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Vol. XXIX No. 24, April 1-15, 2020
Regular Articles
Lost Landmarks of Chennai
The entrance to what was once the Deorhi of Mahfuz Khan. When Arcot nobility lived in Black Town The name Mahfuz Khan Deorhi (Devadi in local parlance) does not strike a bell any longer. It is now known as Mofuzkhan Garden Street, in George Town. That such a place existed first came to my notice […]
Quizzin’ With Ramanan
Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from March 1 to 15. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu. 1. Name the legendary former CEO of General Electric who passed away on March 1? 2. Name Egypt’s oldest pyramid (4700 years old) that opened to the public after a 14-year restoration. 3. What momentous […]
Our Readers Write
More on Tamil Nadu budget In analysing the budget of Tamil Nadu, the correspondent has made unwarranted statements about the quality of education in Government schools. Tamil Nadu was the first State in India to have fully trained, qualified teachers in Government and aided schools, as early as 1964. There is not a single unqualified […]
Lost Landmarks of Chennai
by Sriram V
The Gaiety Palace which occupies the space where the Gaiety theatre stood Not much Gaiety in its history Whenever conversation turns to the vanished theatres of the city, the Gaiety is sure to be among the first subjects of discussion. And yet very few people actually have memories of watching a film there. That is […]
Quizzin’ With Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from February 16th to 29th. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. What was the theme of this year’s National Science Day observed on Feb. 28? 2. In which station in West Bengal did the Indian Railways recently launch their Restaurant on Wheels by refurbishing two […]
Heritage Watch
by The Binny Headquarters
There will always be a Binny in Madras was once a boast but that has since been proven false. The company, founded in the closing years of the 18th century struggled along till the 1980s and now even its beautiful headquarters on Armenian Street has gone. The Binny building, witness to over 200 years of […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
-MMM
When Aught Befalls Us This article is going to take some time to type out for The Man from Madras Musings has to take frequent breaks to wash his hands with sanitizer, adjust his surgical mask, take it off to drink rasam and munch his way through two cloves of garlic and finally ponder over […]
Our Readers Write
Managing City traffic You have highlighted the woes of city traffic and ways to keep it under control (MM, February 1st). There are a few simple measures that can be taken to manage the traffic better. Synchronisation of traffic lights will enable traffic to move more efficiently and is applicable when two traffic lights are […]
Lost Landmarks of Chennai
By Sriram V
When Madras clothed the Army The spelling is enough food for thought but the history of this thoroughfare is even more interesting. next fortnight) Among my favourite research materials are the old street directories of Madras that is Chennai. From these you can get a fairly good idea of street names, the names of thoroughfares […]
Heritage Watch
Last days of Last House on Snob’s Alley It has survived from the 1640s, making it one of the oldest surviving buildings in the whole of Chennai city. But Last House to the left of Snob’s Alley may be on its last legs if the Archaeological Survey of India has its way. Listed as being […]
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
