MAMBALAM TIMES CMYK ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION www.mambalamtimes.in FREE Vol. 15, No. 48 June 4 - 10, 2017 23,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Sunday! By Our Staff Reporter Even a couple of days after the major fire in Chennai Silks was doused, resi- dents living in the vicinity, espe- cially those in the streets off Usman Road, had to put up with not only the acrid smell of the toxic smoke caused by the fire, but also irri- tation and water- Chennai Silks fire: toxic smoke pollutes nearby areas ing in eyes. It also severely affected those suffering from breathing problems. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board sent its mobile air quality monitoring labora- tory to T. Nagar to assess the pollution levels in the area. A doctor in Public Health Center told Mambalam Times that the number of outpatients had increased on May 31 and June 1, with many complain- ing of breathing problems, sore throat and burning eyes He said that the acrid smell was caused by a mixture of gases from the burning of syn- thetic fibre, plastic, furniture and other material kept in the showroom. R. Lakshmi (a resi- dent) told Mambalam Times that even after closing all win- dows and switching on the air- conditioner, there was no re- spite. “We could feel an acrid smell and irritation of the eyes for more than two days. My neighbour who suffers from asthma went to his relative’s house in Nanganallur for a couple of days”, she said.
Even a coupleof days after themajor fire inChennai Silkswas doused, resi-dents living in thevicinity, espe-cially those in thestreets offUsman Road,had to put upwith not only theacrid smell of thetoxic smokecaused by thefire, but also irri-tation and water-
Chennai Silks fire: toxic smoke pollutesnearby areas
ing in eyes. It also severelyaffected those suffering frombreathing problems.
The Tamil Nadu PollutionControl Board sent its mobileair quality monitoring labora-tory to T. Nagar to assess thepollution levels in the area.
A doctor in Public HealthCenter told Mambalam Timesthat the number of outpatientshad increased on May 31 andJune 1, with many complain-ing of breathing problems, sorethroat and burning eyes
He said that the acrid smell
was caused by a mixture ofgases from the burning of syn-thetic fibre, plastic, furnitureand other material kept in theshowroom. R. Lakshmi (a resi-dent) told Mambalam Timesthat even after closing all win-dows and switching on the air-conditioner, there was no re-spite. “We could feel an acridsmell and irritation of the eyesfor more than two days. Myneighbour who suffers fromasthma went to his relative’shouse in Nanganallur for acouple of days”, she said.
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By Our Staff ReporterM .Vijayalakshmi and 9 of her students presented ‘Rama Katha Sudha’, a lec-dem comprising songs describing the
story of Lord Rama, on May 28, in Sivanthi Aditanar Memorial Hall, Poes Garden, Teynampet.She is a resident of Nu-tech Vijaya Apartments, 11/5, Rajunaicken Street, West Mambalam and has been running
her music school Vijaya Kalalaya from her residence for more than 30 years.She has presented a number of lec-dems with her students in various temples in Chennai.Her contact number is 98844 84860.
Mass chanting ofVishnuSahasranaamamon ThursdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Chennai Group of VishnuSahasranaamam Mandalis has or-ganized mass chanting of VishnuSahasranaamam at 10 a.m onThursday, June 8 in Goshala(Sankara Math, Kasi ViswanatharKovil Street, West Mambalam) onthe occasion of Kanchi MahaPeriyavaa Anusham Day.
ISKCON programin Mambalam on SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter
The International Society forKrishna Consciousness(ISKCON), Injambakkam,conducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’programs from 7 p.m to 9 p.mon Saturdays at 28, South K.
R. Koil Street, West Mam-balam.
The program includesbhajans, congregationalchanting and Bhagwad Gitaclasses. More details can behad in phone 2371 3606 or fromRanga Krishna Das (24744900, 98400 27800).
All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterSambasivam Street, T.
Nagar is in a bad condition.The road, which was dug up
by Metrowater workers to laya new pipeline, has not beenclosed properly.
The surface is uneven withseveral potholes.
The residents havecomplained that there is heavydust pollution every time avehicle passes by.
They have appealed toChennai Corporation to relaythe road.
Residents appeal to relay SambasivamStreet
By Our Staff ReporterThe slabs used in covering the wide opening in the storm
water drain are protruding outwards on Dr. Nair Road, T.Nagar near Vani Mahal.
They pose a danger to unwary pedestrians, especially in thedark due to poor visibility.
Registration is open for free ‘Samashti Upanayanam’ to beperformed for Brahmin boys by Sri Bhuvaneswari CharitableTrust (Subba Colony, K. K. Nagar) on Sunday, June 25 in avenue in Kodambakkam.
Boys from economically weak background and in the agegroup of 7 to 15 years from any Vedam, subsect, can have theirupanayanam.
Preference will be given for those willing to take up templeservice or learn the Vedas.
Since arrangements have to be made in advance, parentswishing to have upanayanam for their sons are requested toregister by Tuesday, June 6.
For registration and other details, contact the Trust in 9840787957 or 91766 51942.
Free Veda classeson Sundays
Veda Vidhta Samithi, WestMambalam conducts freeVeda and Surya Namaska-ram classes at 6.30 p.m onSundays in Murugasramam,Station Road. West Mam-balam.
Previous knowledge of Vedaor Sanskrit is not essential.Beginners will be guidedthrough graded lessons. Inter-ested persons can register atthe venue.
All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterSree Suprabatha Sabha
(Baroda 2nd Street, WestMambalam) will conduct itsannual competitions for schoolstudents in July.
They will include music, groupbhajans, quiz, oratorical, sloka,Anthakshari on slokas andGita recitation competitions.
For seniors (16 to 22 years),the music competition will bein Thyagaraja kritis, Dikshitarkritis, general kritis, UtasavaSampradaya kritis, Ragamneraval, swara singing anddevotional songs.
For juniors (12 to 15 years)and sub-juniors (8 to 11 years),the music competition will bein Carnatic vocal, UtsavaSampradaya Kritis anddevotional songs
For music and Gita contests,students can enroll directly andfor other contests, they shouldapply through their school.
The last date for registrationis Monday, June 26.
For registration and moredetails, visit the websites http://sssabha.org and http://srisuprabathasabha.tk/ or call2480 0440 or 4356 3360.
Music contests forschool students
Free yoga classesfrom June 5 to 9By Our Staff Reporter
To mark ‘International YogaDay’, Shiva Yoga Center (111,4th Avenue, Ashok Nagar) willconduct free yoga classes fromMonday, June 5 to Friday, June9 in its premises.
Classes will be conducted forall age groups.
There will be three batchesin a day.
More details can had fromBhuvana (Yoga instructor) in95000 26998.
All are welcome.
Talk on ThiruArutpa onTuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices ofVallalar Sanmarga Sangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), Prof. ArangaRamalingam will give adiscourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa –ñº¬ø è‡ì õ£êè‹ñº¬ø è‡ì õ£êè‹ñº¬ø è‡ì õ£êè‹ñº¬ø è‡ì õ£êè‹ñº¬ø è‡ì õ£êè‹’at 6 p.m on Tuesday, June 6, inSakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar).
All are welcome.
By Our Staff Reporter90-year-old A. S. Rajamani
(16th Ave-nue, Ashok Nagar)helps support social causes bymaking regular donations.
He recently donated Rs. 1lakh to Sri BhuvaneswariCharitable Trust (AshokNagar) for the samashtiupanayanam program to beheld on June 25. He is a regularcontributor to Single TeacherSchool project (an initiative ofSwami Vive-kananda RuralDevelopment Society, T.Nagar), Amar Seva Sangamand other old age homesaccording to their needs.
He said that his wife R.Vasantha (83), with whom hehad been married for 64 years,passed away last year and ithad also been her wish to makephilanthropic contributions.
He is a native of North ArcotDistrict, and has been a resi-dent of Ashok Nagar for morethan 15 years.
He had retired as legaladvisor from Bharath Petro-leum. He has a son, a daughter,grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Free vocationalcourses for womenBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Sathya Sai WomenVocational Training Center (1,Appasamy Street, T. Nagar)will offer free training for womenon computer operation,accounts, Spoken English,Tailoring, beauty care, yoga,handwork and printing.
There will be free coachingfor those who are interested inpursuing Std. 10, Std. 12,B.Com and MBA.
Application forms can beobtained from the office from10 a.m to 2.30 p.m fromMonday to Saturday.
More details can be had in2834 1625 and 94440 52743.
Sai bhajans on SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sai bhajans are conducted at 6.15 p.m on Saturdays in SriSathya Sai Organization, Ashok Nagar Samithi (143, 101st
Street, 15th Sector, K. K. Nagar).All are welcome.More details can be had from T. S. Mani (Convenor) in phones
Bharathidasan Colony, K. K. Nagar) conducts Sri Sathya Saibhajans from 6.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m on Saturdays in its pre-mises.
All are welcome.More details can be had in phone 94448 25183.
Free Veda classes thrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter
Kurichi Lakshminarasimhachariar (resident of 8, 2nd MainRoad, CIT Nagar East, Nandanam) conducts free Veda andSuktham classes from 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.
By Our Staff ReporterChennai Silks, a leading textile showroom
with seven floors and a basement in UsmanRoad, T. Nagar, was destroyed in a majorfire that started at around 4 a.m on May 31and continued for another 24 hours before itwas brought under control.
The building also houses Sree KumaranThangamaligai (a gold jewellery showroom)in the ground floor.
Incidentally, the building was facingdemolition for plan violation in 2006, butmanaged to stave it off, only to be gutted byfire now. Stocks worth crores of rupees weredestroyed in the fire. 14 persons trapped inthe building were rescued unhurt. Passersbynoticed thick smoke emanating from thebuilding at around 4.30 a.m and immediatelyalerted the Fire and Rescue Departmentwhich rushed personnel to the spot.
6 fire tenders, 25 watertenders and over 150 personnelwere pressed into servicebesides 65 tanker lorries ofMetrowater to douse the fire.
A skylift was used to rescue14 staff members trapped inthe top floor of the building.
The cause of the fire wassaid to be an electric shortcircuit. Narrow roads and theabsence of easy approachhindered the fire servicepersonnel’s efforts to put outthe flames early. According toS. George (Director General ofPolice and Director, Fire andRescue Services), the fire couldnot be controlled as the buildingwas completely sealed eitherwith concrete or glass. He saidthat the thick smoke alsoprevented the personnel frommoving forward.
Due to lack of ventilation,the fire quickly spreadupwards and to all the otherparts of the building. The largequantity of diesel for thegenerator stored in thebasement and the inflamm-able clothing material added
fuel to the blazing fire.By around 11 a.m, the ground
floor caved in, making itimpossible for the fire person-nel to enter the building.
After fighting for over 10hours, the fire in the rear sectionof the building was broughtunder control, but the fire inthe front side continued to ragesince it was covered with glass,wood and a concrete wall.
George said that with noother option left, they decidedto break open the windows,glass façade and concrete wallsto spray water into the building.
Finally, after fighting the firefor over 15 hours, it wasbrought under control by 7 p.mwith thick smoke stillemanating from the 7th floor.
It was only by the nextmorning that the fire in all partsof the building including the 7th
floor was completely doused.He added that had the fire
spread to nearby buildings, itcould have led to a majordisaster. Later, based on aninspection by the dept.concerned, the State Govt. took
the decision to completelydemolish the building. Anofficial said that the moneyspent on the rescue operationwill be recovered from theowners of Chennai Silks.
Police personnel cordoned offUsman Road at both its endsand all shops on both sides ofthe road were kept closed.
A FIR has been registered inthe case which terms it anaccident. The FIR was filed byChennai Silks managerRavindran.
Speaking to reporters, stateFinance Minister D Jaya-kumar said that necessaryaction would be taken if therewere any violation of buildingnorms. The smoke spread to awide area in the vicinitycausing severe pollution. Manycomplained of eye irritation andbreathing problems.
R. Chandrasekaran (aresident of Lake View Road)told Mambalam Times that hewas on his regular morningwalk with his daughter whenhe saw a small crowd gatheredoutside Chennai Silks and
smoke emanating from thebuilding.
Within the next five minutes,I could hear fire tenders comingin. I was there for another hourand the intensity of the firestarted to rise alarmingly.
A battalion of police perso-nnel kept the onlookers awayand also cleared the area andblocked off Usman Road at bothits ends.
According to V.S. Jayara-man (a resident of MotilalStreet and a senior member ofT. Nagar Residents’ WelfareAssociation), the locals hadbeen wary of such an accidentfor a long time due to violationin construction norms by thesecommercial establishmentsand have also filed a case in theHigh Court in 2014 on the multi-ple violations in the buildings inthe T. Nagar shopping district.
Chennai Silks is expected torecoup a significant portion ofthe losses as it is reported tohave taken insurance cover tothe tune of Rs. 40 crore for theproperty with a leadinginsurance company.
Fire deprives neighbourhoodresidents of waterBy Our Staff Reporter
Metrowater supplied around 7 lakh liters of water throughtankers to douse the major fire in the Chennai Silks showroomin Usman Road, T. Nagar which started in the wee hours of May31 and continued the next day.
According to a Metrowater official, 54 tankers were put intooperation to supply the water.
It affected the daily supply of around 6 lakh liters of waterthrough tankers to around 700 households in and around T.Nagar. The residents had to make alternative arrangementsby buying water from private suppliers at higher prices to meettheir needs. Many complained that the private tankers exploitedthe situation by increasing the rate.
The crisis continued the next day and the regular supply tothe residents was delayed by more than 72 hours.
Water through tankers is supplied to the residents fromfilling points in Valluvar Kottam and K. K. Nagar.
With piped water supply drying up, the demand for supply ofwater through tanker has increased.
A Metrowater official said that the normal waiting period isthree days from the date of booking
“We have been buying water through tankers for the pastone month from Metrowater. They usually supply within 48hours of placing the order. On May 31, the supply was due andby noon the sump had gone dry. When I went to the fillingstation, I was told the supply will be delayed by another coupleof days due to the fire”, said S. Anand (a resident of VeerasamyStreet, West Mambalam).
“We went without water for the next 24 hours before aprivate tanker supplied us a load of water at Rs. 3,200 for14000 liters when the normal rate is Rs. 2,100”, he added.
Decision on building violationsdelayedBy Our Staff Reporter
A day before the Chennai Silks fire, the High Court appointedMonitoring Committee had met for the 61st time.
As always, it discussed at length the T. Nagar buildingviolations and the impediments to enforcement.
The 62 “unauthorised buildings” so far identified in T. Nagarhad flouted development regulations, particularly withreference to Floor Space Index, and therefore action had to betaken, especially since the Smart City project is to be takenup soon in T. Nagar. Government officials, who are part of themonitoring committee, were absent, except for the CMDA ViceChairman and Housing and Urban Development secretary D.P. Yadav. The committee comprises six government officialsand six non-officials.
FSI was only one aspect of the violations. “In RanganathanStreet, if the CMDA goes by rules then no multi-storey buildingshould exist,” said a former member of the committee.
CMDA officials said that any decision to demolish theunauthorised buildings has to be taken by the government, atthe Chief Minister’s level.
“CMDA officials at the committee meetings did accept thatthere were violations but said they were helpless as thegovernment has to take the decision,” said M.G. Devasahayam,a former IAS officer and a committee member.
Chennai Silks showroom to bereopenedBy Our Staff Reporter
The Chennai Silks plans to soon reopen its textile retailshowroom that was destroyed in a fire on May 31.
According to a spokesperson of the company, the initialestimate is that goods worth Rs. 200 crores had been destroyed.
The Tirupur-based Chennai Silks Group has appealed to thegovernment to provide the required approval at the earliest sothat it can start reconstruction of the showroom soon.
About 1,400 workers who were employed in the showroomwill be temporarily placed in its other showrooms.
“We have plans to open about 10 more outlets in Chennai,”the spokesperson said.
The Chennai Silks, which was started more than five decadesago, is today a conglomerate with presence in jewellery, energy,and construction sectors, apart from textiles.
Free Veda classes daily inMurugasramam
Veda Vidya Samithi conducts free Veda classes at 6.30 a.mdaily in Om Murugasramam (12, Srinivasapillai Street, WestMambalam). Special classes are also held on Saturdays andSundays. Upanishad, Navagraha and Mahanyaasam classesare also held twice a week.
All are welcome to attend the classes.For more details, contact Venkatraman in 98403 20005.
By Our Staff ReporterA large bunch of damaged internet cables is lying abandoned
on the margin of G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, near New GiriRoad. It is causing obstruction to motorists.
Damaged internet cables blockroad margin
By RANDOR GUY
TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK
TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 55When Ambikapathi was remade years later with Sivaji
Ganesan and P.Bhanumathi repeating the roles of MKTBhagavathar and Santhanalakshmi, strangely, TA Mathuramwas to repeat her same role in the later version too, but the filmdid not do well at the box office. The MKT version was still toogreen in the memory banks of Tamil moviegoers.
Interestingly, though T. A. Mathuram and N. S. Krishnan,the greatest comedy pair of Indian Cinema as well as husbandand wife in real life, were cast in the original ‘Ambikapathi’, theywere not paired together as they were in other films. Indeed,they never meet on screen in ‘Ambikapathi’. Krishnan playeda wanderer falling in love with the buxom wife of a friend, playedby P. R. Mangalam. The friend was played by P. G. Venkatesan,a fine singer, known as ‘the Saigal of South India’. Krishnan’sinterest in the woman and the progress of their love affair wereconveyed in detail to the man by Krishnan himself, blissfullyunaware that his friend was the woman’s husband! A nice bitof comedy superbly done by Krishnan.
When screened at the International Film Festival 1991 inMadras, the packed South Indian Film Chamber Auditoriumrocked with laughter watching NSK’s comedy. His comedyremained as fresh as ever and the reception accorded to itduring the Festival clearly showed that Krishnan was still adraw. When he came on screen, even the below-30s in theaudience clapped, showing that he was still a cult figure fortyand more years after his death.
One of the major features of ‘Ambikapathi’ was its poeticand sweetly fascinating dialogues,. Dialogues in Tamil in ear-lier years had been stilted or too colloquial, relying much onBrahmin slang. Elangovan changed all that. His Tamil addedlustre to the film and, for the first time in Tamil Cinema, thedialogues were specially noticed by the common person and thecritic. The dialogue-writer assumed importance and Elangovancreated waves in Tamil Cinema.
Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, by now a living legend, began toinsist that producers approaching him for a movie should cometo him only after engaging Papanasam Sivan and Elangovanand paying their customary advances. During that period, theBhagavathar - Papanasam Sivan - Elangovan trio was con-sidered just what was needed for box-office success. It all beganwith ‘Ambikapathi’.
With the stunning success of ‘Chintamani’ and ‘Ambikapathi’in a single year, movie enthusiasts started regardingThyagaraja Bhagavathar as a demigod. His subsequent filmstoo began enjoying yearlong runs. ‘Thiruneelakantar’ (1939),directed by Raja Sandow, was another musical hit ofBhagavathar’s. One of its songs ‘Dheena KarunaakaraneNataraajaa...’ joined the list of great melodies of Tamil Cinema.
A tale of a potter-turned-saint, ‘Thiruneelakantar’ enjoysgreat popularity to this day.
As his films normally enjoyed long runs, Bhagavathar did notbelieve in doing films in quick succession. He engaged himselfin other activities like performing in music concerts, for whichthere was a great demand. That was why during the decade1934-44; Bhagavathar appeared in only nine films, all of themclassics.
‘Ashok Kumar’ (1941), directed by Raja Chandrasekhar,was based on a so-called historical story built around Ashokathe Great, his son Gunalan, and the young queenTrishyarakshitai. A tale of a lustful stepmother trying toentice her stepson, it was indeed a rehash of the popular folkmyth tale ‘Sarangadhara’, which has been filmed in more thanone language. A version with Bhagavathar and S.D.Subbulakshmi came out a ‘Naveena Sarangadhara’ (1936).Why Naveena (means ‘new’)? There had been a film called‘Sarangadhara’ (1935) in the earlier year and so this was called‘Naveena’! Simple, is it not?
In ‘Ashok Kumar’, Bhagavathar played Gunalan. A singingactress, T. V. Kumudhini, a newcomer who had made a markin 1939 with H.M.Reddi’s ‘Mathrubhoomi’, portrayed his wife.A leading Telugu star and fine actress, Pasupuleti Kannamba,who played the lecherous stepmother also came in for noticefor her graceful beauty. ‘Ashok Kumar’ too was a majorsuccess, all its songs becoming hits .... ( To be continued)
Keep your neighbourhoodclean and green.
By Our Staff ReporterGirija Sriram (a resident of
Lakshmi Colony, T. Nagar), aqualified educator for specialchildren, was presented ‘Su-per Mom’ award by SriArunodayam Charitable Trust(Kolathur) recently.
Girija also offers counsellingto parents of autistic children.
Girija’s experience of bring-ing up her daughter Aishwarya,who is autistic, motivated herto study psychology. She didher BA in both Tamil and Psy-chology through correspon-dence and also completed a fulltime diploma course in ‘MentalRetardation’ from NIMH,Secunderabad.
“Autistic children are justdifferent, it is for the parentsand educators to look at theirhidden talents and nurturethem”, says Girija.
With her mother’s guidance,Aishwarya has coped well withher autism and is a puzzle ex-pert and an artist.
Girija worked as ‘SpecialEducator’ in MaduramNarayanan Centre, T. Nagarfrom 1991 to 2000 and in Sri
Special educator gets ‘SuperMom’ award
Sakthi Academy, Saidapetfrom 2009 to 2013, where shedesigned and implementedearly intervention programsfor special children.
Girija regularly participatesin and has also conductedawareness programs on au-tism and related conditions.
She has received severalawards from both governmentand private organizations forher contributions in her cho-sen field. Anyone needing ad-vice or counselling on autismand related conditions maycontact Girija in 2815 4304 /98412 81949.
Sloka contest, quiztomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Aravindha Bharathi hasorganized a sloka recitationcompetition and a quiz on Tamilculture from 6 p.m to 8 p.m onMonday, June 5 in SisterSubbulakshmi School (GuildStreet, T. Nagar, behind SivaVishnu Temple) as part ofhomage to Guruji Golwalkar ofRashtriya SwayamsevakSangh. It is open to all.
For more details, call 24741739 or 94451 15876.
Sai bhajans onFridaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sai bhajans are conductedon Fridays, from 6.15 p.m to7.15 p.m in Sri KrishnanTemple, Thanikachalam Road,Pondy Bazaar, T. Nagar. Allare welcome.
By M. A. SADANAND
NO HOLDS BARRED
The Road to HellThings, good and bad, are sent by the forces of nature to
have an innings which, when the time comes, plays itselfout. This eternal truth was discovered by some of us whotravelled from Kochi to Bengaluru after attending mygrandson’s grand wedding that afternoon.
En route to the Kochi airport, with an hour of daylight togo, we decided to foray into my wife’s ancestral home, theroad to which looked like it had been hit by Hitler’s bombsduring the closing years of the despot.
While India became politically free soon thereafter, theruts, for want of newly discovered words in the goldentongues of officialese, continued to stand on what was oncecalled ‘roads’. No local body elected in these 70 yearsthought of planting a single light on that long and narrowstreet!
The flight from Kochi took off an hour late and we reachedBengaluru airport in the wee hours of the next morning. Mygranddaughter Nitya swung into action and booked anUber cab with the practised ease of a smart phone special-ist. The cab zoomed off as if on an urgent mission… a missionto hit every single hump and rut on the 50 km stretch of roadto home. Despite our cautioning the cabbie to be careful asI had a delicate back, we seemed to be entrapped in a pre-dated roadless path of boneshakerdom.
When nearing home with the glimmer of hope that thishell would soon pan off, we hit a sneaky mother-of-all roadhumps at 120 kmph! The four-wheeler did a double-thudand my poor 83-year-old pate hit the ceiling and nearlymade me an invertebrate.
We all screamed at the cabbie in one voice as the vehiclecame to screeching halt. We began to wonder whether theUber cabbie had visited one of those arrack shops that linedthe highways before climbing behind the wheel.
Then, out of the gloom, appeared an unusual apparitionwaving a torch and barring our way. It was a hefty cop whoinsisted on a breath test on the driver. Surprisingly, findingnothing incriminating in the cabbie’s breath, which wasprobably innocent like mother’s milk, he growled, “there afew drunks on the road, sorry for stopping you”. He wavedus on.
The rest of the journey was mercifully short and spent intotal silence while each of us carefully took inventory of thestate of our recently rearranged skeletal structure. Thesight of home had never looked so beautiful and comforting!
They say that the road to hell is paved with good inten-tions. I disagree. In Bengaluru, it is paved with unmarkedroad humps, deep ruts and rotten cabbies!
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TUITION in APJ Academyat West Mambalam & KamajarSalai- K. K. Nagar, admissionopen (2017-18), Std. 6 to 12(CBSE/State Board – Maths,Physics, Chemistry, Biology,Computer Science, Accounts,Business Maths) languages:School / spoken (English,Hindi, French, German).Devaki. Ph: 98840 51654,98840 51656.
RESULT oriented tuitionfor Mathematics, Chemistry,Biology, Accountancy,English, Hindi, Science, Eco-nomics, all levels, experiencedtutors, home tuition, fees Rs.700/ hour, monthly fees Rs.5600 /subject, motivation isthe key!, education iscelebration!. Ph: 94447 71981.
NEW admissions open!School tuitions upto +2, allBoards, all subjects, Hindiexams Parichay to Praveen,B.E, B. Tech, Diploma, UG &PG, all papers, all Universities.CPT, IPCC, CA, CMA, CS,IIT-JEE, medical and all Indian& international entranceexams. Basic & spokenEnglish, Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit,French, German, Chinese &all Indian and foreign languagescourses. All extra curricularactivities for kids and ladies.SSLTC – West Mambalam &T. Nagar, any-where inChennai. Ph: 98414 35085 /95, 98413 35085 / 95.
MAMBALAM SVLPackers & Moversfor shifting, Local.Insurance free,door to door. Chen-nai, Mumbai, Pune,Delhi, Hyderabad,Kerala, Bangaloreand all over India.Just dial and relax.Ph: 98410 44422,93831 44422, 32514422. Email: svlpackers&[email protected]. Web: svlpackersandmovers.coms.
R A I N B O WPackers & Movers,local shifting, min-imum cost Rs. 4000,Chennai, TamilNadu, Hyderabad,Bangalore, Mumbai,& all over India, cartransport, 100%safe, door to door.Ph: 96002 96873,98403 65122. Email:[email protected].
S B Packers & Movers:local & any where in India,safe & secure, free insurance,0% damage. Ph: 97908 72957,78715 86301. Email:[email protected].
M A M B A L A MAjjay Packers &Moovers for shif-ting in local withinChennai minimumRs. 3800, insurancefree. Chennai,Hyderabad, Banga-lore, Pune, Mumbai,New Delhi, all overIndia. 0% damage.Ph: 73581 70399,98409 47503, 65551142. Email: info@s a f e w a y p a c k e r smoovers.com.MAMBALAM Sri
Annamalaiyar Packers &Movers for shifting ofhousehold, office, industrialarticles, Chennai city and otherdistricts. Anywhere in India.24 hours service. Safe, 0%damage. Ph: 91765 85154,91763 72888.
KVT packers & movers,household items, office thingsshifting, machineries moving,door to door, all over India. Ph:98402 60307.
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(EDUCATIONAL)(EDUCATIONAL)(EDUCATIONAL)(EDUCATIONAL)(EDUCATIONAL)WANTED smart young lady
teachers, 10th / +2 / graduates,fluent in English for a playschool and teachers fordrawing & painting, computer,tailoring, keyboard & Westerndance, also aayas. Ph: 24347669, 98846 86933.
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(GENERAL)(GENERAL)(GENERAL)(GENERAL)(GENERAL)WANTED lady receptionist
for a clinic in West Mambalam,timing 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Ph:98400 90168.
Wanted office boy cumhelper, aged between 40 & 50years, staying in andaround West Mambalam. Ph:98400 92661.
WANTED junior MBBS ladydoctor, pharmacist, front officeassistants, lab technicians,beautician for Skin & Cosmeticand Research Clinic in T.Nagar. Ph: 96000 00405,96989 44999.
R E Q U I R E Dreceptionist cumaccountant (lady)with working know-ledge in MS-Office& Tally for a Contr-actor Pvt. Ltd. Co.Apply: [email protected]. Ph:98416 37163.
Jayalakshmi Ammal Education and Charitable Trust (SP. 20, 3rdStreet, 1st Sector, K. K. Nagar) will conduct a tailoring and beauticiancourse for women from Thursday, June 15 in its premises.
Application forms can be collected from the Trust’s office between10 a.m and 5 p.m from Monday to Saturday.
A nominal fee is charged to support the Trust’s activities.For more details, call 2371 1184 or 2474 7728.
Plea for donation of clothes forleprosy patients
By Our Staff ReporterJaimaa Charitable Trust (an NGO, Vadapalani) has appealed for
donation of used clothes to be given free to leprosy affected men andwomen.
The Trust provides free breakfast to leprosy outpatients inGovernment Hospital, Poonamallee Road, on Mondays.
Donors may contact 99400 30939.
By Our Staff ReporterThe free flow of water in the canal running along Dr. Lakshmanasamy
Road, K. K. Nagar is blocked by concrete slabs that fell into the canalafter a portion of the wall on its side collapsed a month back.
The wall collapsed when desilting work was underway using a JCMmachine.
Wall collapses and falls intowaterway
The big trunk of an avenue tree that was cut and removed after itwas uprooted in the cyclone in December last year is still lying on thepavement outside Aparna Apartments, Balakrishna Street, WestMambalam.
The residents told Mambalam Times that in spite of several remindersto the officials concerned, no action has been taken to remove the trunkfrom the spot.
Tree trunk blocks pavement onBalakrishna Street
A car in broken down condition has been lyingabandoned next to a TNEB transformer in 12th
Avenue, near 67th Street, Ashok Nagar forseveral months.
The car is in a badly damaged condition.According to nearby residents, the car, whichis an eyesore, is also blocking the road margin.They have appealed to the traffic departmentto remove it from the spot.
Car abandoned nearEB transformer
Garbage bins near transformerremoved after reportin ‘Mambalam Times’
The garbage bins kept under the EB transformer on Rukmani Street,West Mambalam were removed after a report was published inMambalam Times last week. The garbage, which had suddenly caughtfire last week, was doused by the residents before it could spread to thelive EB cables or the junction box installed nearby.
EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONALEDUCATIONALEDUCATIONALEDUCATIONALSAI Spoken Hindi classes
through English and Tamil forhousewives and collegestudents etc, weekly 2 clas-ses, fresh batch starting from15.06.2017 in T. Nagar. Ph:99622 36739, 70106 25485.
SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSClassified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage hall, Mini Hall, Real Estate
Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are Rs. 600 (upto 30 words); Bold Rs. 900.Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions. Display: Rs. 250 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of
Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is must forRental advertisement. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.
A well knownretail brand lookingout for a comme-rcial space / resid-ential bunga-low,1200 sq.ft, ground /1st floor in & aroundWest Mam-balam.Ph: 98949 89272.
MINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM,
Mahadevan Street (StateBank Building), 2 Halls –Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c(200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233,4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.OLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOME
REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)
WEST MAMBALAM, LakeView Road, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, Ph: 99400 59607.
WEST MAMB-ALAM, Arya GowdaRoad, near AyodhyaMandapam, 675sq.ft, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1 bal-cony, ground floorflat, road facing, 40feet road, open carpark, price Rs. 42lakhs (negotiable).Sai: 89390 76333.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.4/12, Postal Colony CrossStreet, single bedroom, hall,kitchen, independent 1st floorportion, 2-wheeler parking, EBas per separate meter, copiouswater, Brahmins only, nobrokers. Ph: 94449 26225,99620 76916.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.36/19, Veerasamy Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd
floor, open common car park,semi furnished, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 14000 +maintenance, small Brahminpreferred. Ph: 73582 95645.
VADAPALANI, Durai-samyStreet, near JRK School, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600sq.ft, 3rd floor flat, lift, lease for3 years Rs. 6 lakhs, vegetarianfamily / bachelors, no brokers,visit from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. Ph:98401 57469.
T. NAGAR, No. 5/9, NairRoad, near Vani Mahal, 2bedrooms, 2 halls, kitchen,1000 sq.ft, ground floor,attached bathroom, A/c, semifurnished, open car park,vegetarians only, no brokers.Ph: 2815 5539, 90030 12035.
WEST MAMBALAM, NewNo. 27, KrishnamoorthyStreet, 1200 sq.ft, independent1st floor hosue, Brahmins only,no brokers, visit on Saturday& Sunday from 10 a.m to 6p.m. Ph: 94451 74455.
WEST MAMBALAM, NewNo. 19, Sorrento Sai Sakthi,Umapathi Street, nearShobana Kalyana Mandapam,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor flat, open carpark, rent Rs. 16500,Brahmins, no brokers. Ph:98406 94185, 98409 94314.
T. NAGAR, No. 1/1, AjubaArt Academy, Green Palace,Flat No. 20, South DhandapaniStreet, near T. Nagar BusTerminus, space for tuitioncentre, prime location. Ph:99621 91246.
T. NAGAR, Old No. 19A,New No. 28A, MylaiRanganathan Street, close toNatesan Park, 6 bedrooms,built up area 4700 sq.ft,spacious independentbungalow, car park, rent Rs.1.50 lakhs. Contact: RadhaVasan. Ph: 98400 40793.
T. NAGAR, New No. 22,Old No. 27, Krishna Niwas,D-5, Vaidyaraman Street, nearHindi Prachar Sabha, 2bedrooms, 820 sq.ft, 5th floorflat, lift, open car park, rentRs. 20000. Contact: RadhaVasan. Ph: 98400 40793.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.40/41, Brindavan StreetExtension, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 3rd floor,lift, no car park, rent Rs.15000, Brahmins / vegetariansonly, no brokers. Ph: 9444009167.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.12/23, Nakeeran Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,individual ground floor, semifurnished, lot of service area,rent Rs. 18000, Brahmins /vegetarians only. Ph: 9884966840, 2472 4172.
K. K. NAGAR, No. 61, PTRajan Salai, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, balcony, 1200 sq.ft,lift, covered car park, powerbackup, rent Rs. 22000. Ph:98404 42500.
The Income-Tax-department had early thismonth launched a new e-facility to link aperson’s Aadhaar with the Permanent Ac-count Number (PAN), a mandatory procedurefor filing I-T returns now.
The department’s e-filing website has hosteda new link on its homepage to link the twounique identities.
It has now added the SMS facility to link Panwith Aadhaar.
The procedure is to send SMS to 567678 or56161 in the following format:
Aadhaar can also be linked to the PAN data-base by quoting the Aadhaar in PAN applica-tion form for new PAN allotment or by quotingAadhaar in change request form used for re-print of PAN card.
“In case of any minor mismatch in Aadhaarname provided, Aadhaar OTP (one time pass-word) will be required. The OTP will be sent onthe registered mobile number in the Aadhaardatabase.
Aadhaar has been made mandatory for ap-plying for Permanent Account Number fromJuly 1, 2017.
Calling volunteers for freeservice in Tirumala
Sevas (Plot No. 103, 10th Main Road, VijayaNagar, Velachery) sends volunteers for weeklongservice to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Mon-days and ending on Sundays.
Men and women who are physically fit and arewilling to stay in Tirumala for a week are wel-come to offer their services for 6 hours everyday.The work will be of supervisory nature. Travel-ling expense and the cost of breakfast must beborne by the volunteers. Those interested cancontact P. Sundaram (Ph: 98417 26695).
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Sai bhajans inWest MambalamBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organi-sations (West MambalamSamithi) conducts hour-longSai bhajans in the followingvenues in West Mambalam:
On Mondays at 6 p.m inVallabha Ganapathy Temple(Arya Gowda Road).
On Thursdays at 6.30 p.m in20, Sai Deepalaya, Giri Street.
On Saturdays at 5.15 p.min BVSN Murthy Centre forSpecial Children (27, Tham-biah Road).
On 2nd Tuesday of the monthat 6 p.m in Murugashramam(Srinivasa Pillai Street).
On 2nd Sunday of the monthat 5 p.m in SBS flats, PostalColony.
On 3rd Sunday of the monthat 5.30 p.m in 20, Bhara-thidasan Kudil, Subba ReddyStreet.
On the last day of the monthat 5.30 p.m in SiddharthApartments, 15, BalakrishnaNaicken Street.
All are welcome.For more details, contact
Gopinathan in 98404 37026.
By Our Staff ReporterShops in the commercial hub
of T. Nagar remained closed onMay 31 over fears that the bigfire in Chennai Silks mightspread to other areas andcause damage.
The police closed traffic inthe entire T. Nagar area bybarricading arterial roads.
Fire in textile showroom causes trafficcongestion
It caused severe traffic con-gestion throughout the day.
The police resorted to trafficdiversions to prevent any un-toward incident.
Vehicles coming from NorthUsman Road were diverted viaBazulla Road or the servicelane of Usman Road flyover toproceed to their destinations
via Venkatanarayana Road.Duraiswamy subway was
blocked and vehicles comingfrom Ashok Nagar and WestMambalam were diverted viaArya Gowda Road. Similarly,vehicles coming on SouthUsman Road were divertedvia Madley Road and BurkitRoad.
By Our Staff ReporterSeveral food outlets in the
neighbourhood and other partsof the city downed shutters onMay 30 to join the protestagainst the 12 to 28 per centGST rate levy on the sector.
The Tamilnadu Hotels andRestaurants Association and
Good response to bandh called by HotelsAssociation
the South Indian Hotels andRestaurants Association(SIHRA) had declared a 12-hour bandh to register theirprotest against the fixed rates.While many hotels opened after6 p.m, some remained closedthe whole day. Meanwhile, thestrike called by the pharma
traders’ body to shut downpharmaceutical stores to lodgetheir protest against the onlinepharmacy business, had amixed response.
The photo shows a hotelclosed on Station Road andpharmacy shop on Lake ViewRoad in West Mambalam.
Sannyasi Krishnayogam willconduct a month-long free yogacourse for adults from 5.30 a.mto 7 a.m, from Sunday, June 4in Bala Vidya Higher Second-ary School (30, Vasudeva-puram, near DoraiswamyRoad subway).
The classes are conductedaccording to the curriculum ofthe Bihar School of Yoga.
Asanas, praanayamapratyahara (sense withdrawaltechniques), dharana (concen-tration), meditation, mantra,value education, food habitsand shat kriyas (internal path-ways cleaning for managingdiseases) will be taught.
Swamiji also offers counsel-ing for his students.
For more details, call 9444240383 / 94450 51015 or visitwww.satyamyogatrust.net.
Discourses on ‘Saisath Saritha’By Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Meditation Mandir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) thereare discourses on ‘Sri Saisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.m on Sundays in its premises.
T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times that mass spiritual healing is conductedat 7.30 p.m on Thursdays and Sundays.
All are welcome.More details can be had in phones 2643 2323, 4212 5118 and 94444 53777.
Free Narayaneeyam class from June 12By Our Staff Reporter
Bhama Krishnan will conduct free Narayaneeyam classes from June 12 in West CIT Nagar,near Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar. The classes will be conducted on weekdays from 3 p.mto 6 p.m.
The 1036 Narayaneeyam Sanskrit slokas with Tamil meanings will be taught.For enrolment, contact Bhama Krishnan in 97909 44800.
Program in Ramana BhakthaSamajam on SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Ramana Baktha Sama-jam, West Mambalam (BVSNMoorthy School, Thambiah
Road, West Mambalam) con-ducts the following program onSundays:
5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Maha-
rishi’s Aksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had in
phone 94441 72623. Specialpooja is conducted andprasadam distributed amongspecial children at 11.30 a.mon Ramana Maharishi’s birthstar day (Punarpoosam).
