Sridevi Nrityalaya’s dance-drama showcased the positive side of the epic villain. Ravaneswaran was an exquisite performance by the students of Sridevi Nrithyalaya of Sheela Unnikrishnan at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha on December 29. Choice episodes from the life of the emperor of Lanka were presented depicting him as a hero. Involving about 80 dancers, the …
Santosh Nair excelled in all aspects of dance. Santosh G. Nair’s full-fledged dance recital for the Indian Fine Arts showed a lot of promise. Every posture, tap of the foot and bhava spoke volumes of the training given by her gurus V.S. Rama Moorthy and Manjula Ramaswamy. After paying obeisance through pushpanjali she did a …
The Chennai Food Bank is one of the prestigious projects of RYA Metro Trust started about 17 years ago with members throughout the city. Since its inception, it has donated more than 1.5-crore meals to the under-privileged. With many subscribers joining, the organisation decided to involve the local community. “Having reached a landmark figure we …
There is a close affiliation between CAPSI and Friends of Police (FOP). “With increasing threats of terrorist attack in our country there is a need to step up security. Keeping this in mind, a Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) was set up in our country in 2005. Later on, it formed chapters in …
SYMA’s aim is to help average students perform better. Srinivasa Young Men’s Association (SYMA), Triplicane, provides free coaching for average performers. Through personal care and efficient teaching, it helps these students to reach new heights. Sampath Kumar, secretary, SYMA, says, “It all began when some members of SYMA noticed that children who did not do …
The audience is spell bound with her lectures and is in awe when she reveals less-known facts about temples and their history. Dates, periods, dynasties are all at her finger tips. Every small temple means something to her. Chithra Madhavan who packs up this kind of information is a post-doctoral Fellow, Indian Council of Historical …
Youngsters hit the city for education and employment opportunities, especially during this time of the year, from remote parts of the State and the country. With changing times and lifestyle, the needs and wants of these new comers have been changing. They prefer exclusive living space and basic amenities, even if if means taking up …
MCDS enrols children in its transit schools under NCLP. Bhanumathy (10) is seen selling books, cleaning wall hangings and other items every other day at different signals. Her brother Manickam, (12) works at a welding factory at Mylapore. Bhanu and Manickam are not alone; there are hundreds of them who toil in factories, on the …
On the history of Luz Church and Our Lady of Guidance Church How many in the city are aware of ‘Kattu Koil’ or Forest Church which is situated in the heart of the metropolis? It is none other than the Luz Church (156, Luz Church Road, Mylapore), located at the west of the Cathedral Basilica …
The objective of Penn Nalam is to save women through early detection of cancer. Radhika Santhanakrishnan, Founder of Penn Nalam, a survivor of breast cancer herself, wanted to reach out to women who suffer in silence. Radhika says that ignorance and lack of funds have been the main culprits. Originally written for The Hindu, read …