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FREE917th Issue : January 12 - 18, 2013Vol. 18, No. 33

The Editor and Staff ofMambalam Times wish you

a Happy Pongal!

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By Our StaffReporter

Sewage has beenoverflowing from themanhole in front of themain gate of B.S.Mootha School (Brind-avan Street, WestMambalam) for over aweek.

According to one ofthe teachers, theschool has alreadycomplained to the con-cerned authorities butno action has beentaken so far.

Sewage overflowing in front of Mootha School

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By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Goh

Samrakshana Sala (KasiViswanathar Koil Street, WestMambalam, Ph: 2470 0336),Thambal Ramakrishnan willbe give a talk on ‘ Cow protec-tion’ at 10.30 a.m on Tuesday,Jan 15, on the occasion ofMaatu Pongal.

‘Gho-pooja’ will be performedat 8 a.m by SankaranandhaSwamigal and there will be aprocession of cows through thenearby lanes.

There are more than 80 cowsin the goshala.

It was started 36 years agoand it also maintains 120 cowsin Iyengarkulam village inKancheepuram, 100 cows inKalavai village in Soraivur and60 cows in Mapakkam village

Gho-pooja in Samrakshana Sala forMaatu Pongal

in Thiruporur.Some of the regular pro-

grams at Goh SamrakshanaSala are as follows:

Every Friday: 6.30 p.m: Gho-pooja; Every Saturday: 6.30p.m: Vishnu Sahasranamampaarayanam followed by Hare

Rama chanting; Every Sun-day: 8 a.m: Free distribution of‘Pachakaviyam’; Every 3rd

Saturday: 7 a.m: Gayathirijapam; Every Anusham(birthstar of Maha Periava):Avahanthi homam.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterThe 36th annual Chennai

book fair is being held this timeat Y.M.C.A Physical Educa-tion Ground (Nandanam) tillWednesday, Jan. 23.

It is one of the biggest plat-forms for Tamil publishers todisplay and sell their publica-tions.

It has been shifted this yearfrom St. George Anglo IndianSchool (Shenoy Nagar) to thenew venue owing to the ongo-ing Metro Rail work in the vi-cinity. This year there are 747stalls selling more than 10 lakhtitles spanning a wide genre,including children’s titles, fic-tion, non-fiction, poetry books,religious, school and collegematerial and much more.

There will be a 10% discounton all books.

This fair is open on week-

More than 10 lakh titles for saleat Chennai book fair

days from 2 p.m to 8.30 p.m.and on weekends and govern-ment holidays from 11 a.m. to9 p.m.

Entrance is free for childrenbelow 12 and Rs. 5 for others.

A police outpost, fire andambulance service and firstaid will be present on all days atthe venue.

Wheelchair service is avail-able for the elderly and handi-capped visitors.

There is sufficient parkingspace for both 2-wheelers and4-wheelers.

More than 50 participate indarts tourney

By Our Staff ReporterK. T. Narasimhan (Retd.

Archaeologist and member ofthe School Committee) and A.K. Saranathan and P. Eswa-raIyer (residents of Padi) do-nated pens to the students ofAhobila Math Oriental School(West Mambalam) and dhotiesto the students additionallypursuing Vedic studies on Jan.4.

According to S. Seshadri(Headmaster), the three goodSamaritans have been doing

Pens and dhoties donated to students ofAhobila Math School

this charity work for the stu-dents of the school year afteryear for a number of years.

He said that the school wasstarted in 1953 to promote

Vedic education along withsecular education and hasbeen producing excellent re-sults in the board exams everyyear.

Free eye check-upat SaradaVidyalaya todayBy Our Staff Reporter

Maxivision Super Specia-lty Eye Care Hospital (Ph:98400 79790) will conducta free eye screening prog-ram on Saturday, January 12,from 9 a.m to 4 p.m at Sri RKMSarada Vidyalaya (MadleyRoad, T. Nagar) to celebratethe 150th anniversary ofSwami Vivekanan- da.

Participants will be scree-ned for eye power and ail-mentslike cataract and glaucoma.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterMore than fifty players from

various parts of Tamilnaduparticipated in the 1st BVKTamilnadu Darts State Tour-nament conducted by Tamil-nadu Darts Association (Jes-riot Dart Lounge, Cafe 180,Chakrapani Street Extension,West Mambalam (Ph: 9840030430/98404 75000) on Jan. 5and 6.

S. Saravanaraj (AssociationPresident) and Venu Pillai (Sec-retary), both national darts

players, told Mambalam Timesthat the winners of the tourna-ment in each category havebeen selected to participate inthe South Asia Darts Champi-onship to be held in Jaipur onJan. 13. They said that theAssociation will be conductingASIA CUP Tournament in thesecond half of this year.

To promote the game, theAssociation gives special train-ing to school and college stu-dents and conducts sessions incorporate houses.

Womens’ Associationto conduct ‘PongalSandhai’on WednesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Ashok Nagar ProgressiveWomens’ Association will holda ‘Pongal Sandhai’ from 2.30p.m on Wednesday, Jan. 16,on9th Avenue, Ashok Nagar.

Women from a number ofself-help groups will put upstalls to sell handicrafts,clothes, pottery items andmore.

There will be kolam competi-tion for women and a fancydress competition for childrenduring the event.

There will also be a numberof games and play activitiesfor both adults and childrenand a food court.

For details of participat-ing in the contests pleasecall 95661 41764 or 9789807017.

Program inRamana BhakthaSamajamon SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ramana Baktha Sa-majam, West Mambalam(BVSN Moorthy School,Thambiah Road, West Mam-balam) conducts the followingprogram on Sundays:

4.15 p.m: Veda paarayanam4.45 p.m: Ramana Maha-

rishi’s Aksharamanamalai.5.45 p.m: Tamil Parayanam.6 p.m: Discourse.7 p.m: Deeparathanai and

prasadam distribution.All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 94441 72623.Special pooja is conducted

and prasadam distributedamong special children at11.30 a.m on Ramana Ma-harishi’s birth star day (Punar-poosam).

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Sugarcane prices increase by30% for Pongal

Industrialist donates Rs. 10 lakhsto National Heart Foundation

By Our Staff ReporterR. P. Krishnamachari (Man-

aging Director, Textan Chemi-cals, 4th Avenue, Ashok Nagar)donated Rs. 10 lakhs to Na-

tional Heart Foundation (12/6,T. S. Krishna Nagar Exten-sion, Moggapair East; Ph: 26560436, 94443 87036) on Jan. 6for the fifth consecutive year.

He told Mambalam Timesthat National Heart Founda-tion has been providing freecardiac treatment to poor per-sons since 2005.

According to Dr. S. Rajan(Founder, National HeartFoundation and Director, Car-diac Surgery, Institute of Car-diovascular Disease, MMMHospital), more than 500 heartpatients have benefited tilldate.

He said that a 25-memberparamedical team including 10doctors regularly visit ruralareas to screen patients.

Those needing treatmentare then admitted in the hospi-tal.

Youth Choir toconduct choralmusic contest forstudentsBy Our Staff Reporter

The Madras Youth Choir willconduct a choral music con-test for school students from9.30 a.m onwards on Satur-day, Jan. 19, in Bala MandirGerman Hall (T. Nagar).

The songs can be based onnational integration, environ-ment, patriotism, nature orsocial awareness.

Religious or film music is notpermitted.

The winners will bag the M.B. Srinivasan Rolling Shield.Registrations can be done atthe venue.

After the contest, a work-shop will be conducted on sing-ing Indian choral music.

For further details, pleasecall 94449 30517/94440 49492or email mbsmyc1971@gmail.com.

ISKCON’s annualrath yatra from2.30 p.m todayBy Our Staff Reporter

ISKCON (Chennai Chapter)will conduct its 30th Annual “SriJagannath Rath Yatra” onSaturday, Jan. 12

The yatra will start fromKapaleeshwarar Temple,Mylapore, at 2.30 p.m and pro-ceed via R. K. Mutt Road,Royapettah High Road, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Cathe-dral Road, NungambakkamHigh Road, Village Road, McNicholls Road and end atKuchalambal Kalyana Mahal,Chetpet.

Devotees will sing bhajansalong the way.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterS. Panneer (a resident of

Lakeview Road) was seen sell-ing sugarcane on Railway Bor-der Road (West Mambalam)for Pongal. A full sugarcanewas priced between Rs. 40 to

Rs. 55 depending on its size andthickness while the cut pieceswere sold between Rs. 10 to Rs.25 a piece.

He said that the prices werehigher by 30% than the othertimes of the year.

By Our Staff ReporterV. S. Rathnamurthy (55), a

security guard of the apart-

Security guard harvests sugarcane inroadside garden

ment complex at 12, Rama-samy Street, T. Nagar, willharvest sugarcane grown by

him in the roadside garden ad-jacent to the apartment forthis Pongal.

He said that he had formedthe pavement garden morethan 3 years ago to stop peo-ple from dumping garbageand other debris on the road-side.

Rathnamurthy said that thisyear, along with other plants,he had also planted sugar-cane saplings and 18 of themhad grown well and are readyfor harvest on the eve of Pon-gal.

He said that he tends to thesmall garden everyday and theplants therein are like his chil-dren.

He is quite popular amongthe residents of the colony,especially the children.

Invitation tobudding musiciansto partake in musicprogramBy Our Staff Reporter

Rao’s Music Training Cen-tre (West Mambalam) invitesbudding Carnatic musicians topartake in a musical programto be held from 5.30 p.m on-wards on Sunday, Jan. 20, inKali Bari temple (WestMambalam) .

Interested music learnersmay contact Y. N. NagarajaRao in 98401 97914.

Talk on ‘Findingauspicious days’tomorrow at 3 p.mBy Our Staff Reporter

Nannilam Vai RajagopalaGanapadigal (Publisher andEditor of Vaithikasri, a Tamilmagazine) will give a talk inTamil on ‘How to select auspi-cious days for marriage andother functions’ from 3 p.m to5 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 13, inAyodhya Mandapam (AryaGowda Road, West Mamba-lam, Ph: 2489 3077).

It will be followed by a doubtclearing session on spiritualmatters.

All are welcome.

Calling volunteersfor free service inTirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road,Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram)sends volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumalastarting on Sundays and end-ing on Saturdays.

Men and women who arephysically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their servicesfor 6 hours everyday.

The work will be of supervi-sory nature.

Accommodation, lunch anddinner will be provided free ofcost.

They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkates-wara.

Travelling expense and thecost of breakfast must be borneby the volunteers.

Those interested can con-tact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43,Jubilee Road, West Mamba-lam) in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P.Sundaram (98417 26695) orD. Gopinath (94442 09751).

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By Our Staff ReporterA huge laddu garland con-

sisting of 5400 laddus ador-ned the 12-foot-high idol ofLord Anjaneya in Anjaneyartemple (53rd Street, AshokNagar) on Dec. 11 as part of Sri

By RANDOR GUY

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By Our Staff ReporterThere was a long queue outside the fair price shop on Kuppiah Street (West Mambalam) to collect the special Pongal gift

pack containing 1 kg rice, 1 kg sugar and Rs. 100 in cash offered by Tamilnadu Govt. to ration card holders. A similar queuewas seen outside TUCS Shop (Muthurangan Street, T. Nagar). Police personnel were deputed to control the crowds.

Long queue outside fair price shops tocollect Pongal freebies

5400 laddu alangaram toLord Anjaneyar

Hanumanth Jayanthi cel-ebrations.

AndalThirukalyanam inBalaji AvenuetomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Members of Gayathri Bhag-wath Bhajana Mandali willperform ‘Andal Thirukalya-nam’ for Bhogi on Sunday, Jan.13, from 1.30 p.m to 4 p.m atOld No. 20, 1st Street, BalajiAvenue, T. Nagar, Ph: 28340761, 95971 30161.

All are welcome.

Sai bhajan programsin T. Nagar andMambalamBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti con-ducts Sai bhajans every weekin the following venues in T.Nagar and Mambalam.

T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.

Chetty Road (near PanagalPark, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5 p.m.

Ayurvedasramam, 155, G.N. Chetty Road (near PanagalPark): Mondays, 6 p.m.

50/38, Motilal Street (oppo-site Ranganathan Street):Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

Muthumaari Amman Tem-ple, South Boag Road: Mon-days, 6.30 p.m

Mambalam:12A/27, Thambiah Road,

West Mambalam: Saturdays,5.15 p.m.

Vallabha Ganapathy Tem-ple, Arya Gowda Road, WestMambalam: Fridays, 6.30 p.m.

M u r u g a s h r a m a m ,Srinivasa Pillai Street, WestMambalam: Second Tues-days, 6 p.m.

For registration, please call94456 11333 or 94447 73926.

All are welcome.The Samiti also sells books

on Sai literature and CDs ofSai bhajans.

Discourses on‘Saisath Saritha’By Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriShirdi Sai Meditation Mandir(6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar)there are discourses on ‘SriSaisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.mon Sundays in its premises.

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder)told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is con-ducted at 7.30 p.m on Thurs-days and Sundays.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

telephone numbers 2643 2323, 4212 5118 and 9444453777.

ISKCON programin Mambalamon SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society forKrishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Injambakkam, con-ducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ pro-grams from 7 p.m to 9 p.m onSaturdays at 28, South K. R.Koil Street, West Mambalam.

The program includesbhajans, congregational chan-ting and Bhagwad Gita classes.

More details can be had inphone 2371 3606 or fromRanga Krishna Das (24744900, 98400 27800).

All are welcome.

VarushabhisekaMahotsavam inSankara Mathnext SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Prathishta Dina Varusha-bhiseka Mahotsavam will becelebrated on Saturday, Jan.19 in Sringeri JagadguruSankara Math (KrupasankariStreet, West Mambalam).

The following are the high-lights of the program:

Saturday, Jan 19: 8 a.m:Rudra Japam followed byabhishekam to Lord Rath-nagarpa Ganapathy; 12.30p.m; Rudhra Homam; 6.30p.m: Procession of Vinayakarin Mooshigavahanam andNavaneethakrishnan inAnjaneyar vahanam

All are welcome.

The tradition of singing in dramas percolated into Tamilcinema, and early Tamil films were indeed all singing affairs. Anaverage Tamil film had as many as 30-40 songs and some evenhad many more. ‘The more the merrier’ was the motto!

“Pavalakodi” (1934), which introduced many major talentsto Tamil cinema had as many as 50 songs. The composer wasPapanasam Sivan. M. K. T. Bhagavathar, S. D. Subbulakshmi(later a noted star), and the sadly neglected filmmaker K.Subramaniam, took their bow in this film. The film proved a hitmainly because of its songs.

However, “Pavalakodi” was not Papanasam Sivan’s firstfilm. His debut was in “Seetha Kalyanam” (1933). Its genesis,or ‘back story’, as they say in Hollywood, is interesting.

Indeed the name ‘Papanasam Sivan’ is itself a misnomer. Hewas neither from Papanasam nor his name was Sivan! Hisname was Ramaiah and he was an ascetically lean, pious,orthodox Brahmin from Polagam, a small village in Thanjavurdistrict. Though he was born into a well-to-do family, due toquirks of fate, he spent his early years in poverty and left hometo live in Trivandrum, (now Thiruvananthapuram), the capitalof the maharaja-ruled state Travancore. Here he learnt musicunder the noted composer Neelakanta Sivan. In deference tohis guru, he started calling himself himself Sivan. He visitedtemples and sacred places in south India and, in inspiredmoments of sheer ecstasy, he composed songs in ClassicalCarnatic style in many ragas.

After marriage and children, he needed a steady income andhe relocated himself in Papanasam, the picturesque smalltown near Thanjavur. Here he eked out a precarious living,teaching music and as a performing artiste. He composedmusic for stage plays and conducted bhajans, going round thestreets of Papanasam. Hence he came to be known as‘Papanasam Sivan!’ In this town he befriended K. Subramaniamwho would play a great role in his life soon.

Looking for greener pastures, Papanasam Sivan migrated toMadras, the cultural capital of south India then and now. Herehe found a Good Samaritan in a Mylapore lawyer, V. SundaramIyer. Mylapore had been the strong-hold of successful lawyers,mostly Brahmins, and is to this day a hectic hive of culture withan artistic ambience of its own!

Sundaram Iyer became his friend, guide and patron. Sivantaught music to the lawyer’s children, the strikingly handsomeartistic teenager S. Rajam and his sister Jayalakshmi. Theyoungest, a lad of six watching it all and absorbing music bymental osmosis, would soon emerge as a multi-faceted geniusof music and movies. His name was S. Balachandar, the latter-day veena-wizard!

Meanwhile, back at Kolhapur, V. Shantaram, one of thegreatest filmmakers of India, then making his way in movieswith the celebrated Prabhat Pictures, wrote to a Madras-based movie magazine “Sound and Shadow” seeking its help tomake a Tamil film using the sets, props and all of his Hindi film“Sairandhri” (1933, India’s first film in color). The film had notdone well and the company was trying to cut its losses bylaunching a Tamil film using the same re-usable sets and othermaterials. Soon the Mylapore lawyer, his children, and mem-bers of an amateur drama troupe boarded a train at Madrasto Miraj (a railway junction) en route to Kolhapur. Accompa-nying them was Papanasam Sivan as music composer, bliss-fully unaware as the train chug-chugged its way, that he wason his way to fame and fortune!

In Kolhapur, Sivan composed songs for “Seetha Kalyanam”.It was his first film and he had no knowledge of film music,orchestration and its nuances. But he knew music! He chosethe tunes and melodiesof the songs of Saint Thyagaraja (Telugu)and Purandharadasa (Kannada) and wrote Tamil words usingthe same ragas, meters and melodies for the film tunes. And lo,the Tamil film tune was born! (To be continued)

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SIVAN Arts Academy, 5/11,Balakrishna Mudali Street, WestMambalam offers classes in vocal,violin, veena, mridangam, keyboard(western too) and bharathanatyamby eminent teachers. Contact:Kalaimamani Dr. Rukmini Ramani,Ph: 6529 5949, 2472 2928, 9840348638.

INSTRUMENTS/vocal young talent‘sprogramme in KaliBari Temple, WestMambalam onSunday 20th Januaryfrom 5.30 p.m,interested talentedmusic learners cancontact: Y.N.N. Rao,Rao’s Taining Centreby SMS / Call: 9840197914.

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Time for Chastity Belts?The sex-carnivores who preyed upon Miss Delhi are now state

guests in Tihar Zoo. A couple of them have spilled the beans to enablelaw to take its course fast and it seems to have whetted thetestosterone count of many such animals all over India, accordingto newspaper reports.

It reminds me of the cricket gear where speed demons like HaroldLarwood and such lethal bowlers wreaked havoc on the batsmenthat made survival kits such as chest guards, steel helmets andsteel wool filled hand gloves mandatory.

The next best thing to shooting all men above 18 is to prevent thesexy thought of these beasts in heat by making a universal law thatgirls above 14 should wear what our wise old people of Englandprescribed during the years of the Crusade, when the men were allout killing the non-Christians during the centuries between the 11thand the 13th in Europe to recapture the Holy Land. The men beingon the holy mission of killing the enemy, the women at home had tobe protected. A great thinker, who missed the Nobel Prize for hismagnificent thought by about 7 centuries, devised, for want of anytrade name, a protective belt for girls and women known as theChastity Belt that would be impenetrable and probably that lookedlike the modern ‘Bikini’. It must have been made of iron with padsfor the comfort of the wearer and a lock with a key for toilet functionswhich was probably handed back to the custodian after use.

The security bubble burst, it was reported in some fun magazine,when the home guard of a Crusader, who had left his young wife inEngland, was seen galloping to the European war zone and thesurprised warrior was told by him that what he was given was thewrong key!

“Is nothing safe in this world?”, the Crusader exploded and, afterkilling the home guard, deserted the battle field and returned to hishome in England. Anyway it would not be a bad idea for thegovernment to order half a billion Chastity Belts to save our girlsfrom the biped animals on the prowl.

T.R. Subramanian (resident of No. 8, KasiViswanathar Koil Street, West Mambalam) passedaway on Jan. 6.

He was 79, and had been a resident of WestMambalam since birth. He had retired as AccountsOfficer (Treasury and Accounts Department, Govt.of Tamilnadu).

He was an ardent devotee of Ayyappa and had

OBITUARYT.R. SUBRAMANIAN

visited Sabarimala more than 60 times. He is survived by his sons T.S. Suresh and T. S. Vedapur and daughter Sasikala Chandrasekaran.

P.R. Kailasam (resident of ‘Kaushikam’, Flat No.9, Door No. 2/3, Unnmalai Ammal Street, T. Nagar,Ph: 98406 87882), passed away on Jan. 3.

He was 77, and had been a resident of T. Nagar formore than 45 years.

He had retired from Fisheries Department (Govt.of Tamilnadu). He had a profound knowledge of

P.R. KAILASAM

Vedas and used to give regular lectures in both English and Tamil. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

S. Jayalakshmi (resident of Flat B2, ‘BALAJIHILLS’, New No.11, Manickam Street, WestMambalam, Ph: 94441 44018) passed away onJan. 3. She was 90, and had been a resident ofMambalam for more than 60 years.

She was the wife of late M. A. Seshan and issurvived by her son S. Subramanian, daughterSusheela Venkataraman, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

S. JAYALAKSHMI

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Classified 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 35 words); Bold Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar- K.K.Nagar and Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each

advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat.Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

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MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street

(State Bank Building), 2 Halls – Kamakshi MiniHall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com.

REAL ESTATE(BUYING)

WANTED 100 to 350 sq.ft. of office space foroutright purchase anywhere in West Mambalam.Ph:98410 25475.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

EGMORE, Poonamallee High Road, 7.2grounds, prime location, no brokers. Contact:Dakshin Realtors. Ph: 98410 99975, 98843 99925.

EGMORE, Police Commissioner Road,Ceebros Construction, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen,1480 sq.ft, 7 years old, gym, recreation, play area,2 car park. Contact: Dakshin Realtors. Ph: 9841099975, 98843 99925.

WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, nearPothys & Railway Station, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,750 sq.ft, 11 years old, looking new, price Rs. 57lakhs, no brokers. Ph: 99622 96072, 91762 94679.

WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedroom,782 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, woodwork, 12 years old,price Rs. 60 lakhs, 2-wheeler parking, no brokers.Ph: 80561 50242.

ASHOK NAGAR, 6th Avenue, near GRT &Mahalakshmi School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,bath attached, 1st floor apartment, woodwork, carparking, rent Rs. 11000, family or bachelors also.Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 3rd Street,3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1550 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2 A/c, UPS, Wardrobes, woodwork, covered carparking, rent Rs. 33000, advance 6 months,Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 99404 55599,95000 93982.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lakshmi Street, nearPost Office, single bedroom, 3rd floor flat, lift, rentRs. 8000, 2-wheeler parking only. Ph: 2471 5969,98400 56295.

T. NAGAR, West CIT Nagar 1st Cross Street,near Nandhi & Alpha School, 2 bedroom, groundfloor flat, security, rent Rs. 18000, Brahmins only.Contact: JVR Real Estate Gopinath. Ph: 9382848358, 97101 89208.

ASHOK NAGAR, Samiyar Garden Street,opposite Karumariamman Temple, very nearGRT School, Hindu Vidyalaya & JawaharVidyalaya School, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, rent Rs. 8000, advance 6 months, vegetariansonly, Brahmins preferred. Ph: 2471 6511.

T. NAGAR, 13/2, Flat No.3, Bharathi Flat,Griffith Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, approx800 sq.ft, ground floor, open car park. Ph: 9150379349, 90926 63717.

T. NAGAR, Giriappa Road, near GRT GrandDays Hotel, single bedroom flat, 425 sq.ft, rentRs. 11000, advance Rs. 1 lakh, no bachelors &brokers. Ph: 98842 44087.

T. NAGAR, Thanikachalam Road, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 875 sq.ft, 4th floor, lift, open carparking, rent Rs. 16000. Ph: 93802 79461.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 3rd Street,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, spacious groundfloor, 2-wheeler parking, 3 phase EB, residentialpurpose only, rent Rs. 13500 (negotiable),Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98415 76707,99402 87647.

WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 780 sq.ft, 1st floor, fully furnished,granite flooring, rent Rs. 14000, advance 6 months,2-wheeler parking only, vegetarian familypreferred, no brokers. Ph: 94443 67388.

WEST MAMBALAM, Srinivasa Pillai Street,near Ayodhya Mandapam & Murugasaram,spacious 2 bedroom, 2 halls, kitchen, 1400 sq.ft, 2western toilet, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only,no brokers. Ph: 2474 0467, 81225 25668.

T. NAGAR, Rangan Street, adjacent to GRT,2 bedroom, 830 sq.ft, 2nd floor, open car parking, nolift, rent Rs. 18000, advance 10 months, onlyvegetarians, IT & Bank, no brokers. Ph: 9940422679, 99400 78965.

RENTALWEST MAMBALAM, B.R.P. Street, 2

bedroom, hall, spacious kitchen, Western & Indiantoilet, 2nd floor, no lift, rent Rs. 15000, 24 hourswater, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 98414 95277, 9840937690.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 8, New No. 19,Subba Reddy Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1200 sq.ft, 1st floor, individual house, rent Rs.16,500, 2-wheeler park, Brahmins only. Contact:Pavithra Sankar. Ph: 2489 0693, 90032 59953.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, nearMambalam Railway Station, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, woodwork, A/c, Western toilet, rent Rs.15000, car parking, Brahmin /vegetarian family orBank lease, no brokers. Contact: Thiruppathy. Ph:97899 00378.

WEST MAMBALAM, Babu Rajendra PrasadStreet, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, 2bathroom, balcony, 1400 sq.ft, 1st floor, newlypainted, covered car parking, independent house,rent Rs. 20000, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph:2461 6525, 97911 41987.

WEST MAMBALAM, Kala Flats, B-14, nearAyodhya Mandapam, spacious single bedroomflat, rent Rs. 8000. Ph: 99529 60574.

MYLAPORE, CIT Colony, 1 roomaccommodation, attached toilet, for non workingsingle Brahmin lady. Ph: 98409 83360.

WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, 200sq.ft, 2 shop, 1 petty shop, 1st floor. Ph: 9443623461.

WEST MAMBALAM, Aswani Apartment, 35/12-A, Flat No. 6, Arya Gowda Road, near AxisBank ATM, double bedroom, rent Rs. 12000, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 90430 06906, 088850 77774.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 2nd Street,big double bedroom, 1400 sq.ft, independent house,dining, pooja room, covered car park (big car),copious water, rent Rs. 18000, advance Rs. 1lakh. Contact: Mohan. Ph: 98407 27065.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 2nd Street,single bedroom, house owner & one tenant only,both toilet, separate copious water, rent Rs. 6000,advance 3 months, small Brahmin family or 2retired persons only. Contact: Vasu. Ph: 9791060137.

C.I.T. NAGAR (EAST), No.1, 2nd Main Road,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, including A/c, TV, DTHconnection and fridge, suitable for company guesthouse, bachelors also welcome. Ph: 98400 31517,98407 00676.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mettupalayam, SouthKavarai Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2bathroom, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 11000,2-wheeler parking. Contact: Agent. Ph: 9941204750, 89395 95511.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, nearGRT & Jawahar Vidyalaya School, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, pooja room, ground floor, coveredcar parking, Brahmins only, no brokers, contactfrom 12th January between 10 a.m and 1 p.m. Ph:98401 01704.

WEST MAMBALAM, Janaki Ammal Street,near Mambalam Railway Station, 3 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1300 sq.ft, individual house, duplexmodel, rent Rs. 18000, 2-wheeler parking only,vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 98410 27382,98848 17382, 89392 16895.

ASHOK NAGAR, Pilliyar Koil Street, behindK. K. Nagar Bus Terminal, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,1000 sq.ft, completely furnished, geyser, R/o plantwater supply, closed verandah, Brahmins only,covered car parking, rent Rs. 20000. Ph: 9444951332.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 820 sq.ft, 2nd floor, fullyfurnished with teak ply, car park, 2 glass coveredbalcony, study room, electric chimney, marbleflooring, Brahmins / vegetarians, no brokers. Ph:99401 53081.

T.NAGAR, Griffith Road, near DuraisamySubway, brand new, 3 bedroom, modular kitchen,1250 sq.ft, 3rd floor, excellent location, lift, coveredcar parking, generator, woodwork, rent Rs. 28000,maintenance Rs. 1500, Brahmins only. Ph: 9791043868.

By Our Staff ReporterThe students of Sri RKM School were seen holding placards depicting messages about ‘Hazards of

Footboard Travel’ on buses in a program organized by Tamilnadu Traffic Warden Association on Jan.9 on Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar.

Students spread awareness about hazardsof footboard travel

By Our Staff ReporterChennai Corporation workers

were seen using a mini JCB ma-chine to remove debris and otherconstruction material occupying thewidth of Lakeview Road (WestMambalam) for over a month.

The collected debris was dumpedat Kodungaiyur yard.

Debris cleared fromLakeview Road after a month

Sir, After a number of reports published in your esteemed paperabout the bad condition of Mambalam High Road (the last report wasin your issue No. 24 dated Nov. 10-17), there seems to be some actiontaken by Chennai Corporation to repair the road last week.

An earth mover was used to clear the debris and other constructionmaterial dumped on the roadside during the construction ofRangarajapuram flyover. I hope that the work will be continued andthe road which is in a very bad condition will be re-laid.

Encroachments which block the entire stretch of the road fromRangarajapuram railway gate to Duraiswamy subway too need to beremoved to make it fully motorable.

Once the road is re-laid and encroachments are removed, it can carrya significant amount of traffic away from Usman Road.

I request the authorities to continue the good work and ridMambalam High Road of encroachments and re-lay it. –Sriram, 90,Bazullah Road, T.Nagar, Ph: 98407 73410.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORRepair work begins on Mambalam High Road

Speed breakers needed on Motilal StreetSir, We thank Chennai Corporation for re-laying Motilal Street, T.

Nagar after a long time.However 2-wheelers and autorickshaws, which earlier used to avoid

the road owing to its bad condition, have started to use it as athoroughfare and drive on it at a high speed.

Since it is a safety hazard to both motorists and pedestrians, werequest the authorities to install multiple speed breakers on the road toslow down the drivers. - President, Motilal Street Residents’Welfare Association (31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar).

By Our Staff ReporterLions Club of Madras South

City donated books and spoken

Lions Club donates books toCorporation Girls School

English CDs to the library inCorporation Girls School (UsmanRoad, T. Nagar) on Jan. 8.

Kalyani Nagarajan (ProgramOrganizer) told Mambalam Timesthat the library was started by herin memory of her late daughter bydonating a number of books.

She has over the period of time,through donations, managed tocollect more than 500 books onvarious subjects for the library.

She appealed to the readers ofMambalam Times to not throwaway any used school books,guides and other relevant studymaterials and instead donate themto the library as it will benefit thepoor students who study there.

Kalyani’s contact number is98411 15984.

Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Kurichi Lakshminarasimha-chariar (resident of 8, 2nd MainRoad, CIT Nagar East, Nandanam)conducts free Veda and Sukthamclasses from 9 a.m to 10 a.m onMondays, Wednesdays andFridays.More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.

Haircutting charges increaseAccording to a decision in a recent meeting of the Association of

Haircutting Saloons, the minimum charges for haircutting in saloonshave been increased from Jan. 1 as follows, for non-a/c and a/c (inbrackets): Haircut for men- Rs. 80 (Rs. 100); shaving- Rs. 50 (Rs.60); special shaving- Rs. 60 (Rs. 80); haircut for boys- Rs. 70 (Rs.80); haircut for girls- Rs. 80 (Rs. 90).

According to the Association, the charges have increased due toincrease in the price of various commodities.

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By Our Staff ReporterK. Vasu (resident of 84/74,

Canal Bank Road, CIT Nagar)and K. Subramani (also a resi-dent of Canal Bank Road) havebeen selling painted pots for anumber of years for Pongal,from their homes.

Vasu told Mambalam Timesthat he has a regular base ofcustomers who buy his paintedpots every year for preparingpongal.

But this year, he said, a num-ber of companies and shopowners had made advancepayment to buy his pots todecorate their outlets.

He said that prices of thepots vary from Rs. 30 to Rs.250 depending on the size andcomplexity of painting.

Both of them also sell regu-lar pots, flower pots, mugur-tham pots and clay lamps.

They procure the wares from

West Mambalam, at around10 a.m was put out by AshokNagar fire personnel within 30minutes. Two fire tenders wereused to fight the fire. At the

Entrepreneurs sell colourful pots for PongalEntrepreneurs sell colourful pots for Pongal

Alert neighbour prevents majorfire incident

potters in Chengalpattu,Nellore and Periyapalayam

and do the painting themselves.Their contact numbers are

97103 88220 (Vasu) and 9840825781 (Subramani).

By Our Staff ReporterA fire which broke out in the

locked house at 30/44, BabuRajendra Prasad 1st Street,

time of the incident, the occu-pants of the house V. T. Subha-sh and his wife Uma Mahe-shwari were away at work.

The fire was first noticed bya neighbour when he saw thicksmoke coming out of a window.

He immediately alerted thefire personnel who rushed tothe spot, broke open the doorand doused the fire.

According to one of the per-sonnel, the fire was caused bya short circuit in the refrigera-tor and it quickly spread acrossthe power line and damaged afew more appliances like theTV, computer, a couple of fansand a microwave oven.

He said that the fire couldhave taken a mammoth pro-portion had it lit up any clothitems or heated the LPG cylin-der which was just a few feetaway.

By Our Staff ReporterRotary Club of Madras (T. Nagar) conferred a

‘Life Time Achievement Award’ on former Indiancricketer V.V.S Laksh-man on Jan. 7 in RajanEye Care Hospital (Vidyodaya Street, T. Nagar).

Vijay Amritraj (former international tennisplayer and Eye Bank Ambassador for RotaryRajan Eye Bank) gave away the award in the

T. Nagar Rotary Club honoursV. V. S. Lakshman

cal Director) and Raja Seenivasan (President, Rotary Club ofMadras, T. Nagar).

presence of Dr.Mohan Rajan(Chariman andMedical Direc-tor, Rajan EyeCare Hospital),Sujatha Mohan(Associate Medi-

Free yoga classes for womenfrom Jan. 21By Our Staff Reporter

Free yoga classes will be con-ducted for women from Mon-day, Jan. 21 in Koviloor Mada-layam (Basement), 52, Kup-piah Street, West Mambalam.

The classes will be conducted

at 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thurs-days and Saturdays and at 6.30p.m on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays.

For registration please con-tact Nalini Vishvanathan in24718249 or 94449 29801.

Thiruvilakkupooja in AachiAmman Templeon Monday

A special Thiruvilakku poojawill take place at 8.30 a.m onMonday, Jan. 14, in Devi SriAachi Amman Temple (6/48,Siddhi Vinayagar Street, T.Nagar) to celebrate Pongal.

Devotees wishing to partici-pate in the Thiruvilakku poojamust register by Sunday, Jan.13.

The following are the otherprograms:

7.30 a.m: Maha abhishekamand special alangaaram to thepresiding deity followed byNathaswaram concert andLalitha sahasranaama para-yanam.

9.00 a.m: Talk on ‘Spiritual-ity’ by R. Srinivasan (Member,TTDC) and pongal prasadamdistribution.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 92831 03990.