My brother Dr. K.B. Subbaiah on his return from England for good, and deciding to marry of course, joined the Mary Calvert Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, popularly known as Mission Hospital, in the…
No SOS for we the people By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It is a very well-known fact that in our country our leaders have two different sets of rules. One set…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting discourse by Sri Radheswami: Imagine you plant a seed and water it everyday for the whole year. Nothing happens. How would one react?…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on how to stop a cat from rejecting a new kitten By Maneka Gandhi Why won’t cats stop meowing? If your cat won’t stop…
By T.J.S. George Unity of the unexpected kind is in the air. Karnataka's Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa caught Covid and went into quarantine, complete with hospital shirt. Soon after the news was…
Among the most interesting and colourful persons that I met in Mysore was the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of the famous Jawa Motorcycle Company, Ideal Jawa India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. F.K.…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore India in general and South India in particular abounds in Saints whose main interest is serving…
Sushant Singh Rajput died on June 14 and the entire nation was in shock. Then a month later, the mourning turned into outrage as many claimed it was murder. Since then chaos…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD We all know very well that we are all going through some very trying times with the Covid-19 virus doing the rounds in the air and…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Green shoots of revival; it is visible to all the so-called intellects and economists post this pandemic. But what is the reality on the ground?…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about internal bleeding in dogs and overcoming their fear of objects By Maneka Gandhi Why does xylitol cause hypoglycaemia in dogs? Insulin is released both…
By T.J.S. George India's view of, and dealings with, China are becoming curiouser and curiouser. Suddenly we are told that dozens of Chinese apps have been banned. Reasons cited include security and…
In the year 1975 I came here from Poona on a week’s leave to participate in the formal inauguration of Academy Press in Saraswathipuram, near Kamakshi Hospital. The building was rented from…
The Union Government has chosen Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai as one among the seven new High Speed train routes. Once complete, the travel time between Mysuru and Bengaluru will be 45 minutes! Unlike the Japanese…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD As we have all been seeing over the past five months, all writings and discussions about the global Covid-19 pandemic have been of a very grim…
Recently I received a forwarded WhatsApp in Hindi, a speech by Ajit Doval, our National Security Advisor (NSA). Being a student of Ancient, Medieval and Modern (not current) Indian History in my…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on keeping cats healthy and disease-free By Maneka Gandhi Is a post abdominal surgery lump normal in cats? Surgery involves cutting into healthy tissues,…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Countries around the world are struggling with the economy slowing down drastically due to the COVID crisis. While lockdowns are being gradually lifted, one is still unsure when…
Now that I have passed on the baton of management of Academy Newspapers Pvt. Ltd., Publishers of Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra, to honour the immortal words of Poet Alfred Lord…
Karnataka Health Minister recently raised a storm when he said “Only God can save us.” Of course, no one bothered with the other part of his statement where he said “Awareness among…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Some of the readers of Star of Mysore, while appreciating and admiring my write-up on Aloor…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yes, we the people are making some mistakes in the way some of us are reacting to the march of the Covid-19 pandemic through our towns…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A Gaur Gopal Das story which moved me: A man was ready to go to his office. His wife asked him to wait and told…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on stopping cats from biting, their aging signs & bathing them By Maneka Gandhi How to stop cats from biting? Try substituting cat toys…
