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India's 64th year of Independence: Food for thought from a former political candidate

Madras Week: Of high tea, bloomers and Barack Obama

Madras Week: The countdown is over... let the show begin

Mithran Devanesan: A gentleman with a grand passion for the stage

A fascinating journey of a Malayali girl who makes a career in Germany: Meet Dr Omana Trentz

A writer-poet's love for the English word

Learning from the university called Life

One-way traffic, or is it one-way ticket to eternity?

Madras Week ahead: A great grandfather rediscovered

Countdown begins for Madras Day/Madras Week: Was it fancy for a woman that drew the English agent?

For excellence to manifest, human thought has to reach a certain level of sublimity and grace

Lifetime Lessons: Are you there for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime?

You can't compete against China without focusing on education and reforms in agriculture and industry, says Venu Srinivasan

Launch of Rupika Chawla's book on Raja Ravi Varma: Taj Coromandel pulls out all stops to make it an evening to remember

Rekindling a special Bond - with books

German whitewash of Maradona's men, victory and defeat bring memories of Borg-Connors-Mcenroe rivalry

When will we ever learn to stop spitting and urinating in public?

The romance of college days in Calcutta and The Telegraph newspaper

Thanks to Internet, newspaper reading habits are changing; but the printed paper still has its charms

World Cup Football: When Kempes, Luque, Rossi and Maradona created magic... and the legend of Milla

It's the World Cup... and memories of the Calcutta football league come alive

Right to Education Act: Practicable? Or, is it "herding children together in the name of education"?

A retired railway employee champions the cause of poor children in government schools

After the heady 1970s, Pauls Press announces closure and leaves many distraught

When a 'rogue' autorickshaw driver in Chennai met his match

Where is the politeness, graciousness of the past?

Do we really need a public holiday for all religious festivals? Is this the way we hope to become a developed country?