Sir, This refers to the report on ‘Role of English in Primary Education’ published in SOM dated Apr.25 on Page-12. At the inaugural meeting of Alumni Association of Maharaja’s College, I spoke of my Cabinet Note for discussion in the Cabinet on how to introduce English as a functional language to students, especially from rural…
Sir, This is with reference to the restriction of parking and traffic movement on Sayyaji Rao Road and D.D. Urs Road as proposed by PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, which is aimed at reducing congestion on these busy roads. In this regard a similar opinion was made by me earlier itself (De-congest…
Sir, I met Dr. S. Dandapani in 1965 when I was a student of the Regional College of Education (renamed as the Regional Institute of Education), Mysore. To start with, my association with him was that of a student and teacher. He endeared himself very dearly to all his students with his clarity of thinking,…
Sir, This refers to the recent news item regarding KSRTC being honoured with the prestigious National “HUDCO Best Practice Award-2017” for its initiative “MITRA – Nation’s First Intelligent Transport System (ITS) at Mysuru City.” We should all be very proud of this singular achievement of KSRTC. But one must not be carried away by this…
Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) seems to have orphaned Vijayanagar 3rd Stage residents. Thanks to MUDA, which is yet to handover the property to the civic body, garbage cleaning is not carried out regularly in this layout. Also the drainage near Mulakanadu Bhavan in the area is overflowing since the past one week and …
Sir, After a gap of almost three years, the Traffic Police and KSRTC authorities have re-introduced the dedicated bus lane for KSRTC buses entering Mysuru City Bus Stand. This has definitely reduced the traffic chaos and confusion hitherto experienced in front of Garuda Mall, to a considerable extent. But the buses exiting from the same…
Sir, We all talk about conserving energy in our day to day life — be it power, water or any other natural resources. We also celebrated World Energy Conservation Day very recently in December 2016 but we are blindfolded on wastage of natural resources in our surroundings. This summer we are already affected by water…
Sir, Apropos the letter Tribute to my Teacher Prof. S. Dandapani by Dr.N.N. Prahallada, former Associate Professor in Education, RIE (SOM dated Apr. 22), I too would like to share my association with Prof. Dandapani. When I was appointed as Principal of Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shivaragudda, Mandya, in 1986, I was asked to go to New…
Sir, Under Swachh Survekshan – 2017 programme, the Tirupathi Municipal Corporation in Andhra Pradesh has provided ‘pay and use’ public toilets at several places in the city. During my recent visit to Tirupathi, I have noticed one such facility just opposite to the Railway Station for the convenience of the general public. It is very…
Sir, India boasts of over 5,000 years of civilisation and rich heritage. Karnataka (the erstwhile Mysore State) is one of the front-runners in being an essential part and contributor to this heritage. While Bangalore, the new Bengaluru, is not only the capital of the State but also the IT capital of India, Mysuru, the Garden…
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