The family has a fund of over INR 40 crore (USD 4.8 million) allocated for its charitable activities. Earlier, the foundation — founded by brothers AMM Murugappa Chettiar, AMM Vellayan Chettiar and AMM Arunachalam — was known as AMM Charities Trust. The AMM Charities Trust paved the way for the AMM Foundation later.
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Dato Sri Vijay Eswaran has bite-sized life lessons for the gadget-rich, time-poor generation
For the generation that’s overwhelmed by information and yet has few tools for using it right, Dato Sri Vijay Eswaran, business magnate and bestselling author with a rock-star appeal, offers bite-sized life lessons. He has very recently launched an audio version of his book Two Minutes from the Abyss, first published a decade ago.
“Stree – The Divine Feminine came about quite by accident”: Bhaskar’s Arts Academy dancer Bala Saravanan Loganathan goes unfiltered
BAA will stage its second production from the CreationLab scheme. Titled Stree – The Divine Feminine, the production is helmed by Bala Saravanan Loganathan. An integral member of the company, Bala directed five of his peers in debut choreographic work.
“MP3” or the science of singing better, as explained by Pandit Santanu Bandyopadhyay
Son of Sangeetacharya Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, the nearly 98-year-old stalwart of the Bishnupur gharana who still performs on stage, Shantanu was inspired by his father’s sketches of the ear canal to go deeper into the science of singing.
The accidental translator: Japan turned Geetha CT from reluctant expat to language maven
As the two great cultures of Asia create meeting points, with social media playing a facilitator, Geetha CT hopes to be a part of this process.
“I did it again… just a little faster,” says British Indian army officer about her solo ski expedition to South Pole
Antarctica, the last continent on Earth, has few human footsteps; but of what there is, the ski tracks left by Preet Chandi are very special. Nicknamed “Polar Preet”, the British Army officer of Indian origin recently finished yet another unsupported solo skiing expedition to Antarctica for the year 2023. She announced her success with an […]
PIO-founded EcoSikh is saving the environment around the world, 550 trees at a time
Some people think, some people talk, some people do. It’s the last element — the action — that’s the most important; without it, the first two don’t mean much. In keeping with the Sikh tenet of seva (selfless service), the international organisation EcoSikh works on saving the environment, 550 trees at a time. Using the […]
Indian entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath, Neerja Birla join advisory council of King Charles-founded charity
Well-known Indian entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath and Dr Neerja Birla have been appointed to the India Advisory Council of the British Asian Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III when he was the Prince of Wales. Kamath, Co-founder of one of India’s largest stockbrokers Zerodha, besides the wealth management firm True Beacon and the venture […]
Thriving cultures contribute to the steel of Singapore, says R Rajaram, academic and IHC Advisory Board chairman
With only seven letters and two syllables, “culture” is not one of the longest words in the English dictionary, but it’s perhaps one of the weightiest, and also the one with the most hidden depth. “Culture” encompasses the history of entire civilisations, holds the present together, and paves the road to the future. Yet, culture […]
Shrey Bhargava’s Titoudao to battle Prosenjit Chatterjee’s Jubilee, others at Asian Academy Creative Awards
Dressed in a white shirt and matching trousers, Shrey Bhargava sat patiently, soaking in the adulation as the host attributed a series of job roles to his names. When it was his turn, the actor- who is Singapore’s representative for the upcoming Asian Academy Creative Awards- narrowed it down to just one word. “I’m an […]