MAMBALAM TIMES. The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam. Gold rush on Akshaya Tritya day

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1 MAMBALAM C M YK TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam Vol. 16, No. 50 Now the T. Nagar - Mambalam edition of Mambalam Times can be accessed in 830th Issue : May 7-13, 2011 Gold rush on Akshaya Tritya day FREE Shoppers thronged jewellery showrooms in T. Nagar on May 6 to make purchases on the occasion of Akshaya Tritya. Police had made special traffic arrangements and earmarked places for parking of vehicles. About 300 policemen were deployed to regulate the traffic. Tirupati-Tirumala Devasthanam, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar organized a special sale of gold and silver dollars. One of the showrooms organized a procession with Kerala style drums on the occasion.

2 Page 2 May 7-13, 2011 MAMBALAM TIMES T. NAGAR BAZAAR POLYWOOD 5% - 10 % Discount upto May 13 Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, Showcase, Modern Kitchen, False Ceiling, Painting VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI , This space costs Rs. 800 only Advertise in the bazaar column for your business to boom!

3 May 7-13, 2011 Radhatri Nethralaya launches Diabetic Retinopathy Project Radhatri Nethralaya (12, Hindi Prachara Sabha Street, T. Nagar) and Rotary Club of Chennai Towers join-tly launched Radhatri Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Project in Tiruvannamalai district on April 28 to provide free screening and treatment of patients with diabetic eye disease. Dr. Vasumathy Vedanatham (Medical Director, Radhatri Nethralaya) told Mambalam Times that in the first camp 161 patients were screened of which 43 were found to have diabetic eye disease. She said that 8 patients with treatable diabetic retinopathy were referred to the hospital for preliminary screening. Sampath Kumar (Rotary District Governor) presided Discussion on Betterment of the world Local Spiritual Assembly of Bahais of Chennai (21, Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar) has organized a discussion on Betterment of the world from 5.30 p.m till 7.30 p.m daily till May 13 in its premises. phones and Dance program in temple on Monday Under the auspices of Recitha Nrityalaya (Mahadevan Street, West Mambalam), Lakshmi Ramaswamy (Director, Sri Mudhraalaya) and her students will present a bharathanatyam program at 7.30 p.m on Monday, May 9 in Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam as part of 68 th birth anniversary celebrations of Pandit R. Visweswaran. phones and over the function, N. Somasundaram, Babu Peram (Director, Community Service, Rotary Club), Dr. R. Praveen Krishna (Medical Director, Radhatri Nethralaya), Vijayan (Administrative Officer RMR Hospital), Rajie (President, Rotary Club of Chennai Towers), Wright (Managing Director RMR Hospital) and Prithviraj (Community Service Director, Rotary Club of Chennai Towers) were present. Not a drop of water in temple tank Kothanda Ramar Temple tank behind Kittu Park (Ellaiamman Koil Street, T. Nagar) has gone completely dry and become a convenient playground for boys. Picture shows a game of kabbadi in progress on May 4. Sai bhajans on 3 days a week Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T. Nagar conducts Sai bhajans every week in the following venues in T. Nagar: Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park, Vijaya Bank building): Saturdays, 5.10 p.m. Ayurvedhaasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park), Mondays, 6 p.m. 50/38, Motilal Street (oppo-site Ranganathan Street), Wednesdays, 6 p.m. More details can be had from D. Srinivasa Rao ( ) or C. Ramamurthy ( ). Dog days are here! MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 Free yoga classes from tomorrow Sannyasi Krishnayogam will conduct free yoga classes for adults for 3 weeks from 5.30 a.m to 7 a.m from Sunday, May 8 in Bala Vidya Higher Secondary School, 30, Vasudevapuram (between Chakrapani Street and Janakiraman Street, near Doraiswamy Road subway). The classes are conducted according to the curriculum of the Bihar School of Yoga. Asanas, praanayama pratyahara (sense withdrawal techniques), dharana (concentration), Discourses on Srimad Bhagavatham from Monday Under the auspices of Janabai Trust (10, Murthy Street, West Mambalam) U. Ve. Sri Venkatesa Sharma (disciple of Sri Muralidhara Swamigal) will give discourses on Srimad Bhagavatham from 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m from May 9 to 15 in Ayodhya Mandapam, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam. The following are the topics: May 9: Sri Varaha Avatharam. May 10: Dhurva and Jadabharathar Sarithram. May 11: Prahalad Saritharam. May 12: Gajendra Motcham. May 13: Sri Krishna Avatharam. May 14: Govindha Pattabhishegam. May 15: Rukmini Kalyanam. phone Report power cuts exceeding 1 hour Daily power cut has been enforced in Chennai and sub-urban areas for one hour and not more than that. In case of the cuts exceeding one hour, the public may inform TANGEDCO in or , according to a press release. meditation, mantra, value education, food habits, shat kriyas (internal pathways cleaning for managing diseases) etc. are taught. Doctors give lectures on alternative medicines. Classes on stress management for corporate executives are also conducted. Those interested can register their names in phones / or Swamiji offers counselling to his students. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m on Fridays & Sundays : Kesari School, Dr. Giriappa Road (near Teynampet Signal). WEST MAMBALAM CENTRE New 19 (Old 9), 1st Floor, Jubilee Road. ABACUS PROGRAM U can see improvement in U C oncentration C M emory A ccuracy M S peed... in your child. A S / India s No.1 Quality Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Program. Since 1999 Registratin open for new batch. Hurry up! Centre open on weekdays p.m Weekend 9.00 a.m p.m Somasundaram Ground in T. Nagar is usually crowded with young boys playing cricket during the summer vacation but it wore a deserted look on May 4 with the temperature rising with the onset of Kathri. Right: A cap seller on the service along Usman Road subway doing brisk business on the same day.

4 Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES May 7-13, 2011 Booklet on chapter from Savitri released Sri Auravindar Annai Dhyana Maiyam (10, 45 th Street, 9 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar) released a booklet on Vision and boon, a chapter from the book on Savitri authored by Sri Aurobindo, last week. Annai Adigal (Managing Trustee) told Mambalam Times that the booklet is priced at Rs.10 and copies are available also in the Center at 13, Jaishankar Street, West Mambalam. The centers are open from 8 a.m to 12 noon and 4 p.m to 8 p.m on all days. He said that the chapter on Vision and boon chapter deals with goal setting, progress and Kodi Archanai in Reddiyapatti Swamigal Temple Kodi Archanai will be performed from May 12 to June 8 in Sri Reddiyapatti Swamigal Temple, 6, Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar. There will be Akanda nama bhajan from 5 p.m on Wednesday, May 11 to 5 a.m the next day. Laksharchanai will be performed at 7 a.m, 8.30 a.m, 10 a.m, a.m, 4.30 p.m, 6 p.m and 7.30 p.m on all days. phones , and peaceful life, A free eye screening camp was conducted on May 4 for about 200 students of Stds. 6 to 9 who are attending classes on Hindu culture being conducted by All India Kanchi Kamakoti Bakthargal Peravai (Ellaiamman Koil Street, West Mambalam) in Sankaraalayam, 65, Mayor Ramanathan Street, Chetpet. The classes commenced on May 1 and will conclude on May 7. Valsai K. Jayaraman (Organizer) told Mambalam Times that a team of doctors from Sankara Nethralaya examined the students. Spectacles will be provided for those with defective vision, he added. phones and Eye camp for students He said that yoga, meditation, handwriting, English conversation, memory improvement, Sanskrit, personality development and bhajan classes were conducted CDs on Vivekachoodamani classes released ional Working President, Viswa Hindu Parishad). phone Annamacharya Jayanthi concert tomorrow Under the auspices of Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha Trust (6, Vijayaraghavachari Road, T. Nagar), Garimella Balakrishna Prasad will present a vocal concert at 6.15 p.m on Sunday, May 8 in Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, Music Academy Mini Hall, TTK Road, on the occasion of Annamacharya Jayanthi. He will be accompanied by V. V. Ravi (violin) and B. Ganapathiraman (mridangam). C M Y K Sri Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam on May 1 released CDs of Aproksha Anubhoothi, a recording of 204 classes on Vivekachoodamani conducted by Swami Brahmayogananda during the past 5 years in Sankara Mutt. Swami Brahamayogananda is the Founder of Yogashanthi Gurukulam, Chakrapani Street, West Mambalam. The CDs, which run for a total of 20 hours, were released during the valedictory function of the last class. The set is priced at Rs The first copy was received by S. Vedantham (Internat- Donate Blood

5 May 7-13, 2011 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 Blood donation camp tomorrow Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha has organized a blood donation camp from 9 a.m to 1 p.m on Sunday, May 8 in Vani Mahal, G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar. phone K. R. Temple s 3 vahanams reconditioned for Brahmotsavam The150-year-old Garuda vahanam in Sri Kothandaramar Temple, K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam has been reconditioned for use during C M Y K Bramhotsavam being celebrated from May 7 to 17. D. Mohan Bhattachar (Chief Priest) told Mambalam Times that the 87-year-old Sri Hanuman Vahanam and 50- year-old Hamsa Vahanam have also been reconditioned. He said that the 33-ft tall temple chariot will be pulled by devotees from 5 a.m on Saturday, May 14 along K. R. Koil Street, Ellaiamman Koil Street, Easwaran Koil Street and Gandhi Street. Mohan can be contacted in phone ,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Saturday!

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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 , P. Sundaram ( ) or D. Gopinath ( ). Discourses on Saisath Saritha Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Meditation Mandir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) there are discourses on Sri Saisath Saritha at 6.30 p.m on Sundays in its premises. T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times that mass spiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thursdays and Sundays. phones , and MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Associate Editor B.R. Shivaji Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. Representative S. N. Kumar Reporter S. Balachandar Accountant P. Muralidharan

7 May 7-13, 2011 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. 300 upto 35 words; Bold Rs Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar and Mambalam-T.Nagar Editions: Rs. 400 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 600; Display: Rs. 220 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. MINI HALL WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building) 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests) just opened. Ph: , , , BALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, Veerasamy Street, next to SRM Nightingale School, West Mambalam, nominal rate, available all dates of May. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No. 174, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, available for small functions, non A/c. Ph: , , REAL ESTATE (BUYING) WANTED 1 or 2 bedroom flat, 400 to 600 sq.ft, in West Mambalam, T. Nagar, Ashok Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Choolaimedu, immediate settlement, brokers welcome. Ph: , REAL ESTATE (SELLING) MYLAPORE, New Street, 800 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, no car park, lift. Ph: THIRUVANMIYUR Aibea Nagar, independent duplex house, 3 bedroom, 2 halls, kitchen, plot 1500 sq.ft, house 1800 sq.ft, brokers excuse, cash party preferred. Ph: , K. K. NAGAR, Main Road, near PSBB, 1153 sq.ft, 3 bedroom, 2 nd floor, lift, covered car park, new flat, price Rs per sq.ft. Ph: , PLOTS for sale near Potheri. Ph: , RENTAL WEST MAMBALAM, 1, Kuppaiah Street, near railway station, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, bath attached, 650 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, Brahmins only. Ph: , K. K. 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Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Babu Rajendra Prasad 1 st Street, 3 bedroom, 1200 sq.ft, 1 st floor, complete woodwork, covered car parking, 2 A/cs, 2 geysers, vegetarians only. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Thilak Street, near North Usman Road, independent house, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floor, 3 phase, 1 window A/c, sufficient water, only small Brahmin family, 2-wheeler parking, no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 60, Mahadevan Street, 1 st floor, 1 room and kitchen, separate water tank & motor, rent Rs. 5000, small Brahmin family of 3 persons only. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Ganapathi Street, near Shobana Kalyana Mandapam, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1270 sq.ft, semi furnished, rent Rs. 25K, vegetarians only, covered car park, brokers excuse, inspection on between 6 p.m and 8 p.m. Ph: T. NAGAR, Sarojini Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 balconies, 800 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, uninterrupted water supply, strictly South Indian vegetarian, service people preferred (Bank and IT), brokers excuse, Ph: , RANGARAJAPURAM, New No. 24, Old No. 15, 2 nd Street Subramanya Nagar, near Five Lights, 2 bedroom, new flat, 2 nd floor, only Brahmins, no brokers, inspection on Sunday, May 8 after 8 a.m. Contact: Varadarajan. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Sathyapuri Street, near Duraisamy Subway, 2 bedroom, 650 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, 2-wheeler parking, vegetarians only. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, 2 bedroom, 800 sq.ft, 1 st floor, rent Rs , advance 6 months, car park. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Mambalam High Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, rent Rs , only small Brahmin family, no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, 3 bathrooms, 2 balcony, woodwork, lift, car park, security, 5 minutes walk to all amenities. Contact: Srinath. Ph: T. NAGAR, Sarathambal Street, North T. Nagar, opposite Vidyodaya School, newly renovated, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor, independent house, open car park. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, 11 th Avenue, independent house, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2500 sq.ft, ground + 1 st floor, dining, store, car park, vegetarians only. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, Door No. C-339, 8 th Avenue, 950 sq.ft, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, rent Rs , vegetarians only. Cotact: Agent Mani. WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, pooja room, 2 nd floor, no lift, rent Rs maintenance, only vegetarian family. Ph: , OBITUARY YOGAM SRINIVASAN Yogam Srinivasan (resident of Ansari Flats, 14/2, Dhanda-pani Street, T. Nagar) passed away on April 8. She was 77 and had been a resident of T. Nagar for more than 35 years. Yogam is survived by her husband N. Srinivasan (retired Accounts Officer, KVIC, Mumbai), sons Malli and Rajendran, daughters Mani Ramesh and Sandhiya Chandrashekaran, and grandchildren. Special abhishekam for Dakshinamurthy in Siva-Vishnu Temple Special abhishekham and homam will be performed for Lord Dakshinamurthy at 7 p.m on Monday, May 9 in Sri Siva-Vishnu Temple, Usman Road, T. Nagar on the occasion of Guru Peyarchi. phone Vishnu Sahasranaama Yagna Homam next Saturday Srimath Ramanujas Welfare Organization (15/6, Subba Street, West Mambalam) has organized Vishnu Sahasranaama Yagna Homam at 8 a.m, 9 a.m and 10 a.m on Saturday, May 14 in Pandiyan Hall, Station Road, West Mambalam Kalyanapuram Veeraraghavachariar will give a discourse on Bhagawad Gita from 5 p.m to 9 p.m. Vishnu Sahasranaama Yagna Homam will be conducted at 8 a.m on Sunday, May 15 and there will be annadhanam at 1 p.m the same day. phones and Women Helpline 1091 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY THE AVM STORY - 65 H. M. Reddi, a pioneer of Indian Cinema, gave Prasad the break to play roles on and off the screen. In Madras Reddi made two Telugu films Tenali Ramakrishna and Gharana Donga in which Prasad played important roles on screen and also worked in the directorial departments behind the screen. However he found the going unsteady in Madras and went back to Bombay where he was associated with the great Indian stage and screen person Prithvi Raj Kapoor in his theatrical activities. Once more Madras beckoned its finger at him and during mid- 1940s he came back to Madras, this time for keeps. Prasad made a mark with Grihapravesam (1947, Telugu) in which he played the lead role too. He also completed the historic film Palnati Yuddham (1947, Telugu) when its maker, the rebel Telugu filmmaker Gudavalli Ramabramham passed away while the film was in progress. Critics acclaimed both films and hailed Prasad as a man to be watched and destined to go places in movies. And he did... Drohi (1948, Telugu) witnessed Prasad moving up the ladder. The movie highlighted the differences between the haves and the have-nots. A memorable sequence of the slum-dwellers rising in revolt and marching in protest seeking revenge against against the exploiting rich attracted considerable attention in many quarters. A stirring background song, rendered by a popular singer of that era M. S. Rama Rao, Padhandi raa...padhandi raa.. (Come on, let s go...) added punch and power to the sequence. The theme, screen story, powerful narration by Prasad, good acing and melodious music created a sensation all over the Telugu-speaking districts of the Madras Presidency. In certain quarters the film was branded as communist propaganda! Obviously engendered by certain vested interests of the Telugu film industry, Drohi was subjected to recensoring because of its alleged political inflammable content which was something new in that period of time, the late 1940s when the country was free. Indeed, there were even questions in the Madras Legislative Assembly, again a rare happening those days. However Drohi emerged unscathed and turned out to be a big hit and was critically praised. With the thumping success of Drohi, Prasad had arrived as a top filmmaker of Madras. In 1949, he directed Mana Desam, again a film with a social content, which created history in a manner. In a minor role as police inspector was introduced a handsome young man destined to create history not only in movies but also in the Indian political world, N. T. Rama Rao! Prasad soared skywards with many hits not only in Telugu and Tamil but also in Hindi and soon became a force in the Indian motion picture world. He gave breaks to many of his assistants who emerged as successful filmmakers. His list of films is long but mention should be made of some like Sahukaru (1950, Telugu), Samsaaram (1950, Telugu), Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952, Telugu, Kalyanam Panni Paar, Tamil), Manohara (1954, Tamil), Sharada (1957, Hindi), Mangayar Thilakam (1955, Tamil), Jeene Ki Rah (1969, Hindi) and Bidaai (1974). During a career spanning over forty years, Prasad received several awards,prizes and encomiums from many quarters. The most prestigious of them all was the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest ever given by the Indian Government in Delhi for meritorious services to cinema.after a glorious career spanning forty years, Prasad passed away in Missiamma, which led to the Hindi version Miss Mary, was inspired by a classic Bengali comedy Manmoyee Girls School (1935) which in turn was based on one of the most famous Bengali plays written by Rabindranath Maitra. A rich man starts a school for girls and would employ only married couples as teachers. Two teachers, male and female - both single - pretend to be a married couple to get the jobs and then the fun starts! This interesting storyline has been filmed in more than one language with success. (To be continued) ISKCON program in Mambalam on Saturdays The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Injambakkam, conducts Bakthi Vriksha programs from 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam. The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and Bhagwad Gita classes. phone or from Ranga Krishna Das ( , ).

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