In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how herbivorous animals recognise poisonous plants from non-poisonous By Maneka Gandhi While eating, how do herbivorous animals recognise the poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants? Herbivores learn by watching their mothers, and other group members, eating. Herbivores must continuously taste foods, even familiar foods in familiar environments, as the…
By T.J.S. George The wonder that is Indian elections is losing some of its wonderness. Statistically, of course, it remains a marvel — 880 million voters (total US population is 328 million), 11 million election workers, 2 million voting machines, 2,300 registered parties. But the pride we had in the honourableness of the process has…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Kamakshi and her life is an inspiration not just to women, but to all people engaged in the endeavour of human development. I got to know of her through one of my colleagues who interacts with her on a regular basis. Kamakshi and her family reside in Shanbhoganahalli in Hunsur taluk…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how an injured bird should be handled and also gives information on Marek’s disease By Maneka Gandhi Should I keep my injured bird outside in the playground during the day, or in my balcony? Keeping the injured bird out in the open should be avoided because it will…
Reading books has many advantages to those who have no friends and those who have problem getting sleep. As for me, I have friends and no problem sleeping the moment I hit the sack, exceptions apart. All the same, I continue my old habit of reading books. After all, old habits die hard, it is…
By T.J.S. George Winston Churchill told us that it wasn’t polite to refer to lies as lies, that we should be cultured enough to call them terminological inexactitudes. But such phraseological definitudes do not apply to party manifestos in India’s hit-and-run democracy. BJP Spokesmen call Congress manifesto a pack of lies and Congressmen describe BJP…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore The great poet Maharshi Valmiki has immortalised Sri Ramachandra. Actually Maharshi Valmiki asks Narada a question ‘Was/is there a human being who is of excellent character, who is capable of heroism, who knows the secret of dharma and a…
Plato the Greek Philosopher had said that an unexamined life is not worth living. I am unable to get the sense of this precept. Whose life? If it is my own life, life of each individual, how to examine it? What are the standards and parameters? Does it also mean introspection? Further, does it mean…
On April 1st, I received a Court order. But I had not written an article in two weeks so I could not have offended anyone. Then I thought it might be an April Fool’s prank. But alas, it turned out that the Court order was real and it was pertaining to the young lawyer-turned-politician, Tejasvi…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Friday I wrote about the carefree ‘medical practice’ of some of our roadside native healers who do not have to worry about adhering to any of the Government imposed rules and restrictions that bind all qualified practitioners of medicine. Surprised and even startled city-dwelling readers wrote or called…
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