MAMBALAM TIMES. The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam. The Editor and Staff of Mambalam Times wish you a Happy Pongal!

CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 18, No. 33 917th Issue : January 12-18, 2013 The Editor and Staff of Mambalam Times wish you a Happy Pongal! FREE

Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES January 12-18, 2013 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) By Our Staff Reporter Sewage has been overflowing from the manhole in front of the main gate of B.S. Mootha School (Brindavan Street, West Mambalam) for over a week. According to one of the teachers, the school has already complained to the concerned authorities but no action has been taken so far. Advertise in the bazaar column for your business to boom! Sewage overflowing in front of Mootha School

January 12-18, 2013 Gho-pooja in Samrakshana Sala for Maatu Pongal Under the auspices of Goh Samrakshana Sala (Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street, West Mambalam, Ph: 2470 0336), Thambal Ramakrishnan will be give a talk on Cow protection at 10.30 a.m on Tuesday, Jan 15, on the occasion of Maatu Pongal. Gho-pooja will be performed at 8 a.m by Sankaranandha Swamigal and there will be a procession of cows through the nearby lanes. There are more than 80 cows in the goshala. It was started 36 years ago and it also maintains 120 cows in Iyengarkulam village in Kancheepuram, 100 cows in Kalavai village in Soraivur and 60 cows in Mapakkam village Womens Association to conduct Pongal Sandhai on Wednesday Ashok Nagar Progressive Womens Association will hold a Pongal Sandhai from 2.30 p.m on Wednesday, Jan. 16,on 9th Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Women from a number of self-help groups will put up stalls to sell handicrafts, clothes, pottery items and more. There will be kolam competition for women and a fancy dress competition for children during the event. There will also be a number of games and play activities for both adults and children and a food court. For details of participating in the contests please call 95661 41764 or 97898 07017. Free eye check-up at Sarada Vidyalaya today Maxivision Super Specialty Eye Care Hospital (Ph: 98400 79790) will conduct a free eye screening program on Saturday, January 12, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m at Sri RKM Sarada Vidyalaya (Madley Road, T. Nagar) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Swami Vivekanan- da. Participants will be screened for eye power and ail-ments like cataract and glaucoma. in Thiruporur. Some of the regular programs at Goh Samrakshana Sala are as follows: Every Friday: 6.30 p.m: Ghopooja; Every Saturday: 6.30 p.m: Vishnu Sahasranamam paarayanam followed by Hare K. T. Narasimhan (Retd. Archaeologist and member of the School Committee) and A. K. Saranathan and P. EswaraIyer (residents of Padi) donated pens to the students of Ahobila Math Oriental School (West Mambalam) and dhoties to the students additionally pursuing Vedic studies on Jan. 4. According to S. Seshadri (Headmaster), the three good Samaritans have been doing Rama chanting; Every Sunday: 8 a.m: Free distribution of Pachakaviyam ; Every 3 rd Saturday: 7 a.m: Gayathiri japam; Every Anusham (birthstar of Maha Periava): Avahanthi homam. More than 50 participate in darts tourney MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 More than 10 lakh titles for sale at Chennai book fair The 36 th annual Chennai book fair is being held this time at Y.M.C.A Physical Education Ground (Nandanam) till Wednesday, Jan. 23. It is one of the biggest platforms for Tamil publishers to display and sell their publications. It has been shifted this year from St. George Anglo Indian School (Shenoy Nagar) to the new venue owing to the ongoing Metro Rail work in the vicinity. This year there are 747 stalls selling more than 10 lakh titles spanning a wide genre, including children s titles, fiction, non-fiction, poetry books, religious, school and college material and much more. There will be a 10% discount on all books. This fair is open on week- Pens and dhoties donated to students of Ahobila Math School More than fifty players from various parts of Tamilnadu participated in the 1 st BVK Tamilnadu Darts State Tournament conducted by Tamilnadu Darts Association (Jesriot Dart Lounge, Cafe 180, Chakrapani Street Extension, West Mambalam (Ph: 98400 30430/98404 75000) on Jan. 5 and 6. S. Saravanaraj (Association President) and Venu Pillai (Secretary), both national darts this charity work for the students of the school year after year for a number of years. He said that the school was started in 1953 to promote players, told Mambalam Times that the winners of the tournament in each category have been selected to participate in the South Asia Darts Championship to be held in Jaipur on Jan. 13. They said that the Association will be conducting ASIA CUP Tournament in the second half of this year. To promote the game, the Association gives special training to school and college students and conducts sessions in corporate houses. Vedic education along with secular education and has been producing excellent results in the board exams every year. Program in Ramana Bhaktha Samajam on Sundays Sri Ramana Baktha Samajam, West Mambalam (BVSN Moorthy School, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam) conducts the following program on Sundays: 4.15 p.m: Veda paarayanam 4.45 p.m: Ramana Maharishi s Aksharamanamalai. 5.45 p.m: Tamil Parayanam. 6 p.m: Discourse. 7 p.m: Deeparathanai and prasadam distribution. More details can be had in phone 94441 72623. Special pooja is conducted and prasadam distributed among special children at 11.30 a.m on Ramana Maharishi s birth star day (Punarpoosam). days from 2 p.m to 8.30 p.m. and on weekends and government holidays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Entrance is free for children below 12 and Rs. 5 for others. A police outpost, fire and ambulance service and first aid will be present on all days at the venue. Wheelchair service is available for the elderly and handicapped visitors. There is sufficient parking space for both 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers.

Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES January 12-18, 2013 Industrialist donates Rs. 10 lakhs to National Heart Foundation Invitation to budding musicians to partake in music program Rao s Music Training Centre (West Mambalam) invites budding Carnatic musicians to partake in a musical program to be held from 5.30 p.m onwards on Sunday, Jan. 20, in Kali Bari temple (West Mambalam). Interested music learners may contact Y. N. Nagaraja Rao in 98401 97914. Talk on Finding auspicious days tomorrow at 3 p.m Nannilam Vai Rajagopala Ganapadigal (Publisher and Editor of Vaithikasri, a Tamil magazine) will give a talk in Tamil on How to select auspicious days for marriage and other functions from 3 p.m to 5 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 13, in Ayodhya Mandapam (Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam, Ph: 2489 3077). It will be followed by a doubt clearing session on spiritual matters. R. P. Krishnamachari (Managing Director, Textan Chemicals, 4 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar) donated Rs. 10 lakhs to National Heart Foundation (12/6, T. S. Krishna Nagar Extension, Moggapair East; Ph: 2656 0436, 94443 87036) on Jan. 6 for the fifth consecutive year. He told Mambalam Times that National Heart Foundation has been providing free cardiac treatment to poor persons since 2005. According to Dr. S. Rajan (Founder, National Heart Foundation and Director, Cardiac Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, MMM Hospital), more than 500 heart patients have benefited till date. He said that a 25-member paramedical team including 10 doctors regularly visit rural areas to screen patients. Those needing treatment are then admitted in the hospital. Sugarcane prices increase by 30% for Pongal S. Panneer (a resident of Lakeview Road) was seen selling sugarcane on Railway Border Road (West Mambalam) for Pongal. A full sugarcane was priced between Rs. 40 to Rs. 55 depending on its size and thickness while the cut pieces were sold between Rs. 10 to Rs. 25 a piece. He said that the prices were higher by 30% than the other times of the year. Security guard harvests sugarcane in roadside garden V. S. Rathnamurthy (55), a security guard of the apart- ment complex at 12, Ramasamy Street, T. Nagar, will harvest sugarcane grown by him in the roadside garden adjacent to the apartment for this Pongal. He said that he had formed the pavement garden more than 3 years ago to stop people from dumping garbage and other debris on the roadside. Rathnamurthy said that this year, along with other plants, he had also planted sugarcane saplings and 18 of them had grown well and are ready for harvest on the eve of Pongal. He said that he tends to the small garden everyday and the plants therein are like his children. He is quite popular among the residents of the colony, especially the children. Youth Choir to conduct choral music contest for students The Madras Youth Choir will conduct a choral music contest for school students from 9.30 a.m onwards on Saturday, Jan. 19, in Bala Mandir German Hall (T. Nagar). The songs can be based on national integration, environment, patriotism, nature or social awareness. Religious or film music is not permitted. The winners will bag the M. B. Srinivasan Rolling Shield. Registrations can be done at the venue. After the contest, a workshop will be conducted on singing Indian choral music. For further details, please call 94449 30517/94440 49492 or email mbsmyc1971@ gmail.com. ISKCON s annual rath yatra from 2.30 p.m today ISKCON (Chennai Chapter) will conduct its 30 th Annual Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra on Saturday, Jan. 12 The yatra will start from Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, at 2.30 p.m and proceed via R. K. Mutt Road, Royapettah High Road, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Cathedral Road, Nungambakkam High Road, Village Road, Mc Nicholls Road and end at Kuchalambal Kalyana Mahal, Chetpet. Devotees will sing bhajans along the way. 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). CMYK

January 12-18, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 42 The tradition of singing in dramas percolated into Tamil cinema, and early Tamil films were indeed all singing affairs. An average Tamil film had as many as 30-40 songs and some even had many more. The more the merrier was the motto! Pavalakodi (1934), which introduced many major talents to Tamil cinema had as many as 50 songs. The composer was Papanasam Sivan. M. K. T. Bhagavathar, S. D. Subbulakshmi (later a noted star), and the sadly neglected filmmaker K. Subramaniam, took their bow in this film. The film proved a hit mainly because of its songs. However, Pavalakodi was not Papanasam Sivan s first film. His debut was in Seetha Kalyanam (1933). Its genesis, or back story, as they say in Hollywood, is interesting. Indeed the name Papanasam Sivan is itself a misnomer. He was neither from Papanasam nor his name was Sivan! His name was Ramaiah and he was an ascetically lean, pious, orthodox Brahmin from Polagam, a small village in Thanjavur district. Though he was born into a well-to-do family, due to quirks of fate, he spent his early years in poverty and left home to live in Trivandrum, (now Thiruvananthapuram), the capital of the maharaja-ruled state Travancore. Here he learnt music under the noted composer Neelakanta Sivan. In deference to his guru, he started calling himself himself Sivan. He visited temples and sacred places in south India and, in inspired moments of sheer ecstasy, he composed songs in Classical Carnatic style in many ragas. After marriage and children, he needed a steady income and he relocated himself in Papanasam, the picturesque small town near Thanjavur. Here he eked out a precarious living, teaching music and as a performing artiste. He composed music for stage plays and conducted bhajans, going round the streets of Papanasam. Hence he came to be known as Papanasam Sivan! In this town he befriended K. Subramaniam who would play a great role in his life soon. Looking for greener pastures, Papanasam Sivan migrated to Madras, the cultural capital of south India then and now. Here he found a Good Samaritan in a Mylapore lawyer, V. Sundaram Iyer. Mylapore had been the strong-hold of successful lawyers, mostly Brahmins, and is to this day a hectic hive of culture with an artistic ambience of its own! Sundaram Iyer became his friend, guide and patron. Sivan taught music to the lawyer s children, the strikingly handsome artistic teenager S. Rajam and his sister Jayalakshmi. The youngest, a lad of six watching it all and absorbing music by mental osmosis, would soon emerge as a multi-faceted genius of music and movies. His name was S. Balachandar, the latterday veena-wizard! Meanwhile, back at Kolhapur, V. Shantaram, one of the greatest filmmakers of India, then making his way in movies with the celebrated Prabhat Pictures, wrote to a Madrasbased movie magazine Sound and Shadow seeking its help to make a Tamil film using the sets, props and all of his Hindi film Sairandhri (1933, India s first film in color). The film had not done well and the company was trying to cut its losses by launching a Tamil film using the same re-usable sets and other materials. Soon the Mylapore lawyer, his children, and members of an amateur drama troupe boarded a train at Madras to Miraj (a railway junction) en route to Kolhapur. Accompanying them was Papanasam Sivan as music composer, blissfully unaware as the train chug-chugged its way, that he was on his way to fame and fortune! In Kolhapur, Sivan composed songs for Seetha Kalyanam. It was his first film and he had no knowledge of film music, orchestration and its nuances. But he knew music! He chose the tunes and melodiesof the songs of Saint Thyagaraja (Telugu) and Purandharadasa (Kannada) and wrote Tamil words using the same ragas, meters and melodies for the film tunes. And lo, the Tamil film tune was born! (To be continued) Long queue outside fair price shops to collect Pongal freebies There was a long queue outside the fair price shop on Kuppiah Street (West Mambalam) to collect the special Pongal gift pack containing 1 kg rice, 1 kg sugar and Rs. 100 in cash offered by Tamilnadu Govt. to ration card holders. A similar queue was seen outside TUCS Shop (Muthurangan Street, T. Nagar). Police personnel were deputed to control the crowds. Varushabhiseka Mahotsavam in Sankara Math next Saturday Prathishta Dina Varushabhiseka Mahotsavam will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Sringeri Jagadguru Sankara Math (Krupasankari Street, West Mambalam). The following are the highlights of the program: Saturday, Jan 19: 8 a.m: Rudra Japam followed by abhishekam to Lord Rathnagarpa Ganapathy; 12.30 p.m; Rudhra Homam; 6.30 p.m: Procession of Vinayakar in Mooshigavahanam and Navaneethakrishnan in Anjaneyar vahanam Sai bhajan programs in T. Nagar and Mambalam Sri Sathya Sai Samiti conducts Sai bhajans every week in the following venues in T. Nagar and Mambalam. 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 (near Panagal Park): Mondays, 6 p.m. 50/38, Motilal Street (opposite Ranganathan Street): Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Muthumaari Amman Temple, South Boag Road: Mondays, 6.30 p.m Mambalam: 12A/27, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam: Saturdays, 5.15 p.m. Vallabha Ganapathy Temple, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam: Fridays, 6.30 p.m. Murugashramam, Srinivasa Pillai Street, West Mambalam: Second Tuesdays, 6 p.m. For registration, please call 94456 11333 or 94447 73926. The Samiti also sells books on Sai literature and CDs of Sai bhajans. 5400 laddu alangaram to Lord Anjaneyar A huge laddu garland consisting of 5400 laddus adorned the 12-foot-high idol of Lord Anjaneya in Anjaneyar temple (53 rd Street, Ashok Nagar) on Dec. 11 as part of Sri ISKCON program in Mambalam on Saturdays The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISK CON), 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). Hanumanth Jayanthi celebrations. Andal Thirukalyanam in Balaji Avenue tomorrow Members of Gayathri Bhagwath Bhajana Mandali will perform Andal Thirukalyanam for Bhogi on Sunday, Jan. 13, from 1.30 p.m to 4 p.m at Old No. 20, 1 st Street, Balaji Avenue, T. Nagar, Ph: 2834 0761, 95971 30161. 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. More details can be had in telephone numbers 2643 23 23, 4212 5118 and 94444 53777. CMYK

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WEIGHT LOSS SHREE Fitness Centre (A/c) for ladies only, facilities fully equipped & hitech gym, floor exercise, personal trainer, steam bath, diet counselling for weight reduction, body massage, flexible timings. Ph: 80560 58712, 91766 90532. Advertise in the Classified Column of Mambalam Times for immediate results! NO HOLDS BARRED By M. A. SADANAND Time for Chastity Belts? The sex-carnivores who preyed upon Miss Delhi are now state guests in Tihar Zoo. A couple of them have spilled the beans to enable law to take its course fast and it seems to have whetted the testosterone count of many such animals all over India, according to newspaper reports. It reminds me of the cricket gear where speed demons like Harold Larwood and such lethal bowlers wreaked havoc on the batsmen that made survival kits such as chest guards, steel helmets and steel wool filled hand gloves mandatory. The next best thing to shooting all men above 18 is to prevent the sexy thought of these beasts in heat by making a universal law that girls above 14 should wear what our wise old people of England prescribed during the years of the Crusade, when the men were all out killing the non-christians during the centuries between the 11th and the 13th in Europe to recapture the Holy Land. The men being on the holy mission of killing the enemy, the women at home had to be protected. A great thinker, who missed the Nobel Prize for his magnificent thought by about 7 centuries, devised, for want of any trade name, a protective belt for girls and women known as the Chastity Belt that would be impenetrable and probably that looked like the modern Bikini. It must have been made of iron with pads for the comfort of the wearer and a lock with a key for toilet functions which was probably handed back to the custodian after use. The security bubble burst, it was reported in some fun magazine, when the home guard of a Crusader, who had left his young wife in England, was seen galloping to the European war zone and the surprised warrior was told by him that what he was given was the wrong key! Is nothing safe in this world?, the Crusader exploded and, after killing the home guard, deserted the battle field and returned to his home in England. Anyway it would not be a bad idea for the government to order half a billion Chastity Belts to save our girls from the biped animals on the prowl. OBITUARY T.R. SUBRAMANIAN T.R. Subramanian (resident of No. 8, Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street, West Mambalam) passed away on Jan. 6. He was 79, and had been a resident of West Mambalam since birth. He had retired as Accounts Officer (Treasury and Accounts Department, Govt. of Tamilnadu). He was an ardent devotee of Ayyappa and had visited Sabarimala more than 60 times. He is survived by his sons T. S. Suresh and T. S. Vedapur and daughter Sasikala Chandrasekaran. P.R. KAILASAM P.R. Kailasam (resident of Kaushikam, Flat No. 9, Door No. 2/3, Unnmalai Ammal Street, T. Nagar, Ph: 98406 87882), passed away on Jan. 3. He was 77, and had been a resident of T. Nagar for more than 45 years. He had retired from Fisheries Department (Govt. of Tamilnadu). He had a profound knowledge of Vedas and used to give regular lectures in both English and Tamil. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. S. JAYALAKSHMI S. Jayalakshmi (resident of Flat B2, BALAJI HILLS, New No.11, Manickam Street, West Mambalam, Ph: 94441 44018) passed away on Jan. 3. She was 90, and had been a resident of Mambalam for more than 60 years. She was the wife of late M. A. Seshan and is survived by her son S. Subramanian, daughter Susheela Venkataraman, grandchildren and great grandchildren. 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January 12-18, 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. 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 WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building), 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545, 94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com. REAL ESTATE (BUYING) WANTED 100 to 350 sq.ft. of office space for outright purchase anywhere in West Mambalam. Ph:98410 25475. REAL ESTATE (SELLING) EGMORE, Poonamallee High Road, 7.2 grounds, prime location, no brokers. Contact: Dakshin Realtors. Ph: 98410 99975, 98843 99925. EGMORE, Police Commissioner Road, Ceebros Construction, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1480 sq.ft, 7 years old, gym, recreation, play area, 2 car park. Contact: Dakshin Realtors. Ph: 98410 99975, 98843 99925. WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, near Pothys & Railway Station, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 11 years old, looking new, price Rs. 57 lakhs, no brokers. Ph: 99622 96072, 91762 94679. WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedroom, 782 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, woodwork, 12 years old, price Rs. 60 lakhs, 2-wheeler parking, no brokers. Ph: 80561 50242. RENTAL WEST MAMBALAM, B.R.P. Street, 2 bedroom, hall, spacious kitchen, Western & Indian toilet, 2 nd floor, no lift, rent Rs. 15000, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 98414 95277, 98409 37690. WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 8, New No. 19, Subba Reddy Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, 1 st floor, individual house, rent Rs. 16,500, 2-wheeler park, Brahmins only. Contact: Pavithra Sankar. Ph: 2489 0693, 90032 59953. WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, near Mambalam Railway Station, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, woodwork, A/c, Western toilet, rent Rs. 15000, car parking, Brahmin /vegetarian family or Bank lease, no brokers. Contact: Thiruppathy. Ph: 97899 00378. WEST MAMBALAM, Babu Rajendra Prasad Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, 2 bathroom, balcony, 1400 sq.ft, 1 st floor, newly painted, covered car parking, independent house, rent Rs. 20000, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 2461 6525, 97911 41987. WEST MAMBALAM, Kala Flats, B-14, near Ayodhya Mandapam, spacious single bedroom flat, rent Rs. 8000. Ph: 99529 60574. ASHOK NAGAR, 6 th Avenue, near GRT & Mahalakshmi School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, bath attached, 1 st floor apartment, woodwork, car parking, rent Rs. 11000, family or bachelors also. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685. WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 3 rd Street, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1550 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2 A/ c, UPS, Wardrobes, woodwork, covered car parking, rent Rs. 33000, advance 6 months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 99404 55599, 95000 93982. WEST MAMBALAM, Lakshmi Street, near Post Office, single bedroom, 3 rd floor flat, lift, rent Rs. 8000, 2-wheeler parking only. Ph: 2471 5969, 98400 56295. T. NAGAR, West CIT Nagar 1 st Cross Street, near Nandhi & Alpha School, 2 bedroom, ground floor flat, security, rent Rs. 18000, Brahmins only. Contact: JVR Real Estate Gopinath. Ph: 93828 48358, 97101 89208. ASHOK NAGAR, Samiyar Garden Street, opposite Karumariamman Temple, very near GRT School, Hindu Vidyalaya & Jawahar Vidyalaya School, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, rent Rs. 8000, advance 6 months, vegetarians only, Brahmins preferred. Ph: 2471 6511. T. NAGAR, 13/2, Flat No.3, Bharathi Flat, Griffith Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, approx 800 sq.ft, ground floor, open car park. Ph: 91503 79349, 90926 63717. T. NAGAR, Giriappa Road, near GRT Grand Days Hotel, single bedroom flat, 425 sq.ft, rent Rs. 11000, advance Rs. 1 lakh, no bachelors & brokers. Ph: 98842 44087. T. NAGAR, Thanikachalam Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 875 sq.ft, 4 th floor, lift, open car parking, rent Rs. 16000. Ph: 93802 79461. WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 3 rd Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, spacious ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, 3 phase EB, residential purpose only, rent Rs. 13500 (negotiable), Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98415 76707, 99402 87647. WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 780 sq.ft, 1 st floor, fully furnished, granite flooring, rent Rs. 14000, advance 6 months, 2-wheeler parking only, vegetarian family preferred, no brokers. Ph: 94443 67388. WEST MAMBALAM, Srinivasa Pillai Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam & Murugasaram, spacious 2 bedroom, 2 halls, kitchen, 1400 sq.ft, 2 western toilet, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 2474 0467, 81225 25668. T. NAGAR, Rangan Street, adjacent to GRT, 2 bedroom, 830 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, open car parking, no lift, rent Rs. 18000, advance 10 months, only vegetarians, IT & Bank, no brokers. Ph: 99404 22679, 99400 78965. MYLAPORE, CIT Colony, 1 room accommodation, attached toilet, for non working single Brahmin lady. Ph: 98409 83360. WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, 200 sq.ft, 2 shop, 1 petty shop, 1 st floor. Ph: 94436 23461. WEST MAMBALAM, Aswani Apartment, 35/ 12-A, Flat No. 6, Arya Gowda Road, near Axis Bank ATM, double bedroom, rent Rs. 12000, 2- wheeler parking. Ph: 90430 06906, 088850 77774. WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 2 nd Street, big double bedroom, 1400 sq.ft, independent house, dining, pooja room, covered car park (big car), copious water, rent Rs. 18000, advance Rs. 1 lakh. Contact: Mohan. Ph: 98407 27065. WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 2 nd Street, single bedroom, house owner & one tenant only, both toilet, separate copious water, rent Rs. 6000, advance 3 months, small Brahmin family or 2 retired persons only. Contact: Vasu. Ph: 97910 60137. C.I.T. NAGAR (EAST), No.1, 2 nd Main Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, including A/c, TV, DTH connection and fridge, suitable for company guest house, bachelors also welcome. Ph: 98400 31517, 98407 00676. WEST MAMBALAM, Mettupalayam, South Kavarai Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 bathroom, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 11000, 2-wheeler parking. Contact: Agent. Ph: 99412 04750, 89395 95511. WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, near GRT & Jawahar Vidyalaya School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, pooja room, ground floor, covered car parking, Brahmins only, no brokers, contact from 12 th January between 10 a.m and 1 p.m. Ph: 98401 01704. WEST MAMBALAM, Janaki Ammal Street, near Mambalam Railway Station, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1300 sq.ft, individual house, duplex model, rent Rs. 18000, 2-wheeler parking only, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 98410 27382, 98848 17382, 89392 16895. ASHOK NAGAR, Pilliyar Koil Street, behind K. K. Nagar Bus Terminal, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, completely furnished, geyser, R/o plant water supply, closed verandah, Brahmins only, covered car parking, rent Rs. 20000. Ph: 94449 51332. WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 820 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, fully furnished with teak ply, car park, 2 glass covered balcony, study room, electric chimney, marble flooring, Brahmins / vegetarians, no brokers. Ph: 99401 53081. T.NAGAR, Griffith Road, near Duraisamy Subway, brand new, 3 bedroom, modular kitchen, 1250 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, excellent location, lift, covered car parking, generator, woodwork, rent Rs. 28000, maintenance Rs. 1500, Brahmins only. Ph: 97910 43868. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Repair work begins on Mambalam High Road Sir, After a number of reports published in your esteemed paper about the bad condition of Mambalam High Road (the last report was in your issue No. 24 dated Nov. 10-17), there seems to be some action taken by Chennai Corporation to repair the road last week. An earth mover was used to clear the debris and other construction material dumped on the roadside during the construction of Rangarajapuram flyover. I hope that the work will be continued and the road which is in a very bad condition will be re-laid. Encroachments which block the entire stretch of the road from Rangarajapuram railway gate to Duraiswamy subway too need to be removed to make it fully motorable. Once the road is re-laid and encroachments are removed, it can carry a significant amount of traffic away from Usman Road. I request the authorities to continue the good work and rid Mambalam High Road of encroachments and re-lay it. Sriram, 90, Bazullah Road, T.Nagar, Ph: 98407 73410. Speed breakers needed on Motilal Street Sir, We thank Chennai Corporation for re-laying Motilal Street, T. Nagar after a long time. However 2-wheelers and autorickshaws, which earlier used to avoid the road owing to its bad condition, have started to use it as a thoroughfare and drive on it at a high speed. Since it is a safety hazard to both motorists and pedestrians, we request the authorities to install multiple speed breakers on the road to slow down the drivers. - President, Motilal Street Residents Welfare Association (31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar). Haircutting charges increase According to a decision in a recent meeting of the Association of Haircutting Saloons, the minimum charges for haircutting in saloons have been increased from Jan. 1 as follows, for non-a/c and a/c (in brackets): Haircut for men- Rs. 80 (Rs. 100); shaving- Rs. 50 (Rs. 60); special shaving- Rs. 60 (Rs. 80); haircut for boys- Rs. 70 (Rs. 80); haircut for girls- Rs. 80 (Rs. 90). According to the Association, the charges have increased due to increase in the price of various commodities. Students spread awareness about hazards of footboard travel The students of Sri RKM School were seen holding placards depicting messages about Hazards of Footboard Travel on buses in a program organized by Tamilnadu Traffic Warden Association on Jan. 9 on Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar. Lions Club of Madras South City donated books and spoken Debris cleared from Lakeview Road after a month Chennai Corporation workers were seen using a mini JCB machine to remove debris and other construction material occupying the width of Lakeview Road (West Mambalam) for over a month. The collected debris was dumped at Kodungaiyur yard. 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 98406 40705. Lions Club donates books to Corporation Girls School English CDs to the library in Corporation Girls School (Usman Road, T. Nagar) on Jan. 8. Kalyani Nagarajan (Program Organizer) told Mambalam Times that the library was started by her in memory of her late daughter by donating a number of books. She has over the period of time, through donations, managed to collect more than 500 books on various subjects for the library. She appealed to the readers of Mambalam Times to not throw away any used school books, guides and other relevant study materials and instead donate them to the library as it will benefit the poor students who study there. Kalyani s contact number is 98411 15984.

Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES January 12-18, 2013 Entrepreneurs sell colourful pots for Pongal K. Vasu (resident of 84/74, Canal Bank Road, CIT Nagar) and K. Subramani (also a resident of Canal Bank Road) have been selling painted pots for a number of years for Pongal, from their homes. Vasu told Mambalam Times that he has a regular base of customers who buy his painted pots every year for preparing pongal. But this year, he said, a number of companies and shop owners had made advance payment to buy his pots to decorate their outlets. He said that prices of the pots vary from Rs. 30 to Rs. 250 depending on the size and complexity of painting. Both of them also sell regular pots, flower pots, mugurtham pots and clay lamps. They procure the wares from potters in Chengalpattu, Nellore and Periyapalayam Alert neighbour prevents major fire incident A fire which broke out in the locked house at 30/44, Babu Rajendra Prasad 1 st Street, West Mambalam, at around 10 a.m was put out by Ashok Nagar fire personnel within 30 minutes. Two fire tenders were used to fight the fire. At the and do the painting themselves. Their contact numbers are time of the incident, the occupants of the house V. T. Subhash and his wife Uma Maheshwari were away at work. The fire was first noticed by a neighbour when he saw thick smoke coming out of a window. He immediately alerted the fire personnel who rushed to the spot, broke open the door and doused the fire. According to one of the personnel, the fire was caused by a short circuit in the refrigerator and it quickly spread across the power line and damaged a few more appliances like the TV, computer, a couple of fans and a microwave oven. He said that the fire could have taken a mammoth proportion had it lit up any cloth items or heated the LPG cylinder which was just a few feet away. Rotary Club of Madras (T. Nagar) conferred a Life Time Achievement Award on former Indian cricketer V.V.S Laksh-man on Jan. 7 in Rajan Eye Care Hospital (Vidyodaya Street, T. Nagar). Vijay Amritraj (former international tennis player and Eye Bank Ambassador for Rotary Rajan Eye Bank) gave away the award in the presence of Dr. Mohan Rajan (Chariman and Medical Director, Rajan Eye Care Hospital), Sujatha Mohan 97103 88220 (Vasu) and 98408 25781 (Subramani). Thiruvilakku pooja in Aachi Amman Temple on Monday A special Thiruvilakku pooja will take place at 8.30 a.m on Monday, Jan. 14, in Devi Sri Aachi Amman Temple (6/48, Siddhi Vinayagar Street, T. Nagar) to celebrate Pongal. Devotees wishing to participate in the Thiruvilakku pooja must register by Sunday, Jan. 13. The following are the other programs: 7.30 a.m: Maha abhishekam and special alangaaram to the presiding deity followed by Nathaswaram concert and Lalitha sahasranaama parayanam. 9.00 a.m: Talk on Spirituality by R. Srinivasan (Member, TTDC) and pongal prasadam distribution. More details can be had in phone 92831 03990. T. Nagar Rotary Club honours V. V. S. Lakshman (Associate Medical Director) and Raja Seenivasan (President, Rotary Club of Madras, T. Nagar). Free yoga classes for women from Jan. 21 Free yoga classes will be conducted for women from Monday, Jan. 21 in Koviloor Madalayam (Basement), 52, Kuppiah Street, West Mambalam. The classes will be conducted at 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and at 6.30 p.m on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For registration please contact Nalini Vishvanathan in 24718249 or 94449 29801. 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. CMYK