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Tribute: Susila Achutharaman, well-known Harikatha and Carnatic music...
Susila Achutharaman, a well-known Harikatha and Carnatic music artiste of her time and a Mylaporean, passed away on Oct.7. She was 101 years old. Born in Chennai on May 10, 1923 to Chellammal and K....
View ArticleObituary: Uma Neelakantan of Akwarpet. Helped clean temples, read for the blind.
Uma Neelakantan, 77, a long-time resident of Alwarpet, passed away on October 4. Known amongst her friends and family for her warmth, kindness and unwavering dedication, Uma is survived by her husband...
View ArticleObituary: N. Gayatri, lifelong resident of Mylapore. Multi-talented
N. Gayatri, aged 93, a lifelong resident of Mylapore, passed away on Sept.26. She spent her early years on Kutchery Road and in Lakshmipuram. She attended St. Ebbas School, Mylapore and later, the...
View ArticleObituary; Shanta Balakumaran
Shanta Balakumaran, wife of renowned writer, late Balakumaran, passed away on Oct.24. She had been ailing for sometime and was in hospital for a while She hails from Trichy and was born in 1952 . She...
View ArticleObituary; vidwan Vellore Lakshminarayanan
Vidwan Vellore Lakshminarayanan passed away on Oct.25. Born on 17.07.1929, he was undoubtedly one of the senior most musicians, whom the world of Carnatic music has lost. His elder brother Ramamurthy...
View ArticleObituary: V. K. T. Balan, a senior in travel and tourism world, Mandaveli...
V. K. T. Balan, a senior in the travel and tourism world and a resident of Mandaveli passed away on Nov.11. Balan was known to be an innovator in the tourism trade and also in the creative field. But...
View ArticleObituary: Radha Venkatakrishnan, 84, helped fiound temples in R. A. Puram
Radha Venkatakrishnan, 84, passed away on November 14. A resident of Krishnapuri colony, R A Puram for 55 years, Radha mami, as she was fondly called, hosted bhajan sessions at her home regularly. She...
View ArticleObituary: V. Thirumalai Nambi, 97, retired additional superintendent of...
V. Thirumalai Nambi, 97, retired additional superintendent of police, Crime Branch, CID, TN Police, passed away on November 16. He was in service from 1949 to 1985. He served under illustrious police...
View ArticleObituary: T. N. Krishnamurthy; GCC senior staff, R. A. Puram elder
T. N. Krishnamurthy, 99, passed away on December 5. Hailing from Periyakulam, a town at the foothills of Kodaikanal, he moved to Chennai in 1947. He was the sanitary inspector at the Corporation of...
View ArticleObituary: M. Sankaran, gold medalist CA
M. Sankaran, 76, passed away on November 13 . Born in Kallidaikurichi on May 26, 1948, he studied in Ramakrishna Mission School, T Nagar and graduated from Vivekananda College, Mylapore in 1968. A rank...
View ArticleObituary; Sumathi Sriram, first student of Dhananjayans, Bharatanatyam gurus
Sumathi Sriram, a long-time resident of R A Puram passed away on December 9. Born in 1961, Sumathi was the first and a most beloved student of Bharata Kalanjali, the dance school of the famed...
View ArticleObituary: Dr. N. Krish Krishnan, retired from National Institutes of Health, USA
Dr N Krish Krishnan, son of P N Nagaswamy and Meenakshi Nagaswamy, passed away on December 29, at the age of 82. He retired from National Institutes of Health, USA. Dr Krish is survived by his wife...
View ArticleObituary; R Nagarajan, 86, former Chief General Manager, State Bank of India
R Nagarajan, 86, former Chief General Manager, State Bank of India and former President of SBIPA (CC) passed away on January 7. He is survived by his wife Visalakshi and sons – Karthikeyan and...
View ArticleObituary: R. S. Venkatraman (102). Retired head of All India Radio news service
Retired All India Radio news reader, R. S. Venkatraman (102), passed away on Tuesday, Feb 4 at his daughter’s residence in Mandaveli. He is survived by his three daughters, Bhagyam, Manorama and...
View ArticleObituary: T. P. Vivekanand. Sports journalist, advertising professional and...
T. P. Vivekanand, sports journalist, advertising professional and passionate sportsperson passed away on February 9. He was a resident of R. A. Puram. Vivekanand was a true-blue Madrasvasi. He grew up...
View ArticleObituary: Geetha Rajagopalan. Former English teacher at P. S. Senior
Geetha Rajagopalan, former English teacher at P. S. Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, passed away on February 11 at her residence in Alwarpet. She was 85. Geetha was born in July 1939 to Dr V....
View ArticleObituary: K. R. Saraswathi, retired senior teacher at Rani Meyyammai Girls...
K. R. Saraswathi, a senior teacher at Rani Meyyammai Girls School in R. A. Puram, who retired as Assistant Headmistress, passed away on March 15 at her residence in Thiruvanmiyur. She was 91. After the...
View ArticleGeetha Coffee shop’s proprietor passes away
S. Chakravarthy Nadar, the proprietor of the famed Geetha Coffee store in Mylapore”s Sundareswarar Street, passed away on March 22. He was unwell for sometime and was hospitalised. Geetha Coffee shop...
View ArticleFor Geetha Coffee’s founder, quality and customer satisfaction was more...
S. Chakaravarthy Nadar had touched the lives of many with his coffee brand based in the heart of Mylapore – Geetha Coffee. He passed away on March 21 at the age of 70. . Tributes are pouring in from...
View ArticleObituary: Dr. Vilanoor Srinivasan; retired HoD of chemistry, Vivekananda College
Dr. Vilanoor Srinivasan, who was the head of the department of chemistry, R.K.M. Vivekananda College, Mylapore, and was affectionately known as Dr. V.S.S., passed away a fortnight ago at his son’s...
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