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• Vol. XXVIII No. 9, August 16-31, 2018

Our Readers write

More on Norton This refers to the article of Suresh Balakrishnan Eardley Norton – Lawyer outstanding (MM, August 1st). It was stated in the article that Eardley Norton was enrolled at the Madras Bar and being the latest entrant was appointed Secretary of what in later times came to be known as “Madras Bar Association”. […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 9, August 16-31, 2018

Dates for your Diary

Till August 19: DakshinaChitra is celebrating Onam Festival. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. As part of the celebration, Pallassana Social Development Society Kanyarkali Sangam led by Mr. Janardhan from Palakkad district will perform Kanyarkali, Parunthattam and Karunkaliattam, the ancient and traditional folk art […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 8, August 1-15, 2018

Thank you, Donors

- The Editor

We today, publish donations received with thanks for the period upto July 10th. Rs. 100: D. Sugavanam; G.K. Vasan; John J. Moses, Ashok Kumar, Lakshmi Narayanan Rs. 150: T.M. Raghunathan; S. Prakash; C.V. Viswanathan Rs. 200: G. Ram Mohan; S. Janardhan Rs. 400: Dr. V.V. Jayaram, V.S. Rajappan; K.S. Srinivasan; R. Ganapathy; Dr. N.V. Pundarikantan; […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 8, August 1-15, 2018

Our Readers write

Punctuality Reader S.S. Rajagopalan’s letter (MM, July 1st) about H.C. Buck’s observations on punctuality reminds me of the late Eric L. Stracay, i.p. I was in the Central Police Training College, Mt. Abu (now Police Academy in Hyderabad) in 1960-61. Stracey was the Deputy Commandent. The rule for the I.P.S. probationers was that they should […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 7, July 16-31, 2018

Quizzin’ with Ramanan

(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from June 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. For what purpose did the Union Government launch the app ‘ReUnite’ on June 29th? 2. Who recently broke Sriram Singh’s 42-year-oald 800m athletics National record? 3. Which academic institution has developed the new digital […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 7, July 16-31, 2018

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T. Nagar – rethink necessary Under the Smart City, a detailed project report is underway to construct a sky-walk between the Mambalam Railway Station and T’Nagar bus stand . A proposal to this effect was mooted as far back as in May 2015 by the Chennai Corporation at a cost of Rs. 20 crore out of […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 7, July 16-31, 2018

Short ‘N’ Snappy

-MMM

The Pot calling the Kettle These are ultra-sensitive times and so The Man from Madras Musings will leave that heading incomplete. He does not want the Society for the Eradication of all Stigma against Black or some such fringe body to sue him, but you do get the general message. This was the thought that […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 6, July 1-15, 2018

Short ‘N’ Snappy

-MMM

Swacch moves up paper scale Years ago, The Man from Madras Musings, when he was a Cherubic Child of Calcutta, had read a story in the Arabian Nights of a man who slept on a palm seed and his body warmth made it germinate. When he awoke, he found he was several feet above the […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 6, July 1-15, 2018

Quizzin’ with Ramanan

(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from June 1 to 15. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. Where did the much-hyped meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un take place in early June? 2. The world’s most powerful and smartest scientific super-computer, with a peak performance of 200 petaflops, was unveiled […]

• Vol. XXVIII No. 6, July 1-15, 2018

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Lessons for learning Reading the article “How not to maintain educational campuses” (MM, June 16th), I was reminded of the words of F.L. Billows of the British Council who was taken aback by the greenery in the Board High School, Sathyamangalam in Erode District. He remarked “Here I see no school, but a poem. I […]