Sir, While reading the thought- provoking article titled ‘We need public art’ by Vikram Muthanna (SOM dated Mar.7) in his column In Black & White, I was reminded of my fascinating travel to Montreal. Montreal is designated as a City of Design under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. And the city does its best to…

Sir, Apropos “Impact of Government Order permitting land conversion in Kodagu” (SOM dated 14.2.2020), let me share my own first-hand experience. I have visited cities like Shimla, Kulu, Manali etc., rivers and valleys like Parvathi, Kulu and different lakes of Himachal Pradesh from time to time, noticing the painful changes towards the worst side by…

Sir, Come March, students are tense either with preparation for their examination or with the outcome of their performance. In many cases, we, as elders, compare our children with others to perform better. In the process, we are sowing hatred in their tender mind. We fail to understand that each child is unique and hence…

Sir, I was going through the article ‘Point of View’ published in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 3. I felt very bad the way the author viewed the handwriting of the President of USA. I think it is very cheap in commenting about one’s handwriting. Handwriting is one’s built-in trait, caliber. I don’t know how…

Sir, Enforcement of traffic rules seems to have totally collapsed as regards two-wheeler riding in Mysuru. Majority of the two-wheeler riders including the pillion riders do not wear helmet. The two-wheelers are driven recklessly which is dangerous for the riders and others on the road. Some of the two-wheelers are driven by minors. Overtaking seems…

Sir, Recently I had been to the Railway Station West Gate (CFTRI side) to drop my daughter.  I was surprised to see that there were restrictions saying “No Parking” and fine for parking is Rs. 500. One thing Railway authorities should bear in mind is that people who come to receive their visitors may have…

Sir, KSRTC began its airport shuttle services from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to Mysuru, Manipal and Madikeri in 2014. The inter-city shuttles from Bengaluru airport to various destinations have immensely benefited many overnight travellers to reach in the early morning. KSRTC has also branded its airport shuttle buses as ‘Flybus’ services and is highly appealing…

Sir, Water scarcity has started and water is not being supplied to Aravindanagar properly for the past four days. MCC Commissioner had recently said that “Tanker Water will be arranged immediately in case of any crisis in any part of the city.” But the worst part is that the Water Tanker of MCC is not…

Sir, I had been to HDFC Bank, Saraswathipuram Branch to get my Aadhaar card updated. As I needed to update the address, I had taken my original Driving Licence (DL) as an address proof. Surprisingly, my DL was not considered appropriate for verification, and I was asked to get a letter signed by my area…

Sir, Being an engineer myself, it gives me no pleasure to comment on the work of my fellow engineers in Mysuru City Corporation. But as I go on walk everyday, I cannot close my eyes to the sorry state of neglect of maintenance of twin bridges at the junction of Vishwamanava road and Bogadi road….