Hospet, this once green town in Bellary District in the heart of southern India has recently turned the color of rust. “It’s everywhere,” P.N. Sreepad, warns a guest upon checking in his
According to a report published recently in one of the reputed national news papers, divorce cases have increased to a whopping 86 percent within the last ten years in the megacity of Mumbai. This indeed an alarming
After spending the evening at the bank of the holy River Ganges and witnessing the ‘aarati’ and observing various rituals and ablutions at the ‘ghats’ we returned to the hotel. We had
After a long and exciting train journey through 19019 Deharadun Express, the group of seven of us reached Haridwar railway station at around 3.30 pm. Just then it started raining and we spent around half an hour on the
It was during the first week of June that my former colleague in the college and friend, Prof. Ashok Badgujar, who had also retired from service like me, in a telephonic conversation said
The age of this Indian beauty is 59, but she still has the same beauty, smoothness and softness even now. Even at this age after running around she will not stop with tiredness and even the speed of running also has still not reduced….. The name of this beauty is Hindustan
Having lived under Nehruvian Socialist economic system, we got used to the populist handouts, among them administered prices of energy for domestic use. After the collapse of Soviet Union, socialism is declining. Market forces are by large determining global trade. The transition is painful to say the least.
Corruption in India is a cultural aspect. Indians seem to think nothing peculiar about corruption. It is everywhere. Indians tolerate corrupt individuals rather than correct them and remain supremely hypocritical about the discourse. No race can be congenitally corrupt. But can a race be
Rabindranath Tagore’s house in Kolkota has been carefully preserved; Kuvempu’s house is protected in Kuppalli. D. R. Bendre’s Sadhanakeri house in Dharwad has been retained, Gangubai Hanagal’s house which was collapsing has been renovated, there many more
Yet another season of monsoon and an opportunity for me to travel to Mumbai during this season through Konkan Railway’s Matsygandha train in mid-June refreshed my memories of previous years’ similar journeys to and from Mumbai and as usual having the window seat and savoring
There is a beach on the shore of the Arabian Sea and a lighthouse. Many films have been shot at this location. The coast near to Kaup is formed by basalt rocks starting from multi river in south extending up in the northern direction. Presence of rocks in the coastline makes the sea rough
The world has woken up to the universal phenomenon of child labour and has been devising ways and means to eradicate this blot on the human society. Millions of girls and boys throughout the world are engaged in work that deprives them of adequate education, health, leisure and
In the last 20 years, 100 crores of rupees have been spent to stop sea erosion, but the erosion has never stopped. Is that meaning it is impossible to stop this sea erosion? If we ask this to the government officers and the politicians they will
It is time now for the quarry owners to prepare and keep the huge 1 – 2 quintal size rocks. The rain has already started, so the sea erosion will also be ready to start. In Udupi and South Kenara districts, like every year the rocks are required to place them at the locations of sea erosion and as
‘Merit is to be appreciated so say seniors and seasoned management experts’. Similarly, prompt response to certain queries is to be lauded. Hence, I personally take this opportunity to appreciate and place on record the prompt action taken by