Pongal celebrations in the neighbourhood
Here is how two groups in the Mylapore area will be celebrating pongal: The members of Mandaveli Raja Street Residents’ Welfare Association, Mandaveli will have a small celebration on Sunday, …
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Post-Deluge; Useful contacts for Community
MYLAPORE TIMES is putting together a list of places / people / agencies / shops / NGOs / state agencies Mylaporeans may need as people recover from the deluge. These …
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Musical treat at vintage house; funds given to schools affected by deluge
Luz House, the heritage bungalow of another era which sits behind a petrol station on Luz Church Road hosted a unique classical music concert on Sunday last, January 3. It …
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Prayer for peace; hosted by Gandhi Peace Foundation
On Dec 30 afternoon, representatives from seven different religions got together at Srinivasa Gandhi Nilayam at Alwarpet to offer a prayer for peace. After the welcome prayer, a Hindu prayer …
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Remembering mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujam
Chettinad Vidyashram, R. A. Puram conducted several activities at the school campus from Dec 19 – 22 to commemorate the 128th birth anniversary of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujam. Children …
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Margazhi walk held by Mylapore Trio on Jan 1
The Mylapore Trio and members of Sri Sumukhi Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation conducted a bhakthi and margazhi walk on Friday, Jan 1. More than 100 people, including 70 children, dressed in …
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Mike-less concerts on four mornings at Nageswara Rao Park
The ‘mike-less’ concerts in Nageswara Rao Park were first curated for the Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival. They featured very young artistes and the soft music upped the quiet ambience at …
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Exhibitions of handicrafts and sarees
Handloom and handicrafts exhibition Going on at Chettiar Hall is an exhibition of handloom and handicraft works. Sarees from different parts of the country like Calcutta, Kashmir and Surat are …
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve parties in the area
Looking for a place to hangout with friends and ring in the new year? Here are a few hotels hosting events on the day: The Glamour And Glitz party at …
Read MoreBrahmotsavam week ends at Sri Ayyappa Swami Temple, R. A. Puram
More than 1000 devotees flocked to Sri Ayyappa Swami Temple, R. A. Puram to witness the chariot procession (Ther) held in the evening on Dec 26. This was part of …
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Celebrating Christmas with the underprivileged
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Our Lady of Guidance Church, R. A. Puram and Hailmary Charity celebrated Christmas with the underprivileged by distributing sarees, dhotis, clothing material and cakes …
Read More1965 batch of St Bede’s meets up 50 years since they left the campus
About 35 ‘old boys’ of the 1965 batch of St Bede’s Anglo Indian Hr Sec School, San Thome met up on Sunday, December 27 for their ‘golden jubilee’ alumni year. …
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