Reported by Smita Prem Kumar It was a night to remember for the community at AWHO Parameshwaran Vihar on Arcot Road, Saligramam. It was evening when the women on this campus decided to celebrate Navarathri the way it should be. It was Dandiya Nite on October 8. The enthusiasm was notable as women of all [...]
Students of Rajarathnalaya School of Dance performed at the Kaveri Vinayagar Temple premises for the occasion of Durgashtami during the Navrathri festival. This school is based in Virugambakkam Teeny-weeny dance students of the age group 8 to 12 presented a set of items from the traditional Vazhuvur Bharathanatyam repertoire. Starting with the Pushpanjali in ragam [...]
If you love to listen to music and swing on the dance floor, you may want to drive down to the Escape pub and dance space at the Green Park Hotel in Vadapalani. Escape is celebrating its relaunch in style, with the Oktoberfest Chennai – the irresistible beer fest coupled with the War of DJ’s – [...]
If you love the movies and cinema history, sign up for this event taking place in the area. The next event organised by Namma Arcot Road will be held on October 30 (Saturday) at 4.30 pm at the LV Prasad Film & TV Academy. This event features a public talk on the studio’s heritage and [...]
Kala Netrii’s Learning Academy which works out of AV. Meiyappan Matriculation Hr Sec School conducts weekend classes at Virugambakkam in a variety of subjects. These include Carnatic and Hindustani vocal, keyboard, guitar, violin, veena, mrudangam, drums, chess coaching, karate, yoga, ideal play abacus, Alliance Francaise’s French language classes. There are also classes in Bharatanatyam & [...]
By Our Staff Reporter For many families, Navaratri is a time to exhibit their creativity in the way they set up the kolu. Many in the Arcot Road colonies took pride in creating the kolus despite lack of space and pressure on time. Here are a few pictures that people emailed to Arcot Road Times [...]
The young disciples of Annapoorni Ramasubramanian performed at the Krishna temple and at Mariamman Temple, Nesapakkam during the Navaratri season. This was done on the invitation of the temple managers and well wishers. Annapoorni is a senior Sanskrit scholar. She has been teaching people for over 15 years be they children, women or elders. Her [...]
Well known senior Carnatic music vocalist is scheduled to present a concert on Oct.24, Sunday at 6.30 p.m. in Saligramam. The concert will be held at the Sai Baba Universal Prayer Temple in Balaji Nagar and is open to all rasikas and music lovers. V V S Murari is on the violin and Ganapathiraman will [...]
Saligramam-based Carnatic music guru, Bhavani Santhanam is special for her sishyas, and the sishyas are equally special to her! At Navarathri time though, this guru sets aside a day for her sishyas. She hosts a lunch for all of them. This happens year after year. Recently, the women who learn music from this guru gathered [...]
You may have lived for years in K K Nagar or Ashok Nagar and yet would not have known Stella Matutina College of Education which is in the heart of the neighbourhood. There may a reason to it. The college, under the management of the Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Mary prefers to keep [...]
