Devanahalli: a state-of-the-art disconnect

So our swanky new airport at Devanahalli is ready for operation. And Ramesh Ramanathan, social activist, Janaagraha co-founder, and Mint columnist, suggests that, when the PM and civil aviation minister come to Bangalore to open the airport this March end, they take a drive (rather than heli-hop to the venue) from Rajajinagar via West of [...]

Mahesh Yogi and the media

 
My Desicritics piece on newsmen chasing the Beatles at Rishikesh drew flak from devotees of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Larry from Canada wrote that I was “totally superficial, with lack of any inkling of spirituality”. Another commenter wanted to know if I can claim to have made any contribution to Indian culture & philosophy that is remotely comaparable to that [...]

Celebrate life; sponsor a sapling

Wonder what has happened to a plan to plant jatropha on 40 acres of open space close to the P K Sanatorium. My reference is to the effort by Mysore-based Labland Biotech Ltd. to take this government land on 20-year lease for jatropha plantation, in the name of developing a bio-energy park. This makes business sense [...]