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What ‘Manmohan’ did before the Modi era dawned
Ten minutes into my first walk of the year, at the heaven-sent but Maharaja-made Kukkarahalli Lake in Mysore, I bumped into Manmohan, an old friend of mine, younger than me …
When an Editor salutes a politician, it’s news
The relationship between politicians and journalists is usually an after-dark activity in India, with neither participant ready or willing to put the other’s involvement on the record. Wise heads in …
When the Maharaja’s son failed an examination
Star of Mysore editor-in-chief K.B. Ganapathy reproduces this delightful anecdote from the January issue of the Kannada magazine Uthana, published by Haldipur Vasudeva Rao: “Mysore Kingdom was being ruled by …
‘Push down the Haughty, push up the Humble’
The elevator implosion of Tarun J. Tejpal and the plight of Tehelka as a result have been discussed ad nauseam after the first emails were leaked on 20 November. But …
An open letter to Rahul Gandhi from an Editor
K.B. Ganapathy, the editor-in-chief of India’s leading English daily evening newspaper, Star of Mysore, pens an open letter to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. *** Dear Sri Rahul Gandhi Let me …
Patel Basappa, Krishnappa & lessons in humanity
K. JAVEED NAYEEM writes: Very recently we read about an incident in our City where a software engineer who sought shelter from sudden rain under the balcony of a building …
The Editor who foresaw Siddaramaiah as CM
K.B. Ganapathy, editor-in-chief of Star of Mysore, on the man who will be Karnataka’s next CM, in today’s paper: “Back in November 2010 I had gone to Siddaramaiah‘s Mysore house …
4 reasons why R.K. Narayan deserves a memorial
K.C. BELLIAPPA writes: R.K. Narayan is in the news again thanks to the objections raised to a memorial for him by a host of Kannada writers. The fact that many …
What Montek Ahluwalia can learn from Sir MV
“I don’t think many Indians care about the country,” he (George Fernandes) said. “By Indians I mean those in the highest places. If they cared they wouldn’t have been looting …
Does Kambar deserve Jnanpith before Bhyrappa?
The selection of the poet, playwright and novelist Dr Chandrasekhar Kambar for the Jnanpith Award threatens to go the way of the previous two winners from Kannada, U.R. Anantha Murthy …
M.R. SHIVANNA, a true 24/7 journalist, RIP.
churumuri.com records with regret the passing away of M.R. SHIVANNA, an unsung hero of Indian journalism, in Mysore on Saturday. He was 55, and is survived by his wife and …
A song for an unsung hero: C.P. Chinnappa
The passing away of journalists and editors barely gets a mention in Indian media outlets these days, not even in their former or current places of work, under the rather …
Balamurali Krishna, Bhimsen Joshi and ‘Amritam’
VIKRAM MUTHANNA writes: A few days ago, I had been to Chennai on work. The journey from Mysore on the Chennai Express was long, stalling and an extremely cold one, …
The compassionate humanism of T.S. Satyan & Co
Star of Mysore editor K.B. Ganapathy, a close friend of T.S. Satyan for decades, on the legendary lensman and his brother T.S. Ramachandran: “Though born to a Brahmin family, Satyan …
‘Hinduism cannot be saved without Brahminism’
T.J.S. George, the editorial of the New Indian Express, asked in his weekly column ‘Point of View‘ recently: “In the ageless tussle between Brahminic Hinduism and its challengers, is the …