By R. Chandra Prakash [Continued from Feb. 9] It is a fundamental truth when the authors emphasise that Hinduism is an open architecture offering a vast library of texts providing guidance and therefore there are multiple choices. Every Hindu can, and does, cherry-pick his personal choices of metaphysical interpretation, of guru for guidance (or no…
A timely book on caste system and politics-1
February 9, 2024By R. Chandra Prakash Title: VARNA, JATI, CASTE – A Primer on Indian Social Structures Authors: Rajiv Malhotra & Vijaya Viswanathan Year: 2023 Pages: 160 Price: Rs. 250 Publisher: OCCAM, BluOne Ink LLP, India Caste system has been arraigned for creating extreme discrimination in the Hindu society. It has also been a political tool…
Understanding the predicament of Hindus in a ‘Hindu Rashtra’
January 24, 2024Title: Hindus in Hindu Rashtra — Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid Author: Anand Ranganathan Year: 2023 Pages: 135 Price: Rs. 399 Publisher: Blu One Ink LLP, India By R. Chandra Prakash Every news media today buzzes with two words — Ayodhya and Ram Temple. The occasion is the construction and the inauguration of…
T.N. Seshan-Maverick in Action
December 22, 2023By R. Chandra Prakash Title: Through The Broken Glass-An Autobiography Author: T.N. Seshan Year: 2023 Pages: 350+ Price: Rs. 795 Publisher: Rupa Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi [Continued from Dec.20] T.N. Seshan was aware that elections had become a symbol of corruption. He records, “The practices and traditions of hol-ding and con-ducting elections were going…
A Cec who prevented India becoming Banana Republic
December 20, 2023By R. Chandra Prakash Title: Through The Broken Glass-An Autobiography Author: T.N.Seshan Year: 2023 Pages: 350+ Price: Rs. 795 Publisher: Rupa Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi T.N. Seshan was appointed as the tenth Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in the year 1991. By 2023 the number of CECs has risen to 25! However, other than T.N….
Re-Discovering Bharat
December 16, 2022Second book of Sai Deepak’s Bharat Trilogy launched HH Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Foundation has organised an insightful talk and interaction session on the book ‘India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilisation’ by its author J. Sai Deepak, who is also a Supreme Court Advocate, at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri, Mysuru,…
Mysuru is also a Medical City – 5: Allied Medical Services
March 2, 2022[Continued from Feb. 23] By R. Chandra Prakash Today the medical system is a chain of interdependent, highly sophisticated services, each consisting of qualified and trained personnel. Further, the changing socio-economic contours of demography has created newer demands. The combined effects of these factors has been that today there is a labyrinths of allied medical…
Mysuru is also a Medical City – 4: Government Medical Facilities
February 23, 2022[Continued from Feb. 17] By R. Chandra Prakash Government Medical facilities in Mysuru have seen substantial improvements in the last decade. Right now there is a proposal for an expenditure of Rs. 86 crore to renovate Government-run Hospitals in Mysuru. New facilities like Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, a District Hospital and…
Mysuru is also a Medical City — 3: Medical Facilities in Mysuru
February 17, 2022[Continued from Feb. 9] By R. Chandra Prakash At the dawn of independence Mysuru inherited a predominantly Government medical infrastructure. As early as 1889, the Cheluvamba Hospital was established in city. In 1908, Ayurveda and Unani Hospital, in 1917 P.K. Sanatorium, in 1924 Mysore Medical College and in 1927 K.R. Hospital were established. These medical…
Mysuru is also a Medical City — 2: Mysuru, a Medical Educational Hub
February 9, 2022[Continued from Feb. 2] By R. Chandra Prakash During the past five decades Mysuru medical scenario has undergone revolutionary changes — from medical education to medical services. Thousands of medical professionals have been produced in these institutions who went on to serve the country well. No surprise that there was also a proposal to establish…
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