Sri Sastha Sangam in K K Nagar is gearing up to celebrate Mandalam Makaram festival, when Lord Aiyappa devotees prepare themselves for the pujas, as a prelude to their Sabarimala pilgrimage trip. The 60 days prior to Makaram is the Mandalam. This year the sangam has plans to present a platform to budding artistes in performing [...]
By V. Soundararani As the Mandala pooja and Sabarimala season nears, at K K Nagar’s Sastha Sangam, preparation are on to handle the thousands of Lord Aiyappa devotees. As part of the plans, volunteers from SMILE, an NGO based in Alwarpet gave a helping hand to the sangam. For a week now, dozens of volunteers, mostly women, focussed on [...]
Report and photo by V. Soundararani The children of Vijay Raj’s roller skating classes, about a dozen of them, were in for a surprise on Saturday, Oct. 25 in K K Nagar. They were at their skating practice sessions early in the morning on K K Nagar’s Ist Sector roads, when they spotted a tiny [...]
Dentistree is a newly opened dental clinic in Ashok Nagar. This belongs to a chain of dental clinics and is the fourth centre in the city – the other three are in Adyar, Karapakkam and Mylapore. The clinic offers a rang of dental solutions – in orthodontics ( alignment of teeth ), oral & Maxillofacial ( [...]
Reported by T. Balasubramanian, campus reporter As a part of Diwali celebrations, the students of classes V to XII of Devi Academy school in Valasarawakkam contributed whatever they could to buy some grocery items to be given to the orphanage called ‘Ananda illam’, an NGO which brings up and educates HIV positive children. Most [...]
Reported by V. Soundararani The festival of lights – Diwali – brings communities together in many ways. One such is through philanthrophy. Since many homes for seniors and orphanages are located in this area, a few NGOs put their efforts together and share the Diwali joy. K K Nagar’s Lalitha Sahasranama Mandali that consists of about [...]
31st October, “Halloween Day“, is a day for the dead. This day is celebrated widely in the West. A lot of people dress up in scary costumes. The children go and knock on the doors of their neighbors and say “trick or treat”, to be given some chocolates or sweetmeats. This festival of the [...]
By Our Staff Reporter The roads are under water. The pavements are under water. And now water has begun to enter houses. This is the scene in places like Sai Nagar (photo below), Abu Sali Street, Logaiah Colony and beyond as the rain lashes the city. Most streets in Virugambakkam are under ankle deep water and people [...]
The 20th anniversary celebrations of Sridevi Nrithyalaya, a dance adamey was celebrated in early October at Vani Mahal hall in T Nagar. Students between the age group 4 years to 25 years presented some colourful dance features. Dr. Rajaram, I A S, Commissioner of Tourism was the chief guest and Dr Natarajan, Secretary, Nungambakkam [...]
By Our Staff Reporter Zentrum, a garments store has opened in Saligramam. This is the third showroom of this chain in Chennai, after the one in Thiruvanmiyur and in Anna Nagar. The store has clothes for all – men, women and kids of all ages. The Arcot Road neighbourhood is presently the destination for many [...]
