One of the many responsibilities given to me for the 75th year celebrations was the stage décor. When Ms. Uma Lakshmi from HR asked me if I could take up the responsibility, I gave a spontaneous YES! But I was totally unaware of what I was expected to do. I did not know whom to...
Some snapshots from the ‘Bala Mandir Educational Programme’ held on Sunday 17th March 2024 - A Villupattu by Kalaimamani Smt. Bharathi Thirumagan and team
Glimpses into the fun-filled Bala Mandir Alumni Meet held on Sunday 10th March 2024
Vignettes from the Diamond Jubilee celebrations held at Sir Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai on Sunday 10th March 2024
Some photos from the Bala Mandir Volunteers / Partners meet held on Saturday 09th March 2024
Snapshots from Sarva-Dharma prayer held on 7th March 2024
Taking a breather after a whirlwind of activities for the Bala Mandir Diamond Jubilee celebrations, I was reading the BM -75 Coffee Table Book. The happiness and satisfaction that I felt while looking at some of the black and white, and some very old photos featured in the book cannot be expressed in words. It...
The south-west monsoon has announced its arrival in my city with thunder and lightnings, and I was idly looking out of my kitchen balcony. The children of a school nearby - waiting for their ride home, were screaming, laughing and trying to dance in the rains, and the staff were running around to control them,...
June is in, and the planning for upcoming events in the month of July has already started in Bala Mandir. We generally start the planning and checklist work, a month earlier, and the plan was for the upcoming ‘Education Day’ celebration in Bala Mandir in memory of ‘Karmaveerar Kamarajar’ on his birthday – which is...
