In this issue

The chase is on!; Required: A launderette for Karnataka's Air; Justice delayed, not denied in Karnataka; A Dark Night, the Big Ben and a Photo-Op; Sruthi Hariharan in conversation; Are you sexually healthy?!.....

Tipu Sultan's Armoury in a Historic Shift, Asia's First!

In what can be called a historic project in more ways than one, one of the eight armouries of Tipu Sultan will be physically shifted to another location to accommodate a new railway line. R. Uday Kumar has more…

3 mins

The Chase is On!

In November 2016, following the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the Karnataka High Court passed an interim order banning all Buffalo races in Karnataka on the premise that it involved animal cruelty. This order affected the popular sport of Dakshina Kannada – the Kambala. It also affected the economy, employment and importantly the pride of State’s people. Bowing to the intense public clamour from the coastal belt of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district, the Karnataka assembly on the 13th of February 2017 passed a bill to amend The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. This even as the Karnataka High Court on January 31 refused to revoke its November 2016 of banning the traditional sport. Harsha Raj Gatty retraces the history and looks forward to an eventful Kambala this year.

8 mins

Sruthi Hariharan in Conversation

Sruthi Hariharan became a heroine in Sandalwood by accident. She is different from other heroines perhaps – When you meet her, her simplicity, humility and warmth stand out. Currently, the gregarious actress is basking in the success of her recent film Beautiful Manasugalu. She says that her aspiration was not to become an actress but to associate with an art form. To this end she began her career as an assistant choreographer with Imran Sardaria, but now she is the busiest actress in Sandalwood. Recently the beautiful and talented actress spoke to Y Maheswara Reddy. Here’s what she had to say.

4 mins

A Dark Night, the Big Ben and a Photo-op

Vidya Deshpande takes a walking photo tour of London and gets some postcard like clicks!

3 mins

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