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international programme in management for executives ( <unk> ) is a one @@ year full @@ time mba programme for executives offered at iim lucknow 's noida campus the programme admits only candidates with a minimum of five years professional experience the course consists of four 10 @@ week terms including a two to three @@ week stint at one of the partner universities of iim lucknow
the working managers ' programme ( <unk> ) offered at the noida campus is a part @@ time programme designed for executives having a minimum of three years professional experience it consists of nine terms that stretches for 27 months
management development programmes ( mdp ) are tailor made programs to train executives in specific industry government and non @@ governmental organisations these programs which typically last three to five days are customised by subject or target group around 50 to 60 programs are conducted every year a one @@ year general management program is offered through virtual classroom as a combined initiative with the ministry of defence a six @@ month general management programme is conducted for defence officers to assist their career transition to corporate sector

= = = fellowship = = =

fellow programme in management ( fpm ) is a four @@ year doctoral programme in management started in 2000 candidates with master 's degrees or engineering undergraduate degrees are eligible for admission while the mandatory course work is undertaken in the first year and specialisation in the second year the research thesis starts in the beginning of third year after a comprehensive examination students who have completed <unk> from any of the iims are admitted directly to the second year the specialisations offered are decision sciences economics finance and accounting human resources management information technology and systems marketing management operations management and strategic management the institute does not charge tuition fees for fellowship program in addition to providing free hostel facility

= = = rankings = = =

iim lucknow was ranked no 4 by cnbc @@ <unk> 's top b @@ schools in india in 2012 and by hindustan times in india 's top 50 business schools of 2011 the institute was ranked no 5 by the business today in the list of 50 best business schools of 2011 and ranked no 6 by <unk> 's top public b @@ schools in india in 2016

= = = admission = = =

admission to the post graduate programs and fellowship program is done through the common admission test ( cat ) which is jointly conducted by the iims in the month of november every year applications are shortlisted based on cat scores scholastic achievement and work experience the <unk> given for each of these components varies each year the candidates are called for group discussions and personal interviews conducted in various cities of india in the months of february and march the final selection is based upon the performance in cat scholastic achievement work experience and performance in group discussion and personal interview admissions to the <unk> program are done based on gmat score work profile and personal interview

= = social responsibilities = =

iim lucknow has been involved in many social initiatives in collaboration with ngos a separate committee bhavishya was formed to carry out these initiatives as a part of adult literacy campaign all the workers and labourers in the campus were taught to read and write evening school and career guidance are provided for the underprivileged students of the neighbouring villages a t20 cricket league tournament called as harmony cup is conducted every year with 30 teams involving 250 students the fund raised from this event is utilised for various social initiatives such as infrastructure development at village schools and orphanages medical camp employee welfare and sponsor for education of underprivileged school children
the institute offers short term mdp programs on environmental management and carbon markets the centre of excellence for business sustainability was set up in 2011 that conducts training programs and workshops on business sustainability the competition yajna is held in collaboration with many ngos across india where students present solutions for issues faced by the ngos

= = student life = =

the school is referred to as ' hel ( l ) ' by the students in humour but enjoy every moment of their tenure to maximum the deadline are sacrosanct in all the matters here and punctuality in any respect is maintained every class meeting submissions or examinations are noted in seconds for example instead of 2pm it will be 13 @@ 59 @@ 59
synapse a student committee develops and maintains it applications for the institute community
<unk> is iim lucknow 's annual management festival held in january the three @@ day event hosts many management contests leadership summits and other inter college quizzes and competitions <unk> is an annual fair conducted by students at the colvin <unk> ' college grounds attended by the general public of the city game stalls are set up at the fair to carry out disguised market research <unk> the annual leadership summit of iim lucknow witnesses some of the financial leaders and economists of the country with whom students get an opportunity to interact
just tea aka <unk> and gossip and bite are two restaurants in the campus which were started as student ventures and are sold to the next batch every year the entrepreneurship cell conducts a competition called <unk> where all participants are given a seed capital of ₹ 2000 to run any business in the campus for two days and earn profits the student committee credence capital runs a mutual fund in which other students of the batch can invest the mess ( <unk> ) is entirely run and managed by students with the infrastructure provided by the institute and is <unk> ranked best mess among all iim 's
<unk> a three @@ day @@ long event held towards the end of september every year is the annual cultural and sports festival of iim lucknow a classical cultural night <unk> is organised by the iim lucknow chapter of <unk> <unk> in the month of august it showcases live shows of classical arts including carnatic <unk> folk instrumental and various classical indian dances the institute 's dance club random walk organises dance workshops regularly and performs stage shows during major festivals the dramatics club <unk> performs stage plays and street plays in hindi and english the <unk> sports event called as sikander is held throughout the year in a league format the institute sports team participates in most of the popular college sports meets including the inter @@ iim meet ( sangharsh ) held during january every year
<unk> an annual industry @@ academia interaction summit is held at the noida campus of iim lucknow this event provides a platform where eminent personalities from corporate world & academia can exchange ideas that are going to shape the future of india inc

= = notable alumni = =

<unk> <unk> ioc manager who was murdered for opposing corruption
ashutosh gupta director marketing solutions at linkedin apac 2000
amit <unk> president asia pacific at kellogg company 1990
amit garg executive director @@ digital at ht media limited 1993
<unk> singh managing director at tetra pak 1991
vaishali bhat vice @@ president & cfo asia @@ pacific consumer division johnson & johnson 1994
mihir <unk> chief investment officer at max life insurance company limited 1994
vijay <unk> senior vice president offshore business unit <unk> apps <unk> at capgemini 1993
<unk> grewal
deepak garg ceo of <unk>
gayatri iyer playback singer
gaurav agarwal upsc civil services exam 2013 air 1
<unk> singh juneja retail business head icici bank 1991
sriram chandrasekaran founder & ceo <unk> group 1999
<unk> acharya head of private wealth distribution and market head nri and expat business anz 1992
rakesh <unk> corporate senior vice president <unk> operations at wns global 1995
rajesh sood executive vice president & chief distribution officer at <unk> <unk> life 1992
<unk> mathur co @@ learner ( with children ) at aarohi life education 1992
anand <unk> general partner <unk> venture capital 1998
bharat parmar partner at <unk> 1999
tarun <unk> md & ceo at pnb <unk> life insurance ltd 1994
vivek gaur ceo <unk> 1993
abhijit bhave ceo at <unk> private wealth 1996
radhakrishnan anantha ceo & md at infosys bpo 1991
kishor <unk> vice president & managing partner infosys consulting retail cpg & logistics 1996
vikas mittal managing director <unk> sub continent at mccain foods india 1991
ramesh g managing director hdb financial services limited 1992
manish gupta svp / cio ( dir ) <unk> diageo business services asia pacific region 1994
anup maheshwari evp at dsp blackrock investment managers 1993
amitabh chakraborty managing director & chief investment officer at kitara capital 1994
vijay <unk> managing director at <unk> india 1991
rajiv khosla managing director at <unk> india limited ( founded by philips ) 1991
ramkumar <unk> md & ceo manipal hospitals asean 1990
suresh goyal india head macquarie infrastructure and real assets


= sri temasek =

sri temasek is a two @@ storey detached house built in 1869 which is sited within the grounds of the istana in singapore during the island 's colonial era it served as the residence of the colonial secretary or chief secretary since the establishment of the state of singapore in 1959 it has been the official residence of the prime minister of singapore though none of singapore 's prime ministers has ever lived there together with the istana it was gazetted a national monument on 14 february 1992

= = name = =

the name of the house sri temasek means splendour of temasek in the malay language the malay word <unk> or sri means charm quintessence splendour glory or a cynosure ( something that attracts attention by its brilliancy or beauty a centre of attraction interest or admiration ) temasek which means sea town in javanese was the name of an early city on the site of modern singapore today it is used as an epithet for singapore the house was originally merely known as the official residence of the chief secretary of singapore ( or the colonial secretary of singapore / the straits settlements ) and did not have its own name the state of singapore was proclaimed and the first prime minister lee kuan yew assumed office in june 1959 after which the house which has become the official residence of the prime minister has been officially named sri temasek while the government house has been officially renamed as the istana which means palace

= = design = =

the construction of the istana singapore ( then called government house ) and sri temasek was ordered by the governor of the straits settlements sir harry st george ord after the original governor 's residence had to be demolished in 1859 to make way for fort canning on the hill that bears its name sri temasek was designed by john frederick adolphus mcnair ( 1829 1910 ) a civil engineer who was appointed executive engineer and superintendent of convicts of the straits settlements and built largely using indian convict labour from bencoolen it was completed in 1869
a 1 @@ 600 @@ square @@ metre ( 17 @@ 000 sq ft ) two @@ storey detached house often called a bungalow in singapore with european and asian features sri temasek has a symmetrical layout consisting of deep verandahs surrounding central living spaces notable architectural features include arches on its upper level an intricate timber arcade with a mixture of eastern and western decorative motifs and a chinese moon gate ( a circular gateway ) on the building 's second floor although few records exist concerning the moon gate 's construction and usage it is known to have made its appearance in the house in the 1960s and to have been designed and built by william <unk> a pre @@ world war ii comptroller of government house and a professional furniture designer it is constructed of <unk> teak and meranti wood in the middle of the driveway in front of the house there is a brick pit that was originally used by horse @@ drawn carriages the house was gazetted together with the istana as a national monument on 14 february 1992
sri temasek was not used for a number of years and fell into disrepair it then underwent restoration between 2006 and march 2008 by cpg consultants under the supervision of architect maureen soh as the original hand @@ crafted timber arches and railings on the first @@ storey verandah had been damaged by termites replacements moulded from the originals made with an aluminium @@ cast alloy were used details on railings doors and windows were restored and several <unk> <unk> ( traditional wooden half @@ doors ) and wooden flooring reinstated the former servants ' quarters at the rear of the building were turned into a heritage gallery the restoration works on sri temasek won the urban redevelopment authority 's architectural heritage award in category a ( national monuments and fully conserved buildings ) in 2008

= = use = =

when first built in 1869 sri temasek was the residence of the colonial secretary of the straits settlements ( later colonial secretary / chief secretary of singapore ) all holders of the position had resided in sri temasek from 1869 to 1959 it is currently designated as the official residence of the prime minister of singapore since 1959 though none of the past and present holders of the post lee kuan yew goh chok tong and lee hsien loong have lived in it as a family home in the 1998 book lee kuan yew the man and his ideas lee kuan yew said that when he became prime minister in 1959 he and his wife kwa geok choo decided not to move into sri temasek with their three children who were then aged seven five and two because the couple did not want them to grow up in such grand surroundings with butlers and orderlies to fuss over their needs the family did stay there in 1965 for a short time for security reasons when singapore separated from malaysia apart from that according to a 2000 straits times interview with kwa the lee children often played in the grounds of the house in the evening while their father played golf or made use of the practice tee and putting green
sri temasek has been used mostly for official functions particularly in the 1960s and 1970s prominent visitors included tunku abdul rahman the founding prime minister of malaysia spiro agnew the vice @@ president of the united states indian prime minister indira gandhi denis healey british defence secretary and king hussein of jordan sri temasek was the venue for a party hosted in 1962 by lee kuan yew to thank trade unionists and civil servants for their help with the referendum on singapore joining malaysia and in 1983 the body of the late minister for finance hon sui sen lay in state there on 8 august 2008 prime minister lee hsien loong delivered his national day message from sri temasek for the first time the wake for madam kwa geok choo mother of prime minister lee hsien loong and the wife of singaporean statesman lee kuan yew was held at sri temasek in october 2010 in march 2015 a private family wake for lee kuan yew was held there


= st nidan 's church llanidan =

st nidan 's church llanidan is a 19th @@ century parish church near the village of brynsiencyn in anglesey north wales built between 1839 and 1843 it replaced the old church of st nidan llanidan which needed significant repair providing a place of anglican worship nearer to the village than the old church some items were moved here from the old church including the 13th @@ century font two bells from the 14th and 15th century and a reliquary thought to hold the remains of st nidan the tower at the west end has been described as top heavy and looking like a water tower
the church is still used for worship by the church in wales one of five in a group of parishes in the south of anglesey it is a grade ii listed building a national designation given to buildings of special interest which warrant every effort being made to preserve them in particular because it is regarded as a distinctive example of pre @@ archaeological gothic revival work the 19th @@ century clergyman and antiquarian harry longueville jones said that it had been built in a debased barbarous style showing neither architectural science nor taste

= = history and location = =

st nidan 's church was built between 1839 and 1843 replacing its medieval predecessor the architect was john welch who also designed st ffinan 's church llanffinan in central anglesey which was built in 1841 st nidan 's was originally intended to have a spire on the west tower but this was not added the chancel was built in 1882 and a vestry and organ chamber added later the battlements on the tower were added in 1933 replacing the original <unk> st nidan 's is set within a walled churchyard on the north of the <unk> road in the south of anglesey wales the village of brynsiencyn is about 500 metres ( about one @@ third of a mile ) to the south @@ west and the old church of st nidan is about 750 metres ( about half a mile ) to the south @@ east
a new church was needed because the old church needed significant repair and also because the growth of brynsiencyn meant that more people lived there than in llanidan itself like its predecessor it is dedicated to nidan a 7th @@ century welsh saint who was the confessor of the monastery at penmon on the eastern tip of anglesey
st nidan 's is still used for worship by the church in wales it is one of five churches in the combined benefice ( parishes combined under one priest ) of newborough with llanidan with llangeinwen and llanfair @@ yn @@ y @@ <unk> the parish is within the deanery of tindaethwy and menai the archdeaconry of bangor and the diocese of bangor as of 2012 the priest in charge is e roberts

= = architecture and fittings = =

international programme in management for executives ( <unk> ) is a one @@ year full @@ time mba programme for executives offered at iim lucknow 's noida campus the programme admits only candidates with a minimum of five years professional experience the course consists of four 10 @@ week terms including a two to three @@ week stint at one of the partner universities of iim lucknow

the working managers ' programme ( <unk> ) offered at the noida campus is a part @@ time programme designed for executives having a minimum of three years professional experience it consists of nine terms that stretches for 27 months

management development programmes ( mdp ) are tailor made programs to train executives in specific industry government and non @@ governmental organisations these programs which typically last three to five days are customised by subject or target group around 50 to 60 programs are conducted every year a one @@ year general management program is offered through virtual classroom as a combined initiative with the ministry of defence a six @@ month general management programme is conducted for defence officers to assist their career transition to corporate sector

= = = fellowship = = =

fellow programme in management ( fpm ) is a four @@ year doctoral programme in management started in 2000 candidates with master 's degrees or engineering undergraduate degrees are eligible for admission while the mandatory course work is undertaken in the first year and specialisation in the second year the research thesis starts in the beginning of third year after a comprehensive examination students who have completed <unk> from any of the iims are admitted directly to the second year the specialisations offered are decision sciences economics finance and accounting human resources management information technology and systems marketing management operations management and strategic management the institute does not charge tuition fees for fellowship program in addition to providing free hostel facility

= = = rankings = = =

iim lucknow was ranked no 4 by cnbc @@ <unk> 's top b @@ schools in india in 2012 and by hindustan times in india 's top 50 business schools of 2011 the institute was ranked no 5 by the business today in the list of 50 best business schools of 2011 and ranked no 6 by <unk> 's top public b @@ schools in india in 2016

= = = admission = = =

admission to the post graduate programs and fellowship program is done through the common admission test ( cat ) which is jointly conducted by the iims in the month of november every year applications are shortlisted based on cat scores scholastic achievement and work experience the <unk> given for each of these components varies each year the candidates are called for group discussions and personal interviews conducted in various cities of india in the months of february and march the final selection is based upon the performance in cat scholastic achievement work experience and performance in group discussion and personal interview admissions to the <unk> program are done based on gmat score work profile and personal interview

= = social responsibilities = =

iim lucknow has been involved in many social initiatives in collaboration with ngos a separate committee bhavishya was formed to carry out these initiatives as a part of adult literacy campaign all the workers and labourers in the campus were taught to read and write evening school and career guidance are provided for the underprivileged students of the neighbouring villages a t20 cricket league tournament called as harmony cup is conducted every year with 30 teams involving 250 students the fund raised from this event is utilised for various social initiatives such as infrastructure development at village schools and orphanages medical camp employee welfare and sponsor for education of underprivileged school children

the institute offers short term mdp programs on environmental management and carbon markets the centre of excellence for business sustainability was set up in 2011 that conducts training programs and workshops on business sustainability the competition yajna is held in collaboration with many ngos across india where students present solutions for issues faced by the ngos

= = student life = =

the school is referred to as ' hel ( l ) ' by the students in humour but enjoy every moment of their tenure to maximum the deadline are sacrosanct in all the matters here and punctuality in any respect is maintained every class meeting submissions or examinations are noted in seconds for example instead of 2pm it will be 13 @@ 59 @@ 59

synapse a student committee develops and maintains it applications for the institute community

<unk> is iim lucknow 's annual management festival held in january the three @@ day event hosts many management contests leadership summits and other inter college quizzes and competitions <unk> is an annual fair conducted by students at the colvin <unk> ' college grounds attended by the general public of the city game stalls are set up at the fair to carry out disguised market research <unk> the annual leadership summit of iim lucknow witnesses some of the financial leaders and economists of the country with whom students get an opportunity to interact

just tea aka <unk> and gossip and bite are two restaurants in the campus which were started as student ventures and are sold to the next batch every year the entrepreneurship cell conducts a competition called <unk> where all participants are given a seed capital of ₹ 2000 to run any business in the campus for two days and earn profits the student committee credence capital runs a mutual fund in which other students of the batch can invest the mess ( <unk> ) is entirely run and managed by students with the infrastructure provided by the institute and is <unk> ranked best mess among all iim 's

<unk> a three @@ day @@ long event held towards the end of september every year is the annual cultural and sports festival of iim lucknow a classical cultural night <unk> is organised by the iim lucknow chapter of <unk> <unk> in the month of august it showcases live shows of classical arts including carnatic <unk> folk instrumental and various classical indian dances the institute 's dance club random walk organises dance workshops regularly and performs stage shows during major festivals the dramatics club <unk> performs stage plays and street plays in hindi and english the <unk> sports event called as sikander is held throughout the year in a league format the institute sports team participates in most of the popular college sports meets including the inter @@ iim meet ( sangharsh ) held during january every year

<unk> an annual industry @@ academia interaction summit is held at the noida campus of iim lucknow this event provides a platform where eminent personalities from corporate world & academia can exchange ideas that are going to shape the future of india inc

= = notable alumni = =

<unk> <unk> ioc manager who was murdered for opposing corruption

ashutosh gupta director marketing solutions at linkedin apac 2000

amit <unk> president asia pacific at kellogg company 1990

amit garg executive director @@ digital at ht media limited 1993

<unk> singh managing director at tetra pak 1991

vaishali bhat vice @@ president & cfo asia @@ pacific consumer division johnson & johnson 1994

mihir <unk> chief investment officer at max life insurance company limited 1994

vijay <unk> senior vice president offshore business unit <unk> apps <unk> at capgemini 1993

<unk> grewal

deepak garg ceo of <unk>

gayatri iyer playback singer

gaurav agarwal upsc civil services exam 2013 air 1

<unk> singh juneja retail business head icici bank 1991

sriram chandrasekaran founder & ceo <unk> group 1999

<unk> acharya head of private wealth distribution and market head nri and expat business anz 1992

rakesh <unk> corporate senior vice president <unk> operations at wns global 1995

rajesh sood executive vice president & chief distribution officer at <unk> <unk> life 1992

<unk> mathur co @@ learner ( with children ) at aarohi life education 1992

anand <unk> general partner <unk> venture capital 1998

bharat parmar partner at <unk> 1999

tarun <unk> md & ceo at pnb <unk> life insurance ltd 1994

vivek gaur ceo <unk> 1993

abhijit bhave ceo at <unk> private wealth 1996

radhakrishnan anantha ceo & md at infosys bpo 1991

kishor <unk> vice president & managing partner infosys consulting retail cpg & logistics 1996

vikas mittal managing director <unk> sub continent at mccain foods india 1991

ramesh g managing director hdb financial services limited 1992

manish gupta svp / cio ( dir ) <unk> diageo business services asia pacific region 1994

anup maheshwari evp at dsp blackrock investment managers 1993

amitabh chakraborty managing director & chief investment officer at kitara capital 1994

vijay <unk> managing director at <unk> india 1991

rajiv khosla managing director at <unk> india limited ( founded by philips ) 1991

ramkumar <unk> md & ceo manipal hospitals asean 1990

suresh goyal india head macquarie infrastructure and real assets

= sri temasek =

sri temasek is a two @@ storey detached house built in 1869 which is sited within the grounds of the istana in singapore during the island 's colonial era it served as the residence of the colonial secretary or chief secretary since the establishment of the state of singapore in 1959 it has been the official residence of the prime minister of singapore though none of singapore 's prime ministers has ever lived there together with the istana it was gazetted a national monument on 14 february 1992

= = name = =

the name of the house sri temasek means splendour of temasek in the malay language the malay word <unk> or sri means charm quintessence splendour glory or a cynosure ( something that attracts attention by its brilliancy or beauty a centre of attraction interest or admiration ) temasek which means sea town in javanese was the name of an early city on the site of modern singapore today it is used as an epithet for singapore the house was originally merely known as the official residence of the chief secretary of singapore ( or the colonial secretary of singapore / the straits settlements ) and did not have its own name the state of singapore was proclaimed and the first prime minister lee kuan yew assumed office in june 1959 after which the house which has become the official residence of the prime minister has been officially named sri temasek while the government house has been officially renamed as the istana which means palace

= = design = =

the construction of the istana singapore ( then called government house ) and sri temasek was ordered by the governor of the straits settlements sir harry st george ord after the original governor 's residence had to be demolished in 1859 to make way for fort canning on the hill that bears its name sri temasek was designed by john frederick adolphus mcnair ( 1829 1910 ) a civil engineer who was appointed executive engineer and superintendent of convicts of the straits settlements and built largely using indian convict labour from bencoolen it was completed in 1869

a 1 @@ 600 @@ square @@ metre ( 17 @@ 000 sq ft ) two @@ storey detached house often called a bungalow in singapore with european and asian features sri temasek has a symmetrical layout consisting of deep verandahs surrounding central living spaces notable architectural features include arches on its upper level an intricate timber arcade with a mixture of eastern and western decorative motifs and a chinese moon gate ( a circular gateway ) on the building 's second floor although few records exist concerning the moon gate 's construction and usage it is known to have made its appearance in the house in the 1960s and to have been designed and built by william <unk> a pre @@ world war ii comptroller of government house and a professional furniture designer it is constructed of <unk> teak and meranti wood in the middle of the driveway in front of the house there is a brick pit that was originally used by horse @@ drawn carriages the house was gazetted together with the istana as a national monument on 14 february 1992

sri temasek was not used for a number of years and fell into disrepair it then underwent restoration between 2006 and march 2008 by cpg consultants under the supervision of architect maureen soh as the original hand @@ crafted timber arches and railings on the first @@ storey verandah had been damaged by termites replacements moulded from the originals made with an aluminium @@ cast alloy were used details on railings doors and windows were restored and several <unk> <unk> ( traditional wooden half @@ doors ) and wooden flooring reinstated the former servants ' quarters at the rear of the building were turned into a heritage gallery the restoration works on sri temasek won the urban redevelopment authority 's architectural heritage award in category a ( national monuments and fully conserved buildings ) in 2008

= = use = =

when first built in 1869 sri temasek was the residence of the colonial secretary of the straits settlements ( later colonial secretary / chief secretary of singapore ) all holders of the position had resided in sri temasek from 1869 to 1959 it is currently designated as the official residence of the prime minister of singapore since 1959 though none of the past and present holders of the post lee kuan yew goh chok tong and lee hsien loong have lived in it as a family home in the 1998 book lee kuan yew the man and his ideas lee kuan yew said that when he became prime minister in 1959 he and his wife kwa geok choo decided not to move into sri temasek with their three children who were then aged seven five and two because the couple did not want them to grow up in such grand surroundings with butlers and orderlies to fuss over their needs the family did stay there in 1965 for a short time for security reasons when singapore separated from malaysia apart from that according to a 2000 straits times interview with kwa the lee children often played in the grounds of the house in the evening while their father played golf or made use of the practice tee and putting green

sri temasek has been used mostly for official functions particularly in the 1960s and 1970s prominent visitors included tunku abdul rahman the founding prime minister of malaysia spiro agnew the vice @@ president of the united states indian prime minister indira gandhi denis healey british defence secretary and king hussein of jordan sri temasek was the venue for a party hosted in 1962 by lee kuan yew to thank trade unionists and civil servants for their help with the referendum on singapore joining malaysia and in 1983 the body of the late minister for finance hon sui sen lay in state there on 8 august 2008 prime minister lee hsien loong delivered his national day message from sri temasek for the first time the wake for madam kwa geok choo mother of prime minister lee hsien loong and the wife of singaporean statesman lee kuan yew was held at sri temasek in october 2010 in march 2015 a private family wake for lee kuan yew was held there

= st nidan 's church llanidan =

st nidan 's church llanidan is a 19th @@ century parish church near the village of brynsiencyn in anglesey north wales built between 1839 and 1843 it replaced the old church of st nidan llanidan which needed significant repair providing a place of anglican worship nearer to the village than the old church some items were moved here from the old church including the 13th @@ century font two bells from the 14th and 15th century and a reliquary thought to hold the remains of st nidan the tower at the west end has been described as top heavy and looking like a water tower

the church is still used for worship by the church in wales one of five in a group of parishes in the south of anglesey it is a grade ii listed building a national designation given to buildings of special interest which warrant every effort being made to preserve them in particular because it is regarded as a distinctive example of pre @@ archaeological gothic revival work the 19th @@ century clergyman and antiquarian harry longueville jones said that it had been built in a debased barbarous style showing neither architectural science nor taste

= = history and location = =

st nidan 's church was built between 1839 and 1843 replacing its medieval predecessor the architect was john welch who also designed st ffinan 's church llanffinan in central anglesey which was built in 1841 st nidan 's was originally intended to have a spire on the west tower but this was not added the chancel was built in 1882 and a vestry and organ chamber added later the battlements on the tower were added in 1933 replacing the original <unk> st nidan 's is set within a walled churchyard on the north of the <unk> road in the south of anglesey wales the village of brynsiencyn is about 500 metres ( about one @@ third of a mile ) to the south @@ west and the old church of st nidan is about 750 metres ( about half a mile ) to the south @@ east

a new church was needed because the old church needed significant repair and also because the growth of brynsiencyn meant that more people lived there than in llanidan itself like its predecessor it is dedicated to nidan a 7th @@ century welsh saint who was the confessor of the monastery at penmon on the eastern tip of anglesey

st nidan 's is still used for worship by the church in wales it is one of five churches in the combined benefice ( parishes combined under one priest ) of newborough with llanidan with llangeinwen and llanfair @@ yn @@ y @@ <unk> the parish is within the deanery of tindaethwy and menai the archdeaconry of bangor and the diocese of bangor as of 2012 the priest in charge is e roberts

= = architecture and fittings = =