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The day begins at night
For any visitor to the city, who arrives by bus at midnight, the welcome song that rattles him up from deep slumber is the rhythmic clattering of the man chopping egg parottas in any of the roadside eateries, write M.R.Aravindan and T.S aravanan.
Voice Your Views
Water, an elixir of life
"Every citizen has a twin responsibility: economical use of water and saving water resources on sustainable basis".


Voice your views
THANK YOU, for your overwhelming response to the Voice Your Views column.This fortnight we welcome your views `As a citizen of Madurai, are you satisfied with the services provided by the Corporation?' The best responses from the readers will be ...
Heritage
Hospitality clubbed with heritage
"The lush green gardens offer a beautiful sight, when viewed from these balconies, in the morning"
Lifestyle
Camps they take refuge in
Children need a wholesome and healthy recreation during summer holidays. Camping is an excellent form of informal education and keeps the children gainfully and usefully occupied
Fashion
For wearing a colourful look
Catering to the needs of these middle class girls, she has struck upon the idea of using different colours while painting on the fabric so that the students can `mix-match' their dresses
Cinema
Madurai `Veeran'
THE `MUHURAT' of Kamalhassan's "Sandiyar" in Madurai was a coup of sorts for the star. For Tamil films, from the days of MGR and Sivaji, Madurai has always been their biggest and most prestigious market. The collections in this rural ...
Rambha relieved
RAMBHA BECAME producer with "3 Roses" that later turned to be a bed of thorns for her. The film got delayed for almost two years due to various problems including finance. One of the heroines Jyothika had even gone to the Tamil Producers Council ...
What is in a name?
HIS REAL name is Rajesh Nair Thodupuzha. He was a teacher at the National School of Drama, Delhi, before he shifted base to Hyderabad to be an art director in Telugu films. Then good friend London-based Sai George introduced Rajesh to Siva, a Sri ...
Back with a bang
MOHANLAL AND Priyadarshan are a successful star-director combination in the history of Malayalam films and the duo has churned out comedy hits like "Chitram", "Kilukkam" and "Chandralekha" and 25 other films! Now they are back after a sabbatical ...
For Potter fans
FINALLY FIVE months after its U.S. release, Warner Brothers is bringing "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" to India this Friday. We are told that the long delay has been because the film has a tie-up with Coke, and the Indian cola season ...
Johnny jamboree
ALL OVER Andhra Pradesh and wherever Telugus live in the U.S. or in our own Chennai, there is a big hype about "Johnny". This is Pawan Kalyan's most eagerly awaited film that has been sold to distributors in Andhra for over Rs. 20 crores. The ...
Box-office update
APRIL TO June is the best season for films in India. The start of the season has been encouraging for the industry. Here is a list of films that have done good business in various languages. Two of the five Tamil `Puthandu' releases are hits, ...
Land & People
Sharing `tariff and trauma'
After experiencing `jotting' moments and sharing various hardships with the fellow passengers, you alight from the vehicle, breathing a whiff of fresh air.
Insite
Unwire the Web
The Government's legalising of `WiFi', coupled with Intel's new Centrino technology for Net-enabled notebooks promises a new era of untethered Internet access for net users.
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