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Madras Miscellany

S Muthiah and the writing of Madras Miscellany

For the last two decades, in the 973 columns he wrote for Madras Miscellany, S Muthiah charted the course of people’s lives, the unexpected twists and turns, their triumphs and tribulations. A tribute to the man who loved to put the story back into history

S Muthiah’s tryst with Mondays

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In the passing of S. Muthiah, Madras loses its chronicler

S. Muthiah, chronicler of Chennai, is no more

A scandal of Hope

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A weekly column by historian S. Muthiah, who was a chronicler of Madras now called Chennai, in Madras Miscellany he told stories of people, places, and events from the years gone by. The column is no longer being published as the revered chronicler passed away on April 20, 2019.

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