By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam One question that people keep asking me is what prompted me to start Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) when I was just 19 years of age. What was it that may have prompted me to do what was considered non-conformist during the eighties? I have thought about this a lot and…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy About fifteen years ago, I was invited to attend a national seminar and present a paper. As Madurai was far away and involved long distance travel, I was reluctant to go to Madurai. However, as I had not seen the famous Meenakshi temple, I went to Madurai. Having gone there…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem I ask this question simply out of frustration that overcomes me when I see how neglected our city is across its entire length and breadth these days. Our roads are in their most miserable state ever. Over the years that have gone by, before every Dasara, we used to see…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A small story: A man walking on the road in a small town found a piece of paper stuck to an electric pole. The paper had a small note written on it. So curious to know what was written, he went closer and read the contents. The note…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about the treat alternatives for rabbits, other than veggies By Maneka Gandhi How long can rabbits go without eating? Four hours. If your bunny is running around active and has access to his food dish, don’t assume he hasn’t eaten. A good way to be sure is to…
By T.J.S. George At last, someone said history should be re-written from India’s point of view. Praise be to our Home Ministerji. As he said, Guptavanshik – Veer Skandgupta Vikramaditya is unknown to our children. That is a shame because it was Guptavanshik – Veer Skandgupta Vikramaditya who expanded our border from Junagadh to Afghanistan. …
November 1st was Karnataka Rajyotsava, our State’s birthday. It was on this day in 1956 that all Kannada-speaking provinces were brought together and named Mysore or Mysore State under the States Reorganisation Act. Then on November 1, 1973, it was renamed as Karnataka. Every year to mark this day, our leaders after hoisting the yellow-red…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Indian democracy is still alive and kicking. The recent elections to the two States of Maharashtra and Haryana have proved it. All the exit polls had virtually written off Congress, ncp and other parties in these two States. All have to eat the humble pie as their calculations…
By T.J.S. George Let us say I am picked for the Nobel Prize for writing the finest newspaper column since printing began. Should I feel happy about it or dejected? That is a dilemma peculiar to India. In any other country, a citizen getting a Nobel will be an occasion for rejoicing. In our country…
Losers were no cowards. Time has come to redeem India’s past history Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and BJP National President, speaking at a seminar on Skandagupta Vikramaditya, the 5th Century AD Emperor, held at Banaras Hindu University recently, had said that there was a need to rewrite the Indian History as it was. He…
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