Chennai Chat

If music be the food of love - (Aug 7^th, 2004)
Ram describes two very different music programmes that took place recently...

Evening raga - (July 28^th, 2004)
Ramachandran of Hamsadhwani is into a great second innings...

‘Serial killer’ - (June 28^th, 2003)
Meet Baski the jokester, Bosskey the stage actor, Giri of Hari-Giri Assembly, Baskar the former leg spinner...

Asokamitran’s Madras (and mine) - (June 5^th, 2003)
“Oru Parvaiyil Chennai” was a collection of short essays, each presenting a vignette of some part or aspect of old Madras.

A great teacher - (April 16^th, 2003)
Jayanthi Lakshminarayana (93) passed away at his Ormes Road residence on 14th April, 2003. He was simply the greatest teacher I have seen.

Murugan Bhai - (August 30^th, 2002)
Abdul had always been fascinated by the mythology of Subrahmanya, he explained. There was nothing unusual about his interest either. 

Cricket the loser - (June 14^th, 2002)
The annual elections of the TNCA are round the corner, and soon a new set of officials will take over from the old guard.

Deathless in spirit - (May  27^th, 2002)
She was the most elegant young lady I had seen in my teen years...

In midseason form - (December  22^nd, 2001)
His accompanists rose to the occasion to elevate the music to great heights. An unforgettable experience.

Cable trouble - (October  29^th, 2001)
We shall all wait with bated breath for our roads to be relaid...

Praying for Rain - (September  24^th, 2001)
The water situation in the metro continues to be alarming.

Spectators no more - (September  17^th, 2001)
We live in an increasingly interconnected world.

A different Chennai - (September  3^rd, 2001)
There was a serene atmosphere at the temple concert.

Remembering Satyajit Ray - (August  27^th, 2001)
"Ray Today" was a memorable tribute to the great director.

An unusual author - (August  20^th, 2001)
It was fascinating to listen to the author recite from 'Anita's Legacy'.

A gentle reminder - (August  13^th, 2001)
We have forgotten some of our old ties.

Clash of voices - (August  6^th, 2001)
We have no right to the title of "cultural capital".

Chattering nurses - (July  30^th, 2001)
The noise level in the day care centre was intolerable.

End of an era - (July  23^rd, 2001)
They don’t make them like that any more….

New direction for children - (July  16^th, 2001)
Maria Montessori's students are grandparents today.

Captain from Chennai - (July  09^th, 2001)
To us he will always remain the boy from Madras.

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