By Dr. K. Javed Nayeem, MD Some time ago, I had an occasion to write an article about how a petty thief who had stolen a pair of buffaloes and a calf in Karnataka, was nabbed far away in Maharashtra, a full fifty-seven years after he had committed the crime. The man, who had indulged…
Recent events underscore how language is becoming a flashpoint. From pro-Kannada protests over shop signage to actor Kamal Haasan’s factually incorrect claim that “Kannada was born from Tamil,” linguistic tensions are simmering. Imagine the uproar if a Kannada actor went to Tamil Nadu and claimed the reverse. A riot would not be far-fetched. Language isn’t…
I strongly feel that Google and the miracle of digital technology, WhatsApp, are greatly contributing to educate people and widen their knowledge on every subject under the sun. Talk of self-education? These are the two no-cost, all-time tools. A doctor friend of mine was so annoyed with his lady patient who began to spew her…
A victory celebration turned to tragedy. But when the state of our Police and the quality of our political leadership are tragic, we are bound to have tragedies. It appears the reasons for the Bengaluru stampede were a collective failure of the Bengaluru Police, the politicians and the RCB marketing team. The Police failed to act…
Last night I had a severe pain in my left back with vice-like grip of muscle commonly called muscle catch or a cramp. It was so severe, I could not lie down on my bed anymore. Got up, walked up and down in the fairly large bedroom. The pain was excruciating. When I was found…
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 fortuitously raised the crucial question about the maintenance of Muslim personal law, as it has led to a clash between Personal Law and a Uniform Civil Code, enunciated in our Secular Constitution. Time, Narendra Modi’s BJP Government brought in the Uniform Civil Code before its…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The weekend that has just gone by, was a very nostalgic and emotional trip back in time for me, because it marked the passing of a full fifty years of the moment I joined medical college, to embark on my ten-year-long journey to becoming a doctor, with post-graduate qualifications….
Despite reluctance and reservation on the part of the Congress party, Shashi Tharoor, the Congress MP, agreed to lead one of the seven delegations sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led NDA Government to 32 countries to explain about the “Operation Sindoor.” The delegation five was led by Shashi Tharoor will visit USA, Panama, Guyana,…
“At this time of ‘Operation Sindoor’ of conflict, we also have ‘Operation Saree’ of bonding…” This 2025 year of our Lord, a Kannadiga writer Banu Mushtaq of Hassan, Karnataka, has won the coveted International Booker Prize for her book ‘Heart Lamp.’ The whole world loves the winner. Congratulating her many times over. She has become…
More rain, no drain Bengaluru flooded again. And nobody was surprised. While citizens waded through chest-deep water, leaders wasted no time in turning a tragedy they created into a theatre with photo ops and blame games. In 2022, Siddaramaiah, then in Opposition, proclaimed, “For the first time in Bengaluru’s history, people have fled their homes…
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