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.
March 29, 2019
T. R. Leelavathy, passed away on March 10 at her residence in Bishop’s Garden Extension, R. A. Puram. Born in the Andamans and brought up in Mylapore, she lived a Mylaporean life for 92 years. She went to school at […]
March 20, 2019
Dr. T. N. Ganapathy, retired professor and head of philosophy department at RKM Vivekananda College, Mylapore, passed away on March 18. He was 88 years old. He was responsible for the development of the department into a PG and research […]
March 18, 2019
A. Vijay Kumar Reddy, managing director of Savera Hotel, Mylapore passed away today. He was 62 years old. In 1994, Vijay Kumar and Ravi Kumar became the sole proprietors of Savera. He is survived by his wife Nina Reddy, daughter […]
March 14, 2019
Dr. S. Anandalakshmy, former principal, Vidya Mandir school, Mylapore, passed away on Mar 13. She was 86 years old. She also served as the principal of Lady Irwin College, New Delhi. She was known to be a conoisseur of music […]
