‘Poetry evening’ to celebrate Tamil poet
Russian Center of Science and Culture has organised a Tamil poetry evening to celebrate the acclaimed poet Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram. The event is scheduled for today, Apr 13, 6 p.m. At …
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Lifetime achievement award to guru Urmila Satyanarayanan; By Bhavans, Mylapore
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is presenting the “Bhavan’s P. Obul Reddy and P. Gnanambal Memorial Award” instituted by P. Vijaykumar Reddy and Dr. Preetha Reddy for life time achievement to bharatanatyam …
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Young Mandaveli residents campaign for a ‘plastic-free’ neighbourhood
Annachi Annachi Unga Saakku Pai Yenna achi (What happened to your cloth bags) – this was just one of the slogans used by more than 30 young ‘Thoomai Padai’ or …
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Shobbhita – takes home the trophy for story telling
B. Shobbhita bagged the first prize for Storytelling at a competition held by Sayee Academy, West Mambalam on Mar 5. Shobbhita is a student of class II at Vidya Mandir …
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Comedy play held at Chettinad Vidyashram to celebrate anniversary of literary club
Kumararajah Muthiah Muthamil Mandram, one of Chettinad Vidyashram’s literary club, recently completed seventeen years. And to celebrate their anniversary, a Tamil comedy play ‘Kasethan Kadavulada’ by Chitralaya Gopu and Sriram, …
Read MoreHealth check up at reduced prices; at Billroth Hospital
To celebrate World Health Day, Billroth Hospital has a discounted rate on health checkups this week. Till Apr 15, get a free consultation with a cardiologist, 45% discount on treadmill …
Read MorePanguni fest; people care little for civic restraint
Civic workers in the Sri Kapali Temple zone will heave a sigh of relief that the annual Panguni fest has ended. Their task of sweeping, gathering waste and disposing it …
Read MoreWomen, children find place in ‘washing of feet’ ritual at churches
Acting on the Pope’s advice, small changes in what used to be a ‘mens only’ ritual at Holy Week time are being made by local churches. Since last year, the …
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Panguni fest: Thirukalyanam held yesterday
The much awaited celestial wedding of Lord Kapaleeswarar and Goddess Karpagambal was held yesterday evening (April 11). More than a thousand devotees watched with rapt attention as the rituals were …
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Unique ideas by vendors on Mada Streets to sell their wares
Vendors are coming up with novel ideas to sell their wares. Seen in the picture is a flower vendor selling flowers in a cart outside Sangeetha Hotel at South Mada …
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Clean up after Arubathimoovar procession; Ramakrishna Math volunteers pitch in too
After the Arubathimoovar festival, held on Sunday, April 9, the monks, brahmacharis and volunteers of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore too pitched in to clean up the Mada Streets. A press …
Read MoreItalian film festival; this week at Alwarpet
Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, the Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Italian Embasy Cultural Center have organised an Italian film festival this week. Catch movies like Vineyards …
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