This is the first Anniversary Edition of Star of Mysore since the passing of its Founding Editor, K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), on July 13, 2025. As we step into the New Year (2026), we revisit one of KBG’s most cherished columns, ‘Abracadabra,’ originally published on Jan. 1, 1979. He wrote it under his pen name, ‘Puck,’…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Sir Mark Tully, undoubtedly the ‘Grand Old Man’ of news broadcasting, said his last ‘Good Night’ to this world last month, on 25th January, though not over the radio, over which he had said whatever he had to say, over thirty long years. An Indian-born British journalist, he joined…
A young woman recently declared on social media: “Arranged marriage is glorified in India because it’s the only way 70% of men who are creepy, useless and don’t know how to talk to women can get a wife.” The remark offended many. But beneath its provocation lies a cultural discomfort worth examining. Arranged marriages are…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Without seeming to realise what we are heading into, we as a society, seem to be walking head on, into a very major catastrophe, that is going to impact and even drastically alter the state of our happiness and the state of our civilisation too, in the very near…
The Mysuru City Corporation’s upcoming Swachh Marathon, organised as part of Swachh Survekshan 2025-2026, is yet another well-intentioned attempt to raise public awareness about cleanliness. The stated goals are admirable: Waste segregation, responsible disposal, citizen participation and feedback. But a question raised by a reader in a letter published yesterday cuts to the heart of…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I was overjoyed to learn a couple of days ago that Dr. M.A. Saleem, the DG&IG of our Police Force, has announced that all our cops will henceforth become eligible to get leave on priority, to celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries, with their families. Nothing else could have been…
Our Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, said Bengaluru was the “city of the future,” with a strong ecosystem, skilled human resources and investor-friendly governance. But… If Karnataka is truly a heaven for industry, why has the State converted only about 15 percent of the investment proposals it has…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently, all Mysuru-loving Mysureans were rudely jolted awake after a clandestine midnight operation by the authorities felled forty fully grown copper pod trees on the stretch of Hyder Ali Road running between the Police Quarters and the Karnataka Police Academy. Outraged citizens even held protests, upon which they…
All Governments love acronyms, and our Central Government has a perfect one for temples. It is called PRASHAD. It stands for Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive. Phew! It feels like reciting a long mantra! The Centre has chosen our Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill to be ‘developed’ under this scheme. One would say…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Let alone knowing him personally, I never had an occasion even to meet him or hear him speak, although I have read almost everything that he has written, especially by way of his half a dozen books, the best of which according to me is, ‘A walk up the…
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