By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Although most people may disagree with me, I cannot help feeling that Benjamin Franklin, the most distinguished scientific and literary American of his time and one of the founding fathers of America very rightly said that “There never was a good war or a bad peace.” He said this…
A folly or a veiled Ransom Note?
April 28, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It has been reported that our City Corporation authorities are thinking of making Sayyaji Rao Road and Devaraj Urs Road a complete ‘No Parking’ zone just because they will soon be providing us a multi-level underground parking lot in the Town Hall premises. I think this is one of…
Rest in Peace, Red Beacon… Amen!
April 21, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Although it is difficult for me to say since when, the flashing red beacon atop a white car has over the years evolved as the most obvious, although very often the illegal symbol of importance and power in our country. In the days of my childhood I used to…
Fishing in Foul Waters!
April 7, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD We have two major water bodies, the Kukkarahalli Lake and the Karanji Tank in what can now justifiably be called the heart of our city. These lakes, once on the outskirts of the city, were created by our erstwhile Maharajas to raise the water table and feed the numerous…
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!
March 31, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The eighteenth century poet William Blake in his poem ‘The Tyger’ has extolled the terrifying but mesmerising majesty and power that a tiger exudes. He marvels over how God himself must have felt amazed and mesmerised by this majesty and grace after creating the king of beasts. This poem…
Clean Bottoms Continued… on Public Demand!
March 25, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last write-up about ‘Clean Bottoms’ has evoked a tremendous and continuing response from readers both from within and outside the country. Readers are writing or calling up to say that the absence of facilities to wash up in many high-end hotels in our own country is indeed a…
Let Clean Bottoms Come First!
March 17, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Just three days ago I saw an ad in my newspaper for a hands-free bottom washing device that can be fitted to our Western-style toilet bowls which are now clearly overtaking the humble squat down Indian toilets even in middle-class homes across the length and breadth of our country….
A very smart intruder!
March 3, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last article for the special issue of SOM about two very funny and embarrassing situations in my life drew many responses from readers who felt that I should share some more such comic experiences with them. Although I do have many such real life anecdotes which are interesting…
The times when the sky fell on me!
February 16, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD As a practising Physician, I have had my share of quite a few very hilarious but very embarrassing situations although the ones concerning my patients cannot be revealed to my readers because of the very personal and very confidential relationship any doctor has with his or her patients. I…
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