[…not at their own personal survival at the cost of the Nation] In the Book Talk column of Star of Mysore dated Nov. 13, 2019, I saw a brief write-up on the book “Kashmir’s Untold Story Declassified” by Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof Raza. Since I am a great fan of Maroof Raza, that highly…
Rewriting Indian History
October 28, 2019Losers were no cowards. Time has come to redeem India’s past history Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and BJP National President, speaking at a seminar on Skandagupta Vikramaditya, the 5th Century AD Emperor, held at Banaras Hindu University recently, had said that there was a need to rewrite the Indian History as it was. He…
Veer Savarkar and P. Chidambaram: History seems to have come full circle
October 21, 2019In the ever-changing electoral fortunes of the world’s largest Democracy, it is a Historian’s hope that the legacy of Savarkar and of men like him, do not become political footballs in the ugly arena of toxic public life. And as a Journalist, it is my hope that this reinstalled plaque of Savarkar would not be…
Days of reckoning for Co-op. Banks
October 9, 2019Trust deficit, venal Bank officials and ease of borrowing leave depositors doomed First an anecdote: My friend Rahul, a Bank Manager, got a rural posting. A tribal came for a loan of Rs. 2 lakh to buy buffaloes and start selling milk. Rahul asked him for a collateral security. The tribal asked what is collateral…
Musings on Gandhi Jayanti
October 3, 2019Yesterday, 2nd October 2019 was the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. We call him ‘Father of the Nation’ because he got us the freedom from British subjugation and taught us many values that we should practice in our personal, family, social, economical and political life. No wonder, when he was asked by a foreign journalist,…
Creating History in America
September 23, 2019A rousing welcome to Prime Minister Modi at ‘Howdy Modi,’ Houston History seems to mock at all those who wrongly believe that they are making history by their acts of intolerance and hatred towards political leaders who appeared daunting and a challenge to them. Watching the TV last night, I was astounded at the way…
Father’s advice to his son
September 21, 2019It is commonly said all good things are free. Please don’t mistake these good things for gold, diamond, cars and clothes. It generally means sunlight and air. And I might add advice too. There are always people around to give unsolicited advice and advice on subjects which the ‘wise man’ is ignorant about. However, while…
The question is: To learn Hindi or not to learn Hindi ?
September 18, 2019“Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha” was established in the year 1918 by our beloved Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi with the sole aim of propagating Hindi in southern States. The first Pracharak was none other than Devadoss Gandhi, son of Mahatma Gandhi. “Hindi Prachar” was a movement that emerged as part of Freedom Movement….
100 Days of Modi: ISRO spirit soars, unites India
September 9, 2019Today, Narendra Modi completes 100 days in Office in his second term as the Prime Minister of India. As I reflect about India’s past years after Independence since 1947 and the years after Modi came to power in 2014 and 2019, I get a gut feeling that it was only providence that brought a leader…
A.K. Subbaiah as I knew him
August 29, 2019My college-mate, a fellow Kodava like me and a politician who spewed fire and brimstone like a dragon on rampage against his political or personal opponents, Ajjikuttira K. Subbaiah is no more. However, there is no denying the fact that in Karnataka politics he was a role model to all Opposition Leaders. Subbaiah was my…
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