In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about most common diseases in chickens and more How much food and water do chickens need? A chicken, on an average basis, needs about 5 litres of water with half a cup of feed daily. Do chickens make a family? For chickens, family is very vital. Generally, a…
The Showman and his Trump Card
March 3, 2020By T.J.S. George The Greatest Show on Earth made by Cecil B. DeMille 58 years ago was imaginary, meant to entertain filmgoers. The Greatest Show on Earth 2020 staged by Narendra Modi last week was real, meant to impress one man. It was clear that Donald Trump had never seen such an extravaganza in his…
Vulnerability is not the weakest link in our leadership
March 2, 2020By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Some 30-odd years ago, as a young doctor setting out to change the world, I was thinking of building a hospital for the tribal communities near Mysuru. I was all of 22 years old and believed a hospital was indeed the solution to address the healthcare needs of the community. So,…
Hate in the time of Coronavirus
February 29, 2020Coronavirus brings death, but it sure is less macabre than the death brought by rioting mobs of Delhi. Coronavirus kills one with fever, unlike rioters in East Delhi who killed Ankit Sharma with hundreds of stab wounds or shot Mudassir Khan in his head as he simply stood outside his house. May be the real…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 4
February 26, 2020Shivaji captures three Forts without a Fight Threads of Karma that made the British Empire! The maid of Jahanara, the beloved daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan, upsets an oil lamp in the Palace. There was fire and Jahanara tried to save her maid. In doing so, Jahanara scorched herself about the face and hands. Shah…
Pet Talk
February 26, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains why a cat makes ‘chirp’ sound when it sees a bird By Maneka Gandhi What is the ‘wet dog smell’? How can I prevent it? Some breeds of dogs have more oils in their coats than other breeds. The oil is called Sebum and it collects on the…
Citizen is always manipulated
February 25, 2020By 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…















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