Mrs Soundara Nayaki Vairavan, Singapore Chettiars, also called as Nattukottai Nagarathars, a trading community that hails from Chettinad in deep South Tamil Nadu, today comprises of 72 villages/towns and is in the districts of Sivagangai and Pudukkottai.  Chettinad is

Mr Arun Mahizhnan, the Director of CSTC shares his thoughts on the forming of this virtual organisation and it’s objectives Why is this Organisation I was going to retire from both my professional and public life at the end of

Source: LISHA Pongal Festival welcomes the beginning of the 10th month called ‘Thai’ which falls in the mid-January.  The pongal Festival lasts for four days and celebrations include the cooking of pongal (traditional sweet delicacy), symbolizing thanks giving for a

Come December each year, melodies abound in Chennai, with kacheris (concerts) held in various parts of the city. But for the last six years, there is a unique kacherithat is held every year, which is music to the ears of heritage enthusiasts,

In Sanskrit, Raksha” means protection, “bandhan” means bound or binding. Raksha-Bandhan, meaning “Knot of Protection” is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Hindus throughout the world.  Though in general it portrays pure love between brothers and sister, however.

Dr Chithra Madhavan South India is known for the innumerable temples in every village, town and city. Many of these are several centuries old, with some of the larger temples such as those at Madurai, Srirangam and Chidambaram being the

Lord Vinayaga, a deity adored by all – April 1st, 2006 It was a sunny Sunday. I got into a taxi and it sped through the Singapore’s hot traffic. That was my long journey. To ease off the boredom, I

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[w8_row margin_bottom=”30px”] [w8_column type=”col-md-6″]« Their inclination to Indian Dance[/w8_column] [w8_column type=”col-md-6″][/w8_column] [/w8_row] Pongal, an important Tamil Festival which is most pre-dominant among the agricultrurists and a most anticipated Festival in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, has gained its prominence