Obituary: Celebrated flutist ‘Sikkil’ Neela passes away
N. Neela, the younger of the Sikkil Sisters, celebrated and senior flautists in Carnatic music, passed away on September 17 morning. She was 85. She was a resident of Jeth …
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Obituary: C. K. Gopalakrishnan, retired IRS officer, Mandaveli resident
Retired Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, C. K. Gopalakrishnan passed away on September 5. He was 90 years old. He belonged to the 1958 batch of IRS officers of the …
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Tribute: Ramanath. He was part of the Kartik Fine Arts sabha team
Ramanath, long-serving member of the Kartik Fine Arts sabha team, passed away on August 30. He was 53. A resident of Mylapore, Ramanath was a busy body at the sabha’s …
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Obituary: R. Alamelu, retired teacher
A long-time Mylapore resident, R. Alamelu passed away on August 10 morning ( Thursday ) at her residence in Nanganallur, after a brief illness. She is survived by 3 daughters …
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Tribute: Kamala Gopalan
Kamala Gopalan, an octogenarian, passed away on July 5. She was a resident of Mylapore since 1948. Married at a young age, she entered into a joint family which did …
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Police honours at funeral of P. Sabanayagam, senior and well-respected former IAS officer
The hugely respected former IAS officer, P. Sabanayagam who passed away on Thursday, was given police honours at his funeral from his residence in Bishop Gardens in R. A. Puram on …
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Tribute: N. Ganapathi, engineer and contractor for city’s large projects
N. Ganapathi, (97 years) who served as engineer and contractor (ex – Tarapore & Co.) and a resident of Brindavan Street, Mylapore, from 1989 to 2021, passed away on May …
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Obit: J. Vedantha Ramanujam, chartered accountant and arts promoter
J. Vedantha Ramanujam (alias Mukundan) passed away on May 9. He was 67. A chartered accountant by profession, Ramanujam managed JV Ramanujam and Company successfully and was well known in …
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‘Ghatam’ V. Suresh shares his choice memories of late vidwan Karaikudi R. Mani
Many Carnatic music artistes have been recalling their association and memories with mridangam vidwan Karaikudi R. Mani of Jeth Nagar, Mandaveli who passed away this week. His colleague for over …
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Mridangam vidwan Karaikudi R. Mani passes away
Well-known mridangam artiste Karaikudi R. Mani passed away this May 4 morning. He was 77. He was rated amongst the best of present-day percussionists and was on stage for over …
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Tribute: Randor Guy, deep Mylapore connections and loads of Mylapore stories re-told
Randor Guy, one of Madras’ best story-tellers and historian of cinema, the legal world and crime whom passed away on Sunday, April 23 at a private Home on the ECR, …
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Obit: Rajalakshmi Mohan, ‘Crazy’ Mohan’s wife passes away
Rajalakshmi alias Nalini Mohan, wife of late ‘Crazy’ Mohan, the multi-faceted artiste, passed away on April 18 evening. She was a resident of Mandaveli’s Ammani Ammal Street. S. V. Badri, …
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