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Vamanaroopa maheshwara puthra

Vignavinayaga padha namasthe

It is said the beginning of the festival seasoncommences with the Vinayaga Chathurthi and anyone who prays to Lord Ganesha is always blessed.With the prayers stated above if one prays to thisJaggery Vinayagar ( Vella Vinayagar) all thedifficulties that has arisen with the meltdown willmeltdown.

T h e V i n a y a k a C h a t h u r t h i V i z h a

Kuzhu.President V Santhanam told Alpha Times thatthis year being the 28th year of celebration the

committee decided tomake Vinaygar idol out of1008 kgs. of Jaggerym i x e d w i t h S u g a r ,

Palmyra jaggery,Sugar candy, Elaichi,Cashew nuts anddried coconut (Kopparai).

The Vinayagaris named as AshtaDivya Vinayagarand the generalpubl ic can haved a r s h a n f r o mSunday Aug. 23.

The programmecommences wi thGanapathy homamon Aug. 23 morninga n d e v e r y d a yev en ing c u l t u ra lprogrammes areslated to be held.Annadhanam will bef o r a b o u t 2 0 0 0persons on FridayAug. 28.

Kutti Ganesan( F o u n d e r a n dGeneral Secretary)said the processionfor carrying the idolfor immersion in thesea will leave at10.30 am on Sunday,Aug. 30.

F o r m o r ei n f o r m a t i o n o ncontributions to the

daily functions etc.,contact V Santhanam900302 24830 or KuttiGanesan 98847 38184

Jaggery Vinayagar all set tomeltdown the meltdown

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Stars this weektars this week

Dont speed up, as it may prove harmful in thlong run. It is slow and steady that wins the race.

For Friday-born Geminians obstacles wbecome opportunities. Dont trust a Tuesday-born whocheat you.

An ascending moon makes your financebuoyant despite spiralling costs. It is time to recover youold losses.

A Sun-Saturn combine will jolt your economySome expensive purchases are lined up, especially oSunday.

An exalted Mercury will bring defeat foopponents. A distant relative could bring good newsBeware of idle friends on Wednesday.

Even adversaries say you are worldly wisYoull utilise efforts towards a goodwill miss ion. You walso dispose of your funds ideally.

With an Mars ill-sighted, keep travel plans tominimum. Avoid moving out at odd hours. Tuesday is aexpensive day.

Retrograde Jupiter may slacken your effortsEmployers will be in no mood to oblige you. Be astute, is no time for narrow thinking.

Your domestic costs will be scary. Better to bcautious than repent. You may need courage to tur

down the demands of youngster in the family.

This is an activity-oriented week. The tasentrusted on you could run down your stamina. Keesmiling, dont allow the work to tire you.

All major stars are smiling on you. Dont tudown invitations even if these take a big chunk of yotime.

Geminian Venus and your natal sign may savyou from wasting energy on frivolous matters. Itll heyou to suppress habit of talking much.

- Dr. Anuj Vikram Sharm

For the week Aug. 23 - 29, 2009

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Ganesha the elephant-deity riding amouse has become one of the commonestmnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism.This not only suggests the importance of Ganesha, butalso shows how popular and pervasive this deity is inthe minds of the masses.

The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha hasan elephantine countenance with a curved trunk andbig ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a humanbeing. He is the Lord of success and destroyer of evilsand obstacles. He is also worshipped as the god ofeducation, knowledge, wisdom and wealth. In fact,

Ganesha is one of thefive prime Hindu deities(Brahma, Vishnu, Shivaand Durga being theother four) whose idolatryis g lor i f ied as thepanchayatana puja.

Ganesha's headsymbolizes the Atman orthe soul, which is theultimate supreme realityof human existence, andhis human body signifiesMaya or the earthlyexistence of humanbeings. The elephanthead denotes wisdomand its trunk representsOm, the sound symbol of

cosmic reality. In his upper right hand Ganesha holds agoad, which helps him propel mankind forward on theeternal path and remove obstacles from the way. Thenoose in Ganesha's left hand is a gentle implement tocapture all difficulties.

The broken tusk that Ganesha holds like apen in his lower right hand is a symbol of sacrifice,which he broke for writing the Mahabharata. Therosary in his other hand suggests that the pursuit ofknowledge should be continuous. The laddoo (sweet)he holds in his trunk indicates that one must discoverthe sweetness of the Atman. His fan-like ears conveythat he is all ears to our petition. The snake that runsround his waist represents energy in all forms. And heis humble enough to ride the lowest of creatures, amouse.

The story of the birth of this zoomorphic deity,as depicted in the Shiva Purana, goes like this: Oncegoddess Parvati, while bathing, created a boy out ofthe dirt of her body and assigned him the task of

guarding the entrance to her bathroom. When Shiva,her husband returned, he was surprised to find astranger denying him access, and struck off the boy'shead in rage. Parvati broke down in utter grief and tosoothe her, Shiva sent out his squad (gana) to fetch thehead of any sleeping being who was facing the north.The company found a sleeping elephant and broughtback its severed head, which was then attached to thebody of the boy. Shiva restored its life and made himthe leader (pati) of his troops. Hence his name'Ganapati'. Shiva also bestowed a boon that peoplewould worship him and invoke his name beforeundertaking any venture.

However, there's another less popular storyof his origin, found in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana:Shiva asked Parvati to observe the punyaka vrata for ayear to appease Vishnu in order to have a son. When ason was born to her, all the gods and goddessesassembled to rejoice on its birth. Lord Shani, the son ofSurya (Sun-God), was also present but he refused to

look at the infant. Perturbed at this behaviour, Parvatiasked him the reason, and Shani replied that hislooking at baby would harm the newborn. However, onParvati's insistence when Shani eyed the baby, thechild's head was severed instantly. All the gods startedto bemoan, whereupon Vishnu hurried to the bank ofriver Pushpabhadra and brought back the head of ayoung elephant, and joined it to the baby's body, thusreviving it.

Ganesha is also the destroyer of vanity,selfishness and pride. He is the personification ofmaterial universe in all its various magnificentmanifestations. "He is both the beginning of thereligion and the meeting ground for all Hindus."

The devotees of Ganesha celeberate theShukla Chathurthi in the Tamil month of Avani as afestival to celebrate and glorify him is known asGanesh Chaturthi.

Ganesha the Lord of Success

Whatever be the political motive behindthe sudden bonhomie between Tamil Nadu andKarnataka with a statue of Tamil saint-poet

Thiruvalluvar being unveiled in Bengaluru 18 yearsafter its installation and that of Kannada poetSarvajna in Chennai four days later, the movetowards reconciliation between the two neighboursdeserves to be welcomed.

However, the two states have had such abitter relationship that mere cultural symbolism mayremain just that if proper follow-up measures are nottaken. With both the DMK and the BJP havingexploited issues of divergence to raisetemperatures on their sides in the past, it makes onewonder whether there is more to the sudden showof love between Chief Minister Karunanidhi of TamilNadu and his Karnataka counterpart B.S.Yeddyurappa than meets the eye.

Recent reports that Mr Karunanidhi isbuilding bridges with the BJP to spite the Congressand to seek to improve his bargaining positionwithin the UPA may well be the motivation for the

move. The wily octogenarian has much to lose bydrifting away from the UPA and this show of love forthe BJP may well be mere tokenism.

In that event, the new-found bonhomiemay stand exposed when the time comes tohammer out a solution to the contentious issue ofsharing Cauvery waters which arouse passions inboth states.

So often in the past, when the differenceson the issue come to the fore, theatres playing Tamilfilms are the target of Kannada protesters inBengaluru and buses from Karnataka are targetedin Tamil Nadu. It would be interesting to see howthings play out this time around.

If the two chief ministers are serious aboutmending fences, they must rise above local politicsand show a spirit of accommodation on the Cauveryissue.

The famed river can be harnessed very

effectively to mutual benefit if this happens.It would be a matter of deep regret indeed

if the current statue swap turns out to be a meremutual exchange of goodwill sans substance.

When statues help

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Daily Trip to

Thirupathi

In the MusicLower Ex amina t i onc o n d u c t e d b y t h e

Director of GovernmentE x a m i n a t i o n i nDecember 2008. Kum. S.Anusha, IX A and B.

Suganya IX A of SriAhobila Math Oriental

H i g h e rS e c o n d a r yS c h o o l , W e s tM a m b a l a m ,secured First andSec ond S ta teR a n k srespectively.

8 1 s t u d e n t sappeared , 75p a s s e d a n d

secured 92% of results.According to a relaset h e s e r a n k s w e r eannounced only now.

Another feather in thecap of Ahobila Math school

The Nat ions63rd Independence daywas celebrated withpatr iot ic fervour by

Kalamandir MatriculationHr. Sec. School, WestMambalam, in a grandmanner. Dr. A.Chellakumar, Ex MLA ,the chief guest unfurledthe National flag.

In his addressto the students he laudedt h e e f f o r t s o f t h emanagement under theable guidance of theschool secretary Ln. Dr.S.J. Sharma and thepr inc ipal Mrs RajhaRajeswari . He advised

the students to realizethe sacrifices and effortsof the patriotic leaders toget Independence and

he also told them thatevery youth should takeeffort to make use andmaintain independence

in a right way to developthe nations pride. Healso inaugurated an Eyescreening camp in theschool , organized by theLions Club of T.Nagar inassociation with UdhiEye Hospital, Chennai.

Independence Daycelebrated at Kalamandir

A f r e eSwayamvaram (ParentsMeet) was organised byChennai Sai SankaraM a t r i m o n i a l s

(functioning at No.7, 9th

Avenue Ashok Nagar) on

Sunday Aug. 16 at BalajiKalyanamandapam T.Nagar in which moret h a n 1 5 0 0 p e o p l eparticipated.

W h i l epresenting the details ofBrides/grooms. Sri. N.P a n c h a p a k e s a n ,Founder appealed to thea u d i e n c e t o g i v emaximum importance forfamily porutham andmanapporutham. (Likes,

D i s l i k e s , V a l u e s ,P r i o r i t i e s , H a b i t s ,C u l t u r e , F a m i l yBackground etc) ratherthan jadhaga porutham .

He also suggested that

instead of spending and

wasting huge amount inmarriages a portion canbe donated to welfareorganisations.

E v e n i n gsession was exclusivelyf o r R e m a r r i a g e s .( D i v o r c e e s ,Widows,Widowers etc)

Based on theactive interactions it isl e a r n t n u m b e r o fmarriages are likely to befinalised very shortly.

Swayamvaram hada huge gathering

The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply andSewerage Board has notified that August 31 is the lastdate for payment of water and sewerage tax for the firsthalf of 2009-10 .

Pointing out that belated payment will attractsurcharge, a press release issued by the departmentstates that collection centres of the Metro Water Boardwill function on all weekdays, including Saturdays.

Last date for paying

water and sewerage tax

The gov ern-ment has extended thedeadline for submissionof entries, in writing andthrough compact discs,for the literary awardscheme of the AdiDravidar and Tr ibalA c t i v i t i e s ( A D A T )

Foundation for writersb e l o n g i n g t o A d iD r a v i d a r / T r i b a l / A d iD r a v i d a r w h o h a dconverted to Christianity.

The deadlinehas been extended toSeptember 15 fromAugust 20, according toan official release.Whilethe award is given to 10writers belonging to thecommunity, it is alsogiven to one person notb e l o n g i n g t o t h ecommunity. It carries acash prize of Rs. 20,000

Literary awarddeadline extended


Onam holidayC h e n n a i

collector has declaredSept 02, as a localholiday in Chennai, inv i ew o f t he Onamfestival. Sept. 12,

Saturday will bea working day for Govt.offices and educationalinstitutions, in Chennai

district, in lieu of the loholiday.

The district treasand sub treasury officesChennai district will functon Sept. 02 with skelet

staff, for the conveniencethe public says a release frthe Chennai Collectorate.

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T h e 6 3 r dIndependence Day wascelebrated at SRMNIghtingale Mat. Hr. Sec.School, West Mambalamwith patriotic fervor.

L t . C o l . N .R a g h u n a t h ,Commanding Officer of

TN Girls Battalion wasthe chief guest and hehoisted the National flag.He advised students toact according to thepledge taken by them. Hea l s o i n s i s t e d t h a tstudents to dream bigand follow it.

S . R a g h u -nathan, Publisher andEditor, Alpha Times,father of Std XII Schooltopper of 2008-09. R.

Badri Narayan was theguest of honourIn his address

he said 'Obey yourparents and work hardto achieve your setgoals.'

As a token ofgoodwill he donated toenhance library facilitiesin the school which isalready in existence..

The PrincipalMrs. Shanthi Sukumar inher message informedstudents to be humane intheir approach. Quotingthe President of India's

I n d e p e n d e n c e d a ymessage she said"students should play anactive role in nationbuilding. "

C u l t u r a lprogrammes followed thecelebrations. . Theprimary children dressed

out as our nationalleaders and visionariesenthralled the audience.I n d e p e n d e n c e d a yspeeches were given bythe students in TamilEnglish and Hindi.. A

mime show by Hr. Sec.students., which wasmarvelous based on thestory terrorists can alsobe made humane."

Ear l ier , Mrs.Jayanthi Jagannathan,Vice- Principal welcomedthe gathering. and a

laudable vote of thankswas proposed by primarysect ion co-ordinatorSrinivasan .

Curtains camedown with the singing ofthe National Anthem.

SRM Nightingale celebrates Independence Day

K a l a m a n d i rMat. Hr. Sec. School,West Mambalam wasbusting at its seems lastThursday evening wherethe annual day of TheCh inmay a Ba l v i harc h i l d ren was he ld .

W h i r l i n g a r o u n dchanting, singing anddancing the childrenshowcased their talents

Brahmachar i .Pavi t ra Chaitanya (D i s c i p l e o f S w a m iC h i n m a y a n a n d a )blessed the children andthe parents with hisgracious presence. ShivJ a y a r a m S h a r m aSecretary, Kalamandirschool gave away theprizes.

The ChinmayaBalvihars have been verypopular from the day ofits commencement in thisarea and have beenmaking stupendouss t r ides everywhere.Children of age group

four to 14 attend theseclasses. There are 40B a l v i h a r c l a s s e sconducted in and aroundChennai. These classesare handled by dedicated

sevaks who are voluntaryworkers for ChinmayaMission.

C h a n t i n gSlokas, Singing bhajans,Mora l s t o r y t e l l i ngsessions, celebrating

festivals, joyful games,funf i l led knowledgeb a s e d a c t i v i t i e s ,attending camps and

tasty prasadams at theend of the class makesthe class alive .For morei n f o r m a t i o n a b o u tBa l v i har s c a l l A .Lakshmi Prabha, WestMambalam, 9884443409

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A free seminaron preparing for Civil

Services Examinationwill be conducted at thePeriyar IAS and IPSC o a c h i n g C e n t r e ,Vepery, at 4 p.m. onAugust 23, a releasesaid.

Free seminar

G r o u p I VS e r v i c e s S p e c i a lC o m p e t i t i v eExamination 2009 of theTami l Nadu Publ icService Commission,scheduled for August 30has been postponed toOctober 11. An official

release stated the lastdate for receipt ofa p p l i c a t i o n s f o rrecruitment has beene x t e n d e d u p t oSeptember 15.

Exam postponed

Five sites in thecity have been identifiedb y t h e c i t y p o l i c ec o m m i s s i o n e r f o rimmersion of Vinayakaidols: Srinivasapuram atForeshore Estate, nearK a s i m e d u f i s h i n gharbour, behind Popularw e i g h b r i d g e ,Ti ruvot t i yur , behindUniversal Carborun-drum, Tiruvottiyur andP a l g a l a i N a g a r ,Neelankarai.

Sites for Vinayakaridol immersion


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Burglars adeptat removing window grillshave surfaced again int h e c i t y . E a r l yWednesday morning, (Aug. 19 ) they targeted ahouse where an elderlycouple were living aloneand decamped with Rs 3lakh worth gold and

diamond jewellery. Thesame gang seemed tohave made attempts tob u r g l e h o u s e s i nMahalakshmi Street,Ramakrishna Street andBurkit Road earlier.

Dr Narasimhan

(77), a retired medicalprofessor of the MadrasMedical College, and hiswife Vatsala (65) stayalone in their house inMothilal Street, T Nagar.Their son works abroad.On Wednesday, theywoke up around 4amwhen they heard some

sound and felt someonerunning away. When theyswitched on the lights,they saw the window grillremoved and gold anddiamond jewellery kept inthe bureau missing.

The burglars

used a machine to cut thegrill to gain entry. Theyhave taken away 10s ov ere igns o f go ld

jewellery, two diamonde a r r i n g s a n d t w odiamond nose studs,together worth around Rs3 lakh, a police officialsaid. Police have lifted

fingerprints from thescene of crime andinvestigation is on.

Theft in T Nagar house

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d e t e r m i n a t i o n ,persistence and infinitehope that was based ononly a vague idea, a merefantasy, which, whentouched the hearts andminds of people, turnedto reality.

S u c h aresolution was nevershown by the world,never seen by it andc e r t a i n l y n e v e rencountered by it before.So, it was definitely notunexpected that thestrength of the enemybroke down under theheavy burden of such a

pledge.A pledge ,

w r i t t e n w i t h e v e r ywarriors blood, a pledgeformed by the bonds ofthe wounded, a pledgecarried by every martyr,every soldier, everyperson, a pledge so deepa part of everyones soulthat it needed no words ofexplanation. Such wast h e p l e d g e t h a t

redeemed the status of c rumb l i ng c ommun i tdisintegrated the convolutplans of a ruling state and l

the world awestruck by success.

Today we f iourselves dwelling in treward this pledge hgranted us wi th. Tgrandeur of this reward such that every other rewai s s h a d o w e d b y imagnificence, every othbeauty is eclipsed by splendour, every other gloof hope dimmed by radiance.

This is the rewaof the exhilaration whenbird can fly unhindered in tvast open sky, a reward elation when a prisoner

finally able to walk out of hprison as a free man, reward of ecstasy when innocent gets justice.

This is the rewat h a t e v e r y p e r s ocommunity and counwants to live with, this rewais freedom. This reward India. Let us pledge cherish and nurture thprecious reward.

- S.Raghunath

Lets pledge...

This is that timeof the year when you findit extremely difficult toresist the temptation to goon a holiday. People youknow are either planninga holiday or alreadypacking their bags. To

make matters worse,travel agencies and touroperators bombard youwith advertisements ofdream destinations. Youcan opt for the snow-cladmountains, or the sandybeaches, or choose anadventure-filled holiday.You can avail of theinnumerable choicesw i t h i n I n d i a o rabroadthe options areu n l i m i t e d a n d t h epackage offers, alluring.

H o w e v e r ,before you give in to thatwander lust and write outthat cheque to the tour

operator, I would suggestcertain mandatory steps.First and foremost, visitthe Tourism Ministrysw e b s i t e(http://tourism.nic.in),and click on the icon thatsays "approved list". Itopens up a list of travelagents, tour operatorsand even adventure touroperators approved by

the ministry. You get theirtelephone numbers, theiraddresses and their e-mail IDs. So choosethose in your city from thelist and begin from there.

The next step isto compare package

tours, including prices forthe destinations that youhave chosen. You can dothat on the telephone oron e-mail. However,always note the nameand designation of theperson that you haves pok en t o . Th i s i simportant because manytimes, there is a wide gapb e t w e e n w h a t i spromised and what isdelivered. In fact, whenyou finally opt for apackage tour, you mustmake sure that thepromises made verballyare actually in the written

contract.I s a y t h i s

because in a casepertaining to a time-shareresort decided by then a t i o n a l c o n s u m e rd i s p u t e s r e d r e s s a lcommission recently, thecompany argued that thepromises made by anemployee, who was theirsales manager, were not

binding on it because itwas not in the writtencontract entered intobetween the parties.Once you have zeroed inon an agencybe it for apackage tour abroad orwithin Indiabe sure to

work out every detail.Let there not beany ambiguity either inthe tour programme or inworking out the cost.Foreign trips, tickets forboat rides, art galleriesand museums are allexpensive. Does thepackage include thosecosts too, or do you haveto pay for them? Do notgo by verbal assurancesand work out the totalc os t , i nc l ud ing t heservice tax. Let there notbe any surprises at a laterstage. Do not be in ahurry to sign on the terms

and conditions.R e a d t h e m

carefully and ensure thatall travel details are put inwriting. If in case of anunforeseen circumstanceyou are forced to cancelor postpone the trip,make sure that you areentitled to a refund. Socheck the refund policy ofthe company. These

p r e c a u t i o n s a r eabsolutely necessary toensure that you are nottaken for a ride by the touroperator /travel agent.

Unfortunately,there is no Ombudsmanfor the travel industry. If

tourism is to flourish as anindustry, there should notonly be stringent qualitystandards for all serviceproviders in the sector,but also a system ofOmbudsman to resolvedisputes between clientsand service providers.Cus tomers , in fac t ,should demand this. Butdont lose heart. If yourholiday is ruined becauseof the negligence of thetour operator, or if thepackage tour is not of thes tandard or qual i typromised or advertised,you can always seek

redress through courts.These forums

may not be as quick asthey were meant to be,but they have come to theaid of tourists who havehad a raw deal, and sentout a clear message tothe tourism industry thatt h e y c a n n o t t a k econsumers for granted

- Pushpa G

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