By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week I wrote about the philanthropy of Pandit Rajavaidya P.H. Chandrabhan Singh, one of the Royal Physicians of Mysore, in gifting away 32 acres of his agricultural land for the establishment of a school for rural children, way back in the year 1970. I also mentioned there that…
Forgotten philanthropy recalled !
February 27, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently we were given the very heartening news that an exclusive medical post-graduate education and research facility is being planned at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) campus at Bengaluru. The IISc., was established in the year 1909 by a visionary partnership between the industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata,…
Of American Dollars, Indian Rupees and Australian Pineapples!
February 16, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I have a patient, Shama Rao, who can perhaps be called a global citizen. He and his wife Chandralekha stay here in Namma Mysuru while their three children stay abroad. A son and daughter in two different places in the US and another son in Australia. And so, Shama…
The double anguish of Lata Mangeshkar’s death!
February 13, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In the recent passing away of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, her die-hard fans and even moderate music-lovers too, have lost a very endearing and enduring icon. Yes, she was an icon and will continue to remain immortalised for many years because of the very rich legacy of music…
Of Road-Weary Tourists and State Tourism
February 6, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Recently there was a report in all the newspapers that the Karnataka Government was planning to develop tourist spots in and around Tumakuru District in the near future and make them more accessible to tourists. While Tumakuru has much to show which can be shown in much better light…
Of stray Dogs and not-so-stray Men!
January 23, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I am writing about this subject after reading a front page report in the Star of Mysore recently about how citizens are being forced to bear the brunt of an ever increasing population of stray dogs and pigs in our city. Interestingly, the so-called stray pigs are certainly not…
A death that took me down memory lane!
January 9, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In the recent passing away of a humble and almost unknown lady, not many people beyond her immediate family members and relatives might have missed the loss. But to me, who was not her relative, the death of Mrs. Agnes Lilly Abraham at the age of 83, has come…
Ushering in the New Year, with our fingers crossed!
January 2, 2022By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The agonising year that we all desperately longed to cast away has finally come to an end! And we have all stepped into a brand new one and, understandably, all of us across the world, are doing it with our fingers crossed. We could not have done it any…
Sudden Cardiac Death: Stories, Sad and Glad!
December 12, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In my last four articles in this series on Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), I have told you almost everything about why such deaths occur and what you can do to prevent them and also how you should react to save the lives of the victims, if you do happen…
Glad tidings for medical doctors and hospitals
December 1, 2021Since past many years, specially after the appearance of private hospitals of star value, we have been seeing many cases of vandalism on hospitals as also attacks on doctors and claims for monetary compensation from the doctors or the hospitals that treated the patients who did not survive. In our city too, this kind of…
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