Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, who is also in charge of the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, throws a new challenge: “If Uttar Pradesh becomes open defecation-free in …
Two years ago, in Mysore, Karnataka’s Manish Pandey pulled off a blinder in the finals of the Ranji Trophy against Bombay. Two years on, Bevan Small does ditto in domestic Twenty20 …
Stillness and quiet on one side, and noise and tumult on the other. That’s the Cauvery at the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam, as viewed through a fish-eye lens, on Tuesday, …
SUNAAD RAGHURAM writes: On the day of Ganesha Chaturthi, when most of India endeavours to seek the munificent blessings of the potbellied deity, and celebrates the occasion with ‘religious fervour …
The metaphors sometimes get delightfully mixed. The puns are often too well intended. The turn of phrase too sudden. But there can be little doubt that M.J. Akbar is a master …
The UPA government’s reported inclination to include an extra column in the 2011 census to enumerate caste, for the first time since 1931, has seen politicians and political parties close …
At the 500th anniversary celebrations of the coronation of Sri Krishnadevaraya at Hampi on Thursday, a lensman hits paydirt, capturing a micro-second of pure magic. Photograph: Mallikarjun Swamy/ Karnataka Photo …
For the literate, “decent” middle-class, H.D. Deve Gowda‘s invective-laden outburst at B.S. Yediyurappa may underline the limited vocabulary of modern politicians. But why did Gowda, who has not used such …
The “high moral ground” was the only figleaf the Left parties were left with in the nudist camp that is Indian politics after their disastrous showing in the 2009 general …
The decision of the B.S. Yediyurappa government to transfer the commissioner of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, S. Subramanya, has set tongues wagging. Was it because of his “inappropriate” advice …
Lloyd Rudolph and Susanne Rudolph, emeritus professors at the University of Chicago, who have just published a three-volume collection of their essays on Indian democracy, on the four changes in …
Using the latest in satellite technology, E.R. RAMACHANDRAN plugs into three telephone conversations: *** “Hello! Is this Mr. Zardari?” “Yes, Zardari speaking. May I know who it is on the …
ALOK PRASANNA writes from Bangalore: Between bellyaching about the rising prices and the fickle furore over the allotment of land to the Amarnath shrine, not so speak of the moaning …
Do Indians in America all vote for the Democratic Party? Will they all do so only if an Indian politician they trust certifies the candidates? And only if the politician …
Far lesser people than he have walked away with the Nobel Prize. Now the Nobel Committee has revealed why Mahatma Gandhi, despite being nominated five times, did not make the …
The winner of the second Churumuri contest is Girish Hampali of Bangalore. A copy of T.S. Satyan's Alive and Clicking will go out to him. The answer to the cryptic …
Weekend's around. Time for a bit of fun—and games. Below is a cryptic crossword clue. The clue contains just three letters, but the answer contains 12 letters in two words of nine and …
The winner of the first Churumuri anagram contest is Rohit K.G. of Dubai, UAE. Congratulations to him. Shashi Tharoor's Bookless in Baghdad will soon be on its way to him. The …
The Da Vinci Code has been released. And everybody who steps out of a theatre (or walks past it) thinks he wil now be able to crack any code thrown …
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Hundreds of churumuri readers from across the globe have called and emailed to say they couldn't access their favourite Mysore blog for several hours yesterday. Please be assured the problem wasn't …
Churumuri is proud to introduce its latest contributor, Alfred Satish Jones of Gokulam and Washington, D.C.. In his first despatch, Satish, an alumnus of CFTRI School and Mahajana College, shows how a whole new generation …
Finally–F-I-N-A-L-L-Y-!–the problem with the Comment facility has been sorted out. So, tell us what you think. What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? And what can we do to bring …
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