Ananya Ganesh: Young author
13 year old Ananya Ganesh, a class IX student at Chettinad Harishree Vidyalayam, R. A. Puram recently published her second book titled ‘Dancing Kites’, an anthology of poems. Ananya published …
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Student of local taekwondo school wins at international tournament
Atharv Jain, a student at Taekwon Dojang, a taekwondo training center at Alwarpet, won the silver medal at the 4th India TIA Open International Taekwondo tournament held in Kolkata on …
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This tailor specializes in altering stitched clothes
Meet 46-year-old Shankar, who specializes only in altering stitched clothes. For the past 8 years, his shop at R.K.Mutt Road has been a go-to destination for Mylaporeans for their clothing …
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This popcorn seller has customers from all over Chennai
“We have been selling popcorn here for the past 50 years,” says G.Viruthamba standing beside her shop on Royapettah High Road off Viveks shop. And, hence this 60-year-old still has …
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Prabha Sridevan awarded translation prize at Dehra Dun literary fest
At the valedictory of the 3rd edition of the three day literary fest ‘Valley of Words’, held at Dehradun on Nov. 17, Prabha Sridevan, retired judge, Madras High Court, won …
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This man feeds home-cooked food to over 45 stray dogs in San Thome
This 70-year-old resident of San Thome feeds home-cooked food to over 45 stray dogs in the neighbourhood. And he has been at it for the past 6 years. Sanjeevi.A.Joseph, who …
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R. A. Puram food show host launches Web series
R. A. Puram based chef and food show host Rakesh Raghunathan has recently launched a web-based series titled ‘Ammavum Naanum’. This web series on food, recipes and nostalgia has been …
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Ravindran sells tea to hawkers and street dwellers at rates they can afford!
Ravindran (shown in picture), serves tea and coffee to hawkers, and homeless people around a few temples in Mylapore. Even though his tea and coffee are priced at Rs 10, …
Read MoreSanskrit scholar Azhisur Srinivasachar to be honoured
The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, Mylapore has been honouring senior Sanskrit scholars every year with a cash award under the Kombur Ramabhadran Endowment. This year this award is to be …
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Award which recognises heritage promotion given to Venkatesh Ramakrishnan
Heritage enthusiast, historian and writer Venkatesh Ramakrishnan was honoured with the Vedavalli Memorial Heritage Award this Sunday morning at the TAG Centre on TTK Road. The award includes a citation …
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This hawker sells kolu dolls to break free from her monotonous life
For 50-year-old kolu doll seller Devi, it’s not only about selling the dolls. “It’s more about meeting new people and having a chat with my regular customers,” says Devi, who …
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This man feeds stray dogs at Marina
This man feeds stray dogs at Marina, behind the Gandhi Statue. A few days ago, when he walked with two packets of chicken, a group of dogs quickly gathered near …
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