Parrots crowd every day on this terrace at feeding time
Parrots are now a small community who mark attendance on the terrace of a Mandaveli residence twice a day. And with them, fly in pigeons too. This is because resident …
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Two students of community college in Alwarpet excel in para-medical course exam
Through the season of rain, there has been good, warm news for the Greater Chennai Corporation Community College in Alwarpet. It notched a milestone in the vocational education provided here …
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Former Ranji cricketer R. Chandrasekaran gifts his flat to Ramakrishna Mutt
In the week that an advocate’s family sold their independent house on Pichupillai Street to a Trust dedicating it to the new temple for Maha Periyava (https://www.mylaporetimes.com/2021/11/sannidhi-for-maha-periyava-to-come-up-on-pichupillai-street-mylapore/), a former TN …
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San Thome’s celebrated artist and writer Manohar Devadoss decorated with Padma Shri in Delhi
San Thome resident Manohar Devadoss was decorated with the Padma Shri award by the president of India at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in Delhi on Monday. He was among many people …
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Nostalgia spreads as the tailor who clothed Rosary Matric School girls for five decades decides to close down
When college teacher Bhanu of Mylapore located the tailor who always stocked school uniforms for Rosary Matric School girls, hoping she would get two sets for her daughter quickly, she …
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‘Old’ student of St. Bede’s becomes judge of Madras High Court
A ‘old’ student of St. Bede’s AI Hr Secondary School in San Thome has become a judge of the Madras High Court. He is Justice Mohammed Shaffiq. He was sworn …
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A year on, this project of slokas, chants and stories for children has grown. Vaishnavi Poorna is behind it.
Dr. Vaishnavi Poorna started taking Sloka classes and value education on Vijayadashami day in 2019 at R. A. Puram . What started off as a small group of 5 children …
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Alexa, make this kolu rock! This Mandavelipakkam duo dip into tech to enhance tradition
62 year old R Suresh, an engineering grad, worked in the IT industry for decades. His engineer son Saketh too followed into the IT industry. When the pandemic set in, …
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This man has brought smiles to kolu bommai hawkers of Mylapore
One man is bringing big smiles to a few hawkers of Kolu bommais on Mylapore’s Mada Streets. He is photographer G. V. Balasubramanian. Balu, as friends call him loves street …
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QMC honours four academics who have contributed much to less abled
The Department of English of Queen Mary’s College organised a symposium on Disability Studies on September 24. At the inauguration, the college awarded citations to four individuals of the QMC …
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Mylapore’s Sharath appointed chairman of Indian cricket junior selection committee
Tamil Nadu’s one-time cricket’s run machine in the 1990s and the first TN cricketer to play 100 Ranji matches, 48 year old S Sharath has been appointed the chairman of …
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Divya Gopinath works from home: teaching children online on how tech works
Young Divya Gopinath of Mylapore worked in the IT industry for over 10 years. Now, she is on her own. She manages a small business inn education. Teaching children on …
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