Upon reaching the platform on the top floor of the newly-inaugurated Guindy Metro Rail station, the first thing you notice is, well, the platform of the nearby Guindy Railway station. The splendid bird’s eye vista of the old Railway station from the spanking new Metro Rail Station presents an interesting picture of contrast: One, grimy, hot and crowded. The other,… Read more →
Unique records and anecdotes involving the Indian Test team Chennai, Sept 21: The Indian Test team is on the cusp of a record — 500 Tests. Just say it once again ‘500 Tests’ and let it all sink again. For, it has taken 84 long years, over which time — to give you a proper perspective — roughly 75,000 T-20… Read more →
Recently there was a news feature in a business publication about how a venture capitalist made several crores of rupees in a very short time, and reading it, I, like most right-thinking persons, was totally impressed by that success story and hoped that the venture capitalist would get live a long life during which he can be totally laid low… Read more →
A quirky look at Tamil films that had the Karnataka capital as their backdrop Chennai, Sept 14: The violent incidents in Bengaluru over Cauvery waters give us an opportunity, keeping in line with the ethos of modern journalism, to look at how the capital city of Karnataka has been featured in some popular Tamil films. Some of you may wonder… Read more →
The Cauvery issue is again making the headlines, which, of course, is not all that difficult these days. All you need is a tweet or two, and we in the media will splash it out as eye-popping news. But Cauvery river issue is genuinely a serious problem that affects the life and livelihood of — this should be obvious —… Read more →
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