India, Nov. 8 -- Over a cup of evening tea

By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

Very recently, even as the preparations for our Dasara celebrations were about to begin, representatives of The Mysuru Hotels Owners' Association in a press note, appealed to the appropriate government agencies to allow hotels, restaurants and other eateries to remain open till 1 am, during our Dasara, so that visitors to our city, especially the ones who happen to reach here late, would not be put to any difficulty in finding food, before retiring for the night.

This is something they have done on many occasions in the past too, without anything progressive coming out of it. They have further reiterated that the Mysuru City Police Commissioner has already submitted a...