By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Sir Mark Tully, undoubtedly the ‘Grand Old Man’ of news broadcasting, said his last ‘Good Night’ to this world last month, on 25th January, though not…
A young woman recently declared on social media: “Arranged marriage is glorified in India because it’s the only way 70% of men who are creepy, useless and don’t know how to talk…
The Mysuru City Corporation’s upcoming Swachh Marathon, organised as part of Swachh Survekshan 2025-2026, is yet another well-intentioned attempt to raise public awareness about cleanliness. The stated goals are admirable: Waste segregation,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I was overjoyed to learn a couple of days ago that Dr. M.A. Saleem, the DG&IG of our Police Force, has announced that all our cops…
Our Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, said Bengaluru was the “city of the future,” with a strong ecosystem, skilled human resources and investor-friendly governance. But……
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently, all Mysuru-loving Mysureans were rudely jolted awake after a clandestine midnight operation by the authorities felled forty fully grown copper pod trees on the…
All Governments love acronyms, and our Central Government has a perfect one for temples. It is called PRASHAD. It stands for Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive. Phew! It feels like…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Let alone knowing him personally, I never had an occasion even to meet him or hear him speak, although I have read almost everything that he…
After kidnapping Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, a sovereign nation, US President Donald Trump now wants to take over Greenland ! Of course, he had given warning to other lands as…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Over the last one week we have been reading very distressing reports of how a patient of a heart attack, died most tragically in Canada, simply…
With every passing year, greetings have become increasingly impersonal. What was once an act of intention has now turned into a reflex, executed with the tap of a thumb. We are no…
Two days ago, a 40-year-old balloon vendor was filling helium balloons for children near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace. Seconds later, the cylinder exploded. The vendor was killed instantly. Six bystanders,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Now, let me warn you at the very outset, that the title of this article qualifies eminently, to be labelled as an act of barefaced plagiarism.…
Across States and at the Centre, lawmaking has been reduced to brute arithmetic: If you have the numbers, you ram the Bill through. Debate is optional. Deliberation is dispensable. Karnataka’s Hate Speech…
When Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stepped out after their second ‘unity breakfast meeting,’ the real headline wasn’t the unity. It was what gleamed on their wrists —…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Lalitha Mahal, now named the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the most magnificent among the many Palaces in our city of Maharajas, is once…
Recently, I bought a beautifully produced book titled ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ by Arundhati Roy. The cover is undeniably striking: A lush red fabric with a sleeve featuring a black-and-white photograph…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Our Chamundi Hill is undoubtedly the most imposing backdrop that lends a very unique and majestic look to our city. Being visible from far and wide…
As expected the inevitable tug-of-war between the Karnataka Chief Minister and his Deputy for the coveted CM’s kurchi has begun. What we are witnessing today is the direct consequence of indecision and…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The vexing and all too real street dog problem, widely prevalent across the country, seems to be defying a workable solution, thanks to the opposing interests…
Just a week after we celebrated Children’s Day, we were confronted with a brutal truth: Our children are not safe in the schools meant to nurture them. In Delhi, a 16-year-old boy…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In the passing away of Mr. Sadiq Ali, the proprietor of Ali Brothers, last week, our city has perhaps lost one of its most long-standing icons,…
Congress has been decimated in the Bihar elections. Rahul Gandhi rode into Bihar on an Enfield Bullet as part of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra.’ He thundered through 23 districts for over 16…
November 1 marks Karnataka Rajyotsava,our State’s birthday and every year, our leaders deliver predictable speeches about ‘promoting Kannada.’ Every year, pro-Kannada activists demand that “outsiders must learn Kannada.” So, why is Kannada,…
