Vidya Mandir student heads Speed-cubing organising team
A team of 10 people headed by Aashrit Maheish, a class XII student of Vidya Mandir, will be organising the Speed-cubing tournament to be held in the city in the …
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Little Free Library opens up in the neighborhood.
Vaer Organics was the latest addition to the Little Free Library chain in the area. Now you can borrow books while shopping, or donate your books and be sure that …
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Women’s Craft Fair
Women’s Craft Fair, an initiative exclusively for the women entrepreneurs has been organised at C.P. Art center From May 8 to May 10. This Exhibition will show case the exclusive Sarees,mural art, handcrafted artifacts,fashion …
Read MoreKaizen workshop for teenagers
Kaizen is conducting a three-hour mentoring workshop for teenagers. The workshop touches upon multiple areas which are crucial to their over- all development. Some of the topics to be addressed …
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Obituaries; Vaigal S. Gnanaskandhan, V. Subrahmanyam, S. Kalyani
These are obituary notes on neighborhood residents who passed away the past few days – – Vaigal S. Gnanaskandhan passed away on May 3 night. He was a resident of 8A …
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Terrace kutcheri while the moon shines . . .
A group of teenage girls and boys, seated on jamakalam on a terrace at an apartment on Karpagam Avenue’s 3rd Street launched into a Carnatic music concert on Sunday evening …
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MLA opens rooms at anganwadi, built from her funds
The Mylapore MLA, R. Rajalakshmi of the AIADMK party opened three new rooms for the anganwadi based in Valathope, near Sri Mundagakanni Amman Temple this morning. The project, funded by …
Read MoreTransfers of Catholic priests; controversies pop up
The annual transfers related to Catholic priests of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore have generated some heat and controversy with a section of the laity alleging that Dalit priests are being …
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1008 Paal Kudam at Mundagakanni Ammam Kovil
As a part of the Chithirai festival, the 1008 Paal Kudam ceremony was carried out at Mundagakanni Ammam temple, Mylapore. Although it was supposed to be 1008 milk pots, the …
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First Indian at New York criminal court spent her early days in Alwarpet
Judge Raja Rajeswari, the first Indian to be appointed to the criminal courts of New York, USA grew up in the Alwarpet neighborhood. In interviews to the media, the recently …
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Vidya Mandir’s Aakash sings at the park
14 year old R Aakash, a student of Vidya Mandir presented a lively vocal Carnatic music performance this Sunday morning (3rd May) as part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in …
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‘Thottoutsavam’ in Kanchi; Mylaporean family keeps a hoary tradition
The festival for Lord Varadaraja of Kanchipuram called ‘Thottoutsavam’ is to be held on the 6th of May 2015. And it has its links with a family which lives in …
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