In the wake of Pulwama terrorist attack, here we reproduce the Abracadabra published on Aug. 25, 2015: It started at Ufa, Russia, where Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif met on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit they were attending on July 10, 2015. Prime Minister of India Modi and the Prime Minister of…
Prithviraj Chauhan was the ruler of Delhi and Ajmer when Muhammad Ghori was marching towards Delhi after conquering several parts of Punjab. Prithviraj was able to unite some Rajput States to present a united front against the common enemy — Muhammad Ghori. However, Jai Chand, the ruler of Kanauj, did not join the confederation of…
Also Schools Then & Now Print media, newspapers and magazines have undergone a sea change in their shape, size and contents since the day the first newspaper had appeared in the early 17th century. Now, all over the world we find print media in its new avatar keeping pace with the modern graphic and digital…
Not only the custodian of the Constitution but also of Democracy Save Constitution? Save Democracy? Save Police Officer? But who will save those who were cheated ? If salt loses its savour with what shall it be salted? —Bible The events people of our country were witnessing at West Bengal’s Kolkata following the confrontation between…
I had heard of people taking their pet dogs for walk in the parks, roads or footpaths for exercise. Also to prevent the animal from committing nuisance, easing itself, at the owner’s house with eyeful of its poop. I also see these dog-walkers daily in my area walking back with a wry smile once the…
An accidental Memorial for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Tokyo The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” —St. Augustine [Continued from Jan. 8] When I decided to go to Japan for the second time with my Rotary friends, I had one special interest — that was to…
Cosmic power and glory of Lord Shiva It was in 1958, as I remember correctly, I went on a South India tour by train with a group of college students. I was studying at Madikeri First Grade College in Kodagu and our History Professor Muthuswamy, a Tamilian himself, was in charge. Our first destination was…
Declaration of 1975 Emergency by Indira Gandhi is an example It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man’s self. Francis Bacon said this famously and the truth of what he said is seen in Indian Democracy since 1975…
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”—St. Augustine [Continued from Dec. 12] Let me pick up the Japanese thread that I had dropped on Dec.12, 2018 and weave the narration today almost two weeks into New Year 2019. After spending a night in Narita, the city with…
This morning, while I was walking in the park an elderly woman, who apparently knew who I was, hesitantly asked if she could speak to me. As is my wont, I smiled and said in Kannada, “Mathadamma” (please speak). She wanted me to recommend her daughter, a small-time beautician, for a job in a big-time…
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