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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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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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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