Maya Sharma
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Blog: Arjuna The Elephant Is Dead. I Hope He Is At Peace
Arjuna is dead. When I first saw the news of the death of this majestic elephant, there was a sense of sorrow.
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Blog: Behind PM Modi's Big Roadshows In Bengaluru
Political veteran SM Krishna, as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004, set up the Bangalore Agenda Task Force - a public-private partnership that included the likes of Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani.
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Blog: Even In Victory, Congress Will Have A Huge Karnataka Problem
They both have that political X Factor, leadership quality, and political ambition.
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Blog: The "Nepo Kids" Of Karnataka Election
When Karnataka politicians say the party is like their family, they could well mean it.
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Blog: JD(S) Could Well Play Kingmaker Again
When former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) mentions the BJP and the Congress - he often clubs them together and refers to them as "the national parties".
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Blog: Don't Read Too Much Into Kichcha Sudeep's Support For "Uncle Bommai"
Kannada film stars - the ones at the top of their game - seem to be more interested in sticking to their day job. Perhaps they prefer to deal with the uncertainty of the Friday first day first show rather than the rough & tumble of electoral politics
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Blog: The Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway - Politics And Emotions
For thousands of travelers, it will just be a new road - no memories attached. As the years go by, fewer people will remember that tree-shaded road. As toll roads take over, time takes its toll.
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Blog: BJP's Quota Challenge In Karnataka
Elections are months away in Karnataka and the ruling BJP faces a January deadline to increase quota for the Vokkaliga community in jobs and education.
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Opinion: On Rape-Accused Lingayat Seer, The Silence Of Karnataka Parties
Late night, September 1. The police in Chitradurga, Karnataka, moved in to arrest a man charged with the rape of two minor girls. The police had put in place considerable security before the arrest - including barricades and extra personnel.
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Sunder, The Elephant Who Saw Worst And Best Of Humanity, Is Now Gone
Video of Sunder being tortured by mahout went viral in 2013; campaign to free him saw push from Amitabh Bachchan to Pamela Anderson to Paul McCartney
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BS Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai And Uncertainty Ahead Of Karnataka Polls
When you think of the BJP in Karnataka - the first name and face that comes to mind for many is that of BS Yediyurappa. The powerful leader from the dominant Lingayat community was the very first BJP chief minister in the south of India.
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Kichcha Sudeep To NDTV: RRR, KGF 2 Have Brands; Vikrant Rona Has Only My Familiar Face
"It is not a typical ambitious cliched kind of film," said Kichcha Sudeep
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Kichcha Sudeep To NDTV: Salman Khan Is Family, Jacqueline Fernandez A Very Fine Actress
"He's more of family to me. His support will always be there," said Kichcha Sudeep
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Kichcha Sudeep Understood Ajay Devgn's Hindi Tweet Because Of Amitabh Bachchan And Kishore Kumar
"Him tweeting in Hindi was something that probably they thought that we understand," said Kichcha Sudeep
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From Guntur To Space: An Indian Woman Astronaut's Story
Sirisha Bandla remembers the moment she learnt that she was fascinated by space. It was as a little girl, growing up in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.
