Deep Blue

The South Diary

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:09:41 +0530

'Grooming' them right After a hectic fortnight of politics and another hectic fortnight of Anna Hazare's fast-protest, Heggadadevanakote was heaven on earth. A little bit of rustic fervour, a

After The Deluge

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:18:47 +0530

Sacred lives For two days, the government did yoga and meditated on how to improve its standing among the people. For two whole days after Dasara, when lakhs of

From here and there

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:10:01 +0530

Management funda It was once a clean white board - now filled with belligerant figures (I mean, of the number kind) and symbols of every language from the

Things you didn't know about Krishna, Moily and Kharge

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:50:45 +0530

Some things you may not know about... S M Krishna a) The suave, US-educated lawyer saw politics first-hand first in America - when he was part of John

Amar Akbar Anthony in Bangalore

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:33:36 +0530

Whew! The sparring and the name-calling is over. And at the end of all that 'breaking your arm' and 'cutting your head' speeches that we've endured in the last

All the Cong's horses

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:53:10 +0530

There were no proclamations of 'Soniaaaaa... I love you' from the crowd, but let's admit it - there was one thing the Sonia Gandhi rally did to all the Cong's

Always deny the truth...

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:10:23 +0530

That's the basic tenet that most politicians build on. Well, after claiming, explaining, exclaiming and re-claiming to the media everyday for the last 30 days that, no, his son won't

Jaago Bangalore, jaago

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:06:02 +0530

Sons and heirs For the last few weeks, the biggest buzz in Karnataka politics has been of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra contesting this Lok

Some science and some religion

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:03:26 +0530

Vishwa He was your typical awkward teenager - uncomfortable with 'girls' all around, not sure if what he had done was great, yet liking some of the limelight.

Say boo

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:42:35 +0530

Terrorised Bangalore It's over a month since the Bangalore blasts, but there's no denying that it's left people jittery all over. Picture this - we were coming back from

Election Musings

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:10:56 +0530

Hours to go for these BJP guys to take oath. The city is getting painted saffron. Saffron flags, posters, banners, buntings, sycophancy. Everyone wants a ministerial berth. But one smart

Waves of change

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:14:46 +0530

"Have you seen my son? Are you here to search for my son?" she asked me. I had never met her before. She looked helpless, worried, poor, and then there