Former judge K. Chandru to be decorated with Dr Ambedkar Award
Retired judge K. Chandru was recently chosen by the Tamil Nadu state government for the Dr Ambedkar Award for 2021. The award comprising Rs 5 lakh cash, a gold medal …
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Paramapadam still sells on Vaikunta Ekadasi day. This woman was at temple street all day.
Making one’s way through the Paramapada Vaasal on the Vaikunta Ekadasi day is sacred for it is considered to be the ‘gateway to heaven’. While people made their way to …
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A commercial artist’s New Year message in his wall art
For the past three years, commercial artist M. Lakshmanan has creatively used the street-facing wall of his house in Srinivasapuram by the sea, to do a collage of what he …
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This watchman has created a crib for Christmas at San Thome park
If you were to walk into the Infinity Park located off San Thome High Road, you will get to set your eyes on a little Christmas crib that has been …
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National award for visually less-abled advocate A. M. Venkatakrishnan
An advocate and international attorney, A. M. Venkatakrishnan who is a resident of Mylapore recently received the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2020 at …
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Senior teacher at The Clarke School for the Deaf recognised by state
A senior teacher at The Clarke School for the Deaf in Mylapore has been decorated with the ‘best teacher’ award for teaching children with disabilities. Jayanthi Narayanan, a resident of …
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Parrots crowd every day on this terrace at feeding time
Parrots are now a small community who mark attendance on the terrace of a Mandaveli residence twice a day. And with them, fly in pigeons too. This is because resident …
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Two students of community college in Alwarpet excel in para-medical course exam
Through the season of rain, there has been good, warm news for the Greater Chennai Corporation Community College in Alwarpet. It notched a milestone in the vocational education provided here …
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Former Ranji cricketer R. Chandrasekaran gifts his flat to Ramakrishna Mutt
In the week that an advocate’s family sold their independent house on Pichupillai Street to a Trust dedicating it to the new temple for Maha Periyava (https://www.mylaporetimes.com/2021/11/sannidhi-for-maha-periyava-to-come-up-on-pichupillai-street-mylapore/), a former TN …
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San Thome’s celebrated artist and writer Manohar Devadoss decorated with Padma Shri in Delhi
San Thome resident Manohar Devadoss was decorated with the Padma Shri award by the president of India at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in Delhi on Monday. He was among many people …
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Nostalgia spreads as the tailor who clothed Rosary Matric School girls for five decades decides to close down
When college teacher Bhanu of Mylapore located the tailor who always stocked school uniforms for Rosary Matric School girls, hoping she would get two sets for her daughter quickly, she …
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‘Old’ student of St. Bede’s becomes judge of Madras High Court
A ‘old’ student of St. Bede’s AI Hr Secondary School in San Thome has become a judge of the Madras High Court. He is Justice Mohammed Shaffiq. He was sworn …
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