August 16, 2019
V. B. Chandrasekhar, former TN and India cricketer who resided in Mylapore passed away on Thursday evening. Early news on social media said he had a cardiac arrest but later, it was confirmed that the 57-year-old had committed suicide at […]
August 8, 2019
V. Gopal passed away on July 21 at the age of 88. He was a longtime resident of Mylapore, residing in Bheemana Garden Street, Thiagarajapuram and Alamelumangapuram. He was an engineer and contractor by profession. He is survived by his wife, two sons […]
July 25, 2019
C. R. L.Narasimhan, 71 years and retired associate editor of ‘The Hindu’ newspaper passed away on July 24. He was a resident of Alwarpet. Narasimham worked for State Bank of India group before moving into journalism as a writer on […]
July 8, 2019
R. Ramakrishnan, chairman of Madras Race Club passed away on Sunday, July 7. He was 73 and a resident of Seethammal Colony, Alwarpet. The funeral is scheduled for July 8 noon Known to friends as RK, he was also a […]
June 14, 2019
P. Ramesh Kumar of Rex Fashions passed away on June 5: he suffered a heart attack. Ramesh was part of the family of this wellknown clothing retailers in Mylapore. The second of the five Rex Fashions brothers, he was popular among both […]
June 11, 2019
Wellknown playwright, theatreperson and film scriptwriter ‘Crazy’ Mohan passed away on June 10 after suffering a heart attack in the morning. He was rushed to Kauvery Hospital, Alwarpet after the attack and medical efforts failed. He was 66. The body […]
June 3, 2019
P. K. Dharmalingam, one of Tamil Nadu’s finest and respected cricket coaches passed away on June 2. He lived in Mylapore. He was 84. The funeral is on June 4, 2 pm. Dharmalingam was known to many generations of state […]
April 29, 2019
K. Shanmukham, retired justice, High Court of Madras passed away on April 5. He was 94 years old and a resident of Mylapore. He was revered for his honesty, unbreakable character and speedy judgments. Even after retirement, he authored many law […]
April 29, 2019
M. Venkatachalapathy,passed away on April 2. He was a senior advocate and a resident of San Thome for more than 25 years. He was the past president of the Madras Bar Association. “He was a workaholic and enjoyed his work […]
April 4, 2019
Mylapore-based mridangam vidwan Karaikudi V M Ganesan passed away on April 4 at Hyderabad, his daughter said in a FB post this afternoon. His wife is veena vidushi Kalyani Ganesan and daughter, the vocalist Subha Ganesan. The last rites are […]
April 4, 2019
S. K. Ramanujam (RAHNU), renowned cartoonist, passed away on April 2. He was 81 years old. He was the founder of Rahnu’s Cartoon Training Centre in Mylapore and trained students of all ages for more than 30 years.
