Day 2 of morning concert in Nageswara Rao Park
On day two of the Navarathri series of mikeless kutcheris at Nageswara Rao Park, organised by Sundaram Finance, 14 year old Vibha Krishnakumar, disciple of Geetha Raja performed in the …
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Ravindran sells tea to hawkers and street dwellers at rates they can afford!
Ravindran (shown in picture), serves tea and coffee to hawkers, and homeless people around a few temples in Mylapore. Even though his tea and coffee are priced at Rs 10, …
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Weekend events: Talk, sales, music, entertainment
MISCELLANEOUS TALK: SITTANNAVASAL HERITAGE A talk on Sittannavasal by R. Gopu is to be held on Oct.5, 5.30 p.m. at Arkay Centre, Luz. Open to all. The Pudukkottai region in …
Read MoreSri Appaya Dikshitar’s jayanthi mahotsav
Appayya Dikshita Foundation is organising an event in connection with Sri Appayya Dikshitar’s Jayanthi Mahotsav on Oct 14. There will be Sri Rudra Ekadasani, a special abhishekam and other poojas. …
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Hawkers ready for Ayudha pooja sales at South Mada Street
This evening, hawkers at South Mada Street were bustling. As Ayudha pooja falls on Oct 7, hawkers have started setting up thoranams, pumpkins, puffed rice, fruits, nattu sakkarai and other …
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Chennai Corporation constructs recharge pits at Marina
To avoid water stagnation on the service road off Marina Beach, Chennai Corporation has dug recharge pits in the sandy area adjoining it. A few weeks ago, when it rained …
Read MoreSanskrit scholar Azhisur Srinivasachar to be honoured
The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute, Mylapore has been honouring senior Sanskrit scholars every year with a cash award under the Kombur Ramabhadran Endowment. This year this award is to be …
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MP goes around Slum Board tenements
Chennai South Member of Parliament, Thamizhachi Thangapandian was at Valeeswaran Thotam in R. A. Puram this morning (Oct.4) to listen to the voices of residents of this Slum Clearance Board …
Read MoreCollection drive at Alwarpet: Donate at CAG today
To mark Daan Utsav week, Citizen Consumer and Civic Action group (CAG) in association with Goonj is organising a collection drive today at its office at Alwarpet. Woollens and blankets, …
Read MoreRemembering mridangam guru Palghat Mani Iyer
An event ‘Pada Laya Vinyasam’ to celebrate mridangam guru Palghat Mani Iyer will be held on Oct. 6 at Ragasudha Hall, Luz. Organised by Gurusmaranam. 6.15 p.m. onwards.
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October 5 Talk on Vishnu puranam by Akkarakani Srinidhi. At Sri Ramakrishna Mission Students’ Home, P. S. Sivaswami Salai, Mylapore. On Oct 6 and 8 too. 7.30 a.m. Ph: 9884112128. …
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Navaratri: first of three morning, mikeless concerts at park held this morning
The music of the ongoing Navaratri festival floated around gently in the verdant spaces of Nageswara Rao Park in Luz this Friday morning. A concert, ‘mike less’ was on in …
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