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St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
St. Bede's is a higher secondary school in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, established in 1907 with the goal of providing Catholic education for children of European and Anglo-Indian descent. In 2014, the St.Bede's Academy Senior Secondary School started as a CBSE branch of this institution. History Early years St. Bede's School was established in 1907 as part of Lord Curzon's European education initiative for the whole of India. His Lordship the Bishop of Mylapore, Dom Theotonius Emmanuel Rebeiro Vieire de Castro, decided to start a school separate from San Thome High School. The school was initially located in Leland's Garden, a building on Santhome High Road. These premises were later taken over and eventually became part of the C.S.I School for the Deaf & Dumb. On 18 January 1907, St Bede's (then known as St. Bede's European High School) was inaugurated by Dom Theotonius Emmanuel Rebeiro Vieira de Castro. The school initially began with six classes—Standard II t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnuvardhan (director)
Vishnuvardhan (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Tamil films. A long-time associate of Santosh Sivan, he made his directorial debut in 2003 with '' Kurumbu'', which did not fare well at the box office. However, his subsequent films, '' Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005), '' Pattiyal'' (2006), '' Billa'' (2007), '' Panjaa'' (2011) with Pawan kalyan as main lead and '' Arrambam'' (2013) went on to become highly successful ventures, turning him into a household name in Tamil Nadu. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with '' Shershaah'' (2021), produced by Karan Johar, under Dharma Productions, for which he received positive reviews and even won filmfare award for best director. Early life Vishnuvardhan was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His father is Pattiyal K Shekar, an actor and producer, who worked in Tamil films. He has a younger brother Krishna Kulasekaran who is an actor in the Tamil film industry. Vishnuvardhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreshna
Krishnakumar Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pattiyal Sekar) and his brother is noted film director, Vishnuvardhan. He went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai, studied at Loyola College and graduated with an MBA in finance in the United States. He worked for a year and a half in the IT industry and started his own business that was doing well. He has also undergone training in Jazz and worked as a dancer/choreographer before he left for US. Career As an actor, he first faced the camera for Mani Ratnam's '' Anjali'' and later appeared in ''Iruvar'' and Santosh Sivan's '' The Terrorist''. He was also chosen to play the younger version of Rajinikanth's character in ''Thalapathi'', but the character was later scrapped because it affected the film's length. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premgi Amaren
Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 26 February 1979), better known as Premgi or Premji () is an Indian singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and is known for his comical performances in his elder brother Venkat Prabhu's films. He is also best known for his catchphrases "Enna koduma sir idhu?" () and "Evvalavo pannitom, itha panna mattoma?" (), the former being a modified version of a famous dialogue used by Prabhu in ''Chandramukhi'' (2005). Career In 1997, Premgi planned to enter the film industry as a director with a project titled ''Wanted'' starring his elder brother and S. P. B. Charan. The film, which had his younger cousin brother as music composer and his father and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as comedians, did not complete shoot. In 2005, he became an independent music director with ''Gnabagam Varuthe'', starring his brother. Primarily interested in composing music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian film director, actor and playback singer in Tamil cinema. In addition, he also worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first three ventures featuring him in a starring role, failing to release, following which he began appearing in character roles. He entered the spotlight for the first time when he turned director with the summer hit ''Chennai 600028'' (2007).Malini MannatI was mixing money with friendship: Venkat Prabhu interview chennaionline.com. 6 June 2007 He achieved further commercial successes with his subsequent directorials ''Saroja (2008 film), Saroja'' (2008), ''Goa (2010 film), Goa'' (2010), ''Mankatha'' (2011), ''Biriyani (film), Biriyani'' (2013), ''Masss'' (2015), and ''Maanaadu'' (2021). His father Gangai Amaren is a film director and music director. Early life and career 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Karthik
Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik (born 1 June 1985) is a former Indian professional cricketer, coach, and Sports commentator, commentator. Karthik played for the India national cricket team and also captained Tamil Nadu cricket team, Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He is currently the mentor and batting coach for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League, IPL. Karthik made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004. He was the 4th Indian batsman to play 300 T20 matches. Karthik was a member of the team that won both the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Karthik is also the first Indian ever to win a Player of The Match award in a T20 International, having done so in 2006. Known for his six hitting ability, aggressive batting style, longevity and ability to finish games strong, Karthik was viewed as a crucial asset in the Indian Premier League, IPL and the Indian Cricket Team, India national cricket team for almost two decades. Karth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiraj College For Women
Ethiraj College for Women is an arts and science college for women in Chennai, India, managed by the Ethiraj College Trust. It was founded in 1948 by the barrister V. L. Ethiraj of Vellore. History Chairmen Source: * V. L. Ethiraj (1948–60) * V. T. Rangaswami (1960–72) * N. Mahalingam (1972–80) * Justice S. Natarajan (1980–98) * Justice S. Jagadeesan (1998–2008) * A. M. Swaminathan, IAS (Retd.) (2008–13) * V. M. Muralidharan (2013–19) * Chandra Devi Thanikachalam (2019–22) * V. M. Muralidharan (2022–present) Principals Source: * Subur Parthasarathy (1948–49, 1950–52) * Mona Hensman (1953–60) * Evangeline Matthew (1960–76) * K. Vasanthi Devi (1976–84) * N. A. Qadir (1984–85) * Keser Chander (1985–88) * Yasodha Shanmugasundaram (1988–94) * Indhrani Sridharan (1994–2005) * M. Thavamani (2005–11) * Jothi Kumaravel (2011–14) * A. Nirmala (2014–18) * S. Kothai (2019–22) * S. Uma Gowrie (2023–present) Ranking The college is ranke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western culture#Music, Western music elements and often credited with having introduced Hip hop music, hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed Electronic dance music, EDM and jazz. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" of Tamil film music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 190 films. Being the youngest son of composer Ilaiyaraaja, he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''Aravindhan''. He got his breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja (born 29 June 1973) is an Indian composer and playback singer based in Chennai. He made his debut as a film composer in the Tamil film ''Pandiyan'' (1992) and went on to score music for many critically and commercially acclaimed feature films. Personal life Karthik Raja is the eldest son of music composer Illayaraja. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, also Tamil film music directors and playback singers, have worked with him on notable projects. He was schooled at St. Bede's School and Boston Matriculation higher secondary school in Chennai. On 8 June 2000, Karthik Raja married Raja Rajeshwari at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Career Born to a family of musicians, Raja had exposure to various kinds of music from a very early age. He had his formal training in Western classical music from the Trinity School of Music, mainly in piano (affiliated with Jacob John). He also had training in Carnatic music from T. V. Gopalakrishnan and Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Babu
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. He has appeared in more than 25 films and is a recipient of several accolades including, nine Nandi Awards, two Gaddar Telangana Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards. He owns the production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Mahesh Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in a Telugu film called ''Needa'' (1979), at the age of four. He went on to act as a child artist in the films '' Sankharavam'' (1987), '' Bazaar Rowdy'', '' Mugguru Kodukulu'' (both 1988) and '' Gudachari 117'' (1989). He played a dual role in the film '' Koduku Diddina Kapuram'' (1989). Babu then appeared in '' Balachandrudu'' and '' Anna Thammudu'' (both 1990). He made his debut as a lead actor with '' Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar (actor)
Shanker Panicker, better known as Shankar, is an Indian film and television actor, film director and producer, known for his work in Malayalam and Tamil language, Tamil films. He has acted in nearly 200 films and was a leading actor in Malayalam cinema and Tamil cinema in the 1980s and early 90s. Shankar's debut Tamil cinema, Tamil film, ''Oru Thalai Ragam,'' and Malayalam debut, ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal,'' completed theatrical runs of 365 and 250 days respectively. Later, he became a director and producer, while continuing to act, from late 90s to present. Shankar produced the film ''Ezhuthola'' (2024), which won four awards at London Independent Film Award, Sundarban International Film Festival, and Tagore International Film Festival. Shankar is also a businessman and social worker. He ran a dance academy with his wife in London before 2024. He is widely considered as the one of the best romantic heros in Malayalam Cinema history. Early life Shankar was born to Thekkeveettil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate R
(; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a . Beginning in the 1300s, early Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese samurai in 1609, after the Invasion of Ryukyu, its cultural ties to China remained strong. Since Ryukyuans were banned from carrying swords under samurai rule, groups of young aristocrats created unarmed combat methods as a form of resistance, combining Chinese and local styles of martial arts. Training emphasized self-discipline. This blend of martial arts became known as kara-te , which translates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
