By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD We Mysureans take a great deal of pride in the beauty and the rich heritage of our city, much of which has been very carefully hand-crafted by a very far-sighted royalty. Almost anything and everything we see here in Namma Mysuru is unique and markedly different from what we…
Two days ago on July 1, we observed the National Doctors’ Day. The Prime Minister wished the doctors and thanked them. But more than thanks the doctors need something else — protection. Indeed, the Government has done the needful by introducing and passing “The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020,” which makes acts of violence on…
Changes in All India Civil Service selection and training imperative [Continued from yesterday] From Chapter-3 we read about the making of a Civil Servant (IAS) like the author N.K. Singh and others. Born before independence in 1941 in Kolkata as a “premature child” he grows up to be a mature person, an IAS Officer and…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka answers queries like do fish sleep? Do they make sounds? And more… By Maneka Gandhi What should we do if a snake bites an animal? Tie a tourniquet 3-4 inches above the site of the bite. Give a small incision at the site with a clean blade and allow…
A couple of weeks back I was talking to R. Chandra Prakash, a former Professor in Manasagangothri and later the Registrar of Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, who was also the former President of the NGO Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). He mentioned that he was reading an interesting book “Portraits of Power – Half a Century of…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD On Friday I read with much interest and happiness the interview that SOM had published with Dr. H. M. Virupaksha, the about-to-retire Medical Superintendent of the PKTB Hospital in our city, who was once a student there! My happiness came from knowing that this hospital with its own very…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks from dehorning of cattle to dogs shedding hair By Maneka Gandhi Why is dehorning of cattle practiced? It is not done to help the animals. Dehorning is practiced because cattle without horns are easier to handle. Dehorned animals also require less space in the pen, and at the…
When a friend, who has never sent me a book nor discussed books with me, sends a book, I am curious. I am curious also because I had already heard about this book and was about to order. P.V. Giri, Chairman of Siddharta Group, could not have sent this book a day sooner. The title…
Food, clothing and shelter, in Hindi ‘Roti, kapda aur makan’ are the basic requirements of human beings. All other requirements are of secondary nature for human life. Pakistan’s former firebrand Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto won the popular election riding on this slogan. No wonder, Indira Gandhi did not forget to use this slogan with…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains dog’s behaviour and how to make friends with dogs By Maneka Gandhi Can I let my dog share my bed at night? Letting your dog share your bed might not pose too much of an inconvenience if you would normally sleep alone. However, if you then decide that…
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