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Vol. XXVII No. 15, November 16-30, 2017
Regular Articles
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from September 16 to 30. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. Which country won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup recently? 2. It has been decided to set which measurement by value of Planck constant in combination with definitions of meter and second and not a […]
Wordless Gopulu
THE EDITOR
The late Gopulu during his Ananda Vikatan days had a series of wordless jokes that brought about loud laughter. These were brought out as a book, in 2005, and a copy was recently sent to me by Charukesi. We are pleased to publish these cartoons for a new generation of Madrasis.
Short ‘N’ Snappy
-MMM
Creative City and all that What would your reaction be if someone complimented you on something that you have truly worked on? Thank them with all the happiness that you feel for praise that you richly deserve? Or, if you were shy, turn a bright cerise and shuffle your feet and mumble “Thanks awfully” or […]
Our Reader’s Write
Business without a cost Ever heard of a business model which costs nothing except the peace of residents around? Well, there’s one on Eldam’s Road where there are a few independent houses and apartment complexes. The hectic activity begins with a truck load of gas cylinders arriving early in the morning and parking right in […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
-MMM
(Word)play for a composer The greatest composer in the world of Carnatic Music is at present suffering the celebrations associated with the 250th year of his birth. The Man from Madras Musings uses the word suffer guardedly, for the travails of this personality are nothing compared to what a deceased nightingale had to go through […]
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from October 1 to 15. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. In which world-famous US city did a lone gunman go on a shooting rampage on October 1st leaving at least 59 people dead and 527 others injured? 2. Which organisation has been awarded this […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
MMM
Advertising your way to (ill)-health Chennai that was Madras is the medical capital of our country, as is well known. It also probably has the maximum number of private hospitals per square kilometre in India. When it comes to density of doctors, however, in the view of The Man from Madras Musings, it is probably […]
Quizzin’ with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from September 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.) 1. The only country that forbade its women from driving has decided to allow them to do so from next year. Which country? 2. What is the Rs. 16,000 crore ‘Saubhagya’ launched by the Prime […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
- MMM
The Holy Indian Cow These are very bovine times. The country is divided into two – those who rejoice in the cow and the other half that rejoices in what is within it and by that The Man from Madras Musings does not mean milk. The party of the first part is threatening to carve […]
Our Reader’s Write
Regarding Riding the Metro, finding it costly, (MM, September 16th), the stretch between Nehru Park and Central is not yet operational. As a family in HIG, we find it convenient to take the Metro from Shenoy Nagar station, which is a hop, step and jump from our home, to places like Vadapalani and, of course […]
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
