We pay tax so that the Government provides us with infrastructure needed for leading a comfortable and quality life. These infrastructures are, for example, uninterrupted quality power supply, water supply, good roads, security of life and property, quality health and education service. The demagogic speeches of politicians, often delivered loudly and with great flourish, may…
Welcome People’s Democracy Actors, sportspersons and athletes change their roles seamlessly, smoothly when their top-form, heydays, of glory begin to fade and they appear before us in a different avatar. One such among many is Ashwini Nachappa, a former athlete, an accidental film star and the one who has done proud to Kodava community. I…
2018 is here — the New Year. And here is wishing our Star of Mysore readers and associates a very happy-and-laughter-filled year. This is possible if there is good health, good wealth, no matter of what age you are in — after all, age is only a number, let us not waste precious time counting…
I was a school-going boy not known to fever. The only health problem I remember was stomach ache — apparently due to erratic over-eating. And one night it hit me. Fever. I was miserably sweating. I was taken to a hospital by bus at Virajpet, a small town. The good doctor gave me an injection…
For a country National Emblem, Standard, Flag and Anthem are symbols of national sovereignty and, therefore, every citizen — minority community or majority — must respect them and abide by the protocol relating to them. In our country, National Anthem or National Song feuds took centre-stage even during Freedom Struggle and sadly for India even…
Tale of two typical cases “The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog’ — Mark Twain Reading daily newspapers and watching TV channels, specially TV9, I get a feeling that a violent and greedy minority in our society is not going to change despite there being a Police Force, Law Courts…
Ruminating on Railway Line from Kerala via Kodagu to Mysuru I had gone away from my job as a journalist since 10th of December, 2017. The persistent fever had taken away my interest in doing what I love most — reading. Since a couple of days I resumed my book-reading and also reading articles that…
Musings on hefty lawyer fee and the new FRDI Bill A country’s governance is based on many systems put in place. No matter the form of the Government is Democracy, Communism, Oligarchy, Military Dictatorship or Religion-based Republic. The Constitution can always be written down as one wants or the existing one may be given a…
(Continued from Wednesday) Welcome to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. Today’s memorial is a commemorative site to remember the people who suffered in the Dachau Concentration Camp and the 41,500 prisoners who died there. It has the character of a cemetery, a place of sorrow and remembrance. Please support us in our efforts to…
(Continued from yesterday) Having done with the Palace for almost a day, we visited some Churches and Museums as a routine but the evening was special for us. We had booked expensive tickets for the concert — Vienna Mozart Orchestra at 85 Euro per ticket (Rs. 6,545). It was boring for us, not used to…
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