India, Sept. 20 -- By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

Good things are said to be happening when things move from bad to good, which is very good. But when the reverse happens, to what was once a beautiful and well-groomed city, one cannot help feeling sad over the sorry transformation. This is exactly the way things are going at present in Mysuru, a city once known to be among the most beautiful in its league.

While all those responsible for this trend are completely unmindful of the way they are callously allowing it to happen, the sadder part is that all those of us who are affected by it, are forced to helplessly stand and watch it happening, without being able to get our civic authorities to do justice to the responsibilities they are vest...