85th birthday of Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna celebrated
Birthday boy classical music maestro Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna was in his elements; age has slowed him but he loves a joke and some chuckles too. And so, to celebrate his 85th …
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Founder of V-Excel honoured with social service award
Dr. Vasudha Prakash, founder-director of V-Excel Educational Trust, was recently honoured with the St. John Ambulance award – given for excellence in the field of education. Vasudha received the award …
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R. A. Puram resident wins Future Lions award at Cannes, France
R. A. Puram resident Divya Seshadri (seen on the right in the picture) is the first Indian to win the prestigious Future Lions Award at Cannes, France this year. The …
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Mylaporean elected as president of IITArb
P. R. Seshadri, a resident of Mylapore since 1960, has been elected as the national president of The Indian Institution of Technical Arbitrators (IITArb) for the term 2015 – 17. …
Read MoreThe Good Samaritan of San Thome
S. Sibi, a physiotherapist from San Thome did a Good Samaritan turn recently. He went to the aid of a seriously ill transgender lying on a pavement even as motorists gaped and …
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Dyslexic student from Mylapore gets top score at Class X exams
Vignesh. V, (seen in the picture) a resident of Mylapore and a dyslexic student with learning difficulties, recently scored a total of 334 out of 400 at the Class X state …
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Team led by Mandavelipakkam resident excels at CANSAT: At Texas, USA
A team led by Mandavelipakkam resident Rahul Ramesh, was ranked the first among Indian universities at a global competition – CANSAT, held at Texas, USA last week. Rahul is a …
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Renowned music director MSV turns 88; is recovering from illness at his San Thome home
Fans of the music maestro M S Vishwanathan fondly called MSV are wishing the world-renowned film music director ‘happy birthday’ as he turns 88 today. Though they would have liked to …
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Tribute: Flautist N. Keshi
N. Keshi, renowned flautist, passed away on June 14. Her nephew Brigadier V. Mahalingam writes a few lines about her. Keshi was born in Madras on 10 March 1918. Her father …
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‘Sangita Kalanidhi’ award for vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyan; resident of Alwarpet
The Music Academy has decided to honor Carnatic music vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyam with the prestigious ‘Sangita Kalanidhi’ during this year’s Conference and Concerts which form part of the famed December Season. …
Read MoreAward for S. V. Shekher
Actor-dramatist and politician S V Shekher was decorated with an award by T Nagar base sabha, Mudhra at the opening evening of its annual Drama Fest at Infosys Hall, T. …
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P. S . Student gets Kalai Ila-mani award
K. Sahana is a student of Class IX at P. S. Senior Secondary School. Recently, she was awarded the Kalai Ila Mani award for her skill in Bharathanatyam. The award …
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