Vintage cars show on Sunday, 10 am to 2 pm. Open to all.
Check out this show of vintage cars on Sunday morning in Mylapore. Hosted by Madras Heritage Motoring Club, some 50 vintage cars owned by families of the city will be …
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Residents of this Abiramapuram zone dump waste on street, do not co-operate with agency staff
A month after Urbaser Sumeet toom over waste clearing operations, there are places where residents dump garbage at street corners. One such sore place is at the south end of …
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One group of margazhi bhajan singers is being missed this season
One familiar group who make the community of margazhi bhajan singers has been missed this season. The group draws its heritage to musician-composer-singer Papanasam Sivan who used to lead a …
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Vedanta Desikar Devasthanam opens ‘Apara Karyam’ facility in Mylapore
The Vedanta Desikar Devasthanam has launched an ‘Apara Karyam’ facility on Venkatesa Agraharam Street. ‘Sri Venkatesa Theertham’ was launched on Friday, Dec.11 with the blessings from his Holiness the 46th …
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Tribute: Former Indian Bank CMD, M. Gopalakrishnan – feted and controversial banker
The former chairman and managing director of Chennai-based Indian Bank, M. Gopalakrishnan passed away late on Wednesday. The funeral was held the next day. He resided on Dr. Ranga Road, …
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New agency to start conservancy operations in Mylapore from October
Urbaser Sumeet, the new garbage collection agency appointed by Chennai Corporation is all set to start conservancy operations in Mylapore in October though a date is not fixed yet. On …
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Aadi ritual followed by Kerala Iyers; San Thome family’s practice
This season of Aadi will be very different. For obvious reasons. Temples are shut though rituals are carried out inside. Offerings and prayers cannot be done in public spaces, so …
Read MoreAadi dawns but Amman temples remain closed due to pandemic rules
July 16 is the first day in the month of Aadi. And in normal circumstances, all the temples dedicated to the Amman would have witnessed a flurry of rituals and …
Read MoreFounder of Mylapore based NGO says his funds have dried up. Volunteers are needed too.
The volunteers at Viswajayam Foundation, a Mylapore based NGO, distributed almost 60000 meals ever since the first lockdown was announced. But now they have stopped as all the funds have …
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Tribute: Dr. N. Rajagopal
On June 8, 2020, Dr. N. Rajagopal, Cardiologist and Diabetologist, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home in Luz Avenue. Dr. Rajagopal, son of S. Narayanan and Venkatalakshmi, …
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Tribute: Prema Samuel of Mandaveli
A resident of Mandaveli since the 1960s (except for two decades and a half in between, when she moved to suburban Madipakkam), Prema Samuel passed away on June 3, 2020 …
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Tribute: N. Ramachandran of Nadu St.
N. Ramachandran, retired head draughting officer, Highways department based in Chennai and a long time resident of Nadu Street, Mylapore passed away in a city hospital on May 30. He …
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