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Vol. XXXIII No. 21, February 16-29, 2024
Regular Articles
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
Wedding shenanigans The Woman from Madras Musings assumes that she is not alone in dreading the social scenes at weddings. Make no mistake, she is always thrilled to celebrate the bride and groom, especially when they’re good friends; but dealing with the crowd is another thing altogether, as (Wo)MMM was reminded last weekend. (Wo)MMM had […]
Our Readers Write
More on Pallikaranai marshland I read your latest about the Pallikaranai marshland with interest (The Pathetic state of Pallikaranai marsh, (MM, Vol. 33, No. 20, February 1st, 2024). First, Chennai is far from a ‘world-class’ city. Dravidian propaganda aside, no Indian city has ever developed anything like a civic sensibility. And since in democracies the […]
The Pathetic state of Pallikaranai marsh
-- by Sriram V.
Last fortnight saw some interesting statistics emerge from a hearing of the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal. Of the 1,206.59 hectares that the Pallikaranai Marsh is supposed to span, only 749 hectares or 62 per cent remain with the forest department. This edifying statistic was revealed by the Tamil Nadu Government after its […]
Passenger woes heap criticism upon KCBT; Remedial measures promised
-- by Varsha V.
It’s been barely a month since the Rs. 394-crore Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus (KCBT) at Kilambakkam became operational, but its story is already one filled with woes. KCBT is a mammoth facility with a total built-up area of 640,000 sqft and the capacity to operate more than 2,350 long distance buses, but it is still […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– MMM
Music in the Mofussil The Man from Madras Musings as you all know in the month of December becomes the Musical Mama of Madras going from Sabha to Sabha. And over the years he has also been entrusted with some responsibilities at the institution (not Sabha mind you) which is primus inter pares among such […]
Our Readers Write
More on Corporation Stadium Your article on the Corporation Stadium (MM, Vol. XXXIII No. 15, November 16th, 2023) has taken me back to my college days in 1955-56 when the Madras College Students Association had hosted Bulganin and Khrushchev , and almost a year later Zhou en Lai with Indi-Chini bhai-bhai. The President of the […]
It is TN (not Chennai) Global Investors Meet
-- by Sriram V.
The Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet has just concluded. It was high profile event with the State pulling out all stops to ensure everything went off without a hitch. The results have, according to the Government, been most satisfactory with a reported Rs. 6 lakh crore of investment agreements having been made. It is to […]
Lukewarm scores for Chennai in Swachh Survekshan 2023: Work-In-Progress expected to boost rankings next time
-- by Varsha V.
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) recently released the results of the 2023 Swachh Survekshan, a cleanliness survey conducted as part of the Swachh Bharat (Urban) campaign and which covers 446 cities. The evaluation parameters covered the cleanliness levels of residential and commercial areas as well as public spaces, water bodies, parks, […]
Heritage Watch: Before the city got a Trade Centre
The Nandambakkam Trade Centre is of recent origin as is well known. This large venue played host to the Tamil Nadu Global Investors’ Meet 2024 last fortnight. It was the latest such event in a long line of such meets, trade fairs and industrial exhibitions that stretch back in time. Madras was the first city […]
Let me know if you need any hepatitis
-- by Ranjitha Ashok
No – not a misprint. That’s exactly the message your phone sent out in your name, replacing your word — ‘help’ -with this offer of an inflamed liver. Honestly, you’ve had it with this over-smart gizmo, whose tiny, elf-ishly mischievous keyboard thinks it knows better than you. Like changing ‘Suma’ to ‘Mumma’. Being of an […]
In the latest Issue
- Good tidings from Gokhale Hall
- Bigger not always better – Can Chennai Airport convert features into strengths?
- Heritage Watch: A Brief timeline of Gokhale Hall
- Breaking the Fast during Ramadan
- The great flap of 1942 – How the Raj panicked over a Japanese non invasion
- Colonial Stories – 1: Strange case of an unintended death by poison
- TMS Biography
- Indian TT sets sights on conquering the Olympics
- Short ‘N’ Snappy
- Our Readers Write
