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Vol. XXVIII No. 5, June 16-30, 2018
Regular Articles
Short ‘N’ Snappy
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More on thanneer pandals What with summer being here and showing no signs of leaving, though The Man from Madras Musings must admit that the heat is not a patch on what it was last year, the political parties, whose sympathy for the poor and deserving is well known, are going overboard in setting up […]
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from May 16th to 31st. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. What title was bestowed upon Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after their wedding on May 19th? 2. Which central Indian city emerged as the cleanest in the Government’s Swachh Survekshan 2018 carried in over […]
Dates for your Diary
Till June 30: Journeys to the Centre – an exhibition of paintings by Sovan Kumar – at DakshinaChitra. June 23-24: Gramiya Makkal Thirunal. The annual village festival is back with its myriad activities of the village community. Various competitions have been organised such as the Kolam competition and a Kho kho match for women, top […]
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A house that should be saved I have been doing my walking and work-outs at the YMCA Nandanam every day for the past 15 years. And there, a bit of Indian sports history is being totally neglected. My picture is of a derelict house, the one in which Harry Crowe Buck lived in. Buck was […]
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How to look positively at summer By the time you read this column by the Man from Madras Musings, the designated peak hot weather aka Agni Nakshatram aka Kathiri will be over. But before you begin to air your winter woollies let MMM assure you that this is not the beginning of Chennai’s long and […]
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from May 1 to 15. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. Which world-leading Chinese banker has launched China’s first India-dedicated publicly offered investment fund called ‘Industrial and Commercial Bank Credit Suisse India Market Fund’? 2. Which state-run lender recently became the first to face curbs […]
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Tom-toms over a thanneer pandal The Man from Madras Musings is a light sleeper and was woken up by some strange noises in the middle of the night. His first suspicion was that it was a burglar. Now MMM is no poltroon and unlike others who would have drawn the sheets over their head with […]
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Broken bridge I have a question myself, “Why hasn’t the Broken bridge at Besant Nagar been repaired? Why not even developed it for heritage tourism?” (Though there might be local occupational problems). I did many Google searches but have been unsuccessful in finding an answer. Do you have any? S. Yogeshwaran yogesh.smy91@gmail.com Editor’s Note: Sorry, […]
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from April 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. Which noted institution has developed Bhabha Kavach (named after Homi Bhabha), a next-generation bulletproof jacket that is cheaper and 50 per cent lighter than existing models? 2. What Indian legal first did senior advocate […]
Dates for your Diary
Till May 30: Neighbourhood stories – an exhibition of paintings by P. Saravanan – at DakshinaChitra. May 19-20, 27: Workshop on Miniature handmade animal figurines for both children and adults – Ceramic Studio , DakshinaChitra May 26: Talk on The Indian Monsoon by T.R. Shashwath – at Tamil Virtual Academy, Gandhi Mantapam Road, 4-5.30 p.m. […]
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
