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School students perform at Mylapore Festival 2018 at Nageswara Rao Park in the city on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

From Meenakshi in Nagai to Vasanthakokilam in Madras

Kamakshi, for that was her given name, hailed from an Iyer Brahmin family of Irinjalakuda.

5 Jan 2018 2:23 AM IST

The well-known classical Carnatic musician and one of the pillars of the Thamizh Isai movement, and sometime Tamil movie star, M. M. Dhandapani Desikar, played the lead role of the Lord Nataraja- devotee.

Musicians and Movies: In a first, Rs 10,000 for Nandanar contest

It was one of the early movie magazines in English in Madras and created much impact in those days.

30 Dec 2017 8:11 AM IST

In August 1993, a little boy - John Ashfield, aged 6 - was beaten to death with a hammer to his head.

International murder casebook: Brutal murder of 6-year-old by parents

In August 1993, a little boy - John Ashfield, aged 6 - was beaten to death with a hammer to his head.

8 Oct 2017 7:13 AM IST

The nickname Jack the Ripper came from the signature on a letter, possibly authentic, sent to a news agency during the rampage (Representational Image)

Jack the Ripper: Killer who shook London, police

Despite countless investigations claiming definitive evidence of the brutal killer's identity, his name and motive are...

3 Sept 2017 8:18 AM IST

The River Patrol Wing reached the site too and was pressed into service. They dredged the lake from one end to another and the search resulted in the finding of a female body.

International murder casebook: Caution! Drown unwanted women here!

The River Patrol Wing reached the site too and was pressed into service.

25 Jun 2017 3:40 AM IST

Betty, who had just crossed the twenty-ninth milestone of her life, feared pregnancy.

A couple entwined in love caught with an unwanted baby

Mother Nature had her way and Betty found herself pregnant and her fears began to thicken just like her waist would in...

28 May 2017 7:51 AM IST

Petiot was sentenced to death in May 1946, and more than several decades later, even today Frenchmen talk about the clever doctor sadist. (Image Courtesy: Dr. Screams)

Passport to freedom: French Killer-doctor's reign ends in gallows

Even today Frenchmen talk about the clever doctor sadist.

30 April 2017 8:36 AM IST

Dhandapani Desikar - Image Credit: http://classroom2007.blogspot.in

Margazhi Mahotsav: Desikar's melodious voice took him to dizzy heights

Dhandapani Desikar had his characteristic melodious voice and began to sing the various religious hymns sung by his...

14 Jan 2016 4:04 AM IST