Tribute: S. M. Isaac, World War II veteran
S. M. Isaac, aged 95, passed away on Feb. 5 at his residence at Lazarus Church Road, Mandavelipakkam. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired registrar, Government of Tamil Nadu. He was...
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Obituary: Violin vidwan Parur M. S. Anantharaman
Well-known violinist Parur M. S. Anantharaman, a resident of Mylapore passed away early on Monday morning ( Feb. 19). He lived on Sri Apparswamy Koil Street, Mylapore. He was in his 90s and was...
View ArticleTributes: R. Suja, N. Madhava Murti, S. Rajagopalan. R. Vasudevan
R. Suja, aged 55 years, passed away on Feb 10. She hailed from Trichy and was resident of Mandaveli for the past 10 years. Suja is survived by her husband R. Ravisankar advocate, her daughter R....
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Family and sishyas to pay tribute to vidwan Parur M S Anantharaman
The family members and sishyas of late violin vidwan Parur M S Anantharaman who passed away recently in Mylapore will pay a musical ode to this artiste and guru. It will take place on March 3 from 7.30...
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Tribute: Dr. Goda Venkateswara Sastry
Well-known scholar, teacher, public speaker and writer Dr. Goda Venkateswara Sastry passed away on February 27. He was a resident of R. A. Puram. Born in 1948, he belonged to Veginadu Brahmin family....
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Tribute: Valli Arunachalam, retired principal of PSBB
Valli Arunachalam, former principal of Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan School, Nungambakkam, passed away recently – she succumbed to injuries she received in a domestic fire accident. Born and raised in her...
View ArticleHead of Srimad Andavan Ashramam passes away
The head of Srimad Andavan Ashramam, Sri Rangaramanuja Mahadesikan, passed away at Apollo Hospitals a little after noon today. He was recovering from an illness and was discharged after a two week stay...
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Founder of Nandalala, Mathioli Saraswathy, passes away
Shri Mathioli Saraswathy, the founder of The Nandalala Trust at Ranga Road, Mylapore passed away on Wednesday, May 9, morning. Through her group of organisations, she planted the seed for several...
View ArticleWellknown writer Balakumaran passes away
Well-known writer Balakumaran passed away at a hospital in Alwarpet on May 15 at about noontime. He was a resident of Warren Road ( Bhaktavatsalam Road), Mylapore. Besides being a celebrated writer...
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Tributes: T. M. Srinivasan. B. Sathiyamurthi. P. R. Meenambal. Prema Murthi
T. M. Srinivasan, a multi-faceted Alwarpet resident passed away on June 1 after a prolonged illness. ( photo on left) He was a pioneer in South India in the cable manufacturing trade and as an...
View ArticleTributes: A. R. Moorthy, S. Surendrababu
A. R. Moorthy, aged 77, passed away on June 18. He was a resident of Mandavelipakkam. Contact phone: 9840023753. S. Surendrababu, aged 71, passed away on June 27. A postgraduate in engineering, he...
View ArticleTribute: A. Mohamed Azam
Businessman A. Mohamed Azam, a resident of Bishop Gardens for nearly 40 years passed away at the age of 76 in Chennai on July 14. His family said Azam grew a thriving business in the leather and...
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Senior most sadhu in the Ramakrishna Order passes away
Swami Somanandaji Maharaj, the senior most sadhu in the Ramakrishna Order passed away at 3.45 p.m today afternoon. He was the disciple of Virajanandaji Maharaj and was intiated in 1948. According to a...
View ArticleAmudha Anand, principal and correspondent of M. P. Aanandh School passes away
Amudha Anand, principal and correspondent of M. P. Aanandh Matriculation Higher Secondary School passed away on August 31. She was 56. Rama Ramji, who knew her well says Amudha made the dream of Anand,...
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Mylapore’s Good Samaritan doctor, Dr. A. Jagan Mohan passes away
One of Mylapore’s well-known and respected doctors, Dr A Jagan Mohan passed away on Oct.3. He was 78 years old. A general practitioner, Dr Jagan Mohan was known to at least three generations of...
View ArticleFounder of academy that trains youth for civil service exams dead
The founder-promoter of Shankar IAS Academy, D. Shankaran was found dead in his residence on on Krishnaswami Avenue, Luz on Thursday. Police said that he was found hanging from a ceiling fan and it was...
View ArticleK. R. Srinivasan, secretary, Kalyana Nagar Association passes away
K. R.Srinivasan, 87, secretary, Kalyana Nagar Association (KNA) in Mandavelipakkam and president of Mandaveli unit/ state advisor, Tamil Nadu Brahmin Association (regd.) passed way on Nov. 8. The...
View ArticleEconomist and Padma Bhushan awardee, Prof. T. N. Srinivasan passes away
One of India’s best known economists, Prof. T. N. Srinivasan passed away on Sunday, November 11. He was a resident of Canal Bank Road, R. A. Puram. He was 85. The final rites are scheduled for Nov.13...
View ArticleRajam Balachander passes away
Rajam Balachander, wife of famed film director late K. Balachander passed away on Nov.26 and the cremation was performed on the same day, the family said. She was 81 years old and was a resident of...
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Writer-arts promoter Charukesi passes away
He would have made a colourful character for R. K. Narayan. Or for cartoonist Madhan. The wiry, lean spectacled man in shirt and trousers of the 60s, striding down C P Ramaswamy Road, from his home in...
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