MAMBALAM TIMES. The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam. Vol. 18, No th Issue : February 2-8, 2013

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1 CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam Vol. 18, No th Issue : February 2-8, 2013 FREE

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3 February 2-8, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 Alwargal Sabha to perform annadhanam to 11,001 persons Alwargal Achariya Kainkarya Sabha (33, 3 rd Street, Ramakrishnpuram Street, West Mambalam. Ph: , ) will perform annadhanam to 11,001 persons on Monday, Feb. 11, in Thirunangur Perumal Temple (Thirunangur, Seerkazhi Taluk) (birthplace of Thirumangai Alwar) for the 10 th consecutive year. Those who are interested in contributing for the annadhanam should do so before Feb. 9. Trunks and chopped branches of toppled trees that were dumped in the Chennai Corporation park on 3 rd Main Road, CIT Nagar, a couple of months ago are yet to be cleared. According to the regular visitors, the park is not maintained properly or cleaned regularly. Trees branches are not pruned and there are overgrown bushes everywhere. They said that a couple of visitors have seen small snakes among these bushes. They said that their appeals to the Corporation officials only fall on deaf ears. Heavy barricades discomfort traffic constables A couple of traffic constables after their duty hours were seen lifting and removing more than ten barricades placed at the entrance of the Y-shaped Rangarajapuram flyover at a.m on Jan. 30 used to block vehicles entering the flyover from the service lanes. The one-way system is in force for 4 hours in the mornings and evenings to control traffic. A traffic official said that because of this regulation, they are forced to place and remove the heavy barricades four M. J. Shriram s concert next Saturday Under the auspices of Swami Vivekananda Rural Development Society (Textan House, 75, 4 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Ph: ) M. J. Shriram will give a fund raising music concert on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m in Vani Mahal (G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar). Donor passes priced at Rs. 500, 1000 and 2000 and can be bought from the Society s office. The revenue generated from the concert will be used for funding the Single Teacher School project of the Society. According to R. P. Krishna- An Aavin booth in bad condition on the pavement outside 24, Thambiah Road Extension, West Mambalam has been unused for several years and is an eyesore. According to nearby resi- times a day. He said that they have requested their higher officials CIT Nagar park ill-maintained machari (Executive Secretary), the school project was started by Swami Dayananda Saraswathi in In the last 6 years, such schools have been established in over 650 villages in Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Vellore districts, he said. He said that these schools operate to give after-school educational support to the students and more than 20,000 students are enrolled in these schools. Donors can avail 100% tax exemption. The details about the project are available in the website to provide them with barricades with wheels to ease the work. Shop offers free sugar on purchase of coffee powder Uma Sri Venkateswara Coffee (4/58, Kuppaiah Street, near Station Road, West Mambalam) is offering free sugar on purchase of coffee powder of equivalent weight. The offer can be availed on purchase of 250 gms, 500 gms and 1 kg of coffee powder. The current price of its coffee powder is Rs. 340 for 1 kg, Rs. 170 for 500g. and Rs. 85 for 250g. According to the proprietor, the 40-year-old shop sources export-quality coffee seeds from Chickmagalur, Karnataka. Free door delivery is available for orders above 500g. Its phone numbers are and day discourse on Vivekananda Vaibhavam Under the auspices of Viveka Bharathi (7, Rajambal Streeet, T. Nagar, Ph: ), R. B. V. S. Manian will give a discourse on Vivekananda Vaibavam at 6.30 p.m from Feb. 2 to 6 in TAG Arangam, Sri Ramakrishna Mission School, 54, Burkit Road, T. Nagar. Abandoned Aavin booth misused as urinal Thyagaraja Aradhanai in YGP Auditorium tomorrow Under the auspices of Bharat Kalachar (16, Thirumalai Road, T. Nagar, Ph: / ) Thyagaraja Aradhanai will take place on Sunday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m followed by rendering of Pancharathna Krithis by senior and upcoming musicians at YGP Auditorium (17, Thirumalai Road, T. Nagar). The programs are conducted under the endowment created by P. Obul Reddy and P. Gnanamba. dents, no action has been taken by the concerned authorities to the remove the booth. It is used as a public toilet and by nefarious elements at night.

4 Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES February 2-8, 2013 Lakshadeepam in Kothandaramar temple next Saturday Sri Narayana Kaingarya Sabha (20/33, Ramakrishnapuram 3 rd Street, West Mambalam) will perform Lakshadeepam at 6.30 p.m on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Kothandaramar Temple, K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam as part of Thai Ammavasai. Devotees can light earthen lamps in the temple. The temple has appealed for contributions towards pooja items for the celebrations. More details can be had in , , and Madley Road service lanes blocked by parked vehicles and vendors Unauthorized parking of vehicles and garbage bins placed along the road side are creating heavy traffic congestion on the service lanes of Madley Road (T. Nagar). In the forenoons, vegetable vendors also encroach upon the service lane thereby adding to the woes. 80 win prizes in cultural contests More than 80 participants Audio Visual CD on Thirumanancheri Lakshmi Narayana temple T.G. Sudharshan (29/45, Asha Tharang, Babu Rajendra Prasad, West Mambalam, Ph: ) has released an audio visual CD about Thirumanancheri Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple (Kuthalam Taluk, Nagai District). The CD was released by Ue. Ve. Velukudi Krishna Swamigal last week. The price of the CD is Rs Sudharshan told Mambalam Times that he is a native of Thirumancheri and the Theppa Utsavam was held in front of the temple tank of Arulmigu Kothandaramar Temple (K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam) last week as the temple tank has almost run dry. The temple authorities told Mambalam Times that in the previous 6 years there was enough water in the tank to take the Utsava Murthy on a floating stand and conduct the utsavam in the middle of the tank. won prizes for their performances in the annual cultural CD was released to raise funds for the temple renovation. competition conducted by Devi Sri Aachi Amman Arutpani Sabha (48, Siddhi Vinayagar Street, T. Nagar) on Jan. 27. The participants contested in spiritual oration, recitation and essay competitions. M. Muthaian (Temple Trustee) told Mambalam Times that the temple hall is open to musicians and upcoming artists for giving free music and dance concerts. His contact number is He also provides guidance to devotees who want to visit the temple. Sai Samithi conducts sports meet for Bala Vikas students West Mambalam Samithi of Sri Sathya Sai Organisation, Chennai Metro West conducted sports events for Bala Vikas students on Jan 27 in Corporation Ground, Bakthavatsalam Street, West Mambalam. The program started with flag hoisting followed by Veda chanting and prayer at 8.15 a.m. Various events like 5-over cricket match, kolam contest and a number of athletic events like relay race were conducted. A special 5-over cricket match was also conducted for the parents. Prizes were distributed to the winners. The program concluded at p.m with national anthem and mangala aarthi to Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba and prasadam distribution to the participants. Residents Association to honour Airtel Super Singer Shravan Motilal Street Residents Welfare Association will honour Airtel Super Singer Shravan at 4 p.m on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 34/35, Motilal Street, T. Nagar. Sahasranama Koti Archanai in Sundari Amman temple Lalitha Sahasranama Koti Archanai will be performed in Devi Karumariamman Thirupura Sundari Amman temple (Samiar Thottam Street, off 7th Avenue, Ashok Nagar) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Feb. 1 to April 30 from 8.45 a.m to a.m for universal welfare. Kothandaramar temple tank runs dry after 6 years CMYK

5 February 2-8, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 44 With advancing age and changing trends in Tamil film music under the impact of Hindi film and western music, Papanasam Sivan began to move away from movies and dedicated himself to Classical Carnatic Music. He was, though belatedly, honoured with the title Sangita Kalanidhi by Madras Mudic Academy. Cinema has contributed immensely to Thamizh Isai and it all began with Papanasam Sivan way back in the 1930s. The man is no more but his music and film songs shall live forever. Man is transient but art is immortal. So is Papanasam Sivan, the Thamizh Thyagaiah. V. V. Satagopan - The Forgotten Hero Movies began to talk and sing in Tamil in As early Tamil cinema inherited the legacy of the Tamil theater, music, or more precisely songs, dominated Tamil films. Films contained as many as fifty songs and this number was advertised with pride on posters, in song books, and elsewhere. In the bygone decades, all films had song books which were sold at movie houses, shops and by pavement book sellers at low prices. Today they are great sources of information and a part of film history. The books gave the story in a capsule, credits of artistes and technicians and the songs. Sometimes even the ragas were mentioned. Some had even still photos which are invaluable today. Sadly the practice of bringing out song books died some years ago and that important source of film history is lost forever. Today such old film aong books are collector s items. Until the late 1930s there was no voice-lending behind the screen due to lack of necessary technical facilities for such a system. The actor had to sing himself or herself while the camera rolled. (In Hollywood the word actor is used for both sexes, thanks to Women s Lib!). Consequently producers sought the services of stage actors and Classical Carnatic musicians. Thus, during the 1930s and the early 1940s, many such musicians came into films but not many lasted for long. The reasons were many. Firstly there were not actors by inclination nor did they have any professional training in acting. Secondly most of them were Brahmins and they could not shed their Brahminical accent while delivering the dialogues! Most of them came from orthodox and traditionbound families and the freewheeling leisure-pleasure, easygoing, fun-loving, female-filled ambience did not help matters! After a film or two they went back to their world of music. Of course not all of them were saints but social and peer pressures forced them to keep up appearances and play the game of social hypocrisy! This list of noted classical male musicians includes Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer (one film), Musiri Subramania Iyer (one film), Thiruvavaduthurai N. Rajaratnam Pillai (one film), G. N. Balasubramaniam (five films). And in that list was another musician, V. V. Satagopan. For a short period he was in movies and, in spite of his handsome looks and singing talents, stardom eluded him. V.V. Satagopan, B. A., as he was styled in the film credits, hailed from an orthodox middle class Brahmin Ayyangar family. He had good looks and showed a flair for music even at an early age. Like many middle class young men of his time he went to college and took his B. A Degree. Besides he underwent training in Classical Carnatic Music and attained a good standard of proficiency. Not surprisingly he cut gramophone records (then known as plates ) for Columbia Recording Company. The most successful song he recorded was Saint Thyagaraja Swamigal s composition in raga Saraswathi Manohari, Entha Vedukonthu O Raghavaaa. The disc was a best seller and indeed that song and Satagopan became synonymous! Like Nagumomu and Musiri Subramania Iyer! Satagopan took his bow in movies in 1937 with a nowforgotten film Navayuvan (Modern Youth) or Geetha Saaram. In that era Tamil films had two titles, with one in English too! As Tamil films played all over South India in that era with no sub-titles or dubbing, an English title was given to make non- Tamil moviegoers understand what the film would be all about. ( To be continued) Wins prizes in sloka and oration contests Shwetha Suresh (resident of AP 289, No. 14, 41 st Street, 8 th Sector, K. K. Nagar) won the second prize in sloka and third prize in oration competitions conducted by The Mastermind Montessori School, Ramapuram, on Jan. 12. Appa Ramesh honoured with Ramachandran Drama Award K. Ramesh (resident of New No. 24, Old No. 29/5, Ramasamy Street, T. Nagar), a renowned stage artist and member of Crazy Mohan s drama troupe Crazy Creations, popularly known as Appa Ramesh, was honoured with R. Ramachandran Drama Award by Hamsadhwani (Adyar) on Jan. 25 for his contributions in the field of art and drama. The award was handed over by S. P. Muthuraman (Film Director) in the presence of Crazy Mohan and R. Sundar (President, Hamsadhwani). Ramesh has given more then 6000 stage performances for Crazy Creations since its inception in He used to play the character of Ramanujam (father of Maadhu, the main hero) and made it very popular in Crazy Mohan s dramas. His performance as a middle aged bachelor in Meesai Aanaalum Manaivi, as villain in Middle Class Murder and his double role in Maadhu Jaakradhai and are also popular amoung audience and critics. He also made a comedy TV serial Here is Crazy. He started his acting career as a child artist in the movie Annandha Jothi in 1963, which Wins 1 st prize in Gita recitation contest P. Harish (resident of 10, Gopal Street, T. Nagar) won the first prize in the Bhagavad Gita recitation competition conducted by The Egmore Samskrit School at M. A. Muthiah Chettiar School, Egmore on Jan. 27. He took part in the pre-school category and recited the first 10 slokas from Chapter 1. He is a student of PSBB School, T. Nagar. had MGR in the lead role. He started his drama career with R. S. Mani s Ganapathy Theatres in 1972 and acted in popular plays like Oonjal, All For Money and Manasukketha Mappillai. He has also acted in a couple of TV serials and a few Tamil movies. He has in the past received a number of awards for his performances from various sabhas and cultural academies which include Mylapore Academy and Chrompet Cultural Academy. He has performed in a number of places in India and abroad including USA, UK, Singapore, Hongkong, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Ramesh had taken VRS from SBI 5 years ago. His wife Shanthakumari retired as HOD, Vaishnava College, Chrompet. They have 2 daughters and a son. His contact number is CMYK

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But, without the great elixir, long-retired Chief Justice Verma of the Supreme Court joined me, another handsome fellow, in telling the blood-thirsty inheritors of Macaulay s Penal Code pallbearers that death is not a punishment but the logical end to life, and none has the right to hasten it except the volunteer who wants it, and that the State is not that a volunteer. Even the suicidal chap who tries to escape from this beautiful world would be hauled up by Macaulay s henchmen if the chap does not succeed. So, Miss Delhi has, while her life was plucked out by byped beasts, coaxed the almighty Government of India, founded on the tenets of Mahatma Gandhi, Chief Justice Verma and a good chap named Sadanand, to delete death as a punishment from all statutes in force in this country. Justice Baghavathy came close to doing it by authoring the rarest of rare murders deserving the Indian rope trick, but not defining what the rare condiment is. The great humanist and intellectual colossus Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, during his innings in the Supreme Court, had no opportunity to rule on the legality of murder by law, for I am sure that he was and is a big cut above the other inhabitants of the billion-plus country and he would have deleted death from all the statutes extant, and prohibited it until kingdom come. Killing is immoral whether through rape or rope. Bharathiyar s birthday celebrations in Krishna Gana Sabha today Shriram Bharathi Kalai Ilakiya Kazhagam (part of Shriram Group of Companies, functioning at 6, Poes Road, Teynampet) will celebrate Mahakavi Bharathiyar s 131 st birthday at 5 p.m on Saturday, Feb.2 in Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Maharjapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar). Nalini Chidambaram (Senior Advocate, Madras High Court) will preside over the function. Bharathiyum Kannanum, a book authored by Bharathi Suraj (a Tamil scholar), will be released during the function and given free to the attendees. C. Manikandan will give a talk on Bharathiar to be followed by a music program by S.P. Ram (a disciple of Lagudi Jayaraman). Nalli Kuppusamy Chettiar will give away prizes to the winners of Tamil speech competitions held earlier. 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 February 2-8, 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 and Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday. BACHELORS ACCOMMODATION T. NAGAR, Pinjala Subramaniam Road, near Pothys & Panagal Park, excellent location, airy, good ventilated, independent 1 st floor portion, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking, suitable for only gents (2 persons can share), bank staff / IT professional preferred, no brokers. Ph: , MINI HALL BALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, 6/31, Veerasamy Street (next to SRM Nightingale School), West Mambalam, for all functions at nominal rate. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No. 174, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, available for small functions, non A/c. Ph: , , , 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 SENIOR citizens home in Keelkattalai, 3 times food, 2 times coffee, food prepared by Brahmins, bed-ridden allowed, normal citizens Rs. 6000, bed-ridden Rs , very near temple, hospital, bus stand, doctor, attendant available. Ph: , , REAL ESTATE (BUYING) REAL ESTATE (SELLING) T. NAGAR, B3/13, Ananthan Street, off. North Usman Road, 725 sq.ft, 1 st floor, open car parking, inspection from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Vadivelpuram Ramaih Street, near Mambalam Railway Station, land 1500 sq.ft, ground + 1 st floor, old building, size 30x50, East facing, price Rs crore (negotiable), genuine and cash parties. Agent. Ph: , KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram, Aziz Nagar, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 440 sq.ft, ground floor, newly renovated, price Rs. 32 lakhs (negotiable), 2-wheeler parking only, car parking on road side. Agent. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, super deluxe new flat, 1250 sq.ft, lift, power backup, covered car parking, no brokers. Ph: , GUDUVANCHERI, E. R. Nagar, 2.8 km from Guduvancheri Railway Station, independent bungalow with garden, 3 bedrooms, land 3000 sq.ft, building 1500 sq.ft, price Rs. 95 lakhs (negotiable), covered & open car parking, no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Balakrishnan Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, renovated, 2 bedroomss, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, UDS 400 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, semi furnished, open car parking, no lift, price Rs. 65 lakhs, cash party, registration before February end, no brokers. Ph: T. NAGAR, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, near Mupathamman Koil & Krishna Gana Sabha, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1350 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, 19 years old, 2 open car parking. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, near Pothys, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 11 years old, looking new, price Rs. 57 lakhs (negotiable). Ph: T. NAGAR, Usman Road, near Old GRT, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, ground floor, 25 years old, good condition, 2-wheeler parking, no brokers, contact between 7 p.m. & 10 p.m. Ph: K. K. NAGAR, Raja Mannar Salai, near Padma Seshadri School, 2 bedrooms, 2 balcony, big hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, UDS 539 sq.ft, 4 th floor, lift, car parking, 4.6 year old. Contact: Babu. Ph: RENTAL T. NAGAR, Door No. 21, New No. 44, Mahalakshmi Street, opposite Bank of India, 1 master bedroom, 1 small bedroom, hall, 2 side verandah, 660 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, rent Rs , for office use, no brokers. Ph: T. NAGAR, Malony Road, near schools, bus stand & shopping centers, single bedroom, 650 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, lift, 24 hours water/security, 2- wheeler parking only, rent Rs , no brokers. Ph: NESAPAKKAM, Thiruvalluvar 3 rd Street, near Chennai Medicals, 2 bedrooms, hall, dining, 2 bath, pooja room, vegetarians only. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Rameswaram Road, near Market and Railway Station, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 580 sq.ft, 1 st floor, bank agreement / IT companies employed / vegetarian family preferred, open car parking. No brokers. Ph: KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram, near Five Lights & Bus Stop, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, bath attached, ground floor apartment, tiles flooring, rent Rs. 8500, advance 6 months, family or bachelors also. Ph: , T. NAGAR, Mangesh Street, opposite Kumaran, 2 bedrooms, 2 hall, spacious kitchen, dining, 2 bath, 1400 sq.ft, ground floor, covered car park, rent Rs , vegetarians only. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Kuppiah Street, single bedroom flat, hall, kitchen, rent Rs , advance Rs , 2-wheeler parking, no brokers. Contact: Sunder. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 35, Old No. 17, Veerasamy Street, next to Panigraha Kalyana Mandapam, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, bathroom, approx. 400 sq.ft, ground floor, no car parking, no brokers. Ph: , , THIRUVANMIYUR, Radhakrishnan Nagar Main Road, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, duplex flat, woodwork, covered car parking, good water, rent Rs Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 49, Subramanian Street, single bedroom, 400 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs (negotiable), Brahmins only. Contact: E. Radhakrishnan. Ph: RANGARAJAPURAM, No. 9, Kannadasan Street, 2 bedrooms, 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor house, Brahmins only. Ph: T. NAGAR, Parthasarathypuram, off. North Usman Road, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, duplex flat, 2100 sq.ft, semi furnished, A/c, inverter, lift, open car parking, rent Rs (negotiable). Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, Anand Square, near Srinivasa Theatre / Bus Stop / Railway Station, spacious 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, covered wardrobes, lofts, rent Rs. 8000, IT / family, no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, 2 bedrooms flat, 3 rd floor, lift, car park, immediate occupancy. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, 12 th Avenue, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1150 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, lift, car parking, rent Rs , Brahmins only. Contact: Agent. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 2 nd Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor, woodwork, covered car parking, adequate water facility, rent Rs , Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, opposite Public Health Centre, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, pooja room, service, 1300 sq.ft, 1 st floor, woodwork, covered car parking, rent Rs , Brahmins preferred, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No. 20, Deepashram Flat, Giri Street, single bedroom, 650 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, no car parking, small vegetarian family preferred, immediate occupation, no brokers. Contact: S. Krishnan. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Subba Reddy Street, single bedroom, 850 sq.ft, independent 1 st floor house, tiled flooring, fitting, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 8500, advance 6 months, even nonvegetarian, reputed concern. Contact: Vasu. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, Royal Princess, 2 nd Avenue, 1 st Cross Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, car parking, rent Rs Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Main Road, double bedroom, modular kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floor flat, 2-wheeler parking, tiled flooring, split A/ c, fitting, service area, geyser, rent Rs , advance Rs. 1 lakh, Brahmins only. Contact: Mohan. Ph: T. NAGAR, Burkit Road, near Venkatnarayana Road Signal, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, no lift, open car parking, woodwork, 24 hours water supply, rent Rs Contact: Vijayson. Ph: , , WEST MAMBALAM, No. 24-B, Sri Krishna Apartment, Janakiraman Street, 2 bedrooms, bath attached, 760 sq.ft, ground floor flat, rent Rs Ph: T. NAGAR, Flat No. 7, Burkit Road, near Bus Terminus & Railway Station, 1 st floor, mosaic flooring, woodwork, 2-wheeler parking, residence (rent Rs ) or office (rent Rs ) negotiable, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, near Public Health Centre, around 330 sq.ft, 1 st floor, suitable for office, rent Rs. 7000, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: , T. NAGAR, North Usman Road, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, drawing cum dining, 1270 sq.ft, fully woodwork, covered car parking, small Brahmin / vegetarian family, no brokers, enquire from 10 a.m to 12 noon & 4 p.m to 6 p.m. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Varadappa Street, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 550 sq.ft, ground floor. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Thambaiah Road, commercial space, available for Bank ATM only. Contact: Mr. Balakrishnan. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Subba Reddy Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2- wheeler parking, rent Rs , family / bachelors. Contact: Agent. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Kuppaih Street, near Railway Station & Bus Stand, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 850 sq.ft, ground floor, car parking, rent Rs , Brahmins only. Contact: Agent. Ph: , Four Chennai tourists drown in Kerala Rohini (37) and her daughter Sushmita (12) (residents of T. Nagar) died of drowning on Jan. 26 while on a holiday in Kerala when the houseboat they were boarding onto capsized in Alappuzha. Her husband Manoj (45) survived the incident. Two more persons Sudheshini (32) and her daughter Ilakkiya (4) from Athanur Village, Urappakkam also died in the incident. Like Manoj, Pandithurai (Sudheshini s husband) also survived the incident. Their bodies were brought to their respective houses in Chennai the next day. A huge crowd comprising of relatives, friends and sympathizers had gathered around the house of Manoj in Saravana Street (T. Nagar) at around 4.30 p.m when the bodies arrived. Manoj and Pandithurai work in a hearing aid centre in Nungambakkam. The firm had organised a holiday trip to Kerala for its employees and their families as part of annual recreation. The accident happened when Free 5-day class on Divya Prabhandam A free 5-day class on Nalayira Divya Prabhandam will be held from Monday, Feb. 11, from 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m at 8, 2 nd Main Road, CIT Nagar (East). The classes will be taken by R. Seshadri. For registration please contact him in A nap on carpets A carpet vendor was seen taking an afternoon nap on his cart on Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam. This photo was taken on Jan. 29. the passengers attempted to get into a houseboat by stepping via another boat. Since the boats were not tied, owing to imbalance of weight, the houseboat capsized and all its passengers fell into the lake. Five other passengers were seriously injured and the condition of two of them are said to be critical.

8 Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES February 2-8, 2013 MTC buses fill diesel in retail outlets to save on cost The Central Government last week introduced dual pricing for diesel under which bulk consumers including Metropolitan Transport Corporation would by supplied diesel at close to Rs. 60 per liter which is higher by almost Rs. 10 than the retail subsidized price of Rs To offset the increase in price, MTC, whose fleet of 3,600 buses runs for over nine lakh km per day, has asked its drivers/conductors to purchase diesel from retail bunks near bus depots. According to an MTC official at T. Nagar bus depot, on an average, a bus gives a mileage of 4.5 km per litre. Every day, MTC buses consume over two lakh litres of diesel. By filling up in retail outlets, MTC will be saving almost Rs. 20 lakhs per day. He said that arrangements are being worked out with retail outlets for payment on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. At present we are doing cash and carry, he said. The 90 MTC buses running from T. Nagar Bus Depot are Sloka contests for students on March 3 Gaanapriya Foundation and Adi Sankara Advaita Research Center will jointly conduct free sloka competitions for school and college students on Sunday, March 3 from 2 p.m onwards in Ramakrishna Mission Matric Hr. Sec School, 71 Bazullah Road, T. Nagar. The last date of registration is March 1. The portions, text of the Free Veda classes during weekends Free Veda classes are conducted from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m on Saturdays and Sundays in Krishna Gana Sabha, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar. More details can be had in phone presently filling fuel in the retail outlets in Bazullah Road and Thyagaraya road between 5 a.m and 8 a.m. Office goers and students who commute in the mornings are complaining of long delays as the buses have to wait in queue at these private fuel outlets to fill the tanks and return back to the terminus to pick up passengers. This also causes heavy traffic jam near T. Nagar junction. slokas and registration details are available on the website Thiruvilakku pooja in Anjaneyar temple tomorrow Om Shanthi Charitable Trust (2, Mambalam High Road, T. Nagar, Ph: ) will conduct Thiruvilakku Pooja with mass chanting of Lalitha Sahasranama parayanam and perform Sahasranama archanai at Anjaneyar Temple (53 rd Street, Ashok Nagar) on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. Women devotees are requested to bring earthen lamps to participate in the Thiruvlakku pooja. To avoid overcrowding in fuel outlets, arrangements are being worked with the bunks to open for MTC buses between 11 p.m and 4 a.m. At present only a select bunks have permission to run 24 hours. Other bunks close at p.m. An MTC official said that once the buses start filling fuel at night time, the situation would ease and revert back to normal. 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.