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Rangarajapuram subway to open by end of monthRangarajapuram subway to open by end of monthBy Our Staff Reporter

The pedestrian and two-wheeler subway below Ran-garajapuram overbridge link-ing Mambalam High Road andRangarajapuram High Roadwill be inaugurated by the endof the month, ‘LIC’ M. Mani-ckam (Chairman, Zone 10 ward

committee) told MambalamTimes on Jan. 16.

He said that only minor workremains to be completed. Itwas built at a cost of Rs. 1.4crore and is 100 meters long. Itwill allow traffic in both direc-tions.

The subway will allow users

to reach Mambalam, Kodam-bakkam and T. Nagar in lessthan five minutes and help pre-vent deaths on the railwaytrack.

The subway replaces therailway crossing which wasclosed two years ago when con-struction of the overbridge be-gan.

By Our Staff ReporterThe first phase of oral polio

vaccine for 2014 will be admin-istered to children below 5 yearson Sunday, Jan. 19, under thePulse polio immunization pro-gram.

Children under 5 should beimmunized irrespective of theirprevious immunization status.

Pulse polio immunization drivetomorrow

Sick children, including thoseaffected by diarrhea, can alsobe administrated the poliodrops.

Corporation CommissionerR. Nanthagopal said that thequality of oral vaccination hasbeen certified by the WorldHealth Organisation and itwould not cause any side ef-fects.

He said that the vaccine canbe administered to childreneven if they had been givenoral drops in recent past.

The vaccine will be adminis-tered at the following centersin T. Nagar and Mambalam:

T. NAGARCorporation Middle School,

New Boag Road.Raja Pillai Thottam, Kolla-

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Hayagreeva homamfor students byKarnataka SanghatomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Thamizhnadu Brahmin As-sociation (Thambraas) willconduct Hayagreeva homamon Sunday, January 19, from7.30 a.m to 11.30 a.m in Kar-nataka Sangha (HabibullahRoad, T. Nagar) for the benefitof students taking public ex-ams this year.

Other students are also wel-come to participate in it.

Students interested in par-ticipating and performing san-kalpam may contact Subra-manyam in 95000 83650 orVedic Ravi in 98407 87957.

Book fair a huge drawBy Our Staff Reporter

About 5 lakh persons havevisited the 37th edition ofChennai Book Fair, organizedby the Booksellers and Pub-lishers Association of SouthIndia (BAPASI), since it openedon Jan. 10 in YMCA College ofPhysical Education, Nan-danam, K. S. Pugalendhi (Sec-retary, Chennai Book Fair)told Mambalam Times on Jan.16.

He said that the figure isexpected to touch about10 lakhby the time the exhibition endson Jan. 22.

More than 5 lakh books havebeen bought by visitors so far,he added.

Pugalendhi said that the bookfair, set up across 2 lakh squarefeet, features 777 stalls sellingbooks in various languages andon different subjects.

The entry fee is Rs.10 but

By Our Staff ReporterA number of shops on normally bustling Ranganathan Street and other roads/streets in T. Nagar remained closed during

Pongal holidays. Even traffic was dull. Those from villages who work in the city also went home to celebrate the festival withtheir families.

Shops close for Pongal

children below 12 can enterfree. There is a food court.

ATM booths have been in-stalled.

There is a resting area.Wheelchairs are available forthe disabled.

An ambulance is availablefor emergencies.

Pugalendhi said that a num-

ber of visitors had donatedblood at the blood bank set upin the fair.

Book launches and lecturesare being conducted between 4p.m. and 8 p.m daily.

The fair is open from 2.30p.m to 8.30 p.m on workingdays and 11 a.m to 9 p.m dur-ing weekends.

Agavalpaarayanamon Thursday

International SanmargaOrganization (30/46, Subra-maniyam Street, West Mam-balam. Ph: 96772 73727,94442 73435) will conductVallalar’s Agaval paarayanamat 10 a.m on Thursday, Jan. 23in its premises.

All are welcome.

Continued from page 1Round Table Night School,

4th Block, Kamaraj Colony.Corporation AE Office, 89,

Usman Road (near Siva-Vishnu Temple).

4, Sivagnanam Road.Sarada Madam, 7, Ragha-

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K. Puram.Corporation Middle School,

Dharamapuram Main Road,Sathyamurthy Nagar.

17, Thukkaram 3rd Street.Health Post, 73, Giriappa

Road.Amman Koil, 92, Giriappa

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Pulse polio immunization drive tomorrow28th Block, Dr. Thomas Road.O Block, Dr. Thomas Road.Corporation Division Office,

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Boag Road.Corporation AE office,

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Corporation Office, 20, S. S.G. Street.

Balamandir School, 13,Prakasam Road.

Valmiki Apartments, 9/5,Valmiki Street.

S. M. Nagar Health Post, 73,Giriappa Road.

92, Amman Koil Street.Saradha Madam. 14, Ragha-

vaiah Road.Corporation Dispensary, R.

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Dharmapuram.5, Parthasarathypuram Extn.Mobile centers: Mambalam

Railway Station, T. Nagar busterminus, Pothys junction,Pondy Bazaar, New SaravanaStores, Saravana Selvarathi-nam Stores.

WEST MAMBALAMKamaraj Nagar Health Post,

1, Brindavan Street.ICDS, 22/17, Housing Board,

Brindavan Street.Kali Bari Temple, Umapathy

Street.

By Our Staff ReporterMembers of Sanjeevini-

peetam (5, Kavarai Street,West Mambalam) celebrated‘Sankaranthi’ with specialpooja and ‘alangaaram’ ofEarikatha Anjenyar, Kan-cheepuram on Jan.15.

Mathaji (Founder) conductedbhajans and presented a dis-course on the occasion.

‘Sankaranthi’ celebrated

TTD (Chennai)invites upcomingmusicians toperform in itstempleBy Our Staff Reporter

TTD Devasthanam (Ven-katnarayana Road, T. Nagar)welcomes applications fromupcoming musicians to givefree performances in its templeauditorium.

Interested persons mayemail their details with con-tact number to sravanamchennai@gmail.com.

18, Vinayagam Street.Muthala Amman Temple,

Muthal Amman Koil Street.Women & Children Founda-

tion, 41 & 42, Porur Somasun-daram Street.

Kalamandir MatriculationSchool, Chakrapani Street.

Public Health Center, 114,Lake View Road.

Corporation Division Office,123/21, Ram Colony.

Corporation Division Office,125, Thambiah Road.

Corporation Primary School,Easwaran Koil Street.

Corporation Middle School,Rangarajapuram Main Road(off Lake View Road).

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Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ on TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofVallalar Sanmargasangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), SanmargaArunagiri will give a discourseon ‘Thiru Arutpa – San-margam Petrane’ on Tuesday,Jan. 21, at 6 p.m in SakthiVinayagar Temple (P.T. RajanSalai, K.K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Kurichi Lakshminarasim-hachariar (resident of 8, 2nd

Main Road, CIT Nagar East,Nandanam) conducts freeVeda and Suktham classesfrom 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days.

More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.

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By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACKTAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 80

MAMBALAM TIMESRadha Kalyanamin Sankara Madamnext SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SreeKamakshi Mandali Trust(West Mambalam) and SriSubbanarasimha Karunam-bal Trust, Srikanth Bhagava-thar and group will perform“Radha Kalyanam” on Sun-day, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m in San-kara Madam (West Mamba-lam).

Special poojas and bhajanswill be conducted from Satur-day, Jan. 25, from 1 p.m on-wards.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterLions Club International

Road safety program conducted

District 324-A8 (VGP Com-plex, 1st Avenue, Ashok Nagar)

conducted a ‘Road safetyawareness program’ in vari-ous parts of the city on Jan. 11.

Justice P. Jothimani inau-gurated the program by dis-tributing pamphlets amongautorickshaw drivers.

He presented awards to traf-fic wardens.

G. Manilal (District Gover-nor), K. Padmanabhan (ViceGovernor), Madhukumar (Ca-binet Secretary) and T. Sri-dharan (Lions District Chair-man, Road Safety) werepresent.

Club members pasted bull’seye stickers on the headlightsof vehicles.

Students perform Namasankeerthanam inAachi Amman temple

By Our StaffReporter

Janaki Ramamani(resident of 4/1,Chakrapani StreetExtn. West Mam-balam) and her 30students performedHari Naamasan-keerthanam on Jan.12 in Devi Sri AachiAmman Tem-ple, T.Nagar, as part ofPongal celebrations inthe temple.

‘Calcutta’ N. Viswanathan, a college professor and theaterfigure, enjoyed a brief but bright innings in Tamil Cinema ascharacter actor and his performance in every film was of ofsuch high standard as is rarely seen in Tamil Cinema. Sadly,he was not used properly by the Tamil film world and he wentback to Calcutta. His son Ashok Viswanathan is makingwaves as a bright filmmaker.

Even though “Antha Naal” won a Delhi Award it was not abox-office success. The Tamil moviegoer was not yet ready toaccept that kind of a song-less dance-less film, which cameahead of its time. Frequently screened on television today, thefilm is now treated as a classic of Tamil Cinema.

(The successful and popular Tamil filmmaker ‘Muktha’Srinivasan worked in this film as assistant director and he wascredited in the titles as V. (for Venkatachari!) Srinivasan.)

Soon Balachander turned producer promoting his owncompany’SB Creations’, a novel name for a movie company atthat time. Under this banner he produced three memorablemovies ‘’Avana Ivan?’’ (1962), ‘’Bommai”(1964)and ‘’NaduIravil’’ (1970). All these films were inspired by Hollywoodmovies but suitably adapted by Balachander who wrote,directed and produced them besides composing the music. Healso played the lead roles (except in “Bommai”) with muchimpact.

“Avana Ivan?” was inspired by the Hollywood classic madeby the celebrated filmmaker George Stevens’’ A Place In TheSun’’ (1951) which was based on the American classic novel byTheodore Dreiser,’An American Tragedy’ which in turn wasbased on a sensational American murder case. Balachanderblazed a new trail by bringing out a gramophone record of thetitle music in the movie which became popular and sold well.Even today such records of title music are rarely done.

‘’Bommai’’ was a rehash of an Alfred Hitchcock movie.Thefamed musician and cult figure K. J. Yesudas took his bow inTamil Cinema as playback singer in this film with the song‘’Neeyum Bommai, Naanum Bommai” which became quitepopular. Another song by L. R. Eswari, “ThatthiThatthi”alsobecame a hit. In this film Balachander introduced anothernovelty by showing the technicians on screen, which had earlierbeen done by N. S. Krishnan in his hit”Mana Magal’’. That wasnot all. Balachander had the artistes sell tickets at the box-office window in a Madras cinema! A first of its kind in cinema!

“Nadu Iravil’’ was a rehash of the Hollywood hit’’And ThenThere Were None’’ (1945) which was an adaptation of the mostpopular novel of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie ‘TenLittle Niggers’. For obvious reasons this novel was called ‘TenLittle Indians’ in the United States. Interestingly this classicnovel has been repeatedly filmed both for the big and smallscreen from time to time. But the 1945 version made by thefamed French filmmaker Rene Clair tops the list and thrillsviewers to this day even after repeated viewing.

After a hectic innings in cinema as actor, writer, director,music composer and producer Balachander gave up films,much to the regret of many and went back to the world ofClassical Carnatic Music where he became a legend in his ownlifetime as a Veena maestro.

A good friend of this writer and a source of encouragement,the two worked for sometime on a thriller film project during thelate 1980s. But sadly it did not take off mainly due to Balachander’s obsessive involvement in the world of music!

He created history of his own in Tamil Cinema and his exitis definitely an irreparable loss to the world of movies.

He passed away suddenly in 1990 when he was on a concerttour of northern India. The man may be gone but his moviesshall live forever and be cherished by his innumerable fans andadmirers.

(To be continued)

Exhibition of articles used byShirdi Sai Baba tomorrow

By Our Staff ReporterSri Sai Healing Center (6,

Sarojini Street, T. Nagar. Ph:94444 53777) has organizedan exhibition of idols/coins ofGanesha, Rama, Sita, Laksh-mana and Hanuman pre-sented by Shirdi Sai Baba todevotees and articles like ‘kafni’and ‘chillum’ used by him from7 a.m to 5 p.m on Sunday, Jan.19 in Tag Auditorium, SriRamakrishna Mission School,Dhandapani Street, T. Nagar,from 8 a.m on Tuesday, Jan.21 in Sri Sai Healing Centerand in Sri Ramani’s Sai Mandir,Krishnan Karanai (nearMahalingapuram) on Thurs-day, Jan.23.

Prof. T. Thiruvalluvan(Founder and Managing Trus-

tee, Sri Sai Healing Center) saidthat the idol of Ganesha wasgifted to Madhavrao Desh-pande alias Shama by ShirdiSai Baba.

The coins engraved with theimages of Rama, Sita, Laksh-

mana and Hanuman receivedfrom Vaman Narverkar forblessing were also presentedto Shama.

He said that Sai also gifteda ‘kafni’ presented to him byBala Gangadhara Tilak toShama.

The following are the otherprograms on Jan.19:

8 a.m: Lord Vinayagar Pooja;9 a.m: Sri Vishnu Sahasra-nama paarayanam; 9.30 a.m:Dhuni pooja and mass prayer;10.45 a.m: Lord Rama andAnjaneyar pooja; 12 noon: SriLakshmi Kubera pooja; 1.30p.m: Nama sankeerthanam;2.30 p.m: Silent prayer; 4 p.m:Sai bhajans; 5 p.m: Massprayer; 6 p.m; Aarathi.

All are welcome.

Mentally challenged womanmissing for ten days

37-year-old Mannu is miss-ing from her residence in LBlock 30, Valaithoppu, WestMambalam, for the past tendays.

According to her brotherVenkatesan, she is mentallychallenged and went out of thehouse without anyone’s knowl-edge, and has since not re-turned. He said that she waswearing a green top and a bluegown when she left the house.

Anyone who finds her orknows her whereabouts maycontact Venkatesan in 9551766016 / 97102 43022.

By Our Staff ReporterVallalar Thondu Niruvanam

(8, 10th Street, Annai SathyaNagar, Nesapakkam) distrib-uted walking sticks among 100visually challenged personsduring Thai poosam festivalcelebrated from Jan. 11 to 17.Vessels and bathing soapswere also given to them.

Hundreds of devotees par-ticipated in the Thiruvillakupooja on Jan. 16.

Members provide lunch forphysically and visually chal-lenged persons, elderly per-sons, destitute and poor per-sons at 12.30 p.m daily.

On Mondays, Tuesdays,

Aid given to visually challenged personsbetween Nesapakkam andThiruvotriyur.

They also provide lunch forinmates of the home for chal-lenged persons in Poonamalleeevery Pournami day.

The Trust was started byKanniappa Swamigal.

Vallalar’s Agaval Paaraya-nam is conducted at 7 a.mdaily. There are discourses at6 p.m on Thursdays andPoosam day.

Special programs are con-ducted on special days relatingto Vallalar.

Devotees interested in do-nating for ‘annadhanam’ maycontact phone 2474 1596.

Thursdays and Fridays mem-bers give food packets to beg-

gars sitting outside temples,orphans and others in areas

Vidyodayareunion dinneron Jan. 26By Our Staff Reporter

Vidyodaya Schools AlumniAssociation will have itsAnnual Reunion Dinner at5.30 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 26 inthe school auditorium. The tra-dition has continued for 14years.

Scholarships of Rs. 9000each will be given to 12 needystudents of the 90-year-oldschool. The scholarships wereinstituted more than 8 yearsago. There will be fun games onthe occasion.

The school may be contactedin 2834 0202/5307 for dinnerpasses.

Families including childrenare welcome too.

Sai Seva Chakraconducts freeVeda classes

Sri Sai Seva Chakra (15,Bharathi Street, West Mam-balam) conducts free Veda,bhajans and sloka classes onSundays in its premises from3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m.

It also conducts these clas-ses in the following venues.

On Saturdays and Sundaysfrom 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m in SriKrishna Gana Sabha, Maha-rajapuram Santhanam Salai,T. Nagar.

On Mondays, Wednesdaysand Tuesdays from 5 p.m to 6p.m in Sarva Priya GanapathiTemple (Moorthy Street Ex-tension, 7th Avenue, AshokNagar). On Mondays andThursdays from 8 p.m to 9 p.min No 15, Bharathi Street, WestMambalam. All are welcome.

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T.N. Krishnan’sviolin concert in

TTD Devasthanamon Friday

By Our Staff ReporterRenowned violinist T. N.

Krishnan will be presentedthe ‘Gotovadyam NarayanaIyengar Award for Excellence’on Friday, Jan. 24, at 6 p.m inSravanam Hall, TT Devas-thanam, VenkatnarayanaRoad, T. Nagar.

He will then present a violinconcert. There is no entry feeand all are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterThe cows in Goh Samrak-

shana Sala (a unit of Sri Chand-rasekharendra SaraswathiSwamigal Trust, 13, KasiViswanathar Koil Street, WestMambalam, behind SankaraMutt) were taken in proces-sion on nearby streets on Jan.15 as part of 37th year MaatuPongal celebrations.

Hundreds of devotees per-formed gho-pooja in the go-shala.

Saidai Sa. Duraisamy (Ma-yor) presided over the celebra-tions.

Goshala cows taken in procession

By Our Staff ReporterThe state government has

allotted Rs. 5 crore to promotehome and rooftop gardening inChennai.

Interested residents maylogon towww.tnhorticulture.tn.gov.in/application-do-yourself-kit/ forregistration.

The gardening scheme is tobe implemented by the Dy.Director of Horticulture,Madhavaram - Chennai (25554443) in the near future with

Govt. provides subsidized rooftopgardening kits for residents

assistance rendered by tech-nocrats stationed in Tiruvan-miyur, K K Nagar, Anna Nagarand Perambur.

The department will also dis-tribute seeds and coco peatbricks and polythene sheets toraise seedlings at 50 % sub-sidy.

By Our Staff ReporterMembers of Sampangi Street Social Welfare Association

(West Mambalam) and residents celebrated Pongal with tra-ditional games for children on Jan. 14.

The competitions included kolam, drawing and pot breaking.

Traditional games markPongal celebrations

By Our Staff ReporterAbout a hundred devotees of Bhagwan Sri Gokula Krishna

Temple (Anna Main Road, MGR Nagar) prepared sweet pongalon Pongal Day (Jan. 15).

M. Annadurai (organizer) said that Pongal was celebrated inthe traditional way. Gho pooja was also performed for the 5th

consecutive year.

Pongal celebrated in temple

Corporation tobuild skating rinksin schools soon

Chennai Corporation willbuild skating rinks in its schoolsfor enabling its students toparticipate in roller skating, onpar with private schools.

Work on commissioningskating rinks in the playgroundof the schools started last week.Lighting facilities for the rinkswill also likely be installed soon.

According to an official, en-thusiastic students from NorthChennai are practicing in therinks already existing in thecivic department’s playgroundin Anna Nagar and ShenoyNagar. The present statisticscollected by the civic depart-ment reveal that 1000 chil-dren are utilizing the rinks ex-isting in the department’s play-grounds on a daily basis. Usu-ally the number increases dur-ing weekends.

The proposed facilities inChennai Schools will promoteroller skating among poor stu-dents as a recreational activ-ity and sport on a regular ba-sis.

By Our Staff ReporterResidents of 4th Sector, K. K. Nagar laid out kolams with a

variety of colours and flowers on the roads in the neighbourhoodon Jan. 13 (Bhogi Day).

Colourful kolams markBhogi Day

Digital cautionboards insuburban railwaystations soonBy Our Staff Reporter

As part of initiative to pre-vent commuters from beingrun over on railway tracks nearsuburban stations, Govern-ment Railway Police (GRP) willinstall digital caution boardsat the entry and exit points ofrailway stations that havebeen identified as accident-prone spots including Mamba-lam Railway Station.

The caution boards which willbe bright and reflective in colourwill be erected at a suitabledistance before the stations,to enable the drivers to slowdown to speeds of 20kmph andbelow as they approach thestations.

The number of deaths re-corded on Chennai Beach-Tambaram sector was 350 in2013.

Music contests forkids on Jan. 26By Our Staff Reporter

Rao’s Music (West Mam-balam) will conduct a talentmusic program at 5.30 p.m onSunday, Jan. 26 in ABC PlaySchool, behind Kali BariTemple, West Mambalam.

Vocal, veena and violin con-tests will be conducted for chil-dren of all age groups.

Registration can be donethrough SMS to 98401 97914.

There is no fee.More details can also be had

in this number.Participation certificates will

be issued.

By Our Staff ReporterWhile members of a family go sight-seeing on their bullock cart on Maatu Pongal day on Jan. 15 (photo taken on Natesan

Road, K. K. Nagar), a bullock toils for its owner on the same day without an off (photo taken on Anna Main Road, K. K. Nagar).

Contrasting pictures tell a tale

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onwards. Ph: 9444059108, 98400 52853,94440 20232, 2434 0873.ABHI home tuition, Std. 6 to

12 (State/CBSE), Physics,Chemistry, Maths, Hindi. All UG/PG, B.Tech. 100% result. Ph:74183 06204, 89395 86608.

STUDENTS of classes10 -12 (CBSE) and IIT JEE(main) for more confi-dence and practice inMaths. Contact:Dhanalaksmi (MScMaths), a teacher with 22years experience, alsocontent developer forwww.vidhyalok.com. Ph:2434 3015, 98412 49741.

Home / regular / one-to-oneSchool Tuitions. LKG to +2 AllBoards, all Subjects, 2nd & 3rd

languages also. Hindi examsPrathmic to Praveen, B.E,B.Tech, Diploma, MBA, MCA,UG & PG, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL,IELTS, ICWA & all exams.Spoken English, Hindi, Tamil,French, German, Arabic,Chinese, Korean, Italian and all.Drawing, painting and schoolprojects also. S.S.L.T.C –Mambalam & T. Nagar &anywhere in Chennai. Ph: 9841435095; 98413 35075/95.

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FOR SALEUSED furniture and house

hold items for sale at No. 7, 3rd

Cross Street, C.I.T. Nagar (West).Ph: 98841 62577.

HOME SERVICEOM Saravana Bhawa

Man Power, WestMambalam, we arrangev e g e t a r i a n / n o n -vegeta r ian /brahmincooks, housemaids,patient/baby caretakers(male/female). Ph: 9380578731.

INSURANCEMEDICLAIM, Life Insurance

Corporation of India policies, carpolicies. For immediate require-ments contact R. Selvaraju. Ph:94444 47379, 98410 14379.

INTERIORWORKS

MATRIMONIALThink of Brahmin

alliance? Think of us.Chennai Sai SankaraMatrimonials, 7 (15/2), 9th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar.Ph: 2471 6920, 9840330531. Web: www.ssmatri.com. Astroservices, latest chartavailable. Thank you formaking us No. 1. –Panchapakesan.

MEHENDISPECIALIST in North

side bridal mehendi doneat Rangarajapuram MainRoad. Morning andevening. Contact:Vaishnavi. Ph: 9500019480.

MUSIC & DANCETRINITY Music Point. Piano,

keyboard, guitar, Trinity examwestern & carnatic both Rs. 500per month, 15 days course Rs.1500. All days except Monday.No. 55/26, Murthy StreetExtension, West Mambalam. Ph:99403 15101, 4266 8646.

PACKERS &MOVERS

AMMAN PackersMovers, packing,loading, unloading,shifting, local Chennaicity and Tamilnadu,Andhra, Kerala, Karna-taka & anywhere in India.Full truck, mini truck,sharing load, 100%prompt service. Ph: 24403637, 98849 98064.

MAMBALAM ACLPackers & Movers forshifting in local withinChennai Rs. 3300,insurance free. Chennai,Hyderabad, Bangalore,Pune, Mumbai, NewDelhi, all over India. 0%damage. Ph: 98400 47501,4263 9387, Email:i n f o @ a c l p a c k e r smovers.com.MAMBALAM SVL Packers &

Movers for shifting, Local.Insurance free, door to door.Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi,Hyderabad, Kerala, Bangaloreand all over India. Just dial andrelax. Ph: 98410 44422, 9383144422, 3251 4422. Email:svlpackers&movers@yahoo.co.in.Website: svlpackersandmovers.coms.

MAMBALAM SriThangam Packers &Movers for shiftinghousehold, local Chennaicity, full truck, mini truck,sharing load. Door-to-door Tamil Nadu,Hyderabad, Bangalore,Pune, Mumbai, NewDelhi, all over India. Safe,0% damage, reliablereasonable charge. Ph:4212 0864, 2441 4055,98412 22437.

SITUATIONVACANT

(GENERAL)WANTED clerk with computer

knowledge, VRS optees can alsoapply. Anuchithra Publications,No. 21/9, Raja Gopalan Street,West Mambalam. Ph: 9841070592, 2474 3719.

S A R A S W A T H IVidyalaya, No. 238, ArcotRoad, Vadapalani,required lady officeassistant, fluent inEnglish, salary Rs. 12000& above. Ph: 2483 8211,91766 62141, 9884838211.

WANTED sales executive(male) to sale lab equipment inChennai. Degree, knowledge ofMS Office & 2-wheeler must, 1-2years relevant experience, salary+ conveyance + commission. Alsorequired business developmentofficer. Ph: 2489 5632, 23718872. Email: info@markairindia.com.

WANTED deliveryboys, +2 passed, workingtime 12 noon to 9 p.m,delivery within Chennai.Ph: 98841 69869.REQUIRED qualified &

experienced lady for the post ofKindergarten / Montessori Headat Teacher Training Centre andalso lady Manager for a PremiumPre-School in West Mambalam.Ph: 98409 90499.

SOFA SERVICESANY old type of sofas,

cushions repairing &reconditioning at very moderatecharges. Contact: K.N.S. Rajan,New No. 58, Peters Road,Royapettah. Ph: 2813 2762,93818 03956.

TOURS &TRAVELS

(1) Feb. 8/9: Tirkovilur,Adirangam, Srimu-shnam, Katmannargudi,T i r v a h i n d r a p u r a m ,Parikal. (2) Mar. 18 to Apr.1: Kasi, Gaya, Alahabad,Chitrakut, Ayodhya,N e m i s a r a n y a m ,Muktinath, Pasupatinath& Jalanarayan. Contact:Vaidehi Parthasarathy,Ph: 94447 62968, 9444754468, 99401 47313.

S.V. Bagyalakshmi(resident of ChandraFlats, 12, Postal Colony4th Street, West Mam-balam, Ph: 98406 02249)passed away on Jan. 9.

She was 85 and hadbeen a resident ofMambalam for more

Dr. N. K. Shanmugam(resident of 6, 53rd Street,Ashok Nagar) passedaway on Jan. 15.

He was 67 and had beena resident of Ashok Nagarfor more than 35 years.

Dr. Shanmugam’s fam-

OBITUARYS.V. BAGYALAKSHMI

DR. N. K. SHANMUGAM

than 40 years. She was the wife of late M.Kalyanaraman.

She is survived by daughters Mythili,Meena, Girija and Rama and grandchildren.

ily has been practicing natural medicine for 7generations.

He had authored several books on siddha.He had participated in many internationalseminars and presented several papers. Dr.Shanmugam is survived by his wifeKalaichelvi, sons Dr. Mohana Krishnan andVasanthakrishna (architect), daughter Divyaand grandchildren.

‘Never buy death’By Dr. Robin J Bensam

I felt like writing this article because I lost a very good friend at ayoung age. This piece is on Health Awareness, Self Medication andHealth Insurance.

These days we lack health awareness. Remember ‘Health is Wealth’.The joy of good health can never be obtained by wealth. I can even sayexcess wealth may also lead to trouble. When we talk about awarenessI would like to remind you of three common killer diseases - Bloodpressure, Diabetes, Heart Attack. Once blood pressure always bloodpressure throughout life. We commonly tackle this issue only with dietcontrol. Seldom can it be solved with diet control. Many people treat thisdisease like they treat a simple fever. We just take medicine and stopwhen the BP comes to normal. It is not right. Most of the time we needto continue the medicine lifelong. I have come across many who arescared of checking their BP. Both high and low blood pressure can leadto problems. Salt is your first enemy. I still remember when an old ladylanded up in a coma when I was working in Apollo Hospital. We hadto put her on ventilator and were luckily able to revive her. We weresurprised to hear from her later that she hid a bottle of pickle in herkitchen and happily ate it. We need to sacrifice something to live longer.

Diabetes has become very common in our country. I repeat, both highand low sugar are dangerous. Happily, there are many sweets in themarket which do not increase the blood sugar level. Diabetes is a diseasewhich can destroy all parts of our body slowly from skin, nail to kidneyand heart. Do not take it easy.

Heart attack is very common for those above 30. Cholesterol is themajor cause of heart disease. Almost all our dishes have coconut as amajor ingredient. Let’s cut down on oil in our food. Never ever ignorea chest discomfort, meaning discomfort in the middle of the chest, notto the left as many think. Gastritis and cardiac pain may mimic eachother. I remember visiting a patient at midnight with chest discomfortin Anna Nagar. He was an advocate. He told me, “Doc, I just had somespicy food. It must be gastritis. I have taken Gelusil. It will be alright”.But I insisted on doing an ECG. We did the ECG and it revealed amassive heart attack. We shifted him to hospital at once. He is livinghappily today. I am also happy that I saved a life that day. We cannotplay with health. Anyone over 30 must get his/her health checked oncea year. A little bit of exercise will certainly help one keep fit. Getting adisease is not a sin. It is a part of life.

Never self medicate. It’s high time we all must know that self medi-cation is like inviting ill health. Do you know that the simple Crocintablet we take every day is injurious to liver? One of myfriends invited death at a young age of 45. One day he told me, “Doc,my sugar was 400. I brought it down to 90 in one shot. Little did I knowhe was playing with insulin. Insulin is a very powerful drug which mustnever be used without doctor’s advice. Insulin can kill instantly ifhandled wrongly.

Share your problems with your friends or family doctor. Every familymust have a doctor. Who is an ideal family doctor? The family doctormust be accessible over phone at anytime. We must visit the doctorwhen we are hale and healthy. Preventive health care is a very impor-tant area we need to concentrate on. Allocate time for health. Music is agood way to get rid of stress. Move away from your stressful work andrelax with any activity which will make you forget your office work.

Lastly, I would like to talk about health insurance. Most of us will haveLIC policies because they sound very lucrative and help in saving tax.Every person in the middle income group must have a mediclaimpolicy. We do not know when a disease will knock at our door. We maynot have money at that moment. If we have a health insurance we neednot worry about money. We can walk into a multi-speciality hospital.Otherwise we face the prospect of having to search for a governmenthospital. There are varieties of policies to suit every family. Please dotake a policy today and feel secure.

My special advice to the younger generation, please look after yourparents. Take them for a health check today. Tell them you are withthem. Do not abandon them. Put yourself in their shoes, you will realizewhere and what you are. Never buy death. Let it come spontaneously.A precious life is given to us. Let’s live it happily. Let’s pass on thathappiness to our next generation. Take care.

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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 & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions. Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each

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must for Rental advertisement. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MINI HALLT. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini

Hall, New No. 174, HabibullahRoad, near KodambakkamRailway Station, available forsmall functions, non A/c. Ph: 28143406, 92831 12153, 8939337313, 89391 43014.

WEST MAMBALAM, Maha-devan Street (State BankBuilding), 2 Halls – KamakshiMini Hall A/c (100 guests),Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests).Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 9940454545, 94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com

OLD AGE HOME

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

WEST MAMBALAM, Bhakt-havatchalam Street, oppositeAyodhya Mandapam, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 475 sq.ft, UDS 170sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift, renovated,necessary amenities, A/c, waterstorage. Ph: 98401 22964.

WEST MAMBALAM, Pushpa-vathi Ammal Street, near PublicHealth Centre, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 735 sq.ft, UDS 275 sq.ft,8 years old, 2-wheeler parking,price Rs. 55 lakhs. Ph: 9176341000, 93813 22203.

URAPPAKKAM, AdthanoorVillage, M.G. Nagar, 2670 sq.ft,North East corner, land for sale,Rs. 2100 per sq.ft (negotiable).Cash parties only. Ramesh, Ph:98847 81912.

SAIDAPET, Bhujanga RaoStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,865 sq.ft, ground floor, 15 yearsold, 2-wheeler parking, Brahminsonly, no brokers. Ph: 9884338712.

WEST MAMBALAM, JanakiRaman Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 910 sq.ft, UDS 383 sq.ft,1st floor, 11 years old, no brokers.Ph: 94455 47309.

T. NAGAR, Melony Road,1200 sq.ft, UDS 628 sq.ft, 3rd

floor flat, lift, 12 years old, coveredcar park. Ph: 98412 51051.

RENTALT. NAGAR, No. 6/5, Malony

Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,service area, 1200 sq.ft, 2nd floor,1 car park. Ph: 93804 89059,93804 60803.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 15,Postal Colony, near Canara Bank,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st floorapartment, bath attached,balcony, woodwork, geyser, rentRs. 13200, advance 6 months,family or bachelors. Ph: 24333477, 98411 93685.

C.I.T. NAGAR (WEST), No.28/6, Nandhi Loop Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floorflat, rent Rs. 8000, smallvegetarian family, inspection onSaturday & Sunday from 10 a.mto 5 p.m. Ph: 99400 60478.

C.I.T. NAGAR (WEST), No.7, Viswamothi, 1-D, 3rd CrossStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1150 sq.ft, 1st floor, car parking.Ph: 98841 62577.

T. NAGAR, No. 12, VenkatNarayana Road, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 3rd floor,marble flooring, fully woodwork,covered car park, 24 hours water,lift, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable).Palani. Ph: 98402 75147, 9841780609.

MADURAVOYAL, No. 4B/9,M.M.D.A. Colony 2nd Main Road,opposite Dr. M.G.R. EngineeringUniversity, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 900 sq.ft, ground floor,commercial purpose. Ph: 9444835235.

T. NAGAR, No. 30, SarojiniStreet, near Balu Jewellers, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2bathrooms, 750 sq.ft, 1st floor,rent Rs. 20000 (negotiable), nobrokers. Ph: 98841 87485.

ASHOK NAGAR, Block No.E, No. 16B, Samiyar GardenStreet, 7th Avenue, near GRTSchool, single bedroom, 1st floor,2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 8000.Ph: 90032 37585.

C.I.T. NAGAR (WEST), OldNo. 13, Kaveri Nagar, near AlphaMatriculation School, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, vasthu,24 hours water, furnished,vegetarians. Ph: 99404 89737.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 19/8, Janakiram Street, nearDuraisamy Subway, doublebedrooms, ground floor flat, 24hours water, 2-wheeler parking,rent Rs. 15000, advance Rs.120000. Ph: 94442 41614, 9445693414.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 58/A,Raj Paris Flats, 12th Avenue, 2bedrooms (A/c), hall, kitchen,1020 sq.ft, ground floor, carparking, rent Rs. 19000,preferably Bank / IT Sector. Ph:99406 10997, 2474 3216.

NUNGAMBAKKAM, No. 13/11, Lake Area, near PSBBSchool, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,3rd floor, lift, semi furnished, opencar park, vegetarians only. Ph:2434 4242, 99623 36977.

K. K. NAGAR, Flat No. L8G,Bharathidasan Colony, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft,1st floor, pooja room, balcony,rent Rs. 10000, Brahmins only,no brokers. Ph: 94449 48125.

VADAPALANI, No. 96,Amman Koil Street, nearLakshman Sruthi, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, ground floor, 2attached bathrooms, 2-wheelerparking, family / bachelors. Ph:98420 68408, 91506 51153.

T. NAGAR, No. 18, BBCHomes, South Boag Road, 745sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs. 18000(negotiable), open car park.Family / Bachelors / Guest house/ Office. Ph: 93810 43102, 24359241, 2434 6778, 2435 1597.

T. NAGAR, No. 52/17,Mahalakshmi Street, inde-pendent 300 sq.ft, ground floorportion, rent Rs. 5500, Brahminsonly, contact owner on Sunday.Ph: 99629 44222.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 48/51, Moorthy Street, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, independent 1st floorhouse, rent Rs. 10000, Brahminsonly. Ramanamma. Ph: 9003287828.

T. NAGAR, No. 3/3, KaveriApartment, Bagavandam Street,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 840sq.ft, vegetarians only. Ph: 9884368851, 98400 68851, 2435 1634.

T. NAGAR, No. 24, Rama-krishna Street, near Vivek & Co.,2 bedroom, 850 sq.ft, modern 1st

floor flat, woodwork, covered carpark, 3 phase, vegetarians only.Ph: 94441 35795.

T. NAGAR, Old No. 57/2, NewNo. 4, Moosa Street, 2 bedrooms(both bath attached), hall, kitchen,dining, 1000 sq.ft, independentground floor, covered loft, 24hours water, car park, rent Rs.23000, Brahmins / vegetariansonly, no brokers. Ph: 9841444371.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 17,Rohini Apartment, 6/4, Sathi-yapuri Street, near DuraisamySubway, opposite Periya Palaya-thamman Koil, single bedroom,hall, kitchen, 460 sq.ft, groundfloor, 2-wheeler parking, family /bachelors, no brokers. Ph: 9840915972.

SAIDAPET, Old No. 2,New No. 3, Gandhi Street,Cauvery Nagar, nearC.I.T. Nagar, & Aranga-nathan Subway, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,newly built, 24 hourswater, covered car park,immediate occupation,rent negotiable, Brah-mins / vegetarians only.Ph: 89392 77497.ASHOK NAGAR, No. 12/16,

Raghavan Colony 1st Street, 12th

Avenue, 4 bedrooms, indepen-dent 2nd floor flat, lift, 2 car parks,rent Rs. 35000, residential / guesthouse. Ph: 98848 08209, 43859109.

RANGARAJAPURAM, No.23/51, Parangusapuram, near 5lights, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,950 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2-wheelerparking, car park in gate, amplewater, calm locality, rent Rs.15000 (negotiable), advance Rs.50000, vegetarians only. Ph:94444 58019, 94442 80840.

T. NAGAR, No. 2, Old No. 3,Flat No. 3, Bharathi Nagar 3rd

Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,2 bathrooms, 1150 sq.ft, A/c inbedroom, car & 2-wheelerparking, strictly vegetarians only,no brokers. Ph: 94449 59295,98100 04899.

K. K. NAGAR, No. 55/767, 59th Street, 10th

Sector, 2 bedrooms,independent groundfloor, all facilities, rent Rs.14000, advance 6 months.Ph: 97899 00887.

T. NAGAR, Old No. 11/4, NewNo. 27/4, Rameshwaram Road,near Mambalam Railway Station,single bedroom, hall, kitchen,balcony, 600 sq.ft, 1st floor, A/c,vegetarians only. Ph: 9444963538, 80560 71849.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 24B,G1, Janakiraman Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft,ground floor flat, 2 toilets, coveredcupboards, rent Rs. 15000(negotiable). Ph: 98845 53278.

T. NAGAR, New No. 1, OldNo. 9, Alacrity Apartment, Sara-dambal Street, off. Thirumalai-pillai Road, next to PSBB &Vidyodaya School, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, rent Rs. 18000. Ph:98846 03659.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16,Lake View Road, near Lake ViewPark Hotel, office place, 500 sq.ft,ground floor, fan, lights, wallpaper pasted, tiled flooring, A/c,rent Rs. 8500, advance 10months. Mohan. Ph: 9840727065.

K. K. NAGAR, 6-C, MIG Flat,P.T. Rajan Salai, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 1st floor, Brahmin family,no pets, no brokers. Ph: 9444166590, 94449 47837.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 9,Kavarai Street, near PostalColony, spacious double bed-rooms, big puja room, flat, fittings,2-wheeler parking, purevegetarian family, even ladies orbatchelros, reputed concern, rentRs. 10500, advance Rs. 50000.Mohan. Ph: 98407 27065.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16/17, B.R.P. Street, oppositeMambalam Railway Station, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st floor,newly built, vaastu, individual carpark, furnished, rent / lease,strictly vegetarians only, nobrokers. Ph: 98840 50270, 9840829482.

KODAMBAKKAM, Flat No.7, Narayana Apartment, No. 8,Subramanianagar Cross Street,3rd floor, No lift, 5 minutes walkfrom Kodambakkam RailwayStation and New Flyover, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft,spacious, locality in the Mainroad. Contact: 99629 83075,Email: xavierg52@gmail.com.

T. NAGAR, Habibullah Road,near Post Office, 3 bedrooms, 2big halls, 2336 sq.ft, 3rd floor,furnished, 2 covered car parks,pipe line gas, vaastu. Babu. Ph:93810 30922.

K. K. NAGAR (WEST), A-4,Janaki Apartment, No. 133, EastVanniar Street, behind Pondi-chery Guest Houst, doublebedrooms, 1st floor flat, rent Rs.10000, vegetarians preferred. Ph:98416 58374, 2486 1617.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 52, 7th

Avenue, near Sangam Hotel,office, 900 sq.ft, 2nd floor, semifurnished, rent Rs. 20000(negotiable). Ph: 98847 81912.

PERUNGUDI, No. 3, Rama-ppa Nagar, Vaman Builders, 2nd

Cross Street, behind Life LineHospital, 3 bedrooms, 1100 sq.ft,1st floor house, newly built,furnished, car park. Ph: 9500076135, 95000 75135.

T. NAGAR, No. 11, RamanStreet, behind GRT Hotel, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 920 sq.ft,3rd floor, no lift, family preference,no brokers & bachelors. Ph:98410 78908.

KODAMBAKKAM, 13-A,Subramani Nagar, near 5 Lights,new 2 bedrooms flat, 1st floor, asper vaasthu, covered car park,rent Rs.16000. Ph: 99400 35483.

LETTER TO THE EDITORSir, A portion of the slab

covering the storm waterdrain at the beginning of WestCIT Nagar 2nd Cross Street,near Nandini statue, has

Foot-wide opening in storm water drain slab poses risk

By Our Staff Reporter33-year-old S. Sel-

vakumar and his wifeMalliga have beenrunning MotherTheresa Nursery &Primary School inPadiyanallur, nearRed Hills, for poor stu-dents for the past 10years.

They are construct-ing a hall on its firstfloor to accommodate

Professor appeals for donation to buildresidential hall for orphaned children

orphaned students who do not have a home.They are short of funds to complete the

roofing which is to be completed by thismonth-end and are appealing to the read-ers of Mambalam Times for donations.

The school admits students up to Std. 5and has eight teachers who educate 110girls and 125 boys.

No fee is charged from orphaned chil-dren. For others, a monthly fee of one-day’s earning is charged from the parents.

Selvakumar has completed M. Phil. inTamil literature and is a part-time profes-sor in a leading private college whileMalliga manages the school’s administra-tion. The plot for the building the schoolwas donated by Selvakumar’s father whohimself is a retired teacher.

To procure funds for day-to-day expenses,Selvakumar takes up various jobs likepolishing shoes, catering service, housecleaning, part-time lectures and tuitions.

On weekends, he can often be seen sit-ting outside bus stops, railway stationsand other public places in various towns ofTamilnadu polishing shoes.

He displays prominently behind him aboard explaining the motto of his mission.

He does not charge a fixed amount and accepts whatever is given to him. He said that ona lucky day he could earn as much as Rs. 5000 from a 5-hour work shift.

Selvakumar’s contact numbers are 98848 69566 and 3242 4357.

By Our Staff ReporterSale of Bhogi drums, once popular among children

who beat them while dancing around bonfires lit onBhogi day, a day before Pongal, has witnessed asharp decline in recent years in the wake of cam-paigns for ‘smokeless’ Bhogis. Another reason couldbe the steep rise in prices from a few rupees a decadeago to about Rs. 30 each now.

Vendors said that the fact that a number of drumshad remained unsold put a question mark on theirreturn next year.

This photo was taken on K. K. Salai, MGR Nagaron Jan. 16.

Sharp fall in sale of Bhogidrums

caved in, creating a foot-wide opening.It poses a danger to pedestrians, especially the elderly and

children, as there is a school nearby. Also it is invisible duringdark hours, posing an added risk.

I request the concerned authorities to close the opening toavoid any untoward incidents. – R. Venkateswaran, 10/292nd Cross Street, West CIT Nagar

Discourses on ‘Saisath Saritha’By Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Meditation Mandir (6,Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) there are discourses on ‘Sri SaisathSaritha’ at 6.30 p.m on Sundays in its premises.

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thursdaysand Sundays.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phones 2643 2323, 4212 5118

and 94444 53777.

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