By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The week that has gone by has been a very painful one for the entire medical fraternity of our city and its surroundings. It has taken away from our midst Dr. M.S. Vishveshwara, a very noble soul who as a practicing Oncologist, had tirelessly served suffering humanity for well…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Over the past few years, we have all been noticing that the old and sedate, but incredibly charming face of Namma Mysuru has been steadily changing. Being very gradual, this change so far has not been unlike the transformation in the face of a beautiful lady when she gracefully…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Friday that just went by two days ago, happened to be a very special day for all doctors across our nation. It was July 1st, the day that is celebrated as our ‘National Doctors’ Day’, on which we doctors are made to feel special by our patients, friends,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The results of our forthcoming Presidential election that is just around the corner, are a foregone conclusion. With a determined ruling party all set to put their candidate into our Rashtrapati Bhavan and a completely disbanded, scattered and now almost hopelessly withered Opposition, pitched against it, the outcome cannot…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A headline in Star of Mysore two days ago, proclaimed that those of us wishing to travel between Mysuru and Bengaluru along the new highway that is now getting ready for us, should get ready to pay anywhere between Rs. 200 to Rs. 250 as travel toll between the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Having been a practicing physician for more than thirty five years or so, I was doing a reasonably comfortable job, having the sense to cut down on my work load as I went along my way and my hair went along its way, from black to grey and then…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently our State Health Minister and the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru District have called upon citizens to continue to use masks, despite the Government withdrawing the official order that made their use mandatory in all public places. This tiny bit of advice should be followed with a little…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem There was a report two days ago that the elephant safari at the Bandipur National Park, which had been stopped for some years, would be resumed soon. This, I am told, is to put to good use the excess number of tamed elephants that are now overcrowding the nearby Rampura…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last fortnight, we heard of a most gut-wrenching incident where a young and capable lady doctor was desperately driven to commit suicide, by a most despicable caucus of local political goons, yellow-bellied media personnel, corrupt and completely ignorant officials and the complete apathy of fellow citizens who were themselves…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Three days ago, a picture in Star of Mysore showing a son and his mother standing near a road signboard, caught my attention. When I read on, I discovered that it was a picture of the author Devaki Jain and her son, TV news reader and anchor, Sreenivasan Jain,…
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