Kannada Sahitya Parishat has a history of its own and has passed through various stages to come to its own as we see it today. An organisation called Sampadabhyudaya Samaja organised a conference in 1914 and its annual conference discussed the issues relating to the development of Kannada. In that conference it was decided that…
(Continued from Nov. 12) Tuesday 19th September 2017 was the day we were waiting for. Attending the Munich Beer Festival. We took a taxi from our hotel and as arranged, our German friends were already there at the entrance waiting for us. There is no need to remind ourselves that Germans are known for their…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The ongoing state-wide agitation by private doctors and medical establishments against the proposed amendments to the KPME Act of 2007 has now become an ugly standoff between them and the State Government which seems hell-bent on implementing a very illogical, if not completely insane, statute that it says is…
By T.J.S George It is difficult to imagine that a full year has passed since 1,000-rupee notes disappeared from our world. Champions and critics marked the occasion by bitterly attacking one another. The champions were high-pitched as they celebrated the anniversary and boasted about three lakh fake companies that were closed down and the detection…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD [Continued from Nov. 10] While I’m writing this in continuation of my last Friday’s article, the Draconian provisions enshrined in the proposed amendment to the already infamous KPME Act have been very well portrayed by my good friend Dr. K.S. Kumar in his article published in the SOM yesterday….
[Continued from Nov. 2] My readers must be wondering if I am on a long, strenuous, rambling trip in Germany because of the start-up hiccups in writing the travelogue of sorts in one go. The last one I wrote was on Nov. 2. Hence I owe an explanation. The reasons are many, but mainly those…
Come November, it’s anxious times for parents and greedy times for a few colleges as everyone’s attention turns to attendance. Ever since 75% attendance was made mandatory to get a hall ticket, November is the month of drama in colleges. Every year protests for attendance are reported across the city. Four years ago, a Principal…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The proposed amendment to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act is on the anvil and the issue has indeed become very hot with all private doctors across the State protesting against it. While all people know that there is trouble brewing between the government and private doctors most…
[Continued from yesterday] The democracy in US is of Unitary form, with the President of the country directly elected. But in India, we have a democracy which is Federal in nature though Unitary in character. Flags and songs are symbols of sovereignty and sentiment. What is good for America may be bad for India. I…
I was a student of Political Science in the college. Now as a journalist in a democracy I am practising politics-dominated profession — journalism. My mentor Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao was teasing me for my studies in politics. According to him, as a Professor of Mathematics, it is a misnomer to call a dry art…
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