Gods own land In an effort to enrich forests and other natural resources, the residents of Hosagunda and Jambekoppa villages have taken up the task of planting 108 rare varieties of medicinal and aromatic plants at Devarakadu in the Western Ghats. Veerendra P M visits the forest and comes back impressed.
A day in the life of... With Dasara drawing near, jumbos are gearing themselves up for the big day. C V Ramachandra offers a peek into the Dasara jumbos palace camp.
Lets share the land! If Telangana served as a launching pad for Acharya Vinobha Bhaves nation-wide campaign for Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement in 1951, the Yelwala Declaration in 1957 sought to give a legal cover to the Movement, writes Krishna Vattam.
A sword & its story Prakash Kugve relates the tale of a 400-year-old sword that lies abandoned in an open field in Haikal village of Chitradurga district.
The glory of Hoysalas Lakshminarayana temple at Hosaholalu is a perfect example of Hoysala architecture, writes AVS Rao.
Is Sonia Gandhi trying to promote dynastic rule by appointing her son Rahul Gandhi as general secretary of Congress? Will he be able to revive the fortunes of the party in the next Parliament elections?
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