As Rahul takes up his first Constitutional post, I am sure that he will be feeling the weight of the realisation that he will be judged no more for whose son he is, but for whether he can be the Opposition Leader India deserves. —Philip Mathew, Editor, The Week Attention Hindus of India. Rahul Gandhi,…
Mysore Literary Association (MLA) invited Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, city’s medical practitioner and also a regular columnist of Star of Mysore, to deliver a talk on ‘Beginning my life in a White Coat’ at Kalpa Kshetra auditorium in Vijayanagar 4th Stage on June 23, 2024. Curiously it was a sequel to good doctor’s earlier talk…
The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is back in the news and as always, for the wrong reasons. This time, for corruption of three varieties — The 50:50 ratio site distribution scandal, the e-auction scandal and the Civic Amenities (CA) site scandal. At the risk of being repetitive, I have to republish my recent observations…
I came and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift; nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, not yet favour to men of skill but time and chance happens to them all. — Old Testament The latest buzz…
On Friday around 11 am I got a call. The message was disturbing, unpleasant, “Ponnu uncle passed away.” It was about the death of Ponnu Muthanna, known simply as Ponnu to his friends, the man behind the Pelican Pub, popular eatery and beer pub, on Hunsur Road in Jayalakshmipuram. He was 86. The news twanged…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last weekend, I wrote about the harrowing experience of Dr. H.V. Shivaram, who was attacked by a stray horse on the grounds of the Cheluvamba Hospital, which is a part of the large campus of the Mysore Medical College (MMC), while he was a House Surgeon there, way back…
The last true ‘restaurateur’ of Mysuru, Ponoo Muthanna, affectionately known to many Mysureans in their late 20s, 30s and 40s as Ponoo Uncle, passed away yesterday. Ponoo was the beloved proprietor of the Pelican Pub, a watering hole he transformed into a sanctuary like no other in Mysuru, back when it was still Mysore. Pelican…
The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways… — Lord Tennyson Lest one good Constitution should corrupt India! — With apologies to Lord Tennyson There was a scholarly talk at city’s Mysore Open Forum (MOF) which is like Arcadia in Athens during the time of Socrates. Here periodically…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yes, you read me right. I am talking of a Horse-Attack and not a Heart-Attack, which as we all know, is a commonly occurring medical event, that we all keep hearing about, from time to time. And, while heart attacks are very common, as we all know, we hardly…
Kannada actor Darshan’s alleged involvement in a murder and the slow reaction from otherwise hyper ‘reactionary’ fellow actors, politicians and actors’ Fan Clubs makes us wonder: Are we unable to differentiate between what is real and a reel anymore? Are we unable to figure out what should be defended and what must be derided? The…
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