Sir, “It is the rulers and the Army (in Pakistan) that have made the majority of wonderful, affectionate Pakistani Muslims IRRELEVANT.” This sentence from your Abracadabra titled “Dumb India, Deaf Pak — Twain shall never talk?” of Aug. 25, 2015, reproduced in SOM dated Feb.19, 2019, stands very much Relevant even to this day. This…

Sir, What option India has (?) is the question you have raised and also answered in your own way through analogies of a Buddhist monk and Vladimir Putin who completely destroyed Chechenya, a prosperous town of one lakh population, to fight Islamic terrorism (Abracadabra in SOM dated Feb.17). India being a democratic country can neither…

Sir, With reference to the letter “Absence of staff with merit cause for problem with Aadhaar cards” (SOM dated Feb.15) let it be added that data entry is only a skill which needs proper supervision for correcting errors by a knowledgeable person with a good understanding of the procedure involved that has a reasonable grip…

Sir, The Financial Year is coming to a close by 31.3.2019. Commencing from 1st April 2019, the MCC will be getting the property tax at all its Zonal Offices in city.  Every year tax payers stand in long queue to get the forms written by paying Rs.30 and then entering it at another point and…

Sir, On the occasion of Star of Mysore’s anniversary celebration, I want to THANK YOU KBG for being so generous in sending SOM copies to Pondicherry way back in 1998-99. Though I had thanked you personally at a gathering in Olive Garden, I thought our readers must know about your grateful act. Way back in…

Sir, I was not surprised reading the news item ‘Aadhaar Card correction a painstaking process,’ published in SOM on Feb. 13. Tax-payers face problems at every office they visit because of lack of merit in the staff dealing with the issuing of the card. Apart from a few sincere and merited workers, most of them…

Sir, In recent times, there is a lot of hurt expressed at the rebuilding of heritage structures. Any structure has a defined lifetime, which can be extended with proper maintenance. The basic question that arise is about the maintenance part of such structures, which calls for expenditures that can be high depending on their age….

Sir, It is that time of the year when there is joy around the Engineering Colleges as it is time for campus interviews and IT companies conducting online tests for selecting the best candidates. No doubt, every student aspires to get the best company and pay package and dream to achieve big in life. The…

Sir, I visited the SOM Education Fair on Sunday, at Maharaja’s College Grounds and I was impressed with the event. Superb idea, extremely well organised and a one-stop shop for parents looking for ideal school for their children. I did not know that there were so many educational institutions in Mysuru. I could not help…

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned regarding a report about deactivation of Aadhaar for not using it over a certain period of time. The news — elsewhere — regarding Aadhaar number getting deactivated if it remains unused for a period of three years can do nothing but give a…