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Globar Warming - Cartoon

My Cartoon published in today's Vijayavani

At Kavishaila, Kuppali.

Chicken Remnants CArtoon......

My cartoon published in today's (18/11/12) Kannada Daily `Vijayavani's' science page `Sameekarana'

My cartoon in todays (04-11-12) Vijayavani

Graveyard Encroached!!

My Cartoon in English for my non Kannadiga friends- published in `Sudha' Kannada Weekly dt.4/9/12

Mobile blogging

It is great that I can blog using my mobile.

My science cartoon published in `Vijayavani', 16/09/12

Curiosity lands on Mars-My cartoon in Vijayavani 26/08/12

My cartoon in Vijayavani 26/08/12
`Curiosity lands on Mars- searches for water and minerals'

"Sir, somebody from a borewell company is calling us..... 

they say that their business is dull here and wants to know 

whether water is available on Mars!"

My cartoon in `Vijayavani' daily dated 05/08/12

Bus with toilets- cartoon

My cartoon published in `Sudha' Kannada weekly issue dated 18/8/2012

My Cartoon in `Sudha' Weekly

Falling Rupee!!!!

Muse India- a literary e-journal

Started and run by a group of writers, Muse India is a literary e-journal (www.museindia.com) with the primary objective of showcasing Indian writings in English and in English translation to a broad-based global readership. The journal publishes both creative and critical writing and offers a wide range of literary forms—poetry, short fiction, essays, conversations with writers, book reviews and the like. Bearing in mind the general readership on the internet, it will, however, avoid highly academic articles. Besides presenting the work of more established authors, Muse India will also promote talented new and young writers. 

May-June 2012 Issue 43 has its 

Focus: Contemporary Kannada Literature: http://www.museindia.com/focus.asp?id=43

Feature: Manto - A Centenary Tribute among other articles and discussions. http://www.museindia.com/feature.asp?id=43

In this issue you can read my interview on my Manto's translations and Translations in general: 

Taking Manto’s writings to Kannada readers

Manto Kategalu is an anthology of 11 of the most well-known short stories of Saadat Hasan Manto by J Balakrishna. Published in 2009 by Lankesh Prakashana, Bangalore, (Price Rs 80, Pages: 107), it also contains Manto’s letters to Uncle Sam (The US). Satirical and hard-hitting, they are relevant even today, given the uneasy US-Pak relationship. Though written against the post-Partition geo-political ethos, they have a contemporary urgency and immediacy.

J Balakrishna’s translation of Manto’s immortal short stories into Kannada highlight the fact that no matter which side of the divide people found themselves in after the Partition, they were hapless victims of unmitigated human tragedy. Today, reading their translations in Kannada not only make them accessible to people in the Southern state, who were far away from the horrors of Partition, and relatively untouched by it, but it also humanises the so-called enemy. It is less easy to demonise a people when you have read about their suffering. 

Though born of one of history’s most gruesome of epochs, Manto’s short stories could lead to cross-cultural conversation, and perhaps, lessen mutual mistrust and suspicion between the two divided nations – India and Pakistan. 

Read Further.....

http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=43&id=3353

                            

I am a Pakistani Indian……

An interesting and sensible write up from http://pakteahouse.net/

I am a Pakistani Indian……

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:07 PM PDT

Raza Habib Raja

There is something about India as an idea which transcends the modern day political configurations. It is the idea of India as a huge mass of land which stretches from Baluchistan to present day Bangladesh. This idea of India is independent of any political configuration. In fact during the past thousands of years, this mass of land has very seldom been a unified political entity. And yet there is something which loosely unites the inhabitants despite their substantial religious and at times even ethno linguistic differences (after all let us not forget that more than 200 languages are spoken in India). There is something, perhaps difficult to articulate, which enables this huge stretch of land to be called India irrespective of various political shapes it has assumed over thousands of years.
My country Pakistan was created only 60 years ago. In my eyes, the current political landscape consisting of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan is just one of the many political permutations, Indian subcontinent has witnessed over thousands of years. This current political formation does not mean that I have ceased to be an Indian. Yes at this point I will say that I am a proud Pakistani. I opened my eyes here and I love it intensely despite the fact that I have often been severely critical of the way things are being run here. But at the same time I would also like to say that I have an Indian identity as well.
I am the heir to the same great Indus valley civilization and I have the same claim to India as those who belong to modern political India. It is this common great heritage, underpinned by the idea of India independent of political configurations, which unites me with those who live in the present political entity of India. It is our common heritage irrespective of our different political and for that matter even cultural differences( because India has many sub cultures which differ substantially from each other ).
Yes those who worship the idea of two nation theory will negate it and ironically their sentiments will find endorsement by Hinduvta brigade. The former thinks that identity is perhaps a monolithic phenomenon and Pakistan equates to an antithesis of India. They think that identity is solely a political cum religious construct and since Pakistan is a separate political entity therefore we are now just Pakistanis in every respect of the way. The political Pakistan means fostering of a completely new identity and a complete divorce from the past. For them their past starts from the point their ancestors converted to Islam and their identity morphs into anything concrete only after the creation of Pakistan. And this group, comprising of so called nationalists, is also wary of ethnic identities and aligns itself with the state cultivated narrative of “One Pakistan: One Nation”.
The later (Indian right wingers) think that since Pakistan became a separate state, their country was “partitioned” and  an unforgiveable sin has been committed. By creating Pakistan, its inhabitants have divided mother India. They keep on talking about the glory of Indus valley civilization and mention India as a historically single political entity which in 1947 was divided along religious lines.
Well needless to say that I disagree with both the parties. My premise is that people have multiple identities. I am, a Pakistani, a Punjabi, a Muslim and of course an Indian in the sense I have mentioned above. In fact we all have multiple identities.  At times one identity may become dominant due to certain circumstances and may even take a strong political expression such as demand for a separate state. However, even if does so, the other identities though relegated do not simply disappear. So in my case my Indian identity is there despite my Pakistani identity. Though I may not consciously ‘choose” it but it is for me not only a matter of choice as it is an identity shaped by history and culture transmitted through generations. It is that common historical heritage which binds me together with those who live in the neighbouring political India.
At present I am in USA and studying at Cornell. Some of my best friends are Indians and I am amazed that how much common we have despite apparently “hostile” political situation between the two countries. And they do not belong to North India only ( as it is often said that North India is culturally closer to Pakistan) but from South also. It is that commonality which transcends political and for that matter even ethnic and religious differences which binds me to them. I do not think of them as foes but as my brothers and sisters with whom I share a great common heritage.
And yet I will not apologize for Pakistan as it is my country and I opened my eyes here. I will nevertheless reiterate that creation of Pakistan at least in my eyes does not negate my Indian identity and origins. I would like to remind all those who are bent upon imposing Arab wahabi culture on us that it is alien to us.
I believe that realizing our common Indian identity is important as it will lead to erosion of bitterness. Yes modern Pakistan and India are a reality but then so is our great common heritage. Yes it is important for us to be loyal to our political states but at the same time not overlook the joint heritage.
I am a Pakistani Indian….

Award Ceremony for Writers in Science, Technology and Agriculture

Venue: PESIT Auditorium, Bangalore 

Award Winners: For Science: Dr.J.Balakrishna, For Agriculture:Dr.P.Narayanaswamy, For Technology: Mr.Srinidhi 

Dr.H.Honne Gowda, Member Secretary, KSTA, Prof.Jayagopal Uchil of PESIT, Scientist Prof.U.R.Rao, Retd. Vice Chancellor of Kumpu University Prof.Gajendragad 

`Scroll of Honour' 

Prof.U.R.Rao felicitating Dr.J.Balakrishna 

 Award winners along with the dignitaries

Special Invitiees Dr.R.Dwarikinath, Retd. Vice Chancellor, U.A.S., Bangalore, Nagesh Hegde and others 

Dr.J.Balakrishna 

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Karnataka Science and Technology Academy Award

I am glad to inform you that my Kannada Book of collection of Science Articles has won 2011-12 Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (http://www.kstacademy.org) Book award under Science Category.

Many of these articles have been published in my Kannada blog `ANTARAGANGE'. Read them when you fine time and of course leave your comments:

ಸೀಲಾಕ್ಯಾಂತ್ ಕಾಲವೇ ಮರೆತಿದ್ದ ಮೀನು: http://antaragange.blogspot.in/2011/05/blog-post_21.html

ಡಾಲ್ಫಿನ್: ಮಾನವನ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ಸಮಜೀವಿ: http://antaragange.blogspot.in/2010/12/blog-post.html

ಹೆನ್ರಿಟಾ ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್ ಎಂಬ ಕಪ್ಪು ಮಹಿಳೆಯ ಅಮರಕತೆ: http://antaragange.blogspot.in/2010/11/blog-post.html

ಅನ್ಯಗ್ರಹ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿವೆಯೆ?: http://antaragange.blogspot.in/2010/10/blog-post.html

`ಕಾಮ'ನಬಿಲ್ಲಿನ ಅನಾವರಣ: http://antaragange.blogspot.in/2010/05/blog-post.html

ನಿಗೂಢ ನಿಯಾಂಡರ್ತಲ್ ಮಾನವ: http://antaragange.blogspot.in/2010/01/blog-post.html