestigious Mysore Race Club (MRC) has been forced to resign in the face of a coup by the Committee. This reminds us all that club culture has eroded and clubs are now like mini-Assembly Constituencies. One usually joins a club to pursue a passion or interest — be…
Omen
October 14, 2024The West-Asia War is raging: One Israel against three — Hamas (Gaza), Hezbollah (Lebanon) and Iran. What will the future be? The genesis of the Palestinian War and its cause are well-known. Jewish Israel and the Arab Palestinian West-Bank and the Gaza Strip were born with blood and iron in May 1948. Since then both…
An Elephant Eden, at Last!
October 14, 2024By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem The announcement by our Forest Minister a few days ago, that the State Government is seriously thinking of establishing a ‘Soft Release Centre’ for elephants that stray out of our forests and aggravate the man-animal conflict, has made some very interesting front page news. And, it comes as a whiff…
A piece of History gleaned from an Eye Hospital in Kodagu
October 10, 2024Yesterday I travelled to Kushalnagar in Kodagu to see a friend in an eye hospital, “Lopamudra Eye Care,” who was undergoing a procedure for cataract. While in the waiting area, I noticed a number of framed certificates, citations, testimonials and photographs about the doctor. Being a private, personal hospital, such displays are expected and understandable….
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