Navaratri festival: scenes in Mylapore on Wednesday
The buzz of Navaratri has begun and evidence of it was all over Mylapore on Wednesday – rituals in temples, concerts by young artistes and invitations going out to neighbours …
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Five short Thamizh plays on stage; Oct.11 evening
This evening, five sort plays in Thamizh based on the short stories on five well-known writers will be staged at Narada Gana Sabha auditorium, Alwarpet, 6.45 p.m. onwards. Presented by …
Read MoreActivists share tips on celebrating Navaratri in enviro-friendly ways
Mylapore-based civic activists who promote enviro-friendly acts by people and advise on recycling have been sharing tips to keep in mind, while planning to celebrate a green Navaratri. R A Puram-based …
Read MoreBooks for needy students
Needy engineering and computer science students can make use of the book bank facilities offered by Vivekananda Book Bank at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore. The book bank, which was started …
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Khadi store in Mylapore offers kolu dolls and products made by co-ops
Located behind the MTC bus stop opposite to the Sri Kapali Temple tank on R. K. Mutt Road is the Khadi Vastralayam store. Apart from the regular products sold at …
Read MoreCIT Colony boutique encourages people to donate used clothes
S Studio, a handcrafted sarees boutique in CIT Colony, Mylapore, is accepting used but good condition clothes that can be given as donation to the Daan Utsav season. The clothes …
Read MoreCivic mess in Nadu Street: Corporation workers address local problem
Chennai Corporation workers began cleaning up the civic mess that greets people at the entrance of Nadu Street, the street that runs east from East Mada Street. Machinery was employed …
Read MoreMusic and dance festival
The 24th year Oothukadu Venkatakavi Jayanthi music and dance festival will be held from Oct 25 to 27 at R. K. Swamy Hall at Sundareswarar Street, Mylapore and on Oct …
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Mylapore Trio group host workshop on Navaratri kolu; their huge kolu is open to guests
On the eve of Navaratri, the Mylapore Trio – Surendranath, Amarnath, Aparna – and Sugathan of Sri Sumukhi Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation conducted the 15th edition of ‘Navarathri Kolu Paddhathi’ workshop …
Read MoreKolu bommai sales peak on mada streets
The buzz got louder and excited on Mylapore’s North and East Mada Street last weekend as hawkers pushed the sales of kolu dolls on the eve of Navaratri. Some 50 …
Read MoreOratorical, essay competitions
Dr. MGR Janaki College for women is organising oratorical, essay and poetry competitions in Tamil and painting and rangoli contests for school and college students on Oct 10 at the …
Read MoreNavarathri celebrations in the neighbourhood…
Navarathri will be celebrated from Oct 10 to 19 this year. Here is a look at the festivities planned by temples and local groups in the neighbourhood… AT TEMPLES Sri …
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