By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Recently, and to be precise a week from 20th December 2019, we were in Goa. The reason was that the first batch of medical students of Adichunchanagiri Medical College and Research Institute at Mandya had decided to meet at…
Coronavirus Scare: What YOU should know !
January 31, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem Like a bolt from the blue, the spectre of the Coronavirus infection which was almost unknown to most people has come into the limelight over the past two weeks. Since the most recent outbreak of this disease was from Wuhan in China, it has come to be known as the…
Karnataka Tourism at Crossroads: Jalapathotsava fiasco. Whose money is it anyway!
January 30, 2020By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC The latest fiasco of our Tourism Department: The much-hyped Gaganachu-kki Jalapa-thotsava, a waterfall festival plan-ned for viewing the falls sans water. These waterfalls are a beauty to watch during the monsoon but in other periods, it is just another hillock. The farmers were right. Why waste precious water…
Medical research often involves animal testing. What are alternatives to it?
January 29, 2020By Maneka Gandhi Using cadavers, computer simulators and human clinical and epidemiological studies, is faster, more reliable, less expensive and more humane than using animal tests. Ingenious scientists have used human brain cells to develop a model “microbrain” that can be used to study tumours. They have also developed artificial skin and artificial bone marrow….
Krishna Menon, alive and kicking
January 28, 2020By T.J.S. George In the 1950s, the Urbs Prima in Indies was Bombay, not Delhi. All important people lived there, all influential newspapers were published there, all ideological battles were fought there. Into this theatre of war came V.K. Krishna Menon, all guns blazing. The theatre of the absurd followed. Krishna Menon was a Congressman…
Voters’ Day
January 25, 2020Today is National Voters’ Day and the Election Commission of India has released advertisements asking voters to take a pledge. And that pledge goes like this: “We, the citizens of India, having abiding faith in democracy, hereby pledge to uphold the democratic traditions of our country and the dignity of free, fair and peaceful elections,…
Everyone deserves a paper cup only !
January 23, 2020By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A WhatsApp forward: There was a former Under-Secretary of Defence who was invited to give a speech at a large convention of about 1000 people. He was standing on the stage with his cup of coffee in a paper cup, ready for a power-point presentation. He took a…
Pet Talk
January 22, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to de-stress a dog and about changing dog’s food By Maneka Gandhi Is it okay to change a dog’s food on a routine basis? Yes. It is a great idea to change a dog’s food on a routine basis. The monotony of the same old…
Belur to Tagore: Who is Tagore ?
January 21, 2020By T.J.S. George Prime Minister Modiji said at Belur Mutt: “Swami Vivekananda lives in the hearts and minds of crores of Indians.” Then he said: “The new citizenship laws will not take away anyone’s citizenship.” Then two things happened. 1. The Belur Mutt lost no time in distancing itself from the Prime Minister’s position. The…
Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest Leaders
January 20, 2020By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership has been defined in many ways and is possibly one of the most researched subjects in the world today. Though so much has been said and written, one finds it difficult to have a final word on the subject of leadership. Similarly, a lot has been written and said about…














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