Sir, This refers to K. Vijaya Kumar’s befitting tribute to the great memory of late Pejawar Swamiji and going back to his first Paryaya 68 years ago (Star of Mysore dated Jan.5). As a Udupi born person, I also have  very fond memories of the Swamiji. I remember attending his first Paryaya ceremony in 1952…

Sir, The construction and erection of massive statues of great personalities is a meaningless exercise. Such huge amount of tax-payers’ money could be used for other constructive purposes such as providing good roads and various other hygienic measures for the safety and well-being of the citizens. The Central and State Governments’ plan in this direction…

Sir, In the article “Why only lawyers can understand legal language” (Star of Mysore dated Jan.13), the authors have beautifully analysed the evolution of the legal language, circumstances leading to use of such language giving examples. It is very impressive. In a lighter vein I am reminded of what Stephen Leacock, the humorist, has written…

Sir, It is unfortunate that Mysuru is losing out to Bengaluru on the ‘Film City’ bargain (Star of Mysore dated Jan. 9). The flimsy reason stated by the concerned Minister that Bengaluru is known for its talent in animation works of films is not at all convincing enough for changing the earlier decision of setting…

Sir, With a lot of fanfare the Public Address (PA) system was introduced in a few places where traffic signals are installed. Initially for a few days both Traffic Police and  Home Guards used to address the offenders. Now the initial enthusiasm has died and things are back to square one. Several thousand of tax-payers…

Sir, Last week, I visited Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) Project Office near Mini Vidhana Soudha and was really surprised to enjoy their friendly attitude. Though I was asked to visit 4 persons/ tables in the same premises for completing the process of verification, scanning, collecting fees etc., this was completed in a phased manner….

Sir, Recently I happened to visit City Railway Station to give send off to my friend who was proceeding to Chennai by early morning Chennai Super Fast train. There I observed that several of the emergency windows in non-A/C chair car coaches were fixed at wrong place (see photo). In general, emergency windows or doors…

Sir, We regularly cycle to Chamundi Hill in the mornings and we have observed that the multi-level parking space created is very much being under-utilised. There are barricades to divert the traffic towards the parking lot but since there are no regular Traffic Policemen, the barricades are not put in place and the vehicles as…

Sir, It has been noticed with concern that there is a lot of uncontrolled vehicular movement at the junction of Hotel Red Lotus Heritage located on Akka Mahadevi Road in JP Nagar. It is proving to be very difficult for pedestrians, especially the aged, senior citizens, ladies and children residing in the area, to cross…

Sir, I just want to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned that Chamarajapuram Railway Station is in absolute need for a makeover and maintenance. At present, it is dirty and there are no security personnel deployed. It is definitely an eyesore in the heart of the city and is in immediate need of…