Sir, This has reference to the article “A Memory of Music at the Mysore Court” in Star of Mysore dated July 13, 2023 by your columnist Girija Madhavan and the subsequent riposte by my friend and veteran Journalist Gouri Satya on July 18, 2023 in a front page featured “Voice of the Reader” under the…

Sir, This is to express my sincere appreciation to the Abracadabra in SOM dated July 11, wherein K.B. Ganapathy recalls a piece written, 54 years ago, on ‘What life will be like in India in the 70s’ for the ‘Imprint’ magazine, a highly respected and reputed journal of our youth. For a young man, under-30…

Sir, A news was published about ‘City Railway Station escalators malfunction’ in Star of Mysore dated 16th July 2023 and here below is a rejoinder from South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division: The Railways clarifies that both escalators in the main Station concourse were dysfunctional on 16.07.2023 from 09:30 to 09:45 hrs, causing inconvenience to…

Sir, Generally, I do not miss Girija Madhavan’s “Looking back” write-ups as they offer interesting details in the background of her vast and varied experience. Similarly, I did not miss her write-up on the renowned Hindustani singer of the Mysore Royal Court, Gauhar Jaan (Star of Mysore dated July 13). Earning fame and fortune, Gauhar…

Sir, Quite often reference is made to the ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa’ (of Italy) to speak about engineering skill that has withstood the test of centuries. Our Mysuru is also not lagging behind with its various leaning poles of signal lights, lamp posts, which instead show the apathy of the authorities concerned and endanger public….

Sir, Apropos K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra ‘Wake up Mysuru: Ask Siddharamaiah to leave behind a legacy for Mysuru’ in  SOM dated 27.5.2023, reference was made about appointing N. Jayaram as Secretary to the present Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. When he (Jayaram) was in Mysuru, I had a very good interaction with this IAS Officer during his stint…

Sir, Apropos the letter titled “Four ‘R’ formula to save our environment” by H.S. Shivaram in SOM on June 2, it is very well mentioned to save our environment. The author has mentioned about importance of carrying suitable boxes, container to bring home food items from hotels, eateries. In this regard I want to add…

Sir, I had parked my two-wheeler on June 2 at around  7.10 pm at the  parking area of Mysuru City Railway Station to catch Talguppa Express to Bengaluru. On June 3, I returned in Chamundi Express train and took my two-wheeler at around 8.55 pm. The parking staff charged Rs. 60. I said it is…

Sir, While the Government once again gave the option of paying traffic penalties at 50%, I too was eager to check the violation, if any. The KarnatakaOne website showed that my car too had a penalty of Rs. 100 for parking in a ‘No Parking’ area in Feb. 2019. Many readers have expressed the problems…

Sir, This refers to KBG’s Abracadabra titled “Budget Bonanza for Mysuru” in Star of Mysore dated July 8. In connection with the two major problems (KBG has mentioned) our city is facing and which needs Government’s immediate attention, I would like to state as follows: 1. I had written an e-mail dated 15th January this…