Tribute: Kamala Gopalan
Kamala Gopalan, an octogenarian, passed away on July 5. She was a resident of Mylapore since 1948. Married at a young age, she entered into a joint family which did …
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Police honours at funeral of P. Sabanayagam, senior and well-respected former IAS officer
The hugely respected former IAS officer, P. Sabanayagam who passed away on Thursday, was given police honours at his funeral from his residence in Bishop Gardens in R. A. Puram on …
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Tribute: N. Ganapathi, engineer and contractor for city’s large projects
N. Ganapathi, (97 years) who served as engineer and contractor (ex – Tarapore & Co.) and a resident of Brindavan Street, Mylapore, from 1989 to 2021, passed away on May …
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Obit: J. Vedantha Ramanujam, chartered accountant and arts promoter
J. Vedantha Ramanujam (alias Mukundan) passed away on May 9. He was 67. A chartered accountant by profession, Ramanujam managed JV Ramanujam and Company successfully and was well known in …
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‘Ghatam’ V. Suresh shares his choice memories of late vidwan Karaikudi R. Mani
Many Carnatic music artistes have been recalling their association and memories with mridangam vidwan Karaikudi R. Mani of Jeth Nagar, Mandaveli who passed away this week. His colleague for over …
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Mridangam vidwan Karaikudi R. Mani passes away
Well-known mridangam artiste Karaikudi R. Mani passed away this May 4 morning. He was 77. He was rated amongst the best of present-day percussionists and was on stage for over …
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Tribute: Randor Guy, deep Mylapore connections and loads of Mylapore stories re-told
Randor Guy, one of Madras’ best story-tellers and historian of cinema, the legal world and crime whom passed away on Sunday, April 23 at a private Home on the ECR, …
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Obit: Rajalakshmi Mohan, ‘Crazy’ Mohan’s wife passes away
Rajalakshmi alias Nalini Mohan, wife of late ‘Crazy’ Mohan, the multi-faceted artiste, passed away on April 18 evening. She was a resident of Mandaveli’s Ammani Ammal Street. S. V. Badri, …
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Tribute: Dr. R. Viswanathan; senior dentist, oral pathology expert, social contributor and Mylaporean since 1954
A senior dentist in Tamil Nadu and long standing resident of Mylapore, Dr. R. Viswanathan (aged 89 years) passed away on April 18. Dr. Viswanathan, retired senior professor, Madras …
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Tribute. T. S. Venkataraman: passionate Mylaporean, cricketer and theatre-person
Senior Mylaporean, T. S. Venkataraman, 90 years old, passed away on April 8. His family said he was ‘an ardent devotee of Karpagambal and had never failed to visit the …
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Tribute: R. Subramanian: chartered accountant, educationist, arts promoter
R. Subramanian, a very well-known and an eminent chartered accountant, who hailed from Mayavaram and was a Mylapore veteran, passed away on April 5, 2023, at the age of 79, …
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Obit; V. Viswanatha Rao, longtime Mylaporean of Mada Street
V. Viswanatha Rao, son of late E. Vinayaka Rao passed away on March 22. He was 76 years old. Viswanatha Rao was born in Mylapore and resided all his life at …
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