[Continued from Dec.15] By R. Chandra Prakash Bangalore, in many ways, is unlike the other great cities of India. Most of the other cities in India remind one certainly of the present, certainly of the future but essentially of the past. But Bangalore, as I said, more than any other great city of India is…
Has Mysuru gone Bengaluru way?-1: Bangalore’s Glorious Days
December 15, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash During our several meetings with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in connection with Draft of Mysuru-Nanjangud Master Plan-2031 time and again we were assured, both by the Master Plan consultants and the MUDA top officials, that their main objective was not to allow Mysuru go the Bengaluru way. That was between…
A Mariner’s Tryst with Real Heroes
November 29, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash This is a media impacted world. Information is no more merely a News, but a means of shaping the opinions of even an ordinary citizen. Media changed the direction of life of D.V. Sridharan, a trained marine engineer. After a decade of service on the sea and across the world he…
Cleanest City Tag
November 23, 2021Why is Mysuru repeatedly missing the recognition? By R. Chandra Prakash Swachh Survekshan Awards-2021 (SS Awards) are out. These awards have acquired extra glean due to the fact that it is going to be a precursor to our 75th year of Independence. The top ten Cleanest Cities of this year are: Indore, Surat, Vijayawada, Navi…
Book talk: A path-breaking research work – India that is Bharat
October 30, 2021Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Title : India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Author: J. Sai Deepak Year : 2021 Pages : 423 Price : Rs.799 Publisher : Bloomsbury India By R. Chandra Prakash Title of the book India that is Bharat may echo the first two words in the Article 1 of our Constitution. However,…
Book talk: City with many colourful feathers
September 14, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash Title: Memorable Mysoreans: A Collection of Biographical Sketches Author: Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath Year: 2021 Pages: 225 Price: Rs. 249 Publisher: Notion Press Media Pvt Ltd. Mysore city has several epithets — Heritage City, Cultural City, Educational City, Capital City, a Planned City, Garden City, Yoga City and many others as…
Half a Century of Non-Performing Governance of India ! –1
June 29, 2021A couple of weeks back I was talking to R. Chandra Prakash, a former Professor in Manasagangothri and later the Registrar of Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, who was also the former President of the NGO Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). He mentioned that he was reading an interesting book “Portraits of Power – Half a Century of…
How great men died – Preparing for Death
April 20, 2021Title: Preparing for Death Author: Arun Shourie Pages: 516 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Viking – Penguin Random House, India By R. Chandra Prakash Death has moulded attitude to life in the evolution of most of the philosophies. Death has haunted life in such a way that values became bases of religious beliefs. It will not be…
Is a true comprehensive Solid Waste Management plan missing?
September 3, 2020By R. Chandra Prakash In Swachh Survekshan 2020 Indore has been declared as India’s Cleanest City for the fourth consecutive time. Mysuru is now ranked cleanest among the middle category population (3 to 10 lakh) cities. It is matter of great concern for Mysuru. A city which was ranked first among all the big cities…
Demand for International Airport for Mysuru: Some basic issues
August 19, 2020By R. Chandra Prakash There is a demand for an International Airport for Mysuru from business leaders and also a few people’s representatives. Tentatively its location is proposed near K. Shettihalli, beyond Srirangapatna on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. While justifying their demand, availability of 900 acres of Government land and the future growth of the business…
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