Nanganallur Helping Hands!

Sripriya Narayanan, the Past President of Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur, is a person who helps people in need in the best way she can.

Sripriya did her school education at P.S. Senior Secondary School and her high school at Children’s Garden at Mylapore. Later on she did her B.A. Literature at Queen Mary’s College. At present she is doing her MA. Literature in Divya Prabandham at Madras University.

It is a direct regular course. She is also a Diploma holder in Journalism. After her studies, she first started a Marketing Agency. She had worked for Shapre Global Info Services for many years at North Usman Road, T.Nagar. Sripriya was a popular and successful the President, Secretary and International Service Organiser of Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur.

During her period as President of the Club, Sripriya Narayanan had conducted lot of Cancer Awareness programmes. She had also conducted programmes for students to face their examinations with out fear. She had also organised Women’s Day celebrations, with lots of events and competitions with other lady clubs members.

She had organized lot of Consumer Exhibitions and conducted free medical camps. Sripriya Narayanan was awarded the Outstanding Memnber Award in 2010 for Inner Wheel Club and she also got the first prize in Show Your Talent contest organized by RIPE. Sripriya likes reading books, traveling and visiting coutries and listening to music. She has done talk shows and cookery shows in popular television channels.

She thanks her family members, friends and well wishers for their support and motivation. The members of the Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur had helped St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union Elementary School with better amenities considering the safety of the students studying in the school.

Inner Wheel Club of Nanganallur formally launched the Project – Distribution of Bed Sheet to poor on 15.11.2011. About 50 poor people identified by Civic Exnora, Nanganallur were benefited. There was a sense of satisfaction amongst the beneficiaries.

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An Immensely Talented Individual!

Meet Mr.Mimicry Senthil. He is an immensely talented person who has a rate ability of speaking in 350 difference voices. He is basically an Electronics and Communication & Computer Services Engineer person by profession but is very popular as a mimic and his various awards and achievements only emphasis this fact.

He is one of the most prominent names in the field of mimicry today. The photograph taken by the Chennai Plus reporter Elwyn, shows Mr.Mimicry Senthil receiving a Citation by the Chief Guest Mr. Mike Nithavriyanakis, the British Deputy High Commissioner, during the 19th Annual Charity and Awards Nite of TANKER Foundation, which took place on Wednesday, 25th January 2012 at Hotel Savera.

Minicry Senthil has staged nearly 6750 programmes and 95 awards in about 16 years which is a remarkable feet. He is the host for the Raj T.V.Telecomedy for more than 350 weeks was a very successful one.

Achievement Highlights

Mimicry Senthil has received number of awards and honours for his hard work and good performance. He got the Best Mimicry Award” from Cinema & Arts Club kalaimandram Chennai. He is also the recipient of the I.I.T.Record 101 Voices Award, Special Talent Award from Rotary Club and the Best individual Talent Award from Loyola College in 1998. Mimicry Senthil was awarded the Pala Kural Nayagan Award in the year1998, the Government of Tamil Nadu ‘Kalai Maamani Award’ and the ITFA International Tamil Film Festival in Malaysia Award 2003.

He also won the Chinna Therai Award Best T.V.Anchor. Johnson & Johnson company given the award for “Aayiramkural Apoorva kalai Maamani”.

Top Awards Received

Some of the prestigious honours and top awards given to Mimicry Senthil includes the Manidha Neyam Award,Variety Film Awards, Mega Star Night Award Kuwait, Jawaharlal Nehru Award, Best Chinnathirai Award TV Anchor, Out Standing Talent Award, D.B.Jain College Award, Best TV Anchor Award, Maha Ishwariyam Awards, West Feast Awards, Lions Club Award,* UCMAS Award, Ascendas Excellence Award, Best Creative Houmer Club Award, China Thirai Bharatha Rathna Award, Deepam Award 2010,2011, Lions Club Best Role Model Award, Chennai Trade Export Award, Best Mimicry Award Kuwait, Tamil Sangam Awards, Sri Lanka Award, Loyola Award, Motivations Award, Chemfest Award, Rotary Club Award the Lions Club Award and many more.

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My Home Mela Property Exhibition At Anna Nagar

Do attend, My Home Mela Property Exhibition being organized My Proptree, at D.K.Kalyana Maaligai, 3rd Avenue, (near Round Tana), Anna Nagar from 20th to 22nd January 2012 Centre for best of the property deals.

Leading property developers and builders, like Atlas Foundations, Engineers Estate, Inno GeoCity, Vijay Shanthi, E-Square Estates are available at the event. The exhibition has property ranging from 5 Lakhs to 50 Lakhs.

The exhibition is open from 10am to 8pm. For details contact 8754475207, 8754475204.

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World Last Week

Saturday

 A 6 year old Mexican boy has been fined by traffic police for riding his toy motorcycle, a Christmas gift to him, arrested for reckless driving after he crashed onto a car.

The Duchess of York 52 year old Sarah Ferguson faces more than 20 years in jail after Turkey authorities charged her for breaching privacy of orphans in that country by secretly filming them for a T.V. documentary.

A British Government Survey has now estimated that youth ends at 32 while old age begins at 54 years.

Weather forecasters in South Africa have been threatened with prison sentence if they got the predictions wrong, 10 years in prison or fine up to 800,000 pounds for any incorrect weather warnings without official permission.

An 18 year old youth in Mumbai had a miraculous escape when he fell from the terrace of his 13th floor building he ended with only a leg fracture first he fell on a tree then on his father’s car.

Scientists say they have discovered a compound called “Parabens” a chemical used in daily toilet products and food products in tumours of 40 breast cancer patients.

Sunday

A group of thieves in Fallow Field Manchester prepared for months and dug a tunnel to reach an ATM only to get away with 6000 pounds due to limited funds in the machine.

Internet addiction has for the first time been linked with changes in the brain similar to those people addicted to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis according to a consultant psychiatrist at Imperial College, London.

A 90 year old Chinese man got struck up on the window edge of his 8th floor flats when he tried to pickup his keys he accidentally dropped through the window still, he was spotted by passerby and rescued by firefighters.

New maps produced by the Layman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) abroad NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed features of the moon’s Northern and Southern pole regions, hitherto were in the dark.

Researchers from Cambridge University who examined variations in earth’s orbit and global climate patterns calculated that the next ice age should begin within the next 1500 years.

A villager in provincial, Russia has caused a national scandal after finding 79 assault rifles in the crates of logs that he bought to use as firewood. The logs were supposed to be disposed from the factory where the rifles are manufactured.

A French Court has ordered to pay 146,000 Euros to a passenger who said that he was served with poisoned coffee on a flight in 2006. The man sued Air France for using Toxic liquid used to clean drains in the coffee.

Monday

Researchers at Cambridge University have managed to grow the three types of veins and arteries in a laboratory which were 90% effective in tests.

Normally travellers leave a lot of their belongings in the travel lodge but in a bizarre incident staff at a Nuneatan travel lodge got a Christmas surprise when they found an 18 month old baby was accidentally left behind.

A team at Lancashire University has found out when people are bored at work they think of having some chocolate or a hot coffee even plan to hit the bar after leaving office.

To put an end to the age old debate a study by dozens of academics from across the World have now confirmed that money can buy happiness.

In a worst fire accident a part of the Chepauk Palace a heritage building was destroyed by fire, in the fire fighting process a fireman was killed and 3 others were badly injured.

South America’s Pygmy Marmosets are the World’s smallest monkeys weighing only 5 ounces with a body just 5 inches long.

The grand son of slain Baloch Nationalist Akbar Bugti has put a bounty worth Rs 10 crore on Pakistan’s former military ruler Perverz Musharraf’s head.

The captain of the Italian luxury ship Costa Concordia has been arrested for abandoning the ship before all the passengers were safe violating the Navigation code.

Tuesday

The World’s biggest Quran has been unveiled in a ceremony at a library in Kabul Afghanistan the Afghan calligrapher has taken 5 years to create the World’s biggest Quran.

Chennai registered its lowest temperature in 22 years on Tuesday night with the Mercury dipping to 17.7 Celsius. The last time Chennai register 16.9 degrees Celsius was in January 1990.

British Scientists have found scores of fossils collected by evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his piers that had been lost for around 150 years.

Researchers at the University of the Minnesota have found those children who secure bond with their mothers during the first 18 months are likely to have more successful relationship later on in life.

Satyendra Singh Huja the only Sikh resident of Charlottesville, 120 miles South West of Washington having a population of 43,000 has been unanimously elected as the Mayor of Charlottesville a historic city in Virginia.

persons were killed and over 112 were injured during the World famous Jallikattu held in Tamil Nadu during Pongal Festival.

One of the cooks of the Cruise ship Costa Concordia that capsized off Italy said the captain of the ship ordered him to make his dinner after the ship had crashed onto rocks.

Wednesday

66 year old Tacome who was climbing Mount Rainier in Washington said he brunt his socks and money to keep himself warm after getting lost in a blizzard.

A 21 year old student was allegedly raped live by a 31 year old male model on television in front of millions of viewers in Brazil.

14 year old Parmeswaran from Dharmapuri who saved 3 girls who were about to be drowned in a pond will be one of the 24 children to receive National bravery award from the Prime Minister on the Republic day.

Scientists have claimed that chunks of Meteorite which fell in Morocco last July were from Mars a rare event which happened for the first time in 50 years.

German dictator Adolf Hitler’s book the Mein Kampf will be reprinted for the first time since the Nazi dictator’s fall in 1945 just as Holocaust survivors hit at the move.

Russian scientists claim that a hardy type bacteria recently discovered in the permafrost of Siberia could help slow down the ageing process.

Swiss survivors have revealed the theme tune of Hollywood’s blockbuster Titanic was played in Costa Concordia as it suddenly foundered on rocks.

Thursday

132 year old America’s best known photographic icons who invented Hand held cameras, Roll type films, digital cameras etc Kodak has filed bankruptcy protection.

A team at Chell General Hospital in Seoul, South Korea found various rations of two enzymes which can be extracted from pregnant mothers blood indicate the baby’s gender as early as five or six weeks.

Scientists of IBM Researchers in Zurich have created a miniature World Map measuring 22 by 11 micrometres which has been accepted by Guinness World Records as the World’s Smallest World 3D Map.

U.S scientists at Boston School of medicine are working on a blood test which will reveal who will live up to 100 years.

A 65 year old woman in the U.S has been arrested at Fortworth International airport Texas for carrying a loaded 38 calibre revolver in her hand bag.

Chef K. Damoderan the first Indian to get a doctorate in hotel management will cook 16000 kgs chicken biriyani in Paddappai a village near Chennai on 17th March his second attempt to enter Guinness Book of World Records.

A 1.95 metre tall Bronze sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in a University in Southern Australian city Adelaide. The sculpture was created by Indian sculptor Gautam Pal.

Friday

 31 year old student Bryony Balen has become the youngest Britain to Ski from the edge of Antarctica land mass at the Hercules Inlet to the geographic South Pole. He skied 1134.9 kms in 56 days.

A 29 year old South African woman has been arrested for murder over allegations that she sliced open a pregnant woman and kidnapped the baby and left the mother to die.

Canteen staff at a Crown court in East London is being questioned by police after food which is provided for judges and barristers were allegedly laced with urine.

Iran has closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls; their aim is to fight western cultural influence in the country.

Researchers claim to have found evidence that 86 medical disorders are linked to lack of sleep which if left untreated can raise the risk of developing other illness.

Pakistani police have arrested a man who pretended to be an army lieutenant general and called up government ministers and politicians and fooled them into doing him favours.

According to Travel & Leisure Magazine’s survey, New York the mega metropolis is the rudest city among the top 20 rudest cities in America followed by Miami, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Boston.

The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh is one of the five World leaders whom United States President Barrack Obama considers to be his nearest and dearest friend in the global stage.

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Annual Day Celebrated With A Tribute To Rabindranath Tagore

It was a day of ceremonial splendors at Anna Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School on 11.01.2012, when the school celebrated its 28th Annual Day, in the presence of distinguished personalities like Shri.J.Chandrakumar, Commissioner H.R & C.E and Dr.S.Rangaswamy Vice Chancellor, Ramachandra Medical University. Members of the Management, the Punjab Association, Educational Advisor of Adarsh Group of Schools and special invitees graced the occasion.

The meritorious students of March XII and X Board Exams and Teachers who produced State Rank and Centum in their respective subjects of the school were felicitated. The School had produced State III Rank in the optional subjects in the Commerce Stream.

Nitya Binoy Joseph was the school topper with a grand total of 1183/1200.The Annual Report presented by the Principal Mrs.Jayalakshmi Ramachandran spoke of the unrivalled performances of faculty and students in all the fields during the year 2011 – 2012.

The grand cultural show, the theme being, ‘ A tribute to Rabindranath Tagore’ on his 150th birth anniversary celebrations was only a chip of the block of the student power, potential and talent.

The cultural events were centered on the exotic creations of Rabindranath Tagore in the fields of Drama, Poetry, Music, and Literature.

The Tamil adaptation of his play “Kabuliwallah” was staged with all grace by the Primary students of the school. Tagore’s famous poems in English were recited. Senior students of the school performed the dance drama “Chandalika” which shows the stark reality of the society – disparity, prejudice, exploitation and the universal search for love and happiness. This makes Chandalika written in 1933 relevant even today. The school choir performed Rabindra Sangeet on this memorable day.

The School Vice Principal, Ms. Kala Ravichandran proposed the Vote of Thanks .The 100th Anniversary of the National Anthem played as a video show was a befitting grand finale.

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Police Commissioner Joins Coast Guard For A Clean, Green And Secure Chennai City

As part of 35th Raising Day Celebrations on 1st February 2012, Indian Coast Guard commenced its its fervor with launching of an environmental awareness campaign raising the slogan for Clean, Green and Secure Chennai by organising a ‘ Walkathon 2012 ‘along Marina beach, Chennai on 07 January 2012.

The Chief Guest, Mr. JK. Tripathi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Chennai City flagged of the event.

About 2,000 people including Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, CISF personnel with their families, along with students from various schools and colleges, Civil dignitaries had participated in the event. The event covered five km walk from Light House.

The objective of this event was to emphasize and create awareness on the benefits of garbage and waste management, the need for planting more trees to fight global warming and most importantly the safety and security for the people.

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City Bee

Car Rally

The Sacred Heart School (Church Park) Alumni Car Rally will take place on 22nd January 2012. The car rally will be flagged off by Alisha Abdullah, India’s Woman super bike racer at 9.am. There are exciting prizes for the rally winners and participants. For details contact 9840531515, 9840032848 or 9840085531.

Basketball Tournament

The first Chennai invitation all India basketball tournament for men and women will held from 19th to 24th January 2012 at Corporation grounds, Venkatnarayanan Road, T.Nagar. Some of the teams that are participating in the tournament are namely, Indian Railways, ONGC, IOB, Cochin Customs, Vijaya Bank, Southern Railways etc.

Environment Awareness

The 7th edition of the annual Tree of Life Festival focusing on environment awareness is on till 30th January 2012 at Besant Arundale School, Kalakshetra campus, Thiruvanmiyur. For details call 8754415362.

Craft Exhibition

An exhibition cum sale of terracotta jewellery, Kota sarees, glass jewellery, jute designer bags and many more products are on display at Rendezvous, 103, 3rd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar. The exhibition is on 26 and 27th January 2012 from 10am to 6pm. There will also be Terracotta jewellery workshop on 28th January 2012. For details call Shanta on 9841049087.

Free Computer Coaching

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan located at No-18, East Mada Street, Mylapore is offering free computer classes at its centers for candidates aged between 18 to 35 years. The next batch starts from February 2012. Applications forms are available at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan office. For details call 246111312,24640811.

Vocal Concert

Indian Council for Cultural relations presents a vocal concert by Padma Bhushan Trichur Shri V.Ramachandran accompanied by Shri MA Sundareswaran on violin and Shri KR Ganesh on the Mirdangam. The concert takes place on 23rd January 2012 at 6.30pm at Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai-4.

Musical Evening

The Silver Jubilee Mega Musical Event by Sri & Shree Raagas Audio will be held on Sunday 29-01-2012 at Kamaraj Memorial Hall, Teynampet at 6.30pm. Nithyashree and her Sister Vhaijaiyanthi Shree would entertain besides other famous Singers. For tickets further details contact 9176323594, 9789802590.

Painting Show

A painting exhibition of Mr.Ernest A Valles will be held at “La Galerie D’Expression,” at Hotel Ambassador Pallava, from 16th January, 2012 to 31st January, 2012.Ernest has done a commercial art course and obtained a London diploma. He has been in this field for over 25 years doing film publicity for the Hindi Film Industry in Mumbai. For details contact 9677111014.

Bharatanatyam Dance

Keeping in tune with the season’s mood, Kumari Vinisha Kathiravan, disciple of Danseuse Smt. Urmila Sathyanarayanan, is to enthrall the rasikas throughout this Marghazi music season. Her dance performance will take place on 26th January 2012 (7 pm) at Narada Gana Sabha and on 29th January 2012 (6.40 pm) at Narada Gana Sabha.

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Shining Star In Carnatic Music!

Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan, gave an excellent performance at Sri Sri YGP Auditorium, 17, Thirumalai Pillai Road, T.Nagar, Chennai. The function was organised by Bharat Kalachar.

Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan is a well known eminent Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages.

Nithyasree’s paternal grandmother, D. K. Pattammal, and her granduncle, D. K. Jayaraman, were prominent Carnatic vocalists. Nithyashree has performed in all major sabhas in India and has presented her concerts in many destinations around the world.

She has received multiple awards and honours, and has released a huge number of albums.

Nithyashree’s maiden performance was titled ‘best concert of the series’. She is an A.I.R. Prize Winner (1990) and has been an ‘A’ grade artist. She has been awarded the “Yuva Kala Bharathi” title by Bharath Kalachar in 1994, “Innisai Maamani” by Tamil Nadu Welfare Association, “Kalaimamani” by Hamsadhwani in 2000, “Isai Paeroli” by Kartik Fine Arts in 2001, and various other prestigious awards such as “, “Padma Sadhana” (2004), and “Naada Kovida” (2006).

She has received “Best Concert Award” from The Music Academy during the music festivals. She has also received the “Best Promising Artiste” from “Mohanam” Music Club, and made a thematic album of compositions popularizing the raga Mohanam.

She was awarded a doctorate degree from Sathyabama university of Jeppiar in Chennai in late 2007.Nithyashree’s first Carnatic performance was for the Youth Association For Classical Music on 10 August 1987. Nithyasree feels that being in the hearts of real music lovers forever is an artistes true achievement.

Music is a beautiful expression which transforms people to a different world of total bliss.

Music-especially Carnatic music is the medium in which both the performer and the listeners minds are deeply engrossed which soothes the mind and fills the heart.

Carnatic Music is a type of music which has “Bhakthi”, So, it is equivalent to having a darshan in a Temple Music is capable of taking people to the world of ecstasy and divinity.

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Awarded and Honoured for his rich Performing Experience

Meet Mr.T.V.Ramprasadh. He is one of the prominent Carnatic classical vocalists of India . He had his initial training from Mahalaksmi Natarajan and Sharada Satyanarayana.

He received advanced training from maestros like Padma Bhushan RS. Narayanaswamy, Sangita Kalacharya S Rajam, TVGopalaknshnan and R. R. Keshavamurthy.

T.V.Ramprasadh was a child prodigy surprising everyone with his musical capabilities right from the tender age of three. He has been performing from the tender age of 11 years and has over two and half decades of rich performing experience.

Apart from performing for prestigious Indian organizations in India, His concert tours abroad have taken him to countries like USA, UK, Germany, France, Holland, Austria, Singapore, Malaysia etc. He is an empanelled artist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India.

An ‘A-grade’ All India Radio Artist, his programs have been broadcast on radio and television in State, Zonal, and National networks. Record Companies like Music Today, HMV, the Times Music, Kosmic Music, Amutham Inc of USA, Lahan, Sangeetha etc have got out his music in the form of CDs and audiotapes. He has been featured in a popular Hollywood Television serial along with other internationally acclaimed artistes.

He has spoken in forums like the Rotary International, United States of America, Germany, France and radio networks in India and abroad.

He has contributed several articles to Music and Dance magazines. He has directed music for a documentary film Parivrajaka in India.

He has also composed music and sung for various classical, devotional and contemporary albums. Several classical Indian dancers have taken his guidance and support for composing and recording music for their dance productions.

He imparts training to dedicated students at Ambalam Performing Arts- ACPA, along with his wife Indira Kadambi, Bharatanatyam dancer. His students range from the age of 6 and some of them are showing promise to be good performers. Students from across the world are receiving online training from him through the internet through Cyber Shikshanam.

He has conducted workshops and USA, Germany, France, Holland and also in Austria.He was received the Best Vocalist award by the Madras Music Academy, Krishna Gana Sabha, Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai, Youth Excellence Award by Rotary Club of Chennai West and the All India Best Carnatic Singer by Sangeetayan, New Delhi

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4th Anniversary Celebrations

Saliyar Mahajan Sangh ( Chennai Branch) held its Fourth year anniversary celebrations on 8th January 2012 at Sri Balaji Kalayana Mandapam, No-2, Sundaram Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-17.

The celebrations commenced with a medical camp headed by Dr. Sri. P. Vinayagamoorthy, (Branch Secretary) in the presence of Dr.S.Subramanian and inaugurated by Dr.G.Swaminathan followed by children’s variety entertainments and games presided over by Smt.Seethalakshmi Ramesh, in the presence of Smt M.Potselvi and Smt Devi Palaniswamy welcomed the gathering.

Puyal Ganesh performed his magic show for one hour which was highly enjoyed by the audience.

The general meeting started at 3.30pm presided over by Prof. Sri.S. Palanichamy, in the presence of Mr.M.S Subramanian started with prayers by Prof.K.Chandersekaran, B.E, Dr.P. Vinayagamoorthy welcomed the gathering. Prof S. Palanichamy read the annual report and Mr.K.Sridharan submitted the annual financial report.

Prize Distribution

Children of the members who procured better marks in the 10th and Plus 2 exams were felicitated and prizes were distributed to the under note children.

Miss M.LaxmiPriya (494/500), Miss N.Kruthika (1138/ 1200), Miss S.Santha Poorani (1088/ 1200), Master P.Ganesh Kumar (1127/1200), Miss R.Sanmathi (1088/ 1200), Miss G.Umadevi (984/ 1200), Master P.Satishkumar (946/ 1200), Master P.Rajasekaran (418/ 500), Master M.Satish (403/ 500), Miss A.Raja (444/ 500).

Felicitations were to the members for their contributions towards the Saliyar Community. The function concluded with the vote of thanks by C.Gurunathamani, Comittee Member of the Branch

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