Sir, After many fatal accidents and many readers expressing their ire in this column, road humps and speed control barricades were erected opposite GRS Fantasy Park Ring Road intersection. This had proved good as many heavy and other vehicles were used to slow down dead, thus making way for vehicles to cross over to service…
Time to implement electoral reforms
March 29, 2019Sir, Now that the festival of democracy is unfolding in front of us, it is time to take the next big step and implement electoral reforms. Though there have been enough discussions around this, no concrete steps have been taken except for the faulty implementation of NOTA (None of the Above) option. Below are some…
CESC needs to upgrade its bill machines
March 28, 2019Sir, This is to bring to the kind notice of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC) that most of the monthly electricity bill remitting machines operated manually in city are only accepting cash payments and not card payments. India is a country which is fast in adopting digital technology or cashless transaction which needs implementation…
“Thirukkural” by Thiru Valluvar
March 28, 2019Sir, This refers to the book talk, Modern South India: Past and Modern Story of South India and of Southern Culture (SOM dated Mar. 17). The reviewer Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy, in para 6, has mixed-up the title of the book (not mentioned) and the name of its author (Tamil poet Thirukkaral). A book of…
Stray dog menace on Valmiki Road at night
March 27, 2019Sir, A pack of five dogs are seen during night on Valmiki Road. They come to the garbage bin placed near the pwd office on the said Road. There are certain people who come and dump food near the garbage bin in the night and these dogs are attracted to the food. They also bark…
Ineffective NOTA provision: A case to re-visit
March 26, 2019Sir, When the desired outcome of the voters casting their votes for NOTA, that is None Of The Above, is not going to be achieved because of faulty or lack of corollary provision, what good it is to go out in the scorching sun, stand in a long queue, haggle with the polling officials to…
Do we need more road humps?
March 25, 2019Sir, In the past couple of weeks, there have been several letters to the editor on constructing more road humps on the main roads of Mysuru. While these writers have genuine concern for the road safety. Wherever a road hump is built, invariably rain water accumulates on both sides of the hump. Once this happens,…
Remembering Swami Sureshanandaji
March 24, 2019Sir, My first visit to Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala was somewhere in 1965 or so. My brother-in-law was a student there and Swami Sureshanandaji was the Correspondent at that time. I was very much thrilled to see the Swamiji for the first time. He spoke to me very nicely. I went and bowed before him and…
Golden Girl Stella as UoM Ambassador
March 23, 2019Sir, Congratulations to Golden Girl Emelife Stella Chinelo from Nigeria, who bagged a record number of 20 gold medals and five cash prizes at the 99th Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM) held recently. Her exemplary performance debunks the common stereotyping associated with students from Africa in general. She will be a great ambassador for…
Kodava Heritage Centre Deserted: An eye-opener
March 22, 2019Sir, The write-up “Kodava Heritage Centre Deserted” (SOM dated Mar. 20) should be an eye-opener for the people of Kodagu who cherish their traditions and culture which are very much close to their heart. The initiation of the project by a Kodava lady (Rathi Vinay Jha) itself is a testimony for the love Kodavas have…
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