8TH WORLD UNIVERSITY SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 NEWSLETTER 1 1ST SEPTEMBER 2014 “NAMMA” CHENNAI WELCOMES YOU Dwaraka Welcome to “Namma(our) state ofTIPS Tamil Nadu Chennai – Heart of Tamil Nadu”. The name stands • If you are travelling out by itself. We are indeed to Chennai in sum- very proud to have you all mer, carry an umbrella, bottled water and oral here. Quite simply, Namma rehydration salts. Chennai has its own perfect • Check out the tradi- mixture of almost every- tional cuisines served thing at right proportion. in the restuarants Day starts for several of Chennai residents with Sri FUN FACTS Venkatesha Suprabhatam • Outside of UK, (devotional songs) and draw- Corporation of Chennai ing of the kolams (rango- is the oldest munici- lis made using rice powder) pal corporation in the outside their homes. Your world. Chennai visit can never be Arial view of the Marina Beach - The second largest in the world • Chennai is also complete without an auto ride. known as the “Gateway The city houses the second biggest film indus- ; Marina beach - a natu- of South India try in the country after Mumbai. Besides Tamil, ral urban beach in the Malayalam and Telugu movies are also produced in city of Chennai, along the Chennai. Tamil stars are venerated and have often Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian Ocean; Muttukaadu gone on to rule the state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai Boat house-a water sport facility on the East Coast offers a lot in terms of architecture, museums and art Road at Muttukadu, offering rowing, wind surfing, galleries, movies, music and dance. Architecture of water skiing, and speedboat riding and drive along Chennai is a blend of various architectural styles. Ma- ECR is never to be missed. To empty your wallets, we dras museum is the most visited museum in the city. also have shopping malls like Express Avenue, Phoe- For sight- seeing, we have Mahabalipuram also nix Market city, Ampa Skywalk, Forum mall. De- known as Mamallapuram, a shore temple, is a spite the wide inroads made by modernization, Chen- town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian nai still remains deep-rooted in culture and tradition. QUOTE OF THE DAY JOKE OF THE DAY “Good is not good enough when better • If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you! • Q: Why did the chicken get sent off? is expected” A: For persistent fowl play! TAMIL LINGUISTIC CORNER NANDRI - Thank You. EPPADI IRUKEENGA? - How are you? WORLD UNIVERSITY SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 INAUGURATED Dwaraka The 8th world university squash said Mr.Shripathi. He also tournament 2014 was inaugurated personally appreciated FISU, at the Indian Squash Academy, CISCA FISU Chairperson, Squash Racket Federation of In- and various other organizers dia (SRFI) on 1st September, 2014. who worked hard. He also ap- The event started with a march past preciated the media for the of the participants. As the mem- coverage. He also request- bers present inside the ed the players to take some court arose for the Indian Nation- time off and explore the city al Anthem, the national flag was and wished them good luck. hoisted. Later, the British Deputy FISU Anthem was played High Commissioner of South In- as the FISU flag was hoist- dia, Mr. Bharat Joshi delivered Players assembled inside the squash ed. Fo llowed by, Apara- his speech which was followed by jitha Balamurukan, Indi- the speech of Ms. Alison, CISCA an player taking the oath Chair (FISU). As she invited the President SRFI to of athletes on behalf of all the players and Ra- speak, Mr. Shripathi declared the Championship open. jiv Reddy (Tournament referee), oath of Referee. “India has been triggering waves recently and all of The vibrant cultural dance program by Sathya- us are aware that we are flying our flag proudly”, bama Engineering College students was a super hit. GALLERY EDITORIAL BOARD ADVISOR - Major S.Maniam MEMBERS - Dwaraka , Aishwarya , Krishna.