Society | Citizen Matters, Chennai

Why Christina, a dancer with a BBA degree, chose to take up sex work

September 3, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

There are several welfare schemes for the transgender community, but they are hardly effective. Now when the lockdown has left many of them penniless, we look at what prevents their integration in society.

History was made here; today, this Chennai landmark is in ruins

September 1, 2020 Andrew Whitehead

Caught in a property dispute and sealed for decades, Gokhale Hall on Armenian Street — a witness to many defining moments in our history — finds itself forgotten and dilapidated.

In search of a shelter for a mentally ill person on the streets of Chennai

August 30, 2020 Raghukumar Choodamani

For months, an empathetic citizen has been trying to secure shelter for a mentally-ill individual in his neighbourhood, in vain. He writes about his experience.

Lockdown delays justice, but technology not a priority in POCSO courts yet

August 28, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Routine procedures that would expedite settlement of child abuse cases are suspended due to the lockdown. But if Madras High Court can hear cases online, why not the special courts?

MADRAS WEEK EXCLUSIVE: Revisiting the history of Asia’s first eye hospital

August 19, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

The Government Eye Hospital in Egmore was established in July 1819 and is the world’s second oldest ophthalmic care centre. Take a peek into the hospital’s fascinating history.

A year without festivities and celebration: All that we’ve lost…and gained!

August 16, 2020 S Raghavan

The packed festival season between June and January will be a washout this year due to COVID-19, with major celebrations confined to homes.

“Cannot go back to our old ways”: Learnings from an NGO’s COVID battle

August 12, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

Bhoomika Trust’s work with people in need during the pandemic underlines the power of volunteerism and civil society. Managing Trustee Aruna Subramaniam talks about the learnings from the journey.

கொரோனாவால் சென்னை தன் அடையாளத்தை இழக்கிறதா? – ஒரு பார்வை!

July 24, 2020 Vadivu Mahendran

வந்தோரை வாழவைக்கும் சென்னை என்ற அடையாளைத்தை கோவிடால் நகரம் இழந்துவிட்டதா? சென்னையை விட்டு சென்ற புலம்பெயர் தொழிலாளர்கள் மீண்டும் வருவார்களா?

When a child with special needs got lost in Chennai

July 18, 2020 R Padma Kalyani

We need a robust, inclusive social framework that can help people with special needs navigate our roads and operate independently. How can we, as individuals, help?

In photos: What are Chennai’s canine protectors doing during the lockdown?

July 14, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

The COVID lockdown means that the very busy and much-feted dog squad of Chennai is jobless now. But RPF officials in charge are spicing up their days with a flurry of activities.

ஊரடங்கு காலத்தில் ஆன்லைன் பயன்பாடு தருவது வெறும் அயர்ச்சியா அல்லது மலர்ச்சியா ?

June 30, 2020 Vadivu Mahendran

கற்று வருகின்றனர். கலைகளை ஆன்லைனில் கற்பிக்கும் மையங்கள் மட்டுமல்லாது தனிநபர்களாக பல கலைஞர்களும் வாய்ப்பிடங்களை வழங்குகின்றனர்.

Comment: COVID-19 aside, migrant crisis in city has exposed the huge gaps in governance

June 27, 2020 Arokya Inian

A volunteer who aided migrant workers in Chennai, stranded without jobs, income or shelter during the lockdown, shares his thoughts on the humanitarian crisis that unfolded over the past three months.

கோவிட் -19 வாழ்க்கை முறை: கவனிக்க வேண்டியவை

June 18, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

கோவிட் பிறகான வாழ்க்கை முறையில், முக கவசம், அடிக்கடி கை கழுவுதல், தனி மனித விலகல் ஆகியவற்றை தொடர்ந்து கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும். தற்போதுள்ள சூழலில், தொடந்து நம்மை பாதுகாத்து கொள்ள என்ன நடைமுறைகளை பின்பற்றுதல் அவசியம்?

From Sayyad Shah Pet to Saithappettai? Tamil Nadu’s latest renaming spree lacks logic

June 15, 2020 V Sriram

It is difficult to figure out why the suggested new spellings for these areas in the city are what they are, writes historian V Sriram.

ஊரடங்கால் தற்போது ஏற்பட்டுள்ள புதிய யதார்த்தம் நிரந்தரமாகுமா?

June 10, 2020 Vadivu Mahendran

கொரோனா தொற்றினால் நாம் செய்த வாழ்க்கை மாற்றங்கள் என்ன கற்று கொடுத்தன? நோய் தொற்று
போன பின்னும் இந்த பழக்கங்களை கடைபிடிப்போமா?