A social worker par excellence Sir, This refers to the write-up titled “Birth Centenary of Sheila Irani tomorrow” in Star of Mysore dated  June 11, 2022.  Because of my long association with Sheila Irani with many NGO activities — Chamundi Children’s Home, Ideal Jawa Rotary School, Mysore Lok Swaraj Andolan (MLSA), People’s Education Trust, MP…

Sir, Apropos the letter “Mysuru city losing its charm” (SOM dated June 6) by Rama, having visited all the cosmopolitan cities of India and major tier 2 and tier 3 cities,  I can definitely vouch that Mysuru is one of the best places to live compared all these cities.  In Mysuru, we are blessed to…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Birth or Death, No Certificates…” in Star of Mysore dated May 25. Recently I was required to attend the funeral of my close relative at Chennai. The arrangements made there was a wonderful experience to me. The body was received only at pre-appointed time slot. A large…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice  of authorities that the huge vacant site behind Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial  Hospital, Nazarbad (behind Indian Oil and Bharath Petrol Bunk), lying idle since many years (currently  being used as a dumping yard) can be utilised for a good cause. The residents (including small children and elders)…

Sir, Nowadays we see a lot of people going to public parks for their morning walks and jogging to maintain their health. This is really appreciable. While doing so they have a firm expectation that all these public parks should be maintained by  the local bodies, that is City Corporations, Town Panchayats etc.  People give…

Sir, It is quite disturbing to note that CESC, Mysuru, is resorting to power shutdown during day time for a quite a number of times in many areas of Mysuru city as well as surrounding rural areas (Star of Mysore dated June 2, 3, 4 and 5) with one day prior notice and thereby putting…

Sir, There is no traffic signal at the busy Ramakrishnanagar Circle in city. We can observe heavy traffic of vehicles  particularly in the morning and evening hours. I request the authorities concerned to install traffic signal in the above Circle at the earliest. – Ashok Kumar, Ramakrishnanagar, 2.6.2022 You can also mail us your views,…

Sir, My parents are residing on 8th Main Road, Jayalakshmipuram, behind BM Hospital where there is a park which has been badly neglected. This park is being used by many senior citizens for morning and evening walks. The cobbled stones have come out and has made the walking path very uneven and dangerous for senior…

Sir, We chose to settle down in Mysuru that was once considered as Pensioners Paradise. But it seems like we made a wrong decision then. Now, Mysuru has become dirty and is being neglected by local Corporators, legislators and the MP. The city roads are full of craters, potholes and unwanted speed-brakers. The roads, especially…

Sir, Prompted by K. Chandrahas’ letter in Star of Mysore dated May 19, I would like to draw the attention of Railway authorities to two important observations and suggestions. 1. Both Chamundi and Rajya Rani Express trains carry the same formation of the coaches. While the latter train’s name-board is displayed on the coaches, Chamundi’s…