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Vol. XXXIII No. 15, November 16-30, 2023
Regular Articles
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
A cat-and-mouse game of carpools The Woman from Madras Musings had just put her feet up to enjoy a movie when Mater Betternal walked in thoughtfully. It transpired that Pater Betternal had just sent M.B. a text message, requesting her to be ready with a flower in her hair in precisely five minutes, for his […]
Can Mamallapuram be spared Real Estate Development?
-- by Sriram V.
The signs are all there. Just consider the property-related news items of the last six months or so. “Mamallapuram – Tourist Spot transformed into a live work-play destination”, “G Square successfully expands into Mahabalipuram, launches G Square Dynasty”, “Chennai Peripheral Ring Road to make Mamallapuram the next Sholinganallur”, “Holistic Plan by CMDA necessary for Chennai’s […]
Lakefront development: Transforming Chennai’s lakes into recreational spots
-- by Varsha V.
Recently, The Hindu carried an article stating that the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) intends to develop lakes in Korattur, Retteri, Perungudi and Porur into recreational spaces for the local communities. A similar plan was already announced earlier this year, in fact, reports had emerged in January of the CMDA proposing a Rs. 100 crore lake-front […]
Our Readers Write
She flew to join our forest! On a weekend visit to tree-lined Delhi many years ago, I happened to meet up with some tree activists in a busy college canteen to lament over our woes and celebrate our highs over cups of steaming tea. Since I was always on the lookout for indigenous species nurseries, I […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– MMM
On Bed… The Man from Madras Musings has never known how to react when people tell him they watch his YouTube videos chiefly to relax and eventually fall asleep. MMM is forever plagued with doubts – is it good that an unintended outcome of his presentations is that they are good soporifics? Or should he […]
City needs more reservoirs – macro and micro
-- by Sriram V.
The monsoon is just around the corner, and it will hopefully be bountiful. The water situation presently is comfortable with Metro Water officials saying that the city has enough of this precious commodity to tide over one more year, irrespective of how the monsoon fares. The Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the largest sources of water […]
Chennai to get 13 new pedestrian plazas
-- by A Special Correspondent
Touting the success of the T. Nagar Pedestrian Plaza, the Greater Chennai Corporation announced earlier in August that it will build 13 pedestrian plazas as part of the Chennai Mega Streets project and with funding from the World Bank. According to a Times of India report, the project will develop 50 kms of pavement into […]
Heritage Watch: Vanishing Heritage
A few months ago I posted a small story on my Facebook wall on an old heritage building on South Mada Street Mylapore, where Dr. Parvathi Padmanabhan used to have her clinic. The owner of the property tried to rent it out but to no avail. After a wait of a few months it was […]
Our Readers Write
A misattribution A letter titled TMP and Dr. A.L. Mudaliar published in Vol. XXXIII, No 11, September 16, 2023, was misattributed to Mr. K. Balakesari, when it was written by Mr S.S. Rajagopalan. We regret the error. Associate Editor Jayendra Panchapakesan – A socially conscious filmmaker (Vol. XXXIII No. 12, October 1-15, 2023) Superb. All […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
T-shirt shenanigans The Woman from Madras Musings thinks she is not alone in surmising that parents always – almost always, anyway – tend to side with the hapless bride or groom that has married their dubious son or daughter. (Wo)MMM is told the allegiance stems from a sense of deep gratitude, which she supposes is […]
In the latest Issue
- Flagging the nuisance of party flag posts
- Rs. 94 crores allocated to restore canals across the city
- Heritage Watch: A Much-Needed Facelift for Museum Theatre
- Stories, Myths, and Conversations – A Study of Trees
- Story of a City Canvas
- What’s up? What’s up?
- Indian rope trick
- Annual Service at the Armenian Church
- Athletics at 87!
- Short ‘N’ Snappy
- Our Readers Write
