By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The recent proclamation of the State Government that the possession of all kinds of wildlife artifacts by citizens would be dealt with by taking very stern legal action, under the Wildlife Act, has become the cause for much concern among people who have been having wildlife artifacts, both small…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A little more than a week ago, I read in very small print, an announcement in Star of Mysore that said an exhibition of watercolour paintings was being held at Coffee City, the relatively new gallery café in the Hebbal suburb of our city. Being a fledgling or more…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last article about loneliness and what it is doing to our present-day society has unsurprisingly drawn a spate of responses from my readers, both young and old, over the last two weeks. I use the word ‘unsurprisingly’ because we all know how widespread is ‘the strange lonely feeling’…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently, my attention was drawn by one of my patients, very anxiously, to a video clip that was doing the rounds on YouTube. This kind of interaction between my patients and me, happens quite often these days, because the YouTube and other social media channels are today flooded…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Consequent upon the recent publication of a disturbing report in some newspapers, naturally followed by their rapid circulation, in the now hair-trigger social media, a wave of needless panic seems to be spreading in our society. A good many of you too may have read these reports, which if…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The recent passing away of a close friend, D.R. Shivram, a coffee planter and an ace car rallyist of a bygone era, brought back to my mind fond memories of some very good times that we as a group of friends had, while doing the things that we then…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Our expectantly awaited annual Nada Habba has come and gone for this year. Our State Government had announced, well in advance, that in view of the very anaemic monsoon that we are all going through right now, this year’s Dasara would be a much-muted and simpler version of what…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It is now a very well-established fact that the nearly two-decade-old man-animal conflict in areas bordering our forests is not showing any signs of being resolved, with any degree of success. Day in and day out, we keep reading reports about these confrontations and just two days ago there…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A recent bit of news has started my heart beating much faster than it usually does at my age! I have been given to understand that the Mysore Medical College (MMC), now rechristened as the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) is all set to celebrate its centenary….
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The coming new year is bound to be one with a very sad beginning, at least for me. Although there are bound to be millions like me across the world to share my grief, this will in no way lessen my own pain and angst. I say this because…
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