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Vol. XXXIII No. 20, February 1-15, 2024
Regular Articles
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 […]
Carrom: growth ‘minus’ since 2009
-- by V. Venkataramana
Carrom’s growth in Chennai from a mere pastime to a serious international sport can be credited to the monumental efforts of one Bangaru Babu, a player, and one might argue the Godfather, of the game. Fondly known as Mr. Carrom in the state’s sporting circles, Bangaru popularised serious Carrom on the premise that, much like […]
Our Readers Write
A Time to Introspect on our mistakes Reference: A Time to Introspect on our Mistakes (MM, Dec 16th, 2023). While the public needs to be alert and raise a voice against issues, seldom do the officials pay heed to the same. Complaints regarding the relaying of roads, dysfunctional stormwater drains, encroachment, etc are not taken […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
Queue Cue The Woman from Madras Musings was having dinner with an aunt who happened to be visiting from abroad. The aunt in question had dashed off on a hearty bout of sightseeing with the husband and children during the sojourn here, and while the experience had ensured the family many memories, it also left […]
Who protects the Heritage of Fort St George?
-- by Sriram V.
In our issue of Madras Musings dated December 16, 2023, we reported on the sad collapse of Last House on Snob’s Alley in Fort St George. Ostensibly under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India, the structure, one of the oldest in the Fort, had been steadily neglected to a point of no return. […]
GCC sets up Regional Enforcement Team to monitor and curb dumping of waste in water bodies
-- by Varsha V.
In November last year, it was reported that the Greater Chennai Corporation removed 600 tonnes of garbage and 250 tonnes of debris from waterbodies over the course of four months. The operation was a part of the desilting works undertaken by the administrative body to enhance the storm-water flow capabilities of main canals. While it […]
In the latest Issue
- Before we gloat over Bangalore’s water shortage…
- Questions arise over structural safety assessments following nightclub collapse
- Holi in UP as seen by a Chennai photographer
- The Mints of Madras – Part II
- Madras-lace garlands presented to the Duke and Duchess of York and the Prime Minister of Australia in Canberra in 1927
- Snippets of sports in the past from the Corporation archives
- Short ‘N’ Snappy
- Our Readers Write
