Mysore Literary Association (MLA) invited Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, city’s medical practitioner and also a regular columnist of Star of Mysore, to deliver a talk on ‘Beginning my life in a White…
The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is back in the news and as always, for the wrong reasons. This time, for corruption of three varieties — The 50:50 ratio site distribution scandal,…
I came and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift; nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men…
On Friday around 11 am I got a call. The message was disturbing, unpleasant, “Ponnu uncle passed away.” It was about the death of Ponnu Muthanna, known simply as Ponnu to his…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last weekend, I wrote about the harrowing experience of Dr. H.V. Shivaram, who was attacked by a stray horse on the grounds of the Cheluvamba Hospital,…
The last true ‘restaurateur’ of Mysuru, Ponoo Muthanna, affectionately known to many Mysureans in their late 20s, 30s and 40s as Ponoo Uncle, passed away yesterday. Ponoo was the beloved proprietor of…
The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways... — Lord Tennyson Lest one good Constitution should corrupt India! — With apologies to Lord Tennyson There…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yes, you read me right. I am talking of a Horse-Attack and not a Heart-Attack, which as we all know, is a commonly occurring medical event,…
Kannada actor Darshan’s alleged involvement in a murder and the slow reaction from otherwise hyper ‘reactionary’ fellow actors, politicians and actors’ Fan Clubs makes us wonder: Are we unable to differentiate between…
A Prime Minister who made a weak India strong and a humbled India proud after 76 years of Independence Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The heavy toll that competitive exams, requiring the Kota kind of preparation, have been taking from our society, in the form of the precious lives of…
The Lotus Wilts: A Tale of Humility & Hope Tuesday brought a humbling reckoning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a surge of hope for the I.N.D.I.A bloc. Despite a technical…
Bharat Mata Ki Jai. We the people of India, that is Bharat, have spoken. No single political party has got 272 seats, that magical number, out of 543 seats when the result…
This is my take on the Parliamentary Election 2024 exit poll survey now being beamed in all TV channels. This has made the Opposition sulk. Personally speaking, my faith in this exit…
[Continued from yesterday] Old age is no doubt boring as much as tiring. If left to be alone with children separated and health not good it is worse. Ask any old man.…
Formula: Diet-exercise-fasting Man has always been worried and concerned about ageing and death. His longing to be immortal is as old as the time of Adam and Manu. Normally ageing precedes death,…
It’s a magical time in Karnataka again. We’re talking about ‘black magic.’ Our Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may have passed a watered-down Anti-Superstition Bill. Maybe he should try again for a more implementable…
PM Modi wants to help but... Wealth we produce goes to our Bank. Where does the waste we produce go? It goes to the landfill in different parts of our city. The…
I am at a loss to begin the narration about a 50th marriage anniversary celebration of a couple, I know for years, that I attended yesterday at a local hotel. Indeed, it…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayaeem, MD Just a few days ago, we all read in our newspapers a very disturbing report about a young boy, who was preparing to crack the NEET…
This morning, ‘The Hindu’ newspaper reported that the Government owes the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Mysuru Rs. 80 lakh in pending bills. The confusion is: Which Government will foot the bill…
The Pre-University and SSLC results are out, and as expected, there is happiness, disappointment, grief and, unfortunately, quite a few deaths — two students in Mandya district, both just 15 years old,…
Surprises, pleasant or unpleasant, never cease to happen in everybody’s life. Recently, I had a pleasant surprise when the Blue Dart courier delivered two books from a friend in New York, M.P.…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD These days we find that almost all our cities have changed a lot from what they were until just a generation ago, with more and more…
