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Mysore University’s cheap gimmick

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

(Cross posted in Churumuri)
The Times of India reports that the University of Mysore has decided to confer an honorary doctorate on Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
This, I find, incredibly inexplicable.
Don’t get me wrong.
I repeat, don’t get me wrong: I consider Tendulkar to be a phenomenal achiever and, in particular, I have really come to respect how [...]

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Bicycle lanes

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

If, as SOM reported yesterday, Mysore Deputy Commissioner Manivannan comes through on his promise of separate bicycle lanes in city roads, that would be splendid.
It is important to encourage bicycle riding in a city like Mysore, which is still manageable and where people can get around on bicycles. I do not know whether Manivannan’s move [...]

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What’s wrong with these people?

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Star of Mysore had two reports yesterday on Mysore District in-charge Minister, Shobha Karandlaje.
At a district-level review meeting of officials and people’s representatives at Zilla Panchayat, Ms. Karandlaje said that the fertilizer crisis is not serious.
Then, in a second meeting on Dasara preparations, Ms. Karandlaje outlined her vision of Dasara. Let me quote from the [...]

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Turn Manasagangothri into a wireless hotspot!

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Palaniappan Chidambaram’s Rs 100 crore gift to the Mysore University is great news to all of us , who worry about the lack of resources at institutions of higher learning. While there has been some talk of granting Central University status to Mysore University, this grant is much needed to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure [...]

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Sponsored Dasara?

Sunday, February 24, 2008

In San Francisco, last night’s Chinese New Year Parade had a proud sponsor: Southwest Airlines.
Can Infosys Mysore Dasara be far behind?

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Poornachandra Tejaswi

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Here is what I always found impressive about K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi.
Being Kuvempu’s son wasn’t a burden. He was that rare famous son, who forged his own personality and strode the Kannada literary and cultural world as a giant in his own right. He could and did easily say no to worldly positions - from [...]

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