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This is with reference to the article "Boomtown" (March 28). Anna Nagar is a city inside a city and it has scores of shopping complexes, parks, restaurants, bookshops, textile shops, but not a cinema. The `Grand Theatre' has become defunct. Anna Nagar definitely needs a theatre to cater to moviegoers in this part of the city.
K. Pradeep
Mogappair
Place of origin
This is with reference to the article "Crouching tigers" (April 11). The words of Shifu Shi Yanzi that the "Wheel of Life" show was brought to India, the place where it all began, were heartening. It was interesting to learn about the Shaolin legend — in 375 A.D., the son of the king of Kancheepuram, Prince Bodhitara, spent 40 years studying martial arts such as Vajramushti and Kalaripayat in India. When he was 61, he went to China to teach and ended up at the Shaolin temple in Henan Province.
In the same manner, another martial art, Karate, originated from here and found a niche in the Eastern countries — Nam balam nam karatte ullathu (our strength is in our hands). Karatte has been transformed into Karate in the Eastern countries.
T. K. Visweswaran
Velappanchavadi
Grows in high altitude
With reference to "Berries for health" (April 9), I would like to state some facts not mentioned in the article. The name of the shrub would lead one to mistake it for a halophyte (sea or saline water shrub). On the contrary, it grows in high altitude in cold weather.
The generic name is Hippophane (Latin for shining horse).
The Hindi name of the shrub is Dhurchuk. It grows well in the Northwestern Himalayas. Cultivation has not been tried in other hills in India.
Edible fruits are made into jelly. The syrup prepared from the fruit is given for lung complaints.
Felix Ryan
Srinagar Colony
Ensure safety
I was moved by the plight of those involved in the risky job of cleaning and painting tall edifices ("Vertical heights", April 20). Whatever the workers say about staying cool while doing the precarious job, they should be protected with proper insurance cover. In these days of technical advancement, it will not be difficult to develop a mechanism that will ensure these workers' safety.
K. Vasu
Ambattur
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