Ooty, known variously as Nilgiris and Udhagamandalam, is queen among mountains of Tamil Nadu. For Madras, now Chennai, which according to Britishers had only three climates — hot, hotter and hottest — blue mountains of Nilgiris was the hill station to migrate specially when the climate in Madras was hotter or hottest. Altitude is 7,350…
An ocean of nostalgia on Coorg of the Raj, now Kodagu, smallest district in Karnataka, will kindle the memories of Kodavas of the old generation as one reads this highly potent literary capsule, a compendium of Kodagu and Kodava history by Rahul Singh published in Outlook magazine dated June 12, 2017. I found it most…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Yesterday, I had written in my Abracadabra column about the tendentious manner a majority of the leading press and TV carry news and events. I had written, “the news media both electronic and print are seen being influenced by these ideologues and anarchists, at least some of them, for whatever reason….
Who is afraid of Arnab Goswami? Not Times Now. Not Shashi Tharoor nor anti-nationals. Then who? Nobody. There is no need either. Watch, he will soon be tamed by his new TV channel Republic TV launched on 6th May 2017. Arnab has been the voice of Times Now TV news channel for over 10 years…
What maternity is to woman, war is to man.’ This was the belief of the German Dictator Adolf Hitler and as history records he executed his belief ruthlessly. The World War II was the proof of it. When India got independence in 1947, Pakistan too believed that the remedy for, what Pakistan perceived as ‘unjust…
Mysuru:‘…Those little dew-lit moments,’ a collection of poems authored by young poet Samhita Dinesh, was released by Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy at a programme organised at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, K.B. Ganapathy said that he could not say how the book would be received by the public,…
Mysuru: “Instead of demonetisation, the Narendra Modi Government was suggested e-monetisation that will lead to digital transformation where cash will flow into the system,” said Anil Bokil, Founder of ArthaKranti Pratishthan, the Pune-based think-tank. Bokil has been working for and propagating cashless transactions for the past 20 years and had met Narendra Modi when he…
Mysuru: The Literary Fests are the happening events today in many big cities’ calendar. It all began with the Jaipur Literature Festival started in 2006 with just 30 writers, is the biggest festival today. The other festivals that followed include the Kolkata Literature Festival, Hyderabad Literary Festival, Tata Literature Live, Ooty Literary Festival and Bangalore…
Mysuru: A programme has been organised at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises in city tomorrow (May 28) at 5.30 pm to release the book ‘…Those little dew-lit moments,’ a collection of english poems by budding poet Samhita Dinesh (in pic.), grand-daughter of city’s poetess Dr. Latha Rajashekar. Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar will inaugurate the programme. Star…
Animal world outside Zoo According to Political Science, good governance means the greatest good of the greatest number. Not the good of a community or a vested interest. Last Wednesday around 5 pm I was passing in front of the main gate of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysore Zoo) in my car. The road was…
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