“I repeat… that all power is a trust — that we are accountable for its exercise — that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.” — Benjamin Disraeli quoted by Justice M. Nagaprasanna in the closing part of his judgement. Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan have said…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD We Indian tax-payers are a very unique breed of people. Quite unlike any others, living anywhere else in this world. We cry foul at the slightest, perceived injustice done to us by way of any denial or delay in the minuscule benefits that we feel the government owes us…
Ah, it’s Nada Habba season again — time for Dasara! This should be the moment when Mysuru shines, showcasing its royal heritage. Yet, here we are scrambling with last-minute preparations. In recent years, Dasara seems to have shifted from its grand Jumboo Savari procession to… well, a glorified light show illuminating city streets. Sure, the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A recent news report says that our local authorities have announced that all footpath encroachments along the Sayyaji Rao Road, the ‘Rajpath’ of our city, would be removed and every kind of roadside business there, would be banned, until our annual festival, the Dasara, is over. Yes, this term…
The Karnataka Government wants to celebrate ‘International Day of Democracy’ tomorrow by forming the ‘Longest Human Chain.’ They want 25 lakh people from Bidar to Chamarajanagar to hold hands and form a 2,500-kilometre-long human chain. But why? According to the Government, ‘to promote democratic values.’ Last year too, they celebrated the event with a small…
When I wrote a tribute to Mysuru’s iconic restaurateur and a socialite Chonira Ponoo Muthanna (Ponnu) when he passed away on June 21, 2024, I did not think it would ring a bell and revive old memories from his old buddies. The title of my Abracadabra column on Ponnu was “Ritz Ponnu’s Last Supper” and…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A fortnight ago, I was shocked and shaken on reading the news that a seventy-six-year-old retired lady school teacher, who was on her morning walk, was brutally attacked by a pack of a dozen stray dogs and mauled to death. The helpless lady was bitten all over her body…
[Continued from yesterday] Today the fact remains that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a mission unaccomplished. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accomplished only a part of the Kashmir mission democratically under the Constitution of India. It is yet an unfinished job. If and when India becomes a third or fourth global military power, the Kashmir…
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individual,” said Marie Curie, Scientist-Nobel Laureate. Our leaders in all walks of life, importantly, those in politics, must bear this cross of improving themselves and their followers. Only then India will improve. Some political leaders are like shooting stars. They stream across the dark…
People all over the world in search of truth about the creation of the Universe and his own creation generally pursue two paths. One is religion and another science. These are the two paths readily available to any seeker of truth. Which is why we have great spiritual masters and great scientists. The purpose of…
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