A celebration to honour Mahatma Gandhi
The Kasthuriba Club, Mylapore, an organisation which made its humble beginnings more than six decades ago, had a grand celebration to honour Mahatma Gandhi on Oct 2. The event was …
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Traditional games display highlights this kolu in Mandaveli
Balasankari Sivakumar and her family in Mandaveli have highlighted traditional games and shared the message of eco-friendly practices. She says one part of the kolu displays ‘paarampariya vilayaattugal’ like pallanguzhi, …
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Local music school celebrates its annual day
Composers of the pre-trinity period. This was the unique theme chosen for Hamsanadam Music School’s 23rd annual day event held on Sep 23 at P. S. School, Mylapore. Songs of …
Read MoreRAPRA’s AGM, Science demo for students
The third annual general body meeting of Raja Annamalaipuram (West) Residents Association (RAPRA) will be held on Oct 21 at Narayani Ammal Kalyana Mandapam, Jeth Nagar, R. A. Puram. In …
Read MoreAshvita launches online sale of Madras collectibles like photos, paintings
Are you keen to bid for photos of Madras and art by the city’s master artists? Then you may want to place bids at the aution that Ashvita Fine Art …
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Archbishop Mathias Avenue community ups its drive to segregate waste
The Civic Exnora unit in Archbishop Mathias Avenue in the Boat Club Road area hosted a community meet on waste segregation on Saturday, Oct.13. The event was organised to further …
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Final ‘mikeless’ concert of Navaratri series held at park Sunday morning
The third and final concert of the Navaratri series held at Nageswara Rao Park was held this morning. 14 year old Shriya Vishnuram, a student of PSBB Nungambakkam presented a one …
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Sri Kapali Temple model alongside this kolu by the Shivkumars
Shivkumar and Uma Shivkumar of Mandaveli have as the maim theme for their kolu Sri Kapaleeswar Temple and the tank apart from the traditional kolu arrangement. They say the entire …
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Navaratri snapshots: bhajans and dance, grand alankarams, sundal on order
Sundal preparations by families celebrating Navaratri dominate the celebration this season but in some homes, people are turning to source freshly cooked sundal from food joints. Which is why the …
Read MoreEco-friendly kolu contest by local NGO: register by Oct.14
SWM-People Forum, a residents’ collective in the Mylapore zone that promotes a zero-waste lifestyle, has announced a ‘My Eco-Friendly Kolu Contest’ Members of SWM-People Forum are also promoting the concept of “Green …
Read MoreActivists share tips on celebrating Navaratri in enviro-friendly ways
Mylapore-based civic activists who promote enviro-friendly acts by people and advise on recycling have been sharing tips to keep in mind, while planning to celebrate a green Navaratri. R A Puram-based …
Read MoreBooks for needy students
Needy engineering and computer science students can make use of the book bank facilities offered by Vivekananda Book Bank at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore. The book bank, which was started …
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