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Two-day literary festival to bring together writers, scholars and artists from four states

Popular Malayalam star Kunchacko Boban has now penned an adorable post to his wife on their wedding anniversary in which he has thanked her for being the queen of his dreams, heart and life.

Close to 20 renowned artists from the city have come together to celebrate the late artist and sculptor S nandagopal. The exhibition titled ‘Singularly South’ organised by Artworld, celebrates the unique language of modernism represented by well-known artists such as A V Ilango, Alphonso Arul Doss, M Senathipathi, RM Palaniappan and Thota Tharani.

One of the last guardians of the Madras Art Movement, son of seminal artist KCS Paniker, and a national award-winning artist at the age of 24, sculptor S nandagopal did not let of any of these labels make him complacent, always striving to create lasting work and more importantly a milieu where art could thrive. And in a way he had been able to accomplish what he set out to do — half a century of his work in metal was behind him, the Cholamandal museum was set up, and the artists’ commune celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

A senior citizen couple, residents of Ambattur, died one after another due to Covid-19 on Monday. nandagopal, 79, and Karpagam, 69, had been in home isolation as per the advice of the doctors.

A 61-year-old motorcyclist was run over by a tipper truck near Krishna Colony on Trichy Road on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as K nandagopal of Uppilipalayam. When he was passing through Trichy Road, a tipper truck hit behind his bike, police said.

Dimple’s Art Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the artists of the Cholamandal Artists’ Village from August 4 to 20. The exhibition will be held as part of the 50th anniversary of Cholamandal Artists’ Village and as a tribute to sculptor S nandagopal who died on April 14 this year.

DMK on Tuesday wanted the Election Commission to transfer Vellore district collector R nandagopal who has completed five years in the same post.

After two years of Covid-19 confinement, children are having fun thanks to summer camps conducted across the region. Students say it has helped them relax and learn a few new things.

For the first time, chiaroscuro paintings in tempera by the late Ganesh Pyne will be under the limelight at a Chennai gallery and art collectors may be able to take home one of these along with a frontal metal sculpture by S nandagopal.

A 52-year-old Chennai Corporation worker was electrocuted after he came in contact with a high voltage cable at Velachery on Monday.

Two men, who murdered a 24-year-old man at Thudiyalur on Sunday night were arrested within six hours after the incident took place.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths raided a gold jewellery manufacturing unit on Pavizham Street in the city on Wednesday in connection with the sensational gold smuggling case in Kerala.

India's men's doubles and mixed doubles pairs on Sunday triumphed at the Kharkiv International badminton tournament after posting contrasting victories in their respective final matches.

Brothers K nandagopal and K Srikanth repeated the Ghosh brothers' feat by reaching the men's singles semifinals of the National badminton championships.

Internal bickering, sense of frustration has left wide chasms in Dakshina Kannada district unit of Aam Aadmi Party.

Mayor, V V Rajan Chellappa along with commissioner, R nandagopal started the operation of the plant on a trial basis, which will produce the manure in another 45 days time.

Justice P Devadass, pointing out that nandagopal was in jail since his re-arrest in 2012, said: "Neither the police nor court is interested in completing the trial.

Five Indians qualified for the men's singles main draw of 32 in the Tata Open India Badminton Challenge at the Cricket Club of India courts on Tuesday.