Karnataka: Will there be Winds of Change?

Karnataka: Will there be Winds of Change?

Peace activist Cedric Prakash writes this piece as the state of Karnataka pauses before election Day. Several people have predicted that winds of change are blowing, but what are the issues? Karnataka has gone silent today after a high velocity and vicious election campaign. With Assembly Elections 2023 just a couple of days away on […]

Judge refuses bail, ducks flying slipper in court!

Judge refuses bail, ducks flying slipper in court!

Slipper throwing is really getting out of hand. True story from Karnataka State:  A person accused of illegal ganja transport threw a slipper at the judge who cancelled his bail ! This happened at the district court in Bidar on Monday. The accused , a fellow called Mohammad Raseeoddin  was charged by the district police […]

Three day hunger strike for toilet!

Three day hunger strike for toilet!

In Karnataka, a young teenager, Mallamma did not eat for three days. Why? Her parents did not want to build a toilet in the house. At Danapur, in Gangavati district, she started a hunger strike for a toilet in her house, getting inspired by her teacher at school. At home, when her request for a […]

17 year old joins Award protest against intolerance

17 year old joins Award protest against intolerance

Bangalore (Karnataka): Writer prodigy Ria Vithasha, known by her pen name Muddu Thirthahalli aged 17, has authored five novels and won a Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award. The ‘wishy-washy’ response of the Prime Minister on the killing of senior Kannada writer MM Kalburgi distressed her enough to take the decision to return the award. The higher […]