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Vol. XXXI No. 4, June 1-16, 2021
Regular Articles
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
Lockdown days Lately, The Woman from Madras Musings has been thinking a lot about The Little Prince, a story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Perhaps you have read it, too. It is about a little prince who lives on a planet not much larger than a house. As (Wo)MMM recalls – it has been a while […]
Quizzin’ with Ram’nan
Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s first 10 questions are on current affairs and the next 10 are on capital cities. 1. The cast of which world-famous sitcom, which ran for 10 years till 2004, came for a special reunion on May 27? 2. Who, a month shy of his 51st birthday, recently became the oldest man to […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
- MMM
To be ill or not to be It has been quite a while since The Man from Madras Musings wrote this column, there being so little to laugh about in this city of ours. Both MMM and his good lady, also known as She Who Must Be Obeyed are safe and maintaining all safety precautions. […]
Quizzin’ with Ram’nan
Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s first 10 questions are on current affairs and the next 10 are on the great filmmaker Satyajit Ray whose birth centenary was observed this year. 1. A Belgian farmer made news recently after moving a stone, he found in his tractor’s path, by about 7.5 feet. How? 2. At the recent Oscar […]
Our Readers Write
The vanished tribe of Mukunnamama – A tribute to an original ‘Madras Walker’ Talakkodi Madathil Mukundan Nedungadi, whom we all knew as Mukunnamama (the Malayalam pronunciation of the name) was Father’s younger maternal uncle. He was nearly of Father’s age and was the complete antithesis of Father’s elder uncle who was tradition bound, ill tempered, […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
Living with the Corona virus Last year, The Woman from Madras Musings had been rather optimistic about 2021. Like many, she nursed hopes that we would leave the worst of the pandemic behind as we stepped into a new year, better informed and better equipped to fight the virus. However, it looks like the war […]
a-Musing
– Ranjitha Ashok
Name that baby How about 01010101 … with a name like that, he is bound to succeed in the computer field! “This is precisely why fancy, odd-shaped gifts should be avoided.” I remarked, watching a friend struggle to wrap a gift, succeeding more at wrapping herself up instead. “Who’s this, for, anyway?” “X and Y’s […]
Quizzin’ with Ram’nan
Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s first 10 questions are on current affairs and the next 10 are on Indian sport (excluding cricket). 1. In the Forbes’ 35th annual World’s billionaires list, Mukesh Ambani was the richest Indian ($84.5b) at No. 10. Who is the second richest ($50.5 billion) at No. 26? 2. Though he was the consort […]
Short ‘N’ Snappy
– (Wo)MMM
Putting the dis in disinfect Aren’t we still in a pandemic? The Woman from Madras Musings can’t help but wonder at the flagrant flouting of covid norms everywhere she goes. Mask wearing has disappeared as has social distancing, but the charming habit of spitting on the streets is back. So, it came as no big […]
Our Readers Write
Will the Vax Shield me? We Indians love controversies. These controversies help keep us in good cheer and spirits helping take our minds off our mundane and often dull existence. Now the Corona Virus has provided us with a controversy of a new variety. The two available vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield have had their benefits […]
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
