By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Come Dasara and it is time to give ‘Namma Mysuru’ its annual makeover, to make it appear at its most beautiful to all those who flock here for our centuries old Nada Habba. This is the time of the year when all our guests go back feeling happy that…
If you are among the unlucky thousands who commute daily through Bannimantap Main Road, you’ve probably realised by now that this stretch is less of a road and more of a seasonal circus. Depending on the month, you’re either dodging elephants, squeezing between goats or being dazzled by Homo sapiens behaving like Simians under decorative…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Two days ago, on Friday evening, Mysureans had a rare chance to savour some of the finest pieces of Mirza Ghalib’s poetry and prose, intertwined with a mesmerising Ghazal and Kathak Dance concert, at the Kiru Rangamandira Auditorium, where the musical play titled ‘Zikr-E-Ghalib’ was staged. Being undoubtedly the…
I visited the cricket stadium, nah! the cricket playground at Manasagangothri where this year’s Maharaja Trophy, formerly known as the Karnataka Premier League (KPL), is limping along. It was a depressing sight. Once again, our politicians have proved that they can deny us even the simplest joys of life like watching a cricket match. Worse,…
Today is Raksha Bandhan, when sisters tie a sacred Rakhi on their brothers’ wrists as a pledge of love and prayers for their well-being, and brothers vow to protect them from harm. The issue today is that most Indian men have forgotten the real essence of Raksha Bandhan, which is to respect and protect all…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It is certainly a matter of pride that Mysuru has secured a distinction this year as the third cleanest city in the country, in its category. There is no reason why we should not be able to once again get to the first place, which we have held earlier…
Mysureans love Dasara. Not just for its pageantry, elephants and fireworks, but because it’s the only time of the year when our city gets a much-needed facelift. Dasara is our Annual Civic Botox Session. Come October, our administration transforms into a cosmetologist, injecting quick Botox to beautify the city as best as possible. Like a…
On Sunday, the 13th (of July), my father and the Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra, K.B. Ganapathy, passed away. Knowing him, I think he would have got a kick out of it if he had kicked the bucket on Friday the 13th, popularly considered an unlucky day. It feels odd to write…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The year was 2006 and I was one of the members of Anjuman-E-Hadiqatul Adab, then nearly a century-old small organisation, which with its handful of members, had always been working towards preserving and promoting culture, literature and communal harmony in our city. That was the year we Anjuman members…
Last Saturday, I wrote about heart attacks. The very next morning, my father, K.B. Ganapathy, passed away due to a massive heart attack. He was 85. It was the kind of ending he wished for — a long, healthy life and a sudden death. He lived a fulfilled life brimming with adventures and enough stories…
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