As a very senior citizen of this country, I have seen stray cases of violence, for various reasons, among individuals and communities. This is not as disturbing, repulsive and mind-numbing as what I had read about the violence that was accompanied with brutal killings, rape, arson and looting of innocent men, women and children, mainly…
Now that the top leaders of consequence from the Congress and BJP are in Karnataka, probably because they are expecting an early poll for State Assembly, I decided to express my thoughts on this idea of ‘advancing the Assembly polls’ by the ruling party (here BJP) hoping it would bring them victory. It is a…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Three days ago, a picture in Star of Mysore showing a son and his mother standing near a road signboard, caught my attention. When I read on, I discovered that it was a picture of the author Devaki Jain and her son, TV news reader and anchor, Sreenivasan Jain,…
Every time there is talk of development in Mysuru, the first target is Chamundi Hill. Now the “evergreen” project of ropeway is back and also the “enhancement of steps” which will turn the hill into a hyper-tourist destination at the cost of the hill turning into a mound of muck. And Mysureans have a duty…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Chamundi Hill is back in news again. Of course, for all the wrong reasons. The political class is hell bent on construction of a ropeway on this hillock. This subject comes up every two to three years, gets shelved due to the vehement opposition and then again resurfaces. …
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In the recent passing away of Prof. H.N. Aswathanarayana, a former Professor of Mathematics at the St. Philomena’s College, I have lost a mentor and a very fine man whom I had known over the last fifty years. We first met in the year 1970 when I got admitted…
Citizens of Mysuru city have been hearing wise men and reading scholarly articles and detailed reporting of events connected to the only hill that Mysuru has, Chamundi Betta for as long as I remember, that is over 50 years. The only concern was: How to save Chamundi Hill? That means, Chamundi Hill was in danger…
BJP’s poll performance in four States was impressive but Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) victory in Punjab was exceptional. This AAP victory reminds us of the saying — “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Many may remember in 2013, the two National Parties — BJP and…
[Continued from yesterday] Arundhati completes her four-year assignment in New York and changes in the family affairs take place with her husband joining her, taking a job in US etc. Anyway she was still an Assistant General Manager (AGM), posted to Kolkata at Bank’s Foreign Department, which handled the Treasury Operations. A big responsibility indeed….
[Continued from yesterday] On Sept. 5, 1977, Arundhati Bhattacharya was sent to SBI Staff College, Hyderabad. After the training period, she was posted to her familiar ground during her student days, Alipore. This was her probation period of two years. She had further training at Vadodara in Gujarat. After this, her probation days ended and…
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