IIT Madras celebrated its second AlumNite, a variant of the traditional alumni day, on Saturday.
Dr Jayant Baliga Distinguised University Professor and Director, Power Semiconductor Research Center, North Carolina State University, was conferred Distinguished Alumnus Award 2016 on the occasion.
The other recipient of the Alumnus awards were Dr. S. Christopher Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO and Dr. Aravind Srinivasan Professor, Department of Computer Science and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland.
Speaking on the occasion, president of IIT Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) Ravi Venkatraman, who passed out in 1971 said, “The Alumni Association besides trying to bring together entrepreneurs, was involved in social work. We refurbished schools affected in floods and collected Rs 15 Lakh within a week. We are also engaged with projects in villages and identified two villages in Kanchipuram. An alumni card is on the anvil,” he said.
Thiru Srinivasan from 1989 batch said, “This year industry has taken a bigger role. Employment to the graduating students has increased. We are starting to reach out to the governing bodies like Anna University and NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). We want to touch 100 colleges and would like to get more alumni.”
Abhishek Sharma who graduated this year said last year the fund raised from graduating students was Rs 15 Lakh and this year it Rs 35 Lakh.
V Balaraman who is the former Managing Director of Ponds and under whose name an alumni chair was established in April was officially launched on AlumNite.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Express News Service / July 24th, 2016
From Singapore to Saidapet, alumni of Madras Christian College are gearing up for a reunion of a lifetime. Celebrating 179 years of the institution, students from across generations will come together for the second Global Alumni Reunion on August 6-7.
At 125 years old, the MCC Alumni Association, which is organising the event, is the oldest in the country. Members of the association have been putting the word out for more than three months. “Many alumni have booked tickets from across the world to fly in for this special event,” says C Selvaraj, secretary of the association, and as some students would remember, former head of the Department of Economics.
Besides posting the details on social media where the excitement is abuzz, and sending out e-invites for the reunion, the alumni group has sent out about 1,000 postal letters — so as not to miss out on the elderly who don’t have an e-mail address. With close to 2,000 people expected, on similar lines of the first Global Alumni Reunion held three years ago, even a rather formal principal R W Alexander Jesudasan is unable to keep the nostalgia out of his voice.
“It’s really moving to see our past students (although they may be old now) go back to the rooms where they once stayed on campus… with a sort of child-like excitement,” he recalls. “It’s really a sight to behold.”
With a reputation for showcasing some of the best musicians and bands over the years as well, MCC has planned two performances — one, a trip down memory lane put together by the alumni and the other, by present students for the alumni. Veteran musician Timmy Madhukar, who is coordinating the show, gives us a preview. “We’ve got all the favourite tunes that were blasted in the halls back in the day — Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, a little bit of John Denver…”
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Express Features / July 18th, 2016
The author of Tamil prayer Neeradum Kadaludutha was a philosopher, historian and epigraphist
He is known as the author of the Tamil prayer Neeradum Kadaludutha , which is part of his verse drama ‘Manonmaniam’. But few people know that P. Sundaram Pillai was a philosophy professor at the Maharaja’s college in Trivandram for over 15 years and the work was dedicated to Robert Harvey, Professor and Head of the Department of the College.
Sundaram Pillai, who died at the age of 42 in 1897, was also a historian, an epigraphist and a government official who held the post of Commissiones of separate revenue.
“He dedicated his work to Dr. Harvey as it was he who had recommended the appointment of Sundaram Pillai in his place after he decided to leave for England. He had even named his house as Harverypuram,” said A.K. Perumal, whose new book Manonmaniam Sundaranarin Innorupakkam (‘The other side Manonmaniam Sundaram’, NCBH), throws light on the multi-faceted personality of the author of the Tamil prayer.
‘Manonmaniam’ has its roots in Lord Litten’s ‘The Secret Way’, which was part of the collection of ‘The Lost Tales of Miletus’.
It was made into a film by Modern Theatres in 1942. The prayer song was set to music by late M.S. Viswanathan, but M. Karunanidhi, the then Chief Minister, deleted a few lines.
Sundaram Pillai’s family was from Kalakadu in Tirunelveli district and moved to Alapuzha in the 18th century.
“He had studied Tamil in school. It is not clear how he had learnt Tamil literature in Kerala even though he was in touch with great Tamil scholars of his time, including U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer and C.V. Damodaram Pillai,” said Mr. Perumal.
When he was the principal of the MDT Hindu School he learnt Saiva Siddantha from Kodakanallur Sundara Swamigal and held a long discussion with Swami Vivekananda during his visit to Kerala.
As the Commissiones of separate revenue, the temple management was under his control and it came in handy for his research on epigraphs.
“As a historian he established with substantial evidence that Saivaite saint Thirugnana Sambandar belonged to 7th century and his English essay on the subject was published in the journal of the Madras Christian College. He also wrote an early sovereign of Travancore, an in-depth study of Travancore history,” said Mr Perumal, who has collected the essays.
Lost letters
“Unfortunately, we are not able to get many of his letters and photographs. Since he was a Congressman, police seized many documents from his residence, including his correspondence with Swami Vivekananda. They are lost permanently,” said Mr. Perumal.
‘He was in touch with great Tamil scholars of his time, including U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer’
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by B. Kolappan / Chennai – July 24th, 2016
The 26th annual conference of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Association was held at Kaveripattinam here on Saturday.
Scholars, archaeologists, epigraphists, and students attended the conference.
The theme of the conference was themed around Aavanam or Documentation by the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Association. Exclusive journals on archaeology and epigraphy were released on the day.
Arun Raj, Superintendent Archaeologist, ASI, Bengaluru, presented a report on Arthipura excavation of the Jain Site near Maddur in Hassan district of Karnataka.
The special paper on the excavation was presented by Arun Raj, Superintendent Archaeologist, ASI, Bengaluru. The structure and artifacts that were part of the discovery made in November 2015, is a significant 9th century AD excavation for South Indian Jainism. Arthipura is about 50 kilometers from Shravanabelagola. The excavation was a four-month-long process, Mr. Arun Raj told The Hindu .
“This is the first presentation after the major discovery as far as South Indian Jainism is concerned,” he said. Amarnath Ramakrishnan, Superintendent Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai, presented the Keezhadi excavation that revealed ancient settlements dating back to the Sangam age.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Tamil Nadu / by Staff Reporter / Krishnagiri – July 24th, 2016
A view of the Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica in Thoothukudi.— Photo: N. Rajesh
Arrangements are under way for the 434th festival of Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica here.
About five lakh people are expected to take part in the 11-day annual festival which will begin on July 26 with a flag-hoisting ceremony at 7.30 a.m. Special prayer services would be conducted throughout the festival, Rev. Fr. Lerin De Rose, Rector and Parish Priest of the Basilica, told media persons here on Saturday.
Detailing the programmes, he said a compact disc titled ‘Punitha Maadha’ would be released and cultural programmes conducted in the evening on all festival days. The festival was not confined to Christians as people of all faiths would participate in the celebrations.
People from across India and from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries were expected to attend the festival.
Accommodation would be provided at Eskalin Illam, St. La Salle School and Das Navis Madha Girls School. On the eve of flag hoisting ceremony, a flag procession would be taken out. Bishop of Thoothukudi Roman Catholic Diocese Rev. Fr. Yvon Ambrose, former Archbishop of Madurai RC Diocese Rev. Peter Fernando and Rev. Fr. Antony Devotta of Tiruchi RC Diocese would conduct prayer services at the Basilica, he said.
Assistant Parish Priest Fr. Viniston, Bro. Jegadis, S. Lasington Fernando, vice- president, Parish Council, J. Johny Boy, secretary, and G. Motha, treasurer, were present.
The district Administration has declared a local holiday on August 5, the feast day when and festival comes to a close.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Tamil Nadu / by Staff Reporter / Thoothukudi – July 24th, 2016
It was a matter of great pride for Alliance Francaise in India that all instructors in its 17 centres are Indian nationals: Director
On the job:Pierre Emanuel Jacob, Director, Alliance Francaise Madras (AFM), Sarah Belrhali, course director with L. Geetha Sree, Tiruchi centre in-charge, on Saturday.— Photo: M. Moorthy
“Alliance Francaise Madras looking at expanding faculty in satellite institutes”
The popularity of French language learning in India is not just proof of the warm relationship between France and India, but also reflective of a globalised workplace where knowing the language could be a plus for Indians in multinational companies too, say top officials of Alliance Francaise Madras (AFM).
Speaking to The Hindu ahead of a function to felicitate the 27 students of the centre’s Tiruchi chapter who had passed Diplome D’Etudes En Langue Francaise (DELF), Levels A1 and A2 exams, at Sri Sivananda Balalaya’s Ramalinga Nagar campus, Pierre-Emmanuel Jacob, Director, AFM, said,
“There are over 80 French companies in Tamil Nadu, and nearly all of them require workers who are fluent or at least competent in French, besides technical skills. So it is a plus now to know the language. There is also an attraction towards France among Indians – who associate it with culture, arts and love. French is the second foreign language taught nationwide, so we are already dealing with students who have had some exposure to it at school level.”
When asked about maintaining the quality of instruction, Sarah Belrhali, Deputy Director – Course Director, AFM, said, “It is important to have a high standard for our teachers from the beginning. We hold regular training workshops for them, which includes making them spend time in France, so that they can learn to communicate like a native speaker. We also conduct student surveys to find out if their requirements are being met.”
Mr. Jacob added that it was a matter of great pride for Alliance Francaise in India that all the instructors in its 17 centres are Indian nationals. “Sometimes they have greater mastery over French than even the native speakers, such is their dedication,” he said.
The centre would be looking at expanding the faculty in satellite institutes in Madurai and Coimbatore based on demand, said the officials.
The Tiruchi branch (established in 2010) has 38 students under the tutelage of L. Geetha Sree in the current batch.
Till date, 500 Tiruchi centre students have cleared the DELF exams.
Saturday’s function started with two minutes of silence in homage to the victims of the recent terror attacks in the French city of Nice.
Students presented a short cultural show in French, featuring a song, a recipe demonstration, and a skit, among other items.
Ms. Geetha Sree, co-ordinated the function, which also had K.G. Meenakshi, Correspondent, Sri Sivananda Balalaya, as a special guest. The AFM, a non-profit organisation, was established in 1953.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Tiruchirapalli / Nahla Nainar / Tiruchi – July 24th, 2016
Searching for some information the other day I was delving into The Madras Tercentenary Commemoration Volume when I noticed that there had been an officially constituted Madras Tercentenary Celebration Committee in1939 and that it had been chaired by a Dewan Bahadur S E Runganadhan. The name struck a chord and I recalled having written briefly about him in his role as Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras. It was as Vice Chancellor (1937-40) that he had ensured the publication in 1939 of the 20,000-word addendum to the Tamil Lexicon (1924-1936). And it was while Vice Chancellor that he had steered the celebrations of Madras’s 300th birthday, which included the publication of the Tercentenary Volume and a History of Madras by Rao Saheb C S Srinivasachari who had been the first Professor of History at Annamalai University.
Srinivasachari’s Vice Chancellor at Annamalai University had been its first, Samuel Ebenezer Runganadhan (1929-35). Starting from scratch, Runganadhan had developed at Chidambaram the country’s first private university to a level of the country’s pioneering ones — Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and Allahabad. Runganadhan had come to Annamalai after heading a college and teaching English at Presidency from 1908 to 1915 and heading that famed Department from 1919 to 1929.
The quintessential ‘brown sahib’ in immaculate Western attire, speaking impeccable English perfectly pronounced, and displaying the elegant manners of English gentry, he was considered a better teacher of English than any Englishman. It was only his occasional outbursts of temper over carelessness and shoddy work that cracked the veneer, it was said. But it was also said that it was the standards that he set that helped Annamalai University sink deep roots and grow into an institution of repute, a reputation unsullied until recent years.
Invited to serve on the Council of the Secretary of State for India in 1940, Runganadhan moved to London and from there it was but a step to being appointed High Commissioner of the Government of India in 1943, the year he was knighted. He was succeeded by V K Krishna Menon in 1947, who became Independent India’s first representative in the U.K.
The years immediately after the end of the war in Europe saw Indian students wanting to come to the U.K. for higher studies; the U.S. had not yet been ‘discovered’. But with its own war veterans returning to civvy life and Britain’s limited number of universities and polytechnics having to cater to them, Sir Samuel had his hands full trying to find seats for Indian students (I was one he couldn’t help) — especially with all the pressures being exerted on him. Getting Indian victims of the war — the wounded in hospitals, stranded sailors from torpedoed ships, and released prisoners-of-war — back home with the limited passages available was another problem that he had to tackle. And not least of all, he had to ensure the supplies India’s nascent industries needed. But he coped and survived and returned to India to enjoy a long retired life involved with various Christian activities like the Christian Medical Colleges and the YMCA.
The Best cricketers
The mention of A W Stansfeld of Best & Co in this column on June 13 reminded me of an era when the British business houses expected their ‘officers’ (they’re ‘executives’ nowadays) to be members of clubs and participate in the activities of such institutions, particularly in sport. Stansfeld’s firm (later Best & Crompton) was one of the most sports-minded of the lot and contributed significantly to Presidency teams and sports administration. Stansfeld, like Robert Carrick, Robert Denniston (later to be knighted) and E K Shattock, played cricket for the State and was to later say that the fact that he enjoyed playing cricket had a great deal to do with his being recruited by Denniston.
When Stansfeld sailed for India in 1937, Best’s London representative cabled Madras, “Sending A W Stansfeld. Left hand bat, played Kent Second Eleven.” Hastening Stansfeld’s departure from London was the fact that he was needed to replace Raymond King who was going on Home Leave. King himself was to remember his arrival in Madras at about 9.30 a.m. on a Sunday morning in January 1929. No sooner had he sat for breakfast with a colleague in the chummery, there was a call for him. It was from Denniston. “The A team (Madras Cricket Club) is one short,” said the legendary Denniston (Miscellany, July 28, 2003) after the usual warm welcome. “Would you be a good chap and join us?” And, since you don’t say ‘no’ to the boss even if you have spent two nights on the train for Bombay, there was R M King, later to be Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, on the field at 11.30 a.m.! He goes on to recollect, “At lunch, I signed the membership form and by 6 pm the following day I performed a similar action for the Gymkhana Club as I was required to play rugger against HMS Emerald on the Thursday of my first week.”
The most talented of the Best cricketers was, however, the burly Robert Black (Bob) Carrick. The ‘Four Musketeers’ of early Madras cricket were Daniel Richmond (also to be later knighted), Robert Denniston (Denny to all), C P Johnstone and H P Ward, the former two for their administrative contributions though their cricketing role was not insignificant, the latter two for their cricketing prowess, making the two Oxbridge Blues amongst the best ever in Madras cricketing history. But if they were the musketeers, they needed a D’Artagnan. And that was Bob Carrick.
Carrick, described as the ‘Jessop’ of Madras cricket and a player who could hit sixes on request, it was said, played for the Presidency for 18 years, including turning out against A E Gilligan’s team in 1927. C Ramaswami described this public school (Winchester) product as “the idol of the crowds”, a “natural cricketer who lifted the ball over the ropes with ease. His off-drives and hits to the long-off and long-on were pleasing to watch. Brilliant in fielding, his medium paced bowling was often used.” But typical of the best sportsmen of the age, Carrick was an outstanding all-rounder.
By 1929, Carrick had won the South India Golf Championship at Ooty nine times, on every occasion he participated. He played hockey for the MCC’s title winning teams, he muddied himself at rugby and soccer for the Gymkhana Club in championship events, and was a regular at the South Indian Tennis Championships. They don’t make them like that any more.
The Tom Kibble wedding
A picture out of the past
Prof. Rani Siromoney of Madras Christian College sends me this wedding picture from the past through Prof. Joshua Kalapati, the chronicler of MCC, as a reminder of the connection Prof. Tom Kibble, F.R.S., internationally renowned mathematical physicist, who passed away recently, had with MCC. He was the son of Prof. Walter Frederick Kibble, the third head of MCC’s Department of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, a department Kibble Sr. served from 1924 to 1961. His wife Janet was head of the women’s hostel in Guindy.
Tom Kibble was born in Madras, when MCC was in George Town, and grew up in Tambaram till he left for the U.K. for higher studies in the 1940s. In Madras, he schooled at Doveton Corrie. I wonder how many there remember him.
Walter Kibble was the mentor for several students who went on to teach at MCC, like Rani and Gift Siromoney and George Abraham.
Today’s picture of Tom Kibble’s wedding dates to 1957 and on the extreme right are Walter and Janet Kibble.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> Metroplus / by S. Muthiah / June 19th, 2016
Despite no formal background in baking, Rinky Kothari (27) has been running her own home-based baking company called Frost Goddess for a year. City Express catches up with her to know more about her journey into baking and how it crystallised into an enterprise.
A flight steward before she took up baking, Rinky shares her opinion on both these professions. “Baking needs a lot of hard work and patience. When you put in all of that, the rewards are good and it motivates you further. I didn’t get this job satisfaction when I was an air hostess,” she begins.
Though she makes both cakes and cupcakes, she works only on themed cakes, and orders are usually delivered home. Rinky designs the cake herself according to the customer’s needs. “Designing is the toughest part. It requires a lot of creativity,” she says. “If you have the creative bentand the passion, you can make a wonderful career out of baking.”
So how does Rinky, a homemaker and a mother, manage all of it? “It’s all because of my family — their support means everything to me. In 2011, I practised baking for fun and made cakes only for my family and friends. After three years, I began to scale up my baking work to include customers from outside my family circle. Since 2015, through word of mouth and social media, I now have a steady stream of customers,” she beams.
Frost Goddess will soon have a commercial outlet in the city. Rinky mastered this skill by reading and practising it on a small scale. For orders, call Rinky at 9176631031.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / byVidya Gowri Venkatesh / July 16th, 2016
TEMPLE TERMINUS:An SETC bus has been using the space in front of Sri Athmanathaswamy Temple at Avudaiyarkovil in Pudukottai district as a terminus.— Photo: A.Muralitharan
Although Avudaiyarkovil is noted for its famous temple dedicated to Sri Athmathaswamy built by Manickavasagar, not much effort has been taken for developing it into a tourist centre.
No adequate parking facility is available for vehicles by which pilgrims from different parts of the country arrive at this small village panchayat. Haphazard parking of vehicles is an eyesore all along the East Car Street in front of the temple premises. The fact that a bus belonging to the State Express Transport Corporation is being parked right in front of the temple speaks volumes about the potential for pilgrims and tourists visiting the village and the need for a bus stand in Avudaiyarkovil.
According to its residents, the halting of the bus in front of the temple has been causing inconvenience to the devotees. M. Pazhaniappan, a trader, said that the bus, bound for Chennai, leaves Avudaiyarkovil at 8 p.m. but is halted in front of the temple right from the morning. Although the transport authorities have been advised not to use the temple zone as a bus stand, it has fallen on deaf ears.
Official sources said that Avudaiyarkovil had been declared a heritage town by virtue of religious and architectural significance of the temple. A proposal has been taken up for setting up a bus stand in Avudaiyarkovil.
Some development works were taken up at an estimate of Rs. 25 lakh way back in 2004-05 but that was quite meagre.
There was a strong case for developing Avudaiyarkovil into a tourism attraction centre with generous financial sanction, feel its residents. They said that there was no spacious cottage for devotees visiting the temple. Only a small cottage, that too donated by Erode-based donors, catered to the needs of pilgrims.
Seashore belt
Further, the Tourism Department should also take up steps for starting restaurants so that apart from Avudaiyarkovil, the tourism potential of the seashore belt of Avudaiyarkovil taluk could be fully utilised.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Tamil Nadu / by M. Balaganessin / Pudukottai – July 12th, 2016
Best of Chennai Volume 2 tells a vibrant story of the metropolis through perceptive articles and beautiful visuals. Editor Sandhya Mendonca talks to DEEPA ALEXANDER about the making of the coffee table book
The Sangam Lobby at ITC Grand Chola, with its elegant white stucco and spectacular copper-and-bronze horses, is an ornate narrative of Chennai, a city that Sandhya Mendonca celebrates in her latest book. As she sits to be photographed at the head of a sweeping staircase, she holds in her hands Best of Chennai Volume 2, to be released that evening by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, K. Rosaiah. Published by Bangalore-based Raintree Media, the book — sixth in a series published in India — is part of a unique format that is brought out in over 40 countries by Global Village Partnerships to showcase entrepreneurial spirit and bridge cultures.
Coming seven years after the first volume published in 2009, Best of Chennai Volume 2 is an opulent production, a slim slab that covers topics as far afield as culture and corporate icons, education and hospitality, luxury and logistics, spaces and entertainment and media and start-ups.
“It took our team of nine, the better part of a year to lay it out,” says Sandhya Mendonca, editor-in-chief, Raintree Media, who conceived and edited the book. Mendonca, who holds a Masters in Political Science and started out as a journalist, took her love for writing and editing further, when she founded her media brand 12 years ago. “I handled public relations for events with artistes such as Mark Knopfler and Sting, and taught as visiting faculty at IIM-B. I had explored nearly all aspects of communication… it was time to become a publishing entrepreneur.”
“The first book I published was on a golf course in Bangalore. I approach publishing like an artist does his painting — and therefore, the book was designed like a golf ball, with birds that populated the course as page holders. I got hooked to doing different kinds of books filled with both style and substance,” says Mendonca. An eye for unusual layout and a love for celebrating communities pictorially led to Raintree producing handsome customised volumes on the culture of states, gymkhana clubs, Raj Bhavans, cricket teams and schools. Fiction, articles for magazines and websites, and books in the Best of… and Marvels of… series artfully mix travel with scenes from the everyday.
“The Best of… series is part of Sven Boermeester’s Global Village Partnerships. When Sven travelled to Australia, he decided to create a template to show the best of what is local. Most people feel they know everything there is to know of their city or country, but that isn’t always true. The Best of… series has the same format across the world, whether the regions they feature are homogenous or culturally diverse. In particular, they look at businesses and what makes the region tick,” she says.
Decades of photojournalism have illustrated Chennai’s major themes and trends, so how different then is this book from others? “It serves a fresh dish. You try to find hidden aspects even in the many stories and people that are known in the city. Not many in Chennai are aware of the Officers Training Academy or how Real Image Media Technologies enhances their cinema experience or that Ajit Narayanan, who pioneered an app for children with communication impairments, is an IIT-Madras boy,” says Mendonca.
The book decodes Chennai’s history from its gracious days as modern India’s first city with its garden houses and elegant boulevards, to its status as a hub for films, fine arts, start-ups and education. It celebrates change through finely-scripted articles by both producers and guest writers, such as dancer Anita Ratnam and film critic Baradwaj Rangan. It interviews heads of established business houses, hotels, restaurants and building conglomerates, who have shaped the city’s many incarnations. “The business houses here are icons, their work is mindboggling, but they are very low-key about it. So, the book has some rare interviews where these corporates speak of the role of their companies.”
It also captures the zeitgeist of our culture — dance, music, art and theatre — from the classical to the common. “This is a city framed by the idea of culture,” says Mendonca, flipping through the pages punctuated with a rich tapestry of artwork by Achuthan Kudallur, S. Nandagopal and K. Muralidharan. “The book focusses as much on mainstream culture as it does on the alternative,” she says, alluding to Sofia Ashraf’s music video on the mercury pollution in Kodaikanal and the incredible work of the common man during the floods. “It weighs on Chennai’s culture and commerce in equal measure. A community that hinges only on commerce will have no soul.”
It is this essence of the book that Governor K. Rosaiah endorsed at the launch, when he commended the team for capturing the city’s indomitable spirit. “The book nicely depicts the bouquet of culture, architecture and commerce of Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai,” he said.
It should be read not only because it celebrates the city but also because it celebrates us.
(Priced at Rs. 3,000, Best of Chennai Volume 2 is available at Odyssey, Chamiers and online.)
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> Metroplus / Deepa Alexander / Chennai – July 08th, 2016
