Life is full of questions and the curious one will want answers. But, there are questions that can’t be answered. Like, why we die? When will we die? And, How will we die? Any answer to these questions is incomplete and it becomes questionable. A paradox of sorts. If at all there is one supreme…
Indian Tiger meets American Elephant! Narendra Modi, our Prime Minister, was in America making waves, swimming with the American sharks. This is the second term in office for Donald Trump as President of America after a break of four years. And this is the third term in office for Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister…
…but a disappointing spectacle of a leader as LoP ‘We would like to see a politician in Rahul Gandhi NOT as he is, but as he should be.’ Last Monday (Feb. 3), Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha made a speech on the Motion of Thanks to President…
A saga of raw courage and flying skill extraordinary Kodagu, formerly Coorg, is known for its coffee and men in military services. Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya made history for Indian Armed Forces. Now one more star has joined these heroes. He is Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya, hailing from Kodagu, about…
Today no country in the world matters much other than America (USA) in international trade, commerce, war and peace. Donald Trump, its President, is like an elephant in US politics that knows its strength. Which is why, he seems unpredictable to some. — Abracadabra of 4.12.2024 America, United States of America, in truth is a…
Good governance is possible only with such officers A.K. Shiva Roy of the State Accounts Department and former Accounts Officer of MUDA died last Friday (Jan.24, 2025) at age 86 in Mysuru. He was known for his honesty, efficiency and service to people as a government officer. I had written about him in my column…
May Dog Days at Kukkarahalli Lake be over! Among a dozen water bodies those that have survived the human greed, vandalism and neglect in the Royal City of Wadiyar Dynasty are the famous Kukkarahalli Lake under the care of the University of Mysore and the Karanji Lake under the care of Mysuru Zoo. While the…
When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don’t become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people. Having temporary custody of this Office has been for me a sacred…
When India, with Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister, liberated East Pakistan from West Pakistan in 1971, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha hailed Indira Gandhi as Durga, the Goddess of destruction. And Indira Gandhi, according to journalist Kuldip Nayar “acknowledged the compliment with a smile, behaving in the manner…
Let us build the Nation He loved Yesterday I read this Abracadabra, published 31 years ago (Jan. 1, 1994) and sent to me by Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy of MGP, dug out from MGP archive, with a remark “You may enjoy this Abracadabra.” I thought enjoyment is for sharing, so here I reproduce it: Puck…
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