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Chennai | How Anna Nagar turned into a hotspot for food and nightlife in 2024
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Chennai | How Anna Nagar turned into a hotspot for food and nightlife in 2024

The Hindu  

It is 9.30pm at Anna Nagar’s Fifth Avenue and a serpentine line of at least 80 gourmands has been shoo-ing mosquitoes while waiting patiently with buckets and hot packs. The night is young Take a metro ride to Anna Nagar Tower station over the weekend, and find yourself flanked by two bustling streets: Fifth Avenue, and 10th Main Road, Second …

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Chennai’s Top Neighborhoods with Reliable Water Supply
3 weeks ago

Chennai’s Top Neighborhoods with Reliable Water Supply

The Hindu  

Let’s explore Chennai’s top neighborhoods with reliable water supply in this blog post. Anna Nagar: Anna Nagar is one of Chennai’s top neighborhoods with reliable water supply. T Nagar is a great option because it has a reliable water supply and usually has fewer power outages. T. Nagar was chosen for the implementation of a slew of infrastructure projects under …

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Discover Chennai’s new tiny specialty coffee shops springing out of nooks
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Discover Chennai’s new tiny specialty coffee shops springing out of nooks

The Hindu  

March 06, 2024 06:05 pm | Updated March 18, 2024 05:00 pm IST Located opposite the sanguine white domes and steeple of Velankanni church in Besant Nagar, is a kiosk-esque cafe with a vibe that is antithetical to that of a quiet place of worship. Watch | 4 new coffee shops to check out in Chennai Balamurali Krishna, a cinematographer-turned-entrepreneur …

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Teenage rodeo stars saddle up for Tamworth competition, dreaming of US circuit
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Teenage rodeo stars saddle up for Tamworth competition, dreaming of US circuit

ABC  

Remember the names Bailey Searle, Sophie Edmonds and Lacey Besant. Just like Hamilton, the 2023 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bull Riding World Champion, Bailey dreams of attending college in the United States and conquering the international rodeo circuit. "Dad was a bull rider for many years, he qualified for the finals 17 times, and rode bulls and bareback horses," Bailey …

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Big screens bring World Cup final to city beaches
1 year, 1 month ago

Big screens bring World Cup final to city beaches

The Hindu  

The Sunday afternoon heat did not deter hundreds of fans from gathering on the Marina and Besant Nagar beaches to watch the cricket World Cup final between India and Australia. Good response Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan said this was done at the suggestion of Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin. At the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation’s …

Match Watch Besant Nagar
Gang of sari thieves from Andhra Pradesh traced in Chennai
1 year, 1 month ago

Gang of sari thieves from Andhra Pradesh traced in Chennai

The Hindu  

The city police has traced a gang of thieves from Andhra Pradesh who indulged in stealing costly silk saris in textile shops and boutiques after diverting the attention of staff. The crime investigation police of Shastri Nagar police recovered pure silk Kancheevaram saris worth ₹2 lakh following a theft at a Besant Nagar store recently. Seven women clad in saris …

Sari Gang Saris Besant Nagar
The Hindu experience: From our archive
1 year, 3 months ago

The Hindu experience: From our archive

The Hindu  

The Subramania Aiyer era: Willing to strike and not reluctant to wound Believe it or not, The Hindu was born in ire. The Hindu idolised ‘Father’ Ripon, who had succeeded Lytton, the Viceroy “the people of India can never think of without a curse… left the country without a single soul being sorry for it.” The newspaper affirmed its belief …

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Madras is what I breathe: Actor John Vijay
1 year, 4 months ago

Madras is what I breathe: Actor John Vijay

The Hindu  

Your fondest memory of Madras? In my first movie Oram Po, I had an accent — where I had to speak in Madras Bashai. My character was defined as a guy from Thoothukudi, who had come to Madras and stayed on here for many years. Lovers Lane in Besant Nagar is where many of us get together to meet and …

Chennai Madras Breathe Actor
Meet 96-Year-Old Kamakshi Patti: A Dedicated Civil Activist in Besant Nagar, Chennai
1 year, 4 months ago

Meet 96-Year-Old Kamakshi Patti: A Dedicated Civil Activist in Besant Nagar, Chennai

The Hindu  

It was not easy to get an appointment with 96-year-old Kamakshi Subramanian or Kamakshi paati as she is known in Adyar and Besant Nagar neighbourhoods. A passionate and dedicated civil activist, she has been a resident of Besant Nagar since 1980, after she relocated from Delhi to Chennai following her husband’s retirement from Central Government service. Gandhi Nagar, Besant Nagar, …

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Chennai gets its first location-driven reading community at Elliot’s Beach, Besant Nagar
1 year, 6 months ago

Chennai gets its first location-driven reading community at Elliot’s Beach, Besant Nagar

The Hindu  

At 6:30 am on a Sunday, the sun rays are still soft in their warmth; the Karl Schmidt Memorial at Besant Nagar beach provides shade to a gathering of readers in various states of immersion in their books. This is the first meeting of Bessy Reads, a silent reading community organised by Sanjana Patnaik and Kruthika Kumar. Both of them, …

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At Chennai’s 30-year-old Eden restaurant, nostalgia tastes like Madrasi Risotto
2 years, 1 month ago

At Chennai’s 30-year-old Eden restaurant, nostalgia tastes like Madrasi Risotto

The Hindu  

At the Eden Vegetarian Restaurant nothing has changed for 30 years. We often come across young men and women who drop in to relive their younger days, and it makes us happy to know that we have been part of good memories of many families,” On October 6, 1992, Aparna Venkatesh, Venkatesh MB and Subadhra Raju, all graduates of Institute …

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Sowacarpet area records maximum air pollution in Chennai on Diwali
2 years, 1 month ago

Sowacarpet area records maximum air pollution in Chennai on Diwali

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Sowcarpet area recorded the maximum level of air pollution in Chennai with the Air Quality Index rising to 786 on Monday, Deepavali Day, from 68, which was the pre-Deepavali index, recorded on October 19 and the highest Noise Level value in the city was 64.5 dB, observed at Valasaravakkam. A press release from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board …

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Annie Besant 175th Birth Anniversary: 10 Inspiring Quotes by the Indian Independence Crusader
2 years, 2 months ago

Annie Besant 175th Birth Anniversary: 10 Inspiring Quotes by the Indian Independence Crusader

News 18  

ANNIE BESANT 175TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: A prominent British socialist, Annie Wood, known as Annie Besant was sincerely involved in the Indian independence movement. On the occasion of Annie Besant’s 175th birth anniversary, here are few inspiring quotes by the socialist: “You should always take a religion at its best and not at its worst, from its highest teachings and not …

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Andrew Hastie says the Coalition commissioned up to 70 ships when last in government, while Labor commissioned none. Is that correct?
2 years, 4 months ago

Andrew Hastie says the Coalition commissioned up to 70 ships when last in government, while Labor commissioned none. Is that correct?

ABC  

The claim The Coalition has been locked in a war of words with the new Labor government over defence procurement. In responding to Fact Check's request for the source of the claim, Mr Hastie's spokeswoman listed a number of projects the Shadow Defence Minister considered "delivered or commissioned": Nine Hunter class frigates Twelve Arafura class offshore patrol vessels Six Cape …

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India@75: The seven Westerners who fought for India's Independence
2 years, 4 months ago

India@75: The seven Westerners who fought for India's Independence

Firstpost  

Many Indians fought and sacrificed their all for India’s Independence. Amid these tales of bravery, stand out the heroics of seven foreigners — one Irish, four British, and two Americans — who made India their home and contributed to the struggle for freedom History shows that there have always been people driven to embrace others’ struggles as their own and …

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BHU launches Annie Besant Fellowship for its high flyers
2 years, 4 months ago

BHU launches Annie Besant Fellowship for its high flyers

Hindustan Times  

Banaras Hindu University has launched a new scheme, Annie Besant Fellowship to encourage its top notch post-graduate students to join PhD programmes in BHU. The university plans to award Annie Besant Fellowship for the current session by mid of September. If the student has not qualified JRF/NET the university will provide fellowship at the same rate as prevailing for JRF …

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Banaras Hindu University launches Annie Besant Fellowship: Eligibility, selection process, other details
2 years, 4 months ago

Banaras Hindu University launches Annie Besant Fellowship: Eligibility, selection process, other details

India Today  

Banaras Hindu University has launched the Annie Besant Fellowship to encourage its top-notch students to join PhD programme in BHU, right after completing their post graduation degree. The scheme will enable students who have excelled in their academics at BHU, join the PhD programme directly after post graduation without losing any time in transition from PG to PhD. If the …

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‘Spruce up the green strip, and make the street one-way on Sunday’
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Spruce up the green strip, and make the street one-way on Sunday’

The Hindu  

P Yogeshwaran has taken numerous strolls down Besant Nagar 24th Cross Street, his steps declining from a smooth stride to a heavy lumber, age-induced. A retired Tamil Professor from Presidency College, Yogeshwaran had moved into Besant Nagar 28th Cross Street in 1970, and the walk down 24th Cross Street has remained an irreplaceable part of his daily routine. Residents of …

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What are the Top DevOps training institutes in India?
2 years, 8 months ago

What are the Top DevOps training institutes in India?

Deccan Chronicle  

The software sector of any company plays a huge role in determining its success. Keep scrolling, and figure out the top five DevOps training institutes in India. StarAgile So at the top of the list, here is the number one ranked DevOps training institute in India with 4.9/5 star rating, StarAgile. It begins with the basics, i.e., DevOps essentials, where …

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Grit and gumption: Annie Besant and the Indian freedom movement
2 years, 8 months ago

Grit and gumption: Annie Besant and the Indian freedom movement

The Hindu  

Annie Besant was an extraordinary person by any standard; and Indians especially have every reason to remember and honour her as such, especially this year which marks the 175th anniversary of her birth. Her stirring words addressed to Indian youths make for inspiring reading to this day: “Let India remember what she was and realise what may be; then shall …

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Besant Nagar, Grandparents, Spices, Idlis: The Indian Connections Of Kamala Harris
4 years, 1 month ago

Besant Nagar, Grandparents, Spices, Idlis: The Indian Connections Of Kamala Harris

News 18  

With just a week left for the Presidential Elections 2020 in the United States, candidates from the two national parties – Republicans and Democrats – are leaving no stone unturned to woo the Americans. The Democrats who have fielded Kamala Harris as their Vice-President candidate have are hoping to have gained support of the Indian and African community due to …

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Shashi Warrier | My first brush with a Madras autowallah
4 years, 4 months ago

Shashi Warrier | My first brush with a Madras autowallah

Deccan Chronicle  

These days, when I have time on my hands, my mind drifts back to old times, and to surprises, of which there are many. My parents saw me off with Rs 50/- for expenses, tickets both ways, instructions on what not to eat on the train, and written instructions on how to get to my cousin’s place in Besant Nagar …

Dad Wanted Coin My Cousin Madras Besant Nagar