The writer teaches at Karnataka State Open University.
May 14, 2023 12:13 IST
Congress’ superior election management is visible in its dominance of old Mysuru, central Karnataka, Hyderabad Karnataka and Bombay Karnataka regions
August 20, 2017 00:32 IST
Lingayats want the Indian State to affirm their distinctiveness from Hinduism and secure minority status.
May 16, 2015 00:00 IST
From realism to Dalit-Bandaya writing, Devanoora Mahadeva’s Kusumabale challenged many norms of Kannada literature. An English translation, while competent, flattens his linguistic innovations.
August 30, 2014 00:27 IST
U.R. Ananthamurthy was a writer who possessed two ways — his own and that of the other.
April 15, 2014 00:02 IST
Despite the high stakes in Karnataka for both Congress and BJP, the election debate has been noisy and substance-free.
December 11, 2013 00:19 IST
His royal counterparts from northern Indian states have had greater success in politics and business.
May 09, 2013 01:05 IST
Confusion over ticket distribution in the Congress injected uncertainty into what would have been a dry narrative
April 11, 2013 03:16 IST
If the BJP finds itself on the back foot today,it isnt because of corruption scandals,but due to the splintering of its social coalition
October 28, 2012 02:43 IST
The controversy around a proposed memorial for RK Narayan in Mysore reflects the authors ambivalent relationship with Kannada literary tradition.
October 28, 2012 02:16 IST
Since his birth centenary in 2006,RK Narayans admirers have been debating about how Mysore should honour its long-time resident.
October 12, 2012 02:59 IST
Claims made by the sparring states depend on competing legal discourses