And the Lord takes away only at his pleasure. It is like holding an office at the pleasure of the President of India! Fr. Denis Victor Noronha passed away yesterday in city at the age of 86. A city he served well for many years that he became a household name even in non-Christian homes….
An appreciation: Who is she?
July 16, 2018In recent times in the field of sports if anyone has sprung a surprise, it is Hima Das, aged 18. She created history for India by winning the 400 mts race in the World Junior Athletics Championships at Finland with a timing of 51.46 seconds winning the gold medal for the country. Yes, for the…
Revisiting ISRO spy case
July 13, 2018This case is only the tip of the iceberg exposing the cause for country’s staggering industrial growth and scientific research Last Tuesday, I was reading the Point of View column of T.J.S. George titled “Why ISRO ‘Spy Case’ Is Important” and I was moved to tears both for ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan and my own…
2019 Parliamentary Elections: RSS Vs Seva Dal
July 11, 2018Whoever said imitation is the best form of flattery? I must give a prize to that man. That was what I felt when I read a newspaper headline yesterday reading, “Seva Dal gets set to counter RSS.” Sure, RSS must have felt immensely flattered that it is on the right track with its philosophy of…
Accidental Chief Minister must not present bogy budget
July 9, 2018A budget, in simple terms, is a statement presented by the government (here Finance Minister) to the State Assembly or the Parliament outlining the government’s probable expenditure for the ensuing financial year and the revenue needed to meet this expenditure. This includes proposed taxes to raise this money. Karnataka’s coalition government of JD(S) and Congress…
Musings on Tree Planting in our City
June 30, 2018But for Democracy, Bureaucracy would have sealed our lips It was Mahatma Gandhi who wisely said that he would rather have bad self-government than good foreign rule. I had an embarrassing experience of the danger of this Maha Udgarah, great declaration, from Mahatma Gandhi yesterday afternoon. During morning walk, I noticed tree saplings were planted…
A ‘Monsoon Wedding’ in Mysuru
June 28, 2018Last Saturday, Sunday and Monday were days and evenings I and my wife decided to stay put in city. That was to honour the wedding invite of my friend late A. Raghunath’s grand-daughter. Raghunath was popularly known as Raghu because of the name of his enterprise. When Raghu’s daughter Savitha and son-in-law Ramesh Kannan came to…
Will Kodagu, heaven on earth, cease to exist ?
June 23, 2018Watch out! The writing is on the wall The smallest district in Karnataka is Kodagu. It was described as Scotland of India by the British. It is 900 mts (2,953 feet) from the sea level. With this altitude, it is considered a Hill Station. It is nestled in the womb of Western Ghats with a…
Top Govt. Officials should take people-friendly decisions
June 19, 2018Having seen and experienced the Indian Democracy since 1947 when I was seven-years-old in an Ashram at Kengeri, near Bengaluru, I have come to the firm view that after Indira Gandhi came to power by splitting Congress party there was more politics of power and less administration of progress. The quality of politicians who were…
Doctor’s Diagnosis !
June 18, 2018Koppa was a small village town in Kodagu. The only government departments there are the ubiquitous Police Outpost and the Post Office. The government hospital was 20 kms away in the Taluk Head Quarters at Virajpet. The village town was in dire need of a doctor. When a young man Narayan from Kodagu completed his…
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