Sir, We would like to draw the attention of Mysuru Dasara Cultural Sub-Committee members through this column. During Dasara many cultural programmes are arranged at various locations — around 15 to 20 venues at a time. We have attended programmes at Kalamandira, Jaganmohan Palace, Ganabharathi, Kirurangamandira etc., and have noticed that not even 10 percent…
Wake up call to MCC
October 20, 2022Sir, When I travel from Saraswathipuram in an autorickshaw to Canara Bank near Ballal Circle (rarely it is called by its name as Ashoka Circle), usually I avoid using the diagonal road from Manuvana Park because it is full of potholes (this road has no name). I prefer travelling along New Kantharaj Urs Road as…
City of Circles: Erasing history
October 19, 2022Sir, Apropos to the news item, ‘The City of Circles’ in Star of Mysore dated Oct.14, 2022. Though the decision of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to beautify some Circles in the city is welcome, the decision to beautify the ‘Fountain Circle’ by removing the present fountain comes as a shock. The artistically designed fountain…
Poor condition of footpaths in Mysuru
October 18, 2022Sir, I have seen the civic authorities are building good tiled footpaths next to the main road in most of the places in the city and the new roads are asphalted pre or post Dasara in Mysuru. I really appreciate the good work which is being done by them and kudos to MCC team. But…
Lingambudhi Botanical Garden closed: Visitors disappointed
October 17, 2022Sir, Apropos the report in SOM last month announcing the inauguration of Lingambudhi Botanical Garden on Sept.26 (coinciding with Dasara), the report said that this garden will function from 7 am to 7 pm. I wish to bring to the notice of the authorities the disappointment on the faces of scores of visitors daily from…
Problems galore in Bankers, Railway and Bapuji Layouts
October 15, 2022Sir, We are very happy to see the responses of City Administrators and Legislators to the readers’ letters in this column. Let me also present the problems faced by several commuters of Bankers Layout, Railway Layout, Bapuji Layout and many other surrounding Layouts. 1. The service road from Bogadi Circle leading to the entrance of…
Why pay toll after driving on bad Mysuru-Nanjangud Road?
October 14, 2022Sir, I visited Nanjangud the other day and was shocked to see the roads in such a pathetic condition. Many stretches are unmotorable, with craters and potholes all along the road. The entire stretch beyond the Mysuru city limits lack street-lights and hence driving during dark is very risky. Added to this is the shameless…
Inconvenience caused to bus passengers on Vijayadashami Day
October 13, 2022Sir, The management of Dasara celebrations drawing crowds, each outnumbering the previous years’, is truly a herculean task. It has been managed efficiently and kudos to all the people involved. But on Vijayadashami Day, passengers of buses were inconvenienced greatly as the buses coming to Mysuru were stopped at Sathagalli bus stand, leaving passengers (locals…
Shatabdi: Some suggestions
October 12, 2022Sir, I travelled by the Shatabdi train on Oct. 6 from Mysuru to Bengaluru. On arrival at Bengaluru Station, I was surprised to see passengers travelling to Chennai trying to board the train even before passengers from Mysuru could disembark. There was chaos which could have been easily avoided. Here are a few suggestions to…
Tears of the Begums: Kudos to Dr. CDS
October 12, 2022Sir, Dr. C.D. Sreenivas Murthy’s (CDS) review in yesterday’s Star of Mysore about the book “Tears of the Begums” by Rana Safvi was a most interesting synopsis of a book that makes very sad but very interesting reading. He has chosen to highlight a few of the best stories from the book, which I am…
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