BTC sits on 83 acres of prime land in heart of Bengaluru. Cabinet decision to shift it has sparked fears heritage space could be used for road-widening & other infra projects.
The closure stems from a 2005 order — upheld this year by the SC — that requires places of public entertainment to seek licences if they wish to play music.
Bangalore Club, I must admit, felt rude even to me, a shameless reporter trained to gate-crash where not expected. But friends tell me I am in good company.
The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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