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MEMORIES OF MADRAS
The rub of the green
C.D. Gopinath talks about the joy of playing on the Chepauk ground and the spirit that used to rule the gentlemen’s game
Columns

VOICE YOUR VIEWS: NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
They said it
The topic for the next Voice Your Views column scheduled for January 21 is “Online friendship.” Send your responses before January 17 by post (The Hindu, Metroplus, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai-2) or emailmetro@thehindu.co.in Your responses should not exceed 100 words.


Why defer?

New year resolutions are an illusion. Why should we wait for a new year to make resolutions? Most often, the resolutions remain only in words and thoughts. If we are keen to bring about a change in ourselves by adopting a good habit or ...


Simple rules

Conserve water and power. Don’t splurge; spend on essentials. Say no to luxury, instead, help the needy. Make the best use of the time available. Lead a healthy and fruitful life.

C. ...


Contentment is the key

Resolutions for all. Bury the past and brighten the future. Do not worry about failures and learn to handle anxieties and fears. Bharathi said “Ethanaikodi Inbam Padithai.” Learn to look at the positive side of life. Be happy, ...


Green dream

We often see old and huge trees being cut down to widen roads. For instance, on Cathedral Road and near the airport. No wonder there is a rise in global warming. This year resolve to plant as many saplings as possible.

Deepthi Dinesh ...


For good health

Tobacco is the cause of several health problems, and people in the villages are unaware of this. We need to strengthen our fight to impose a ban on the use of tobacco. ...


Say no plastic

Plastic bags are the cheapest, but they do a lot of harm to the environment. Resolve to ban the use of plastic. Carry a cloth bag.

G. Arun shankar ...


Say no to plastic

Plastic bags are the cheapest, but they do a lot of harm to the environment. Resolve to ban the use of plastic. Carry a cloth bag.

G. Arun shankar ...


Don’t repent

Resolutions are supposed to bring about changes in us. My dad would always tell me to look up a dictionary whenever I came across a difficult word. I avoided out of sheer laziness, till I realised my mistake while writing an essay. I struggled ...


For your own good

Resolution simply means re-solution. Purpose of making a resolution is to begin the new year with fixed goals and firm commitments. It is important to make resolutions but the purpose is served only when it is executed. Resolutions help one ...
Issues

Now, it’s Gen Text
Are we becoming SMS addicts?
Wheels

A Teana trip
TESTDRIVE Chic design, smooth drive and an agile engine, the new Nissan Teana is luxury on four wheels, says SHAPUR KOTWAL


MAN AND MACHINE -- PRINCE FREDERICK
Taken up with the Ten
Seventy-three-year-old S. Jayakumar goes on long drives in his suitably-modified 1956 Standard Ten
Virtual Mechanic
Car and bike questions? We have the answers
Pre-launch buzz
The launch of Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) long awaited MPV, the Xylo was postponed by a month in view of the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. However, the company has come up with an innovative way to cash in on the hype and ...
Arts And Entertainment

Art as meditation
Pratiksha Apurv’s works focus on the spiritual
Miscellany


Profiles

Full of choices
There’s life outside the tennis court for Serb player Janko Tipsarevic
Events

On the beach
Varun Gupta’s photographs capture the horizon, washed-up objects and battered symbols of Chennai life
Where creativity resides
The recent book reading at The Park conducted by Sangam House offered a peek into the world of writers
Memories and more
An exhibition of paintings by Sri Lankan refugee children
Get sporty
Launch Of Go Sports basketball league


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