Arnav Chandrasekhar
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Why Strait of Hormuz remains Iran’s ‘silver bullet’, explains former UN envoy T S Tirumurti (opens the original)
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“As far as Iran is concerned, Hormuz is their silver bullet… they are not going to let go,” said former Indian Permanent United Nations Representative and veteran Indian Foreign Service officer T S Tirumurti in Bengaluru Wednesday. Tirumurti was speaking at a panel discussion titled ‘Shifting Sands – The Iran War, West Asia, and India’s Place in the New Order’ at the Bangalore International Centre. Also present at the panel was former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who has also served as ambas
Know Your City: How military engineer John Blakiston shaped Bengaluru’s Cantonment (opens the original)
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Most discussion of colonial Bengaluru is split between the Pete, the original walled portion of the city, and the Cantonment, the centre of British influence and everything that came with it. But while the Cantonment region eventually grew to represent many aspects of British high society — from elegant homes to clubs catering to the elite of the time — it began as a purely military establishment. As such, its construction was overseen by a military engineer, John Blakiston, who served in the Ea
Writer’s Corner: How a Bengaluru techie fell in love with Gothic horror (opens the original)
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Bengaluru is a city teeming with writers, in Kannada and English alike. Walk through the city’s bookstores, festivals, or cafes, and it’s hard not to meet an author. Shival Gupta is an exception, though—one of the few writing in gothic horror in English. “I was always a big fan of gothic horror,” says Gupta. “I used to read a lot of it growing up, including Shirley Jackson and Edgar Allan Poe…psychological horror that uses the storytelling medium to convey grief, ambition, or a dark psychology w
Know Your City | Madras Sappers Museum in Bengaluru now open to public (opens the original)
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For centuries, Bengaluru has been shaped by its military history – from the time of Kempe Gowda to the modern Cantonment area – which the Madras Sappers had no small hand in creating. For those Bengaluru residents interested in the history of the Sappers, their Museum is now open to members of the public who register to visit on certain days. The Sappers have a long and storied history from their roots as the Madras Pioneers, in legendary battlefields across India and the world. They were at Ass
Writer’s Corner: Meet Berty Ashley, the quizmaster shaping Bengaluru’s quiz culture (opens the original)
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Hang around Bengaluru’s quizzing scene long enough, and you are bound to run into Berty Ashley. Whether it is at a larger event or a cozy pub quiz in Indiranagar, the molecular biologist-turned-quizmaster is known for bringing a distinctive style to quiz format that often follows familiar patterns. Berty Ashley, who hails from Madurai, has been quizzing since he was a Class 5 student. Recalling how he got involved with quizzing in Bengaluru, he said, “The city has a very strong quizzing history.
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