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O P NAYYAR: The man who took on Lata and won
E R RAMACHANDRAN writes: If somebody dared to oppose Lata Mangeshkar and yet made a career in Hindi Film Industry in the 1950s and ’60s, it was wishful thinking and …
Om Shanti Om: Why you must watch Parzania
SHASHIKIRAN MULLUR writes: In a yoga class seven years ago, I learnt Om is the natural vibration of the universe. For weeks now, I’m seeing the symbol of the sound …
An egg a day and a peg a day
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji was reading Prajavani keeping the paper close to her eyeballs. I was about to ask her to keep the paper slightly away when she threw it …
What it means to have a guru
Are we a people without a sense of history? Without a desire to document what is ours? Yoga guru K Pattabhi Jois is one of the preeminent stars of our …
RIP: A journalist who could say ‘no’
M K VIDYARANYA writes: Karnataka’s seniormost journalist Y K Rajagopal, who passed away in his sleep last night after a glorious 60-year innings in journalism, was a walking encyclopaedia who …
How to recruit the right person for a job
MARK BRADSHAW forwards a forward: Put about 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window. Then send two or three candidates in the room …
Just desserts for the cheap justice
The so-called crime serials on television, especially in Kannada, have become the byword in cheap, sensational, titillatory, voyeuristic yellow-journalism. Privacies are invaded, reputations are shreded, insinuations are hurled, blood and …
Bisi bele baath with Aishwarya Raita
A week ago, Amlan Home Chowdhury reported in Vijay Times how drug dealers in Raxaul (Bihar) were naming their maal after Aishwarya Rai and Bipasha Basu. Now, V Srinivasan forwards …
‘Hi, I’m Art Buchwald and I just died’
Art Buchwald, the renowned American humourist and a long time contributor to The Hindu, passed away on Thursday night. In a video obituary that is now available on the New …
With love, to all, sundry and everybody
Having missed presenting them his customary gifts during the New Year, E R RAMACHANDRAN uses Makara Sankrathi to shower his largesse on the high and mighty of the land. *** …
V for Victory, R for Roger, G for Ginger, A for…
SWAROOP DEV writes: If Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now Brangelina, if Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are Abhiwarya,what can we call I.M.Vijayan and U.R.Ananthamurthy be called?
Namma Bengaluru: A City of Two Tales
SHASHIKIRAN MULLUR writes: If you are in IT, the corporate club, or if you own a business, then you are in the malls, the pubs, the MG Road areas. Or …
MAGANE: Join the movement against Andre Nel
Pardon the Prakrit, but will somebody please explain what the fuck is the problem with Andre Nel? Yes, the tall South African who looks as though he has just been …
The PM has a dream: Ayyo! Amma!! Alas!!!
E R RAMACHANDRAN writes: Addressing the 79th Annual General Meeting of FICCI recently, the Prime Minister, while underlining the need for an integrated Asia, said, “I dream of a day …
A reading list for journalists and wannabes
Churumuri shamelessly plugs a post on its brother blog Sans Serif that has a reasonably long and unapologetically subjective list of journalism autobiographies, biographies, classics, compilations, fiction and memoirs, that …
How many Panjus does it take to fix a bulb?
Tangdi firmly in cheek, KANCHAN KAUR asks: How many Panjus does it take to fix a light bulb? Answer: 308 (to say nothing of the dog) Analysis: 6 family members to …
Once upon a time in Maharaja’s College
Mysore-born film maker M V KRISHNASWAMY assisted Roberto Rossellini on the sets of Viaggio in Italia starring Ingrid Bergman; acted with Padmini; convinced Sir M Vishvesvaraya that there was documentary …
The golf ball theory of life
Golfer KNSK forwards a forward close to his heart: When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise …
Have news channels lost their balance?
ANANTHA SHENOY K forwards a forward attributed to “Ninth Dimension” that has been doing the rounds for a couple of months but still must be read. *** The body of …
Two questions for the powers-that-be
THE MYSORE INSIDER asks: As the Railway Ministry, under “Prof” L P Yadav sits down to finalise the Railway Budget, just what is the State Government doing about doubling and electifying …
Can cricket watching be the same minus Warne?
SUNAAD RAGHURAM writes: He had the stealth of a panther rustling through the bushes on its haunches after having spotted an unsuspecting fawn. He had the courage of the tiger …
CHURUMURI CORDIALLY INVITES YOU…
Churumuri cordially invites you to visit its brother-blog ‘Sans Serif‘—India’s first newsroom blog that catalogues the news, the views, and the juice of the media. Sans Serif has been up and about …
When life imitates art
GOVINDA K writes: I was surprised to see a photo of Karnataka chief minister H D Kumara Swamy holding his former cabinet colleague and close friend Zameer Ahmad Khan at Aamby …
Objectivity is in the eyes of the beholder
Vijay Times illustrator S Prakash redraws a classic 1940s cartoon that captures the self-righteous angst of every newspaper reader every morning. “WHY CAN’T THEY PRODUCE A FAIR, BALANCED, OBJECTIVE AND …
The most f***ing versatile word in the world
SUNAAD RAGHURAM writes: If any of you have any doubts about Rajneesh aka Osho being one of the most radical thinkers of the 20th century, here’s something that should help …
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