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. 16, No. 11 September 17 - 23, 2017 23,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Sunday! Citing revenue loss, MTC reduces A/c fleet By Our Staff Reporter MTC has shifted many buses from its air-conditioned fleet to long-distance routes to generate better income. According to an MTC official in T. Nagar terminus, due to poor patronage and loss of revenue, the A/c fleet has been reduced to about 40 in the city. The number of routes has also been reduced from 33 to 12. The remaining buses have been added to the intra-state fleet, he said. MTC had launched 10 A/c buses in 2008 which number was increased to 100 in 2011. Most air-conditioned buses are operated in the IT corridor to earn more revenue, said the official. He also added that due to poor patronage, MTC was compelled to withdraw more buses from the city. From T. Nagar, MTC oper- ates Volvo A/c buses on route 19B to Kelambakkam, route 576 to Kancheepuram and route 500 to Chengalpattu. Govt. launches free contraceptive injections for women By Our Staff Reporter The State Govt. has announced that once every three months, women in the age group of 18-45 years can get free contraceptive injections in all State-run primary health cen- ters and hospitals in the State. The injection adds to the other options of contraception available for women. “The injection is a safe and an effective means of birth control for three months”, said state family welfare director K. Jyothi. According to Dr. Jayashree Gajaraj (a senior gynecologist), the injection cannot be given to women with heart disease, and side-effects such as irregular bleeding will last more than three months. She said that it is best to discuss options with the health care provider before using the injection or any other contraceptive. 35 sovereigns jewels burgled from house in Ashok Nagar By Our Staff Reporter Burglars made away with 35 sovereigns of jewellery worth Rs. 8 lakhs from a house in Ashok Nagar in the early hours of Sept. 12. According to the police, the burglars struck when the owner M. Nirmal Kumar (an advo- cate) had gone for a morning walk and his wife and daughter were sleeping in separate rooms in the house. They said that the burglars picked the main lock, gained entry into the house, and removed the jewellery kept in the almirah. The case is under investiga- tion.
buses from its air-conditionedfleet to long-distance routes togenerate better income.
According to an MTC officialin T. Nagar terminus, due topoor patronage and loss ofrevenue, the A/c fleet has beenreduced to about 40 in the city.The number of routes has alsobeen reduced from 33 to 12.
The remaining buses havebeen added to the intra-statefleet, he said.
MTC had launched 10 A/cbuses in 2008 which numberwas increased to 100 in 2011.
Most air-conditioned busesare operated in the IT corridorto earn more revenue, said theofficial. He also added that dueto poor patronage, MTC wascompelled to withdraw morebuses from the city.
From T. Nagar, MTC oper-ates Volvo A/c buses on route19B to Kelambakkam, route576 to Kancheepuram androute 500 to Chengalpattu.
Govt. launches free contraceptiveinjections for women
By Our Staff ReporterThe State Govt. has announced that once every three
months, women in the age group of 18-45 years can get freecontraceptive injections in all State-run primary health cen-ters and hospitals in the State.
The injection adds to the other options of contraceptionavailable for women.
“The injection is a safe and an effective means of birth controlfor three months”, said state family welfare director K. Jyothi.
According to Dr. Jayashree Gajaraj (a senior gynecologist),the injection cannot be given to women with heart disease, andside-effects such as irregular bleeding will last more than threemonths.
She said that it is best to discuss options with the health careprovider before using the injection or any other contraceptive.
35 sovereigns jewels burgledfrom house in Ashok Nagar
By Our Staff ReporterBurglars made away with
35 sovereigns of jewelleryworth Rs. 8 lakhs from a housein Ashok Nagar in the earlyhours of Sept. 12.
According to the police, theburglars struck when the owner
M. Nirmal Kumar (an advo-cate) had gone for a morningwalk and his wife and daughterwere sleeping in separaterooms in the house. They saidthat the burglars picked themain lock, gained entry intothe house, and removed thejewellery kept in the almirah.
The case is under investiga-tion.
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From chocolate makerto restaurateurBy Our Staff Reporter
Krishika Rajkumar started making chocolates in her residence in T.Nagar at the age of 22 while pursuing her MBA in Hotel Management.
7 years down the line, she now runs Kichees Kitchen (Velvette HouseBuilding, 23, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Dr. Subbaraya Nagar,Kodambakkam, Ph: 4557 6634, 99625 85634), a restaurant thatserves Indian-Chinese-Continental fusion dishes.
From starters such as Chi-tas to main courses such as the Lasa-gna-Bolo-Ki-Nice and Indianized sizzlers, the restaurant offers sev-eral signature dishes.
“Today I am a mother, a wife and an entrepreneur”, she said.“When my home-made chocolate business expanded, I had to hire
and manage a team, which gave me confidence to start the restaurant.I have the support of my husband, and we have common interests, oneof which is our love for pizza and pasta”, she added.
She now lives in Kodambakkam and is looking forward to opening anoutlet in T. Nagar.
Free Veda classesBy Our Staff Reporter
Veda Vidhya Samithi (15, Bharathi Street, West Mambalam) hasorganized free Veda classes in the following venues.
Veda Vidhya Samithi: On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays forbeginners at 7 p.m and for advanced students at 8 p.m.
Sarva Priya Ganapathi Temple (7th Avenue, Moorthy Street corner,West Mambalam): 3.30-4.30 p.m and 4.30 p.m-5.30 p.m on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.
Guha Apartments (Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, West Mambalam):6.30 a.m-7.30 a.m from Monday to Saturday.
Om Murugasramam (12, Srinivasapillai Street, West Mambalam):6.30 a.m-7.30 a.m on Sundays and Mondays.
Sai Murugan Trust (Vathiyar Thottam, Rangarajapuram): 6.30 a.m-7.30 a.m on all days
Contact venue for admission.For more details, call Mayur Venkatraman in 98403 20005.
Free Veda based specialclasses
Veda Vidhya Samithi (15, Bharathi Street,West Mambalam) has organized the followingVeda based special classes in the followingvenues.
Mahanyasam classes in Sai Murugan Trust(Vathiyar Thottam, Rangarajapuram) at 8a.m on Sundays.
Upanishad classes in Murugasramam at6.30 a.m on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Navagraha and Surya Namaskaram classesin Guha Apartments (Vivekanandapuram 1stStreet, West Mambalam) at 6.30 a.m on Sun-days.
Sandhya Vandhanam classes in Guha Apart-ments (Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, WestMambalam) at 8 a.m on Saturdays.
Contact venues for admission. For details,call Mayur Venkatraman in 98403 20005.
Special poojas forNavarathri in Sankara Math
Special poojas will be performed in the morn-ing and evening for Navarathri from Sept. 20 to30 in Sankara Math (38, Krupasankari Street,West Mambalam).
They will include Devi Mahatmiyapaarayanam, Lalitha sahasranaamam, spe-cial homams, suvasini and kannika pooja, Vedapaarayanam and special alangaarams for thepresiding deity on all days.
Radhotsavam will be performed on Oct. 1.For details, contact the temple office.All are welcome
Police official speaks on‘Child Abuse’By Our Staff Reporter
S. P. Lavanya (Deputy Superintendent ofPolice, Cyber Crime Cell, CB-CID) presentedan awareness talk on ‘Child Abuse’ in GunturSubbaiah Pillai Girls School, T. Nagaron Sept. 8.
wards in big loops outside theentrance to an apartment com-plex on SP.53/23, 3rd Street, 1st
Sector, K. K. Nagar pose adanger to the residents of theapartments and also to pedes-trians passing by.
There is likelihood of some-one tripping and falling in thenight as they are not visiblewhen dark.
There is also the risk of elec-trocution in case of damage toinsulation.
Will the EB officials takeimmediate steps to lay thecables below the surface of thestreet?
Exposed EB cables near apartmentcomplex gate pose danger
By OurStaff
ReporterR o t a r y
Club of Ma-dras PortCity celebra-ted Teach-ers’ Day onSept. 5 in
Rotary Club felicitates board examtoppers
Sitaram Vidyalaya MHS School (Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam).Its members felicitated the toppers in the Std. 10 and 12 board exams held this year and
presented ‘Best Teacher’ awards to select teachers of the school.
Talk on ‘Mudras inBharatanatyam’ on SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Archana Karthik (Founder, Kama Kala Abhinava Kendra)will give a talk on ‘Techniques and usage of Mudras (HandGestures) in Bharatanatyam’, at 5 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 23in SRM Nightingale Higher Secondary School, VeerasamyStreet, West Mambalam.
The session will benefit both aspirants and beginners.All are welcome.More details can be had in 98412 26673
Ramakrishna Mission Schoolwins 1st prize in ‘Need for SafeStreets’ contestBy Our Staff Reporter
Students of Sri Rama-krishna Mission HigherSecondary School (South), T.Nagar won the 1st prize in the‘Need for Safe Streets’ inter-school competition conductedby United Way – ChennaiChapter (ParthasarathiPuram, T, Nagar) in Anna Uni-versity, Guindy.
The students won the con-test for designing and demon-strating an alarm that wouldwarn road users of any liveelectric cable lying on the road.
Teams from 120 schools tookpart in the contest.
During the event, Amenity
Lifeline Emergency ResponseTeam (ALERT) conducted aworkshop on administration offirst-aid to accident victimsincluding checking of pulse,right handling of an injuredperson and administeringcardiopulmonary resusci-tation, and methods ofarresting bleeding. It wasfollowed by a workshop onartificial intelligence byRobotics and Artificial Intelli-gence Foundation (RAAIF).
United Way is a communitywelfare organization with apresence in over 40 countries.
For further details, call 45589062.
Water supply toSouth Chennai tobe disruptedBy Our Staff Reporter
Metrowater supply tolocalities in South Chennai willbe disrupted on Saturday tofacilitate ‘urgent maintenancework’ in Nemmeli desalinationplant which supplies 100million litres of water a day.
In case of urgent require-ments, residents can contactdeputy engineers concerned.
Property tax defaulters havebeen asked to pay their duesimmediately to avoid legal ac-tion under Rule 21(1) of ChennaiCity Municipal CorporationAct, 1919.
Those who do not pay prop-erty tax to the Greater ChennaiCorporation within 15 days ofthe commencement of the firsthalf of the financial year areconsidered defaulters.
Payment may be made bycheque or demand draft (DD) infavour of ‘The Revenue Officer,Corporation of Chennai’ in E-Seva centres (Common Ser-vice Centres) or online ath t t p : w w w . c h e n n a icorporation.gov.in or throughtax collectors or in select banks.
For more details, call the tollfree number 1913.
Sai bhajans onSaturdays
Sai bhajans are conductedat 6.15 p.m on Saturdays inSri Sathya 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) inphones 2489 7017 and 9884392244.
In Bharathidasan ColonyBharathidasan Colony
Bhajan Mandali (18-D,Bharathidasan Colony, K. K.Nagar) conducts Sri SathyaSai bhajans from 6.30 p.m to7.30 p.m on Saturdays in itspremises. All are welcome.
More details can be had inphone 94448 25183.
Talk on ‘Pithru’todayBy Our Staff Reporter
Nannilam Vai RajagopalaGanapadigal (publisher andeditor of Vaithikasri, a Tamilmagazine) will give a talk on‘Pithru’ in Tamil from 3 p.m to5.30 p.m on Sunday, Sept. 17,in Ayodhya Mandapam (AryaGowda Road, West Mam-balam. Ph: 2489 3077).
It will be followed by aninteractive session on spiritualmatters.
All are welcome.
By OurStaff
ReporterThe 83rd
j a y a n t imahotsav-am of SriJayendraS a r a s -
‘Vaidika Marga Rakshamani’title for Sarma Sastrigal
wathi Swamigal wascelebrated on Sept. 9 in KrishnaGana Sabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar.
It was organized jointly bySri Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt and
Chennapuri Bhaktha JanaSamajam. During the funct-ion, Sri Sarma Sastrigal (aresident of West Mambalam)was honoured with the title of‘Vaidika Marga Rakshamani’by Sri Jayendra Saraswathiand Sri Vijayendra Saras-wathi.
Sarma Sastrigal is aSanskrit scholar and Vedaexponent and has authoredseveral publications on ritualsand practices related toSanatana Dharma.
By Our Staff ReporterBharathi Ranganath
(Sitaram Vidyalaya MHSSchool, Arya Gowda Road,West Mambalam) waspresented ‘Best Teacher’award by Rotary Club ofMadras Vadapalani on Sept.10 in PSBB School, K. K. Nagarfor her meritorious service inthe field of school education.
Gets ‘Best Teacher’award
By Our Staff ReporterMore than 125 delegates from all over India participated in
the medical education program RADNET 2017 organized byRadhatri Nethralaya (12, Hindi Prachara Sabha Street, T.Nagar) in GRT Grand on Sept.10 as part of its 9th anniversarycelebrations.
Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham, (Medical Director) presentedthe ‘Dr. T. N. C. Vedantham Memorial Oration Gold Medal’ forthe year to Dr. Lingam Gopal (President, Vision ResearchFoundation, Sankara Nethralaya). A quiz was conducted forpostgraduate students.
Radhatri Nethralaya honours Dr. Lingam Gopal of Sankara
Nethralaya
Discourse on‘Sri Maha PeriyavaMahimai’ tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter
YCPA-Yagnaraman (SriKrishna Gana Sabha Trust, T.Nagar) and AnushathinAnugraham (Madurai) havejointly organized a spiritualdiscourse by P. Swaminathanon ‘Sri Maha PeriyavaMahimai’ at 6.30 p.m onMonday, Sept. 18 in Sri Kris-hna Gana Sabha, Maharaja-puram Santhanam Salai, T.Nagar.
There will be specialabhishekam for the idol of SriMaha Periyava and the silverpadhukas at 4 p.m on Sept.19.It will be followed by a religiousdiscourse by Trichy Kalyana-raman at 6.30 p.m.
Free Veda classes daily inMurugasramamBy Our Staff Reporter
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.
Tamil Cinema & Music - 70BN Reddy, Nagaiah, Bhanumathi and others saw the movie
‘Blood and Sand’ then running in the city at Minerva Theater,(the first air-conditioned cinema in Madras) more than onceand they were impressed by a melodious humming done by RitaHayworth in it.
BN was keen on adapting it in his film and he began to workon it accordingly. At first BN thought that Bhanumathi couldjust hum it too but the melody and the tune developed byNagaiah were so fascinating that BN decided to have a fullthree minutes song. An All India Radio executive, RajanikanthaRao, wrote the lyric for the song. It was recorded at the NewtoneStudio, Madras by the noted audiographer Dinshaw K. Teherani,who gave it a special effect by hanging a hollow metal domeabove the mike. Bhanumathi was asked to sing into it. Thosewere the days when there was no high-tech equipment and filmtechnicians had to rely on their ingenuity and creative juices toproduce such special effects.
Pioneers always work under difficult and trying circum-stances and Dinshaw was one such pioneer of Indian Cinema.
The song ‘’Ooooo oooooo ohohohoho Paavurama’ set SouthIndia on fire and became a rage and one of the all time film hits.Indeed Bhanumathi sang her way to stardom with this song in‘Swargaseema’.
Ironically she had just then got married and was expectingher child and had thought seriously of bidding goodbye and allthat to cinema and settling down to a life of happy domesticitywith her film technician husband P. S. Ramakrishna Rao.However Dame Destiny had other plans for her . As they say,‘Inscrutable are the ways of Providence’.
One of the classics of South Indian Cinema which Nagaiahcreated in Telugu was his own production ‘Thyagaiah’ (1946).Earlier a Tamil version had been made based on the life of thelegendary Carnatic music composer and cult figure, SaintThyagaraja Swamigal. The lead role in this version had beenplayed by Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer. While the film wasin Tamil, all the songs were of course had to be in Telugu. Somecritics consider that this version was the better, music-wise.The Telugu version was the second, directed by Nagaiah whoplayed the title role too.
To make this film, Nagaiah worked against many hurdles,hassles and problems but nothing could deter his ambition anddesire to make it work. He spent a long time in visiting thevarious places associated with the celebrated musical savantand took copious notes. He incorporated as many of his songsas possible in the film.
He struggled with one song which the Saint had composed onhis visit to the famous Varadarajaswami temple inKanchipuram, “Varadaraaja ninne kori vacchithira”
(Nagaiah took a paternal interest in this writer when he wasa kid and active on Telugu stage under his stage name ‘MasterM. R. Dorai’. Years later he told him about the interest and painshe took to sing this particular song. Nagaiah approached theimmortal GNB who taught him how to sing it perfectly. Thelegendary Classical Carnatic musician had sung it as agramophone record in the early years of his career.
My dear boy& I sang it more than twenty times at the studiobefore the recording was okayed but even then I was notsatisfied. Only then I thought and finally realised that I couldnever sing it like GNB even after one thousand and one times.I gave up trying and went on to sing other songs. I am onlyChittoor Nagaiah and not GNB!”, he said with his character-istic smile of humility.)
‘Thyagaiah’ not only turned out to be a ringing success butalso attained the status of a classic in South Indian Cinema.
Some time ago, the film was screened by the Vintage Heri-tage and it attracted unusually large crowds.
(To be continued)
After North Crescent Road, T. Nagar was dug up severalmonths back to replace the underground Metrowater pipes, ithas not been relaid and is in a bad condition.
Motorists complain that the surface is uneven and riddledwith potholes. They said that the road gets slushy and slipperyafter rains. They have appealed to Chennai Corporation torelay the road at the earliest.
Appeal to relay North CrescentRoad
By Our Staff ReporterBarricades fitted with solar panels are found dumped under
an EB transformer on Burkit Road, T. Nagar.
Barricades with solar panelsdumped under transformer
Rotary Club of Madras Vadapalani presented ‘Best Teacher’ award to 24 teachers fromneighbourhood schools during Teachers’ Day celebrations in PSBB School, K. K. Nagaron Sept. 10.
24 from neighbourhood schools get‘Best Teacher’ award
Free Veda classeson weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of VedhaPrapandha Samithi (T.Nagar), Kuruchi Lakshmina-rasimhan Swamy will conductfree Veda classes on Saturdaysand Sundays, from 10 a.m to11.30 a.m in Sudarshan Hall,121, Habibullah Road, nearKarnataka Sangha School, T.Nagar.
The inaugural class with‘Akshaya Thiruthiyai’ will beconducted on Friday, April 28at 5 p.m.
For more details, call 9444043765 or 98844 47570.
2 buildings off Usman Roaddeviate from approved plans
In a RTI reply, Chennai Corporation has said that twobuildings on the by-lanes of Usman Road, close to the ill-fatedChennai Silks, have been constructed in deviation of approvedplans.
In response to the RTI filed by B. Kannan (local resident andSecretary, T. Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association), theCorporation has replied that a building on Ramanathan Streetand another one on Mahalakshmi Street have deviated fromapproved planning permission. The owner of the building onMahalakshmi Street has added an extra floor by constructing250 square feet on the third floor.
According to a number of residents, many commercialestablishments and showrooms have come up under the verynose of enforcement agencies in spaces sanctioned only forresidential construction.
Unless and until the authorities concerned wield an iron handagainst these violations, incidents similar to Chennai Silks arebound to happen, endangering public lives.
Samashti Gayathri homamtodayBy Our Staff Reporter
The monthly Samashti Gayathri homam will be performedfrom 6 a.m on Sunday, Sept. 17 in Sankara Mutt (WestMambalam).
For more details, contact R. Sridharan Iyer in 98410 97300.All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterFood waste wrapped in
plastic bags, garbage,sugarcane bagasse and otherwaste are found dumpedoutside the back gate of SriSiva Vishnu Temple on GuildStreet, T. Nagar which remainspermanently closed. The mainentrance is in Usman Road.
Cattle and dogs rummagethrough the garbage in searchof food thereby scattering it all
Garbage woes in Guild Street
over the place.Nearby residents and
temple staff told MambalamTimes that the area hasbecome a dumping spot fornearby restaurants, roadsidevendors and other shop-keepers.
It is in an unhygienic cond-ition and there is a permanentfoul smell emanating from thespot inconveniencing passers-by and nearby residents.
By Our Staff ReporterBranches of an axed tree have been lying piled up at the
junction of Rama Rao Street and Rajachar Street, T. Nagaradjoining the Corporation Playground for several days.
Passers-by have converted the spot into an open urinal.The visitors to the playground have appealed for immediate
removal of the branches as the spot is in an unhygieniccondition and the foul smell is inconveniencing them.
Bhuvaneshwari CharitableTrust (K. K. Nagar), culturalprograms will be held forNavarathri from Sept. 21 to30 in Sri Saradhambal Templeof Sringeri Mutt (Arcot Road,near Meenakshi Temple,Kodambakkam).
The following is the programtill Sunday. Sept. 24:
Sept. 21: 6 p.m: Vocalconcert by Lakshmi Priyaaccompanied by Chinmaye(violin) and Vasudevan(mridangam); 6.50 p.m: Vocalconcert by Amrithavarshini
Cultural programs forNavarathri in Arcot Road temple
accompanied by Meera Sundar(violin) and ManikudiChandrasekar (mridangam).
Sept. 22: 6 p.m: Vocalconcert by Sri Krishna andparty; 6.50 p.m: Vocal concertby Rohini Sankar. Sept. 23:6.50 p.m: Veena concert byJayalakshmi Sekar accom-panied by Thanjavur Kumar(mridangam) and D. Venkata-subramaniyam (ghatam).
Sept. 24: 6 p.m: Vocal con-cert by Aparna Sundaresan;6.50 p.m: Vocal concert by K.Giridharan. All are welcome.
More details can be had fromVedic Ravi in 98407 87957.
By Our Staff ReporterIpads and other visual/
educational aids were presen-ted to members of CollegeStudents and GraduatesAssociation of the Blind(Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya,Venkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar) during the 37th
Nandanam Arts College. Justices S. Manikumar and Anitha Sumanth of Madras High Court, and G. Manilal (President, WorldPeace Council) distributed the aids.
R. Muniappan (Treasurer) has appealed for volunteers to help the visually impaired students by reading out lessons andin helping in the preparation of audio CDs of the lessons. His contact number is 97898 89195.
By Our Staff ReporterA lady was seen riding a 2-wheeler with 4 children, two in
school uniform, (three sitting in the pillion and one standing inthe front) on Mannar Street, T. Nagar on Sept.14.
Is it a ‘share’ scooter?
Cultural programs forNavarathri in Sankara Muttfrom Sept. 20By Our Staff Reporter
Cultural events will be heldfor Navarathri at 6.45 p.mdaily, from Sept. 20 to 29, inSankara Mutt (33, EaswaranKoil Street, West Mambalam).
The following is the programtill Sunday, Sept. 24:
Sept. 20: Vocal concert by B.V. Ganesan accompanied byVishvesh Swaminathan(violin) and Akshay Ram(mridangam).
Sept. 21: Veena concert byDr. Shobana Swaminathanaccompanied by Kujesh
Swaminathan (mridangam).Sept. 22: Vocal concert by S.
Women’s World (27,Rameswaram Road, T. Nagar)will conduct free coaching forcandidates appearing for bankentrance exams from 3 p.m to6 p.m, on Sunday, Sept. 17 inits premises.
The classes will cover speedMaths, Maths shortcuts, Gen-eral Knowledge, memory tech-niques, English grammar, win-ning strategies and currentevents. Model question paperswill also be given to the partici-pants. The class will be con-ducted by Kashinath andSundaramurthi.
For registration, call 9282233333 / 2435 8560 or email tod r e a m s h o p e s n s m i l e s @gmail.com.
The entrance exam for 7883vacancies in public sectorbanks in the clerical cadre willbe held on Dec. 2.
The last date for applyingonline on www.ibps.in is Oct. 3.
Cultural programs are beingconducted daily to celebrateDussera from 5 p.m in MadrasKali Bari Temple (12,Umapathy Street Extn., WestMambalam). They willcontinue till Sept. 29.
The following are details:Sept: 20: Vocal concerts by
S. Harshitha; B. Shivani andK. Amruthavarshini, UmaVishnuvamurthi andBhavatharini Anantharaman.
Sept: 22: Vocal concerts byNeeraja Badrinath and group,R. Shwetha and S. Vanshika;Bhajans by V. Nappinnaifollowed by bhajans by S.Anusuya.
Sept. 23: Bharatanatyamconcerts by R. Deepika,Lakshmi Ganesh (student ofSivananda Kalalayam), K. A.Preethi and B. Hemangini, S.K. Dhayvarshini and U.Komala Priya.
Sept. 24: Bharatanatyamconcerts by Anila Anil and herstudents, Prof. Sikkil Vasa-ntha Kumari (Bala NatyaManjari Trust), Students of SaiNrithyalaya.
Sept. 25: Bharatanatyam
concerts by V. S. Riticka(Navarasakendra), Sri BavaniNatyalaya.
Sept. 29: Bharatanatyamconcert by SuryanarayanaMurthy & students.
All are welcome. More detailscan be had in 2483 7170.
Talk on Thiru Arutpa onTuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of Vallalar Sanmarga Sangam (V.O.CStreet, MGR Nagar, Ph: 94453 43706), Gudiyatham Kumananwill give a discourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa – ‘Þ¬øê¬ùŠ ð£®òÞ¬øê¬ùŠ ð£®òÞ¬øê¬ùŠ ð£®òÞ¬øê¬ùŠ ð£®òÞ¬øê¬ùŠ ð£®òÞ¬øõ¡Þ¬øõ¡Þ¬øõ¡Þ¬øõ¡Þ¬øõ¡’ 6 p.m on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Sakthi VinayagarTemple (P. T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar). All are welcome.
Free spoken Hindi class onSept. 24 and 25By Our Staff Reporter
S. Jaya will conduct a free session on ‘Easy way to learnspoken Hindi’ from 4 p.m to 5 p.m, on Sept. 24 and 25 in 85,Burkit Road, T. Nagar (diagonally opposite bus stop).
It is open to all interested in learning/speaking Hindi.For more details, call 95519 41475.
By Our Staff ReporterA car in a broken down condition has been lying on the road
margin at the intersection of Giri Road and Paul AppasamyStreet, T. Nagar for months. Nearby residents have complainedthat garbage is often dumped around the car and it is alsocausing obstruction to traffic. They have appealed to thetraffic dept. to remove the car from the spot.
thu, Nameologyexpert “JyothishaRathna” Srimathi V.A k i l a n d e s w a r i ,M.A. M.Phil. D.I.A.Specialist in Palm-istry, Astrology,Nameology, Nume-rology, Marriagematching, vaasthu.Sri Raja RajeswariJathagalaya, No. 8/1,R a m a k r i s h n a -puram 1st Street,West Mambalam,Ph: 94441 51597,94449 97942, 9444997946.
undertaken formarriage (A to Z),small functions,nitchayathartham,s e e m a n t h a m ,a y u s h a h o m a m ,u p a n a y a n a m ,shashtiapthapurthi,s a t h a b i s h e k a m ,grahapravesam &birthday functions.C o n t a c t :M a h a l a k s h m iCatering Services(West Mambalam),Ph: 95516 15465.SHYAMALA Catering
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HOMEMADE chappathiavailable for dinner, Ayuthapooja orders also undertaken.Contact: Mallika Raju. Ph:98843 70366.
SUBRAMANYA foodservice offers pure vegetarianhomely foods at your doorstep,special offer: 30 days – Rs.2000 (Breakfast), Rs. 2500(full meals), Rs. 2000 (dinner),orders invited. Ph: 9840544430, 99400 20404, 43504211.
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SREE GanapathiHome Service: Wearrange reliablevegetarians / non-vegetarian cooks(male / female) live-in also domestichelp, patientattender / child caretakers, drivers,watchmen, nurse,gardener, hostelarrange etc., local &outstation. Vannila.Ph: 99628 74936,97902 92487.WE arrange orthodox lady
Brahmin cooks & baby / patientcare takers. Can also bearranged for other states. SriBalaji Home Care (Regd.), T.Nagar. Ph: 99414 46182,86104 55508. 99400 37179.
ASHWATHY Home CareService: We arrangevegetarian / non-vegetarian /Brahmin cooks, house maids,patient / baby care takers(male / female). Ph: 9551186707, 81245 11919.
SRI Lakshmi HomeServices: We arrange reliablecooks (vegetarians and non-vegetarians ) housemaids,patient attenders, baby care,security, full/part-time, outstation also. Ph: 97103 67722,99623 15503, 90922 28355.
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SIVAN arts academy offersvocal, veenai, mridangam,violin, keyboard, bhart-hanatyam, advance classpersonally. Contact:Kalaimamani Dr. RukminiRamani. Ph: 98403 48638.
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brown & whiteclolured, vacci-nated, puppy (dog)for sale, female,mixed breed, priceRs. 4000. Contact:11/6, M, GanapathiIllam, Rajaji Street,West Mambalam.Ph: 92831 80834,2370 0834.
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India Pvt. Ltd, ThanikachalamRoad, T. Nagar, recruits forfollowing positions: 1) Officeaccountant (1 to 3 yearesperience). 2) Ofiice boy /assistant. 3) Electronicsapplication engineer (BEfresher / experienced). Apply:[email protected]. Ph:95855 77785.
WANTED ladycandidates in andaround Guindy towork as service co-ordiantor, prefer-ably graduates inMaths/ Physics orEngineering withgood Englishcomm-unicat ion.Ph: 87544 61958,80560 25553.WANTED cook cum
companion, healthy, lean,middle aged Brahmin lady fora elderly Brahmins couple atT. Nagar, apply with salaryrequired. Ph: 94444 18596,2814 2474.
R E Q U I R E Daccounts assistantwith experience inTally and MS-Officefor a reputed cul-tural organization.Ph: 98403 52549,98414 09675.WANTED delivery persons
for food startup, only 2 hoursjob, senior citizens, studentsalso welcome. Ph: 9884721755.
WANTED male officeassistant, aged below 40 years,minimum Std. 10 passed,knowledge in English for cons-truction company, salary Rs.8000, office in 24/11, Radha-krishnan Street, T. Nagar. Ph:98412 29007, 2434 5468.SOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICES
ANY sofas, cushions,recliner sofas repairing &reconditioning at verymoderate charges. Contact:K.N.S. Rajan, New No. 58,Peters Road, Royapettah. Ph:93818 03956, 76671 33233.
(1) Oct 21 – Nov 4: Kasi,Allahabad, Ayodya, Nemi-sarnayam, Chitrakut &Muktinath Yatra. (2) Nov 29 –Dec 2: Nava Tirupathi +Kaisiga Ekadasi Utsavam. (3)Dec 9 – 14: Cholanadu (40)Divya Desams. Vaidehi ParthaSarathy, Ph: 94447 62968,94447 54468, 99401 47313.
LETTERS TO THE EDITORJoined EB cables pose danger in 18th Street,
K. K. NagarSir, I am a resident of 18th
Street, 4th Sector, K. K. Nagar.I wish to thank EB for installing
new junction boxes at a level higherthan the surface of my street.
In this connection, the junctionbox in front of Plot No. 505 wasreplaced with a new one.
However, at the time of replace-ment, due to shortage of full lengthcables, the workers joined shorterones. The cables are also lying overground, and the joints have notbeen properly sealed and insulatedand hence pose a danger of electro-cution to unwary pedestrians.
With the recent rains, the situa-tion is even more precarious. I appeal to the EB authorities totake immediate action to properly insulate the joints and relaythe cable underground. R. Jayakumar
Appeal to commission lights in Anna Main Road-Link Road junction
Sir, The recently opened Link Road,at its junction with Anna Main Road,is poorly illuminated. LED streetlights installed recently at the junc-tion are still not operational and theexisting sodium vapour lights do notprovide enough illumination.
The junction and the stretch of theroad are also in relative darkness,and pose a danger to motorists whofind it difficult to negotiate the junc-tion at night. Link Road connects K.K. Nagar with Nesapakkam andRamapuram via Anna Main Road.
I appeal to EB officials to takeimmediate action to commission thehigh-mast lamps installed at the junc-tion for the benefit of motorists and
CMDA should taketougher stand againstbuilding rule violatorsSir, The other day, I read a
report which stated that an 8-storey building off GST Road,Chromepet was sealed by theCMDA as it was built withoutany approval.
The report further statedthat even when the CMDAissued stop work notice, thebuilders went ahead with theconstruction. Why it did nottake action when the stop worknotice was ignored and keptquiet till the building was com-pleted is questionable. Butthat it has woken up at leastnow and sealed the buildingmust be appreciated.
While on this, one must re-call that the owners of ChennaiSilks had stated that they willconstruct a new buildingwithin a short span of time atthe same place on UsmanRoad, T. Nagar where the oldbuilding was gutted and laterdemolished. While this showsthe financial stability of theowners, who will ensure thestability of thebuilding? Agreed, with the helpof technological advance-ments, though one can put upa structure, its stability has tobe ensured as the premiseswill be visited by tens of thou-sands of shoppers daily.
While it is imperative thatthe approving authorities andother departments need toexercise extreme caution, theresidents of the nearby streetstoo should remain vigilant be-cause it is they who will be-come the victims in case ofany untoward incidents tak-ing place. K. Harihar, T.Nagar
Sir, Of late, OLA auto drivers too have started fleecingpassengers and refusing to ply short distances. They some-times demand more than the normal fare. Further, they don’treturn the exact balance amount. Recently, a relative engagedan OLA auto from T. Nagar to Alwarpet. Though the fare wasRs. 42, the driver demanded Rs. 50. Passengers should use the‘My Ride’ option in the OLA app to report the driver in case ofovercharging or other issues. K. Harihar, T. Nagar
Natesan Park needs more illuminationSir, While Natesan Park, located on Venkatanarayana
Road, T. Nagar, has all facilities, insufficient illumination incertain areas makes one dread to move about after dusk.
Lack of illumination provides cover for all sorts of nefariousactivities. Considering the safety and security of those whovisit the park after dusk, the authorities must take immediatesteps to provide additional lighting. V. S. Jayaraman, 31,Motilal Street, T. Nagar
Pavements misused forparking vehicles
Sir, The pavements ofJeevanandan Street, K. K.Nagar are misused for park-ing vehicles forcing pedestri-ans to walk on the road.
I appeal to Chennai Corpo-ration to erect bollards alongthe pavements to prevent theparking of vehicles. V. Balu,Jeevanandam Street, K. K.Nagar
Emergency ManagementResearch Institute (EMRI),which runs ‘108’ ambulancefor the state, has increased itsfleet.
According to an official, theaverage time to reach the vic-tim has also been brought downfrom 13 minutes to 9.33 min-utes.
He said that apart from in-creasing the number of ambu-lances, back-up ambulanceshave been stationed in frequentaccident spots and placeswhere the response time is highbecause of the traffic densitylike Anna Salai, PoonamalleeHigh Road and Koyambedu.
Garbage woes outside house in Madley RoadSir, Garbage bins have been placed along the compound wall
of my house in Madley Road. This has led to daily accumulationof garbage and other waste in front of my house.
On some days, when there is a huge pile-up, a JCP machineis used to lift the garbage at night which causes a lot of nuisanceto us and other residents. During one such operation in June,a JCP machine partly damaged the compound wall of myhouse.
I have since then been running from pillar to post, but noaction has been taken by Chennai Corporation to repair thecompound wall. I took up the matter with the CorporationOffice in Pondy Bazaar, which advised me to forward thecomplaint to the Corporation Office in Kodambakkam. Tilldate there has been no reply or any other response.
Garbage continues to be dumped outside my house and weare forced to keep all doors and windows shut all the time dueto the foul smell. It also leaves me and my family at a high riskof falling prey to contagious diseases.
I appeal for the immediate removal of the garbage bins keptnear my house to a different location. Dr K. Latika, 58,Madley Road, T. Nagar
Sai bhajan programs inT. Nagar and MambalamBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Sathya Sai Samiti conducts Sai bhajans every week inthe following venues in T. Nagar and Mambalam.
T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park,
Vijaya Bank building): Saturdays, 5 p.m.Ayurvedasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal
Park): Mondays, 6 p.m.50/38, Motilal Street (opposite Ranganathan Street):
Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Muthumaari Amman Temple, South Boag Road: Mondays,
6.30 p.mMambalam:12A/27, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam: Saturdays, 5.15
p.m.Vallabha Ganapathy Temple, Arya Gowda Road, West
Mambalam: Fridays, 6.30 p.m.Murugashramam, Srinivasa Pillai Street, West Mambalam:
Second Tuesdays, 6 p.m.For registration, please call 94456 11333 or 94447 73926.All are welcome.The Samiti also sells books on Sai literature and CDs of Sai
bhajans.
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T. NAGAR, ThirumurthyStreet, near Bazullah Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200sq.ft, UDS 670 sq.ft, groundfloor, open car park, semifurnished, marble flooring. Ph:98416 24450, 98413 89345.
Postal Colony 4th Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor flat, rent Rs.14000, small Brahmin family,no brokers. Ph: 2372 7080.
KODAMBAKKAM, 53,Lakshmi Tower, Flat No. 7,Arcot Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 920 sq.ft, 3rd floor,lift, car park, family / officepurpose. Ph: 98414 18125.
WEST MAMBALAM, 12/10, Srinivasa StreetExtension, near SubramaniStreet, 2 bedrooms, indep-endent ground floor house,copious water, 2-wheelerparking, Brahmins only. Ph:97890 82257, 4357 9736.
ASHOK NAGAR, 5, 51st
Street, 7th Avenue, bedroom,hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft,verandah, separate portion,Western toilet, no car park,rent Rs. 11000, Brahmins &vegetarian only, no office, nobrokers, visit from 10 a.m (callbefore visiting) Ph: 9445568153.
K. K. NAGAR, 50, 96th
Street, 15th Sector, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900sq.ft, 2nd floor, both attachedbathrooms, woodwork,furnished, no car park, rentRs. 15000 (negotiable), Brah-mins only. Ph: 99404 50340.
Special poojas for Navarathriin Sankara MathBy Our Staff Reporter
Special poojas will be performed in the morning and eveningfor Navarathri from Sept. 20 to 30 in Sankara Math (38,Krupasankari Street, West Mambalam).
They will include Devi Mahatmiya paarayanam, Lalithasahasranaamam, special homams, suvasini and kannika pooja,Veda paarayanam and special alangaarams for the presidingdeity on all days.
Radhotsavam will be performed on Oct. 1.For details, contact the temple office.All are welcome
Satsang in Pandian Hall todayBy Our Staff Reporter
Mambalam Ramsuratkumar Satsang will chant YogiRamsuratkumar Namajapam at 4 p.m, on Sunday, Sept. 17,in Pandian Hall, Station Road, West Mambalam.
It will be followed by Ramanama chanting and Thirupugazhby members of Mambalam Thirumathi Vijayalakshmi group,and Guru Anubhavam, ashtothram and aarathi.
All are welcome.For more details, call 98847 24271.
Sastha Mess offersunlimited veg.meals for Rs. 80By Our Staff Reporter
Sastha Mess (a vegetarianlunch provider) was openedrecently in 86/1, Lake ViewRoad, West Mambalam (nearBank of India).
It serves unlimited meals forlunch at Rs. 80 from 11 a.m to3 p.m.
According to the manager,the food is prepared hygieni-cally and without garlic/onion.
“We have been getting goodresponse from residents as thefood is prepared with a homelytaste,” he said. Sastha Mess isa FSSAI (Food Safety andStandards Authority of India)registered outlet.
Its contact number is 9381153811.
6 months/1 yearcourse in Montessorieducation from Oct. 3By Our Staff Reporter
Mithra Montessori Academy(Recognised by Govt. of India)(79, Thambiah Road, WestMambalam) is a non-profit in-stitute established to empowerand encourage those who wantto pursue a career inMontessori education.
The course duration is 6months to 1 year and the mini-mum qualification is 12th pass.
The Institute offers bothregular and weekend classes.
The classes are held for 3hours a day and classes for thenext batch start on Oct. 3.
Early joiners can avail of aspecial Vijayadasami discounton the fees.
For details, call 8681057777.
50 senior citizens attend freeyoga class
By Our Staff ReporterAbout 50 senior citizens in the age group of 60-90 years
attended the free yoga session conducted by S. Kalaichelvi(Yoga master) on Sept. 9 in Abi Roopa Yoga Center (32/75, 7th
Avenue, Ashok Nagar).She is ready to conduct more such free classes.Associations and NGOs can contact her in 99404 97147 or
97909 87357 to schedule the classes.
S. GOVINDANOBITUARY
S. Govin-dan (resi-dent ofAnnapoornaA p a r t -ments, 9/17,Raju Street,West Mam-balam. Ph: 98411 89866)passed away on Sept. 8.
He was 72, and had been aresident of West Mambalamsince 1984. He had retired fromMFL, Chennai.
He is survived by his wife,children and grandchildren.
Navarathri celebrations inBRP Street Sai Baba templeBy Our Staff Reporter
Navarathri and the 100th death anniversary of Shirdi SaiBaba will be celebrated from Wednesday, Sept. 20 to Satur-day, Sept. 30 in Green Sayee Baba Darshan Center (8, BRP2nd Street, West Mambalam). Devi Mahatmya, LalithaSahasranaamam and bhajans will be conducted in the evening.
The temple trustees have appealed to devotees to partici-pate in the evening programs.
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Free eye and skincheck-up todayBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Bhuvaneswari Chari-table Trust (K. K. Nagar) andJaimaa Charitable Trust(Vadapalani) have jointlyorganized a free eye check-upand derma camp from 9.30a.m to 12.30 p.m, on Sunday,Sept.17, in Circle Library, 11th
Avenue, Ashok Nagar.A team of doctors from
Sankara Nethralaya willconduct the eye check-up whileDr. R. Muthulakshmi (Skinspecialist) will be available forconsultation for skin relatedproblems.
The eye check-up will includevision assessment, eyepressure tests, retinal imagingand detection of cataract.
Those diagnosed withcataract can avail of freesurgery in Sankara Nethr-alaya. For registration, call99400 30939 or 98407 87957.
Fashion events, contests for seniorcitizens/couplesBy Our Staff Reporter
Virgo Events (53rd Street,Ashok Nagar) is organizing afashion show for seniorcitizens for the first time inChennai at 5 p.m on Oct. 1 inAndhra Club, VijayaraghavaRoad, T. Nagar to comme-morate World Senior CitizensDay.
There will be several othercontests in the show like Mr. &Mrs. Chennai, Couple FashionWalk, Made for Each Other,and Talent King and TalentQueen (participants canshowcase their skills in dance,drama or stand-up comedy).
Several other titles includingBest Dresser and Best Dancerwill also be awarded.
Medall has also organized afree health check-up programduring the event.
There is no registration feeto compete in the contests.
Sector, K. K. Nagar) partici-pated in the World ToguzKumalak competition inAstana, capital of Kaza-khstan, from Sept. 2 to 9.
It is a game similar to thetraditional game of Pallan-kuzhi played in Southern India.
She told Mambalam Timesthat players from fivecontinents participated in thecontest and the top threewinners were from Kaza-khstan, Mongolia and Turk-menistan.
“I had met some members ofthe organizing committeewhen they visited India to learnabout Pallankuzhi and wasinvited to participate in thecontest. I was the only
80-year-old Balambal competesin World Toguz Kumalak contest
participant from India and myentire trip was sponsored bythe organizers,” she said.
She said that the game ispopular in the USSR and otherEast European countries likeKazakhstan and Ukraine, butis now played in manycountries around the world.
Like traditional Pallankuzhi,Toguz Kumalak is a 2-playergame. Pallankuzhi board has14 receptacles (7 for eachplayer) and Toguz Kulamakhas 18 (9 for each player). Butthe rules of the game are quitedifferent, she added. She is aretired Professor of Historyfrom University of Madras andwas the Past President ofRotary Club of Chennai K. K.Nagar and Probus Club ofChennai. Her contact numberis 90258 95777.
Abrina (a resident of T.Nagar), the 16-year-old nieceof actors ‘Disco’ Shanti andLalithakumari, is missing sinceSept. 6, and a complaint hasbeen filed in Pondy BazaarPolice Station.
Lalithakumari (ex-wife ofactor Prakash Raj) told thepolice that Abrina, the elderdaughter of her brotherArunmozhi Varman (an assis-tant director in the Tamil movieindustry), went missing fromher school on Sept. 6.
Abrina is a Std. 12 student inChurch Park School.
The police are scanning therecordings from the 56 CCTVcameras installed in the schoolfor clues.
Anyone having informationabout the girl can contact V.Jayakumar (Asst. Commis-sioner of Police) in 99520 35456or 99625 66556, or Arun at98844 41104.
The members of ChennaiGroup of Sri Vishnu Saha-sranaama Mandalis (F 2, 5,Cart Track Road, T. Nagar)have been conducting masschanting of Sri VishnuSahasranaamam inSankaralayam, 66, MayorRamanathan Salai, Chepet.
They will be completing 1crore times chanting of the 12avartis of Sahasranaamam(Kodi naama japam) during thesession between 7 a.m and 12noon on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
It will be preceded bySuprabatham and Rudramfrom 6 a.m to 7 a.m. All arewelcome to participate in theauspicious occasion.
More details can be had in95001 77505.
R. P. Krishnamachari (Managing Director, Tex BiosciencesPvt. Ltd., 4th Avenue, Ashok Nagar) donated Rs. 10 lakhs toRamakrishna Mission Ashrama for construction of additionalbuildings in the school run by the Ashrama in T. Nagar onSept.15. The cheque was handed over to SwamiPadmasthananda (Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram,T. Nagar). He had earlier donated Rs. 30 lakhs for the megasolar energy project undertaken by the school.
Preethi Sai (Founder, Shirdi Sai Baba Devotees Trust,United India Colony, 1st Main Road, Kodambakkam) performedbhoomi pooja for installing a marble idol of Shirdi Sai Baba inits premises on Sept. 10. Preethi Sai said that the marble idolwill be about 4 ft. tall and a small temple will be constructedaround it. Anyone interested in donating funds for constructingthe temple may contact her in 89393 99990.
Discourses on ‘Saisath Saritha’Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Meditation Mandir (6,
Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) there are discourses on ‘Sri SaisathSaritha’ at 6.30 p.m on Sundays in its premises.
T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thursdaysand Sundays. All are welcome. More details can be had inphones 2643 2323, 4212 5118 and 94444 53777.
