Chennai college students go on the rampage, damage vehicles, buildings

please read the actual article here.

This is the quality of students we have! Atleast a section of students who are doing this.

(Those) Students -
Do you guys have social responsibility?
How dare you destroy public and private properties?
Will you do that in your home?
You don't pay taxes for sure, because you are still some irresponsible students!
If it is your vehicle, you will go and rampage your bike or car?
Since you are irresponsible you go and damage somebody else's bike! The bike owner might have got the bike on loan and also he/she will have to pay for the expenses of repairing the bike or car.
Same applies to public properties also. The public bus has to be repaired and that is an extra cost. You know how much does the front glass of the Bus (windshield glass)?

Atlast if it was for a good reason (even that is not acceptable), but it is not even for a good convincing reason. Stop this nonsense and be some good students!!

This is totally unacceptable!! Is this what we teach in our colleges and schools? Or is this Chennai Attitude!?

Sun Driving School Chennai - Driving Simulator - First time in Chennai

First time in Chennai, Sun Driving School (http://www.SunDrivingSchool.com) is launching the operations of Driving Simulator for all the learner's in Chennai.

The inauguration of the ceremony of opening the usage of Simulator for all driving needs in Chennai is done by Sun Driving School, Chennai - is planned to happen on Wednesday February 9th 2011.

Sun Driving School, Chennai is No.1 Driving School in and around Chennai.

Armed with a staff strength of 20 who are all IRT trained (the pre-requisite for any trainer to qualified is the mandatory IRT certification) and coupled with an excellent classroom ambience with the state-of-the- art technology, and a stable full of vehicles ranging from maruti, santro, omni, Jeep, Trax, Trucks, Sumo, Sun Driving School as your most preferred driving school would become a choice by default. The “Chennai’s Best Driving School” Award is a testimony to further corroborate its credence on the caliber and competence wherein Customer Satisfaction is not the destination but the very journey.

• Government Approved Driving School (Approval Number: 3/m/(s)/98)
• Bagged “Chennai’s Best Driving School” Award
• Institute of Road Transport (IRT) trained Teachers
• Every Saturday – we conduct REVERSE training and theory classes
  

Why Sun Driving School?

• Hands-on car driving and once in a lifetime training for you and your family's safety.
• Value for money.
  
• Sun Driving School - It is nice and relaxing.
  
• The Power of Dreams – Drive your passion
• “Driving is smooth and silent art”
  
• “Customer Satisfaction is not the destination; its our journey”
  
• Best Coaching” and “Best Teaching” - that’s what makes us better than the best.
• Government Approved Driving School (Approval Number: 3/m/(s)/98)
  
• Bagged “Chennai’s Best Driving School” Award
  
• Institute of Road Transport (IRT) trained Teachers
  
• Every Saturday – we conduct REVERSE training and theory classe

Anna University Chennai

Anna university chennai

This university is the type of affiliation with over 15,000 students in 36 affiliated institutions located in the districts of Chennai, Sivagangai, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram and Theni. In addition to the three campuses of the University located in Chennai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, two autonomous institutions in Chennai and Karaikudi government and Central Electro Chemical Research Institute in Karaikudi.

Chennai Central Library to improve and change for hi-tech

The profile of library network in Chennai district is set to change in about a month’s time. Giving lead to this image makeover is the District Central Library in the city which is now giving shape to various Information Technology (IT) initiatives. 
It will no more be just an array of racks, shelves, books and a reading table. The District Central Library, which has a collection of 1.56 lakh books, will provide a range of value-added services, the infrastructure for which is getting ready. 
Internet browsing centre, downloads, book scanning, printouts, CD writing, an exclusive webpage, bar coding of books and CCTV are among the things in pipeline. 
Not only the central library in Chennai but also the 12 taluk libraries in the district at places such as Melur, Usilampatti, Sholavandan, Tirupparankundram and Tirunagar are being supplied with computers, thanks to support from Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. 
“IT has penetrated into every field and so libraries cannot be an exception. Each branch library is getting three computers and already the taluk level libraries are provided with photocopiers,” says M. Kannan, Librarian, Subramaniapuram Branch Library. 
According to R. Sakthivel, Librarian in-charge, District Central Library, the infrastructure development and IT installations were made possible due to a special fund of Rs.4.09 lakh sanctioned by former Collector T. Udhayachandran. 
“On an average, there will be 750 visitors a day at the central library which was opened in 1952. Out of the total collection of 1.56 lakh books, one lakh books are meant for lending and the remaining 56,000 are reference books,” he says. OPAC soon 
For the benefit of people outside Chennai district who want to know the details of books in the District Central Library, a webpage is being created with the help of National Informatics Centre (NIC). “In library parlance, we call the webpage facility as Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) through which public can access the library catalogue,”says Mr. Kannan. Librarians were trained in operating computers at a programme held here last month. 
The annual subscription for library membership is Rs.10. Besides, Rs.50 has to be paid as caution deposit for three tokens and the books are lent for 14 days. 
Browsing charges per hour will be Rs.10. Talks are under way with the BSNL to get broadband connectivity. “The value-added services will prove that public libraries can be revenue-earners too by collecting nominal charges.” 
The District Central Library is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and it has a separate section for women and children. Library authorities put forth a request to the State Government to appoint qualified full-time/pay scale staff because “the central library and branch libraries cannot afford to have temporary staff since it is risky when you are dealing with valuable books.”

source: k a r u r l i v eee

Chennai Central Library to improve and change for hi-tech

The profile of library network in Chennai district is set to change in about a month’s time. Giving lead to this image makeover is the District Central Library in the city which is now giving shape to various Information Technology (IT) initiatives. 
It will no more be just an array of racks, shelves, books and a reading table. The District Central Library, which has a collection of 1.56 lakh books, will provide a range of value-added services, the infrastructure for which is getting ready. 
Internet browsing centre, downloads, book scanning, printouts, CD writing, an exclusive webpage, bar coding of books and CCTV are among the things in pipeline. 
Not only the central library in Chennai but also the 12 taluk libraries in the district at places such as Melur, Usilampatti, Sholavandan, Tirupparankundram and Tirunagar are being supplied with computers, thanks to support from Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. 
“IT has penetrated into every field and so libraries cannot be an exception. Each branch library is getting three computers and already the taluk level libraries are provided with photocopiers,” says M. Kannan, Librarian, Subramaniapuram Branch Library. 
According to R. Sakthivel, Librarian in-charge, District Central Library, the infrastructure development and IT installations were made possible due to a special fund of Rs.4.09 lakh sanctioned by former Collector T. Udhayachandran. 
“On an average, there will be 750 visitors a day at the central library which was opened in 1952. Out of the total collection of 1.56 lakh books, one lakh books are meant for lending and the remaining 56,000 are reference books,” he says. OPAC soon 
For the benefit of people outside Chennai district who want to know the details of books in the District Central Library, a webpage is being created with the help of National Informatics Centre (NIC). “In library parlance, we call the webpage facility as Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) through which public can access the library catalogue,”says Mr. Kannan. Librarians were trained in operating computers at a programme held here last month. 
The annual subscription for library membership is Rs.10. Besides, Rs.50 has to be paid as caution deposit for three tokens and the books are lent for 14 days. 
Browsing charges per hour will be Rs.10. Talks are under way with the BSNL to get broadband connectivity. “The value-added services will prove that public libraries can be revenue-earners too by collecting nominal charges.” 
The District Central Library is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and it has a separate section for women and children. Library authorities put forth a request to the State Government to appoint qualified full-time/pay scale staff because “the central library and branch libraries cannot afford to have temporary staff since it is risky when you are dealing with valuable books.”

source: k a r u r l i v eee

One of my lifetime Chennai Dreams - Chennai Chain of Libraries

One of my lifetime Chennai Dreams

I have always like the concept of Library in my childhood.
My mother used to work as a librarian in my school, apart from being a clerk cum typist in the same school.

Even though I don't really have looked into the books very curiously, my mother used to bring books on rent to home for reading. She gives me newspapers for reading, so that I and my brothers would get reading habit. She really understood the concept of reading and its associated advantages. She tried a lot with us.

My uncle(my mother's brother) works as a clerk in Chennai Kamaraj University as well. He gets us books from the MKU library for rent. We had so much advantange and access to the libraries in the town.

The libraries, any student would get access to in Chennai town are - School library, College Library, University Library, Street library(if one exists) and the City Government Library.

However, when a student wants entertainment, he/she does not go to a library to spend/kill time. Cinema theaters are the main destination, even if it is a daytime or afternoon times.

I think there has to be an option for somebody to spend time in a local library in every area. That is my dream. Anybody should love reading. Reading a book, apart from academic books had been an alien idea for someone.

I am setting a budget starting in 2005 from my personal money to build a network of libraries in and around Chennai. Anybody wants to read or gain knowledge or kill time or spend time usefully or pass free time or entertain themselves or have meeting and discuss about knowledgeable topics - then they should think about this chain of libraries. Libraries should facilitate a great childhood in Chennai to win the world!!

I am talking, representing New Chennai Foundation. I don't know which year I would be able to build this network of libraries, but definitely I will before I die! That is too far anyway.

This is one of my dreams - Building a Network of Libraries in and around Chennai.

One of my lifetime Chennai Dreams - Chennai Chain of Libraries

One of my lifetime Chennai Dreams

I have always like the concept of Library in my childhood.
My mother used to work as a librarian in my school, apart from being a clerk cum typist in the same school.

Even though I don't really have looked into the books very curiously, my mother used to bring books on rent to home for reading. She gives me newspapers for reading, so that I and my brothers would get reading habit. She really understood the concept of reading and its associated advantages. She tried a lot with us.

My uncle(my mother's brother) works as a clerk in Chennai Kamaraj University as well. He gets us books from the MKU library for rent. We had so much advantange and access to the libraries in the town.

The libraries, any student would get access to in Chennai town are - School library, College Library, University Library, Street library(if one exists) and the City Government Library.

However, when a student wants entertainment, he/she does not go to a library to spend/kill time. Cinema theaters are the main destination, even if it is a daytime or afternoon times.

I think there has to be an option for somebody to spend time in a local library in every area. That is my dream. Anybody should love reading. Reading a book, apart from academic books had been an alien idea for someone.

I am setting a budget starting in 2005 from my personal money to build a network of libraries in and around Chennai. Anybody wants to read or gain knowledge or kill time or spend time usefully or pass free time or entertain themselves or have meeting and discuss about knowledgeable topics - then they should think about this chain of libraries. Libraries should facilitate a great childhood in Chennai to win the world!!

I am talking, representing New Chennai Foundation. I don't know which year I would be able to build this network of libraries, but definitely I will before I die! That is too far anyway.

This is one of my dreams - Building a Network of Libraries in and around Chennai.

Chennai Taekwondo - a martial art - Korean Karate - CK Nagaraj

In my school days, my mother enrolled me and my Chennai brother into two courses. As I have told you before, my mother had a vision. She wants her children to be well equipped before we encounter the real world.

One was Hindi class provided by Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha and I successfully passed "Praveen" exam. This is supposed to be equivalent to BA in Hindi.

Another was Taekwondo. My brother completed Taekwondo - Black Belt. I completed the Brown Belt, which is just before Black Belt.

We used to study in the TVS Nagar branch, which was opposite TVS Lakshmi Matric School. Taekwondo is a great martial art, but from Korea. Taekwondo is more of an art with the leg, when compared to Karate, which is all of hands. Taekwondo is more of leg and less of hand. Taekwondo is also called Korean Karate. Taekwondo is one of the asian(korean) martial art, like Kung fu and Karate.

CK Nagaraj was our master and he is a great teacher and a great person. He is a good friend of us and our mother knows him very well. I am grateful to the Taekwondo master Nagaraj. He is a member of Lions Club as well. CK Nagaraj had received even 3-5 DANs(levels) in Black Belt of Karate.

One interesting point is - TVS Nagar branch still exists and even today master is teaching in the same terrace of the building opposite our school.

By the way, 24th January and 25th, 26th - state level competition is planned to happen in TVS Lakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai.

I am grateful to this master CK Nagaraj. As a return gift, I am posting this article dedicated to Mr.Nagaraj, Taekwondo Black Belt in Chennai.

For further details - please contact -
Channa K. Nagaraj, C 249, VII Stop, Kamarajar Street, Tirunagar, Chennai-625 006. Mobile:9843052449.

For you reference - an article by "The Hindu" about Taekwondo in Chennai recently.

Chennai Taekwondo - a martial art - Korean Karate - CK Nagaraj

In my school days, my mother enrolled me and my Chennai brother into two courses. As I have told you before, my mother had a vision. She wants her children to be well equipped before we encounter the real world.

One was Hindi class provided by Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha and I successfully passed "Praveen" exam. This is supposed to be equivalent to BA in Hindi.

Another was Taekwondo. My brother completed Taekwondo - Black Belt. I completed the Brown Belt, which is just before Black Belt.

We used to study in the TVS Nagar branch, which was opposite TVS Lakshmi Matric School. Taekwondo is a great martial art, but from Korea. Taekwondo is more of an art with the leg, when compared to Karate, which is all of hands. Taekwondo is more of leg and less of hand. Taekwondo is also called Korean Karate. Taekwondo is one of the asian(korean) martial art, like Kung fu and Karate.

CK Nagaraj was our master and he is a great teacher and a great person. He is a good friend of us and our mother knows him very well. I am grateful to the Taekwondo master Nagaraj. He is a member of Lions Club as well. CK Nagaraj had received even 3-5 DANs(levels) in Black Belt of Karate.

One interesting point is - TVS Nagar branch still exists and even today master is teaching in the same terrace of the building opposite our school.

By the way, 24th January and 25th, 26th - state level competition is planned to happen in TVS Lakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai.

I am grateful to this master CK Nagaraj. As a return gift, I am posting this article dedicated to Mr.Nagaraj, Taekwondo Black Belt in Chennai.

For further details - please contact -
Channa K. Nagaraj, C 249, VII Stop, Kamarajar Street, Tirunagar, Chennai-625 006. Mobile:9843052449.

For you reference - an article by "The Hindu" about Taekwondo in Chennai recently.

what are the improvements needed in education in chennai?

We have already written about the Literate project in Chennai, in one of our previous articles. This project is for improving the education from the scratch.

However, there is another question - how to improve existing education in Chennai?
What is our education infrastructure today? Here is the education profile of Chennai

There are various improvement points to be considered -

1) There are colleges opened today with the motive of only profits in mind. On those days, schools and colleges were built with a motive of education in mind, but controversially these days colleges are started as a business. Money minded colleges, cannot provide great education.

Even parents are willing to provide lakhs to get their children engineering or medical degree. If they want a professional degree, they should get him study very well. Anyway, let us stick to the topic and I guess, we are moving away from the topic.

2) We need great teachers. Teachers are supposed to be highly respected people in the world. Teachers stand and all students sit in the chair, when a class is provided. Teachers stay at the same place, but the students get graduated and progress in their lives to go to the top. Hence, teacher profession is great and hats off to all the teachers! If you go to government schools, there are some teachers, who never teach, but they get hefty salaries - chitchat, do side business and never have children's education in mind. Teachers have to have vision in their mind. How do I want my children to progress? How do I inspire students to come up in life? How do I ignite the students? Teachers have to become inspiration to the students.

3) Comparing Montessori education to education in Chennai - Soft skills, social skills, thinking abilities has to be improved instead of getting the children memorizing the text books. Students has to be made understood about the meaning of the texts!

4) Reading habit has to be improved in Chennai. More corporation libraries has to be opened in Chennai and there has to be readers programme's for children. Reading habit is one great habit, if inculcated into the students, then you don't have to worry about anything. They will come up in life. If you ask any successful person or any entrepreneur about their background and hobbies - they would read lot of books.
We tried to open free libraries in the past, but we have put the project on hold for future. Once we have sufficient money, we would open Free Libraries in Chennai.

5) Inspiration and Motivation among children would help them in long run, apart from the usual text books.

6) Parents have to give extra time in their evenings and weekends for their children's education.

7) Mathematical, Language, personality and communication skills has to be improved in all respects.

This is enough for now, I believe. However, will continue this topic later with another article may be part-ii. This article was written upon request...

what are the improvements needed in education in chennai?

We have already written about the Literate project in Chennai, in one of our previous articles. This project is for improving the education from the scratch.

However, there is another question - how to improve existing education in Chennai?
What is our education infrastructure today? Here is the education profile of Chennai

There are various improvement points to be considered -

1) There are colleges opened today with the motive of only profits in mind. On those days, schools and colleges were built with a motive of education in mind, but controversially these days colleges are started as a business. Money minded colleges, cannot provide great education.

Even parents are willing to provide lakhs to get their children engineering or medical degree. If they want a professional degree, they should get him study very well. Anyway, let us stick to the topic and I guess, we are moving away from the topic.

2) We need great teachers. Teachers are supposed to be highly respected people in the world. Teachers stand and all students sit in the chair, when a class is provided. Teachers stay at the same place, but the students get graduated and progress in their lives to go to the top. Hence, teacher profession is great and hats off to all the teachers! If you go to government schools, there are some teachers, who never teach, but they get hefty salaries - chitchat, do side business and never have children's education in mind. Teachers have to have vision in their mind. How do I want my children to progress? How do I inspire students to come up in life? How do I ignite the students? Teachers have to become inspiration to the students.

3) Comparing Montessori education to education in Chennai - Soft skills, social skills, thinking abilities has to be improved instead of getting the children memorizing the text books. Students has to be made understood about the meaning of the texts!

4) Reading habit has to be improved in Chennai. More corporation libraries has to be opened in Chennai and there has to be readers programme's for children. Reading habit is one great habit, if inculcated into the students, then you don't have to worry about anything. They will come up in life. If you ask any successful person or any entrepreneur about their background and hobbies - they would read lot of books.
We tried to open free libraries in the past, but we have put the project on hold for future. Once we have sufficient money, we would open Free Libraries in Chennai.

5) Inspiration and Motivation among children would help them in long run, apart from the usual text books.

6) Parents have to give extra time in their evenings and weekends for their children's education.

7) Mathematical, Language, personality and communication skills has to be improved in all respects.

This is enough for now, I believe. However, will continue this topic later with another article may be part-ii. This article was written upon request...

Chennai Lavinashree, 9 year old(4th standard), Becomes Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional

Girl, 9, Becomes Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional.

A 9-year-old girl Lavinashree from the state of Tamil Nadu, India became the youngest in the world to pass the “Microsoft Certified Professional Exam”, not an easy task for adults. She passed another 10-year-old girl from Pakistan.

She aspires to become a scientist like Dr.Abdul Kalam when she grows up.

When she was younger, she had made world records by reciting Thirukkural.

All the best to Lavinashree!!

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Chennai Lavinashree, 9 year old(4th standard), Becomes Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional

Girl, 9, Becomes Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional.

A 9-year-old girl Lavinashree from the state of Tamil Nadu, India became the youngest in the world to pass the “Microsoft Certified Professional Exam”, not an easy task for adults. She passed another 10-year-old girl from Pakistan.

She aspires to become a scientist like Dr.Abdul Kalam when she grows up.

When she was younger, she had made world records by reciting Thirukkural.

All the best to Lavinashree!!

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Disappointed Chennai students, even after Campus Interview selection

Disappointed Chennai students, even after Campus Interview selection

In most of the colleges, campus interviews are conducted and the students are selected for employment in corporate companies. Companies include HCL, TCS, Satyam etc., If you don't know what is Campus Placement - Companies come to the college campuses and recruit students after written tests and couple of rounds campus interviews. Students are made offers even while studying 3rd year or 4th year of the academics. Today what is happenning is - even though the students are offered with a job after interviews in college campus, companies are postponing or cancelling the placements in the companies. The reason is recession in economy. Companies are wondering if the new employees should be taken in or not, with this kind of economy situation. This happenned in past like during 2000, 2001 and 2002 timeframe. Hopefully this would change, after the economy improves. Students and Candidates, please keep hope and this would improve and you would get jobs. All said - a given fact that you have already gone through interviews and got selected is a big deal. Be proud of it!!

Disappointed Chennai students, even after Campus Interview selection

Disappointed Chennai students, even after Campus Interview selection

In most of the colleges, campus interviews are conducted and the students are selected for employment in corporate companies. Companies include HCL, TCS, Satyam etc., If you don't know what is Campus Placement - Companies come to the college campuses and recruit students after written tests and couple of rounds campus interviews. Students are made offers even while studying 3rd year or 4th year of the academics. Today what is happenning is - even though the students are offered with a job after interviews in college campus, companies are postponing or cancelling the placements in the companies. The reason is recession in economy. Companies are wondering if the new employees should be taken in or not, with this kind of economy situation. This happenned in past like during 2000, 2001 and 2002 timeframe. Hopefully this would change, after the economy improves. Students and Candidates, please keep hope and this would improve and you would get jobs. All said - a given fact that you have already gone through interviews and got selected is a big deal. Be proud of it!!

Chennai Law college needs Lecturers

The Chennai law college, which also witnesses campus tensions like other TN city law colleges, does not even have half the sanctioned strength of lecturers. While the college ought to have 31 faculty members, it has just 14 of them. Remarkably, only four senior lecturers teach the students in Chennai law college, as 10 posts remain vacant.

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Chennai Law college needs Lecturers

The Chennai law college, which also witnesses campus tensions like other TN city law colleges, does not even have half the sanctioned strength of lecturers. While the college ought to have 31 faculty members, it has just 14 of them. Remarkably, only four senior lecturers teach the students in Chennai law college, as 10 posts remain vacant.

Read more here at times of i n d i a

Chennai Education Profile

Chennai Education Profile:

221 recognized schools
27 engineering colleges
130 arts and science colleges
1 agricultural college
1 medical college
1 law college
4 universities - Gandhigram Rural university, Mother Teresa university for women, Alagappa University and Chennai Kamaraj University

Chennai Education Profile

Chennai Education Profile:

221 recognized schools
27 engineering colleges
130 arts and science colleges
1 agricultural college
1 medical college
1 law college
4 universities - Gandhigram Rural university, Mother Teresa university for women, Alagappa University and Chennai Kamaraj University

Virtual Convocation for IGNOU in Chennai

Students of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) from 17 districts in the State attached to Chennai Regional Centre will, for the first time, have an opportunity to participate in the annual convocation in Chennai itself, thanks to teleconference facility.

read more here