Sir, Apropos N.K.A. Ballal’s article ‘What is the purpose of one’s life?’ published in Star of Mysore dated Apr.13, I am tempted to write as under: I am a regular meditator since about 16 years and a disciple of guruparampara of Shri Ramachandra Mission. I was also wondering on the subject of purpose in life…
Sir, Crossing the barricades or taking a U-turn have become a routine at several places on Sayyaji Rao Road between K.R. Circle and Ayurveda Hospital or K.R. Hospital Circle (see photo). Slight opening of the barricades by pedestrians is leading to opening further, by vehicle users, wide enough to cross even three or four-wheelers. As…
Sir, I wish to draw the attention of our Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials concerned including the incumbent DC and his predecessors as to whether they are aware of the difference in the meaning of ‘Puram’ and ‘Nagara’? Puram means Extension, Mohalla or Layout. Example: Chamarajapuram, Lakshmipuram, Saraswathipuram, Chamundipuram,…
Sir, This refers to the write-up titled ‘World Health Day: Depression – Let’s talk Lifestyle’ by Dr. B. R. Pai (Star of Mysore dated Apr. 3). Cambridge English Dictionary defines Depression as ‘the state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future; a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and…
Sir, Ever since I took up residence in Mysuru nearly 20 years ago, I have been subscribing to Star of Mysore. The coverage of local news and the Abracadabra column which amuses, provokes, educates and also thought-provoking has kept me hooked to SOM. Of late, a news item which keeps popping up with unfailing regularity,…
Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Aadhaar to be must for IT returns” in a national daily recently. The PAN numbers of assessees do not match in most cases with the Data Base of the IT Department. With great difficulty one has to find out the name as per the IT data base…
Sir, This is in response to the letter by Raghu on questioning the existence of zebra crossings in the city and ignoring red traffic signals by many vehicle-users (Star of Mysore dated Mar. 22). As per my observation, vehicle-users are not stopping on red signal because they are not observing (seeing) the traffic signals. Instead…
Sir, A number of letters have appeared in Star of Mysore regarding rampant traffic violations in the city. What is intriguing is the silence on the part of the authorities concerned. The cops and home guards are lax in their duties. They will always be busy on their mobile phones. Majority of the home guards…
Sir, It is generally considered a taboo to discuss or debate on personal cleanliness in public. Thanks to Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem for his bold, thought-provoking and timely articles on personal cleanliness in his column ‘Over a cup of evening tea’ [SOM dated Mar.17 and 25]. Under the title ‘Let Clean Bottoms Come First!’ shall…
Sir, Recently, street-lights were partially disconnected for unknown reasons on T.P. Kailasam Road, opposite Sri Sharada Public School, that comes under Bogadi division of CHESCom. As a result, a stretch of wide and short distanced road surrounded by newly-built residential houses becomes pitch dark by evening. Also due to enormous vacant space around this road,…
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