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In God's Own Country - (June 22nd 2005)
Ramanujam goes gaga over the wet and verdant towns of Kerala
Superstarspeak - (June 8th 2005)
Rajini turned up at Gilli's 200th day and was full of praise for Vijay, Dharani
Urban palace - (June 1st 2005)
Textile shop Pothys has been converted into a palace this summer
Fielding questions - (May 25th 2005)
Ramanujam catches an audience of 9-92 asking a panel about cricket in India...
Celebrating Tamil movies - (May 18th 2005)
Ramanujam finds that they do more than merely entertain people...
A hit and a miss - (May 11th 2005)
Ramanujam lists the reasons for Chandramukhi doing better than other films...
Why we need girlfriends - (May 4th 2005)
The youth of today definitely need this kind of companion, says Ramanujam...
The Wright man - (April 28th 2005)
Five years ago, John Wright was the right man for the job of coaching the Indian cricket team...
Comedy unlimited - (April 20th 2005)
Ramanujam calls Mumbai Xpress a journey filled with pure and clean comedy...
Remembering Swami Vivekananda - (Jan 13th 2005)
His teachings have been a source of inspiration for generations...
Madras Tamil - its beauty - (Nov 3rd 2004)
Inna, eppadi keera has its own charm, says Ramanujam...
Its kolu time - (Oct 13th 2004)
Ramanujam says kolu means a lot more than just arranging dolls at home...
Clowning around - (Aug 25th 2004)
Don't look for anything other than entertainment in Kamal's latest movie, says Ramanujam...
Beach cricket - (Aug 4th 2004)
Many Chennaivasis crowded the Marina to watch the India-Lanka finals on the big screen...
Lazy Lifestyle Theory - (July 28th 2004)
More and more big shops are cropping up in Chennai but are there really that many buyers?...
A fashion statement - (July 20th 2004)
Fashion Folks is a shop in Adyar that has the latest in clothes and accessories...
Call of the crocodile - (July 7th 2004)
You have to know about them or love them to visit the Crocodile Bank, says Ramanujam...
Why, why? - (June 30th 2004)
Questions are the answers to making children grow into brilliant adults...
The Spencer charm - (June 16th 2004)
You don't have to shop to spend time at the mall...
Youth lingo - (June 10th 2004)
Ramanujam says youngsters have their own vocabulary which is like Greek and Latin to others...
Youth time - (June 3rd 2004)
The youth know everythng and some more too, claims the writer...
Bike Puranam - 3 - (May 26th 2004)
The gearless bikes seem to be mostly aimed at the female of the species, according to Ramanujam...
Bike Puranam - 2 - (May 19th 2004)
Ramanujam lists bikes that are not only attractive but are also attractively priced...
Bike Puranam - 1 - (May 12th 2004)
Helmets on. Ramanujam takes us on a fast track trip about bikes and bikes and more bikes...
Rain, rain, come again - (May 6th 2004)
The unseasonal rain in Chennai has made Ramanujam sing in praise of this precious commodity...
Heat Vs Seat - (April 28th 2004)
Ramanujam finds the heat and the politicians chasing voters a bit of a pain this summer...
Fascinating stuff - (April 8th 2004)
'Autograph' is not for people who think, it is for people who dream, says Ramanujam...
Of Sam and his exam - (April 1st 2004)
Ramanujam writes with jittery fingers about what exam does to his alter ego...
The better 11- (March 26th 2004)
Creatively cool
- (March 26th 2004)
A R Rahman has packed some power and peppy numbers in the songs for Mani Ratnam’s Aayitha Ezhuthu...
Schumi rules
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Ramanujam says it is not everyday that a racing genius like Schumacher is born...
Pizza at every 'corner' and 'hut'
- (March 24th 2004)
This is the era of the pizza whether you are a veggie or a meat-eater, says Ramanujam...
Shake off peer pressure
- (March 17th 2004)
Ramanujam talks of when what your friends force you to do may not exactly be healthy...
Holy colours
- (March 10th 2004)
Ramanujam reads a deeper meaning in celebrating the festival of Holi...
College bazaar
- (March 3rd 2004)
The MOP Bazaar that was run by the college was a great hit with the youngsters, says Ramanujam...
Coffee, anyone?
- (Feb 26th 2004)
The coffee pubs in Chennai have changed the reason for having the exhilarating brew, says Ramanujam...
Touch and go
- (Feb 19th 2004)
The Chennai airport has seen many sad departures and happy reunions, says Ramanujam...
Valentine Vaaram
- (Feb 14th 2004)
Ramanujam philosophises that holding hands at cool places is not what love is all about...
The grand finale
- (Feb 6th 2004)
Can India withstand the pressure of facing the world champs in the tri-series final...
Federer-Guy with the guts
- (Feb 5th 2004)
Federer showed that the will to win can make a man stand out in a crowded tennis circuit...
The big splurge
- (Feb 4th 2004)
Ramanujam wonders at the way weddings have become a big show of one's wealth...
United youth front
- (Feb 1st 2004)
Poet Kabilan wants to revolutionise society...
A career in politics
- (Jan 29th 2004)
Clean up the system and more youngsters, who now shun it, will think of joining politics, says Ramanujam...
Genius at work
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Virumaandi sets apart Kamal Haasan from the rest of the pack, says Ramanujam...
Man-making education
- (Jan 14th 2004)
The right atmosphere for building character should be built into educational institutions, says Ramanujam...
Dreaming away the year-end - (Jan 6th 2004)
Ramanujam paints a colourful picture of how 2003 came to close...
Song of 2003 - (Jan 6th 2004)
Do songs like super-duper hit Manmadha Rasa augur well for cine music, wonders Ramanujam...
Bangalore or Chennai?
- (Jan 2nd 2004)
After a visit to Bangalore, Ramanujam tries to compare it with what Chennai has to offer...
The romance of Besant Nagar - (Dec 24th 2003)
Ramanujam examines the reasons that draw youngsters to this spot washed by the sea...
Adelaide magic - (Dec 19th 2003)
Ramanujam hopes this sudden burst of Indian greatness in cricket will continue...
The freedom season - (Dec 17th 2003)
Ramanujam has tips for the youth on what to do when their parents are busy with the kutcheris...
Shocked into fun - (Dec 10th 2003)
Ramanujam found his peers going crazy at the western dance competition held at Music Academy...
Kangalal Kaidhi Sei - (Dec 8th 2003)
After a damp squib, Rahman swings back into reckoning with Kangalal Kaidhi Sei...
The Sunday blah-blah - (Dec 4th 2003)
If directors want to know what youths want, they should listen to them talk, says Ramanujam...
Dancing to Wings' tunes
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'Konjam Move Konjam Groove' competition drew a lot of talent from Chennai's
colleges...
Steve, we will miss you
- (Nov 29th 2003)
Ramanujam has only superlatives to describe the Australian captain's game as he bids goodbye…
Hot movie in a cool place
- (Nov 26th 2003)
Ramanujam weaves through a crowd of his peers to watch Pithamagan at Sathyam complex…
Cricket mela - (Nov 21st 2003)
Ramanujam finds that in spite of India losing the tri-series, the game kept everyone engaged…
Experiments with bliss - (Nov 19th 2003)
Ramanujam finds a bike ride on a city road a good stress-reliever on a Sunday…
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