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  1. Whose Dhoni is he anyway?

    Posted by Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha
    / May 30, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha   My hunch is that by now all of Chennai has forgotten MSD has roots up North. Clad in the yellow of the Chennai Super Kings, crouched behind the stumps in complete concentration, still setting the field with aggression though opponents Bangalore had to score 15 runs a ball by then,...

  2. Chennai has idli-sambar, why doesn’t Hyderabad have biryani?

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    / May 1, 2011 / Leave a comment
    I was a passionate follower of the IPL the first three seasons. Not so this time. I still watch the occasional game from the 18th over onwards but the connect is missing. And I know why. For a tournament that draws its strength from city loyalty, I as a Hyderabadi...

  3. Never a mess

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    / April 19, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By V Desikan   In 1965, I received admission for an engineering course at the Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai. MIT then, was famous for two things – great teachers and the Unni Mess. My first day at the Birla hostel was quite exciting. I got up early, dressed well...

  4. 30-minute Television

    Posted by Sheela Panicker
    / April 7, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Sheela Panicker   The minute you step out of Chennai airport, you can feel the vibrancy in the air. No surprise as election fever peaks in Tamil Nadu. Never mind that both father and son, aka Karunanidhi and Stalin have moved from their constituencies in the heart of Chennai...

  5. A doosra that ruined my cricket team

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    / February 25, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By V Desikan As the Cricket World cup fever grips lovers of the game, I can’t help going back to those days, when I played the gentleman’s game.   Well, it didn’t quite turn out that way but to know what happened, you will have to read on. I was...

  6. Chennai and the art of eating idlis

    Posted by Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha
    / February 13, 2011 / 3 Comments
      By Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha All eyes are on a small pile of gunpowder. And a tiny rivulet of ghee snaking through it, threatening to flood over the edge of the banana leaf.    It is my meal. But I am staring transfixed, not very sure what I do next. The elderly...
    Posted in Chennai, Food
    Tagged gunpowder, idli, snack

  7. Sakthi kodu, Rajini Sir and Rahman !

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    / December 26, 2010 / Leave a comment
    By Karthik I have sung for several actors in the last ten years of serious playback singing but one song that is quite dear to my heart is `Sakthi Kodu’ where the Superstar lipsynced to my voice, quite early on in my career. Wow ! It is a heady feeling...

  8. I and my saxophone

    Posted by Kadri Gopalnath
    / December 9, 2010 / Leave a comment
    By Kadri GopalnathIt is the December kutcheri season in Chennai when Carnatic classical musicians and admirers from all over the world converge on the city to perform and appreciate good music. The season began for me on December 2 at the Nadabrahma sabha where I was felicitated with the title...
    Posted in Chennai, Music
    Tagged kadri gopalnath, saxophone

  9. The night I met Rahman

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    / December 9, 2010 / 2 Comments
    By KarthikI am generally referred to as an A R Rahman discovery. It couldn’t be farther from the truth, except that I almost did not get discovered !I have always been a huge fan of Rahman. It was my dream to meet him and to greet him once. Playback singer...

  10. P Susheela down memory lane

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    / November 7, 2010 / Leave a comment
    P Susheela is a living legend in the world of Indian music. Starting her career in 1952, Susheela has sung in eleven different languages and is often referred to as the Lata Mangeshkar of the South. P Susheela spoke to `The South Reports’ at her home in Chennai. The South...

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