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Kapali Panguni Utsavam Nadaswaram artistes Pending Payment
Over three weeks has elapsed since the Panguni Utsavam but the Nadaswaram artistes who presented at the street processions have still not been paidTwo years ago, this writer featured a story on how the...
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Manakkal Nambi Varadaraja Perumal Temple
At the historic birth place of Vaishnavite Acharya Manakkal Nambi, this archaka family continues to perform service with devotional commitmentIt is 9am on the Rama Navami day (April 17). The Varadaraja...
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Venu Srinivasan Anbil Nambi Temple Restoration
A decade after the massive restoration of the Srirangam temple, Venu Srinivasan is back with another classy restoration - this time at Anbil Divya DesamThose that had visited the Vadivazhagiya Nambi...
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Kapali Temple one year Pushpa Kainkaryam stopped by HRCE
Last month, Kapali temple authorities ruthlessly and indiscriminately stopped the Pushpa Kainkaryam - Despite repeated promises made by the JC, the authorities have not given permission to restart the...
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Kanchi Varadar Vadakalai Thenkalai Fight Outcome
A Long Time devotee of Kanchipuram files affidavit in the High Court praying for Rights in Vedic and Prabhandham RecitalInstead of fighting amongst themselves, Vadakalai and Thenkalai Sects should come...
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Chidambaram Divya Desam Brahmotsavam Revival
HR & CE Minister Sekar Babu is keen to revive the Brahmotsavam at Govindaraja Perumal Temple in Chidambaram but Temple Activist TR Ramesh is clear that the Utsavam cannot take place at the temple...
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Madanagopal T20 World Cup Umpire
TN's Moment of Glory in UmpiringLong Term Commitment and ‘Staying in the Game’ has led Madan to the top of the world in UmpiringAfter a few frustrating years in the middle of the previous decade that...
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Manakkal Vedic Patshala 130 years
36year old Lakshmi Narasimha Ganapadigal has committed his lifetime to the Vedic Patshala in this Avathara Sthalam of Vaishnavite Acharya Manakkal NambiA dozen Vedic students from different parts of...
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Dhanushkodi Rama Temple Shiva Lingam Removal
Rameswararam Temple EO Sivaram Kumar anchors removal of unauthorised Shiva Lingam and Nandi idols near the historical Kothandarama Temple in Dhanushkodi where Rama performed Pattabhisekam for...
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Anbil Sathya Vageeswarar temple Hereditary Priests
This family of priests have been performing service for several generations at this Thiru Gnana Sambandar and Appar praised temple 94 year old Appadurai Gurukal is still active making it to the temple...
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Srirangam Vasantha Utsavam 2024
The final day of the 9day Vasantha Utsavam was meant to be a grand finale to the year’s events at the Ranganathaswamy temple but the evening turned out to be a damp squibNo Chitrai Veethi procession,...
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Kanchi Varadar Brahmotsavam Thenkalai Vadakalai Issues
The two Vaishnavite Sects came to knocks again on Friday during the Brahmotsavam reminding one of the remarks of the Muslim Judge in 1967It is Friday (May 24) afternoon and the 7th day of the Vaikasi...
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Rajiv Lochan Sundaram Finance MD
In his three years at the helm of this NBFC, Rajiv has silenced his critics with an outstanding performance on all metrics achieving unprecedented growth momentumDisbursements more than double, Profit...
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Therazhundur Aamaruviappan Brahmotsavam 2024
Vasan Bhattar anchors a revival of the Brahmotsavam to its historical grandeurVennaithaazhi and the Chariot Procession as praised by Thiru Mangai Azhvaar take place with great devotee interest'Voyali...
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Phaneesh Murthy Infosys iGATE Cheer amidst Challenges
The Blue Eyed Boy of Infosys looks back at how he encountered the accusations and the big challenges in his life 'Inner Strength, Positivity, a Cheerful Outlook and looking ahead' have remained his...
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Therazhundur Aamaruviappan Madapalli Raghu
Thittai Raghu has been a dependable cook at the Devathirajan Divya Desam in Therazhundur for over two decades and has committed himself to a lifetime service at this temple...
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Thiru Velliyankudi Brahmotsavam Revival Garuda Sevai 2024
Ramamoorthy Bhattachar and two devotees play a big role in the revival of Brahmotsavam after over half a centuryThe Garuda Sevai alankaram turns out to be a big hit as Kola Villi Ramar strode out...
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Mannargudi Lakshmana Babu Dikshithar
This Octogenarian Priest is still active with his Kainkaryam and was recently at the Vaikasi Brahmotsavam at the Devathirajan Sannidhi in TherazhundurLakshmana Dikshithar, popularly known as Babu...
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Thiru Velliyankudi Next Gen Sundararajan Bhattar
This 26 year old Bhattar has committed to a lifetime Kainkaryam at the feet of Kola Villi RamarWhile a good number of the next generation priests in remote temples in Tamil Nadu have been moving away,...
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Phaneesh Murthy India Pak T20 World Cup New York
A Celebrity dinner with Cricket Legends Zaheer Abbas and Sunil Gavaskar on the eve of the Indo-Pak T20 matchUsing his big network in the US, former marketing IT Wizkid Phaneesh Murthy raised $300000...
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