MAMBALAM TIMES 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 December 22 - 28, 2013 FREE Vol. 12, No. 24 CMYK By Our Staff Reporter Violating the ban on burning of tyres imposed by the Pollu- tion Control Board, Chennai Corporation workers were Corporation workers burn tyres to melt tar found burning old tyres for melting tar for road repair work on Reddy Kuppam Road, T. Nagar on Dec. 17. On the other hand, Corporation contractor workers engaged in road laying work on G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar were seen burning wood to melt tar for their work on Dec. 19. The contract workers told Mambalam Times that 1 tonne of wood costing Rs. 8000 lasts two days. They said that burn- ing of tyres affects the health of workers and road users. The Corporation will cam- paign for a ‘Smokeless Bhogi’ next month.
of tyres imposed by the Pollu-tion Control Board, ChennaiCorporation workers were
Corporation workers burn tyres to melt tar
found burning old tyres formelting tar for road repair workon Reddy Kuppam Road, T.Nagar on Dec. 17. On the otherhand, Corporation contractor
workers engaged in road layingwork on G. N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar were seen burning woodto melt tar for their work onDec. 19.
The contract workers toldMambalam Times that 1 tonne
of wood costing Rs. 8000 laststwo days. They said that burn-ing of tyres affects the healthof workers and road users.
The Corporation will cam-paign for a ‘Smokeless Bhogi’next month.
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Mambalam Thirusabai (41,Madley 2nd Street, T. Nagar):
Dec. 22: 7 a.m: Mass prayer;9 a.m: Carol service.
Dec. 25: 4.30 a.m and 9 a.m:Christmas communion ser-vice.
Dec. 26: 6.30 p.m: Faithprayer fellowship.
Dec. 29: 7 a.m and 9 a.m:Mass prayer.
Dec. 31: 11.30 p.m: Watchnight service.
Jan. 1: 12 midnight and 9a.m: New Year service.
Music fest in VaniMahal till Jan. 15By Our Staff Reporter
The annual music festivalof Thyaga Brahma Gana Sa-bha (Vani Mahal, G. N. ChettyRoad, T. Nagar), which beganon Dec. 9 in P. Obul ReddyHall, will conclude on Jan. 15.
The event, which is dedi-cated to the memory of P. ObulReddy and P. Gnanambal, isbeing conducted for the 34th
consecutive year.There is no entry fee for the
10 a.m, 1 p.m, 2.15 p.m & 4p.m concerts.
For the 6.30 p.m concerts,which will be by leading mu-sicians, tickets are priced atRs. 100, Rs. 250, Rs. 500 andRs. 750.
There is a daily Thiruppavaidiscourse by U. Ve. M. V. Ana-thapadmanabhachar Swamyfrom 7 a.m to 8.30 a.m.
The following are details ofthe 6.30 p.m concerts fromDec. 22 to 27.
Dec. 22: S. Saketharaman(vocal), Akkarai Subbhulak-shmi (violin), Neyveli R. Na-rayanan (mridangam), G. Gu-ruprasanna (ganjira).
Dec. 23: K. J. Yesudas (vo-cal), Nagai Muralidharan (vio-lin), Thiruvaarur Bakthavath-salam (mridangam), Tripooni-thura Radhakrishnan (gha-tam).
Dec. 25: Priya Sisters Shan-mugapriya & Haripriya (vo-cal), M. A. Krishnaswamy(violin), Delhi Sairam (mri-dangam), B. S. Purushotham(ganjira).
Dec. 26: Mambalam SistersVijayalakshmi and Chitra (vo-cal), Dr. R. Hemalatha (vio-lin), Melakaveri K. Balaji(mridangam), K. S. Rangacha-ry (ganjira)
Dec. 27: Papanasam AshokRamani (vocal), M. Chandra-sekaran (violin), SrimushnamV. Raja Rao (mridangam),Coimbatore V. Mohanram(ghatam).
More details can be had inphone 2815 2166.
10th Rasika Fine Arts musicfestival will be conducted fromDec. 24 to Jan. 3 in JaigopalGarodia Hindu Vidyalaya,Postal Colony 4th Street, WestMambalam.
All are welcome.V. V. Sundaram will inau-
gurate the program at 5.30p.m on Tuesday, Dec. 24. Dr.R. Krishnamurthy (Editor,Dinamalar) will confer ‘RasikaKala Bharathi’ award onParur M. S. Anantharaman(violin vidwan) and presenthim the cash component ofRs. 75,000 in the presence ofDr. Girija Seshadri (President,Rasika Fine Arts) and R. P.Krishna-mmachari (Secre-tary, Rasika Fine Arts andManaging Director-Tex Bio-sciences Pvt. Ltd.)
The following is the pro-gram:
Dec. 24: 4 p.m: Bhajans byRavi & party; 5 p.m: Mangalaisai; 7 p.m: Vocal concert by S.Mahathi, M. A. Krishnasamy(violin), Sai Giridhar (mridan-gam), B. S. Purushothaman(ganjira).
Dec. 25: 4 p.m: Vocal con-cert by N. S. Aruna, ThircheraiKoushik (mridangam), R.Sharaddha (violin); 7 p.m: Vo-cal concert by N. Vijay Siva, T.M. Charulatha Ramanujam
Rasika Fine Arts music fest from Tuesday(violin), Bombay C. N. Balaji(mridangam).
Dec. 26: 4 p.m: Vocal con-cert by Arudhathi Krishnan,B. Ananthakrishanan (violin),Arjun Ganesh (mridangam);7 p.m: Vocal concert by Dr. Pre-ma Rangarajan, Amrta Mu-rali (violin), Mannarkoil J. Ba-laji (mridangam), Madipak-kam Murali (ghatam).
Dec. 27: Vocal concert byRithvik Raja, M. Vijay (vio-lin), Sumesh Narayanan(mridan-gam); 7 p.m: Upanya-sam by Dusyanth Sridhar.
Dec. 28: Music concert bystudents of Jaigopala Garodia(West Mambalam); 7 p.m: Vio-lin duet by Ganesh and Ku-maresh, Anantha and R. Kri-shnan (mridangam) and Hari-thwar Mangalam A. K. Pala-nivel (thavil).
Dec. 29: 4 p.m: Vocal con-cert by Sibiksha, M. Gururagha-vendra (violin). J. Dilep (mri-dangam); 7 p.m: Vocal concertby Saket Raman, MysoreSrikanth (violin), NeyveliVenkatesh (mridangam),Trichy Kishore (ghatam).
Dec. 30: 4 p.m: Vocal con-cert by Vidya Kalyanaraman,B. Ananthakrishnan (violin),J. Arjun Ganesh (mridan-gam), G. ChandrashekaraSharma (ghatam); 7 p.m: vo-
cal concert by Abishek Ra-guram, Mysore Srikant (vio-lin), Neyveli Narayanan (mri-dangam), Guru Prasana (kan-jira).
Dec. 31: 4 p.m: Flute by J. B.Sruthi Sagar, B. Ananthakri-shnan (violin), N. C. Bhara-waj (mridangam), NerkunamSankar (ganjira); 7 p.m: ‘Ni-zhali Thedum Marangal’drama by Mali.
Jan. 1: 4 p.m: Vocal concertby Krishna Ramarathinam &party; 7 p.m: Vocal concert byTrichur Brothers – SrikrishnaMohan and Ramkumar Mo-han, M. A. Sundareswaran(violin), Trichur R. Mohan(mridangam), NerkunnamSankar (ganjira),
Jan. 2: 4 p.m: Vocal concertby Mumbai G. Shilpa, C. N.Srinivasamurthy (violin), L.C. Bharadwaj (mridangam);7 p.m: Vocal concert by SikkilGuru Charan, S. Vardarajan(violin), K. V. Prasad (mridan-gam), Trichy Krishnaswamy(ghatam).
Jan. 4: 4 p.m: Bharathnat-yam performance by SuriyaNarayana Moorthy & troupe;7 p.m: Vocal concert by Nith-yasree Mahadevan, Parur M.A. Krishaswamy (violin), I.Sivakumar (mridangam), H.Sivaramakrishnan (ghatam).
Free yogaworkshopBy Our Staff Reporter
Kumari Lakshmi Andiap-pan (daughter of AsanaAndiappan) will conduct a freeworkshop on ‘Yoga for all’ from9 a.m to 1 p.m from Dec. 23 to27 at Habibullah Road, T.Nagar.
The workshop is suitablefor those in the 3-85 yearsgroup. The session consists ofasanas, praanayama, suryanamaskar and other yogatechniques.
She can be contacted inphone 99406 91471.
Gita Jayanthifrom FridayBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Vasudeva Sath Sangam(35A, Vasudevapuram Street,West Mambalam, Ph: 24718800/7090) will conduct SriBhagawad Gita Jayanthi for3 days from Friday, Dec. 27 toSunday, Dec. 29 in its pre-mises.
Dr. M. V. Anandha Padma-nabhacharyar will give dis-courses on Bhagawad Gitafrom 7 p.m to 9 p.m daily.
There will be bhajans bystudents of Sri VidhyavaniSangita Vidhyalaya from 4p.m to 6 p.m on Dec. 29.
All are welcome.
Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ on TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices ofVallalar Sanmargasangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar,Ph: 94453 43706), P. K. Pra-bakaran will give a discourseon ‘Thiru Arutpa – AaludaiyaNaalvar Maalai’ at 6 p.m onTuesday, Dec. 24, in SakthiVinayagar Temple (P.T. RajanSalai, K.K. Nagar).
To mark the advent of Mar-ghazi, Srimath Ramanujas(173/79, Lake View Road,West Mambalam) will conductdaily pooja to the 108 PerumalIdols from Dec.15, 2013 toJan.18, 2014 from 6.30 a.m to8.30 a.m and from 6.30 p.m to8.30 p.m.
Devotees may offer ghee,flowers or fruits to conductthe poojas.
For more details and advan-ce registration, please contactR. M. Devanatha Desikan in94443 32435 / 96770 41480 /98415 02313.
By Our Staff ReporterRepair work being conducted by Metrowater at the junc-
tion of Govindan Road and Pushpavathi Ammal Street inWest Mambalam is creating problems for road users.
Metrowater repair workcreates problems
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NO HOLDS BARREDBy M.A. SADANAND
Sharada Bezboruah’s Bezboruah’s passing away - Trib-ute by an old student
There are things in life which are inevitable but wefoolishly hope they will miss their dates with destiny, butdeath is notone of them, for the accountant is an infalliblebook keeper who looks for the best of the earthlings forheavenly duty.
That is how the killer, on a recruiting spree, fingered mybeautiful Professor of English and sent his grabbing minionsto Jorhat in Assam, from where she was shifted to Calcutta.The messenger of death acted as ordered.
When Prabhat phoned me, after the cremation, the sadnews of his mother’s passing away, the sense of loss hit mepersonally, for she was the lastlink with my student daysin Presidency College, Madras, where she was AssistantProfessor of English. It was my good fortune to be taught byher for 2 years from 1951. After I left college in 1953 andturned to the profession of law, in which English languageplays a prominent part, I used to silently thank her for mylove for English.
It was many years after I left Presidency College that Ilearnt that she had married a tea estate baron in Assamand settled there and was working as Professor in a Women’sCollege. An I.A.S. officer friend, K. J. M. Shetty, who knewherbrother, gave me her address in Jorhat, which is thegenesis of my promotion from studentdom to friendship ofthe entire Bezboruah family. My wife Lakshmi and I visitedthem in Calcutta where they have a homeand from therewe flew to their manorial home in Jorhat. We loved thesimple, good people we saw there. It was a trip full oflovewithout divisive forces or thoughts. Dr. Bezboruah, after abeautiful life, called it a dayand now my professor , whom welast met and dined with in Bangalore in June this year,hasquietly drifted away from us all with the message, “Watchout; this happens to all”
So be it!
By Our Staff ReporterUngalukkaga Charitable
Trust (Vijayaraghava Manor,1, Vijayaraghava Road, T.Nagar. Ph: 99513 96999) spon-sored an ‘Arthroscopic surgery’for 34-year-old ElumalaiKarthikeyan (working in a sa-loon in T. Nagar) who fracturedhis right knee in a road acci-dent in T. Nagar ten monthsback.
Happening to read a reportabout the trust in MambalamTimes, he contacted Dr. Suneel(Founder, Managing Trusee,Ungalukkaga CharitableTrust ) for assistance.
Dr. Suneel immediately re-ferred him to Dr. S. Arumugam(Orthopedic and joint replace-ment surgeon) who performedthe surgery free in Bhara-thirajaa Hospital (G. N. Chet-ty Road, T. Nagar) on Dec. 12.
The hospital expenses werepaid by the trust. Elumalai wasdischarged on Dec. 17.
Trust sponsors surgery for accident victim Anniversarycelebrations of VishnuSahasranamaMandalis
Chennai Group of Sri VishnuSahasranama Mandalis (CGVSM), an organization whichfocuses on Vishnu Sahasra-naamam through mandalis allover Chenna, will celebrate its7th anniversary on Dec. 21 and22 in Sri Krishnaswamy Kal-yana Mandapam, South BoagRoad, T. Nagar.
The following are details ofthe program:
Dec. 22: 5 a.m to 6.15 a.m:Suprabatham and Tiruppavai.
7 a.m to 11.30 a.m; Paaraya-nam of 12 Avartis of Sri VishnuSahasranaamam followed bySahasranama Archanai
M a m b a l a mVembu Naraya-na Bhagavathar(85) (resident ofGokulam Flats,43/22, BrindavanStreet, West Mam-balam) was con-ferred the title of
Title for Nama Sankeerthanamexponent
“Bhagavatha Rathinam” bySri Gnanananda Seva Sama-jam and Bhagavatha Sam-melana Samajam on Dec. 16.
The title was presented bySwami Niranjanananda Giriduring the annual Aradhanafestival of Swami Gnananan-da Giri in Thenangur when theinternational BhagavathaSammelanam was also held.
Vembu Narayana Bhaga-vathar, a Nama Sankeertha-nam exponent, was earlier
awarded the titlesof BhagavathaSironmani andB h a - g a v a t h aChoodamani bySwami HaridossGiri and Swa-miGnanananda Girirespectively.
He has alsobeen honoured for
conducting Sampradayabhajans, Divyanama bha-jans, Radha kalyanam, Sitakalyanam, Rukmini kalyanamand Valli kalyanam all overTamil Nadu. He has been con-ducting bhajans on SuklaPaksha Ekadesi Days as in-structed by Kanchi Periyavaaland Maha Sivarathri bhajansin Sri Siva-Vishnu Temple forseveral years.
He can be contacted inphone, 6541 2240.
NCC students conduct trafficawareness program
NCC students ofPresidency College dis-tributed pamphlets anddisplayed placards atMadley Road-UsmanRoad junction and onDuraisamy Road in T.Nagar on Dec. 17 aspart of their trafficawareness program.
M. Karuna (CadetOfficer) told Mamba-lam Times that morethan 50 NCC studentsparticipated in the pro-gram.
By Our Staff ReporterSpecial alangaaram was
done for Lord Dharma Sastha,Poorna and Pushkala duringthe 29th Dharma SasthaThirukalayana Mahotsavamorganized by Agri Kannan(Gurusamy and resident ofPrem Colony, South BoagRoad, T. Nagar) on Dec. 15 inKanthimathi Kalyana Manda-pam, 11, North Boag Road, T.Nagar.
Specialalangaaram forDharma Sastha
‘AbhangWorkshop’ today
Vishwa Varakari Samsthan(Kadayanallur) will conduct a“Abhang Workshop” in thepresence of RaghunathdossMaharaj from 9 a.m to 5 p.m onSaturday and Sunday, Dec. 21& 22, at Umapathy Street,West Mambalam.
All are welcome.For details contact, 94441
30567.
Naadhabrahmammusic fest under way
The 12th Sangeetha RagaMahothsavam (annual musicfestival) of Naadhabrahmam(Nagappan Street, Jafferkha-npet) (a monthly music jour-nal) commenced in RukmaniArundale Hall (Kuppaiah St-reet, West Mambalam) on Dec.12 and will conclude on Jan. 1.
The following are details ofprograms from Dec. 22 to 27:
Dec. 22 :6 p.m: Bharatha-naatyam by Uma B. Ramesh.
7.30: Bharathanaatyam byTrupthi Panickor.
Dec. 23:5.30 p.m: Bharatha-naatyam by Sudharma Vaithi-yanathan.
7 p.m: Namasanakeertha-nam by Naada Sevaka Uda-yalur Kalyanarama Bhagava-thar.
Dec. 24: 5.30 p.m: Vocal con-cert by Jayashree Vaidyana-than, accompanied by S. Chan-dran and Manikudi Chandrase-karan.
7 p.m: Vocal concert byChitraveena N. Ravikiran(Delhi), accompanied by Sun-darajan, Tiruvarur Baktha-vatsalam and TirupanituraRadakrishanan.
Dec. 25: 5 p.m: Concert bychildren of Sri SuprabathaSabha.
6 p.m: Bharathanaatyam byPriety Mukundan.
7.30 p.m: Bharathanaat-yam by Yashodhara, Dr. GuruSaroja Vaidyanathan.
Dec. 26: 6 p.m: Bharatha-naatyam by Dhriti Sooryaku-mar.
7.15 p.m: Bharathanaat-yam by Sangeetha Balasin-gam.
Dec. 27: 6 p.m: Bharatha-naatyam by Ashin MariaMathew.
7.15 p.m: Bharathanaat-yam by Gopukiran Sadasivan.
All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterHundreds of devotees participated in the ‘Mahaperiyava
portrait procession’ organized by Rajhesh Vaidya (KanchiKamakoti Asthana Vidwan and Founder, Anusham MusicConcerts) on Dec. 19.
The procession passed along roads in West Mambalam.
‘Mahaperiyava’ portrait takenin procession
Community workshopon ‘Footpaths inK.K. Nagar’ nextSunday
Transparent Chennai, inassociation with Institute ofFinancial Management & Re-search, will conduct a free com-munity workshop on ‘Foot-paths in K.K. Nagar’ on Sun-day, Dec. 29, at 7.30 a.m inSivan Park (K.K. Nagar).
All are welcome.
A meeting of residents andshopkeepers was conducted inSilver Park Apartments onDec. 15 to discuss steps tostrengthen security aspects.
Kannan (Inspector, Law &Order, R-1 Mambalam PoliceStation), who was the chiefguest, gave tips on precautionsand security measures. He in-sisted that CCTV should be
Residents discuss security measuresinstalled at key points.
He said that only registeredsecurity personnel who are nottotally illiterate should be ap-pointed as watchmen. Entryof visitors to apartment com-plexes should be recorded. Listsof senior citizens and bachelorsshould be maintained.
and support from the police.He listed the phone numbers
to be contacted in case of anemergency and said residentscould call him any time for anyassistance.
More details can be had fromKarikalan (98402 16179).
Plant moretrees
A crowd which gathered to collect tokens for free Pongal sarison Ellaiamman Koil Street, West Mambalam on Dec. 18 leftmotorists wondering what all the ruckus was about.
Scramble for Pongal sari tokens
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By Our Staff ReporterAbout 130 members of
Chennai Runners AshokNagar and MambalamChapter have been run-ning between 4.30 a.m and6 a.m on Tuesdays, Thurs-days and Saturdays alongthe roads of Ashok Nagar,K. K. Nagar and Mamba-lam for the past severalmonths.
S. Ramakrishnan (run-ner and co-ordinator forAshok Nagar, K. K. Nagarand Mambalam Chapter)told Mambalam Times that
Chennai Runners plan special eventfor New Year
they started with 3 membersand the figure is now nearly400.
He said that there weretheory and practical sessionsby the special running coachfor members on the other daysin Sivan Park (P. T. Rajan Salai,K. K. Nagar).
Ramakrishna said thatmembers enjoy “ChikkuBukku Run” by running alongLake View Road, the railwaytracks and on the Rangaraja-puram overbridge. The templerun from Sivan Park in K. K.Nagar covers the arterial
roads of the area. Their cheer-ing squad consists of the localbeat policeman.
He said that it pays to run.There are numerous benefitsof running – reduces weight,cholesterol and stress, controlsblood pressure and diabetes anda host of other reasons. Atanother level, running is like aspiritual guru as it teaches usto push our limits, challengeourselves and, above all, disci-pline our mind.
A motley diverse group in theneighbourhood wanted to em-brace a healthy lifestyle and
started running. As the newsspread, more members joinedup to get in shape for their firstrace at The Wipro ChennaiMarathon 2013. Many of themwere running for the first time.They were groomed by a groupof experienced Chennai Run-ners, he added. He said that funrun became their motto. Birth-days are joyous occasions tobe celebrated by cutting cakesand running a couple of morekilometres to burn the extracalories consumed. OnDeepavali day, the run culmi-nated with the bursting of
crackers and distribution ofsweets. As each one startedenjoying the sessions theybrought in their near and dearand families started runningtogether in a celebration of to-getherness.
They are currently planningto welcome the New Year in anovel way – New Year Run,covering their favourite run-ning places. One can catchthem on most Saturday morn-ings in the local hotels, wherethey gather for breakfast fol-lowing their run.
Says Nandini Ashokumar, aK.K Nagar resident who ranthe 21.1 km Half Marathonrace along with her husbandAshok and school-going kidsKeshav & Prakruti – “A chal-lenge is always sweet whenyou achieve it and it’s sweeterwhen you do it with someoneprecious to you. I, Ashok andkids had an absolutely fantas-tic experience at the WiproMarathon”.
Those who are interested injoining the runners forum maycontact Praveen in phone98410 59783 and Nandu(95001 21762).
Shopping for Christmas
By Our Staff ReporterA woman making Christmas purchases in a shop on
Thanikachalam Road, T. Nagar and a boy spotted sellingSanta Claus masks and caps on Venkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar on Dec. 19.
Ashok Nagar AnjaneyarBaktha Sabha (53rd Street,Ashok Nagar. Ph: 2471 6010)will conduct a special programfrom Dec. 28 to Jan. 5 as partof Sri Hanuman Jayanthi cel-ebrations.
There will be special abhi-shekam and alangaaram forLord Hanuman during the cel-ebrations.
The following are details ofthe program which start dailyat 6.30 p.m:
Dec. 28: Bhajans by SriBaktha Samarana BhajaniMandali.
The Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagaredition of Mambalam Times
can be accessed inwww.mambalamtimes.in
By Our Staff ReporterBrahmananda Bhajan Man-
dali (15/6, Hanumar Koil Street,West Mambalam. Ph: 9940164565) has organized ‘Bala-nanda mela’ (one-day bhajanutsavam) by school studentson Saturday, Dec. 28 in SriShobha Kalyana Mandapam,Arya Gowda Road, West Mam-balam.
The following are details:8.30 a.m: GRT Mahalakshmi
Vidyalaya, Ashok Nagar.9.45 a.m: Shri. B. S. Mootha
Girls Senior Secondary School,West Mambalam.
11 a.m: Sri Sankara Vid-yalaya, Urapakkam.
12.15 p.m: Padma SeshadriBala Bhavan School, K. K.Nagar.
2 p.m: G. K. Vivekananda
Bhajan program by studentson Saturday
Vidyalaya, Ambattur.3.15 p.m: Kunnakudy School
of Music, Thiruvanmiyur.4.30 p.m: Vidya Vani San-
geetha Vidyalaya, West Mam-balam.
6 p.m: Disciples of Dr.Ganesh Bhagavathar.
Applications sought for freeupanayanamBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Suprabhata Sabha(10/6, Baroda 2nd Street, WestMambalam) will conduct Sa-mashti Upanayanam onWednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 forBrahmin boys below 15 yea-rs on Jan. 20, 2014 who arefrom economically weak fami-lies.
Preference will be given tothose ready to attend Vedapaarayanam classes and dotemple service.
Parents/relatives of eligi-ble candidates may submit
applications by January 20,2014.
For details contact 24800440, 2481 4935, 9444170360, 97899 77828.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sir, I am a resident of Jothi Ramalingam Street (WestMambalam) for the past 20 years. The road is in a very badcondition and gets slushy during rains. There are a number ofpotholes and the road has not been re-laid for many years. I havewritten several times to Chennai Corporation, but to no avail.
Also water has been overflowing from the hand pumps andstagnating on Pushpavathi Ammal Street near its junction withJothi Ramalingam Street for the past couple of weeks. I appealto the concerned authorities to take suitable action without anyfurther delay. – Arun Narayana Acharya, Jothi RamalingamStreet, West Mambalam; Ph: 72998 57656.
Jothi Ramalingam Street needs re-laying
Stray dog menaceSir, - It was about 5.30 p.m on Dec. 18. I was proceeding to Sai
Baba Temple on Jai Shankar Street, West Mambalam when astray dog pounced on me. Though I tried to ward it off it caughtmy hand in its mouth. I managed to escape but its teeth left amark on my hand. To play it safe, I rushed to a doctor and hadan anti-rabies shot which cost me Rs. 500.
The next day I tried to lodge a complaint with the ChennaiCorporation and was asked to contact phone 2667 0593. I wastold that action would be taken in 2 or 3 days. I wonder how manymore persons will be bitten before action is taken. R. Jagadeesan,13/41, Pushpavathi Ammal Street, West Mambalam
Link pedestrian crossing to stationSir, - There is an elevated pedestrian crossing
connecting Duraiswamy Road and Brindavan Street,West Mambalam. This may be linked to the northernend of Mambalam Railway Station by 4-ft steps orramps (one for entry & the other for exit). A railwaypersonnel may be posted to check tickets. (Enoughspace is available between the railway tracks).
These steps/ramps may be used by passengersalighting from south bound trains and commuters toreach Brindavan Street or Duraiswamy Road. Anumber of autos/share autos are available for pas-sengers. MTC buses also ply to Mylapore, Triplicaneand other areas. This arrangement will reduce over-crowding in Ranganathan Street and other streetsconnecting the railway station. S.R. Radha-krishnan.
Relaying sans milling causes problemsSir, - 61st Street branches off from 7th Avenue
which links West Mambalam and K. K. Nagar. 7th
Avenue is used by buses and other vehicles. It is relaidat regular intervals but without the top layer beingremoved first (milling) with the result all the sideroads/streets are now at a level lower than 7th Av-enue. As a consequence, even when there are lightshowers water from 7th Avenue flows into the sidestreets in the absence of stormwater drains or rainwater pits. Very narrow pavements on both sides arein a neglected state and have been converted intopublic toilets.
This years old problem was highlighted beforeCorporation authorities several times and wasbrought to the notice of the Mayor also when hevisited the area, but there has been no response sofar. While there are many other problems needingprompt action, street light posts which are in goodcondition are being replaced! I appeal to theCorporation to take action at least now. S.Krishnamoorthy
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Award for Tamil documentaryBy Our Staff Reporter
‘Poraligal’, a Tamil docume-ntary film produced by PuthiyaThalaimurai TV, won the ‘Me-dia and advertising award forgender sensitivity’ initiated byPopulation First, Mumbai.
G. Madhan (Cameraman ofthe film and resident of D-12,240 LIG Flats, 7th Avenue,Ashok Nagar) and K. ParvathiBama (Director of the film) werehonoured in a function held onDec. 13 in Hyderabad.
The film focuses on the life ofuneducated women and girlswho are survivors of sexualabuse in the remote villages ofTamil Nadu.
G. Madhan can be contactedin 96770 93525.
By Our Staff ReporterThis time Rajhesh Vaidya’s
Anusham Music Concerts wasvery special following a songrendered by K. Karthick (boywith autism) in Sri Ramakri-
Karthick came along withhis parents all they way fromDubai to take part in the pro-
gram. He has memorised 2000songs which he sings in pro-grams in Dubai.
There was a standing ova-tion for Karthick after his per-formance and all prayed forthe blessings of Maha Peri-yava for Karthick to recoverfrom his problem and lead anormal life.
Rajhesh Vaidhya (veenavidwan) has been organizing‘Anusham Music Concerts’dedicated to Maha Periyavafor the past several years.
Chaitanya MahaprabhuNamabisheka Kendra (51, 7th
Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Ph:2489 5875/94459 32202) willconduct its 7th annual ‘Deiva-thamizh Isai Vizha’ from Mon-day, Dec. 23 to Sunday, Dec.29 in Mahodhaya Hall, 4th Av-enue, Ashok Nagar.
Music programs will be con-ducted daily from 7 p.m to 9p.m. The following are details.
Dec. 23: Mangala Isai-Tami-zh Keertanangal by M. P. Bala-chandar and M. P. Balamuru-gan Nadhaswaram troupe.
‘Deivathamizh Isai Vizha’ from tomorrowDec. 24: Uthukadu Venkata-
palakrishna Bharathi Keerta-nangal by Karaikal R. Jayaku-mar accompanied by R. Rahul(violin) and Kumbakonam K.Swaminathan (mridangam).
Dec. 28: Thirupugazh bySriranjani Santhangopalanaccompanied by Sankar (vio-lin), Ganapathi Raman (mri-dangam) and Srikanth (ganjira).
Dec. 29: Vocal concert ofSrimathi Ambhujam KrishnaKeertanangal by KrishnaRamarathinam accompaniedby V. Deepika (violin) and A.V.Manikandan (mridangam).
Free Veda classesthrice a week
Kurichi Lakshminarasim-hachariar (resident of 8, 2nd
Main Road, CIT Nagar East,Nandanam) conducts freeVeda and Suktham classesfrom 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days. More details can be hadin phone 98406 40705.
