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Thamizh music fest till ThursdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Namabhiksha Kendra (51, 7th Avenue,Ashok Nagar) is celebrating its 8th Theivath Thamizh Music Festivaltill Dec. 25 in Mahodaya Hall, 7th Avenue, Ashok Nagar. The festivalbegan on Dec. 19.

The following is the program on the remaining days. All events startat 7 p.m:

Dec. 20: Sri Arunachala Kavirayar Keerthanangal by SriranjaniSanthanagopalan.

Dec. 21: Nalayairum Divya Prabhanandham by Gayathiri Girish.Dec. 22: Nadaswaram concert on Thamizh keerthanangal by

Balachandar & party.Dec. 23: Thiruartupa by Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishnan.Dec. 24: Mahakavi Bharathiyar keerthanangal by Ceylon Sisters

Vasantha Sankar Raman and Revathi Natarajan.Dec. 25: 3 p.m: Muralidhara Swamiji’s Madhurageetham by Pradeep

Janakiraman. All are welcome. More details can be had in phones 2489 5875 and 94426 13710.

Humour meet tomorrow afternoonBy Our Staff Reporter

Thyagarayanagar Nagaichuvaiyalar Mandram (1, Guild Street, T.Nagar, behind Siva Vishnu Temple) will hold a ‘Humour Meet’ onSunday, Dec. 21, at 3.30 p.m in its premises.

A. Isaiyalwar (Member, Tambaram Humour Club), the chief guest,will give a humorous talk.

Prizes will be awarded to five participants on a lucky draw basis.There is no membership or admission fee. All are welcome. For more details, please contact Sadanandan in 99414 31060.

Free Tamil play by Probus Clubon Dec. 27By Our Staff Reporter

Probus Club of Chennai (a senior citizens association) will stage thehumourous Tamil drama “Avasaramo Avasaram” on Saturday, Dec.27 at 10 a.m in Dhakshinamoorthy Hall (P.S. High School Campus,R.K. Mutt Road, Mylapore). Probus club members and professionalartists are enacting in this play.

The story revolves around a hero who wants to hood wink his wouldbe father-in-law. Entrance is free. All are welcome.

TTD sells 1 lakh calendars for 2015By Our Staff Reporter

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (T. Nagar) has sold more than 1lakh calendars and a large number of diaries of 2015 published by it tilldate. K. Ananda Kumar Reddy (President) said that the 12 sheet yearlycalendar is priced at Rs. 75, single sheet monthly calendar at Rs.10 anddiary at Rs.100.

They can be purchased from the TTD counter on all days from 7 a.mto 11 a.m and from 3 p.m to 7 p.m.

Program in Ramana BhakthaSamajam on Sundays

Sri Ramana Baktha Samajam, West Mambalam (BVSN MoorthySchool, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam) conducts the followingprogram on Sundays:

5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Maharishi’s Aksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse on ‘Bhakthi’ by Dr. M.K. Srinivasan (President of

Public Health Centre).All are welcome. More details can be had by calling 94441 72623.Special pooja is conducted and prasadam distributed among special

children at 11.30 a.m on Ramana Maharishi’s birth star day(Punarpoosam).

ISKCON program in Mambalamon Saturdays

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),Injambakkam, conducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ programs from 7 p.m to 9p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam.

The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and BhagwadGita classes. More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from RangaKrishna Das (2474 4900, 98400 27800). All are welcome.

Free concerts in Kasi ViswanatharTemple from today

Hamsavinodhini (22/2, R.K. Puram 3rd Street, West Mambalam))will conduct its annual music festival “Vinodha Vinyasa SangeethaUtsavam” from Dec. 20 to Dec. 31 at Kasi Viswanathar Temple(Eswaran Koil Street, West Mambalam).

Leading musicians will give free concerts daily at 4.30 p.m and 6.45p.m. Renowned vocalist Madurai G.S. Mani will give a concert at 6.45p.m on Dec. 21.

Some other leading performers include Cherthala RanganathaSharma, Aishwarya Raghunath, Rajini Hariharan and Trichur Broth-ers. For more details, please contact Hamsavinodhini in 98408 45507.

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T. Nagar residents move courton fire safety

By Our Staff ReporterThe fire that broke out in 2008 in a commercial complex in

T. Nagar and raged for more than nine hours has not beenforgotten, at least not by residents of the locality.

The commercial hub’s fire safety record has been grim andT. Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association has now sought legalrecourse.

The Madras High Court issued a notice to civic agencies anddepartments concerned on a public interest litigation filed bythe residents, who sought directions to take action againstowners of buildings on Usman Road and Ranganathan Streetthat lack fire safety measures.

The association had first filed an RTI on the issue andobtained a status report on fire safety measures in more than100 shops and buildings on the two roads.

The RTI enlisted the violations released by fire and rescueservices department, Corporation and CMDA over the pastthree years and said the agencies had not taken steps to ensurethat corrective measures were taken.V.S. Jayaraman (Presi-dent of the Association) said that a number of buildings did nothave adequate fire safety mechanisms. “While the fire andrescue services department said it does not have powers totake action against the violators, the Corporation and CMDA,which can take the complex owners to task, did not respond toour letters. That forced us to file the PIL in court,” he said. “Ourconcern is the safety of the employees, shoppers and the publicin general,” he added.

Another problem is encroachments. Despite the Corpora-tion setting up a complex for hawkers in Pondy Bazaar, mostof them have returned to the streets, blocking off pavementsand road margins. In case of a fire, no fire tender can rush intothe area. There is no way for public to escape because of theencroachments which could then lead to stampedes. TheCorporation should remove the hawkers on a war footing andensure strict measures are in place to deter future encroach-ments. Members of the association said that the fire and rescueservices department has been asked to submit an audit of thefire safety violations in these commercial buildings withinthree months but a senior official of the department said thatthey have received no such notice yet.

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By Our Staff ReporterVendors selling Santa Claus caps, stars and other Christ-

mas decoration items at the junction of Raghavaiah Road andG. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar on Dec. 17.

Santa Claus caps on sale

By Our Staff ReporterAadukalam-14, an intra

school sports event, was con-ducted by Arvind Foundation(387, 27th street, 6th sector,K. K. Nagar), a charitable or-ganization for children withspecial needs, on Dec. 13 inYMCA, Nandanam,

Sudha Athmaraj (Co-founder of the Foundation) said,“it takes a lot of effort and timefor such children to train forsuch sports events. The ideabehind this huge effort is toexpose children with specialneeds to all areas of sports.During this training, these chil-dren learn new faculties in thearea of gross motor, fine mo-

Sports meet conducted forspecial children

tor, breathing abilities, co-or-dination, balance and manymore. We see marvellous im-provement in their cognitiveskills like sequencing, memory,understanding commands,patience etc. Children withautism find it really difficult toget over their sensory issuesand be part of a crowd. Withtraining in sports they alsolearn to come into a group, waitfor their turn, be in a new placeand meet new people. This wasa beautiful journey of self-de-velopment and developmentfor these children”.

This first ever sports dayorganized for special childrenby Arvind Foundation was de-clared open by ADGP Dr.Prateep Philip. Children fromvarious centers competed.More than 100 children par-ticipated in 16 events in 5 cat-egories each. “For ArvindFoundation, this was a day fullof energy and zest. Against allodds, physically and mentallychallenged children came to-gether from various parts ofthe city to explore and exhibittheir abilities. Participationitself was a winning matter forthese children. Winning goldand silver medals was only anadded bonus,” added LakshmiSunil (Group Principal of theinstitution).

Arvind Foundation is a chari-table organization dedicated tothe cause of mentally chal-lenged children. About 120such children undergo educa-tion, vocational training andneed based training in 6 cen-ters. The Foundation can becontacted in 98410 34234/98416 15333/72999 11022 orwww.arvindfoundation.org.

By Our Staff Reporter An Electricity Board junction box at the junction of 16th

Avenue and 77th Street in Ashok Nagar has been pushedinto the ground by the weight of a tree branch leaning on it.

Tree branch pushes junctionbox into ground

Laksharchanai toLord Ayyappanext Sunday

Ashok Nagar SabarimalaiYathirai kuzhu (G 3, NaveenJayashree Flat, 69/33,Moorthy Street Extension,West Mambalam) will conductspecial poojas to Lord Ayyappaon Sunday, Dec. 28, atKadampur T. N. SomasundarNadar Thirumana Maligai (26/22, Giri Street, WestMambalam).

The following are the pro-gram details:

4.30 a.m: Mangala Vadh-yam; 5 a.m: Ganapathi hom-am; 6 a.m: Ayyappa pooja fol-lowed by and Laksharchanai;9.30 p.m: Devotional songs;10.30 a.m: Annadhanam tochildren from orphanages;11.45 a.m: Ayyappa bhajans;12.30 p.m: Maha deepar-thanai; 12.45 p.m: Annadh-anam.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterHanumath Jayanthi will be

celebrated atAshok Nagar Anjaneya

Baktha Sabha (53rd Street,Ashok Nagar) from Dec. 21 to28 with special programs.

On Dec. 21 (HanumanJayanthi day), there will bespecial abhishekam at 5 a.m;silver kavacha alangaaram at

Weeklong ‘Hanumath Jayanthi’celebration by Anjaneya BakthaSabha

7 a.m followed by lakshar-chanai. There will beannadhanam at 12 noon onDec. 28 for which contributionsare welcome from devotees.

Cultural programs will beheld daily at 6.30 p.m whichwill include vocal and danceconcerts by upcoming musi-cians.

All are welcome.

Residents’ meet to discusscivic issues tomorrow

By Our Staff ReporterT. Nagar Resident’s Welfare Association will conduct a

meet on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 11 a.m in its premises at 30,Rangan Street, T. Nagar, to discuss civic issues and briefresidents on the various activities taken up by the Associa-tion.

All the residents are requested to attend and raise theirgrievances which will be duly recorded and submitted to theconcerned authorities.

Pensioners’ Daycelebration todayafternoon

All India Federation of Pen-sioners’ Association (WestSaidapet) will celebrate Pen-sioners’ Day on Saturday, Dec.20, from 3 p.m to 5 p.m inRecreation Club Hall, AnnaSalai.

K. Venkatachari (President)will preside over the function.R. Gandhi (Senior Advocate,Madras High Court) will be thechief guest.

All pensioners are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterTirumala Tirupati Devas-

thanam (T. Nagar) will con-duct “Margazhi Music andDance Festival” from Dec. 19to Dec. 28 at SravanamHall, TTD Temple, Venkata-narayana Road, T. Nagar.

There will be solo Bhara-tanatyam concerts by upcom-

Dance and music concertsby TTD till Dec. 28

ing artistes and group concertsby students of dance schoolsat 4.45 p.m and Carnatic vo-cals concerts at 6.30 p.m daily.

There is no entry fee and allare welcome.

Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ on Tuesday

Under the auspicious ofVallalar Sanmargasangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), Dr. P.K.Prabakaran will give adiscourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa –Manumurai Kanda Vasagam’on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 6 p.min Sakthi Vinayagar Temple(P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

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5-day training program forwomen on vocational skillsBy Our Staff Reporter

S. Vijayalakshmi will conduct a 5-day training program forwomen on paper quelling, jewellery making, mehendi art, bridalmehendi, embroidery and terracotta jewellery from Monday,Dec. 22 at her residence in D-5, 240, LIG Flats, 7th Avenue,Ashok Nagar.

She will also conduct classes on clay work, handicrafts anddrawing for children at the same venue.

The classes will be conducted in three batches.For batch time and other details, contact Vijayalakshmi in

97907 72370 or 2371 1835.

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Cars parked in two rows outside a hotel on G. N. ChettyRoad, T. Nagar (near NSK Flyover) creating a traffic congestionduring peak hours on Dec. 18.

Probus Clubreleases new book

for seniorsBy Our Staff ReporterProbus Club, an associa-

tion of retired professionals,businessmen and govern-ment officials, released a newbook ‘Probus Way to Grace-ful Ageing’ on Oct. 1, the In-ternational Day of the Eld-erly.

It contains articles by emi-nent doctors on how to stayhealthy and be mentally ac-tive. The book also containsa directory for railway en-quiry services, call taxis, 24-hour ambulance services,government and private hos-pitals, blood banks, Probushome medicare assistance,old age homes and senior citi-zen associations.

The book is available atthe office of MambalamTimes (7/3, Madley Road, T.Nagar) for Rs. 120.

By Our Staff ReporterK. Anil Kumar Reddy (resi-

dent of 20, 21st Avenue, AshokNagar) was presented‘Harlalka Award’ during the43rd annual conference of Fed-eration of Corrugated Manu-facturers of India (FCBM) onDec.16 in Udaipur, for his out-standing contribution to thedevelopment of the corrugatedpackaging industry.

About 800 delegates from allover the world including Indiaparticipated in the interna-tional conference.

The chief guest wasMahendrabhai Patel (Chair-man of the Mamta Group ofCompanies). He presented theaward.

Anil Kumar is a past Presi-dent of the Federation andManaging Partner of NeeladriPackaging, a corrugated boxesmanufacturing company inChennai. When Anil Kumarwas President of FCBM, theFederation’s membership in-creased by 25%. He was theonly President to visit all theregional associations and es-tablish personal rapport withmembers.

He has published many

Corrugated box company partnergets award

books about the industry.Some of his other achievementsinclude introduction of innova-tive flexo printing in 1993 inthe industry, introduction ofcorrugated boxes in place ofwooden boxes for Sivakasi fire-works, rationalisation of Ex-cise Duty for corrugated boxesand procuring exemption fromExcise duty for branded goods.

He was presented ‘UdyogPatra Award’ in 2005 for valu-able contribution to the eco-nomic development of thecountry and ‘Special Achieve-ment Award’ in 2010 for out-

standing contribution to thedevelopment of the corrugatedpackaging industry.

He was President of SouthIndia Corrugated Box Manu-facturers Association(SICBMA) and a member ofthe general body of Indian In-stitute of Packaging (IIP), Gov-ernment of India, Mumbai.

He is the only Indian repre-sentative in International Cor-rugated Case Association,USA.

Double row parking outsidehotel

Hamsavinodhinito confer awardson eminent artistestoday

Hamsavinodhini (22/2, R.K.Puram 3rd Street, WestMambalam) will confer awardson four eminent personalitiesin recognition of theirmeritorious service in the fieldsof Carnatic music on Dec. 20at 6 p.m in Kasi ViswanatharTemple (Eswaran Koil Street,West Mambalam) during theinaugural ceremony of itsannual music festival

Renowned Carnatic musiccomposer and vocalist Kalai-mamani Madurai G.S. Maniwill be honoured with ‘Sangee-tha Viraja Hamsa’ award,Meera Sivaramakrishnan(violin vidushi) with ‘SangeethaHamsa’ award, C.V. Krishna-moorthy with ‘Asthika SevaHamsa’ award and K. Sai-kumar with ‘Aanmeega SevaHamsa’ award.

All are welcome.

Award for T. Nagar women’s college

By Our Staff Reporter Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai

Shasun College for Women(Madley Road, T. Nagar) hasbeen recognized by ComputerSociety of India (CSI) for ‘BestAccredited Student BranchAward’ for the year 2014 onDec. 13 in Hyderabad. It isamong 58 colleges recognizedfrom all over India and the onlyarts and science college.

The college has bagged theaward in the category for ‘BestPerformance’ within a specificduration. Staff orientationprogram enhancing leadershipskills, national conference,seminars, symposium andmotivational talks by expertsare some of the eventsorganized by the CSI branch.

It has also conducted GoldenTech-Bridge Program for

senior citizens. The collegebecame the institutionalbranch of CSI only in June2013.

Dr. B. Poorna (Principal) andMythili Prakash (StudentBranch Counsellor) receivedthe award from Ravi ShankarPrasad (Minister for Commun-ications and IT) and BandaruDattareya (Minister of Labourand Employment).

Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

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 onMondays, Wednesdays andFridays.

More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.

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assistant, sales repres-entative, drivers, helpers &Lady brahmin cook, AnuChithra Publications, Old No.9, New No. 21, RajagopalanStreet, West Mambalam. Ph:98410 70592, 2474 3719.

WANTED lady accountsassistant with computerknowledge to work from 11a.m to 7 p.m. for Auditor Officein T. Nagar, salary Rs. 6300.Ph: 2434 5688, 93810 51187.

SOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESANY old type of sofas,

cushions repairing &reconditioning at verymoderate charges. Contact:K.N.S. Rajan, New No. 58,Peters Road, Royapettah.Ph: 93818 03956, 7667133233.TOURS & TRAVELSTOURS & TRAVELSTOURS & TRAVELSTOURS & TRAVELSTOURS & TRAVELS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SMS system introduced by PDS non-functionalSir, This has reference to the letter written by a reader and published

in Mambalam Times last week about the malpractice in ration shops.I fully endorse his views and would like to add my bit to it. If the PDSdepartment sends stocks according to the number of cards attachedto a particular shop, the consumer should get his/her quota wheneverhe/she visits the shop within that period. It is the responsibility of theofficial concerned to clarify the matter if the card holder is denied his/her quota with the excuse that the stock has got exhausted. Somemonths back the PDS department made an announcement that acardholder can know the stock position in the ration shop to which hiscard is attached by sending an SMS in a prescribed format to thepublished mobile phone number. However when I tried it a couple ofdays ago it did not work and I never got back any automated reply.Looks like it was just a publicity stunt and the system was neverimplemented or given up after a short while. – S. Muralidaran, 1/C1,EWS Flats, 45th Street, 8th Sector, K.K. Nagar

Street abutting Natesan Park misused as toiletSir, Natesan Park (T. Nagar) is one of the best maintained public

parks in the city. It has lots of greenery, a well laid out walkers’ path,benches for visitors to relax and well maintained play equipment forkids to enjoy. However, in spite of the fact that there is a well maintainedpublic toilet in the park, the stretch of Kannadasan Road abutting thepark is being misused as a public toilet. Park visitors, especially womenare put to embarrassment by menfolk who urinate, oblivious to theirpresence. No action is being taken by the authorities in spite ofrepeated complaints registered with them. – Sudha, MylaiRanganathan Street, T. Nagar

Aadhaar Card registration woesSir, I wish to outline herein the woes in registering for Aadhaar Card

as the applicants are made to run from pillar to post to fulfill therequired formalities like getting slips verified, registering the biometricdata and getting the acknowledgement slip as there is no single windowmechanism. The database is ridden with errors and in a number ofcases names of persons with census slips are missing. Even thoughAadhaar card has not been made compulsory for registering for theLPG scheme, there is still a huge rush of residents at the Aadhaarcounters in the zonal office. The staff is not able to manage the crowdand there is utter chaos everyday. I appeal to the concerned authoritiesto streamline the process through a single window mechanism and alsoopen additional centers to manage the crowd. – R. Sadasivam,Subramanian Street, West Mambalam

Inadequate response by Corporation after report inMambalam Times

Sir, After my letter about the bad condition of Chakrapani Street waspublished in Mambalam Times, Chennai Corporation officials comeover to inspect the condition and promised to take immediateaction. However instead of re-laying the road, they just covered thesurface with rubbish and loose gravel. No tar or road roller was used toproperly lay the road. The road is now back to its old state as the rubbishand the loose stones have either been washed away by the rains or gotunevenly scattered. Motorists, especially 2-wheelers, are at a risk ofskidding on the roads. It is also causing heavy dust pollution. With therepair work on Kodambakkam flyover, this is the only short route formotorists going towards Kodambakkam. I appeal to the Corporationofficials to take immediate steps to re-lay the road properly. –Varadarajan, Subramani, Chakrapani Street, West Mambalam

Hazard outside ration shop on Rameswaram StreetSir, The ration shop

on RameswaramStreet (T. Nagar), ispoorly maintained.Debris, garbage andmetal scrap, some ofwhich have sharpedges, are perma-nently dumped outsidethe shop. Road usersand consumers whoqueue outside the shopare put to hardship.The shop owner re-fuses to clear the gar-bage. I hope the Cor-poration officials takeaction against theshop owner. – AkilaS r i d h a r ,Rameswaram Road,T. Nagar

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSClassified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage hall,Mini Hall, Real Estate (Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are

Rs. 500 (upto 30 words); Bold Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions.Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to

only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement.

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MINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM,

Mahadevan Street (StateBank Building), 2 Halls –Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c(200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233,4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.

SAI Dharshini Hall, seatcapacity 175, dining capacity75, kitchen facility,Saligramam Arcot Road, nearVirugambakkam PoliceStation. Ph: 99403 39773,2376 5490.

MANGALAMBIGA MiniHall, seat capacity 100, 7th

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WEST MAMBALAM,Sathyananrayana Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen(granite slabs) 575 sq.ft, UDS320 sq.ft, 1st floor, no lift, fullyrenovated, (Johnson) tilesflooring, 1 attached bathroom,1 single toilet, no car park, 19years old, price Rs. 39 lakhs.Ph: 94452 33678.

WEST MAMBALAM,Postal Colony Cross Street,basement office space, 456sq.ft, ideal for architect /chartered accountant. Callfrom 9.30 a.m to 5.30 p.m. Ph:94449 79463, 96000 82830.

VALASARAVAKKAM,Hospital Road, land 2800 sq.ft,built-up area 3000 sq.ft,individual house, East facing,30 feet road, approved, cleartitle. Ph: 98403 67535.

WEST MAMB-ALAM,Umapathy Street, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1300sq.ft, construction going tostart in January 2015,possession in December 2015,all amenities and car park,only 6 flats. Ph: 98403 67535.

WEST MAMBALAM,Ramaya Street, Vadive-lpuram, near MambalamRailway Station, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, new2nd floor apartment, 4-in-1 flat,covered car park, rate Rs.7000 per sq.ft (negotiable).Contact: A.C. Sarathy. Ph:90427 72352, 81489 59362.

RENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALWEST MAMBALAM, No.

27, Rukmani Street, 1bedroom, 1st floor flat,immediate occupation. Ph:2489 1022.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 5,9th Avenue, near 7th Avenue, 2bedrooms apartment, hall,kitchen, balcony, bathattached, woodwork, car park,rent Rs. 12500, advance 6months. Ph: 2433 3477, 9841193685.

T. NAGAR, Old No. 10,New No. 90, South West BoagRoad, 600 sq.ft, ground flooraccommodation, providedwith exclusive M.E.S. meterand water supply fromoverhead tank connected bypump to well, small Brahminfamily. Ph: 2433 6910.

TEYNAMPET, No. 5/1,Rathna Nagar, behind ApolloHospital, 2 bedrooms, 1 studyroom, 1200 sq.ft, 3rd floor,open car park & 2-wheelerparking available, suitable foroffice also. Ph: 2435 2308,99445 25355, 95662 10321.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 7/2, Rangarajapuram Main Road,near New 2-wheeler Subway,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750sq.ft, ground floor, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 14000.Contact: Ram. Ph: 9383001001.

AMBATTUR, SakthiVinayagar Koil Street,Vinayagapuram, 1770 sq.ft,individual house, in 2770 sq.ft,plot, well / bore well, 3 phaseEB. Ph: 98403 74009, 24311178.

T. NAGAR, NatesanStreet, near Shiva VishnuTemple, 1300 sq.ft, 2nd floor,partly granite flooring & tileflooring, interior & partitiondone, suitable for office, rateRs. 8500 per sq.ft. Ph: 24352308, 99445 25355, 9566210321.

ASHOK NAGAR, 18th

Avenue, 79th Street, 625 sq.ft,ground floor flat, price Rs. 55lakhs (negotiable). Ph: 9444872150, 98400 46067.

T. NAGAR, No. 41,Bagirathiammal Street, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen,dining, 1450 sq.ft, lift, tiledflooring, woodwork, 2 coveredcar parks. Ph: 98403 67535.

T. NAGAR, No.143,Rameswaram Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200sq.ft, 1st floor, woodwork, tiledflooring, car park, 24 hourswater. Ph: 98403 67535.

T. NAGAR, No. 48, MoosaStreet, 2 bedrooms, 950 sq.ft,deluxe 1st floor flat, rent Rs.21000. Ph: 90030 32362, 24337601.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 9,72nd Street, R.V. Nagar, near12th Avenue park, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 2nd

floor flat, covered car park,rent Rs. 12500. Ph: 9043940898, 90422 56263.

T. NAGAR, PandurangaApartment, Flat No. B1, No.7, Sivasilam Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, bath attached, newlypainted, car park. Ph: 9840859259, 98409 34340.

K. K. NAGAR, A-238,V.M. Balakirshnan Street,opposite K. K. NagarSaravana Bhavan Hotel, nearIndra Complex, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1150 sq.ft,ground floor, covered car park,4-in-1 flat, rent Rs. 20000. Ph:98840 20003.

NANDANAM, C.I.T.Nagar (West), No. 25, EastRoad, near Nandhi Statue, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,dining,1250 sq.ft, 2nd floor,pooja room, service area,marble flooring, car park, nobrokers. Ph: 90030 72715.

Mudhra (Rama Street,Nungambakkam), in associa-tion with Nalli (T. Nagar), hasorganized its 20th annual ‘FineArts Festival’ till Jan. 4 inInfosys Hall (RamakrishnaMission School, 31, KrishnaStreet, T. Nagar).

There will be daily concertsby leading musicians at 6.15p.m.

The following are details:Dec. 21: Madurai T. N.

Seshagopalan (vocal), M.Chandrasekaran (violin),Trichur Narendran (mridan-gam), V. Suresh (ghatam).

Dec. 22: Kadri Gopalnath(saxophone), A. Kanyakumari(violin), B. Harikumar(mridangam), Rajendra Nakod(tabla), Bangalore Rajasekar(morsing).

Dec. 23: S. Shashank (flute),B. U. Ganesh Prasad (violin),Neyveli Venkatesh (mridan-gam), Guruprasanna (ganjira).

Dec. 24: Dr. Radha Bhasar& K. P. Nandini Raga (Vaiha-vam concert), Deekshita &Aiswarya Shankar (vocal),Anayampatti Venkatasubra-maniam (violin), Neelai Balaji(mridangam).

Blood donation drive inremembrance of tsunamivictims

Lions Club, in association with Oomsys Tech-nologies (Teynampet), will hold a blood dona-tion drive camp on Friday, Dec. 26 from 12noon to 6 p.m in the service lane of MarinaBeach, near the light house.

The donation drive is being conducted to payrespect to the victims of the tsunami disasterwhich took place on the same date ten yearsago. The organisers appeal to readers ofMambalam Times to support the cause.

For any clarifications, please contact G.Jagan in 97907 68061.

Special programin Kali BariTemple tomorrow

There will be a special pro-gram in Kali Bari Temple,Umapathy Street, West Mam-balam on Sunday, Dec. 21(Ammavasai).

The following are details:8 a.m: Chandihomam; 7 p.m:

Ammavasai special pooja; 8 p.m:Pushapanjali; 9 p.m: Annadha-nam. All are welcome.

Devotees may contribute forspecial poojas and temple wel-fare activities.Those interestedmay phone 2483 7170.

Radha Kalyanam inPandian Hall on Jan. 2

Sri Ramakrishanapuram Bhajan Mandali(West Mambalam) will conduct its 55th year‘Vaikunda Ekadasi’ and ‘Sri Radha KalyanaUtsavam’ on Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday,Jan. 2, in Pandian Hall, Station Road, WestMambalam.

On Jan. 1, special archanai will be performedto Venkatesa Perumal followed by Vishnusahasranaamam, akhanda paarayanam,laksharchanai and group bhajan from 10 a.mto 10 p.m.

Krishna Bhagavathar will perform RadhaKalyanam on Jan. 2 at 10 a.m. The functionwill conclude with Anjaneya utsavam at 6 p.m.

All are welcome.

YogiRamsuratkumar’s‘Jayanthi Vizha’in Pandian HalltomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Yogi Ramsuratkumar’s 96th

‘Jayanthi Vizha’ will be cel-ebrated on Sunday, Dec. 21,from 5 a.m in Pandian Hall, 10/16, Station Road, WestMambalam.

It will start with Vinayagarpooja followed by chanting ofthe name of the guruji. GaneshSharma will give a spiritualtalk and Saindavi G.V. Prakashand her troupe will render de-votional songs.

More details can be had bycalling 98847 242271.

Cultural programs in InfosysHall till Jan. 4

Dec. 25: O. S. Arun (bhajans),Mullaivasal Chandramouli(violin), Tiruvarur Vaidhyana-than (mridangam), S. Gana-pathy (tabla), Chandrasekhar(harmonium), Kalaiselvam(thalam).

Dec. 26: 6.45 p.m: Stage Cre-ations presents KathadyRamamurthy in Neengal YaarPakkam by S. L. Naanu.

All are welcome.

ThirukalyanaMahotsavam onDec. 27, 28By Our Staff Reporter

Guruswamy Agri Kannan(resident of Q-Block, 3, PremNagar Colony, South BoagRoad, T. Nagar) will conduct‘Sri Poorna PushgalambalSamedha Sri DharmasasthaThirukalyana Mahotsavam’on Dec. 27 and 28 in Gandhi-madhi Kalyana Mandapam,11-B, North Boag Road, T.Nagar (near Narasimha Road2nd Street).

V. S. Subramanian Bagha-vathar (Sri Kanchi KamakotiPeetam Asthana Bagavathar)will conduct bhajans andthirukalyanam.

The following are details:Dec. 27: 6 a.m: Ganapathi

homam; 8.30 a.m: Lakshar-chanai; 12.30 p.m: Mahadeeparathanai and annadh-anam; 3 p.m: GanasathiThyanagal; 5 p.m: Bhagavathisevai; 8 p.m: Janavasam; 8.30p.m: Dolotsavam.

Dec. 28: 7 a.m: Unjavrithi;7.30 a.m: Divyanamam,Saastha songs, bhajans andthirukalyanam.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

98403 05141 and 9789825596/97

Free discourse on‘Gnana Satra’By Our Staff Reporter

Satyatma Teertha Swamiji(pontiff of Uttaradi Mutt) willrender a free discourse on‘Gnana Sastra’ from Dec. 23 to25, from 6 p.m to 9 p.m inAyodhya Mandapam (AryaGowda Road, West Mam-balam).

All are welcome.

Ortho camp tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Dr. Arun Kannan (Ortho Specialist) will of-fer free orthopedic consultation from 9 a.m to12 noon on Sunday, Dec. 21 in RMD NursingHome, 13, Raghavaiah Road, T. Nagar (nextto Sarada Mutt and Sri Raghavendra Temple).

There will be bone density scan, blood pres-sure check-up, blood sugar screening and phys-iotherapy for participants.

The camp is suitable for persons above 50suffering from knee pain, arthritis, joint painand existing orthopedic problems. Those inter-ested may contact phone 2815 7373.

Special paarayanamprogram

Chennai Group of Sri Vishnu SahasraanamaMandalis has organized special paarayanam pro-gram in Sri Krishnaswamy Kalayana Mandapam,31, South Boag Road, Parthasarathy Puram, T.Nagar.

The following are details:Dec. 27: 6 p.m to 8 p.m: Vishnu Sahasranaa-

mam/ bhajans.Dec. 28: 5 a.m to 12 noon: Suprabatham/Tirup-

pavai/ Sahasranaamam. All are welcomeMore details can be from Sita (94449 71835),

Sudha (94441 39096) and Ravi (99628 59398).

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Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 39 37. Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.

If anything interestingis happening in your neighbourhood

please inform Mambalam Times.

By Our Staff ReporterSome persons are making a

Making a fast buck

fast buck by helping LPG con-sumers fill up application forms

for Direct Benefit Transfer ofLPG (DBTL) scheme as theyare in English.

A man was found chargingRs. 20 for filling up each formoutside an LPG gas agency inWest CIT Nagar on Dec. 18.

By Our Staff ReporterBharatanatyam dancer

Abinaya Balachandran (resident of Gopalan Street,

‘Guru Peria Saradha’ award toupcoming Bharatanatyam artiste

West Mambalam) got the‘Guru Peria Saradha’ awardfrom Krishna Gana Sabha onDec. 11.

She has been learningBharatanatyam from the ageof five and is at present thestudent of J. SuryanarayanaMurthy and Bragha Bessel.She has given a number ofperformances in sabhas andtemples and has also won prizesin a number of contests, themost notable being the top prizefor the best solo performancein a national-level inter-railways contest in 2006.

Abinaya is also a Doordar-shan grade B artiste and also amember of the Association ofBharatanatyam Artistes ofIndia (ABHAI).

She is doing her articleship ina CA firm and aspires tobecome a chartered accoun-tant.