By The Editor on January 18th 2016
Whenever they come to power they promise to make Chennai a world-class city. Some coined catchy phrases for it – Singara Chennai was one. Singapore is their avowed model for what Chennai ought to be like. When it comes to the Cooum, they quote the Thames to us and, likewise, they claim that the metro […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
Barely fifteen days after the battering that our city received by way of the rains, our Corporation swung into action. And by that we do not mean it was done with new dynamism. It just went back to all its old ways, which is indeed a pity, given that at least part of the problem […]
By Sriram V on January 18th 2016
Crossing the Arsenal, you come to the southwest corner of Fort St. George. As you reach this space, you see a long road cutting across the Fort from the south to the north. This runs parallel to Charles Street, continues along the western face of Parade Square and the wall of the Kings Barracks before […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
Bringing an old world and a modern city together Hriday (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana), devised by the Ministry of Urban Development, recaptures the idea of heritage cities. The focus of Hriday is currently on 12 cities chosen by the Government across the country – Ajmer, Amravathi, Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
(Continued from last fortnight) Chandra Sri Ram, a grand-niece of S.R. Ranganathan, the legendary librarian, recalls him after a visit to Sirkazhi, where he was born and did his early education. The departure itself, to leave for London in September 1924, was not an easy one. He consulted his mother, paternal grandmother and his former […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
A memorable speech at the Music Academy in December 2015 by Manjul Bhargava on Music and Mathematics. first came to concerts at the Music Academy 10 years ago, and sat mesmerised and inspired by so many breathtaking performances of great artists. I certainly never imagined at that time I’d be up here on stage one […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
arthik Subramanian, a journalist formerly with The Hindu, and now on a sabbatical. He traces memories of Anna Nagar during the rains. from https://chennaikat.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/the-story-of-anna-nagar. I have lived in Anna Nagar all my life. It is a great locality in Chennai, and, to me, it will always be home. It has been my home for 38 […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
The other day, a publisher friend of mine sent me a book on self-improvement, for translation. He said, ‘If you can complete the translation in a month, I have a few more to be brought out in vernacular editions!’ Publishers’ newsletters announce the arrival of dozens of such self-improvement books, month after month. Do such […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
While carrying out research for an article on the Tamil Bell (MM, November 16th), I came across a publication (Adyar Library, 1947) titled Origin and Spread of the Tamils by Vishnampettai R Ramachandra Dikshitar. Intrigued, I widened my search and uncovered some very interesting information about this person. Ramachandra Dikshitar was born on April 1st, […]
By Guest Author(s) on January 18th 2016
-A marathon experience Run you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up – Dean Karnazes. It all started on a day which continues to be sacred for me since the time I can remember – October 2nd, the date of birth of my idol. To be precise, I […]