This kolu highlights 25 years of V-Excel
The theme for this year’s Navaratri kolu set up by YES (Youth Empowerment Services, a unit of V-Excel Educational Trust) is the 25th year celebration of V-Excel. The theme portrays …
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Excerpts from R. S. Manohar’s plays to be staged. Sept.28 afternoon
As part of the on-going, year-long celebrations of famed theatre artiste R. S. Manohar’s birth centenary, the drama troupe that is still being run in his name is staging standout …
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Creating awareness on dementia . . .
As part of World Alzheimer’s Day Awareness, The Dementia Care Foundation (TDCF) conducted talks in Chennai colleges, including students from the Mylapore community. On Sept 19, an awareness session at …
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Music, art, education and skills classes. Marking Vijayadasami. A listing.
<< R. A. Puram-based Priya Natarajan, artist and founder of Lil Studio for children and Blank Canvas art sessions for adults welcomes newcomers to her courses. Age – 5 to 80 …
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Mandavelipakkam street re-named
5th Trust Cross Street in Mandavelipakkam is now renamed. It is S. V. Venkataraman Street. This is the street that radiates from the Ashoka pillar at one end. On Friday, Sept.26 …
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Mandavelipakkam residents put up posters to express protest against street name change
Protest posters have been hung from many gates of residences on 5th Trust CRoss Street in Mandavelipakkam by residents; this is to demonstrate their unhappiness at the state government’s decision …
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Chief minister to unveil re-naming of Mandavelipakkam street
Mylapore MLA has confirmed that the fornal renaming of 5th Trust Cross Street in Mandavelipakkam is to take place on Friday, Sept.26 morning. This will be part of a bundle …
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Navaratri: community celebration at Mandaveli apartments campus
Community celebrations are a standard at Ragamalika Apartments in Mandaveli’s Thiruvengadam Street. For Navaratri, the community gets together around a common kolu created in the community hall. The event starts …
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Will Tholkappia Poonga be re-opened soon?
Will the long-closed Tholkappia Poonga be re-opened soon? Well, minister K N Nehru promised to open it in August. On Wednesday, there was heightened activity across this reclaimed Nature zone, …
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At Sri Kapali Temple, ambal in the day’s alankaram looks resplendent
It has been a quiet start to the Navaratri celebrations at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple from Sept.22. That evening, the ambal, resplendent in the alankaram of the day, was seated on …
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Deepavali legiyam on sale at Venkatramana Ayurveda Dispensary
Looking for a place to buy some Deepavali legiyam? One point is Venkatramana Ayurveda Dispensary, Mylapore. It has commenced the legiyam sale. The price of 200 grams pack is Rs …
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Navaratri; giant kolu, religious-themed displays, concerts at Sri Kapal Temple’s hall
State minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments affairs, P K Sekar Babu inaugurated the annual Navaratri festival on Sept.22 evening at Sri Kapaleeswarar Karpagambal Kalyana Mandapam in Venkatesa Agraharam …
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