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The Hindu
19-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Visually impaired CBSE topper gets seat at Ethiraj College with full scholarship
Harshitha V., a visually-impaired girl who had scored 486 in the Class XII CBSE Board Exam, has been offered a seat with full scholarship at Ethiraj College. In a post on X, V.M. Muralidharan, Chairman of the college, said: 'Exceptionally abled! Outstanding performance! Truly inspiring! Spoke to super girl Harshitha now, and welcomed her to join Ethiraj College for Women, with a full scholarship!' He added that the girl and her parents would visit the college on Tuesday (May 20, 2025) to complete the formalities. The Hindu had reported about Ms. Harshitha's achievement a week ago. Ms. Harshitha had scored a centum in Tamil. A student of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Avigna in Chengalpattu, she had the assistance of a scribe to write the exam. 'I feel happy that I have got the course that I wanted and in a reputed college. I am grateful to my parents, school, and the Chengalpattu Collector,' Ms. Harshitha said. Ms. Harshitha suffered optic neuritis — the inflammation of the optic nerve — when she was six years old and became completely blind as a result. She used to download her textbooks, convert them into documents, and learn through the text-to-speech feature on her mobile phone.
India.com
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
The only film in which Rajinikanth's real wife Latha was seen, created a stir on the screen in 1982, the film is...
Rajinikanth's new film 'Coolie', directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, has now been completely shot. The makers have announced that the film will be released in theatres on August 14. After this film, Rajinikanth will be seen in 'Jailer 2', which is being directed by Nelson Dilip Kumar. It is reported that this film will be released next year. Even at the age of 74, Rajinikanth has a huge fan following, and he is still considered a 'mass hero' in the Indian film industry. Rajinikanth has been a superstar of Tamil cinema for nearly 50 years. He started his career with the role of a villain, but with his hard work, style and unique style, he made a special place in the hearts of people. Now talking about his personal life, Rajinikanth's love story is also very interesting. His wife Latha was studying at Ethiraj College and had come to meet Rajinikanth for an interview. After that meeting, love started between the two. Rajinikanth and Latha got married in 1981. They have two daughters – Aishwarya and Soundarya. Latha Rajinikanth has also done playback singing in some films, but she is not a professional actress. However, he did act in one film. The name of the film was 'Agni Sakshi', which was directed by K. Balachander and was released in 1982. It featured Sivakumar and Saritha in the lead roles, while Rajinikanth and Latha made guest appearances, playing their roles under their real names.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
City school topper Jayashri bags seat at Ethiraj college with full scholarship
Chennai: R Jayashri, a Class XII topper from Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School (CGHSS) in Nungambakkam, has been offered a seat with a full scholarship by the of Ethiraj College. She will receive her admission letter once the admission process begins at the educational institute on Wednesday, said its chairman V M Muralidharan. The development comes two days after ToI reported her success story, along with her travails in mobilising resources for her higher of Ethiraj College for Women, V M Muralidharan, said, "When I read the TOI article after the Class XII results were published, I decided to support her by offering an admission seat at the college. We hope to extend similar support to many more students in the future.""The college chairman congratulated me, asked me to fill out the application form, and assured me admission to the college. It was an unexpected and unforgettable moment in my life. I am truly grateful for this opportunity, as I always dreamed of pursuing an undergraduate degree at Ethiraj College," Jayashri told TOI. She secured 572 marks in the Class XII board examinations and was the school topper at CGHSS, also topped her school in the SSLC exams in 2023, scoring 92% marks. Her elder sister, also a school topper in 2019 and 2021, studied at Ethiraj as well. "I want to ace UPSC exams and get into the Indian Railways, which has always been my dream. I started preparing for the civil services during my board exam study leave. After joining college, I plan to continue preparing for the UPSC exams alongside my studies," Jayashri added. Her parents, who struggled to arrange college fees, are overjoyed her education is now covered by a scholarship.
