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Vol. XXXIV No. 20, February 1-15, 2025

Featured Articles

Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2025

– Mylapore Times

The Mylapore Festival was held during January 9-12, 2025. It began with a kutcheri in the Navaratri mandapam inside Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, moving out of Nageswara Rao Park. The concert was presented by the students of Meenakshi Srinivasan, Mandaveli. That evening, there were three events at the Main Stage arena – Sannidhi Street quadrangle – […]

Remembering Maniam

-- by Anantanarayanan Raman, anant@raman.id.au

Maniam 100 (1924-2024): Sarithiram Padaittha Sitthirangal by Maniam Selvan (Supra. Baalan, Writing Support), Poompuhar Pathippakam, Prakasam Salai, Chennai 600 108 2023, 192 pages, Rs. 960/-. Sarithiram Padaittha Sitthirangal (hereafter, Maniam 100) was launched in Chennai on 22 October 2023, synchronising with the birth-centenary of Maniam (Thandarai Umapathy Subramaniam), a highly regarded fine artist of Madras. […]

A celebration of horticultural artistry at Chennai Flower Show’25

– by Thamayandhi R

The Chennai Flower Show, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on January 2, captured the city’s imagination with its breathtaking floral art. This fourth edition of the 18-day festival was organised by the State Horticulture and Plantation Crops department and ran till January 19. The show featured a wide variety of blooms from […]

Preserving Tamil Nadu’s Geological Legacy

-- by Faisal Abass, Research Scholar, Department of Earth Sciences

Tamil Nadu, a state renowned for its cultural heritage and ancient landmarks, is also home to a wealth of geological wonders that span billions of years. From the ancient rocks of the Eastern Ghats to the volcanic landscapes of the Western Ghats, these formations offer a crucial window into the Earth’s history. As much as […]

The Bazaars of India – in Chennai

-- by Sujatha Chandramouli

“What do you sell o ye merchants? Richly your wares are ­displayed….” This poem by the Nightingale of India rings in my ears as I wander through the CERC Exhibition Grounds at Kalakshetra Road, Tiruvanmiyur – which hosts an exhibition once a month. Called variously as ‘Chennai Santhe’, or ‘Hasthakala’, or ‘Kalaa Utsavam’ or ‘Karigar […]

Fifty Years of Viswanath’s immortal innings at Chepauk

-- by Partab Ramchand

It’s been half a century since G.R. Viswanath crafted his immortal innings at Chepauk and those fortunate enough to witness it, like me, can still recall so much of it. The passage of time has in no way diminished its stature and memories of his ethereal strokeplay are still razor sharp. For the next generation […]

The Madras Literary Society

-- by Geethanjali Rajakkannu

The Madras Literary Society (MLS) in Chennai – known for its vast collection of rare publications across genres – is one of India’s oldest libraries with a catalogue exceeding 50,000 books. It was established to promote the study of science, art and culture with a focus on South India. “Madras Literary Society began in 1812 […]

Botanical Paintings from Tranquebar

-- by P.S. Ramanujam

Niels Studsgaard Fuglsang, born in the small Danish village of Holeby, pursued studies in philology, theology, and medicine in Copenhagen. Following in his father’s (Hermann Jørgensen Fuglsang) footsteps he became a vicar. At the age of 33, Fuglsang expressed a desire to spend time in Tranquebar, then a Danish colony in present-day Tamil Nadu. He […]

The T. Nagar Vegetable Market – A training ground to develop fellowship

-- by Karthik Nagappan

Last issue, we carried a covid-era piece on Chennai’s suburban trains from Karthik Nagappan. In this issue, we present Karthik’s take on the vegetable ­market at T Nagar. – Associate Editor At the bustling vegetable market at T Nagar, you must keep your wits sharp when you shop, lest you’re put on by a veteran […]

Season Peeves

-- by Sujatha ­Chandramouli

Now that the Margazhi music season is behind us, and the sabha-hopping, canteen-hopping rasikas and foodies are revelling in their experiences, its also time to pen some of the peeves of the season. Let me list some of them, they are in no particular order.

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