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Vol. XXXII No. 5, June 16-30, 2022
Regular Articles
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Chennai once made quite the racquet The Woman from Madras Musings fairly skipped to the living room in joy, for she was watching a very thrilling French open match with the better half. In true millennial fashion, the match was playing on OTT – a choice that turned out to be a poor one for […]
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Growing beyond renaming of Roads This refers to Can we grow beyond renaming roads? (MM, May 16-31, 2022). The penchant for renaming the roads does not seem to have diminished a wee-bit among the political parties, no matter even if they come to power after a long hiatus, promising good governance. As far as the […]
Heritage Watch: The Mahatma moves (temporarily) for the Metro
There are many statues to Gandhi all over the world but to the Chennai-ite there is only one – the statue that has stood at the intersection of Radhakrishnan Salai (Edward Elliots Road) and Kamaraj Salai (South Beach Road) since 1956. It has served as a meeting point, a focal point, a marker and also […]
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Get on with it MMM! The Man from Madras Musings fights shy of blowing his trumpet, but it cannot be denied that over the years he has done his fair bit of writing on the city’s history. A large portion of the credit for this must of course go to old Chief, peace be upon […]
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Special Issue on N. Sankar Thanks a million for the very nice MM issue covering N. Sankar’s achievements. As a fellow alumni of AC Tech and subsequently Sr. Manager in Chemplast, I had the privilege of knowing him well. He was one of a kind. I am sad that he is no more with us. […]
Heritage Watch: Restoration of Chepauk Palace
It is certainly easy to construct a building. It is easier still to neglect it for years and then watch it go up in flames within a few hours. Restoration, however, is a painstaking effort, lasting many years. At the Chepauk Palace, work is proceeding slowly but surely. Both the wings, the Khalas and Humayun […]
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Stories from a bus The Woman from Madras Musings was whiling away a traffic jam on the Adyar bridge when a strange, strangled sound escaped the driver. He was looking balefully at the bus in front, which appeared to be the scene of a lively squabble. The driver appeared to be deeply moved by one […]
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Bidding Adieu to Sankar! The untimely demise of N. Sankar, Chairman of the Sanmar Group, is a great loss to the country. He was not just a successful industrialist but also one with a heart full of compassion. Madras Musings has also lost a well-wisher and patron in his exit. Sankar was a multifaceted person […]
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When The Man from Madras Musings met None Such The Man from Madras Musings is somewhat disoriented – he has lost a mentor, a good friend and a dispassionate critic. MMM refers to None Such (NS) who passed on recently, leaving a huge void behind. In the years following the passing of the Chief, NS […]
Heritage Watch: When a monument becomes a problem
Who would imagine that the Yale Monument, so long associated with this city would now be declared as standing in the way of development? And yet that is true. Hynmers’ Obelisk, to give its correct name dates back to the 1680s. It marks the burial spot of Joseph Hynmers, second-in-council, Fort St. George, who died […]
In the latest Issue
- Yet another Government-run Museum in city – with no creative plans for making it relevant
- More loss of green cover: Chennai District Green Committee approves NHAI Port-Maduravoyal Expressway project
- Heritage Watch: Another landmark to vanish
- History of recording climate change on the Coromandel Coast*
- Lost Landmarks of Chennai
- Look at me… Now!
- When Olympians blessed a Madras stadium
- Short ‘N’ Snappy
- Our Readers Write
