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Mylapore is regarded by many as the cultural hub of the city. Mylapore is the home of music sabhas (cultural organizations) and musicians. December is often set aside as the Music Season when regular and continuous kutcheris are organized by the Sabhas in Mylapore. There are performances by Carnatic Music vocalists and artists during this period.
Known as the Kapaleeshwarar Tank or the Mylapore Tank, it is one of the oldest and well-maintained theppakulams in the city, measuring about 190 m in length and 143 m in breadth. [14] The tank has a storage capacity of 119,000 cubic metre and has water all through the year. [ 14 ]
Dewan Bahadur Sir V. Bhashyam Aiyangar CIE Dewan Bahadur Sachivottama Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer KCSI KCIE. The Mylapore Clique (also termed an oligarchy, [1] faction, [2] [3] group, [4] set, [3] and cabal [5]), was a small group [6] of politically moderate and elite Brahmins (primarily Tamil Brahmins), [6] — many of which were noted lawyers, administrators, academics or educators, and ...
In his 1989 book entitled Thirumayilayin Thirukoilgal, S. Rajendran indicates that the temple was built in the early part of the 16th century. [2] The book also mentions that the temple's history is documented much earlier by Nathamuni Mudaliar in 54 Tamil verses in his work entitled Thirumayilai Thalapuranam, which chronicles the history of various Shiva temples in Mylapore. [2]
Higginbotham's, the first book store in the country, is opened. [43] 1846: Pachaiappan School is founded; later becomes Pachaiyappa's College. 1851: Museum is formed. [44] 1854: Zoo is formed. [45] Imperial Hotel is opened, which later becomes the Taj Connemara, the oldest functioning hotel in the city. [46] 1855: University Board is formed.
Antonio Gouvea states in his 16th-century work Jornada that the old churches of Saint Thomas Christians were full of crosses of the type discovered at S. Thome (Mylapore). [11] He also states that veneration of the cross is an old custom in Malabar. Jornada is the oldest known written document which calls the cross cross from (of) Sam Thome ...
[15] [16] In fact, neither his actual name nor the original title of his work can be determined with certainty. [9] Tirukkuṟaḷ itself does not name its author. Monsieur Ariel, a French translator of his work in the 19th century, famously said it is "the book without a name by an author without a name". [17] The name Thiruvalluvar (lit.
The P.S. Educational Society started, on 9 June 1976, P.S. Senior Secondary School, starting with standards I-VII from 1976. P.S.Senior Secondary School (affiliated with the CBSE), was started to help the public and very importantly, the employees of the central government and in the matter of the educational affairs of their children.