Ten winners of Mylapore Times kolu contest
The ten best kolus in the annual Mylapore Times Kolu Contest were decided on on the weekend. And Mylapore Times manager Shanthi has been granting the gift and certificate to …
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School students get funding from Mylapore Times Trust: donations welcome
This far, a sum of Rs.77,000 has been granted as scholarships to 12 school students of Mylapore by the Mylapore Times Charitable Trust ( MTCT) as part of its annual …
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A year on, this project of slokas, chants and stories for children has grown. Vaishnavi Poorna is behind it.
Dr. Vaishnavi Poorna started taking Sloka classes and value education on Vijayadashami day in 2019 at R. A. Puram . What started off as a small group of 5 children …
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This community joined hands for its Navaratri celebration
The 2021 Navratri celebrations were a grand affair at the gated community at Rajasekaran Street, Mylapore. The festival had a mix of veena, vocal, Harikatha, Bharatanatyan, flute and naama sankeerthanam …
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Navaratri celebrations are on at Ramakrishna Mission Boys Home
Navaratri celebrations at the Ramakrishna Mission Boys Home, adjoining Vivekananda College in Mylapore are always special on this campus’ calendar. Though this year the celebration has been a tad low …
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Gayathri has transplanted ‘my Mylapore’ in her kolu in Kovai
Many people have taken a piece of Mylapore with them as they move on. So did Gayathri Balasubramanian. This Navaratri she found a place for her Mylapore at her kolu …
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Alexa, make this kolu rock! This Mandavelipakkam duo dip into tech to enhance tradition
62 year old R Suresh, an engineering grad, worked in the IT industry for decades. His engineer son Saketh too followed into the IT industry. When the pandemic set in, …
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This man has brought smiles to kolu bommai hawkers of Mylapore
One man is bringing big smiles to a few hawkers of Kolu bommais on Mylapore’s Mada Streets. He is photographer G. V. Balasubramanian. Balu, as friends call him loves street …
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New batches start training at community college. GCC, Rotary and others behind this Alwarpet project.
Yet another batch of students have been inducted into the Greater Chennai Corporation Community College in Alwarpet. The formal event was held last weekend. This project is primarily a collaboration …
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Educating community workers on mental health issues . . .
Members of Self Help Groups in the seaside colony of Srinivasapuram attended a meeting on the weekend to learn about mental health issues that affect us all. This was part …
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Mylapore Times Kolu Contest; first set of entries come in. Watch video.
The first set of entries to the Mylapore Times Kolu Contest are in. And there is some great variety to each entry. You can see a video of the first …
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First batch of Home Nursing course get certified: a project of FMM nuns in San Thome
SUDAR (Socially United for Development and Access to Resources) is a project that was launched a year ago by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM nuns), Chennai Province to facilitate …
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