Muthiah's Blackmore Marathon Run

Dear Nagarathars

I am proud to announce that our member Muthiah Ramanathan of Nachiyapuram residing at Pendlehhill represented our community in Harbour Bridge run and completed the running of 9.7 km in one hour. By this Muthiah has added another stone to the crown of our Sangam that we have members interested to contribute to Australian Community Charity. Important to note that he is one among the very few Indian Community participants in this event. It is not a competition event. This is an event organized by Aussie communities as a fund raising program with the support of NSW state Government.

I appreciate Muthiah Ramanathan.s effort in this event. I am confident that personalities like Muthiah Ramanathan are going to be the role model for our young Australian Nagarathars to get involved Sports related Charity events.

Muthiah- Keep up the sprit and train people like me and young Australian Nagarathars to participate in sports related charity event.

Source: Annamalai Meenakshi Sundaram, Sydney

International Convention of Nagarathars, Malaysia

Malaysian Nagarathar Sangam organizing "International Convention of Nagarathars" in conjunction with their Golden Jubilee Celebration at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7 -9 December 2007. Click the following link to download the Registration form and Brochure.

Registration Form: Registration Form
Convention Brochure: Brochure

Source: Sorna Nachiappan, Adelaide

Clean Up Australia Day

Ten Nagarathar Sangam Australia members participated in the nation’s largest community based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day on 4th of March 2007. Members assembled at 7.30 am near the Westmead Entrance of Parramatta Park and registered at the Clean Up site of Tharuna Youth Group. They then set off to Clean Up Salters Field creek for the next 3 hours and removed all non-degradable debris to make it a cleaner and healthier place for the park visitors.

Participants: Mr. Annamalai Meenakshi Sundaram, Mrs. Shanthi Annamalai, Miss. Divya Annamalai, Mr. Subramaniyan Alagappan, Mr. Subramaniam Shanmugham, Mr. Muthiah Ramanathan, Mr. Sambantham Subramaniam, Mrs. Geetha Sambantham, Mr. Palaniappan Ramanathan and Mr. Ramanathan Ramanathan

Click here to see the photos taken at Clean Up Day.

Source: Mr. Palaniappn Ramanathan, Sydney

Mr. Muthu Palaniappan JP

One of our senior members Mr. Muthu Palaniappan has recently been appointed as Justice of the Peace (JP) by Attorney Generals department of NSW. So if any of our New South Wales Nagarathars would like to Attest and Certify documents, take oaths, affidavit, annexure, Affirmation statutory documents and people with special needs contact him on his home phone number 02-9764 1432.

Nagarathar Sangam congratulates him for this achievement.

To know more details about JP, you could contact

The Justice of the Peace Section
Community Relations division
NSW Attorney Generals Department
GPO Box 6, Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone :( 02) 9228 7487

Or

Visit www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au website

Source: Mr. Muthu Palaniappn, Sydney

Acting as Aachies

Click here to see a photo in which Alagu Annamalai and Nachal Alagappan acting as Chettinattu Aachis in a play at the Annual function of Balar Malar Tamil Schools in Sydney.

Source: Alagappan Muthukaruppan, Sydney

Mr. S. Muthiah’s lecture on “The Chettiar Heritage”

Mr. S. Muthiah, a Journalist and Historian from Chennai, gave a lecture about “The Chettiar Heritage” at Community Center, Carobran Drive, Vermont South, Melbourne on 22nd March 2006. About 20 to 25 people participated from Chettiar, Indolankan and Tamil community.

He is also author of “The Chettiar Heritage” book. Visit this link to know more about this book.

Excerpt of his Speech:

He covered Chettiar’s Historical background from Chola’s period to Pandia’s to British to 60’s to 90’s. He has highlighted that Chettiars didn’t start off as Money Lenders but as Traders, who can go way off in those days across the seas for trading and then how they became money lenders later.

How this money lending collapsed in other countries and deviated to other areas such as study, etc. Speech covered the 9 temples, our villages and population. Presentation shows how our community liked the architecture buildings and plans, supported by photographs.

He finished with plight of modern day Chettiars and trends.

Overall, it was a very interesting overview of Chettiar’s rich heritage.

Visit this link to know more about Mr. S. Muthiah.

Source: Mr. Subramanian Ramalingam, Melbourne

Sad demise of Mr. L. Natesan Chettiar

Nagarathar Sangam of Australia is sad to report the death of Mr. L. Natesan Chettiar of Kothamangalam, who passed away on 30th January 2006.

He was proud father of Dr. Lakshmanan Natesan, Adelaide and Mr. Narayanan Natesan, Sydney.

Click here to view an obituary published in Mylapore Times, written by Miss. Lakshmi Narayanan, Sydney, who is granddaughter of Mr. L. Natesan Chettiar.

Source: Narayanan Natesan, Sydney

Mr. Ravi Tamilvanan's Australia Visit

Recently Mr. Ravi Tamilvanan, from Manimekalai publication, visited Australia and traveled around major cities like Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to promote and exhibit his books.

Our President Mr. Annamalai Sundaram and Treasurer Mr. Chinna Nachiappan met him during his visit to Sydney at Benalong Park, Pendle Hill on 26th January 2006.

Visit this link to know more about Mr. Ravi Tamilvanan.

Source: Annamalai Sundaram.