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The government may free petrol and diesel pricesom its control if global oil prices stay at current levels ofder USD 45 a barrel till February.

The government had in April 2002 freed petrol and

esel prices from administrative control, following which theate retailers revised prices every fortnight in line withanges in costs.

But, controls were brought back in 2004 whenude oil rose to USD 37 a barrel and they have stayed highnce then with crude oil soaring to an all-time high of USD47 a barrel in July 2008.

Prices have cooled down since then averagingound USD 43-44 a barrel this month. "If this trend sustains

for 2-3 months, petrol and diesel prices are likely to befreed from administrative controls," a highly placed officialsaid.

He said the cut in petrol price by Rsfive a litre and diesel by Rs two per litreannounced earlier this month was onlyan interim measure as the governmentwas keen to watch how international oilprices behave in short-to-medium term.

"It was an interim measure tocomplete freeing of auto fuel prices," theofficial said pointing that not all of themargins on petrol and diesel beingearned because of fall in crude priceshad been passed on to the consumers.

Even after slashing the prices, oilfirms continue to make Rs 9.89 a litreprofit on petrol and Rs 1.03 per litre ondiesel.

However, a new mechanism ofcompensating state-run firms for losseson domestic LPG and kerosene isneeded before freeing auto fuel prices.

IOC, BPCL and HPCL are projected tolose Rs 1,14,500 crore this fiscal on fuelsales, of which only Rs 30,000 crore cancome from ONGC, GAIL and OIL. The

rest would have to be in form of oil bonds,the official said.

Also, on cards is a cut in excise dutyon petrol and diesel but being a new compensationmechanism this would be decided when a full-timeFinance Minister takes over.

The official said the government had in Junedecided that upstream companies-- Oil and Natural GasCorp (ONGC), Oil India Ltd and Gail India-- would have tobear Rs 45,000 crore of the projected Rs 2,45,000 crorerevenue loss on sale of petrol, diesel, domestic LPG andkerosene at that time.

The revenue loss has come down to Rs

Govt may free petrol,diesel prices by Feb

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1,14,500 crore with the fall in international oil prices and sohas the revenues of ONGC who would now have to sellcrude oil it produces at one-third price envisaged in June.

Also, refiners Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum andHindustan Petroleum were to bear about Rs 20,000 crore ofthe revenue loss in June but the three firms together posteda net loss of Rs 14,000 crore in first half of the current fiscaland their refining margins turned negative with a fall in oilprices.

"So, they would not be able to bear any subsidy,"the official said."Freeing of auto fuel prices in the current scenario

would result in further lowering of petrol and diesel pricesbut their are losses on domestic LPG and kerosene whichhave to be addressed before such a move can be resorted,"he said.

Currently, the government dictates retail sellingprice of petrol, diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene soldthrough Public Distribution System. While auto fuel pricingmay be freed, administrative control over the remaining twowould continue, the official added.


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Be on your alert while dealing with Leos andScorpions. Lady luck will smile on you, if you jointaureans or librans.

Opportunities are slipping from you as a devil-may-care attitude on your part is spoiling the show.There can be some truth involved if others criticise you.

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A combustive Mars urges you to spendrecklessly. Assurances of support you have beenreceiving will evaporate. Beware of tricksters.

For the week upto Dec.20,2008

With a dominant Venus gaining momentum,your life should be like a bed of roses and romance willbloom. You are very close to the jackpot.

If you are planning to undertake some newresponsibility, you are heading towards a big adventure.Your money and health may be at risk.

A lustrous moon brings happy tidings thisweek. A lost game could be revived with success. It canadd more shine to your reputation.

The sun, overwhelmed by gandamoolafflictions, is playing a negative role. An unfamiliar taskcould pose a serious problem. Avoid doing anythingimportant especially on Sunday.

Your grasp of facts could run counter to yourestimate. An awaited opportunity could also elude you.

Your economy is showing markedimprovement despite rising costs. Time to recover yourold losses.

Tuesday-born scorpions will be playing theircards with skill. However, Saturday-born scorpions arewarned to change their hackneyed habits.

Since you are at emotional crossroads, choosethe right direction. Shake off streak of pessimism at theearliest.

Jupiter shuffling between two signs will showmixed results. Vital issues may remain pending. Dontlet others pressurise you to do things their way.

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It seems then thatthe Sage of Shirdi did favorthe path of bhakti forattaining salvation. Oncewhen comparing gnan andbhakti, the Master likenedthe former to Ramphal andthe latter to Sitaphal. Thepulp of ramphal is difficult tocomb out, but the sitaphal is

sweet and its pulp is easilyaccessible. If the gnani falls,there is a danger of hisremaining in that state,since he may not be able tohelp himself, but the bhaktaa l w a y s h a s t h e

compassionate succor of his master to support andreinstate him. Perhaps Sai Baba felt that the cryingurgency of this Kali Yuga was bhakti. The first and mostfundamental requisite is of course a strong desire formoksha, a hunger and thirst for the Divine, which nomaterial conditions can ever assuage. Wealth, kith and kinare all transient. So long as the material attachmentsoccupy a vital part of man's thoughts he cannot go far.Equipped with this burning desire for a union with the Lord,if a devotee has complete faith in His mercy andsurrenders all to His wisdom, then his task becomes lessarduous and his ultimate success is assured. Not only this,

but bhakti even when practiced not too thoroughly isnevertheless a powerful weapon of purification, in that itgradually leads the bhakta to greater and greaterconcentration of worship; that is to say, if one may soexpress it, even a casual bhakta is transformed into anardent one sooner or later. Only a beginning has to bemade, the rest is taken care of. How reassuring thisthought is. We cannot take the wrong path if we keepconscious of the Light. Baba, therefore gave greatimportance to all those practices that aid concentration inthe Divine. He greatly favored the use of Japam i.e.repetition of the Guru-god's name either audibly, ormentally

Such repetition, Baba said, may seemmechanical at first, but it slowly draws the mind into thevortex of a one-pointed concentration. From a practicalaspect its aim is to cultivate emotional and mental stability,and thus prepare the soil for the realization of Brahman. Itis important at this stage to make clear distinction betweenthe kind of bhakti that Sai Baba enjoined on his followers,and the undisciplined emotionalism that sometimes goesby the name of bhakti. Baba gave bhakti the highest placein any sadhana, but he wanted that this emotion shouldalso be purified. The emotion must not be allowed todegenerate into mere sentimentalism which has not thesame poise and balance of disciplined bhakti. True Bhaktican be easily distinguished from mere hystericalemotionalism. For in the latter there is ultimately a feelingof incompleteness and exhaustion. This lower type ofbhakti is a kind of deluded extension of self-love. It has itsroots in the ego, that is why it is impatient of returns. But thebhakti that Baba enjoined is bhakti plus yoga -- bhakti thatis discipline. In the giving of such devotion there is a feelingof completeness and fulfillment and a total conserving ofone's energies, so that the true bhakta never has a senseof frustration, nor is he ever exhausted.

There is no doubt that Shri Sai Baba was the

apostle of love and that his predictions lay more in thedirection of the bhakti way to salvation. Not once, butseveral times did he emphasize the great value heattached to devotion and surrender. "I am the bond slave of

my devo tees . I l ovedevotion. If one ever dwellson me in his mind and willnot even taste food beforeoffering it to me, I becomehis slave -- so also if hehungers and thirsts after meand treats all else asunimportant." Such was theilluminating language inwhich the sage gavepredominance to thefunction of love. Shri SaiBaba's followers, therefore,have so to elevate their

understanding as wi l lenable them to realize theliving beauty of love, itsdivine energies, its health-giving properties, and itspower to demonstrateimmortality.

(Source: "Saibaba- The Saint of Shirdi" byMani Sahukar)

Bhakthi and Jnana

Divine thoughts

BY winning three states out of the five thatent to the polls, the Congress has proved that it iso pushover. It is a hat-trick for the party in Delhihere Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is likely to form a

overnment for the third consecutive term. While itwept the polls in Mizoram, it has emerged the singlergest party in Rajasthan. The BJP can takeonsolation from the fact that it could winandsomely in Madhya Pradesh and scrape throughChhattisgarh. Even so, it has to reconcile itself toe fact that the Congress has improved its vote

hare and seats in these states. The calculation thate high voter turnout in all states other thanhhattisgarh would go in favou r of the BJP in view ofe Mumbai attack has been proved wrong

The voters in Delhi would sur ely have beenfluenced by the Metro, dozens of flyovers and thehagidari schemes launched during the two termsthe Congress. The BJPs sinister attempt t o cashon the Mumbai mayhem would certainly have

ienated a large section of the voters from the party.Mizoram, the voters have by voting massi vely fore Congress voted against corruption. Inajasthan, the voters found in Chief Ministerasundhara Raje a person who could not keep herord given to such commun ities as the Gujjars. Nord she keep her promise to give better governance.he ruling partys campaign against terrorism didot pay any dividend as its own government failed toevent such attacks in Jaipur and Ajmer. In short,e campaign against terror did not carry convictionth the voters.

In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP can be proud o ftaining the state. But it cannot overlook the surgee Congress has made in terms of vote percentagehich will count in the next general elections. Msma Bharati has been proved to be what she hasways been an empty vessel that makes a lot ofoise. In neighbouring Chhattisgarh, the BJP has

tained power against heavy odds. The defeat ofahendra Karma, the kingpin of Salwa Judum, is aarning that the people have not approved of therategy to deal with Naxalites. The emergence of theahujan Samaj Party in all t he North Indian states isomething t hat will cause concern to the BJP and theongress. Although not much time is left for the Lokabha to complete its term, the favourable resultsay persuade the Congress to advance the

arliamentary elections to take advantage of theontaining of inflation and the economic stimulusnleashed during t he last few days.

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A three-day meet "Diabetes 2008" is being organisedDr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre here from

ecember 19 to spread awareness about the disease amonge public.

State Health Minister M R K Paneerselvam wouldaugurate the event being organised by the Dr Mohan'sabetes Specialities Centre.

"The theme of this event was 'Diabetes in Childrend Adolescents', with an objecctive to create public awarenessout diabetes and its complications and to educate and

mpower people so that they can manage the disease better",V Mohan, Chairman and Chief Diabetologist of Dr Mohan's

abetes Specialities Centre, told reporters.

"The event being held in Chennai after 5 years,herein we will have over 25 theme stalls to educate the publicdiabetes and associated complications. The stalls will

splay posters, charts and photographs depiciting variouspects in diabetes", he added.

He said that blood glucose testing meters and strips,n injectors, insulin pumps, special diabetic foot-wear, fitnessuipment and diabetic foods would be available at special

scounted rates.

Expo on diabetes after 5 years

e National Institute of Fashion Technology has set in motione process of admission for the next academic year to its fourar degree and two-year post graduate programmes in variousds, including fashion design, textile design, knitwear designd master of fashion management.

The admission will be made through an all Indiatrance examination to be held in 29 centres across theuntry in February 2009. The applications for the courses can

obtained from NIFT, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani. Fortails, calla 22542755. The last date for submitting filled inplications is January 7.

NIFT admissions

A Poetry Reading session titled Secret Life ofems will be held at the British Council by Tom Paulin onday, Dec. 19 at 6.30 pm.

Rich, intense, hard, profound and paradoxical, Tomulin's poetry is a fascinating blend of contemporary and

assical elements. Relentlessly searching for answers,ulin's work encompasses a wide range of themes relatingetry with the complex and disturbing realities of history,litics, religion and society.

Tom Paulin, born in Leeds, 1949, grew up in Belfastd was educated in the universities of Hull and Oxford. He hasblished seven collections of poetry and two majorthologies, two versions of Greek drama and several critical

orks including ' The Day-Star of Liberty: William Hazlitt'sadical Style'. Well known for his appearances on the BBC's

ate Review ' and Newsnight Review programmes, he is alsoe G.M Young lecturer in English Literature at Oxford.

Tom Paulins programme in Chennai is part of ourdia 09: Through Fresh Eyes initiative. India is the Marketcus at The London Book Fair in 2009 and British Council istting together an exciting literature programme for the worldsemier publishing trade and rights event. Forty Indian writersl travel to London in April 2009 as part of India 09: Throughesh Eyes, and be part of seminars at The London Book Faird other venues in the UK. As part of that cultural exchange,tish Council India will present a number of writers from the UKvarious venues up to April 2009 and beyond.

Also a work shop on poetry would be conducted bym Paulin on Thursday Dec. 18, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm> Submit

e poem that you have written and discuss the same with him toshape it.

For more detailsWalk in to the British Council, 737,na Salai, Chennai 600 002 or Call on 42050600 or [email protected]

An evening of poetry reading

The Chennai City Police has requested theholders of Arms licences which are valid upto this year toapply for renewal before December 31.

According to an official press release, theylicensees can apply for renewal by downloading forms fromthe website www.chennaicitypolice.org.

The forms can also be obtained from the office ofthe Commissioner of Police and the filled in applicationsshould be sent to Commissioner of Police for renewal oftheir Arms licenses for three years.

The licensees are also requested to affix a Courtfee stamp to the value of Rs 2 in the renewal application andenclose the original license book for making renewalendorsement.

The prescribed fees for each type of weapon andthe applications should be remitted at the City Police office,Egmore between 10 am and 1 pm on all working days eitherby licensee or by any authorised person.

The weapons should be produced before therespective jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner of Police(Law and Order) for inspection and their remarks recordedin the license book before sending for renewal.

The licensees have also been asked to producethe xerox copy of residential proof, if there is any change ofaddress.

Completed application forms should be handedover at the office of the Commissioner of Police, ChennaiPolice which will be processed and the original arms licensewill be returned to the licensee for renewal, the release said.

The holders of arms licenses in respect of thethree districts - Ambathur, Madhavaram and St ThomasMount should apply to the Commissioner of Police,Suburban, St Thomas Mount for renewal.

The release also said that under Arms Act 1959section 25, weapons in licenses that are not renewedshould be deposited at the nearest police station orauthorised arms dealer for safe custody and the licenseesshould not keep them under any circumstances as thesame is punishable.

After the expiry of the last date, the licenseeshould submit the application with penal fees and receiptfrom the police station or authorised arms dealer for havingdeposited the weapon.

City police notifies renewal

of Arms licences

Nesam (Opearl Charitable Trust) a Social Organistion will becelebrating X Mas 2008 and New Year 2009, like last 7 yearswith 700 orphanage children from 20 orphanages in andaround city at Udhayam Kalyana Mandapam, Ashok Nagar,Chennai 600 083 on 25th December 2008 between 4 and 9pm.The programme will be:Games, Cake cutting by the Christmas Born children anddistribution of cakes, biscuits, drinks etc. Welcoming SantaClaus and dancing with various cartoon dolls, Puppet show,Light Music and Dance Programme Mimmikkiri Programmeby Nathan Bros. & Troup & Magic show followed by Dinner,gifts distribution ( school bags, shoes/ chapels, towels etc.)

On this special occasion, Nesam solicit theparticipation and benevolent contributions from the kindhearted citizens by way of sponsoring as cheque favouringNESAM or in kind ( which will be useful for these underprivileged orphanage children) and grace the occasion. Thishelp will surely go a long way for thesechildren. For further details, please contact:P r e m a 9 8 8 4 4 5 0 1 5 7 , V a s a n t h i R9444073917 and Sujatha 9940632341.

Extend support tothe under previleged

A team from Singapore comprising 17 seniorachers are on a tour of Chennai schools to study the bestassroom practices and strengthen Tamil education forngapore nationals. During a five-day seminar held at the Statrick's Higher Secondary School in Adyar, the teachers came

appreciate how activity-based learning as well as activearning methodologies were being implemented in theassrooms of Tamil-medium schools here.

The overseas teachers visited the M Ct M Higherecondary School in Vepery, as well as a Corporation school onotler Street in Purasawalkam and saw firsthand the teachingd learning methods being practised. An assessment group,rmed by the Singapore teachers, studied the teachingethodologies and the interaction that took place between

udents in the classrooms. They tried to judge the efficacy ofe teaching methodologies adopted in Tamil Nadu.

"The teachers were extremely impressed by thestem, how it had enabled children to learn almostdependently, with minimum help from the teacher. This couldell be incorporated in schools in Singapore where the motto isach less, learn more'," said Rajendran Naidu, staff trainingicer, Singapore ministry of education.

The Singapore teachers filmed our seminars,assroom activities and even our educational aids, such as theath self-learning material that we had developed and the

Singapore teachers findthere's a lot to be learntfrom Chennai schools

activity-based learning cards used in ourclassrooms. They were all enthused andconvinced that they would be able to replicatein Singapore what they had learnt here," MKamala, Tamil block resource teachereducator, Egmore zone, told The Times ofIndia.

Between December 11 and 13, at ateachers' workshop, the team from Singaporeonce again met teachers in Chennai, discussvarious teaching methodologies used in thetwo countries, and prepare a detailed report.The objective is to adopt the best methodspractised in both countries.

"As this is a first step, we hadplanned to be here for only three weeks. Nextyear, 40 teachers are likely to come. If

circumstances work out right, we may evenconsider working with the Tamil Nadugovernment in the field of education," saidRajendran.

The Singapore team memberspresented mementoes to the teachers andblock resource teacher educators whochipped in with demonstrations of variousteaching methodologies. They also thankedIrai Anbu, secretary, tourism and culturedepartment, for the hospitality arrangementsduring their stay in Chennai.

Music World, music and home video retail chain,announces the commencement of their annual Music Sale fromDecember 12 to January 4, 2009 (both days inclusive).

This is the eighth edition of the sale and will be held atChettiar Hall, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet from 10.00AM to 9.00 PM .Spread over 5000 sq ft, it's the biggest music and movies' sale inChennai featuring over 40,000 titles across nearly 100 labels covering all genres including film, regional, hindi, internationalclassical and devotional. Besides, Music World will haveattractive offers of upto 50% off on all music and movies andspecial offers on IPods, playstations and accessories whichform an integral part of the sale says a press release.

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Jaipur Foot, an NGO, will or ganise a servicecamp for fitting artificial limbs to the disabled people inChennai from Dec 15 to 19. No fee is involved.

Those from outside Chennai can come inbefore 2 pm at the venue for taking measurements andget the work done by evening.

The venue is Shantiniketan, HasthinapurNagari (Maloo Jain Bhawan), 30, VenkatachalamMudali St, Choolai (near Choolai post office). The campis open from 9 am to 7 pm

Sangeeta Kalanidhi Umayalpuram K.varaman unveiled 'Mridanga Cintamanih

Sangeeta Kalanidhi Umayalpuram K.varaman unveiled 'Mridanga Cintamanih' a 7 packVD of Mridangam teachings and also inaugurated aur day Carnatic Fest at Odyssey stores in Chennai. Aspart of the festival K. Sivaraman taught few studentsom Ramjhi's Isai Mazhalai who also performed at theore. The students will perform up to December 14th atdyssey stores in Adyar, Annanagar andhiruvanmiyur.

Excerpts from the DVD were played for theudience present at the store in Adyar. Sangeetaalanidhi Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman gave insight one quintessence of the art of Mridangam. The studentsRamjhi's Isai Mazhalai learned the basics of playingridangam from the expert and performed live at theore.

On the occasion Mr. T S Ashwin, Managingrector, Odyssey said, "We are delighted to launch thearnatic Fest at our stores for the music lovers ofhennai. We have tried to create a platform where theusic lovers amplify their knowledge on carnatic musicom none other than Sangita Kalanidhi Umayalpurami K. Sivaraman an expert, a trendsetter and a maestro

ar excellence. We would also like to thank the studentsRamjhi's Isai Mazhalai for performing at our store.

The seven DVD's encompass four levels ofaining, each level leading to the next. The lessons areparted through sollukattu, practical demonstrations,nversations and question answer sessions in English.

he first level is a foundation course, the second dealsth advanced lessons of gati bedham, the third tani

varthams and the fourth a demonstration of the style ofccompaniment on the concert platform by the maestro.

The Public Sector Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)gned a distribution agreement with Japan's Universalompo General Insurance Company Limited (USGICL) distribution of its insurance products.

The agreement was signed by IOB CMD S Ahat and Universal Sompo Executive Chairman O Nngh.

USGICL was a joint-venture non-life insurancempany of IOB, which has a 19 per cent equity

vestment in it, Allahabad Bank, Karnataka bank, Daburvestments and Sompo Japan Insurance company.

Under the agreement IOB would sell nearly 40the insurance products of the USGICL to its

stomers.Speaking on the occason, Mr Singh said the

ancassurance tie-up with Allahabad Bank was amendous success and there was huge clientele forail general insurance products like health, motor andckage policies which were the mainstay products fore future general insurance business.

Mr Bhat said the association with USGICLould provide the IOB customers best-in-class productsd general insurance services in the years to come,sides augmenting the revenue of the bank.

Artificial limbs

Southern Railway will conduct a pension

adalat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 15 at theSouthern Railway Headquarters Office, Park Town,here to redress grievances of those who retired fromthe headquarters office, the Chennai Divisional Officeand other offices/workshops in Chennai area.

Those who wish to participate in the adalatcan approach the reception/registration booth at theentrance of the Chennai Divisional Office of SouthernRailway on December 15, a release said.

Railway pension adalat

Carnatic fiesta at Odyssey

OB signs distribution agreementwith USGICL

Senchorchelvan K B Devarajan Swami willrender Thiruppavai upanyasam from Dec. 16 to Dec. 30daily detween 4.00 pm and 5.00 pm at Mr. Balaji'sresidence E -55/B, 19th Cross Street, Besant Nagar Ph:2491 1522; and from Dec. 31 to Jan. 13 , 2009 at Mrt. N RSrinivasan's residence E 51 A 17th Cross Street, BesantNagar, 2491 5171. All are welcome.

At Karpagam GardensSmt. Kothai Venkatapathy will render discourse

on Thiruppavai from Dec. 17 to 26 between 11.30 am to

1.00 pm at the residence of Smt Devaki, 8 A Rangavihar,1st Cross Street, Karpagam Gardens Adyar ph: 24918693.

Paatini performs Nadhiyin Karunai, a 30-minute play based on a poem by Manushyaputhiran, onDecember 14, 10.30 a.m. at Kalakshetra. The castincludes Rohini and Nikhila Kesavan. The sets and propsare by Benitha Perciyal and the play is directed andchoreographed by Prasanna Ramaswamy.A dialoguewith the artists and the poet will follow the performance.Entry is open to all. For details contact 90940 38623.

Thiruppavai Upanyasams

Nadhiyin Karunaion December 14

At Siddhivinayakar Temple BesantNagar

Dhanurmasa Pooja at 5.30 am daily from Dec.16 to Jan. 13 2009 followed by recitation of Pasurams bychildren. All are welcome.

At Ashtalakshmi Temple Besant NagarMathi Srinivasan will render upanyasam every

Saturday and Sunday during Dhanurmasam from 5.00 pmto 6.30 pm at the temple premises.

At Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple,Karpagam Gardens

Karpagam Gardens Sat Sangh has arranged toperform Dhanurmasa pooja at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar

Temple, Karpagam Gardens, Adyar, from Dec. 16 to Jan.14, 2009.

Daily morning at 5.00 a.m. there will be holychanting of Veda parayanam, Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam,Adithya Hrudayam etc., with special abhishekam to SriKarpaga Vinayakar and on festival days like Sri HanumathJayanthi (27/12), Vaikunta Ekadasi (07/01), Arudradarsanam (10/01), and Pongal (14/01) the abhishekamwill be performed to Sri Anjaneyar, Sri Maha Vishnu, SriDakshinamurthy and Sri Karpaga Vinayakar respectively.Devotees who desire to participate in the holy chantingare requested to be present at the temple at 04.55 a.m. forfurther particulars contact T A Ganapathi Raman,Secretary, 94440 34221/24914221

At Ishta Siddhi Vinayakar Temple,Teacher's colony

Dhanurmasa Pooja starts on Dec. 16 and willbew through till Jan. 13, 2009. Abhishekams and

aradhana daily commences at 5.00 am

Dhanurmasa Poojas inthe neighbourhood

Sri Veda VidhyaAshram, 63, EllaiammanKoil Street, ( Opp. KittuPark) West Mambalam iso r g a n i s i n g M e d h aDakshinamurthy Homam,Sri Hayagriva Mahamantra

Homam, MahasaraswathiMantra homam on Dec.13 and 14 between 4.30pm and 7.00 pm at itspremises for improvingmemory power, improvingscores in examination andalso improving the genius.

T h e p u j a ssubsequent to the homamsmay be performed eitherstudents or by theirparents . To realise the fullbenefit of the above pujasthe participants will beimparted 'MahamantraUpadesam' by the vedicscholars. The sanctifiedT h r e a d ( R a k s h a i

Kayaru)God's Photo penwill be distributed asprasad to participants.

Those desirousof participating in theabove poojas contact theAshram at the aboveaddress or call 9444055444

Homams forimproving scoresin examination

Quick Reads

Sri Guruvayurappan SevaSamiti, Triplicane, willconduct i ts 40th yeardharma upanayam onM a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 0 9 , a tTriplicane Fund KalyanaM a n d a p a m , 8 1 ,Singarachari Street, forVaishnava, Madhwa andSmar tha boys. Thoseinterested may contactKovai Padmanabhan at28587814 or 94446 71756.

DharmaUpanayanam

To coincide withthe Margazhi festival, SSMusic is airing BharathS a n g e e t U t s a v . O nDecember 15, 8 a.m.,N e y v e l i R .San thanagopa lan w i l lpresent a vocal concert. On

December 16, 8 a.m., VijaySiva is the artist. It isNithyashree Mahadevan onDecember 20, 8 a.m., and S.Sowmya on December 25, 8a.m. On December 27, 8a.m., Sudha Ragunathanwill perform.

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Science and Technology

Centre will conduct winter

science camp for students of

classes VII to IX between

D e c e m b e r 2 9 a n d

December 31.

According to a

release, the camp would

deal with basic science

p r i n c i p l e s a n d

demonstrations in physics,

chemistry and biology. For

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Nandi Fine Arts isholding its 23rd annual musicfestival at Sri VarasiddhiVinayakar Temple, BesantNagar, from December 15-21.S . S a n t h a g o p a l , j o i n tsecretary, Chennai Om SriS k a n d a s r a m a m , w i l linaugurate the festival onDecember 15, 6 p.m., andconfer the Srimath SathguruSanthananda SwamigalAward and the t i t le ofN a n d i k e s w a r a N a d aKaladhara on thavil maestroT i r u v a l a p u t h u r T . A .Kaliyamoorthy. A vocal concertby the Hyderabad Sisters willfollow.

Nandi Fine Artsmusic fest

Decorations suchas fibre-optic Christmas trees

and pine trees in variousmodels, stars and more areavailable.at Green Park, F-160, Phase III, F-123, PhaseII, First Floor, Spencer Plaza,Anna Sa la i Te lephone28491122 or 99400 80009.

Sri GopalakrishnaNama Prachara Sabha iscelebrating the 117th jayanthio f S r i G o p a l a k r i s h n aBhagavathaswami and RadhaKalyana Mahotsavam underthe auspices of All India SaiS a m a j , M y l a p o r e o n

December 13 and 14, at SaiBaba temple. The eventbegan on Dec. 13, 6 a.m., withGanapathy homam.

On Dec. 14, 10 a.m.,Sri Namananda Giri Swamigalis releasing Sri VasanthotsavaBhajan Paddathi at 10 a.m.,a n d S r i R a m a n a n d aSaraswathi Swamigal isreleasing the Jayanthi Malar at10.15 p.m.

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N i c kn a m e d''Lord of theRings'' forhis habit oflosing ringswhich hismother hadpresentedh i m o nv a r i o u soccasions,G r a n d

M a s t e rViswanathan A n a n dw a spresented aone caratd i a m o n gr i n g b yTeam IndiaC r i c k e tCaptain M S

honi at a glittering function held by the All India Chessderation (AICF) to felicitate him.

Amidst thunderous applause from the gatheringcluding cricketers Rahul Dravid, Venkatesh Prasad, May and Robin Singh and World Junior Champion Abhijeet

en Gupta, Dhoni hailed Anand as the icon of Indian sport,pecially chess.

''Every sport needs an icon. And like Sachin,avid and Sourav in cricket, Anand is the icon in chess,''

honi observed, AICF President N Srinivasan hailedand's ability to fight any opponent consistently and his

cus.''What is most admirable is his humble nature in

ite of being endowed with these qualities,'' he added,ping that there would be many more occasions like this forCF to felicitate Anand.

AICF Secretary D V Sundar said he had beenondering how to felicitate Anand this time for ''anotherctory, another annihilation and another title,'' as he put it.nd we thought the fingers which move the chess pieces softly must be decorated with a diamond ring,'' he said to aund of applause.

''And we thought Dhoni was the right person toesent the ring to Anand as he, like the Grand Master whoas emerging the victor in all the three formats of chess, hascelled in all the three forms of cricket as a player andptain,'' Sundar observed.

Along with Abhijeet, Woman Grand Master D

arika was also to be felicitated with a cash award of Rs onekh for winning the junior world title for girls. But she couldt be present at the function.

Anand, cut a cake to celebrate his 39th birthdayplying to the felicitation, thanked the federation. I think Il accept the ring in the spirit of brotherhood. I remember

e reception the federation gave me last year and again ary special reception this time. It really means a lot to me.

Lauding the AICFs initiatives for motivatingunger generations who have achieved a number of

wards this year, he said, One of the beautiful compliments Ive received was the banner put up for me by Indianrticipants in Vietnam, right after my win in Bonn. It is

ways wonderful when you mean so much to your country.of you shared my experience in Bonn so closely and it will

spire me in future.On the ongoing Test series between England and

dia, Anand asked Dhoni to finish the match within the nextee days. I hope you will finish the game during the nextee days than going for the entire duration, he said. Earlier,

honi congratulated Anand for retaining the world title. It ist only a happy occasion for chess lovers but for all Indianswell, he said.

He lauded Srinivasan's leadership as AICFesident. ''His leadership qualities are evident from the factat we have produced world champions in world youth andsan Youth Championships,'' he added.

The youth champions also felicitated Anandesented him bouquets to which Anand later told televisionannels that he was moved most by it.

Turning 39, Anand told mediapersons, ''It is veryce to celebrate birthday after a long time back at home. Forany birthdays I had been away.''

Vishy honoured

The fourteenth edition of Hamsadhwani's NRInnual Music and Dance Festival 2008, will beheld fromecember 14 to 31, featuring artists from USA,

alaysia, Singapore, Australia, Nigeria, Kenya, Newaland, Thailand and the Middle East.

The festival will be inaugurated by Rolanderrmann, Consul General, Federal Republic ofermany, Chennai, and K.K. Raman, Head, Homes,LF-Home Developers, guest of honour, will felicitate onecember 14, 6 p.m., at Youth Hostel lawns, Indiraagar, Adyar.

For details contact 97909 09567.

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When your open your eyes in the morning, sitfor a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day,create a peaceful thought and enjoy some moments ofsilence throughout the whole day.

Nothing can be changed by changing theface but everything can be changed by facing thechange! So go ahead with confidence

"When you see a good person, think ofbecoming like her/him. When you see someone not sogood, reflect on your own weak points.

Be not angry that you can not make others asyou wish them to be, since you can not make your selfas you wish to be

A rich person is not someone who has more,but someone who desires less.

"One of the best uses of your time is toincrease your competence in your key result areas

Acceptance is the secret of contentment.Appreciation is the secret of happiness

If you do everything with the feeling ofhappiness, there will be no task too difficult to perform

You must take personal responsibility. Youcannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or thewind, but you can change yourself. That is somethingyou have charge of.

"When there is growth, changes areautomatic, if I fear change, how can there be growth?

Commitment unlocks the doors ofimagination, allows vision, and gives us the "right stuff"

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CINEMA

A s K a m a l i spreparing to do acommercial moviebefore his classic -M e g a b u d g e tMarmayogi, he wasnegotiating with two

girls of his Marmateam and nowofficially settled withShriya.F o r T r i s h a ,

K a m a l ' sannouncement willbe seen as a majorsetback in hercareer, as she is notoffered a chance todo in a commercialm o v i e w h i l e a

male who is going to be part of Marma team is gettingnother chance to act with Kamal.

For Shriya, she has shown her curves byairing with Rajini, Vijay and Vikram and now its time forer with Kamal.

Its said that Kamal initially prefered for Maamiisha, but as his movie is going to too commercial, some

urve show was required and as Trisha was not ready topen it in half way and hence Kamal prefered Shriya.

Kamal prefers Shriya over Trisha

Tamanna, whowns differently shapedouth, says that kissing fornema is a sin!

P u n j a b i g i r lrving Kollywood here byclares that there is no

ecessi ty for k iss ingmeone in the name of

nema as no one in Tamiladu kiss any one in public

d people too dislikeatching such nonsense inver screen.

T h i s i s t h eessage she gave whene was asked to comment, whether she will beerested to kiss his cine pair for the screen like that of

ayan doing on screen.Please be informed that Tamanna is ready for

kinis and other such invisible costumes

No kissing

Astrologersedict that this Guruyarchchi is not goingbring any prosperity

Vijayakanth but forre to give him lots ofuble.

A strologers warned himt to take up any freshs both in cinema anditics, he dropped hisn to produce and acthe movie Viruthakiri.

While he isady t o sac r i f i ceything in case ofema, he was noterested to looseything in the case ofl i t i cs , as he i s

eaming to becomeM of Tamil Nadu.

Some astrologers advised him to conduct free mass

arriage for 54 pairs, as the lucky number for Vijayakanth is 9.While the marriage for most of the pairs was a secondarriage between themselves, for a man from Theni, it was hiscond marriage as he already has a wife named Azagu Ranid two children through her. Seeing the video in a newsannel, Azhagu straight away went to police stat ion and lodgedomplaint against her husband and Vijayakanth.

As Thali and blessings for this second marriage wasen by Vijayakanth himself, police are consulting with legalperts on how to book a case against Vijayakanth for hecouraging Polygamy!

Guru spoils Vijayakanth

V a d i v e l u ,who has his own titleas Vaigai Pui is all setto enter politics.

When askedabout the agenda -principle - etc., abouthis new political party,Vaigai declares thatthe party will contestagainst Vijayakanth'sparty.

T h e o n l ycand ida te in thee l e c t i o n w i l l b eVadivelu himself andhe will be the solem e m b e r , s o l eproprietor and if people vote him to be MLA then he will sitas PMIdhu Konjam overa theriyala ?

Vaigai Puyal to contestagainst VijayakanthAcclaimed percussionist Shivamani has launchedhis first musical album Mahaleela. It is his tribute to the

doyens of music whom he has performed with in his musical

journey spanning 35 years.The glittering launch function held in Chennai on

Monday, had the stalwarts of the music industry includingmusic director A R Rahman, veteran playback singer S PBalasubramaniam, ghatam vidwan Vikku Vinayakaram,mandolin U Sreenivas taking part.

Shivamani also launched his own music labelcalled KVKM, on the occasion. It was an amazing afternoonof music. Shivamani enthralled those present at the venueperforming live some of the tracks from the album.

Speaking about the album Shivamani said, thealbum comprises twelve tracks, each dedicated to amemorable moment of my life and some that emerged when Iinteracted with Indian classical greats as I played with them.

The greats who helped me in compiling Mahalee lainclude Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakaram, Louis Banks,

Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan and Leeladri Kumar.The album has tracks which includes his dedication

to his spiritual guru Kriya Babaji, a track in memory of tablamaestro Ustad Allah Rakha Khan (Ustad Zakir Hussainsfather) and a song inspired by the story and visuals ofincredible India.

Speaking on the occasion, A R Rahman, said, it isalways a joy to work with a talented musician like Shivamani.His music is freeflowing and he comes up with unique sounds.I have worked closely with him and admire him a lot.

Shivamani's Mahaleela

H e a p i n g l a u r e l s o n S h i v a m a n i , S PBalasubramaniam, said, I have been watching Shivamani forthe past 37 years. He has been playing for my music troupe forover three decades now. A talented self-taught drummer,Shivamani is a g ift to Tamilnadu.

Shivamanis 49th birthday was celebrated by his fansassociation and family members on the occasion

'I am on a mission to promote music' Shivamani, wholaunched his own music label KVKM, said, we will provideopportunities to young talented artistes and encourage thoseseeking to launch their albums.

Speaking to media Shivamani said, music is my lifeand my passion. Good music has always attracted me.

I consider myself blessed to have worked alongsidetalented music directors like K V Mahadevan, M S Viswanathan,Ilayaraja, A R Rahman, R D Burman and Laxmikanth Pyarelal.

Shivamani would soon be scoring music for movies.He says, there are several offers for music direction coming myway. I am waiting for a good opportunity and am in no hurry.


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The country added over 7 million GSM mobileers in November, with the Bharti Airtel taking the leadth an addition of 2.7 million users.

In November, the total GSM subscriber base ine country stood at 249.3 million, according to the data

eased by the GSM lobby group Cellular Operatorsssociation of India (COAI).

Bharti Airtel which enjoys over a 32 percentarket share has added 2.7 million subscribers, followed

Vodafone Essar which has added 2 millionbscribers.

State-owned BSNL had added 6 lakh usersheras another telecom PSU MNTL had added 77,398ers.

Other major GSM players such as Idea Cellular,PL, Spice and Aircelhave also added good number ofbscribers.

India's mobile subscriber base stands at over5 million. The mobile players (both GSM and CDMA)

ad added 10.42 million users in October.G S M ( G l o b a l S y s t e m f o r M o b i l e

mmunications), originally from Groupe Spcial Mobile)the most popular standard for mobile phones in the

orld.In India the major GSM players includes Bharti

rtel, Vodafone, Idea , Spice , Aircel and others.

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7 million GSM usersadded in November

The country's largest lender, State Bank ofdia, on Thursday said that it would review interest rateson following monetary measures taken by the Reserve

ank of India last week."We are going to review rates," State Bank of

dia Chairman O P Bhatt told reporters.The RBI had reduced repo and reverse repo

tes by 100 basis points each to 6.5 percent and 5rcent respectively, effective from Monday.

Soon after RBI's decision, three banks namelyes Bank, HDFC Bank and Union Bank reduced thenchmark prime lending rate by 50 basis point each.

SBI had last month slashed benchmark primending rate by 75 basis points to 13 percent.

Commenting on the economic package, aheadIndian Bank Association meeting, Bhatt said, "Theree lot of things happening to stimulate demand inonomy. Still there is a feeling that more is required".

This meeting assumes importance pursuant toe fiscal stimulus package announced last Sundayentioning that banks would work out a package forusing loans below Rs 20 lakh.

India's exports declined by around 10 per cent

November, showing a negative trend for the secondonth in a row this year, following a recession in the USd several other European markets. Although thevernment is yet to officially release the Novemberures, exports showed almost a double-digit decline onck of demand in most of the buying markets, sourcesid.

Following the global financial meltdown, theuntry's exports for the first time after a gap of sevenars dipped by over 12 per cent in October. India hasen facing the ripple effects of the global financialrmoil, which has resulted in slowdown of country'sports.

Several developed markets including the US,e UK, Japan and other countries in the Eurozone,hich are India's major export destinations, are officiallyrecession.

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Each action has an equal and opposite reactionsimilarly every proverbs has an equal and oppositeproverb! You be the judge!

All good things come to those who wait but

Time and tide wait for none.

The pen is mightier than the sword but

Action speak louder than words

Wise men think alike but

Fools seldom differ.

Look before you leap but

Strike while the iron is hot

Birds of a feather flock together but

Opposites attract.

Dont across your bridges before you come to them but

Fore warned is forearmed.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom but

Faith moves mountains.

Practice makes a man perfect but

All work and no play makes jack a dull bay.

Many hands make the work lighter but

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

A mans reach should exceed his grasp but

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Contradictory Proverbs

Complied by SR

-SR

(The followi ng points on great governance aredoing rounds in email in Chennai City Please readthrough )

An Olympic shooter wins a Gold Medal(Only aGame) and Govt gives him 3 Cr + awards. AnotherShooter Dies fighting with terrorists and saving ourcountry and lives of our country men and Govt pays hisfamily 5 lacs. The great Governance!

Government implements S ix th Paycommission recommendations and ensures that Millitarychiefs gets less salary than Secretaries. Even Senior IPS

officers gets less salary than Secretaries.MARCOS could reach after 4.30 Hours of

attack because of formality in Government that isbureaucratic and NSG after 9.30 Hrs. The greatestresponsibility!

Many Commondos (from armed forces) andPolicemen died fighting terrorism. No responsibleperson from the Government(i.e. Bureacracy) was thereto fight terrorists. The Great Governance!

Two home ministers resigns. Govt hit two birdsby one stone shifting FM Chidambaram to Homeminister but no Secreatry is held responsible and askedto resign taking respomsibility. The Great Governance!

Buracrates are part of permanent Governance.Politician forms temporary Governments. The politiciansare providing just shield to bureacrates. The bureucratesbest salary in India without any accountability and

responsibility. The Great Governance!Think that who is truely responsible for all

these. Is it those who are part of permanent Governmentor those who constitute the temporary Governmentwhich gets changed in 5 years and some time even lessthan five years.

It is high time when we must think about whoare true responsible for all these. Is it only politicians arebureacrates who have build a system which can not seebeyond themself.

Please think and propogate it to each Indian. Itis time when we should proud of our Great Country anddo something to find out who are responsible for systemfailures and why? Then only we can correct it otherwisewe will always hit wrong target, the politicians and noreform will take place.

India needs true administrative reform where

service to nation comes before administration.

Some thing to ponder

All writings in the English language refer tomany different notions, people and objects. In ourdescriptions and arguments related to a variety ofcontexts we use articles where necessary. Articles lendsmoothness and clarity to the flow of ideas, besidesacting as connectives. Therefore, the importance oftheir correct use can never be overstressed.

The three harmless looking articles a, an,the constantly create problems for their ignorant-of-the-rules casual users. It is, therefore, very important tobe aware of the principal features and conditions that

govern the usage of articles.The indefinite articles a and an, both used

before countable common nouns, are somewhat weakforms of one and refer to a person or thing in a generalcontext. Examples: a man, an Indian. The third article,which is a definite article the is a somewhat weakform of this and that and is used to refer to particularobjects and persons. Examples: the best story, theEnglish language.

In this respect the English language is one upon Urdu and Hindi, two major languages of INDIA. Boththese languages function without articles and so bankheavily on words like this, that and one, thereby,lacking the fluidity that articles lend to the Englishlanguage. Let us compare two sentences, one inEnglish and the other its Urdu translation: Once upon atime, there was a woodcutter who lived in a tiny housenear the forest. (Eik dafa ka zikr hai eik lakarharajungle ke qareeb eik chhote se ghar mein rehta tha).

It is clear from the example that the Englishidiom has certainly benefited from the addition ofarticles to its script.

Another important factor to keep in mindregarding the correct use of indefinite articles is toconcentrate on the first sound and not just the first letterof the word following the article. Thus when a wordbegins with a consonant sound, even if the first letter is

a vowel we are to use a to quantify it. Examples: aUnited Nations employee and a university student.Obviously the same will happen if a word that begins witha vowel sound starts with a consonant. Examples: anMBA, an LLB, and, an honest man. Thus it is the sound ofa consonant or of a vowel, which determines the choicebetween a or an, the two indefinite articles.

A discussion on articles cannot be completewithout pointing out the area where it is necessary toomit them. Articles are generally avoided in newspaperheadlines. The reasons perhaps are that the headlinesappear different and more sensational and, of course,say it all in much fewer words occupying less space evenwhen written in bold and big letters. So the effort is, thatthough the sense may seem incomplete, they should be

easily understood and convey the message correctly.Examples:Mangal Bagh offers to talk to GovernmentMilitants burn college and police post Customs dutyrevenue up 1 pcAs necessary as it is to avoid the use of articles in newsheadlines, conversely it is as important to include them inthe titles of books. A book may carry a title that conveysits theme, its context, or just an indirect reference to thefinal outcome of its story. Whatever the nature of the titleone thing is clear that a book written in the Englishlanguage is expected to uphold the rules that apply toStandard English.Examples:To Kill a Mocking BirdOne Flew over the Cuckoos NestThe Remains of the DayA Tale of Two CitiesAnother point to remember is that the names of somecities and countries are also preceded by the definitearticle the, such as the Hague, the Maldives and thePhilippines.You see now how important it is to use the three articlesin both your speech and in your writings. And how muchmore vital it is to use them correctly and not to use themat all where they are not required.


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Chennai based Rehabilitation Specialist. Sunder Subramanian, Director, Prem Center and Sr.

onsultant, Global Hospitals and Health City received

e prestigious National Award for Best Individual for thear 2008 recently in recognition of his services to the

sabled community.Dr.Sunder through his Freedom Trust which

as established in the year 1997 had so far supportedore than 3000 disabled individuals through 68sessment and distribution camps. Through his variousograms for the disabled, he continues to rehabilitate,ain and extend scholarships for the differently abledildren. Doctor strives to increase awareness onsability by conducting conferences, research and byiting and discussing about the issue in various forums.

e has several scholarships and awards to his credit. Hethe first Indian author to have brought out a text book Rehabilitation Medicine, which is the prescribed text

ook in medical universities for rehabilitation medicine aller India. His clinic in Thiruvanmiyur:

Prem Center established in the year 1992 haseen providing pain and paralysis relief to scores ofatients. Prem Center also extends its services to thoseho are immobilised at their very door steps.

Dr. Sunder has recently taken charge as thenior consultant of Department of Physical Medicined Rehabilitation at Global Hospitals and Health City -Perumbakkam, (Near OMR). He is in charge of setting

p a world class rehabilitation centre aimed to provide

tal post treatment recovery to patients.Dr.Sunder having won both the State and

entral Government awards for his services to themmunity as a medical practitioner, he is also a state

wardee Kalaimamani" for his contribution to Carnaticusic, as a vocalist.

National award for Dr. Sundar

As the magic of 3G begins to seep into the country,ian folks will finally get to utilize those fancy-schmancytures on their so called smart phones, sooner or later.

Surely, many of you have burning questions about 3Gd everything related to it. So, read on; a few common 3G-ated questions have been answered to demystify it for you.

hat is 3G?

3G, or 3rd generation mobile telephony, is the generic

me for the next generation of mobile networks that willmbine wireless mobile technology with high data ratensmission capabilities.

What you've been using until now is 2G/2.5G (2ndneration mobile telephony), which offers speeds between 64-4kbps. With the availability of 3G in India, users will be able tooy speeds of 144kbps-2mbps on their mobile phones.

hat can 3G offer you?

mply put, 3G will offer mobile phone users faster Interneteeds.

This, in turn, will provide mobile users with highera transfer rates, with support for a variety of services such ash-resolution video streaming, mobile TV, high-speed

eractive gaming, and other multi-media features, in additionvoice, fax, and conventional data services.

If you are an avid surfer of the Internet on your mobileone with the current 2.5G connection, you must haveperienced the irritants of slow browsing speeds and video lag.

th 3G, Web pages will load faster, there will be little or no videoging, and downloads will be faster too!

Utilizing the full potential of 3G, you can turn thebile phone into a device that bundles infotainment andctronic commerce (e-commerce) services together.

3G: What's That?

When will you be able to use 3G services?The state-owned telecom operators have already

begun to soft-launch 3G services in the metros. The services(for trial) have already commenced in Delhi, with Chennai andMumbai in line. The commercial launch will happen in acouple of months' time - this is when users will be able tosubscribe to the data plan(s) offered by the telecomoperators.

BSNL has said that it will offer 3G services acrossthe country by mid-2009.

Post mid-2009, we will see private players jumpinginto the 3G bandwagon. This is when competition will set sailand 3G-penetration across India will really start to materialize.

How much will 3G services cost?

No tariff has been declared by MTNL for its 3GJadoo services, which was rolled-out yesterday; neither hasany governing body given out specifics for the same.

J. Gopalan, MTNL's (Mumbai) executive director,had said that 3G services will be affordable for the commonman . We'll soon learn whether this is true when the 3G

services are commercially launched.However, rest assured that 3G services are going

to cost you more than what you pay for your GPRSconnection.

Post the spectrum auctions, depending on the pricethe private telecom operators are willing to pay to be able tooffer 3G services, the tariff scenario will heat up.

How much will 3G-capable phones cost?

Currently, 3G-capable phones available in Indiacost anywhere between Rs. 7000 to 50,000 (approximatelymost phones in the upper price range category are 3Gcapable).

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