Some of the notable students of Kalakshetra are Radha Burnier, A Janardhanan, Sarada Hoffman, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Sanjukta Panigrahi, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Dhananjayans, Adyar K. Lakshman, Krishnaveni Lakshaman, Jayashree Narayanan, Ambika Buch, Yamini Krishnamoorthy, Leela Samson, Kamala Rajgopal ( née Anatharam ), Jaya Thyagarajan, Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant.

Sweet shops cater to both North and South Indian tastes and include Adyar Ananda Bhavan, Sri Krishna Sweets, Kanti Sweets, Karthik Sweets and K. C.

Velachery is also home to several famous restaurants like Milan, Karaikudi, Anjappar, Kebab court, Snow park, Wang's kitchen, Ratna cafe, Hot chips, Parfait, Cafe Coffeday, Qwiky's Coffee, Flamingo, Krishna Sweets, Adyar Ananda Bhavan, Cakes and Bakes, Sangeeta, Dindigul Thalapakatti Briyani, Simran's Appakadai, Dominos pizza, Pizza corner, The Rock, Baskin Robins, The Dhaba, Kentucky Fried Chicken ( KFC ).

Adyar started to grow rapidly at the turn of the 20th century following the founding of the headquarters of the Theosophical Society by Madam Blavatsky here in 1883.

With the provisions of State-Center shared Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission JNNURM, PWD has started widening the South Buckingham Canal from Okkiyam Madu to Muttukadu for a stretch of About Rs. 1447. 91 crore has been allocated under the JNNURM for integrated development of waterways and macro drainages like Buckingham canal, Otteri Nullah, Virugambakkam – Arumbakkam drain, Cooum and Adyar river.

A very active and independent maillist which has no official connection with any organization is a valuable source for uptodate information on all matters relating to theosophy and TS Adyar and others.

Around this time he received a number of so-called Mahatma Letters which he stated influenced him to go to India ; he arrived at Adyar in 1884.

During 1910, Leadbeater conducted additional research into the so-called akashic records, which he stated that he clairvoyantly inspected at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar.

The neighbourhood gets its name from the Adyar River which flows through its northern limits.

As with the Adyar arrangement, each body or aura also has its own complement of chakras, which interrelate to those in the other layers.

Upon Steiner's ascension to leadership, and throughout his term in office, this German branch worked quite independently of the rest of the Theosophical Society ; in particular, Steiner sought to link to European esoteric, philosophical and scientific traditions in a way quite foreign to the main society, which was geographically and spiritually based in Adyar, India.

The northern part of the beach ( immediately south of the Cooum River ) is simply known as the Marina and is followed by the Santhome beach, which lies north of the Adyar river estuary.

The designation ' Adyar ' is added to clarify that this is the Theosophical Society with headquarters there, after William Quan Judge were separated by Besant and formed his own organization, known as the " Theosophical Society-Pasadena " with its International Headquarters in Pasadena, California.

* Quest Books is the imprint of the Theosophical Publishing House, the publishing arm of the Theosophical Society in America ( Wheaton, IL ) branch of the International Theosophical Society Adyar.

Adyar () or Adayar is a large neighbourhood in south Chennai ( formerly Madras ), Tamil Nadu, India.

It is located on the southern banks of the Adyar River.

Adyar is one of the costliest areas in Chennai with property values four times the value of similar sized properties in the northern part of Chennai.

Adyar is situated on a flat coastal plain, near Adyar river

Adyar and the neighbouring Guindy had been used as hunting grounds by British officials of Fort St. George from the 1680s onwards though Adyar is first mentioned as a suburb of Madras only in a map from the year 1740 when the British purchased the village and integrated it with the Madras Presidency.

* The Theosophical Society, is headquartered in Adyar.

Adyar is also home to Adyar Cancer Institute and Central Leather Research Institute, the world's largest leather research institute.

The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925 — Theosophical Publishing House ( in this book, Sanat Kumara is referred to as Lord of the World.

The Theosophical Society in America ( TSA ) is a member-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the teaching of Theosophy and affiliated with the international Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India.

Located on the south bank of the Adyar River, it is easily identified on satellite maps, being situated on a prominent northward bend of the river.

Leadbeater and Annie Besant ( Adyar School of Theosophy ), and later Alice Bailey, the mental body is equivalent to the " Lower Manas " of Blavatsky's original seven principles of man.

The university is located in the suburb of Sholinganallur about 15 kilometres from Adyar in Chennai.

South of the Adyar, the first section is called Elliot's beach or Besant Nagar beach and is followed by the Tiruvanmiyur beach, the Kottivakkam beach and the Neelangarai beach.

In 1925 Laura took Finch with her to Adyar, a Theosophical community near Madras, India for a number of months, and the young boy lived for a time in a Buddhist monastery.

In 1911, the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar established an organization called the Order of the Star in the East ( OSE ), to prepare the world for the expected appearance of the World Teacher.

The leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar was responsible for promoting young Jiddu Krishnamurti as the new " World Teacher " during the first few decades of the 20th century.

The campus, located on the south bank of the Adyar river provides a calm environment for quiet contemplation on comparative religion.

Vedavalli served in the Teacher's College of Music of the Madras Music Academy for several years before becoming Professor of Vocal Music in the Government College of Music Adyar.

The operator, Theosophical Broadcasting Station Pty Ltd, owned by interests associated with the local branch of Theosophical Society Adyar, was granted a radio broadcasting licence for the Sydney, area.

The Theosophical Society Adyar provided the necessary funds and organization to back Arundale as the champion for India ’ s renaissance in the arts, especially Bharatnatyam.

After his two major co-founders departed for India in 1879 to establish the international headquarters of the Society in Adyar, India ( near Madras, now known as Chennai ), young Mr. Judge carried on the work of advancing interest in Theosophy within the United States.

During the contentious Ninth Annual Convention of the American Section in 1895, eighty-three lodges voted for autonomy from the international Theosophical Society Adyar.

The national president also has the title of General Secretary for the American section of the Theosophical Society Adyar based in Chennai, India, and participates in the General Council that governs the international Society.

In 1882, he invited Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott to Madras ( now Chennai ), where he convinced them to make Adyar the permanent headquarters for the Theosophical Society.

The presence of the park and the surrounding green areas resulted in the byname, the green lungs of Chennai, for the Adyar – Guindy area.

Alfred Huntley opened Turkish baths in Bligh Street, in the city on the present site of Adyar House and later he became the chief engineer for Australian Gas Light Company.

The Adyar Eco Park was set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in January 2011 to restore this fragile eco-system to its natural state.

Theosophist Bruce F. Campbell notes, " She quickly rose to a position of influence in the American Section of the Adyar society, moving to its headquarters at Krotona in Hollywood.

In 1882, the Theosophical Society of India had set up its headquarters in Adyar, Chennai with the set goal of working towards the restoration of India's ancient glory in art, science, and philosophy.

Later, in 1892, the club was moved to its present location on the banks of the Adyar river.

She has been associated with Adyar Cancer Institute since 1955, and has held several key positions, including its Director between 1980-1997.