Remembering a much-loved Doc
By J. MOHAN The year 2021 marked the 100th birth anniversary of the late Dr. R. Jayaraman. He was my father and a well-known Mylapore icon whose medical practice drew …
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Music therapy for Autistic children
By LAKSHMI When I was exploring on the internet, I got to know more about certain ragas and their effects on us. In 2003, I found one footnote which said: …
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Recording air quality in Abiramapuram
By GIRIDHARAN KESAVAN As a tech geek since childhood, I always wanted to have more gizmos than the average Indian home had! I would always take some risks by buying …
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Shanta Bhavan, Shanti Vihar and others in between
By T.S. GOPAL As a resident of Mylapore – in Mandaveli Street in 60s and the 70s and off Luz Church Road thereafter, restaurant-hopping has been my favourite pastime. From …
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Being pregnant at pandemic time
By SUBHA DILIP It was in early 2020 when Corona had just started to make its rounds in India. I was in my second trimester. With the nausea and tiredness …
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Margazhi mornings. Of the 70s
By T. N. VENKATANARAYANAN My earliest memories of Margazhi mornings in Mylapore dates back to the 1970s and to my childhood. My amma (Meenakshi), an ardent devotee of Sri Kapaleeswarar, …
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