Category: Madras Week 2016
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Aunty, MMM & Temple of Arts
Chennai is a city, Madras is an emotion – so runs a slogan that is regularly fished out each time Madras Week comes. It delights the pro-Madras gang and sets the teeth of the Chennai clique on edge. On a similar vein, Madras Week it appears is also some kind of an emotion. The Man…
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Marina Rediscovered
It is that time of the year, when the Chief hurries from event to event, spreading sweetness and light, and also telling many stories of the city that he loves. For that matter, so does MMM. Years ago, the Chief once told MMM that each of these events was a learning experience and while he,…
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The #MadrasWeek Noah’s Ark
The Madras Week programmes that ye olde magazine conducts were also rapturously received, Chief, though you, rather selfishly in MMM’s view, chose to make it only to those events that interested you – nawabs, cricket and governors on governors general who played marriage broker. MMM being more duty conscious went to all. So did a…
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From Valasarawakkam to the Vatican
And so, Chief, here we are at the end of Madras Week 2016. And what a week it has been. And what a range of events – from talks on temples in Vietnam to books on science fiction, all launched in the name of Madras Week. Never before has any event so united such a…
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#MadrasWeek2016 Diary Aug 27&28
Madras Week Diary Aug 27 & 28 Aug 27 In the evening we had R Mohan speaking on Cricket In Chennai, as part of the Madras Musings lecture series. This was at Hanu Reddy Residences, Poes Gardens. The talk was very good. The venue was phenomenal. I never knew that such an excellent set of…
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#MadrasWeek2016 Diary Aug 26
Another light day during Madras Week when I could get on with other activities, all of which have been crying for attention. That done, went in the evening for Mohan Raman’s talk on Madras Bhashai in Tamil Cinema, held at the Park Hyatt Velachery. His presentation is one of the highlights of the Madras Week…
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#MadrasWeek2016 Diary Aug 25
Yesterday was a light one in terms of Madras Week activity. Answered a lot of emails and ignored several more. Did you know that Chennai is home to The Indian Society for Extra Terrestrial Studies? Calling itself INSET. I got a mail from its Director saying I should give him a missed call (why?). I…
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#MadrasWeek2016 Aug 24
#MadrasWeek2016 Diary Aug 24 Woke up this morning to find Mohan Raman had whatsapped me this picture. It made for a good beginning for the day. There are apparently several streets of this name in various parts of Tamil Nadu, including, if google is to be believed, at Rajaram Mehta Nagar, Aminjikarai. While I am…
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#MadrasWeek2016 Diary Aug 23
Now let me see, what did I do yesterday? First off, got an email from Vidya Nagarajan asking as to how she can get the place mats that celebrate Madras history. Put her in touch with Sushi Natraj and may this see the mats becoming regularly made gift material. While on the subject of Sushi…
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#MadrasWeek2016 Diary Aug 22
Today is Madras Day! Woke up to find Rajagopalan Venkataraman has posted birthday greetings to me on Facebook. I wish it was my birthday as well to justify what someone else remarked was a DK Baruah (India Is Indira) like comment. There are some lucky people though. Apart from a beloved cousin and nephew, another…
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