CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 18, No. 11 895th Issue : August 11-17, 2012 FREE
Page 2 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY Tamil Cinema and Music - 25 Indeed Subbiah Bagavathar and Ramudu Iyer became a theater box-office draw! The famed Tamil writer, journalist, arts critic, and literary giant, Kalki (Ra. Krishnamurthy) wrote about such boisterous bouts in his interesting and humor-drenched drama reviews in the popular weekly Ananda Vikatan. (Until 1940-1941, Kalki was the Associate Editor of the S. S. Vasan-owned weekly and wrote many features including his much-awaited fiction under several pen names. His music reviews, including those of gramophone records, dramas and films, appeared under the pseudonym, Karnaatakam. Such reviews were read with much interest by thousands of readers. Later a collection of them appeared in book form and proved a good seller. Such collections in Tamil were rare in those days.) An important film of 1933 was Nandanar produced by the legendary film company of yester-decades, New Theaters of Calcutta. One of the most famous names in the history of Indian Cinema, it produced many hits and classics in Bengali and Hindi. The company also produced a few films in Tamil during the 1930 s like Nalla Thangaal,(1935), Kovalan (1934), Devadas (1937), Poorna Chandra (1935), Bhaktha Prahalada (1933) Raja Bhoja (1935), and Nandanar (1933). The folk myth tale of the low-born farmhand Nandan and his unfathomable devotion and bhakthi for Lord Nataraja has been a familiar tale among Tamilians. It was written as a musical titled, Nandan Charitram by Gopalakrishna Bharathi, circa late 18th century. Bharathi s work was a great success and proved immensely popular in the form of Harikatha Kalashepam. Later it was made as a hit play and as a silent film in 1923 and 1930. When cinema began to talk and sing Tamil in 1931, the folk myth tale was made thrice in 1933, 1935 and 1942. The 1935 version made history with the famed stage and screen star, musician, and cult figure K. B. Sundarambal playing the male role of Nandan. The 1942 version was produced by the Indian movie mogul, S. S. Vasan for his Gemini Studios and the well known Classical Carnatic musician, champion of the Thamizh Isai Movement, and sometime movie star, M. M. Dhandapani Desikar played Nandan. The Gemini version was the most successful version of them all. Another forgotten pioneer filmmaker, P. V. Rao, directed the New Theaters version. The title role of the untouchable (Mahatma Gandhi called them Harijans, now known as Dalits ) and lowborn Shiva Bhaktha was enacted by S. V. Subbaiah Bhagavathar. When cinema began to talk Tamil, film producers made a beeline to theater and the Carnatic music world, and engaged artistes who could sing well and were reasonably handsome. As a top stage star known for his musical knowledge, singing and acting skills, Subbaiah Bhagavathar was an automatic choice. Thus P. V. Rao and New Theaters cast him as Nandan. Besides his fame and name as stage star, he was also popular for his best selling gramophone records, known to the common man and woman as plates. The most popular of them all was Jaya Jaya Gokula Bala, Indeed, to this day, this song is associated with his name like a signature tune! Subbaiah Bhagavathar recorded many songs - around forty - and some of his noted discs then known as plates were Kaayatha Kaanagathey, Entha Maanida Vedar, Nalvaakku Nee, Surali Mahimai, Saanthamuleka (two parts), Dharaniyil Anbu, Poongavana Kuyiley, Vaazhaiyadi Vaazhai, Nee Mathi Sallaga, Kaathalin Bhagyia, Karpil Sirandha, Chidambaram Pogaamal (from Nandanar ), Annamey, Maadhavar Kulam, Appaney Neeyey Gathi, Sringara Lahari, Sri Raghukula, Dinamani Vamsa, Sarasa and Rani Kalyani. Subbaiah Bhagavathar had been born into an orthodox Brahmin family and, even as a lad, he was drawn to music and drama. When his family vehemently objected to his interest in such riff raff arts he left home one night and joined a Boys Company as actor. (To be continued) REQUEST TO READERS! Please help us to serve you better! Mambalam Times is being delivered free at every doorstep in this neighbourhood week after week. If our delivery boy skips your house or flat in any week, please call 2434 9236 between 10.30 a.m & 5 p.m on week days to enable us to take effective & immediate remedial action. MAMBALAM TIMES August 11-17, 2012 T. NAGAR BAZAAR This column is intended to help small businesses in & around T.Nagar and West Mambalam to have a cost-effective advertisement medium. Advertisement in this section will be in standard panel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing only Rs. 500) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 1000) 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 p.m. Ayurvedasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road 5% - 10 % Discount upto Aug. 17 POLYWOOD Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, Showcase, Modern Kitchen, False Ceiling, Painting VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI 98400 18492, 6537 9721 www.viswadecorators.com, E-mail: enquiry@viswadecorators.com Sai bhajans on 3 days a week (near Panagal Park), Mondays, 6 p.m. 50/38, Motilal Street (opposite Ranganathan Street), Wednesdays, 6 p.m. All are welcome. More details can be had from D. Srinivasa Rao (98400 50875) or C. Ramamurthy (94440 54819). Washing Machines, Fridges (2 door specialist), A/cs, Micro Ovens, Induction Stove Services T. Nagar / Mambalam
August 11-17, 2012 Page 3 MAMBALAM TIMES Engineer missing banner prompts quick action Metrowater grievances redressal meet today Dangerous feat Metrowater will conduct its monthly grievances redressal meeting from 10 a.m to 1 p.m on Saturday, Aug. 11 in Metrowater Area 10 Office (8, Muthukrishnan Street, T. Nagar). Residents coming under Corporation Divisions 127 to 142 are welcome to air their grievances regarding water supply. Consumers can also clarify doubts regarding water, sewerage tax and water charges in the meeting. The meeting is conducted on the 2nd Saturday of every month. More details can be had in phone 2815 3803. Free Veda classes thrice a week A banner announcing that Metrowater Board Asst. Engineer of Division 138 missing and promising a reward for anyone who finds him put up by Hindu Munnani workers near an overflowing man- hole in Sathya Nagar, Choolaipalam, MGR Nagar resulted in prompt action on Aug. 4. Residents told Mambalam Times that sewage overflows from manholes in almost all streets in the area but no ac- tion is taken to remove the blocks in the sewage lines. They said that soon after the banner was put up workers arrived to remove the blocks. Residents said that sewage water also mixes with drinking water posing health hazards. Kurichi Lakshminarasimhachariar (resident of 8, 2nd 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 98406 40705. OBITUARY V. VIJAYALAKSHMI This picture of a tubular steel cot being transported on a motorcycle was snapped near Madley subway last week. The cot is likely to slip from the grip of the pillion rider and fall if the rider brakes suddenly posing a danger to the riders and other road users. Free eye camp on Wednesday Lions Club of Wisdom has organized a free eye screening camp from 9 a.m to 1 p.m on Wednesday, Aug. 15 in Pandian Marriage Hall, 10 Station Road, West Mambalam on the occasion of Independence Day. A team of doctors from Udhi Eye Hospital will examine the patients. More details can be had in phone 98411 16123. V. Vijayalakshmi (resident of 2/66, Rajagopalan Street, West Mambalam) passed away on Aug. 3. She was 70 and had been a resident of West Mambalam for 48 years. She is survived by her husband N. Venugopalan (Retired General Manager, Telephones), sons Viswanathan, Subramaniam and Natarajan, and grandchildren. Cements blocks on Rajambal Street Cement blocks are found dumped at the entrance of Rajambal Street off Thanikachalam Road in T. Nagar. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at Holy Angels Convent every Sunday from 11.30 a.m to 1 p.m. All compulsive gamblers who wish to get rid of the habit are welcome
Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES August 11-17, 2012 Court directive on temple blocking school gate The Madras High Court directed the Chennai Corporation Commissioner and the executive engineer concerned on Aug. 2 to file affidavits stating as to why, despite several representations by Springfield Matriculation and Higher Secondary School 50th Street, Sector 9, K. K. Nagar) they had not stopped the construction of a temple with its wall blocking a gate of the institution. Passing interim orders on the school s petition, the First Bench of Chief Justice M. Y. Eqbal and Justice T. S. Sivagnanam directed the K. K. Nagar Police Inspector to file a separate affidavit as to why he had not taken any action to prevent the closing of the school gate and raising a temple there when there was a specific direction by the Supreme Court that no temple or any religious Diabetes, blood pressure camp Poornima Health Hospital (44/2, New Boag Road, T. Nagar) will conduct a free diabetes and blood pressure camp from 9 a.m to 1 p.m on Sunday, Aug. 12 as part of Independence Day celebrations. Dr. S. Murugamani (Medical Director) will offer consultation and counselling. More details can be had in phone 98409 74967. structure should be constructed on the road. In its petition, the school alleged that a few residents of 49th and 50th Streets had erected a small temple in the middle of the street in front of the school s western gate. The school had sent representations and reminders to the authorities for removing the construction. The Bench posted the case for further hearing on Aug. 6. In the meantime, the police should post sufficient number of personnel to prevent any further mischief that may be committed, the court said. (A Mambalam Times reporter who visited the spot found that those who had built the temple had constructed a wall along the compound wall of the school behind which the gate has been installed. See pictures top and middle. (Enquiries reveal that installation of the gate began two months ago and the compound wall was to have been demolished after work was completed and gate could be used. Meanwhile, a wall was built along the compound wall of the school and the temple was constructed. (Similarly, another gate has been installed behind the compound wall of the school on 50 th Street but the compound wall is yet to be demolished for access to the gate. Here also a temple has been constructed as seen in picture at bottom). Photos taken on Aug. 4 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 99621 53644, L. S. V. Mahadevan (98411 76386), P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751). Placed 6 th in International Yoga Championship B. Siddhanth (resident of 25, Gopalakrishna Road, T. Nagar and Std. 4 student of M.Ct.M. Matriculation School, Mylapore) was placed 6 th in the Dayal 2 nd International Yoga Championship organized by Hong Kong Yoga Federation in Hong Kong on Aug. 4 and 5. He is being trained by Asana Andiappan with whom he has appeared on Valivum Polivum program of Kalaignar TV. He won the 1 st prize (8-10 years category) in the districtlevel competition organized by Tamilnadu Youth Yoga Association in Chennai and 1 st prize in the 2 nd Tamilnadu Statelevel Yogasana championship 2012 conducted by Padmam Yoga and Natural Living Development Trust. Siddhanth was presented Yuvashree Kala Bharathi Award by Bharathi Yuva Kendra, Madurai. He will represent his school in the Sports & Games Federation of India Championship next month. Now the T. Nagar - Mambalam edition of Mambalam Times can be accessed in www.mambalamtimes.in C M Y K
August 11-17, 2012 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 Exhibition on Lord Krishna ends today Sri Tarachand Galada Jain School (Madley 1 st Street, T. Nagar) has organized an exhibition on Lord Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Jayanthi for the 3 rd consecutive year. Sita Ranjit (Principal) told Mambalam Times that G. Sathyanarayanan (Founder Trustee, GOD Organization) and disciples of Muralidhar Swamigal) inaugurated exhibition on Aug. 9. She said that the exhibition is open from 10 a.m to 5 p.m till Saturday, Aug. 11. All are welcome. Discount on mehendi classes for women S. Vijayalakshmi (resident of D-5, 240, TNHB Flats, 7 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar), who conducts arts and craft classes, is offering 50% discount on fees for mehendi classes for women from 10 a.m to 4 p.m on all days. She can be contacted in Cho s play to be staged tomorrow K. K. Nagar Tamilnadu Brahmin Association has organized special programs from 8 a.m to 12 noon on Sunday, Aug. 12 including Cho s play Endrum Thaniyum Intha Suganthira Thaagam which will be staged by T. V. Varadharajan and group in Karantaka Sangha School, Habibullah Road, T. Nagar. Vedic Ravi (President) told Mambalam Times that entry will be free for members while others have to buy tickets costing Rs. 100. Funds raised will be used for social service projects, he added. More details can be had in phone 98407 87957. More than 500 persons participated in the Aavani Avittam program organized by the Association on Aug.1 in PSBB School, Alagirisamy Salai, K. K. Nagar. phones 2371 1835/97907 72370. Plant more trees C M YK If anything interesting is happening in your neighbourhood please inform Mambalam Times.
Page 6 MAMBALAM TIMES August 11-17, 2012 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertise in the Classified Columns: Rs. 300 (upto 35 words): Rs. 600 (upto 70 words): Bold letters: Rs. 450; display: Rs.160 per column Centimeter Ashok Nagar-K.K.Nagar & Mambalam - T. 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: 94446 84006, 6452 1593, 2471 0914, 2471 0917. JATHAGA, Vaasthu, Nameology expert Jyothisha Rathna Srimathi V. Akilandeswari, M.A. M.Phil. D.I.A. Specialist in Palmistry, Astrology, Name ology, Numerology, Marriage matching, Vaasthu and Sarvamuhurtha Nirnayam. 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WANTED immediately full time lady accounts assistant, qualification B.Com with computer knowledge, walk in for interview: Krishnakamalam Projects, New No. 12, Old No. 2, Sarathy Street, T. Nagar. Ph: 4269 4228, 97890 12961. Email: kkprojects @hotmail.com. SITUATION REQUIRED LADY Brahmin cook, aged 27, available for vegetarian cooking. Ph: 9677046817, 9698598562. 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: 28132762, 93818 03956. TAX SERVICE PAN card at your doorstep for Rs. 250 only. Contact: Esgee Tax Consultants. Ph: 9445814102. Email: esgee_65@yahoo.co.in. TOURS & TRAVELS (1) Oct. 26 to Nov. 6: Pancha Dwarka, Somnath, Bhalka Thirth, Shamlalji, Pushkar and Jaipur. (2) Nov. 18: One day Karthikai Sunday 5 temples. (3) Dec. 2: One day Shogathur + 5 temples. Contact: Vaidehi Parthasarathy, Ph: 94447 62968, 94447 54468, 99401 47313. Looking for qualified staff for your office? Advertise in the Classified Columns of Mambalam Times for immediate response. MAMBALAM TIMES Advertisement Rates with effect from July 1 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 The Delhi layabouts, who have nothing else to do but want to pose to the world that, but for them, Indian democracy would have become the twin brother of Idi Aminism, are, for the nonce, afflicted with adenoids caused by nonstop garrulity a la the next Presidential tenant of the Raisina Hill Palace. Several ugly faces are on display on TV screens as the pawns, to use friend World Champion V.Anand s gold-mine expression, none of whom deserves the crown. The only one who deserves it is a guy called M. A. Sadanand, and the beggers who have been burning fuel chasing the reluctant candidates have forgotten the only address or telephone number of the Best of the Lot who would give a glimpse of the promised land to the billion plus of this beautiful land, which would replicate the glorious days of King Mahabali who ruled what was then called Kerala. This guy M. Bali, later cheated by the crooks and banished to solitary confinement by the political grabbers, is released only on Onam Day to visit his home State. He never fails to call me on his Nokia to bewail all that he sees on his TV in Hades. We had been in touch but I have lost his cell phone number as otherwise I could have rung up the guy to find out the heavenly dispensation regarding the proposed tenant of Raisina Hill. Kalam had an innings there and he should now go about clearing up the cobwebs in people s minds about the imagined dangers of Koodankulam and try to build more of such power plants. Raisina Hill is for fat people who want to draw a fat salary and, like Prathbha Patil, to see the world. Never in the history of this beautiful nation of Sathyameva Jayathe has a single person saved 30 condemned killers from the gallows. Her hands are not bloodied so far and, before she quits in July, I hope she lets all the others in the death rows live. Whatever her advisers recommend, her right is constitutionally untrammeled and beyond judicial review. Whoever comes in her place, I hope, will be an abolitionist. If there is no such strong-willed and humane chap to sit in Raisina Hill, seek no further, because I, who was a Government Pleader of the Madras High Court and who abhors the death sentence as an insult to humanity and all that is beautiful in this world, hereby nominate myself for the job. 50% discount offered on website designing package Countryside Communique (9/7, 1 st Main Road, Maanjolai, Kalaimagal Nagar, Ekkaattuthaangal), a website designing company, is offering 50% discount on its budget website package till Aug. 15. The budget packages containing Domain Name Registration for 1 year (only.com,.net,.org extensions), Server hosting space of 1 GB, Bandwidth of 10GB every month, 25 official email IDs and Complete C-panel / Server Access. More details can be had in 98408 68767 Email: cs@countrys ideweb.co.in, Web:www.countrysideweb.co.in. Free Rig Veda classes on Sundays Free classes on Rig Veda will be conducted at 6 p.m on Sundays at 15, Bharathi Street, West Mambalam. More details can be had in phone 94440 34917. 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 98843 05676. COLOUR: Full Page :Rs. 36,000 Half Page :Rs. 19,000 Ear Panel on Page 1 Rs. 1600 Per Column cm Rs. 190 First Page : Rs. 240 Last Page : Rs. 210 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 3937, 2435 6475 mambalamtimes@yahoo.co.in Web: www.mambalamtimes.in MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Associate Editor B.R. Shivaji Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. Representative S. N. Kumar Accountant P. Muralidharan
August 11-17, 2012 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. 750. Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar and Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday. 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: 9444918484, 24893884. WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building), 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests) Newly opened. Ph: 43512233, 43512556, 99404 54545, 94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com. OLD AGE HOME SRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, West Mambalam. We care for aged citizens (both men and women). Healthy, hygienic food and clean accommodation will be provided with motherly care. Contact: B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 94459 98939, 97154 26912, 2474 0886. REAL ESTATE (BUYING) FLAT required, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, less than 10 years old, ground/1 st floor, open/reserved car parking, in and around West Mambalam, clear title, instant payment, no brokers. Ph: 95667 09900. REAL ESTATE (SELLING) ASHOK NAGAR, 6 th Avenue, near GRT School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 540 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, price Rs. 38 lakhs (negotiable). Ph: 99625 43912. WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, near Postal Colony, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 760 sq.ft, vegetarians only. Ph: 98401 32532. MADURANTHAKAM, GST Road, near bus stand, approved vacant plots, surrounded by houses, immediate construction, municipal limit. Ph: 91763 41000, 93813 22203. T. NAGAR, Thanikachalam Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1250 sq.ft, ground floor, dining, car park, price Rs. 90 lakhs. Contact: Susee Reality. Ph: 98840 45146. RENTAL ASHOK NAGAR, 4 th Avenue, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1 st floor, car park, rent Rs. 20000, vegetarians/brahmins, bank officials. Contact: Mohan. Ph: 98408 73363. ASHOK NAGAR, 50 th Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, verandah, 1100 sq.ft, 1 st floor, covered car parking, 3 phase change over, rent Rs. 17000, advance 6 months, Brahmins only, brokers excuse. Ph: 2489 1929. T. NAGAR, Moosa Street, near bus terminus, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor apartment, bath attached, rent Rs. 12500, advance 6 months, marble flooring, family or bachelors also. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685. ASHOK NAGAR, 51 st Street, fully furnished, 15-20 seater office, 1200 sq.ft, 3 cabins, open office, 4 split A/c units, LAN cabling done, 3 phase power. Ph: 72990 47370. K. K. NAGAR, Bharathi Dasan Colony, opposite All Angels School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, recently renovated HIG flat for Hindus, immediate occupancy, rent Rs. 12000, no brokers. Ph: 098851 61804. WEST MAMBALAM, Thiruvenkatam Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor, furnished flat, 2- wheeler parking, rent Rs. 16K, advance Rs. 50K, visit on Saturday & Sunday. Ph: 98849 68055. ASHOK NAGAR, 10 th Avenue, Balaji Towers, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, renovated flat. Contact: V. V. Raghunathan. Ph: 022-2770 5053. T. NAGAR, New No. 17, Old No. 7-A, Duraisamy Road, near Subway, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 400 sq.ft, rent Rs. 9000, Brahmins only, no brokers, open 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 2434 1601. WEST MAMBALAM, Murthy Street, independent house, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1135 sq.ft, 1 st floor, all amenities, 3 phase, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 19000, 2-wheeler parking, occupation from 17-08-2012, Brahmins only. Ph: 78712 57060, 2474 3559. T. NAGAR, Ramanujam Street, 2 bedroom, 1100 sq.ft, 1 st floor, car parking, 24 hours water supply. Ph: 2434 1080. VADAPALANI, A.P. Koil Street, behind Kamala Theatre / Vijaya Hospital, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, rent Rs. 12500, if only 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, are taken Rs. 9500, small Brahmins only, no car park/pets. Contact: Giri, Ph: 94449 35650. WEST MAMBALAM, K. V. Colony, 3 bedroom (A/c), hall, modular kitchen, 1500 sq.ft, independent 1 st floor, pooja room, washroom, wardrobes, covered car parking, 200 sq.ft, closed portico, rent Rs. 30000 (negotiable), advance 6 months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98400 44614. K. K. NAGAR WEST, Jawahar Street, very near Puducherry Government Guest House, schools, colleges, markets, 2 bedroom, 1 st floor, independent portion, car park, small Brahmin family. Ph: 99625 65414. VADAPALANI, North Mada Street, near Murugan Temple, new 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, covered car parking, rent Rs. 20K, vegetarians / Brahmins preferred, no brokers. Ph: 94454 87200, 2471 6851. West Mambalam, Mahadevan Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam & GRT School, 2 bedroom flat, hall, kitchen, sitout, decently wood work decorated, marble flooring. 2nd floor, no lift, Brahmin family, rent Rs. 10500 + maintenance. Ph: 2474 2960, 98419 93093. T. NAGAR, Old No. 27, Ramakrishna Street, double bedroom, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, office purpose only, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable). Ph: 94444 43170, 2814 3170. WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, near Panigraha Kalyana Mandapam, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, 1100 sq.ft, independent ground floor house, immediate occupation, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only. Ph: 2489 3726, 99406 52328. T. NAGAR, Griffith Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 650 sq.ft, rent Rs. 14000, vegetarians only, Brahmins preferred, no brokers. Ph: 2814 1185, 98413 32184. T. NAGAR, Thirumalai Pillai Road, near Vani Mahal, 3 bedroom, 1250 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, marble flooring, geyser, 2 A/c, rent Rs. 24000, covered car parking. Ph: 93822 97127. WEST MAMBALAM, No. 43, Moorthy Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, No.5, Vadiudai Amman Apartment, 3 bedroom, 1300 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, 2- wheeler parking only, vegetarians / Brahmins only, rent Rs. 20000, no brokers, visit on 12-08- 2012 (Sunday), time 2 p.m to 4 p.m. Ph: 98847 14998. ASHOK NAGAR, 9 th Avenue, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, duplex ground floor, full woodwork, 1 covered car parking, A/c, inverter, electrical fittings. Ph: 96000 36994. WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, ground floor flat, fully furnished, only vegetarians, rent Rs. 15000, working unmarried executives (men / women), ready for occupation. Ph: 94442 08905. T. NAGAR, Ramasamy Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, attached bath, about 900 sq.ft, 3 phase, woodwork, geyser, immediate occupation, vegetarians only, Brahmins preferred, no brokers. Ph: 94449 59399. WEST MAMBALAM, 12/30, Patel Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor, Indian and Western toilet, car parking, lift, rent Rs. 10000, 24 hours water, no brokers and bachelors. Contact: Siva Kumar. Ph: 98408 59867, 98842 96692. T. NAGAR, Ramachandra Street, near Muppathamman Temple, single bedroom, A/c, ground floor, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking, small vegetarian / Brahmin family only, rent Rs. 8500. Ph: 2814 2759. WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, very close to railway station, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 98401 66013. WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, small independent portion, ideal for working women/ aged couple, bachelors (only vegetarians, no parking), 300 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 6500, 10 months advance. Ph: 98402 12230, 94448 69379. Free bus tickets for companions of differently-abled students Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced a slew of measures on Aug. 9 for the differently-abled in Tamilnadu. At present, 2,390 differentlyabled children, attending primary training centers and nursery schools across the State, are availing of travel concession while commuting by Stateowned transport corporation buses. Hereafter, one companion of these children can also avail of this concession. Under the scheme, visually impaired persons are being given foldable walking canes painted in white and red. For this, the Chief Minister has ordered supply of reflective foldable canes to be provided to 5,000 visually impaired persons at an expenditure of Rs. 10 lakhs, an official release said. Besides, at present, a maintenance assistance of Rs. 1,000 per month is being provided to 77,112 mentally challenged persons who cannot take care of themselves on their own. Aimed at increasing the number of beneficiaries under the scheme, the percentage of disability eligible for getting this assistance will be reduced from 60% to 45%. To reduce dropouts, cash incentives are being given to those studying in Classes 10, 11 and 12. Jayalalithaa has ordered extension of this scheme to students of special schools run by the Differently Abled Welfare Department and Government-recognized special schools. For students of Classes 10 and 11, Rs. 1,500 will be given as incentive, while Class 12 students will get Rs. 2,000. This amount will be deposited in Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited. For this scheme, the Chief Minister has sanctioned Rs. 22.34 lakhs. The scheme will benefit 1,359 students. Report courtesy The Hindu 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. More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from Ranga Krishna Das (2474 4900, 98400 27800). All are welcome. State to fly out college students, teachers for studies abroad In a first, the Tamilnadu Government has introduced a study abroad program for postgraduate students and teachers of Government arts and science colleges. Meritorious candidates from under-privileged background will be selected and sent abroad for a whole semester. The announcement was made by Minister for Higher Education P. Palaniappan at a meeting organized by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) on Aug. 7. Colleges have been asked to make preparatory lists by the month-end and the project is likely to start next academic year. This will help students get Electricity consumers will be in for another shock after the increase in tariff some months ago, if the proposal for a hike in existing fees for new service connections and introduction of levies for a dozen services including replacement of damaged/burnt meters, all clubbed under miscellaneous charges, were to be approved. The proposal, mooted by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), envisages the manifold increase in the existing fees on different counts. The Corporation s petition (M.P No. 16 of 2012) is available on the website of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) (www.tnerc.gov.in). The miscellaneous charges are levied under two dozen heads. For example, in the case of new service connections, the proposed connection charges for domestic consumers having three phase supply with connected load up to 18.6 kilo watt (KW), are Rs. 1,600. If the connected load (CL) falls between 18.6 KW and 50 KW, the new charges will be Rs. 3,000 and for over 50 KW and 112 KW, Rs. 10,000. As of now, irrespective of connected load, the service connection charges are Rs. 500. In respect of a single phase connection, the proposed rate is Rs. 900 against the existing rate of Rs. 250. To cite another example, for changing a meter on the consumer s request without any dispute over the functioning of the instrument, the existing charges for all types of low tension consumers (single phase or three phase) are Rs. 50. This will go up to Rs. 250 in the event of approval of the TANGEDCO s proposal. For a three-phase domestic consumer, the proposed rates will be Rs. 500 (for CL up to 18.6 KW) and Rs. 1,600 (for CL between 18.6 KW and 50 KW). What will be of more relevance to power consumers is the introduction of levies for those services, for which there are no charges now. At present, for replacement of international exposure and understand different cultures, said Palaniappan. The move was initiated by TANSCHE and the British Council. In the first batch, 25 students and 5 teachers are likely to benefit. The 11 new arts and science colleges that were announced this year have begun the admission process, the minister said. Additionally, over 250 new courses will be initiated across colleges in the State. The minister called for establishing university-business collaboration centers to bridge the gap between academia and industry. The focus will be on training not just the educated but also the uneducated population in the state and empower them with employable skills, said Dr. T.S. Sridhar (Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education). Vice-chancellors of about 10 universities across the State participated in the meeting. Among the issues discussed was the system of choice-based credit system and launching the national mission for teachers, as proposed by the Central government. There were also discussions on making the admission process transparent and introducing Tamil in all four semesters of undergraduate courses. We will meet frequently to come to a decision on the matter, the VC of a university said. Report courtesy The Hindu Power consumers may get another shock meters damaged or burnt by acts of consumers, no service charges are levied. Hereafter, Rs. 250 will be levied for a single phase domestic consumer; Rs. 500 for a three phase consumer below 18.6 KW connected load and Rs. 1,600 if the load is in the range from 18.6 KW to 50 KW. Besides, the actual cost of meters will be recovered. Likewise, for a host of functions such as meter reading and preparation of power bills, a rate of Rs. 10 per month will be charged on a domestic consumer; Rs. 100 per month for a service falling under LT current transformer (LTCT) category and Rs. 250 for high tension services such as an industrial establishment. Report courtesy The Hindu
Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES August 11-17, 2012 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. All are welcome. C M Y K Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 39 37. Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.