International day of yoga 21 June 2015
Last year on a proposal from Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi, United Nations had declared 21st June, my son’s birthday :-) as International Yoga Day, the reason for proposing the…
Last year on a proposal from Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi, United Nations had declared 21st June, my son’s birthday :-) as International Yoga Day, the reason for proposing the…
In the 1960s Jaishankar was known as Thennagathu James Bond, his roles in Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar as a top class detective earned him huge popularity. Comedian Vadivelu’s fourth…
Venue was Narada Gana Sabha, sharp at 7PM the curtain raises. We see a bank counter, a robbery in action that goes fatally wrong with a pregnant women getting shot….
A good part of post-independence, Tamil Nadu state politics and public discussion has been shaped by three people – Arignar Anna (1909-1969), M.G.Ramachandran (1917-1987) and Kalaingar Karunanidhi (1924-). Even, leaving aside…
Last month for three days, my 12 year old son went for a camp to Coorg, this was the second time he is staying away from his parents, he is…
For about 200 years if it was shopping in Chennai (Madras) it would have been a trip to Parry’s corner aka Town Area which was near to Sowcarpet, Broadway, Mint…
Today while driving through the area, my son spotted this heritage car – a (I think) Chevrolet 1955 parked outside in Bishop Wallers Avenue East, Mylapore (near Kaidi Kitchen). He wanted me…
Today the alumni association of my alma mater “SVCE” (Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Pennalur) had organized a panel discussion of 3 of our alumnus from across fields to share their…