July 25, 2017
Nayaab is an exhibition about the textile crafts of India featuring many brands like Swati Kalsi, Mallika Mathur, En Inde, Akaaro, KORA and more. Inauguration on July 27 at 5.30 p.m. Till July 29. At Crowne Plaza, Alwarpet. For details call […]
June 11, 2017
Three fire engines have been busy battling a fire at Dina Colour Labs at C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet since 4 p.m. this afternoon. Since it was a Sunday, no employees were present at the shop at the time of […]
June 6, 2017
The afternoon suddenly turned dark with heavy dark grey clouds rolling in to the area. Temperature came down a bit providing welcome respite from the heat. Though gusts of wind were blowing, rain soon started pouring down. Pictures taken on […]
May 24, 2017
Mural art is becoming popular nowadays. Here is another example – a house near Bishop Garden has been painted with beautiful scenes and designs. Maybe these are scenes from a folk tale or fairy tale. At Central Avenue, Greenways Road, […]
May 10, 2017
The moon was big and bright in the sky today. It is chitra poornima and many people were beginning to gather at Marina beach to enjoy the cool breeze and snack on some milagai bajji or crispy corn by the […]
May 9, 2017
Two huge plastic buckets, about 100L capacity each, are filled with buttermilk everyday. Starting at 12 noon, this buttermilk is distributed to passersby, outside NAC Jewellers on North Mada Street, Mylapore. Plastic tumblers are used, which can be cleaned and […]
May 4, 2017
A cup of chilled sweet melon juice, bright orange in colour, with tiny chunks of fruit floating in it. Savour the taste and sip it slowly, it is almost enough to forget the scorching summer heat. Venkatesan has his musk […]
May 1, 2017
Sri Kothanda Ramaswamy Udaiyavar Devasthanam temple which is run by the Bashyakara Religious Trust, celebrated Sri Ramanujar’s 1000th birth anniversary on May 1. The ceremonies have been going on from April 22. This is the 157th year the temple is […]
May 1, 2017
His name is Kumar. His work takes him to many parts of the area, mainly near the beach, under the glare of the hot sun. Today being May 1, his duties were light, so Kumar decided to escape the afternoon […]
April 25, 2017
The bandh called today by a few political parties in the Opposition has had some effect in the city and this neighbourhood. Many autos are off the roads, 90% of stores, even the nook shops remained closed and offices are […]
April 24, 2017
One of Carnatic music’s passionate and dedicated promoters, Thirupoonthuruthy V. Venkatesan passed away early on Sunday at his home in R. A. Puram. Best known for promoting the musical works of Sri Narayana Tirtha who composed extensively on lord Krishna, with […]
