By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It was reported in the press very recently that our Government that existed technically until two days ago was thinking of building a median with Jersey Barriers all along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway that is right now under renovation. I used the term ‘technically’ because I felt that it was…
Of Hefty Fines & Heedless Drivers!
July 19, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Penalties for almost all traffic offences and vehicle document lapses have been revised upwards by our Government with the good intention of hammering some sense, albeit through sheer fear, into our traffic offenders who seem to only be increasing day after day. We all know that driving on our…
Of Smart Drones & Dumb Leaders !
July 5, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yesterday morning when I saw my newspaper headline I almost choked on my own laughter. Although we are told that it is a good thing to start your day laughing since we can never say how the rest of the day may turn out, it was no laughing matter…
My Truck Driving Days!
June 21, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week I told you about the time long ago, when I drove buses and today I will be telling you about how as a young boy I used to drive trucks and also about how I came to acquire a driving licence for heavy transport vehicles. Incidentally, after…
My Bus Driving Days !
June 14, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week my teacher Dr. Dewapriya Galagali wrote a letter to SOM about an incident when out of sheer necessity I had to drive a bus. It brought back to me fond memories of an almost forgotten era, more than forty years ago when I was a medical student…
Of the joy and sorrow of travelling !
May 31, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I’ll first tell you about the joy of travelling and then come to the sad or even bad part. The only time I get to use the services of a driver is when I need to take a cab. This I usually do only when I need to be…
Can we all be a little more dignified please?
May 24, 2019By Dr.K. Javeed Nayeem What can perhaps be called the greatest show on earth is thankfully over. Yes, the Indian elections qualify to be called that because today we are undoubtedly the world’s biggest Democracy. We may have the United States, a country which is much bigger than ours but it does not have the…
In quest of the vanishing sparrow !
May 17, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The humble house sparrow may only be a very tiny speck in our environment but it has remained a very integral part of man’s existence over the years. And, like the faithful dog it may perhaps have moved with man in his evolution from being a forest denizen to…
Selling the Past… in the Present!
May 10, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I spotted him sitting on the roadside near the gate of the Catholic Centre on T.N. Narasimha Murthy Circle which is more popularly known as Millennium Circle. Yes, there are a few landmarks like that in our city which are almost unknown by their officially given names simply because…
Gulmohar gone forever… But Hope lives on !
May 3, 2019By Dr. K.Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week I had written about a young and robust Gulmohar tree in full bloom that was about to be axed down due to the ongoing road widening work near our Government Guest House. I had even wondered if some group of nature-lovers or philanthropic organisations could come forward to…
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