Pathetic State Of Sports In India
As a nation of over one billion souls, I feel sorry and totally embarrassed to think that India is nowhere on the top in...
Thief On The Loose: Part VII
" Why did you come back so early ? " Meghna?s mother enquired." Felt like coming back " Meghna replied, thrusting a wad of flowers in her hand." How...
The Agony Of Being A Sports Fanatic In India!
(This piece was written during the Athens Olympics. But the situation doesn't seem to have changed except probably for Narain's inclusion in the F1...
Carved Cantaloupe and Radishes
A Cantaloupe is cut in half and the edible part has been scooped out just enough to fit a small bowl. Scooped out part...
Fight Against Corruption: Youth pledge support
Bidar Youth pledge full support
In a world plagued by the menace of corruption in public life, what can the citizens expect? Good service delivery?...
Mangalorean Dot Com: Yours, Mine and Ours
...And one day someone said "let there be a website to bring Mangaloreans, the world over together" and there was Mangalorean dot com. The...
ICYM – A Legacy of 60 Years in forming Leaders
By H R Alva - Mangalore
We cannot call it a diamond or set its value on a diamond stone unless it is properly shaped...
Fighting Piracy – India shows the way
Of late, the world's attention has been drawn to the hijacking of ships (of various types, belonging to different countries) by Somali pirates to...
The End Of Innocence
At 18, he had seen it all! For starters, there were the never-ending drunken brawls at home and these were things that he had...
The Third World…Reality frights!
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One hour had passed. Kokila still lay unconscious.
Someone threw water on her face!...
