E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: In the unprecedented rain that poured in Uttarakhand last week, pilgrims and the government were caught off-guard, resulting in large-scale death and devastation in the abode of …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: At a time when Hockey India (HI) and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) are at each other’s throats and dragging Indian hockey down the drain by filing …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Most people think the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is a body that controls cricket in India. This is only partly true though. Cricket …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Freebies are the lubricants that grease the wheels of democracy in India—and the cranky old engine needs to be serviced at least once in five years. Wine …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticized the Indian cricket board’s decision earlier this week to revive cricketing relations with Pakistan with a three-match ODI series in …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji returned from Allahabad, suntanned after a brief visit. “Rama Rama. It’s unbearably hot. Agni nakshtra should be reworded as Agni Raaakshsa. Mysore is heavenly with dark …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji was reading Praja Vani, once owned by Netkalappa, which was a favourite of Bangaloreans along with P.R. Ramiah’s Tayi Nadu, a long time ago. She was …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: When will we ever see a cricketer like Rahul Sharad Dravid again? Facing the fastest of bowlers in spotless flannels not a crease or button out of …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: What is wrong with our Black Coats? Why are lawyers, who are supposed to uphold the law, protect innocents, work along with their compatriots in other professions …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Who exactly is ruling Karnataka right now? Exhibit A: The Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGS) guarantees employment in rural areas. Of the Rs 2,153 …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: According to a statement by an official of United Nations children’s emergency fund, in April 2011, the Karnataka government prudishly turned down a UNICEF proposal to impart …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The overzealous minister in charge of Mysore district, S.A. Ramdas, has announced that he wants to convert the road from Mysore leading upto Chamundi hills into a …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji was doing pooje at the Tulasi katte on the last Saturday of the year. I was sitting nearby, what with a double attack of seasonsal chill …
With the year drawing to a close and Christmas close at hand, E.R. RAMACHANDRAN is in an expansive mood, compiling a list of gifts that he would like to give …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: More than 2,600 children under 6 years of age—that’s two-thousand-six-hundred children under six years of age—are reported to have died of malnutrition in Raichur district over the …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji was watching the TV intently. “Konegoo Yediyurappanna arrest maadidrallo!” “Howdajji.” “He went where no chief minister from our State had ever gone before, even if it …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: In the second decade of the 21st century, India has two Yuvrajs trying to lord over all they survey. *** The first Yuvraj is on the cricket …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Once upon a time there was a Class Monitor. He had been appointed Class Monitor as the school teachers thought he was honest, sincere and hard-working. His …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: I bumped into yesteryear’s Ace Dramatist (AD) at the Ranga Shankara last night. AD is an actor, playwright and producer who has seen better days. He even …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: With 2010 now firmly in the past tense, here are 25 movies that have been carefully handpicked for the 25 most famous and notorious personalities of the …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN says: Hello and welcome to ‘Corruption Matters! Channel’. Here’s the news read by Ghoos Bhai Ghoos. First, the headlines: # The telecom scandal of Rs 175,000 crore has …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Ajji flung the Vishwa Karnataka paper she was reading. “Yenayithu Ajji! Bel-beliggene mood-offu?” I said. “Ideno anyaya! Has the Karnataka government started operating from Shaneeshvara temples in …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: As she ran along the pathway in the Glass House of Lalbagh, Suma was joy personified. Her eyes glistened as she chased the butterflies swirling in the …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: I was once treated by a doctor who was a ‘Gold Medalist’, a fact which was emblazoned after her name on the signboard outside her door. She …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Much has been said about the umpiring by Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson in the Sydney Test that tilted the balance against India. But what about Perth? …
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