MAMBALAM TIMES. The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam

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1 CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam Vol. 19, No st Issue : November 16-22, 2013 The T. Nagar - Mambalam edition of Mambalam Times can be accessed in FREE

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3 November 16-22, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 Pavements along Thyagaraya Road and Bashyam Road fenced Corporation workers were seen putting up a fence along the pavement of Thyagaraya Road and Bashyam Road (T. Nagar) on November 11. The pavements were encroached upon by vendors for more than two decades till they were evicted last week after the opening of the Corporation Shopping complex on Theyagaraya Road, Pondy Bazaar. Radhatri Nethralaya to spread awareness about ROP Radhatri Nethralaya (12, Hindi Prachara Sabha Street, T. Nagar. Ph: / ) and members of Rotary Club of Chennai Towers will distribute pamphlets on Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in residential colonies, shops and busy junctions of the neighbourhood on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m on the occasion of World Prematurity Day to promote awareness on the hazards of preterm births under their Balanethra projects. Dr. Vasumathy Vednatham (Medical Director) said that as per global statistics, India has the highest number of preterm births (36 lakh preterm babies annually) and deaths in the world. She said that preterm babies also develop a blinding disorder in the eye called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). Babies detected with ROP need to be treated within 72 hours, she said. Babies of poor parents suffer the most as they cannot afford the treatment, she added. She said that so far five preterm babies of poor parents have benefited from the Balanethra project. Man promising government aid dupes woman of jewellery A 50-year-old woman was duped of 10 sovereigns of gold jewellery worth Rs. 2.2 lakhs in CIT Nagar on Monday by a man who promised to help her to get government aid. Police said Chandra of Kolathur went to visit a relative and was returning home. She was waiting at CIT Nagar bus stop when a man approached her and said that he was a government agent and was looking for poor, elderly women to whom the Union government was providing monetary assistance. He took her to a bank in the area and asked her to wait while he went inside. He returned and told her she wouldn t get the aid money if she was wearing gold jewellery. Believing him, Chandra handed over her jewellery to him who went back into the parlour bank but did not return for a long time. Suspecting she had been duped, she went inside and found the man was nowhere in sight. A case filed in KK Nagar Police Station is under investigation. Free Sundara Kandam classes for 21-day yoga program for adults from tomorrow Sanyasi Krishnayogam will conduct a 21-day free yoga program for adults from Sunday, November 17, from 5.30 a.m to 7 a.m in Bala Vidya Higher Secondary School (30, Vasude-vapuram, between Chakrapani Street and Janakiraman Street, near Doraiswamy Road subway, Mambalam). The classes are conducted according to the curriculum of the Bihar School of Yoga. Asanas, praanayama pratyahara (sense withdrawal techniques), dharana (concentration), meditation, food habits, etc. are taught. For more details, call Condemned vehicles abandoned in no-parking zone Condemned vehicles have been abandoned in the No parking zone on Sivagnamam Road, T. Nagar, adjoining T. Nagar Branch library. The area is also in an unhygienic condition as it used as an open urinal by nearby vendors and passersby. Five held for looting massage Five persons, including two college students, were arrested on November 13 for looting Rs. 23,000 and six mobile phones from a massage parlour in KK Nagar at knifepoint. students on Tuesdays and Saturdays Free Sundara Kandam classes will be held for students on Tuesdays at 5 p.m at 15, Bharathi Street, West Mambalam and in Sarva Priya Ganapathi Temple (Murthy Street Extension, West Mambalam) on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The classes are targeted at beginners. No knowledge of Sanskrit is necessary. Both boys and girls are welcome to attend. For details please contact Balakrishnan in or by to saisevachakra@gmail.com. Police said Rajesh (35), Vivek (24), Vinoth Kumar (22), Gopi (23) and Arun Kumar (27) went to the massage parlour on Monday, threatened its owner Jawahar Basha and his employees at knifepoint and took away the cash and phones. On interrogation, Rajesh (the leader of the gang) said that the team had earlier looted massage parlours in Vadapalani, Arumbakkam and Anna Nagar. Some of them did not lodge any police complaint as they were pursuing nefarious activities in their premises. The arrested have been remanded to judicial custody. 15-day cultural program in Sopanam Hall from today Under the auspices of Ayyappa Bhaktha Sabha (Mahalingapuram), daily cultural events will be held from Nov. 16 to 30 at 7 p.m in Sopanam Hall, Mahalingapuram Ayyappan Temple, Nungambakkam. On Saturday, November 16, pravachanam and paarayanam will take place from 6 a.m to 6 p.m on Nov. 17 from 6 a.m to 12 noon. The cultural programs are as follows: Nov. 16: Vocal concert by P. Unnikrishnan Nov. 17: Namasankeerthanam by Anantharaman, disciple of Pithukuli Murugadoss. Nov. 18: Devotional songs by Dr. Mathangi Ramakrishnan. Nov. 19: Kathakalakshepam (Meenakshi Kalyanam) by Deepika Lakshminarayanan. Nov. 20: Ayyappan Udukka Pattu by Kallekulangara Kerala Mukundan Guruswamy. Nov. 21: Bhajans by Kanthimathi Santhanam. Nov. 22: Bharathanatyam dance recital by S. Sriniranjani. Nov. 23: Mohiniyattam by Reshmi Menon Free workshop on home waste composting tomorrow Sarathy Street & Padmanabha Street Civic Exnora and Samriddhi Foundation will jointly conducted an awareness workshop on My waste is my responsibility on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m at No. 2/7, Sarathy Street, T. Nagar North, opposite Sharma Park. The theme of the workshop will be How to segregate and compost waste at source. Different models of home compostors will be on display and a demonstration will be given on home composting. For registration and further details, please contact Sampath kumar ( ), Radhika Anand ( ), Sriram ( ) or Srinivasa Raghavan ( ). Stamp vendor duped of Rs. 3.4 lakhs An unidentified man distracted a stamp vendor and stole Rs. 3.4 lakhs in cash from him on November 13 at around 2 p.m in K. K. Nagar. Pattabiraman (47), a stamp vendor, on his bike was distracted by a man who drew his attention to some rupee notes fallen on the road. As Pattabiraman got off his bike and bent down to pick up the notes, the man grabbed his bag containing Rs lakhs in cash kept on the bike and ran away. Pattibaraman was on his way to deposit the money with the treasury office. A complaint lodged in K. K. Nagar Police Station is under investigation. Nov. 24: Kathak dance recital by Mumbai Sukanya Kumar. Nov. 25: Mandolin concert by Aravind Bhargav. Nov. 26: Bharathanatyam dance recital by students of Narthanalaya Cultural Academy. Nov. 27: Carnatic vocal concert by Padmani Ravi. Nov. 28: Carnatic vocal concert by Kamala Deepthi. Nov. 29: Navagraha bharathanatyam dance by J. Surya Narayana Murthy (Kshetropasana). Nov. 30: Mohiniyattam by Sujatha Ramachandran. For more details please call or e

4 Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES November 16-22, 2013 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 73 THE MULTIFACETED GENIUS S. BALACHANDAR One of the stormy petrels of the South Indian art world, a brilliant person with his share of delightful eccentricities, he was an actor, screenwriter, film producer, music composer, innovative celluloid creator and above all an acknowledged genius of classical Carnatic music. During a certain period of his life, he was active in Tamil Cinema, playing roles of different kinds and also making movies, many of which attracted wide attention. Much influenced by Hollywood cinema, the films he directed had a touch of the west in the story content and music. Even though he was a conservative classical Carnatic musician, he invested his film music with different schools of Western music like jazz and Latin American melodies and rhythms and such. That was a period when such genres of music were a novelty in Tamil cinema. Such a multifaceted personality was S. Balachander ( ). Of the many films in which he was associated with as actor or director, mention should be made of Rishya Shringar (1941), Ithu Nijama? (1948), Kaithi (1951, also directed by him), Rajambal (1951), Antha Naal (1954, story and direction), Avana Ivan? (1962), Bommai (1964), and Nadu Iravil (1970). Of all these films, Antha Naal came to be hailed as a classic of South Indian cinema, being the first movie to be produced in the part of the country without the usual and obligatory routine song-and-dancesequences. Sundaram Balachander was the son of the Mylapore lawyerv. Sundaram Iyer, and, as a young boy, he went along with his father, handsome brother Rajam and sister Jayalakshmi to Kolhapur from Madras to act in the Prabhat Pictures Tamil film Seetha Kalyanam (1933). Even as a mere lad, Chandru, as he was called by his family and friends, revealed his genius and interest in music. While his brother and sisters learned music under the legendary musician and composer Papanasam Sivan, the lad hung around in the family house in Mylapore, absorbing the music by mental osmosis. He also revealed a flair to play on musical instruments, which would help him in large measure later when he became a film music composer. Impressed immensely by his genius, the producers cast him in Seetha Kalyanam as a musician in the court of the mighty King Ravana to play the percussion instrument kanjeera. He astonished everybody present on the set with his amazing proficiency in playing the instrumentwhich is held by the lefthandand rhythms played with the right-hand! During the shooting of the scenes he proved more than a problem to the director Baburao Prebendary. While playing on the kanjeera he would be lost in his own world and would wander all over the set and in and out of the film frame, and sometimes marching and swaying, making faces, right up to the camera! Exasperated to the brim, the director drew a circle with a chalk and ordered the boy not to move out of it warning him that, if he did, he would not get any food and other goodies like chunks of creamy ice cream! During the making of the movie at Kolhapur, Chandru did not have many scenes but he did not waste the spare hours. He evinced great interest in the many musical instruments used in the orchestra and worked hard to learn them. Thus, he learnt to play with ease and efficiency the sitar. Later Rajam and Chandru toured many parts of northern India with Rajam giving vocal concerts and Chandru accompanying him on the sitar. While performing at Karachi (then part of India and now in Pakistan) the audience was so impressed with the young lad s mastery over the sitar that the patrons who organised the concert presented him a silver sitar. (To be continued) Nursery students receive comic books on Indian culture Members of Sri Aravindha Bharathi (an organization conducting and promoting Indian culture and tradition) distributed free comic books based on Indian culture and tradition to the students of Sister Subbu- lakshmi Nursery and Primary School (Guild Street, T. Nagar) on November 14. The members spent the day with the students and entertained them with a variety of programs. Finally the much awaited trial run of a test Metro Rail train were inaugurated by Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha in Koyambedu depot on Nov. 6. An official of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) told reporters that an 800-meter test track has been specially created for this purpose. The trains will be by and large similar to those of Delhi Metro but they will have distinct features: provision for luggage racks in the coaches and the two classes ordinary and special are exceptional. The average speed of the Trial runs of Metro Rail Councillor offers free freezer box service service for keeping bodies of deceased to his ward s residents since He said that more than 500 aggrieved families have used his free service. He told Mambalam Times that he started the service with 2 freeze boxes and has since increased his inventory to 5. He also provides for free pickup and drop of the freezers. He said that even though he started the scheme exclusively for his ward members, following demand, he has extended the service to nearby areas Two Corporation teachers arrested for getting jobs with fake certificates Central Crime Branch on Monday arrested two teachers of Corporation Higher Secondary School (MGR Nagar) on charges of submitting fake Teachers Training Course (TTC) certificates to get jobs in M. Kuppan (48), a resident of Shenoy Nagar and T. Raja (40), a resident of Perambur, were arrested on the basis of a complaint filed by K. Ravichandran (Corporation Education Officer). According to the police, Kuppan and Raja had obtained the fake certificates from a broker named Krishnakumar of Tiruttani by paying him Rs. 15,000. Though their Std. 10 and Std. 12 marks sheets were found to be original, the TTC certificates they had produced were later found to be fake. Ravichandran said that he had received a petition alleging that 59 teachers working in Chennai Corporation schools had produced fake certificates to get jobs. The said certificates were then sent for verification to the Education Department whose officials found that eight of them were fake. Kuppan and Raja have been remanded in judicial custody. trains will be around 35 kmph and the peak speed will be 80 P. Arumugam alias Chinnaiah (Ward Councillor 117) has been offering free freezer box A clock tower has been installed inside Panagal Park, Bashyam Road, T. Nagar. According to an official, it will be made operational soon. The clock will chime a prerecorded Thirukkural at the start of every hour from 5 a.m to 11 p.m. Similar clock towers will be installed in Natesan Park (Venkatnarayana Road) and Jeeva Park (G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar), he said. kmph. There will also be provisions also. His contact numbers are and Young Bharathiyar spotted on road A mother was seen walking his son dressed as Mahakavi Bharthiyar to school on Thankichalam Road, T. Nagar to participate in a fancy dress competition on the occasion of Children s Day on November 14. New clock tower installed in Panagal Park for persons with disabilities. An area has been assigned for two wheelchairs on both ends of each train. The floor level of the trains will be the same as that of the platforms at stations, thus benefitting the physically challenged and senior citizens. The round of tests will go on for some more weeks. By January, a section of the elevated portion of the corridor connecting Koyambedu with St. Thomas Mount will be taken up for a test run. The train, manufactured in Sao Paolo in Brazil, had arrived in Koyambedu on June day Namasankeerthanam program in Krishna Gana Sabha from Friday Integrated Academy for Performing Arts and Bhagavatha Seva Trust will jointly conduct Namasankeerthanam Vizha 2013 from Friday, November 22, to Sunday, December 1, at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar). Well known Namasankeerthanam troupes will perform daily from 5 p.m to 9 p.m. Sita Kalyanam will be performed on Sunday, November 24 from 8.30 a.m to p.m and Radha Kalyanam will be conducted on December 1 from 8.30 a.m to 1 p.m. Namasankeerthanam exponents will be felicitated at 4 p.m on Sunday, Dec. 1 followed by spiritual talks by Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal and Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal. The vizha will conclude with Anjaneya utsavam. Concert of Hindi duet songs of Manna Dey and Gita Dutt on Friday Satrangi (a music troupe) will present a music concert of old Hindi film duet songs sung by Manna Dey and Gita Dutt on Friday, November 22, from 7 p.m to 10 p.m, in Rajarathinam Auditorium (R.A. Puram). Singers Pramod Nair and Priyanka Mitra will sing popular duet songs, including Ye Raat Bheegi, Hum Aapki Aankhon Mein, Chunri Sambhaal Gori and more. The songs will feature the works of renowned music directors like Naushad, O.P. Nayyar, Madan Mohan, R.D. Burman, S.D. Burman, Laxmikant Pyarelal and Salil Choudhury. For door delivery of tickets priced from Rs. 200 to Rs. 750, please call or send an to pramod@satrangi music.com. Free classes on Bhagavatham Free classes on Srimad Bhagavatham are conducted at 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 2, 50th Street, Ashok Nagar. More details can be had in phone CMYK

5 November 16-22, 2013 Music contest on Purandaradasar krithis for school students Shri Purandaradasar Trust (Flat A, Balamurugan Flats, 44/32, Azeez Nagar 2 nd Street, Kodambakkam, Ph: / ) will conduct vocal music contests on Purandaradasar krithis on January 12 and January 19 in Karanataka Sanga School, Habibullah Road, T. Nagar. The contests will be held in the age groups of 7 to 10 years, 11 to 15 years and 16 to 22 years. Application forms can be obtained from the Trust s office and the following places on weekdays from December 1: 1) S. Chandrasekaran, Leela Manor, 2 nd floor, 33/27, Padmanabhan Street, T. Nagar, Ph: / ) Shanthi Ramakrishnan, Flat A, Balamurugan Flats, 44/32, Azeez Nagar 2nd Street, Kodambakka, Chennai 24. Ph: , ) Shardha Ramachandran, F-6, Madhu Manor Flats, 28/ 22, 5 th Main Rd, Nanganallur, Chennai 61, Ph: / ) V.N. Shankar, 39/50D, Gautam Colony, R.K. Shanmugam Road, K.K. Nagar, Chennai 78. Ph: / ) E.N. Renganathan, 18, Appakannu Street, Royapettah, Chennai 14, Ph: The registration fee is Rs. 50. For more details visit www. spbs.in or spt7612@ hotmail.com. Firemen rescue man who threatened to commit suicide 37-year old Karthick climbed the mobile phone tower located on top of the building at 19, MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 Dhandapani Street, T. Nagar, at 2.30 p.m on Nov. 7 and threatened jump down and end his life. Aided by Mambalam Police force, firemen attached to T. Nagar Fire & Rescue Station climbed the tower and counseled him. They found that he was depressed and had lost his job and hence wanted to end his life. After Karthick calmed down, the firemen helped him in getting down safely. There was heavy traffic congestion on Dhandapani Street as a number of passersby, motorists and nearby residents crowded the street to watch the rescue operation which went on for an hour. Subramanyam (Hamsavinodhini) conferred with Sangeetha Seva Mani title R. Subramanyan (Founder Hamsavinodhini, West Mambalam) was conferred the Sangeetha Seva Mani title on November 10 by Vigneshwara Cultural Academy (Ramapuram) for his contribution in propagating Carnatic music. Subramanyam has been organizing regular music concerts by leading musicians for a number of years and also encourages upcoming artists in giving stage performances. Hamsavinodhini is also ac- tive during December music festivals and organizes concerts every year during the music season. Devotees invited to take idols home for pooja Under the auspices of Srimath Ramanujas (173/8, Lake View Road, West Mambalam) regular poojas are being performed to the idols of Thirupullani Sethuramar, Sita and Ayodhi Hanuaman at 10, Giri Street, West Mambalam. Interested devotees may take the idols on a procession to their residence to conduct poojas. There are two slots per day from 9 a.m. to a.m and 6 p.m to 8.30 p.m when the devotees can take the idols home. For more details and ad- vance registration, please contact R. M. Devanatha Desikan in / / CMYK

6 Page 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertise in the Classified Columns: Mambalam-T. Nagar & Ashok Nagar-K.K.Nagar Editions: Rs. 350 (upto 35 words); Bold letters: Rs. 525; Display: Rs. 240 per column centimeter. Advertisements will be received upto 1 p.m on Friday. ASTROLOGY SRIMATHI Saroja Vaidhyanatha Iyer, Parambarai Jothidar (52 years paarambareeyam), Horoscope, Palmistry, Numerology, Samudhrika lakshanam, Vaasthu (Iyyanar upasakar), Sangeethaupanyasakar Harikatha. Rangoli Kalaignar TV pugazh astrologer, story writer. Contact: 46/37, Jubliee Road, West Mambalam. Ph: , , , FOR horoscope matching, simple pariharams, palmistry and detailed consultations contact Smt. Thenjai Padmaa (over 45 years experience) at Chennai Sai Sankara Matrimonials, 7 (15/2), 9 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Ph: , , Timing: 11 a.m to 5 p.m (except Monday, Tuesday). JATHAGA, Vaasthu, Nameology expert Jyothisha Rathna Srimathi V. Akilandeswari, M.A. M.Phil. D.I.A. 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Ph: Wanted Brahmin lady below 50 years to cook / care for small family in Abu Dhabi. Ph: FLEXIBLE part time job, telecaller + computer work, partly work from home, salary Rs Ph: SLOKAS SUNDARAKANDAM guidance to error free recitation and understanding, every Monday Tuesday from 2.30 p.m in T. Nagar. Contact: Janaki Ramesh. Ph: SOFA SERVICES ANY old type of sofas, cushions repairing & reconditioning at very moderate charges. Contact: K.N.S. Rajan, New No. 58, Peters Road, Royapettah. Ph: , TOURS & TRAVELS (1) Dec. 4 to 9: Cholanadu (40) Divya Desams. (2) Jan. 3 to 6: Ahobilam Nava Narasimhar. (3) Jan. 22 to 27: Malainadu (13) Divya Desams. (4) Feb. 16 to 27: Pancha Dwarka. Vaidehi Parthasarathy, Ph: , , SRI SaiKrishna Tours One day, Kanchipuram Yatra on November 23, Saturday (14 Divya Desams in Kanchi). Rs. 800 per person. Last date for booking: Contact: Manivannan, , for bookings. ATHAM Divine Tours organizes 1 day tour to 5 ancient temples in and around Desur, breakfast and lunch, 15 seater van, pickup at TTD a.m, T. Nagar Bus Terminus a.m, Ayodhya Mandapam a.m and Ashok Pillar - 7 a.m. Ph: OBITUARY P.S. DHANALAKSHMI P.S. Dhanalakshmi (resident of G-2, Ashtalakshmi Flats, 23, BRP 1 st Street, West Mambalam, Ph: ) passed away on Nov. 12. She was 78 and had been a resident of Mambalam for more than 60 years. She was the wife of mridangam vidwan P. Srinivasan (who has retired from A.I.R, Chennai and is now working as mridan-gam teacher at the Music Academy). She is survived by her husband, a son, 5 daughters and grandchildren. MAMBALAM TIMES Advertisement Rates BLACK & WHITE: Full Page :Rs. 29,000 Half Page :Rs. 16,000 Per Column Centimeter: Rs. 160 Classified Display: Rs. 160 per cm Third Page: Rs. 190 NO HOLDS BARRED By M. A. SADANAND SEVEN NEW JUDGES It rains judges in the Madras High Court. Though the monsoon has played spoilsport so far, the judicial pool will be full if the selectors can land on some more material worthy of the throne in the near future. The egress is more than the ingress because the Supreme court grabs our judges and vacancy is a perennial problemin this great court making it plead like friend Oliver Twist, Please sir, I want some more. Last week the appointing authority said, Here take, as a first instalment, seven of the best. Maybe we can persuade some of the unjustly sacked law officers of your court through the machinations of criminal minds, to accept judgeship which was their right, if honesty and truth have any meaning in the temple of justice Well, I don t think it has reference to me because I am pursuing the Bar Council bonanza of 5.25 lakh rupees to old bandicoots who have called it a day in the profession. All I got from the profession was a sack as Government Pleader during Amma s first innings, as a fancied legal officer who worked part time as peon stole her signature on a sack order. Justice is, to quote Shashi Tharoor, a cattle cart and, a few years later, he got his just desserts. Justice P. N. Prakash, the newly appointed judge, the tallest among the group, shared 103, Law Chambers with his senior K. M. Srirangan and me among other juniors of the great G. Ramaswami who rose to the Supreme Court as Attorney General. I hope the Supreme Court will work up an appetite for Justice Prakash in god time. Calling volunteers for free service in Tirumala Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) sends volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Sundays and ending on Saturdays. Men and women who are physically fit and are willing to stay in Tirumala for a week are welcome to offer their services for 6 hours everyday. The work will be of supervisory nature. Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. They can have special darshan of Lord Venkateswara. Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must be borne by the volunteers. Those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, West Mambalam) in , L. S. V. Mahadevan ( ), P. Sundaram ( ) or D. Gopinath ( ). LETTER TO THE EDITOR Minibus route via Madley subyway would help commuters in West Mambalm Sir, Apropos to the letter in Mambalam Times last week by T. N. Balasubramanian, I would like to add some more points. MTC buses do not ply through Madley Subway as it is a little narrower than Duraisamy Subway on the north and Aranganathan Subway on the south. If minibuses which have recently been introduced in different parts of city are also introduced through the route of Madley Subway, it will benefit a number of commuters in West Mambalam and Postal Colony areas. The route can be set through Udayam Theatre, Govindan Road, Kittu Park, Easwaran Koil Street, Madley Subway to reach Egmore/Guindy. There are no share autos in this area as well. Presently autos are the only means of commuting and many of the auto drivers fleece the customers. I appeal to the MTC officials to start minibus service for the above mentioned route. V. Mani, Sri Kamakoti Colony Residents Association, Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam COLOUR: Full Page :Rs. 36,000 Half Page :Rs. 19,000 Ear Panel on Page 1 Rs Per Column cm Rs. 190 First Page : Rs. 240 Last Page : Rs /3, Madley Road, T. Nagar. Ph: , , mambalamtimes@yahoo.co.in Web: MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. Representative S. N. Kumar Accountant P. Muralidharan

7 November 16-22, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 7 SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 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 Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions. Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday. MINI HALL WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building), 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests). Ph: , , , OLD AGE HOME REAL ESTATE (BUYING) REAL ESTATE (SELLING) T. NAGAR, South Boag Road, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1300 sq.ft, UDS 811 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, open car park, 24 years old, price Rs crores, clear title. Contact: Vijayson. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Thomas Road, off. South Boag Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, UDS 405 sq.ft, 1 st floor, covered car park, 17 years old, price Rs. 68 lakhs, clear title. Contact: Vijayson. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, No. 12, Janakaiammal Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, modular kitchen, 1857 sq.ft, 1 st floor, lift, new flat, 3 toilets, covered car park, power backup, woodwork. Contact: Appaswamy. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Vadivelpuram, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, bath, pooja room, 1100 sq.ft, UDS 550 sq.ft, 1 st floor, covered car park, 12 years old, price Rs. 75 lakhs. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Veerasamy Street, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 500 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, 2- wheeler parking, price Rs. 35 lakhs (negotiable), 28 years old. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, 79 th Street, off. 18 th Avenue, 40 Feet Road, 2 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Jai Shankar Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 904 sq.ft, UDS 582 sq.ft, mezzanine floor, 2- wheeler parking only, road side car park, 8 years old, price Rs. 88 lakhs, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, B.R.P. Street, near Railway Station, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, independent way, cash parties only, no brokers. Ph: , T. NAGAR, South Boag Road, 1200 sq.ft, UDS 800 sq.ft, 1 st floor price Rs crores (nego.). Contact: Ravi Kumar. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Pathasarathypuram, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, off. North Usman Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, modular kitchen, 1135 sq.ft, UDS 770 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, brand new, woodwork, lift, covered car park, price Rs. 1.5 crores. Ph: RENTAL 17, Kothandaramar Koil Street, south, 2 bedrooms, hall, 2 kitchens, independent duplex house, covered car parking, 3 phase, 24 hours water, 2 family can share, Brahmins only. Ph: , Brindavan Street Extension, opposite Axis Bank, 2 bedrooms, ground floor flat, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, No. 12/ 66, Ganapathy Street, single bedroom, 2 toilets, 700 sq.ft, ground floor flat, car park, rent Rs (negotiable), pure vegetarians / Brahmins. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 51/ 96, Sairam Apartments, Arya Gowda Road, near Ayodhya Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, attached bathroom, 920 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, no lift, rent Rs , advance 6 months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, No. 6/5, Raja Apartment, 86 th Street, 1 bedroom flat, hall, kitchen, vegetarians only. Ph: KODAMBAKKAM, New No. 17, Parangusapuram Street, near Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, 1100 sq.ft, renovated independent house, vitrified, 1 st floor, rent Rs. 20,000, 1 car parking, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 30, Adesh Flat, Vivekanandapuram 1 st Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 980 sq.ft, 1 st floor, marble flooring, car park, inspection from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 13, Sivaprakasam Street, near Bus Stop & Pondy Bazaar, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, balcony, bath attached, apartment, rent Rs , advance 6 months, family or bachelors. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, Door No. 13, 12 th Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft, open car park, rent Rs (negotiable), Brahmins only, inspection on Saturday, 16 th November from 2 p.m. Ph: T. NAGAR, New No. 31, Abdul Aziz Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 740 sq.ft, 3 rd floor flat, no lift, covered car park. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 18, Thambiah Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, 1000 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, no lift, 24 hours water, 2- wheeler parking, rent Rs (negotiable), vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: , , T. NAGAR, No. 27/11, Thyagaraya Gramani Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, wash area, sitout, about 1400 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift, car park. Contact: M. Subramanyam (Owner). Ph: , T. NAGAR, Old No. 9, New No. 34, North Boag Road, 2 nd Street, 825 sq.ft, 1 st floor, covered car park, geyser, A/c, rent Rs , no brokers, inspection on Sunday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Contact: Ramesh. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 9, Sivaji Street, near T. Nagar Bus Terminus, 2 bedrooms, 1 st floor flat, fully furnished, 1 A/c, rent Rs (negotiable), pure vegetarians, residential purpose. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 3, Kaveri Apartment, Bhagavantham Street, deluxe 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor flat, lift, woodwork, car park, family or bachelors, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 54/ 1, New No. 40, Ganapathi Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, modular kitchen, 760 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2 attached bathrooms, geyser, A/ c, fans, rent Rs , 2-wheeler parking only, Brahmins / vegetarians, no brokers. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 19, Bagirathi Ammal Street, next to Kamarajar s House, 3 bedrooms, 1500 sq.ft, ground floor flat, open car park, pure vegetarians / Brahmins only, no brokers. Contact: Anand. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, No. 21, Kuppiah Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, immediate occupation, vegetarian family or working ladies only, rent Rs , no brokers, contact between 7 a.m & 10 a.m / 4 p.m & 7 p.m. Ph: C.I.T. NAGAR (WEST), Door No. 9/8, East Road, near T. Nagar Bus Stand & Alpha School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 870 sq.ft, car park, lift, vegetarians, no brokers. Ph: , , Magizhambu Flat, Narasimhan Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor, rent Rs , Brahmins only. Ph: , Old No. 12/1, Krishnan Street, Mettupalayam, near Govindan Road Church, 800 sq.ft & above, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, attached western toilet, 2-wheeler parking only, rent Rs (negotiable). Ph: K. K. NAGAR, No. 85, P. T. Rajan Salai, 3 bedrooms, modular kitchen, 1525 sq.ft, 1 st floor, A/c, woodwork, lift, backup, covered car park, Brahmins only. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16, Subba Reddy Street, behind Shankara Madam, shop, 120 sq.ft. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 20/1, New No. 34, Velu Street, opposite Indian Bank, 3 bedrooms, hall, dining, 1000 sq.ft, individual ground floor house, enough water, small closed car park, rent Rs , Brahmins only. Ph: , , Nagarathinaammal Colony, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 700 sq.ft, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, recently renovated, rent Rs , Brahmins / vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 29/ 45, BRP 1 st Street, near Mambalam Railway Station & Madley Subway, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 760 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 37, Viji Flats, Pinjala Subramaniam Street, near Chennai Silks, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, no lift, car parking, immediate occupation. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 18, Lake View Road, near Manirajam Mahal, single bedroom, ground floor flat, small Brahmin family only, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5/6, Ramakrishnapuram 1 st Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 700 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs , 2-wheeler parking. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 74/ 39, Thambiah Road, 1 big bedroom, hall, 1 big kitchen, 1 big attached bath, 700 sq.ft, ground floor, separate EB, 3 phase, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs maintenance, advance 4 months. Ph: NESAPAKKAM, No. 4/ 6, Plot No. 27, Jai Balaji Nagar Extension, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1500 sq.ft, ground floor, covered car park, rent Rs , 24 hours water, no brokers. Ph: K. K. NAGAR, No. 1043, 11 th Sector, 68 th Street, near PSBB School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, woodwork, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking, vegetarians only. Ph: , T. NAGAR, 25/11, Giri Road, next to Mambalam Telegraphic Office, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, lift, open car park, security, rent Rs , small family preferred, no brokers. Ph: , between 11 a.m & 6 p.m. WEST MAMBALAM, No. 3/7, Umapathy Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor, no lift, 2- wheeler parking, vegetarians / Brahmins only, visit on Sunday from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, No. 190, Lake View Road, 3 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen, rent Rs , Brahmins only, visit from 11 a.m to 12 noon and 4 p.m to 5 p.m. Contact: Sridhar. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 22/29, Natesan Street, 2 bedrooms, 1000 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, no brokers. Ph: , T. NAGAR, No. 64/27, Arunodaya Apartment, Madley 2 nd Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, reserved car park, rent Rs Ph: , , , WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 15, New No. 10, Hanumar Koil Street, near Mambalam Railway Station, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, attached bath, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs (negotiable). Ph: K. K. NAGAR, New No. 26, Aadhirai Flat, Munusamay Salai, next to State Bank Of India, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1050 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift, car parking, rent Rs , vegetarians only. Ph: , KODAMBAKKAM, No. 5, Classic Apartment, Valliammal Garden 2 nd Street, near Rangarajapuram & Five lights, 3 bedrooms, modular kitchen, 1040 sq.ft, 3 rd floor flat, lift, rent Rs Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 45, Ramanujam Street, behind TTD Temple, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2000 sq.ft, ground floor, calm area, spacious, prime location, 4-in-1 flat, 2 open car park, rent Rs (negotiable), no brokers. Call after 1 p.m. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 3, Chandra Flat, Ramanathan Street, near Railway Station, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 rd floor, no lift, car & 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs (negotiable), family / bachelors / office. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 84/ 48, Brindavan Street, near Thambiah Reddy Road Junction & Data Udipi Hotel, about 300 sq.ft, can be used as shop or office purpose. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 17/2, Sarojini Street, 650 sq.ft, ground floor, small vegetarian family only, 24 hours water. Ph: T. NAGAR, Kences Enclave, Ramakrishna Street, 2 bedrooms, attached bathroom, 1050 sq.ft, ground floor, fully furnished apartment, open car park, 24 hours water, lift, rent Rs (negotiable), immediate occupation. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No.1, Kavarai Street, double bedrooms, big pooja room, 850 sq.ft, ground floor, fittings, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs , advance Rs (negotiable), Brahmins, even pure vegetarian bachelors working in reputed concern. Contact: Mohan. Ph: after 8.30 a.m. T. NAGAR, No. 5, Muthukrishnan Street, near Pondy Bazaar, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, family / bachelors / office. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5, Hanumar Koil Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 820 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2 A/cs, woodwork, fittings, false ceiling, rent Rs , advance Rs , small vegetarian family only, visit on Sunday from 10 a.m to 12 noon. Ph: Pictures on bit.ly/ 2bhkhouse. K. K. NAGAR (WEST), Old No. 31/3, New No. 83, East Vannier Street, behind Pondichery Guest House, 1 bedroom, 2 halls, covered terrace, 600 sq.ft, individual house, pure vegetarians, Brahmins preferred. Ph: , RANGARAJAPURAM, No. 23, Vadhyar Thottam 2 nd Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, attached bath, verandah, approx 800 sq.ft, spacious open 2- wheeler parking, well / corporation water, recently renovated, vegetarians only. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16/ 4, Jubilee Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 720 sq,ft, 1 st floor flat, 3 A/cs, UPS backup, 24 hours water, small vegetarian family preferred / bachelors also. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, No. 59/31, 48 th Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 bathrooms, 1350 sq.ft, ground floor, residential, semi furnished, car parking, rent Rs Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, No. 59/31, 48 th Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 bathrooms, 850 sq.ft, 1 st floor, residential, semi furnished, 2- wheeler parking, rent Rs Ph: , T. NAGAR, No. 15/7, Ramanujam Street, double bedrooms, independent 1 st floor house, car parking, 24 hours water. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 9/1, New No. 25, Chakrapani Street Extension, near Five Lights, 1300 sq.ft, independent 1 st floor house, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: KODAMBAKKAM, No. 18, 7 th Street, Subbarayan Nagar, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 910 sq.ft, apartment, rent Rs Contact: Sri Hari. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16, Postal Colony 4 th Street, near Jai Gopal Garodia School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, no lift, rent Rs , only vegetarians, bank / company lease preferred. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 11/27, Gopal Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 balcony, 600 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, no lift, car & 2-wheeler parking, working bachelors or vegetarian family preferred, visit on Sunday. Contact: Dr. Ganesh. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 3, Mahalakshmi Flat, Stage-1, F-2, Lakshmi Street, 2 bedrooms flat, lift, A/c, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, No. 120 MIG Flat, 11 th Avenue, 3 bedrooms, hall, dining, 1200 sq.ft, 1 st floor, woodwork, lofts, granite flooring, open car park, rent Rs , advance 6 months, vegetarians preferred. Contact: Balu. Ph: , Free Veda classes thrice a week Kurichi Lakshminarasimhachariar (resident of 8, 2 nd Main Road, CIT Nagar East, Nandanam) conducts free Veda and Suktham classes from 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. More details can be had in phone Biker warns against speeding with a quote painted on his bike A biker had a quote in Tamil Drive at 100 and avail the service of 108 ambulance painted on the rear bumper under the name plate of his bike to warn motorists of the risk of speeding. The photo was taken on Usman Road, T. Nagar, on Nov. 6. Tamil novelist Pushpa Thangadurai passes away Tamil writer and novelist S. Venugopalan (resident of 848, 91st Street, 13 th Sector, K. K. Nagar), popularly known as Pushpa Thanga-durai, passed away on November 1 in a private hospital. The 82-year old Venugopalan was a bachelor and had been a resident of K. K. Nagar for more than 50 years. He has written more than 2000 novels. He wrote crime and science based novels under the pseudonym of Pushpa Thangadurai and other novels under his real name of Venugopalan. His first story was published in Dinamani Kadir in Some of his well known writings include Yen peyar Kamala, Kanamal pona vimanam, Kadalukkul Julie, Sivappu vilakku yeriki-rathu, Sathiyame sayi, Azhagikku aayiram namam, Oru oothappu kan simitugiradhu and Nandha en nila. A couple of his novels were made into Tamil movies. He published Thiruvarangan ula after 15 years of research. He was the publisher of the monthly magazine Oadhappu for some time. Venugopal participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and came to Madras for the first time in 1946 with a group of school boys to get a glimpse of Gandhi. He graduated from Delhi University 1962 and started his career as a clerk with Best & Crompton Mills in Chennai in He later joined the Postal service in 1954 and retired in He had a passion for collecting books on various topics and at one point of time had a collection of more than 40,000 books. He was a social activist and also an active member in residential welfare associations activities in his neighbourhood. He is survived by his sister Ambujam.

8 Page 8 Maths talent test for school students on Dec. 1 Tamilnadu Science and Technology Centre will conduct a maths talent test for school students on Sunday, December 1, at 11 a.m in Periyar Science and Technology Centre (Kotturpuram, Chennai). The test is open to students of Stds The duration of the test will be 90 minutes. Students need to register their names on or before Wednesday, November 27. The test questions will be on pattern recognition in numbers and figures. The students will have to report at the centre by a.m. The topper will win Rs. 10,000, the next two will get Rs each and the next three will get Rs each. Consolation prize money of Rs. 500 will be given to the next thirty and Rs. 100 to the next 50. For registration and other details please contact the centre in MAMBALAM TIMES Talk on Thiru Arutpa on Tuesday Under the auspices of Vallalar Sanmargasangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph: ), Balu will give a discourse on Thiru Arutpa Gnana Sariyai on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m in Sakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar). November 16-22, 2013 CMYK Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: , Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.