Spread the word ICE, save a life	(Jan 10th, 2008)
Store a contact person's number to be called in case of emergency in your mobile phone
Fellowship for social entrepreneurs	(Jan 9th, 2008)
CIOSA and SIRAKU Foundation are offering this fellowship as a support programme...
ThirumAlirunjcOlai — The Abode of KaLLazhagar	(Jan 7th, 2008)
Andal sings of the beauty of the place and the various sights, says Sethuraman Subramanian
So, what’s your resolution?	(Jan 5th, 2008)
Dhivya speaks to people to find out what their New Year resolutions are...
India – Looking back and looking ahead	(Jan 1st, 2008)
Padma writes about what the country achieved in the past 60 years and what more it should do...

VAraNamAyiram: The Grand Dream of Sri ANDAL	(Dec 31st, 2007)
In this third part of the series Sethuraman Subramanian talks about Andal’s sweet dream...
Sri ANDAL’s ThiruppAvai - Part 2	(Dec 24th, 2007)
Sethuraman Subramanian describes the various verses in Tiruppavai and their meanings...
Sundar Kanda Japam	(Dec 18th, 2007)
Indians living in Northern California came together to conduct this japam, writes Sameer...
Sri ANDAL’s ThiruppAvai	(Dec 17th, 2007)
Here is a life sketch of the maiden who sang beautiful verses in Tamil...
A disturbing trend	(Dec 13th, 2007)
H Ramakrishnan writes about the pathetic plight of the ethnic Indians in Malaysia

A sweet move turns sour	(Nov 30th, 2007)
There is a shortage of 50 paise coins in Madurai, which is being compensated with chocolates...
Seminar on water management	(Nov 30th, 2007)
The two-day seminar would be held in Pondicherry University...
Why the underdog wins in films	(Nov 29th, 2007)
Padma analyses the success and failure of movies dealing with sports...
Manual scavenging continues	(Nov 24th, 2007)
No law seems to stop this scourge on humanity, say rights groups....
How to perform Sarva Gayatri japam	(Nov 17th, 2007)
Sameer explains how he conducted the japam in faraway US....
Caesarean section on dead snake	(Nov 8th, 2007)
Snake Ramesh could not save the life of the mother but saved 19 little snakes....

The Saivite saints of Periya PurANam-5	(Oct 16th, 2007)
Sethuraman Subramanian describes two more women servitors among the Nayanmars....
The Saivite saints of Periya PurANam-4	(Oct 9th, 2007)
Sethuraman Subramanian talks of the undying love of Karaikkal Ammaiyar towards the Lord....
The Saivite saints of Periya PurANam-3	(Oct 2nd, 2007)
Sethuraman Subramanian continues his series with a moving account of Nandanar....
Association to promote German language	(Oct 1st, 2007)
A Coimbatore-based charitable trust has joined hands with Goethe Institut to form the association....

The Saivite saints of Periya PurANam-2	(Sept 25th, 2007)
Sethuraman Subramanian describes movingly Kannappar’s great sacrifice....
Is Lord Rama for real?	(Sept 22nd, 2007)
Come, participate in the ongoing controversy regarding the historicity or otherwise of Lord Rama....
The Saivite saints of Periya PurANam	(Sept 18th, 2007)
Sethuraman Subramanian writes about the greatness of the Saivite saints...
WWF: Preserving Nature for tomorrow	(Sept 12th, 2007)
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature safeguards the environment for future generations...
Research on ancient TN sweets	(Sept 12th, 2007)
Sri Krishna Sweets and Coimbatore's AJK College would be doing the research and publishing it in book form...
Gayatri japam chanted 25,000 times	(Sept 11th, 2007)
The mantra was chanted by a group of persons in Kottivakkam, near Chennai...
TN village folks to be taught Yoga	(Sept 10th, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu government is to teach Yoga to villagers...
From heritage town to lovers’ paradise	(Sept 5th, 2007)
This is the transformation that is happening to our very own Mahabalipuram...
Clothes can be kept fresh forever!	(Sept 3rd, 2007)
Applying titanium oxide in molecular form can prevent clothes from getting dirty...

Clothes can be kept fresh forever!	(Sept 3rd, 2007)
Applying titanium oxide in molecular form can prevent clothes from getting dirty...
Tackling terrorism in India	(August 31st, 2007)
Vinod suggests a two-pronged plan to counter terrorism...
Bhajan – More than group singing	(August 31st, 2007)
Ram links the bhajana movement to the bhakti movement in Tamil Nadu...
E-mail fraud: Don’t get caught in the Net	(August 18th, 2007)
Vinod alerts us to the perils of responding to a Nigerian letter fraud on the Internet...
Motherly instinct in animals	(August 18th, 2007)
Aishwarya tries to find out if there is such a thing as mother instinct in animals too...
Poornima's life mission	(August 17th, 2007)
Here is a story about a young girl who becomes a successful IT professional and transforms her hometown...
Ecology and the Sethu project	(August 4th, 2007)
There is no change in the marine environment due to the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project...

Salt industry in deep trouble (July 27th, 2007)
The Vedaranyam salt industry is in the doldrums due to various reasons...

It happened one day (July 21st, 2007)
Balu writes a moving story about how fate ruins a man's life...

Rig Veda included in UNESCO list (July 13th, 2007)
It has been selected for inscription in UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' Register 2007...

A short history of credit cards (July 10th, 2007)
Credit cards, which have made life much easier, have an interesting history...

Yes, desis are moving America! (July 6th, 2007)
Indian Americans are making a mark in the US in other than the traditional fields...

Presidential elections 2007 – Do I have a say? (June 30th, 2007)
Vinod describes the difference between a parliamentary system and a presidential system of government...

A strange list of lost property (June 30th, 2007)
The Madurai police had filed an FIR on the loss of a Boeing aircraft...

Oh! Fantasy – Thou art human (May 9th, 2007)
Ram Sriram wonders why we go in for destructive news and violent, negative soap operas...

Happy Tamil New Year Day (April 13th, 2007)
Saranya goes on to explain why the day is special for Tamils all over the world...

Aikya to celebrate foundation day (April 11th, 2007)
The NGO handles children with autism, ADHS, DS and LD...

Are you tech conscious or tech savvy? (April 9th, 2007)
There is a definite line that demarcates the technologically-conscious from the tech savvy, says Aishwarya...

Dubai Tamil Family 10th anniversary (April 7th, 2007)
Sagasa Paravaigal and P Susheela entertained the audiences...

Third anniversary of Smile Welfare Foundation (March 30th, 2007)
The organisation would be celebrating its anniversary at the Kumara Rani Meena Muthiah College Auditorium...

Andavan Swami birth centenary celebrated (March 30th, 2007)
The week-long celebrations culminated in special poojas and mass feeding at Srirangam...

Happiness is just a blog away (March 29th, 2007)
Vinitha is hooked to the blog and not a day passes without her entering blogsphere...

Shaadi.com adjudged most user-friendly website (March 16th, 2007)
According to the usability study of JuxtConsult the website achieved a score of 95 percentile...

Re-packaging Tirukkural (March 14th, 2007)
Raghunathan has re-codified the Tirukkural as he found similar ideas scattered all over the chapters...

One-minute film competition on disability (Feb 20th, 2007)
The Ability Foundation is inviting entries for the competition called ‘60 Seconds to Fame’...

The fun way to learn Ramayana (Feb 15th, 2007)
Dr Lalita Ramakrishna has designed games and puzzles from the epic for children and youth...

Dissecting the Nithari nightmare (Feb 14th, 2007)
A Chennai psychiatrist explains what went on in the minds of the two paedophile serial killers of Noida...

MSDS awards for women social workers (Feb 8th, 2007)
Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani gives away these awards to those from the four metros...

Meenakshi temple repair work begins (Feb 2nd, 2007)
Work began on January 28 to replace a pillar and to repair the cracks in the enclosures...

Ilango Adigal and M S Subbulakshmi (Jan 19th, 2007)
The Nightingale of India sang verses from the Silapadikaram at the UN General Assembly...

Investments poured in during 2006 (Jan 17th, 2007)
Major companies from abroad and within India made Tamil Nadu their investment destination...

Nalmanam's diary of activities (Jan 12th, 2007)
The NGO has had a busy schedule from several months now...

Public funds for private security? (Jan 11th, 2007)
Why should the taxpayer be burdened with payment for security of private citizens, ask Sethuraman Subramanian...

Politically significant 2006 for TN (Jan 11th, 2007)
A look back at the political situation in 2006 and the moves of various political parties...

The beauty of air travel in America (Jan 11th, 2007)
Ram S. Sriram humorously describes his travel from Atlanta to San Francisco...

Chitra Bharucha - 1st Indian head of BBC (Jan 8th, 2007)
Madurai-born Chitra, who has lived in the UK since 1972, is the acting chairperson of the BBC...

Low cost health care programmes (Dec 29th, 2006)
The programmes cover schoolchildren as well as old people...

Second anniversary of tsunami (Dec 27th, 2006)
The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu remembered the thousands of victims of the tsunami...

Female infanticide and foeticide (Dec 26th, 2006)
Sethuraman Subarmanian writes in anguish about the loss of lives of female babies and on how to save them...

Symbolism in Hindu temples (Nov 27th, 2006)
Ram S. Sriram writes about how the local temple is full of religious symbolism...

Is Time linear or cyclic? (Nov 25th, 2006)
Some see time as being linear while people like the Indians see it as cyclic, says Sethuraman Subramanian...

Celebrating the children's poet (Nov 23rd, 2006)
The 84th birth anniversary of Azha Valliappa was celebrated at Karaikudi with great enthusiasm...

The horoscope says: Read for your solace! (Nov 20th, 2006)
Sethuraman Subramanian takes a dig at those who believe in astrology...

Kovai trust in Salim Ali's name (Nov 16th, 2006)
The Salim Ali Foundation would celebrate his memory and also work for conservation...

The defiance of inanimate objects (Nov 10th, 2006)
The dishwasher and the washing machine refuse to cooperate with Subramanian in the absence of his wife...

Cheshire Home sweet home (Nov 10th, 2006)
A young girl walked into a Cheshire Home and came out a lot wiser about its functioning...

Azha Valliappa birth anniversary (Nov 7th, 2006)
The Kuzhanthai Kavignar' 84th birth anniversary is being celebrated on November 7...

SET announces Ezhuchi Virudhu (Nov 3rd, 2006)
The awards will be presented to women's Self-Help Groups in 10 zones from Chennai...

Memorial for Marudhupandiyar Brothers (Oct 30th, 2006)
The mani mandapam has come up in Sivaganga where the brothers ruled in the 18th century...

Team examines cracks in Madurai temple (Oct 30th, 2006)
A team of professors from IIT Madras is inspecting the cracks in the Meenakshi Amman temple...

Organic farming research centre opened (Oct 23rd, 2006)
The idea is to get Cauvery delta farmers return to organic farming...

Playing with the markets (Oct 21st, 2006)
Mohana writes about the elderly who spend a fortune in this game of numbers...

Nobel Prizes (2006) (Oct 12th, 2006)
Sethuraman Subramanian talks of some known and unknown facts about the world’s most prestigious prize...

Contesting polls for record sake (Oct 11th, 2006)
Dr K Padmarajan seeks to retain his name in the Guineess Book of Worl Records as an independent candidate...

Two Bharathis — Profiles in revolution - Part 2 (Oct 3rd, 2006)
Sethuraman Subramanian describes the feisty attitude of Subramanya Bharathi...

Two Bharathis — Profiles in revolution (Oct 2nd, 2006)
Sethuraman Subramanian profiles the two revoluntionaries...

What’s in a name? - 2 (Sept 22nd, 2006)
Sethuraman Subramanian digs up some fancy, funny and frivolous names of cities/towns...

Train service to Rameswaram from April (Sept 21st, 2006)
The metre gauge bridge is being converted into broad gauge and work would be completed by March 2007...

What’s in a name? - More than you think! (Sept 21st, 2006)
Sethuraman Subramanian says there is more to a name than what you think...

Rotary nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (Sept 19th, 2006)
Luis Vincente Giay, past president, Rotary International, was in Chennai recently...

From minding goats to reading books (Sept 8th, 2006)
Shabnam Resources took the initiative of herding goat herds and shepherds into its alternative school...

Ford Fiesta enters Limca records (Sept 1st, 2006)
Autocar India and Ford Fiesta have entered the Limca Book of Records in a marathon...

More houses for Nagai tsunami-hit (Aug 30th, 2006)
The Matha Amritanandamayi Mutt and French Red Cross have constructed the houses...

Shabnam kids get shoes (Aug 28th, 2006)
The NGO was able to mobilise shoes and socks for the kids who mostly went barefoot...

100th Shaadi Point Centre opens (Aug 26th, 2006)
It plans to invest Rs 50 crore to reach 500 centres in the next three years...

CIOSA fellowships open (Aug 21st, 2006)
The fellowships are open to social entrepreneurs with potential for social action...

Inner Wheel Club organises car rally (Aug 19th, 2006)
Funds raised through the activity will go towards charity for various institutions...

A Tamilian wedding in Dubai (Aug 18th, 2006)
A live demo of a Tamilian wedding was organised in a mall by the Dubai Tamil Family...

The geoinformatics approach-3 (Aug 10th, 2006)
War is another human disaster that can be managed the GIS way...

The geoinformatics approach-2 (Aug 9th, 2006)
Solutions for communal disruptions and acts of terrorism can be got from census data and GIS...

The geoinformatics approach-1 (Aug 8th, 2006)
Developed countries use GIS to tackle man-made disasters like crime...

Catching them young (July 31st, 2006)
NGO Shabnam Resources is teaching children about the importance of preserving the ecology...

Sabarimala and women's rights (July 29th, 2006)
Sexual equality is a must in these changed times, argues Ram...

Trading places (July 10th, 2006)
Think of the most unfortunate when you feel down and out, says Dr Ram S. Sriram...

Should women be barred from Sabarimala? (July 5th, 2006)
M P Bhattathiry raises certain crucial questions about the customs prevailing in Sabarimala...

On being a father on Father's Day (June 18th, 2006)
J K Nair writes about his dual role of being a his father's son and his daughter's father...

Where customer comes second (June 15th, 2006)
Giving employees the freedom and authority as the first priority holds the success for a service business, says Keerthi...

Explaining cricket to the Americans (June 13th, 2006)
The game turned out to be full of gaffes and a lot of embarrassment to the Indians...

Where learning is a sin (June 2nd, 2006)
The residents of two Theni villages are against the setting up of a school for kids...

Responsible voting (May 23rd, 2006)
When people vote for freebies, they limit the options elected representative present them with...

No caste bar for TN priests (May 20th, 2006)
The government has decided to allow all persons of the Hindu community to become archakas...

Bedtime stories CD released (May 19th, 2006)
The five-volume CDs contains stories narrated in Tamil for 4-14 year old kids

It is her day (May 12th, 2006)
Help Mother with the household chores on May 14...

Celebration time at Vasantham (May 9th, 2006)
Vasantham, the special school for the mentally challenged, organised Celebration 2006...

Neolithic axe found with Indus script (May 5th, 2006)
The discovery was made in a Tamil Nadu village in Nagapattinam district...

Connoisseurs of Indian music (April 14th, 2006)
The friends argued about which music was representative of Indian music

Mantra for a successful marriage (April 11th, 2006)
Ram Sriram muses about what makes a marriage hold...

Japanese grant for 3 NGOs (Mar 24th, 2006)
Over US $ 1.8 lakh worth grants go to organisations in AP and TN...

Cause – Realising the purpose of one’s life (Mar 15th, 2006)
Keerthi visits a heart speciality hospital and is moved by the sight of kids being treated

The tale of six brave women (Mar 13th, 2006)
Several women have braved the tsunami and lead a changed life

We are related (Mar 3rd, 2006)
It does not matter which part of the world you belong to, there is a common thread running

The joy of learning (Feb 6th, 2006)
Kanakadhara finds a book on English words not quite suitable for a two-year-old…

What is the change you want in 2006? (Feb 2nd, 2006)
Vasupradha spoke to celebs and ordinary folks…

UK-funded workshop on environment (Jan 31st, 2006)
It sensitised judicial magistrates and NGOs on biodiversity conservation…

Growing up plants (Jan 24th, 2006)
Eliahu Bezalel has a special way of making plants grow and produce more…

Title for Hari Krishnan (Jan 18th, 2006)
Hari Krishnan writes the ever-so-popular religion column for Chennaionline…

Natural disasters (Jan 14th, 2006)
Knowledge is power and in the case of natural disasters it is even more important…

Demands of temple priests (Jan 11th, 2006)
They want 50 per cent of temple collections and a voluntary retirement scheme

Automatic weather station (Jan 7th, 2006)
The station would collect data every 10 minutes on 23 parameters of weather changes

Nappinnai – The mystery character - Part 3 (Jan 6th, 2006)
Various arguments are put forward to establish the identity of this mystery character

Nappinnai – The mystery character - Part 2 (Jan 5th, 2006)
There is refenrence to her in Divya Prabhandam and Silappadikaram

Nappinnai – The mystery character (Jan 4th, 2006)
She is mentioned in the Thiruppavai and other literary works

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