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The Betels song: When ajji wanted some bajjai
Nothing is ever a hassle when the legs are young and the lungs are bold. D.G. MALLIKARJUN captures a slice of coastal Karnataka where boys brave the rains and winds …
‘We, the People’ are responsible for what we get
GOVINDA K. writes: It is blithely said that the people deserve the kind of leaders they get. But two recent incidents of the misbehavior of newly elected elected corporators in …
CHURUMURI POLL: Does Murali’s record count?
Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralidharan has become the highest wicket taker in the history of cricket, overtaking Shane Warne‘s tally of 708, in his home-town Kandy. It is an extraordinary feather …
And the parrot said, Rahul Gandhi will be next PM
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: I was surprised to see the Ace Political Expert (APE) sitting in front of a crystal ball in his office. He also had a bull—kole Basava—next to …
No news is good news unless it is bad news?
One of the hackneyed charges against Western hacks in India is that they diligently separate the wheat from the chaff and report the chaff. India’s successes, triumphs and achievements, we …