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PSBB School, L
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) is a group of schools located in Chennai, India. The school was founded by educationalist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy (1925–2019), Vanjulam Chari and many other ladies of Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club (NLRC). History The PSBB School in Chennai was established in 1958 by a group of housewives of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club. There were 13 students in a thatched shed on the terrace of the residence of the dean and director of the school, Mrs. Y. G. Parthasarathy. The land was donated by the family of the famous Table Tennis Player, Venugopal Chandrasekhar. At the time, the school did not have many facilities. Today, the school has 5 branches (including PSBB Millennium) with over 8,000 students and 500 staff. The school was started with the vision of providing children with an Indianised version of education, one that would promote knowledge of Sanskrit shlokas, music, dance and reflect the Indian tradition. In 1959, one year a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Located on the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is straddled by the Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Eastern Coastal Plains lining the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern Cape (geography), cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting the state. Politically, Tamil Nadu is bound by the Indian sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matriculation
Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term ''matriculation'' is seldom used now. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, all states replaced the matriculation examination with either a certificate, such as the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Victoria and New South Wales, or a university entrance exam, such as the Tertiary Entrance Exam in Western Australia. These have all been renamed (except in New South Wales) as a state-based certificate, such as the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). Some Catholic university colleges in Australia have reintroduced matriculation ceremonies. New students at the College of St John the Evangelist within the University of Sydney and new students at Campion College Australia sign the college register during a formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a type of harassment based on the sex or gender of a victim. It can involve offensive sexist or sexual behavior, verbal or physical actions, up to bribery, coercion, and assault. Harassment may be explicit or implicit, with some examples including making unwanted sexually colored remarks, actions that insult and degrade by gender, showing pornography, demanding or requesting sexual favors, offensive sexual advances, and any other unwelcome physical, verbal, or non-verbal (sometimes provocative) conduct based on sex. Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or sexual assault, assault.Dziech, Billie Wright; Weiner, Linda. ''The Lecherous Professor: Sexual Harassment on Campus''. Chicago Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1990. ; Boland, 2002 Harassment can occur in many different social settings such as the workplace, the home, school, or religious institutions. Harassers or victims can be of any gender. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattali Makkal Katchi
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (; PMK) is a caste-based political party in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by S. Ramadoss in 1989 to provide political representation for the Vanniyar caste, a community found throughout Northern Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Its symbol is a mango. History Vanniyar Sangam S. Ramadoss founded the in 1980, bringing together a coalition of Vanniyar caste organisations. The Vanniyar Sangam is PMK's parent organisation. The Vanniyar Sangham organised the 1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation demanding Other Backward Caste, Most Backward Caste (MBC) status for Vanniyars. At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when thousands of trees were felled, highways blocked and damaged and more than 1,400 houses of the Dalit community were burned down. The police shot 21 protestors. Later, in 1989, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government led by M. Karunanidhi granted MBC status to the Vanniyars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodambakkam
Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is served by Kodambakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Kodambakkam has a high concentration of film studios and has been known for its status as the hub of the Tamil film industry, lending its name to the industry's monicker Kollywood, a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. Location Kodambakkam is situated at 13.0481 N latitude and 80.2214 E longitude. It is one of the westerly located neighbourhoods of Chennai city. It is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Nungambakkam to the east, West Mambalam and T. Nagar to the south, Vadapalani to the west, Choolaimedu to the north and K. K. Nagar and Ashok Nagar to the south-west. Kodambakkam is located at a distance of 8 kilometres from Fort St. George. Etymology It is believed that the name "Kodambakkam" itself might have been derived from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) is a group of schools located in Chennai, India. The school was founded by educationalist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy (1925–2019), Vanjulam Chari and many other ladies of Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club (NLRC). History The PSBB School in Chennai was established in 1958 by a group of housewives of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club. There were 13 students in a thatched shed on the terrace of the residence of the dean and director of the school, Mrs. Y. G. Parthasarathy. The land was donated by the family of the famous Table Tennis Player, Venugopal Chandrasekhar. At the time, the school did not have many facilities. Today, the school has 5 branches (including PSBB Millennium) with over 8,000 students and 500 staff. The school was started with the vision of providing children with an Indianised version of education, one that would promote knowledge of Sanskrit shlokas, music, dance and reflect the Indian tradition. In 1959, one year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannerghatta Road
Bannerghatta Road (ಬನ್ನೇರುಘಟ್ಟ ರಸ್ತೆ, commonly known as BG Road) is an Indian State Highway in Karnataka. It connects Bangalore with the towns of Bannerghatta, Jigani, and Anekal. It extends for . It starts as a branch from Hosur Road near the Adugodi Christian Cemetery and ends at Anekal. History In 2011, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike announced that the road would be widened in several places while underpasses and flyovers would be built at major junctions. The Government of Karnataka cleared the second phase of Namma Metro, which proposes a third line from Gottigere to Nagavara via the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B). The project was designed to significantly reduce the traffic load on Bannerghatta Road. Under the upgrade plans, the road was to be widened to 45 metres from 20–25 metres at an estimated cost of . Main junctions The main junctions and traffic hotspots are at Adugodi, Dairy Circle, Sagar H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajiv Gandhi Salai
State Highway 49A (SH-49A), also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway or just IT Expressway, is a major road connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu state with Mahabalipuram in Chengalpattu district, in the same state. It is 45 km long and was earlier known as the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR). The road starts from Madhya Kailash, Madhya Kailash Temple on Sardar Patel Road in South-East Chennai and terminates on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram. The prestigious TIDEL Park, home to a number of BPO and IT/ITES companies and many other major IT/ITES Companies in the country, is situated along the Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Prominent technical and educational Institutions, national research laboratories are also located along the Corridor. Besides, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) has developed a SIPCOT IT Park, Cyber City, spread over 2000 acres in Siruseri, abutting the IT Corridor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thazhambur
Thalambur is a place which is located behind Navalur near Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and .... It is a pristine location for peaceful living. Locality introduction and neighbourhood Thalambur is located between Sholinganallur and Navallur in the southern region of Chennai. Because of its proximity to famous IT corridor Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) (8.7Km), Thalambur has witnessed significant growth in the residential sector. Thalambur enjoys good connectivity to its surrounding locations such as Ottiambakkam, Moolacheri, Sithalapakkam, Siruseri, Arasankazhani and Perumbakkam. Thalambur is home to several prestigious residential projects such as Casagrand Ritz, Casagrand Pavilion, Roomscapes Village, SKC Aparah and SSPDL Lakewood Enclave. Physical infras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porur
Porur () is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is situated in the Maduravoyal taluk of Chennai district in the southern part of the city. Since 2011, it has been a part of the Chennai Corporation and included in zone number 11. The earliest recorded history of Porur goes back to the Chola period when it served as the headquarters of an administrative division (''nadu'') called Perur Nadu. Porur Lake is the major source of fresh water for suburban areas such as Iyyapanthangal, Moulivakkam and Mangadu. Porur is also known for the Ramachandra Medical College. Porur houses Mono-pulse Secondary Surveillance radar, one of the two radars in the city, which aids air-transport communication. Location Porur is located at 13.03° N and 80.16° E, and 52 feet (15 metres) above sea level. It is bounded on the east and south-east by the Pallavaram Hills. History Porur was a little-known village administered as part of the Saidapet taluk of the then Chengalpattu district i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Southern Trunk Road
Grand Southern Trunk Road or National Highway 45 is an arterial road in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Chennai–Perambalur-Trichy-Dindigul-Theni Highway. The road starts from Kathipara Junction in St Thomas Mount, Chennai towards Perambalur, Trichy, Dindigul and Theni. It branches out from Anna Salai (previously known as Mount Road). The road runs through important localities like Meenambakkam, Pallavaram, Kadaperi, Tambaram, Vandalur, Kilambakkam, Guduvanchery, Paranur, Chengalpattu, Madurantakam, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Vikravandi, Ulundurpet, Perambalur, Trichy, Dindigul, and Theni. Major junctions Chennai City * Mount-Poonamallee Road near Kathipara Junction * Mount-Medavakkam High Road in St.Thomas Mount * Pallavaram-Kundrathur-Poonamallee Road (Pammal Main Road) in Pallavaram * Pallavaram-Thiruneermalai Road in Pallavaram * Pallavaram-Thuraipakkam Radial Road in Pallavaram * Chitlapakkam and Hasthinapuram Main Road near MIT Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The PSBB Millennium School, Chennai
The PSBB Millennium School, abbreviated as PSBBMS, is a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated school in Gerugambakkam and GST Road, Chennai, India. The school was founded by Shantanu Prakash. The PSBB Millennium School is a collaborative venture between the Bala Bhavan Educational Trust that runs the PSBB Group of Schools and the Learning Leadership Foundation. Branches GST Road The GST Road Campus includes a nursery. The open space for playing is equipped with play material that helps in the development of their gross motor skills.. With Indian Music, Western Music, Dance and Role Play as part of the curriculum, the children acquire knowledge through play-way methodology. Gerugambakkam The State-of-the-art Campus in Gerugambakkam is spread over 5 acres of land. It includes ample space for play, large classrooms with ventilation, covered play area for younger children, and sports fields for football. Curriculum The school is affiliated to Central Board of Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
