ஃபெட்னா தமிழ் விழா FeTNA Tamil Convention

ஃபெட்னா தமிழ் விழா
FeTNA Tamil Convention

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Grand Success!! Thanks for all your support for this most successful FeTNA Tamil Vizha 2009. For all of us who worked hard for the vizha, it was a great reward to see the full house and the very positive reactions from everyone of the attendees. Please take a few moments to give us your feedback HERE. Your opinions are valuable to us. THANKS!!


மயில்சாமி அண்ணாதுரை	Mayilsamy Annadurai is a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organization and currently serves as the Project Director of Chandrayaan I and Chandrayaan-2. He has a Bachelors in Engineering degree from GCT, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India and Masters Degree in Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu in India. He joined ISRO in 1982. For additional details about this distinguished scientist please click here.
கவிப்பேரரசு வைரமுத்து	Vairamuthu is among those who take pride in the Tamil heritage and swear by the traditional form's capacity to convey with ease modern and even complicated ideas...Vairamuthu is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist. From 1980 he has been giving wonderful service to tamil cinema industry. He has been awarded the National Film Award five times & serveral state amwards in the Best Lyrics category... He is strongly influenced by Shelley, Keats, Khalil Gibran, Firdausi and Nizami. For more details please click here.
"நீயா நானா" கோபிநாத்	Gopi is the anchor for two of Vijay TV’s popular programs, Neeyaa Naanaa & Nadanthathu enna. To read an article about Gopinath please click here.
தமிழருவி மணியன்	Thiru. Thamizharuvi Manian is a writer and an eloquent orator. He has served as a member of the Tamil Nadu Planning Commission. For more details about him please click here.
ஜீ. விஸ்வநாதன்	Thiru. G. Viswanathan gave up his successful political career to dedicate his life for the noble cause of education and to become an illustrious educationist. His clear vision of the college even during its inception has made the college what it is today. A person with an eye on meticulousness, he is not content with the achievements of the college. To him, excellence is a continuing process - not the end of the road. For more details about him please click here.
முனைவர். நக்கீரன்	Dr. Nakeeran is currently serving as the director of Tamil Virtual University. He has made outstanding contributions in the area of Metrology and Machine Tools. He designed and developed Metrology Laboratories in Anna University. With his initiative, Metrology was introduced as a core subject in Engineering Curriculum. He also developed a Mechatronics Centre at MIT Campus and introduced P.G. Programme on Mechatronics for the first time in India. For more details about him please click here.
Silamboli Sellappan	Silamboli Sellappan is known for his memory power and he never uses any references during his lectures. Even at the age of 80, he travels a lot to attend Tamil meetings. In recognition of his contribution to the Tamil language, he has been awarded titles such as Silamboli,Noolari pulavar,Seere selvar,Tamil nala kaavalar,Kongumaamani,Senthamil Aruvi,Senthamil Kalanjiyam,Kuralneri Kaavalar,Tamil neri Selvar,Ilakkiya Selvar, Ezhil Tamil E nthal and many more. For more details about him please click here.
Jayabaskaran	Jayabaskaran started his carrier as reporter for Devi weekly magazine and then he joined with Tharasu weekly magazine. He wrote several books including “Vazhkayada Vazhkai”, “Thogudhi pakkam vaareegala”, “Uzhaithargal… Uyarnthargal”, etc. For more details about him please click here.
சேலம் ஸ்ரீராம்	Salem Shriram, according many music pundits in Chennai, is one of the bright prospects among upcoming vocalists. Shriram is one of the prime disciples of Sri. Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurti. Shriram also learnt under Sri. TVG and Salem Ms. K. Meera. Shriram has been regularly performing in the Chennai December Music Season for several yrs, now performing at the Sub-senior time slots at all important venues including the Music Academy. In the recently concluded December Music Season 2008, Shriram performed 12 concerts in Chennai. For more details about him please click here.
Mahanadhi Shobana	She is fondly known as 'Mahanadhi' Shobana for her brilliant performance as a child actor and singer in the National award winning movie 'Mahanadhi'. For more details about her please click here.
ரேவதி ராமச்சந்திரன் (பரதநாட்டியம்)	Revathi Ramachandran a follower of the Melattur style of Bharathanatyam and a disciple of Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer, recently celebrated the birth centenary of her Guru with a two day fest in Madras. A performer of 'Suddha Nritham' a style evloved by her Guru, Revathi runs a dance school, Kala Sadhanalaya in Madras. In this column, she shares with readers on her efforts at staging a unique festival. For more details about her please click here.
நடிகர் ஜீவா	One of the young and versatile actors in Tamil Cinema, Jeeva is also an accomplished performer who has won an award for his role in the movie 'Raam' at the Cyprus International Flim Festival. For more details about him please click here.
Actor Pasupathy	Pasupathy started his carrier in All India Radio Tamil jockey from 1988 to 1993 as a news reporter. He had also acted in a number of small serials. Then he got his first major recognized role in Kannathil Muthamittal where he played an important role. For more details about him please click here.
நடிகை ஜெயஸ்ரீ	Jayashree, the versatile actress is known for her spellbinding performance in all her films. Her debut flick itself with Director Sridhar won her laurels all across the film industry and she continued with same efforts. Some of her films include Visu’s Thirumathi Vegumathi, Thali Dhanam by director R C Sakthi and Karthik starrer Pistha. She also hosted the popular SUN TV game show Thiruvalar Thirumathi.
நடிகை கனிகா	Kanika is a versatile South Indian actress who has acted in many hits including 5-Star, Annavaru(Kannada), Autograph, Pazhassi Raja(Malayalam), etc. She also hosted the popular SUN TV game show 'Mega Thanga Vettai'. For more details about her please click here.
கேன்சாஸ் ராஜா (மெல்லிசை)	‘Kansas’ Raja is a self-trained singer and a harmonium player who enjoys performing a varied genre of music like Film songs, Ghazals, Bhajans, Arangetram Dance Songs, and Non-film modern songs . For more details about him please click here.
பாடகி அனுராதா ஸ்ரீராம்	Anuradha Sriram Parasuram is a renowned playback singer from Tamil Nadu, India, who has several hit songs to her credit.. For more details about this distinguished singer please click here.
ஜோதி கண்ணன்	Silambam, Kuthuvarisai and Varmakalai are among the oldest martial arts of the world. They originate from Tamil Nadu in south east India. Archeological research has confirmed the use of weapons for Silambam as early as 6000 BC. Kuthuvarisai is a technique with the bare hands, and Varmakalai uses ancient knowledge of the body's vital points. More about Kuthuvarisai, Silambam & Varmakalai
Bharatanatyam	A number of talented Bharatanatyam teachers from Atlanta with long list of accomplishments have come together to present the opening/welcoming dance to welcome everyone to the Atlanta FeTNA Tamil Vizha 2009. Colaboratively choreographed to appropriate music picked to fit the theme of the Vizha, it is certain to excite the audience and make Atlanta proud. For more details about the artistes, please click here.

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