“Citius, Altius, Fortius” Faster, Higher, Stronger

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London Olympics, Michael Phelps, Sushil Kumar, Usian Bolt

The 30th Summer Olympics ended yesterday. It saw some amazing feats, truly in keeping with the motto of the Olympics: “Citius, Altius, Fortius” which is the Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” This was coined by Baron Pierre de Coubetin, the founder of the International Olympic Committee and the person considered to be the father of the modern Olympics.

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A Mixed Week

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Karnataka politics, London Olympics

The week that went past was, like most weeks, a mixture of good news and bad. Let’s get rid of the bad news first. Sadly for those of us in Karnataka who have the best interests of the State in mind, “Have you caste your vote?” has become the slogan of our times.