By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Price of Onions’ is the name of a book by Ashok V. Desai, that I first read, exactly twenty years ago and which I have re-read a couple of times thereafter, just because I find it very interesting to go through the way everyday economics has been simplified…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It is for the third time in a very short span of time that I am writing about this subject and I hope and pray that I don’t feel compelled to write about it once again. But if we look back, not a single day passes without our new…
Mysore/Mysuru: City’s renowned medical practitioner and Star of Mysore columnist Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem shared his story of grit and determination, braving several odds, to become a medical doctor. Dr. Nayeem, also an author, was delivering a talk on the topic ‘Why & How I Became a Doctor’ organised by Mysore Literary Association at Kalpa…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Sunday, I wrote about the parking problems in our city. Very strangely, this Sunday too, I’m writing about the parking problems in our city, albeit very briefly, so that I don’t bore you with repetition and waste my breath too, addressing what seems like a clearly deaf and…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It was heartening to read in yesterday’s Star of Mysore the good news that after more than a decade of dilly-dallying, our City Corporation is going to introduce the ‘Pay and Park’ system on some of our city roads, very soon. But, how soon this is going to happen,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD This article is not about what happened at the election that we have just had in our State and what its outcome was. It is also not about who should have won and who should have lost at the hustings this time. It’s too late for that, because, by…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem The reason why Nagarahole forest, in particular, was Prof. KV’s favourite destination for his Botanical excursions was because it had as its caretaker and Range Forest Officer, K.M. Chinnappa, a complete outdoors man. So at every visit to Nagarahole, this gentleman would lead our group, pointing out to us the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In my last and concluding article about my visit to the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, I had mentioned about the Jacob Diamond, the fifth largest diamond in the world, that was acquired and owned by Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad. This diamond was known by…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem In my last article, I wrote about my visit to the magnificent Falaknuma Palace at Hyderabad. The response from fascinated readers to my article about it was so profuse that I decided to acquiesce to their requests and write this unplanned sequel. Obviously, most people are so fascinated by the…
There is no denying that there’s an urgent need for increasing the awareness about birds, especially among the younger generation. Thankfully there’s a very heartening development here in our city. You may remember that the members of a little known organisation called the Jeeva Daya Jain Charity, comprising mostly ladies, has been conducting a spirited…
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