K. B. Ganapathy: At the feet of Udupi Sri Krishna and Pejawar Mutt Seer at Paryaya
I strayed into an adjacent room. No one stopped me. There were two young Swamis. They told me that was Pejawar Swamiji's bedroom. Unbelievable. Ordinary among the ordinary. A small room of low roof. A small wooden cot upon which was a sheet, not bed. “Yes, this is where he sleeps”, told the young Swami. “Does he sleep alone in this room? No one to attend to him in the night?” I asked. He said he himself or one or two aides would be sleeping on the floor. There was a divan and a few plastic chairs too. There was an attached bathroom — ordinary for present day standards, but clean. I was allowed to see it. I don't think it would be easy to find this kind of total transparency in any Swamiji as in the case of Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji. An ascetic of true Rishi tradition of ancient times in every manner of our understanding. Read On

Politics: Political Future of Yeddyurappa and Siddharamaiah
But the BJP High Command seems to behave like Julius Caesar, who said of his wife in great moral flourish: Caesar's wife must be above reproach. A Sri Rama of a High Command. Reason: “When we are fighting a corrupt government at the Centre ...” This comes from the mouth of a High Command which did not back the Congress (UPA) to pass the Lokpal Bill — whatever may be the reasons for it. It should have realised, in the case of Karnataka and Yeddyurappa, what's sauce for the goose need not be sauce for the gander. After all, it is politics. Inner - party ethics and rules change in order to take a pragmatic approach to win elections. Read On

Interview with Dattanna by Kiran Kumar: Let Government Provide Funds, Not Govern Rangayana
Then how should the new Rangayanas be? The new Rangayanas should be independent. City's Rangayana is an autonomous institute. Let the government fund it but not rule it. Let the artistes have freedom to do their work. Don't disturb a repertory which has been doing commendable work by sending them to the new Rangayanas. It is a surprise how an agreement was reached on breaking Rangayana and splitting its artistes. Read On

T. J. S. George: War on Terror was in fact war of hatred; Now hatred triggers renewed terror
Obviously India is a victim of this expansion. While spectacular events like the Mumbai terror attack hit headlines, more sinister is the sustained effort to subvert the economy and simultaneously fund terror modules in India by circulating vast amounts of fake currency. Eleven Bengali construction workers were arrested in Hyderabad a week ago with ten lakhs worth of fake Indian notes. A few months ago fake notes worth 2 lakhs were seized from a lodge in Kerala. Now Mumbai Police has tracked down large quantities of counterfeit American dollars made in Pakistan. Read On

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Decoding Hindu Mythology: Burden of Unity
Diversity of India is most evident in Bollywood films. The world of Karan Johar (KJ) is so different from the world of Ram Gopal Verma (RGV) which in turn is so different from the world of Vishal Bharadvaj (VB). Their stories reveal their respective subjective truth. In the KJ mythosphere, there is no poverty and everything is spotlessly clean, designer labeled and delightfully shallow. In the RGV mythosphere, there are only angry gangsters, and corrupt politicians and policemen. VB’s mythosphere is gritty and dirty and feudal. Which is the real India, I wonder? Read On

Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem: The Pitfalls of Doorstep Doctoring
I was recently passing through a very small town where a friend of mine happened to be the government medical officer. Thinking that it would be a good thing to say hello to him, I called on him at the government primary health centre which was his place of work. He was very surprised and pleased to see me and asked me to be seated while he disposed off the last few of his patients for the day. I sat across his table and watched him at work. An elderly patient accompanied by his son came and sat on the examining table. My friend proceeded to take a history of his symptoms which to me seemed very clearly related to hyperacidity. Read On

Vikram Muthanna in Black & White: Touchy US, Silly Them
One of the best Indian stand - up comedian named Papa CJ mocks the British in a show in England where he says, “Yours is the only country so insecure that it needs an adjective before its name — “Great” Britain.” Then he continues, “I came to England because my grandfather said the sun never sets on the British Empire, but I now see that the sun never rises on the British Empire (in reference to the gloomy British weather).” He also says, “We both are alike, while you'll think that there is a stupid person at the other end of the customer service telephone line, we think the same.” Papa CJ finally adds, “You may feel offended with the things I've said about your country, but I don't care. After all, I'm from the land of Kamasutra and I can screw you in a 100 different ways.” Read On

Sri Sri Sri Ravishankar Guruji: Don’t Postpone Your Happiness
Every living creature wants to be happy. Whether it is money, power or sex, you get into it for the sake of happiness. To be happy, we seek something. But despite getting it, we are not happy. A school - going boy may think that if he goes to college, he will be more independent, free and therefore happy. If you ask a college - going boy whether he is happy, he feels that if he gets a job, he will be happy. Talk to somebody who is settled in their job or business, and you will see he is waiting to get a perfect soul mate, to be happy. Read On

"Bahuroopi" Rangothsava Special:
Spreading Literature thru Theatre | Rangayana Director Dr. B. V. Rajaram speaks | Mysore Rangayana @ 23 | Doyens of Kannada Literature |

Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy: Sankranthi: The Harvest Festival
These festivals helped to keep intact the unity in diversity. Thus every festival has a message but unfortunately these messages are slowly forgotten and the celebrations are becoming mechanical. Sankranti reminds us of the ancient message of production and distribution of the same amongst the people in a symbolic manner. However, it is thanks - giving festival to the sun, the giver of life to humanity. Read On

Interview with Puneeth Rajkumar: My father never watched his own movies
Was the movie a success according to you? My father never watched his own movies. Even I don’t. If we start watching our movies, we keep looking for faults and start regretting. Instead, I finish a movie and move on. My father is my role model and I always follow his footsteps. I can assure that we will make good movies; but will not keep any expectation from it. Read On