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My last meeting with Prof. B. Sheik Ali
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I have had a fairly long standing and frequent interaction with Prof. B. Sheik Ali, the nonagenarian doyen of history who bid adieu to this world…
4 Sept 2022 · 4 min read
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Neta Fashion
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) visited Bihar on Wednesday. He met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and called for a ‘BJP-mukt Bharat’ and much more. While he said plenty for us…
3 Sept 2022 · 6 min read
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A tale of two scandalous news items: Stray thoughts
Once upon a time there was a wandering monk, obviously in the ancient land of Bharath. Just as the Hindu holy scripture Veda has no name of its author or authors, this…
2 Sept 2022 · 4 min read
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Welcome to “Grand” Dasara
Are we well braced for a “Grand” Dasara that our Government has declared, in great aplomb and confidence, to celebrate this year’s Dasara beginning from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 in a…
28 Aug 2022 · 6 min read
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40% Commission, 100% NO Prosecution
Come elections, and along come allegations. And so, it continues, the politics of allegation never leading to prosecution. Rarely are allegations by an Opposition party taken to their logical end. The Opposition…
27 Aug 2022 · 5 min read
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Dr. M. S. Vishveshwara: A Noble Soul, Gone Forever!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The week that has gone by has been a very painful one for the entire medical fraternity of our city and its surroundings. It has taken…
21 Aug 2022 · 4 min read
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Krishna Connections
Yesterday was Krishna Janmashtami, Lord Krishna’s birthday. Among the Hindu Gods, Krishna, for me, is by far the most human, and that’s why I like him. He is a God of paradoxes,…
20 Aug 2022 · 6 min read
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Lokayukta gets Punarjanma: What next?
Ayn Rand did warn us in 1957!: “When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - When you see that money is…
14 Aug 2022 · 4 min read
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75 years on, still a Dysfunctional Democracy
It’s been 75 years since we began to rule ourselves. We must be proud because we continue to exist as a union and a democratic union at that. It is no easy…
13 Aug 2022 · 5 min read
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Grand Dasara - A Mirage
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC This year, the Government in its wisdom decided to celebrate Dasara in a “grand way.” Excellent news for the general public, all the stakeholders of…
12 Aug 2022 · 6 min read
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Prof. P.R. Mukund - Teacher of Vedic Sciences & Spirituality!
Hindu religion seems to be a religion for all people for all reasons and for all seasons. Some times I wonder whether it is a religion, like other religions, with a Godhead…
10 Aug 2022 · 5 min read
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Swami Vivekananda’s vision for future of India, as I understand -2
[Continued from yesterday] Swami Vivekananda said: “Let New India arise..... Let her arise out of the peasant’s cottage....., out of the huts of the fisherman, the cobbler and the sweeper. Let her…
6 Aug 2022 · 6 min read
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KPL’s New Avatar: Will it work?
The Karnataka Premier League (KPL) has been rechristened as Maharaja Trophy. Not only has the name changed, but its fundamental structure is also different. The question is will this new change make…
6 Aug 2022 · 5 min read
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Swami Vivekananda’s vision for future of India, as I understand -1
Recently I was invited by Swami Muktidanandaji, head of Ramakrishna Ashram, Mysuru, to speak on Swami Vivekananda’s vision for India at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE), Yadavagiri. Produced…
5 Aug 2022 · 5 min read
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Yes, Prime Minister at Mysuru Literature Festival
Like raindrops that keep falling through the foliage hours after the rain has stopped, I am coming back to an episode in the recently held (July 23-24) Mysuru Literature Festival. That was…
2 Aug 2022 · 6 min read
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The Changing Face of Namma Mysuru!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Over the past few years, we have all been noticing that the old and sedate, but incredibly charming face of Namma Mysuru has been steadily changing.…
31 Jul 2022 · 4 min read
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Nude & Prude
Ranveer Singh is a good actor who takes on unconventional roles. He is unconventional off-screen too, and now he’s in trouble. Ranveer Singh is interesting and even refreshing if you observe him…
30 Jul 2022 · 5 min read
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Jai Ho, Mysuru Literature Festival and Manoranjan!-2
[Continued from yesterday] Later during the tea break I met Geetan- jali Shree at the writers’ lounge. I asked her what exactly the title of the book meant or suggested. Yes, she…
26 Jul 2022 · 3 min read
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Jai Ho, Mysuru Literature Festival and Manoranjan!-1
The Mysuru Literature Festival, launched by that dynamic bubbling young lady of our regal city, also a city of education, art and literature, had to go ‘underground’ due to COVID-19 during 2020…
25 Jul 2022 · 4 min read
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A book on the lighter side of Coorg
Yesterday morning as I sat at my working desk, there sat a brown cover addressed to me on the table. It came from Palanganda T. Bopanna, a journalist author from Bengaluru. Inside…
20 Jul 2022 · 3 min read
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Unparliamentary Words
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is scheduled to begin on July 18 and it will be a ‘tame’ and a ‘lame’ one. Why? Because of a book called ‘Unparliamentary Expression’, a…
16 Jul 2022 · 5 min read
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Angels at work again: Enabling Ganesh to go to school again
Ten years ago on one Wednesday, 13th June, 2012, Star of Mysore had made an appeal along with Rotary Mysore to our kind and philanthropist readers to contribute their mite to financially…
12 Jul 2022 · 6 min read
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End of the rope… for now or forever ?
Whenever there is talk of development in Mysuru, the first target is Chamundi Hill. Now for the first time, our MLAs, MP and the District in-charge Minister have said no to the…
9 Jul 2022 · 5 min read
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At last a Memorial for Swami Vivekananda
After November 2019, I was hibernating (or was it hiding?) in my house afraid of the rakshasa (demon) called COVID-19. It was only in the last two months I chose to attend…
7 Jul 2022 · 5 min read