To meet a person for whom service has been the way of life, is indeed a blessing. To get the bliss, I drove down Chennai’s scenic highway, East Coast Road. In Palavakkam, I swerved the vehicle beyond an arch off the highway. Down the quiet lane I felt tranquillity. Hearing melodious music I stopped in …
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A staunch follower of Gandhi, Devika, founder and managing trustee of The Aseema Trust, strives hard to spread the Gandhian principles. Meet V.R. Devika, founder and managing trustee of The Aseema (without boundaries) Trust, who is striving hard to spread the Gandhian principles among children. The Trust links traditional performing arts, Gandhi and education. “Art …
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When most working women are busy hurrying between their homes and offices, here we have C.V. Thilagavathi, shuttling between trains and shunting them. As early as 7 a.m. she can be seen operating the suburban services along routes such as Arakkonam, sulurpettai or handling the much sought-after MRTS services. Thilagavathi has stormed a male bastion …
A tete-a-tete with Revathy Sankkaran who hails her mom and grandmom on the occasion of Women’s Day. Good articulation, mellifluous voice, timely anecdotes, dance gestures and above all an memory are the hallmarks of Revathy Sankkaran. Her abilities are seen and enjoyed to be believed. With exuding warmth and confidence she welcomes you into her …
Sitting on the front porch of the house an old lady (about 70 years) twists threads around her finger all the while looping in a big plastic needle structure in the other. Children, big and small, move around her hardly paying heed to her work. All of a sudden a little one moves close to …
Seven visually challenged persons formed the Lotus Blind Welfare Trust of India in 2002. A handful of well-dressed girls chatting merrily enter Thiruveethiamman Koil Street, Mylapore. Winding their way through aluminium vessels, plastic pots and food leftovers, they knock at a small gate. Scrambling 2-3 steps they cross the front porch into a passage that …
If a person is talented, it has to surface at some point of time. This is what happened to Malini Ashok of Chitlapakkam. As a young girl, Malini loved needle work. Embroidering her skirts and blouses and doing krosha was her favourite pastime. Understanding her interest, her grandmother taught her the basics of tailoring. Realising …
Weaving coloured threads and creating designs out of them needs a lot of creativity. Especially, when the fibre involved is silk, it requires a lot of patience and talent as the material needs to be handled with extreme care. Concentration, imagination, creativity to bring out credible designs and a thorough knowledge of the subject are …
Dr. Ulaganayaki was honoured with the Rashtriya Gaurav Award. Public speaking is an art. Some are natural speakers and carry the listeners with them. One such veteran is Dr. Ulaganayaki Palani, Associate professor, Stella Maris College. She was recently honoured with ‘Rashtriya Gaurav Award’ by the India International Friendship Society (IIFS), at a function organised …
Josephine Mary’s career began in 2006 with 10 boxes of bees and earnings of about Rs. 3,000 a month. Today, she owns a 2.5-acre bee farm that produces up to 500 kg of honey and earns more than Rs 1 lakh a month. A housewife from Vadipatti in Madurai, Josephine was married in her teens. …