The music of sound - (June 28^th, 2000)
May be the bereaved family hoped that the melancholic strains would reach the very heaven to beacon back the soul to its former abode. In the bargain they made the surroundings hell for those who are still alive.

Ambiguity in Abnegation- (June 24^th, 2000)
When one renounces the world, does one cease to be a legal entity? What happens to one's legal rights? They are in tact, one judge has said. But in time, renunciation may come to require a better definition.

No one confessed - (June 21^st, 2000)
The other day I ran into him in a press meet where some allegations were afloat about the dubious deeds of some players of the Peninsular club.

Ramsingh the incurable - (June 16^th, 2000)
If medical science in its chequered history has faced a singular challenge it must have been Ramsingh. He refused to be cured of his debilitating good health by any system of medicine.

From Madras to Chennai to what? - (June 14^th, 2000)
The great shifts in history need not always be convulsive. Major reform is often a slow and silent process.

An Interview with the Minister for largesse - (June 08^th, 2000)
They are the very pillars of our education. They hold in their hands the power to award marks.

The craft of graft - (May 31^st, 2000)
It is called 'speed money' now. How pregnant with meaning! One does not feel dirty now, after all one is speeding up things for a little extra.

The ET within - (May 27^th, 2000)
The first Man on Mars, better watch out! There are Martians out there.

Funnily Answered Questions (FAQs) - (May 24^th, 2000)
Cranky answers for some sane questions about Internet by Webspace Alligator. Find out.

The summer holidaze - (May 23^rd, 2000)
Why not have annual vacations in December and January when music is in the air and just not hot air?

The Chennai Grill - (May 13^th, 2000)
The lucky few have moved on to cooler climes, but what of the less fortunate who have to sweat it out to earn their living?

Fixing the fix - (May 10^th, 2000)
There is one area where it is indispensable and irreplaceable. In the matrimonial columns of any newspaper where match fixing is still welcome. Do I see a new vocation for some sporting people?

Summer madness with Shakespeare  -  (May 6^th, 2000)
They have thrown to the winds the beauty of Shakespeare's language, the complexity of his plots, the roundness of his characters and the universality of his appeal.

Pied Piper of Chennai  -  (May 5^th, 2000)
A recent news report said the government general hospital is a haven for hundreds of rats. What will happen if the Pied Piper of Hamelin were to be employed to rid GH of rodents?