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Needed more laughs
As a regular reader of The Hindu MetroPlus, I appreciate the humour in the cartoon strips Croc and Tiger. We need more laughs.
And Madras Miscellany offers a stroll down memory lane. Thank you for publishing such interesting columns.
Douglas Gibson
Poonamallee High Road
Wonderful meeting
It was indeed a pleasure to read the conversation between the giants of film music M. S. Viswanathan and Gangai Amaran (Take Two, October 26). One can only agree with their views on the past and present day film music. Like good music, which is ever enjoyable, we readers need good discussions to keep us going.
S. Bakthavathsalan
Guindy
Partners in success
"Domestic harmony is music, which is produced only if the husband plays second fiddle" — these words are proved false by the four couples featured in "Paired up at home and at work" (November 1). Neither does Oscar play second fiddle to Ponni nor does Shantha dance to the tune of Dhananjayan. Udhaya Raja does perfect surgery with wife Jamuna's cooperation. Lovers of knowledge are indebted to the couple Hemu and Jaishankar for creating a landmark. All these pairs have something in common — love for each other and love for work.
Anupama Natarajan
Ashok Nagar
Just great
Your Deepavali special (November 4) was great. The articles not only captured the festive mood but also provided a lot of information on what the showrooms in the city offer. I could satisfy my family members by taking them to the shops where they got what they wanted.
The article "Trends and tidings" (November 6) was a nice way of telling children how Deepavali was celebrated when we were young.
K. Lakshmikumar
Velachery
Role model
Hats off to G. Sree Vidhya for choosing a profession that even her male counterparts would find it difficult to pursue ("Guts and grace", October 26). Vidhya [by running a security services business] has proved that there is no career distinction between men and women. She is definitely a role model for young women.
Suresh Jayadevan
Rajakilpakkam
Useful tips
The tips offered in "Waiting room woes" (November 2) are very useful. In this context, I wish to suggest that a patient should be clear about what he wants to get out of his visit to a doctor. Correct and quick diagnosis depends on what a patient tells his doctor. Hence he should remember to jot down on a piece of paper details about his ailment and take with him previous records, if any, when he visits the doctor. This will save the time of not only the doctor and the patient but also of those waiting to consult the doctor.
P. V. Srinivasan
Sastri Nagar
Plight of patients
It is sad to see the treatment meted out to poor patients in some private hospitals and clinics. First, the place where the patients are asked to wait is crowded and unhygienic and there are not enough chairs and benches. Second, patients are made to wait for a long time; the value of time does not seem to exist for them. Doctors in most cases do not come to their clinics on time to keep their appointments. The condition of patients is not taken seriously and there are instances when they return without seeing the doctor despite waiting for long hours.
K. Sivaramakrishnan
Adyar
Gut feeling
I fully agree with the article "Go for the gut" (October 25) which states that intuition plays an important role in determining your actions. There have been several instances in my life when intuition provided the solutions.
L. N. Ramaswamy
Chromepet
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