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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mylapore | History Defined

The Tamilian Jewellery Traditions That Carry South Indian Craftsmanship, And the Artisans Losing Them

What the piece is actually sayingYou can tell a machine-made temple necklace from a hand-worked one by the back. The front is easy to fake, the goddess's face, the lotus border, the kirtimukha at the crown. Turn it over and the hand-worked piece shows you the ghost of every tool…

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Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

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Lok Sabha polls | Fearing defeat, DMK cadre attempted booth capturing in Mylapore, alleges Tamilisai

DMK party cadres attempted to capture booth in Mylapore during polls, alleged BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan.

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Lok Sabha polls | AIADMK’s former Mylapore MLA R. Rajalakshmi joins BJP

Former AIADMK MLA R. Rajalakshmi joins BJP, citing admiration for PM Modi's policies, in presence of top party leaders.

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Over 100 years of promoting the learning of Sanskrit in Mylapore

Madras Sanskrit College, founded in 1906, preserves Sanskrit language and culture through traditional and digital education.

The Hindu

Traffic at a signal on narrow road turns busy during peak hours

Kutcheri Road-Santhome High Road signal is a busy hub segregating traffic to Mylapore, the beach and Marina Loop Road, with thousands of pedestrians, vehicles and school vans.

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Stalin hands over assistance to wards of priests for higher education

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin aids 400 students annually & provides enhanced stipend & assistance to temples in Kanniyakumari district. He also presided over 1,100 weddings facilitated by HR&CE Dept. in Mylapore, Chennai. Aid covers college fees or ₹10K, stipend ₹4K/2K & ₹8cr for temple maintenance.

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Meet the makers of Chennai’s iconic foods

Chennai's iconic foods include Burmese dishes at Vyasarpadi, beach sundal, vada curry, and bajjis from Mylapore

The Hindu

Madras Day | Calendar of events

Perf.: Alumnae of Advanced School of Carnatic Music, Arkay Convention Centre, Mylapore, 6.45 p.m. Talk: INTACH Talk by Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan on 'Tiruppudaimarudhur Murals' at Ashvita's, 6:30 p.m.; Chithra Madhavan on 'Temples In & Around Chennai', Arkay Convention Centre, 8.30 p.m.

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Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute to hold 75th year celebrations on May 24

The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute in Mylapore is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year

The Hindu

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes a break to shop for vegetables in Chennai’s Mylapore

In the time she spent in the vegetable market, she also took selfies and interacted with residents.

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Connecting with the saints of yore in modern-day Chennai

Groups of enthusiasts explore Tiruvottiyur and Mylapore, two localities that still retain their quaint charm and have many religious locations

The Hindu

Celebrate Madras Week with books, heritage walks and art exhibits. Here’s a quick guide

Chennai plans to ring in its birthday with a host of events starting this weekend. Follow this quick guide to celebrate 383 years of Madras

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Why Chennai’s ISO-certified home keeps the tricolour flying all year

The ISO 9000 certified household of the Surana family in Mylapore has the National Flag flying on its terrace all year. The family explains why

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This gelateria in Chennai offers local and seasonal flavour with a scoop of nostalgia

You are familiar with Chennai’s iconic Mylapore filter coffee and Kalathi rose milk. Now, try them frozen at an inventive new gelateria that exults in local flavours with a scoop of nostalgia

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Five-for Harsh Dubey castles Hanuma Vihari, helps Mylapore Club take lead

NAGPUR: Vidarbha allrounder Harsh Dubey grabbed his biggest wicket so far in the Chennai league when he castled big-fish Hanuma Vihari of Nelson Sports Club on Sunday. The left-arm spinner Dubey opened his account by sending India Test batter - Vihari - back when he was on 99. He went…

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Murder in Mylapore

The double murder of an elderly couple who had just arrived from the US by someone who had worked for them for years has shocked the city. It has also raised concerns of safety for senior citizens staying alone in the city

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Police team that cracked Mylapore double murder case draws CM’s praise

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Evicted people to be allotted houses in Mandaveli, Mylapore

CM terms eviction at Govindasamy Nagar as ‘undesirable incident’

The Times of India

8kg gold seized from Chennai double murder accused

CHENNAI: The driver and his accomplice who killed and buried a Mylapore-based senior citizen couple after they returned from the US were brought to the city on Sunday after being nabbed in Andhra Pradesh.

The Hindu

Couple who just returned from US murdered by driver in Mylapore

The murder, main suspect in the case, was nabbed in Ongole in Andhra Pradesh

The Times of India

Chennai: Sanitary worker falls in well, dies

CHENNAI: A sanitary worker was killed after she accidentally fell into a well at Mylapore on Sunday.

The Times of India

Chennai: TNEB digs up road without GCC nod

CHENNAI: An interior road in Mylapore which was newly laid only about six months ago, has now been dug up by TNEB for underground utility work. The TNEB did not get a written permission from the civic body and has not paid the compensation for digging up the roads.

The Times of India

Chennai: Man attacks DSP during row over parking vehicle, arrested

CHENNAI: A man attacked a DSP over an argument over parking at Mylapore on Saturday night.

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HR and CE department recovers property worth ₹5 crore in Mylapore

The tenants reportedly owed rent totalling ₹1.30 crore to the temple

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