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| With the overall championships shield |
ashokism...
Oct 25, 2025
College Cultural Competitions
Oct 24, 2025
School Cultural Competitions
CAFRONIA 90 - a grand cultural competition event was held by the Rotaract club at the Lakshmi Sundaram hall, Madurai in the year 1990. I was in my 10th standard and remember winning quite a few prizes in the art events.
Few Surviving certificates from few other competitions...
LOSA 92 - the culturals organized by the TVS Lakshmi old students association. One of the prestigious events in those days...
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| Cine quiz conducted by Karu.Palaniappan was way ahead of its time. There were audi & visual rounds too , quite unheard in school quizes in those days... |
Bangalore Palace visit
After living in Bengaluru for almost 2 decades, yesterday we finally visited one of the renowned architectural monuments of the city - The Bengaluru Palace.

The Palace is built in a land that was owned by the Rev.John Garrett, the first principal of the Central High School in Bangalore. The palace was commissioned for the Maharaja of Mysore, Chamarajendra Wadiyar X. Construction started in 1874 and completed in 1878. The building reminded me of Hampton Court palace in England. The architecture can be classified as Tudor style with a touch of Baroque.
The building is inside a humongous 400+ acres property belonging to the Maharaja of Mysore. The entry fee was a shocking Rs.300 per person. For that fee one would expect a better world class maintained campus and facilities. Also to restrict photography (after charging 300 Rs) inside the palace in today's age is highly irritating.













































































