Bharat pats Oxford academic Directly opposite to the tendency among quite a few Indian academics to crave for honours from foreign institutions, Sastra University of Thanjavur chose to honour Dr.James Maynard of Oxford University on the occasion of the birthday of mathematics genius Srinivasa Ramanujan on December 22. At a […]
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Digital Jihad hits Thanjavur As if to suggest that Pakistan-induced jihad against India is taking several dimensions, the newly dedicated website of Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Saraswati Mahal Library (TMSSML) has been hacked by jihadis. Those who visited the official web-page of TMSSML at www.tmssmlibrary.in on December 14, were shocked to […]
A brave daughter of Madurai Here is the story of a brave daughter of Madurai, Tamilnadu: Dr. Kalyani Gomathinayagam is a young Indian doctor who volunteered to spend four weeks in Foya, Liberia (West Africa) during September-October, 2014, helping those suffering and dying of Ebola, the awful epidemic. She was […]
Labour off Love Over 8,000 employees of Nokia plant in Chennai have lost their jobs with Nokia packing up and leaving, “unable to pay Rs.2,400 crore fine by the State Government” on account of alleged local sale of Nokia handsets. From November, financial packages due to the workers are reported […]
Tamilnadu to reverberate with “Rajendra Cholan Vazhga!” In adherence to RSS Sarkaryavah Shri Suresh Joshi’s appeal to popularize the inspirational anecdotes in the life of the great monarch Rajendra Chola whose 1000th coronation anniversary falls this year, Swayamsevaks of both Uttar and Dakshin Tamilnadu are planning to take out route […]
The new Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra presents a picture of national integration ‘Captian’ R.TamilSelvan, 58, born in Pudukottai in Tamilnadu is now the BJP MLA of Sion Koliwada of Mumbai in Maharashtra. A nationalist will never be tired of emphasizing that the country is one from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Any […]
Gen next train to salvage Gen next Fierce demonstrations were witnessed in more than 20 districts against Government selling liquor. The movement was organized by ABVP and a number of social and cultural organizations joined force. On October 9, Sangh Adhikaris including Kesava Vinayagam, Prant Pracharak Dakshin Tamilnadu, Sri Ramarajasekar […]
Amma-less ambience in Tamilnadu Sri O Paneerselvam is now the occupant of the Chief Minister’s chair in Tamilnadu. In fact, it is some sort of a déjà vu for him. Year’s back, when Chief Minister Jayalalitha was sent to Jail in yet another corruption case OP was the option for […]
100 years of Madras bombardment (during World War 1) The date of this issue of CHENNAI SANDESH is actually the centenary of something unusual. Read on: It was the third day after New Moon (Mahalaya Amavasya),that is 22nd September 1914, 9.20 PM, the German warship which already captured and destroyed […]
Mosque imposed on a village opposed On August 8, 2014, on the north car street (Rath veedhi) of an ancient Shiva temple at Thiruvarankulam in Pudukottai district, a mosque was inaugurated and a namaz offered. The location of the mosque is a blatant intrusion into the religious sentiments of the […]