The sudden demise of the colourful and controversial Lakshmivara Teertha swamiji of #Shiroor Mutt in Udupi—one of the eight monasteries (‘Ashta Mutt’) set up by Madhvacharya in the temple town …
B.S. NAGARAJ writes from Bangalore: Here is Udupi Pejawar Mutt seer Sri Vishvesha Teertha swamiji‘s reasoning for his opposition to “sahapankti bhojana” (people of all castes eating together). “Among other …
Nearly three years ago, Bombay-based film-maker M. GONZOLA had posted this “weekend item” on churumuri, a chain-mail really that had been doing the round for months. One Tam-Brahm = priest …
Given the kind of space, importance and attention newspapers, magazines and websites give photographs these days, it would not be unfair to say that the just-concluded general elections was visually below-par. There …
History, it is said, repeats itself, first as a tragedy, then as a farce. In coastal Karnataka, though—in the homeland of the honourable home minister of the State—the self-appointed protectors …
Few regions on earth can boast the rich cultural tapestry of Karnataka’s west coast. The place is home to “literate” Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jains, Buddhists; to speakers of a multitude …
By U.R. ANANTHA MURTHY What has happened in Dakshina Kannada is a shame. The Christians in the past had made contribution to the development of modern Kannada. Rev Kittel who …
D.P. SATISH writes from New Delhi: In the run-up to the assembly elections in Karnataka and shortly after, B.S. Yediyurappa made an obscene number of visits to mutts and other …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: When Subbanna (name changed) came out of Victoria Terminus in Bombay, he was amazed at the tall match-box like buildings. How do people manage to live at …
MATHIHALLI MADAN MOHAN writes from Hubli: Breathless chatter and cacophony have become the leit motifs of the modern Indian media echo chamber, regardless of the issue on hand. But is …
ASHWINI A. writes from Bangalore: The longer the paryaya row drags on, the more the developments in Udupi remind you of the disgusting drama that preceded the transfer of power …
On a cold January afternoon, his stomach empty for a “cause”, Sri Vishvesha Teertha swamiji of the Pejawar Mutt, grabs a few winks during his hunger strike on the Puttige …
Long years ago, when Desmond Doig‘s JS (Junior Statesman) was a powerhouse of talent, C.Y. Gopinath wrote a very funny piece on the Udupi waiter who, struck by a sudden …
At the heart of the opposition to Sri Sugunendra Teertha swamiji of the Puttige mutt (in picture, left) ascending the “Paryaya peetha” at the Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi in …
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