this is 2nd edition of fest-In magazine.... pls give ur golden comments..... Regards, Rtr.Premalatha fest-In project chairman and jt-secretary of RC of Zenith

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DRR’s Podium
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Dear All
l,
Warm R
Rotaract Gree
etings!!
ighted to go through the newsletter of Zenith t
I am deli o e r titled ‘fest In which ref
n’ flects the im
mportance
st
of each a every fe
and estival that is being cele
ebrated in ou country. T 1 issue is about K
ur The e Krishna
Jayanthi. Each of us have some childlike be
s ehavior in u Inquisiti
us. iveness and quench for
d r
knowled are the two importa things that I observe in RC of Z
dge t ant e Zenith Team These are the two
m.
predomin qualitie of Lord K
nant es Krishna alsoo.
As you a aware, In as a cou
are ndia untry has diifferent castes, religions languages belief syst
s, s, tems is
still a country which believes in ‘Unity in D
h n Diversity’. ‘Fest In’ is a classic ex
s xample of how we
can reach out to show our deepe understan
h er nding, respe and love to other festivals that is being
ect s
celebrate across rel
ed ligions. The need of the hour is ‘Pe
e e eace’. Every religion pr
y reaches it bu as
ut
individua we must practice it. Accepting and complim
als t menting dif fferences, qu
uality conve ersations
using kin words an positive b
nd nd body langua enhances quality of relationship By highl
age s ps. lighting
the impo ortance of feestivals acro the count we demo
oss try onstrate our love and re
r espect for otthers. This
brings pe eople togeth This new
her. wsletter dep
picts the histtoric places where Lord Krishna temples are
d
located a inputs fo preparing few dishes that are spe
and or g s ecially prep
pared during this festiva apart
g al
from por rtraying the importance of this festi
e ival.
‘Clarity precedes Success’. Th main obje
S he ective of fesstivals is to encourage p
people to ge
et-together
to share good things among them by forget
s m tting differen
nces if any. As we all ccelebrate var
rious
festivals from time to time, it is very impor
t s rtant to know the purpose of celebr
w rating such w
wonderful
festivals. I request th viewers t go throug this news
he to gh sletter and leearn about th purpose o
he of
celebrati this won
ing nderful festiv Take tim to educa members so that they will under
val. me ate s y rstand its
significa
ance.
My comp pliments to the editors R Prema & Rtr Saravanan, for their efforts to deliver thi
Rtr o is
wonderfu initiative. I am sure t this e-bu
ful that ulletin will be circulate to others also. Best w
ed wishes to
the entire Zenith Tea for this l
e am lovely effor Lets celeb
rt. brate differe
ences and m
move forward in the
d
positive direction.
Yours tru
uly,
DRR PP Manikand K
P dan
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established by Kamp
e pana-II, the son of
e
I’m C
Chennai, capital city o Tamil Na
c of adu vijayanagar Emperor and Bukka-I. The
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and 36th largest metropolitan area in t
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m n the Chennai wh
C hich you all see now actually
w,
world. M history is long an interesting.
My nd fo
ormed by the sett tlement fo English
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people.
p
My peo ople celebbrate my birthday as
Madras day every year on 22nd of Augu
2 ust. In 1522, the Portuguese arrived
e
rther . . .
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o here and b
h built a port called Sa Tome-
a-o
Santhome). Dutch c
(S captured tthe place
My Origin: near Pulica (a place in north side of
n at e h
Chennai), in 1612.
C n
(Old Ch
hennai)
Originall I was a cluster of villages an I
ly, nd
was kno own as ‘Madrasapatin nam’, locatted
Santhome Church
in the prrovince of ‘Thondaima andalam’. TThe
capital of Thhondaimand dalam was
w
Kanchip puram and it was ruled by
d s
‘Thonda aiman Ilam Tiraiyan’, t the king fro
om
nd
chola faamily in 2 century. S Subsequent tot
Ilam Tiraaiyan, the region
r
was rule by the prince Ilam K After Ila
ed Kill. am
rd
Kill I was ruled by Pallavas fro 3 centu
s P om ury
to 9th century. During this p period palla
ava
built ‘Maahabalipura (Tourist Place) which
am’ t
is one o the gorge
of eous organ of mine. A And
today’s Mylapore was a ma ajor Pallav
van
port.
The pallavas were defeated b Cholas a
by and
brought me under the chola rule aga
r a ain.
The Cho rule wa end up b Pandyas in
ola as by s
1264. D
During 1361 Vijayana
1, agar rule w
was
th land. Damarla Venkatadri Na
his ayakudu’s
My Childhood: fa
ather naame Dam
marla Ch
hennappa
I was born on 22nd AAugust, 16339. Nayakudu.
N So the area
Francis Day of the British East Indian
t ‘C
Chennappa was named in his
attanam’ w
Compan bought a small p
ny piece of la
and name.
n
from Daamarla Ven
nkatadri Nayakudu, t the
Nayak of Vandav vasi. The British Ea ast
Indian C
Company built St.Ge
eorge Fort in St. G
George Fort
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of
o Andhra PPradesh and Karnataka and
d a
th made M
hey Madras Pre esidency (M
Madras) as
th capital. I the Britis rule I gre into
he In sh ew
major urban center.
m n
My
M New A
Avatar:
(Today’s Ch
( hennai)
Since 1947, from the day o
e m of
In
ndependence of India, I’m the capital of
,
Madras state which wa renamed as Tamil
M as d
In 1746, St.George Fort was c
e conquered by .
Nadu in the year 1969. IN August, 1996
N
the Fren under General La Bourdonna
nch G ais. th state government o Tamil Nadu (DMK)
he of
changed my name from Madras to
c y m o
In 1749, British reg
gain their co
ontrol on me
e.
th Chennai. Ho
C owever the name Mad dras is
By the la 18 cen
ate ntury the Brritish had
conquer most of the region around Tamil
red f used by many people in India now also!!!
u w
Nadu an the north
nd hern moder day state
rn es
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Eeeee …
(Sweet M
Memories)
Old Maddras
First M
Master Pla of
an
Chennaai Parry Corno
y’s or
(1890)
)
Harbo (1891)
or )
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Chepau Cricket Ground
uk G Fo Showr
ord room Cen
ntral Railwa station
ay
(1891) (1917) (1925)
Ba of Ma
ank adras
Madras View From Harbor
s m
(1935)
(1895) Egmo Railway Station
ore y
(1920)
Car
C Showr
room
Am
mbulance (
(1940)
(1913)
) Cent Railway Station
tral y
(1920)
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Egmore R
Railway Station Ripp Buildin
pon ng
Waiting Roo
W om
Marina Beach
Mount R
Road
Stamp
p
Pres
sidency C
College
Madra High Court
as C
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Old
O Train
Senate House
e
Kot
thawal Chawadi Ma
arket
Parade Ground
e
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hhh . . .
Shhhh
MY Secrets:
• I had oldest Banyan Tr in Tamil Nadu whic was loca
ree l ch ated in Adya (450 Yea old).
ar ars
• I’m the 4th la
argest city in India.
n
• I’m also hav
ving Seven Wonders, t they are:
Anna squar
A re
Marina Beach
B
Fort St. George
S
St. Thomas M
. Mount
Jain Tempple
Theosophical Society
Myla
apore Lake
• Marina is the longest beach in the world.
M e e
• My
M first High
hest building is LIC building.
• In 1996, Kot
n thawal Cha
awadi Marke was chan
et nged to Koy
yambedu W
Wholesale M
Market.
• Now St. Geo
N orge Fort us as Tam Nadu Se
sed mil ecretariat.
• Adyar Cance Institute is the first C
A er Cancer Inst
titute in Ind
dia.
• My
M current (2011) popu
( ulation is 4,681,087.
• Thiruvanmiy Thiruvo
T yur, otriyur, Thiru
uvallikeni (T
Triplicane), Thirumylai (Mylapore are
e)
existed more than 1000 years bac
e 0 ck.
Adyar Che
ennai Mu
useum
Con
nemara L
Library
Eeeee
eeeeee…
…
(Sweet Memorie
t es)
New Chennai
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Egmore Railway Station
e S Chen
nnai Airp
port Par
rry’s Cor
rner
Central Railway Station
S
Chenn HighC
nai Court Che
ennai Harbor
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Chenn now
nai
Marundeeeswar T
Temple
(Thiru
uvanmiyu
ur)
Chenn Local Electrica Train
nai al Mylapor Temple Now
re
Ma
ahapalipu
uram Thirivotr
riyor Tem
mple
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11. Madra Day Edition
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Madras
sapatinam 2 Singaara Che
m ennai
Rotaract Club of Scions w conduc
was cted “Stamp Exhibition on the ac
p n” ccount of ‘M
Madras
Week Celebration’ in the name “Madrasa apatinam 2 Singaara CChennai” beetween Aug gust 22nd
and 27th, 2011 in va
h
arious schoools. More t
than one la stamps and 30 Ma
akh adras pictur has
res
been exxhibited in order to mak the scho students aware of t Stamp values and to gain
o ke ool s the d
knowled dges. First day of the s
d stamp exhib
bition was in
naugurated by Rtn. Ba Seshad in
d abu dri
Kaligi Raanganathan Mount Fo Matricula
n ort ation Highe Secondar School, P
er ry Perambur. Nearly
2000 pu witnesse Our firs day exhib
upil ed. st bition and project was coverd by “
“Dhinamalaar”
newspap per.
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Chill out!!!
Malls in Chen
nnai MayaJaal
Abiram Mega Mall
mi M
Am
mpha Sky
ywalk
City
C Cent
ter
Spencer Plaza
Ex
xpress Av
venu
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Amus
sing Parks
Que
een’s Lan
nd MGM
M
Kishkinta
Parks
Ady Park
yar
Sem
mmozhi Park
Beach
hes Elliot’s
Ma
arina ECR
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balipuram
Mahab m Butte Stone
er
(World of Sculpture)
Vand
dalore Zo
oo
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Reac me
ch e!
Distan from other im
nce m mportant Cites t Chenn City
to nai
Pondich
herry 165 KMs
K Bangalor
re 331 K
KMs Madurai 444 KMs
s
Kurnool 467 KM
Ms Mysore 470 KM
Ms Coimbato
ore 491 KM
Ms
Ooty 512 KMs
s ore
Mangalo 678 KM
Ms Kochi 684 KMs
Hyderab
bad 688 KMs
K Panaji 923 KMs
Chenn I bes
nai: seech, “K
Keep the Cities c
e clean & g
green”.
Zenith Family: Apy b’d Madra
h dy as!!!
Editors
s,
Rtr. Pr
remalath
ha
Rtr. Sa
aravanan
n
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