The
Mylapore Trio and Members of Sri Sumukhi Rajasekharan Foundation conducted the
21st year Spiritual and Cultural Walk on Sunday, 1st January, 2023 around the 4
Mada Streets of Mylapore. The event began at Theradi at 6.30am with a Ganesha Sthuthi
and ended by 8.30am at Vaaniyar Mandapam. Exactly after 20 years the
nomenclature was changed to "Margazhi Veedhi Ula". The group mostly
consisted of Mylaporeans and non Mylaporeans too, who liked the culture of the
place.
The Mylapore Trio Amarnath,
Surendranath, Aparna were born and brought up in Mylapore. Their Foster Parents
Sumukhi Rajasekharan were great Philanthropists of Mylapore since 1950. Trio's
Biological Parents and Grand Mother Nagammal were all Mylaporeans and all lived
in and around the Kapali Temple for decades till their last breath. Shivabala
and Bharathi's families had been living here for many years and the list goes
on. All of them shared their personal experiences about Mylapore. Trio explained
the significance of the Temple & the Tank. They also identified age old Buildings
and Institutions, traced its history and connected them with their own lives. They
also shared many anecdotes of many residents of yester years who were Trio's
family friends and relatives who lived in Lanes & By lanes. The Group also
remembered the lost and forgotten histories of the place.
Songs and Bhajans were also sung
during the circumambulation. The Trio quoted a few lines of the famous song
from the movie "Miss Malini" 1947 (Mylapore Vakkeel Aathu Maattu Ponnaaven)
to highlight the Prestige of being a Proud Mylaporean. There were also people
from other parts of Chennai in the group who were thrilled to know about the Old
Stories and Personalities. Reminiscences, Anecdotes, Histories, Stories on
People's lifestyle and antiquity of buildings were discussed.
It was an experience of going through the Memory Lanes
of Mylapore through 5 Decades of 50 golden years. It was a new event enjoying
the Margazhi Chillness with tasting Mami's Hot "Dabara Filter Coffee"
and ultimately inhaling the Greatness of Mylapore. Team "Margazhi Veedhi
Ula" finally went round the Temple and carried Memories of Mylapore with
them.
