By T.J.S. George At last P.V. Narasimha Rao has been called what he really was, “the first BJP Prime Minister of India.” The assertion is made by his own confidant P.V.R.K. Prasad in his book Asalem Jarigindante (What really happened). A cursory look is enough to see that Rao tried to do exactly what Narendra…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – 3
February 23, 2020[Continued from Thursday] Shahaji was one of the important nobles in the Bijapur Court. He had prospered in Bijapur so well that he lost all interest in his Zamindari lands near the Mughal border. In his Durbar robes, he prominently distinguished himself as a Hindu by the red caste mark on his forehead. Since the…
King Raja Dahir: Forgotten Hero
February 23, 2020By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore History is witness to rise and fall of empires and smaller kingdoms from the time of Ashoka the Great. In fact, it was Ashoka who unified most parts of the country. After the Kalinga war which saw a lot…
Musings on ‘Conversation’ with Jairam Ramesh
February 22, 2020Om Namah Shivaya. After a wakeful night, in fits and starts of course, to observe the Night of Shiva, the third of the Triumvirate Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara of the Hindu pantheon, I was in no mood to write this column. However, the morning before Shiva’s night there was an interesting event at the Rotary…
Political Pawns?
February 22, 2020On 20th of February at an anti- CAA event in Bengaluru, a 19-year-old Amulya Leona, an under-graduate student, was given the microphone to say a few words against the CAA. And she did so in dramatic fashion. She began by shouting “Pakistan Zindabad.” Then after a dramatic pause she again shouted “Pakistan Zindabad”, hoping the…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj —2
February 20, 2020[Continued from yesterday] Like every royal family, Shivaji’s family too claimed royal descent. However, there is a claim for double descent — one from King Porus that was mentioned earlier and another from the Ranas of Udaipur. It seems a quirk of history that just as King Porus fought Alexander The Great, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj —1
February 19, 2020According to M.S. Golwalkar of RSS, as written in his book ‘Bunch of Thoughts,’ “The reason for the ultimate collapse of Hindu resistance was that internal dissensions and treachery had enfeebled their ranks and the rest of the country had failed to give them succour from time to time to carry on the battle for…
When God is not a vote catcher
February 18, 2020By T.J.S. George Aam Aadmi’s victory in Delhi was of course no surprise. Then again, it was a big surprise. How could a common man’s party win over a party headed by very uncommon men? Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia are Lilliputians over whom Narendra Modi and Amit Shah tower as Brobdingnagians. Perhaps that itself…
Leadership lessons a monk taught me
February 17, 2020By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam The word ‘Leader’ is usually associated with the CEO of a Corporation or with the Head of State, a Government organisation, NGO or political party. It is used synonymously with a person holding a position of authority and is seen as a person with influence and power. It is rare that…
BJP’s new generation leader
February 16, 2020B.L. Santhosh, Karnataka’s next BJP Chief Minister? Will Santhosh become Haryana’s Khattar in Karnataka? On Friday, 24th January, 2020, BJP’s newly-minted National Organising General Secretary B.L. Santhosh, son of Karnataka soil (Mannina Maga), came to Mysuru to address a public meeting on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). This law was passed by both the Houses of…
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