Storyteller

BJP, Bellary and Reddyurappa's story

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:48:41 +0530

Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is upset these days. His face tells it all. He must be thinking it's easy to come to power but not so easy to rule.

How many Ramayanas? I am for many Ramayanas

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:57:08 +0530

The late A K Ramanujan is arguably one of the best internationally known Indian writers. The Mysore born and educated Ramanujan taught at the University of Chicago for decades. He

Why India loves the Laxman rekha

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:28:01 +0530

Who is the greatest Mysorean of our times? Difficult question, given that Mysore has produced some of the best minds in India, and the world. Two names that come

Who is a Ratna? Are cricketers Bharat Ratnas?

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:36:11 +0530

One of the best informed journalists in India, Krishna Prasad from Mysore, has initiated a raging debate on Bharat Ratna award in his popular website www.churumuri.com. I sent a comment

Nataka in Karnataka - When you Gowda go

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:37:19 +0530

Does the Deve Gowda family have divine protection? Veteran journalist from Mysore K B Ganapathy wonders in " Star of Mysore " the English daily he edits, "Sometimes I

Lake City, Green City - Roaming in Bangalore

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:52:27 +0530

Concrete on the lake As my plane readies to land in Bangalore, I take in the changes. I notice that new buildings are coming up in the expanses, and shockingly,

Jog Falls Diary and Coffee Crisis

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:28:41 +0530

On the Way to Jog Falls There is no train to Jog falls. Centuries back the British had an ambitious plan of linking the Konkan coast to Deccan plateau

More Bangalore for your buck - IT for Info Tech or Intl Terror?

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:14:51 +0530

Strap: Is it any surprise that Islamic terror masterminds are outsourcing jobs to the world's most famous vendor city" When news broke of the arrest of two Bangalore boys

Bangalore - As by two coffee loses out to cappucinnoâ€¦

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 11 May 2007 10:35:49 +0530

Whenever I visit my home state of Karnataka, friends and relatives ask,, "Why don't you come back to Bangalore, where you can happily eat Idli, Dosa, Mosaranna and Chitranna. Why

Narayana Murthy as Prez would be a shame

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:46:35 +0530

I write this at my own risk. I know I invite the ire of Indian IT professionals by talking this way about their patron saint. Kannadiga software pros,

KARNAD, KAVERI AND KANNADA

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:20:55 +0530

Eminent playwright and artist Girish Karnad is in the news for wrong reasons, once again. His comments supporting Tipu Sultan had led to a statewide protest, just 3-4 months back.

Shilpa Shetty, Aishwarya Rai – Bunts and Bubblies

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:02:49 +0530

Once dreaded Mafia don Sadhu Shetty told me ' look, we the Bunts are the only caste, who are into everything. We are really great. Nobody can match the Shettys

Golden South - Technocrats v/s Film Stars

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:09:53 +0530

Sir M Vishweshvaraya is like an elderly member in the family for the people in old Mysore region in Karnataka. He died decades before I was born. But I knew

Bangalore to Bengalooru – A Big Bang or a Whimper?

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:13:06 +0530

" The Kannada cosmos is so rich, varied and plural that no intelligent, sensitive, Kannada speaking individual would ever feel maimed or incomplete for being a part of it. This

In praise of vintage

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:19:40 +0530

Old buildings talk, and give our cities character. Why are we razing them? Old buildings fascinate me. The older the better. Whenever I go to a new place, I

Omkara: A Midsummer Nightmare

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:42:48 +0530

Had Shakespeare been alive today, he would definitely have filed a criminal defamation suit against the entire team of Omkara. Much hyped Omkara is so disgusting. Disgusting is

Rajkumar: We never wanted him to die

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:00:29 +0530

How old was I when I first saw a Rajkumar film? I must have been four years old. The movie I saw was the legendary Bangarada Manushya. I

The Chalukkudy Train

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:40:38 +0530

Chalukkudy. A beautiful name. A town in Trissur district of Kerala. A town if you want to call it one. A village if you want to call it one. A