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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the Thaimaman Gold Ring Scheme at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai on September 28, presenting one-gram gold rings to 30 babies. From now on, eligible babies born in government hospitals will get their ring before discharge.
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Birth registered without a name before 2010, or past the old 15-year limit? You can add your child's name until September 26, 2026 — the final date. Here's who qualifies, how to apply, and why it matters for Aadhaar, school and passport.
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Madurai's signature Jigarthanda blends milk, almond gum, sarsaparilla syrup, and ice cream into a layered drink found nowhere else quite like this. Here's its history and where locals still swear by the traditional recipe.
20 Aug 2026 • 2 min read
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday inaugurated the newly constructed Velunachiyar Flyover at Melamadai Junction in Madurai, built at a cost of ₹150 crore. The four-lane, 950-metre flyover is designed to ease congestion along the busy KK Nagar–Anna Nagar stretch on Sivagangai Road and is named in honour of freedom fighter Veeramangai Velunachiyar.
8 Dec 2025 • 4 min read
All India Radio Madurai (103.3 FM) featured Brainy Bobs Halls of Knowledge International Advanced Abacus Institution — spotlighting its young achievers, faculty, and leadership after their Kalam's World Record: the fastest 25-row abacus and mental math multi-tasking performance involving 1500+ students and adults on October 26, 2025.
14 Nov 2025 • 5 min read
Every year, Madurai relives its most cherished legend — the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar. Here's the story passed down through generations.
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Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and it wears that history openly — as the Temple City of Tamil Nadu, built around the towering gopurams of the Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman Temple and a nearly two-thousand-year urban plan that still shapes the streets around it. Every Chithirai, the city pauses its everyday rhythm to re-enact the divine wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, drawing pilgrims from across Tamil Nadu.
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📜 திருக்குறள் #1
அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு.
எழுத்துக்கள் எல்லாம் தொடங்குவதற்கு 'அ' என்னும் எழுத்து முதலாக இருப்பது போல, உலகிற்கெல்லாம் கடவுளே முதற்பொருளாக விளங்குகிறார்.
As the letter A is the first of all letters, the eternal God is the first and foremost in the world.
கடவுள் வாழ்த்து · In Praise of God