By V.N. Prasad Cricket in England — many a time — is reminiscent of this. ‘Grounds-men prepare pitches diligently. Out-fields are lush green with overnight haircuts, moods in dressing rooms are upbeat, spectators are expectant of competitive game, umpire calls out ‘PLAY’ and it starts raining. Though not verbatim, the 2nd Test at the Lord’s…
POINT BLANK: Complex problem of tree planting in city
August 14, 2018MLA Ramdas forms ‘Co-ordination Committee’ By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Reading the headline of a news item this morning titled ‘Green Mysuru Initiative from tomorrow — Aim is to increase tree cover of the city and district, says Forest Department,’ my heart leapt in joy for the reason the trees illegally or legally felled in our…
Kurubarahalli Sy. No. 4 and Alanahalli Sy. No. 41 row: The Absurdity of so-called Order by the Executive
August 14, 2018The concerned common man has been made to wander in darkness pleading justice. Are we in medieval times? Is it Democracy or Demon-Cracy as I had written in an earlier article? Does the sanction of Justice require application of any extraordinary gesture of benefaction? No; it only demands the removal of wrong done to those…
Alaska: Stranger than fiction – 2
August 13, 2018By B.S. Narayanaswamy, Valuation Consultant, Bengaluru [Continued from yesterday] Our next stop was Sitka town which is the seat of Alaska University and its ethnic capital. The Alaskans are very proud of their State and culture which was evident all along. Sitka enjoys a fair weather and good rainfall. The Russians, Alaskans and Americans lead…
Positive vibes
August 13, 2018By S.B.S. Surendran The process of controlling the movement of Chi was conceived during the emperor days. When Chi moves too quickly, it invites natural disasters like precipitous slopes that threaten avalanches in the winter or raging of rivers that overflow their banks in spring. One of the greatest achievements of the first yellow emperor…
The Garlic Vine: An amazing vine from the wilderness of Amazon
August 12, 2018Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Climbers, also called vines, refer to plants requiring support for growing upwards. Though they spread naturally, the stems need to be guided either to grow in a particular direction or on a supporting structure by tying to props. Many develop tendrils (thin extensions from the stem/leaves) or…
Alaska: Stranger than fiction – 1
August 12, 2018By B.S. Narayanaswamy, Valuation Consultant, Bengaluru Stranger than Fiction’ is an appropriate phrase for Alaska, a State of The United States of America. Alaska was bought by the USA from Russia for paltry sum of 72 lakh dollars in 1867. While Russia is about 5 kms from Alaska, the nearest American soil of Washington State is…
Child-friendly Park
August 11, 2018By Shadan Muneer, Freelance Journalist Training children on road safety is always a daunting task. While children may not be able to comprehend traffic signs and the associated symbols inside a room or on a chart due to their tender age, taking them to an open road and then teach traffic rules is too risky…
How to inculcate discipline in children: Musings on a Sr. Statesman’s advice
August 10, 2018By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief This refers to the article titled ‘Role of parents, schools in educating children – What NGOs can do to make this a better world’ by Ashvini Ranjan (SOM dated Aug. 9). At the root of all the evils mentioned in the article and also deficiencies in manners, codes of behaviour, decorum,…
A tribute of love: Fr. Denis Noronha – Human being extraordinaire
August 10, 2018By Justice Michael F. Saldanha Life is a stage on which each of us have to play a part (with apologies to the Bard) and the performance of some is extraordinary, as with the case of my very dear friend, mentor and guru Father Denis Noronha. From the early 90s after my transfer from the…
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