By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Another interesting story from the stable of Gaur Gopal Das: In the middle of a beautiful city there was a Museum. The floor in the Museum was laid with marble tiles. Right in the centre of the foyer was a huge marble statue, as part of the display….
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”—St. Augustine [Continued from Nov. 29] My first introduction to Japan as a student was through Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. His dramatic escape from India to Germany and then to Japan was indeed a stuff that would leave any student wonderstruck…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how to identify urination tract infection in cats and about relocation of stray animals. By Maneka Gandhi What is urination tract infection in cats? How do I identify and treat it? Signs, that your cat is suffering through urination tract infection, are as follows: 1. Straining to urinate:…
By T.J.S. George Is editing babies in the womb the next big thing? A Chinese scientist who claimed the first embryo-engineered birth said the babies he produced would get neither HIV nor Alzheimer’s. The implication is that you can have children made to order as per your taste and preferences — children with blue eyes and…
[Continued from yesterday] Mohammed Ayoob further dilates on the subject as follows: The Hindu nationalism “is based on the notion that Hindus have exclusive claim to the country and Muslims and Christians are interlopers, who can be treated as second-class citizens at best.” I guess Mohammed Ayoob has hit the nail right on the head…
I had long back decided not to write in my column about politics and subjects that are highly sensitive and sensitised — minorities, caste, religion, terrorism and mafia. You may wonder what then is left for a journalist to write! Sadly, in today’s India, media is not free to write without risk. That was the…
Before you claim the word ‘asshole’ is in bad taste and send me hate mails, stop and channel that displeasure towards your local government that constantly digs up an old manhole after it has just laid a new road on it. And before you call me to say I have no sense of public decency,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD These days ‘Sound and Light’ shows have become a very popular means of showcasing history. This is not so just in our country but all over the world too. The first such show ‘Son et Lumiere’ (French for Sound and Light) was established at the Chateau de Chambord in…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC In a recent Bunts Convention at Mysuru, I was intrigued by a photograph of many women wearing a typical Udupi flower, ‘sooji mallige,’ a unique flower with a distinct fragrance. Even the way this flower is worn by women is special. Quite expensive but available in Mysuru too,…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about reducing aggression between two fish in aquarium and gives infomation about snakes. How can I decrease the aggression between two fish in my aquarium? The ideal situation for incorporating two or more aggressive fish of the same species is to add them simultaneously. This…
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