MAMBALAM TIMES. The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam. Vol. 18, No st Issue : April 20-26, 2013

CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 18, No. 47 931st Issue : April 20-26, 2013 FREE

Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES April 20-26, 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) POLYWOOD 5% - 10 % Discount upto April 26 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 OBITUARY U. R. PANKAJAM U. R. Pankajam (resident of 12, Kala Flats, Bakthavatchalam Street, West Mambalam, Ph: 99406 82401, 93810 29626), passed away on April 12. She was 80 and had been a resident of West Mambalam since birth. She was the wife of late T. N. S. Raghavan. She had retired as a teacher from Venkatanivasa Middle School (Thambiah Road, West Mambalam). Pankajam is survived by her sons Balaji, Santhanagopalan, four daughters & grandchildren.

April 20-26, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 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. 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. Posters defacing compound wall of police station removed Posters and slogans defacing the compound wall of All Women s Police Station (Police Quarters Road, T. Nagar) were removed and the wall has been whitewashed. A notice in Tamil requesting not to write political slogans or paste posters has been written on the wall by the police. Old beggar towing his wife in handmade cart An old man was seen towing his wife in a handmade cart on Usman Road, T. Nagar, on April 18. He told this reporter that they reside in a nearby slum and beg for a living outside temples in Mambalam and T. Nagar. Concert of Madan Mohan songs on Friday Satrangi will hold a concert Timeless Melodies - Madan Mohan on Friday, April 26, which will feature popular songs of legendary composer Madan Mohan from movies like Mera Saaya, Woh Kaun Thi, Anpadh, Dastak, Mausam, Adalat, Heer Ranjha, Manmauji, Jahanara and many more. Sinchan Dixit and Pramod Nair (founder of Satrangi) will present memorable songs like Lag Ja Gale, Naina Barse, Jhumka Gira Re, Dil Dhoondta Hai, Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho, Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha, Simti Si Sharmaai Si and Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De. The program will be held at 7 p.m in Rajarathinam Auditorium, R.A.Puram. Tickets for the event are priced Rs. 500, Rs. 300 and Rs. 200. They can be delivered home by calling 98847 78073 or emailing satrangi_music@ yahoo.com. 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 Free Sanskrit classes on weekdays Mambalam Samskrita Vidyalaya will conduct free Sanskrit classes to prepare students for Chittoor Samskrita Basha Pracharini examinations from April 22. Classes will be held thrice a week between 7 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, West Mambalam. For more details, call O. R. Devanathachariar on 98843 64620 or Jayanthi in 99624 22480.

Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES April 20-26, 2013 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 51 Kalamegam remains an oddity, a paragraph in the history of Tamil cinema, a movie in which a master of Carnatic music faced a movie camera with much hope and no success. Sadly, no print of this rare historic movie exists. Only some aging stills and fading memories linger. M. K. THYAGARAJA BHAGAVATHAR He was the first Super Star of South Indian cinema. His incredible following was not only among the masses but also among the classes. A great favourite among the women, he was perhaps the first film actor to achieve such popularity with a mere fistful of films. Between 1934 and 1944, he was the most sought after personality in the fields of fine arts, music and cinema in south India. His films usually ran for months and years, and one film Haridas (1944) established a stunning record by running uninterruptedly for 114 weeks in Broadway Cinema, Madras. This is a record untouched to this day, more than half-a-century later. This movie witnessed three Deepawali festivals in 1944, 1945 and 1946. Responsible for this success was the matinee idol of his day M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. He was no great actor, but he was an excellent musician and a singer with a rich and honey-dewed melodious voice. A handsome man with great charisma, Thyagaraja Bhagavathar became a household name in South India and is still fondly remembered even after half century and more since his demise in 1959. To this day, he has fans not only in South India but also around the world wherever Tamilians and Tamil- speaking folks live like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, USA. Australia, England, France, Germany and others. His films Chintamani (1937), Ambikapathi (1937), Thiruneelakantar (1940), Ashok Kumar (1941), Sivakavi (1943) and Haridas (1944) are unforgettable. A Bhagavathar film meant several songs rendered by him, many of which have become immortal melodies. During his heyday, he was a cult figure, hailed by many as the reincarnation of Goddess Saraswathi. Before he conquered the world of cinema, he was a leading stage star over whom men and women went gaga. His stage plays like Pavalakodi, were enormous hits not only in South India but in Ceylon and Burma as well. Mayavaram Krishnamurthy Thyagarajan was born in 1910 into a family of struggling goldsmiths in Trichinopoly. His father, Krishnamurthy Achari, earned hardly enough to make both ends meet. In spite of his poverty, he sent his son Thyagarajan to school, but the boy showed little interest in studies. He was more involved in music and singing in which he revealed astonishing talent in spite of lack of proper training. Krishnamurthy pulled his son out of school and got him to work in his workshop. The father was surprised to see crowds flocking to the workshop and his surprise grew greater when he found that the crowd was not of customers but people who had come to listen to young Thyagarajan singing! He thereupon decided to make his son a stage actor and took him to the noted talent scout, impresario and theatre personality of Trichy, F.G. Natesa Iyer, a senior railway official who had his own amateur troupe. It was a time when Tamil Theatre was under the influence of the Boys Company Movement. Thyagarajan made his debut as Lohidasa in Harishchandra and at once created telling impact with his vibrant voice. Indeed, his performance so moved the audience that many abused the stage parents Harishchandra and Chandramathi for causing Lohidasa so much grief! Some in the audience threatened to beat up the concerned actors after the show! Many threw coins on stage when he sang the sorrow-tinged songs. Recognizing his son s talents, Krishnamurthy Achari now arranged for Thyagarajan to undergo proper training in classical Carnatic music. Thyagarajan received such training under leading musicians like Namakkal Raghava Ayyangar. One of his gurus felt that his precocious pupil was now a master of music and bestowed on him the honorific Bhagavathar. And Thyagarajan came to be known henceforth as M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. (A bhagavathar is an expert in music and musical entertainment.) (To be continued) Sita Rama Kalyana Mahotsavam next Sunday Under the auspices of Vasudeva Satsang, Vaibhavam Bhagavad group will perform Sri Sita Rama Kalyana Mahotsavam on Sunday, April 28, from 7.30 a.m to noon at 35A, Vasudevapuram Street, West Mambalam. The following are the other programs: April 27: 7 a.m to 10.30 a.m: Members of Bhagavad Group will perform Unjavrithi bhajans along Vasudevan Street, Chakarapani Street, Vallaiammal Thottam 1 st and 2 nd Streets, Subramanian Nagar 1 st, 2 nd and Cross Streets, Janakiraman Street and Lakshmi Narayanan Street). 2 p.m to 5 p.m: Sri Jaya Devar Ashtapathi followed by Namasankeerthanam by Sarada Mahila Mandali group. 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m: Divya Namasankeerthanam and Dolotsavam by Bhagavad group. April 28: 7 p.m to 8.30 p.m: Harikatha on Hanumath Prabhavam by Brahmasri Janakirama Bhagavathar and troupe. More details can be had by calling 2488 0105/2483 4472. New Shirdi Sai Baba statue installed A new 3-foot-high statue of Shirdi Sai Baba was installed in Sai Mandir (Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) on April 19, on the occasion of Rama Navami. T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times that the Baba statue was sculpted in Jaipur. Devotees can have darshan on all days from 8 a.m to noon and from 5 p.m to 9 p.m. Scorching summer, blooming trees Yellow is the colour of the season. One cannot miss the avenue trees in full bloom. The copper pod trees (Peltophorum pterocarpum) shed their flowers this time of the year and turn the area into a yellow carpet. This photo taken at around 11 a.m on April 17 shows the shed flowers of the copper pod tree presenting a pretty picture as they lie scattered on the pavement of Bubbiliraja Salai, K.K. Nagar. According to botanists, the flowering pattern of most trees has been bountiful even though rain has played a spoilsport. Summer in Chennai for many is scorching heat, but for the trees it is the glorious flowering time. Most of the trees in the city bloom from March to June and some of the prominent ones are the garish red shades of gulmohar, African tulip, flame of the forest and yellow shades of copper pod. For conservancy workers, it however, means more work. The fall is too much this year. I have just swept and see how they are falling, complained a Chennai Corporation worker on Usman Road, T. Nagar. Discount service offer for Hyundai vehicles Friendly Auto Work (113, Rangarajapuram Main Road, Kodambakkam), a Hyundai Authorised Service Centre (HASC) since August 2007, is offering Hyundai car owners a summer discount from April 15 to June 30. It offers a discount twice the age of the car i.e., if your car is 2000 year model or 13 years old, you will get 26% discount on labour charges. Owners may drive in their vehicles for a comprehensive check-up, including monsoon check-up, for forthcoming summer and to avail special labour discount during the aforementioned period. Pickup/drop facility is also available. For more details, 2473 1526/ 2473 2926 may be called. Exhibition on Ramayanam concludes today The exhibition on Ramayanam tilted Towards Ramarajyam conducted by Brahma Kumaris in Sakthi Vinayakar Koil Mandapam (near Sivan Park, K. K. Nagar) concludes at 6 p.m on Saturday, April 19. The exhibits depict the life of Rama, its cultural and spiritual significance and the role of other important characters in the epic. According to B. K. Devi (Coordinator), after going through the exhibition, one will really rethink about his way of living and try to follow the path of divinity propagated in Ramayana. 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 phones 2643 2323, 4212 5118 and 94444 53777. Residents use makeshift barricades to protect parking space Residents of Kamala Bai Street (T. Nagar) have used makeshift barricades to stop outside vehicles from parking on the roadside. A resident has been innovative enough to create a barricade by placing a broken tree branch in a ceramic pot. 41,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Saturday! CMYK

April 20-26, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 Cultural events for Rotary Club donates Eight fined for Free cataract surgery on Rama Navami in wheelchairs to RMD Trust gambling on Sunday in Kesari School Srinivasamurthy suburban train post surgery. Mandiram Ungalukkagha Charitable Dr. Suneel said that those The Railway Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs. Eye Hospital (Pammal) will surgery should bring a copy of Trust (T. Nagar) and Sankar who want to have the cataract Music concerts and religious talks will be conducted from 500 each on eight persons for jointly conduct a free eye checkup and cataract surgery protity card. their ration card or voter iden- April 20 to 25 at 7 p.m in Sri gambling and creating nuisance to co-passengers while Srinivasamurthy Mandiram gram from 8 a.m to noon on More details can be had in (1/56, Ellaiamman Koil Street, Sunday, April 21, at Kesari phone numbers 95513 45999/ West Mambalam) as part of traveling in a suburban train. School (Thyagaraya Road, T. 95000 07788. Rama Navami celebrations. Passengers traveling on the Nagar, near GRT Hotel and The following are the program details: had earlier complained to the Dr. Suneel (Founder, Tirumalpur-Beach Fast Train Teynampet Signal). April 20: Vocal concert by Railway Police about a regular Ungalukagha Charitable Bombay Sisters C. Saroja and group of commuters who Trust) told Mambalam Times C. Lalitha, accompanied by M. that free spectacles will be Vijay on the violin, Kumbakonam Swaminathan on the vendors coach. smoked and gambled in the provided to persons who need vision correction and free surgery will be performed for those mridangam and Ravichandran The Railway Police checked on the ghatam. all the trains crossing Mambalam Station on Wednesday He said that persons who identified with severe cataract. April 21: Group Bharatanatyam dance recital by students and caught a group of eight on are willing to undergo surgery of Vijay Madhavan. Rotary Club of K. K. Nagar donated 2 wheelchairs and at the venue will be provided April 22 to 25: Religious talks staircase lifts to RMD Pain and Palliative Care Trust (RMD a train coming from Tirumalpur and produced them with free transport back home in Tamil by Poet M. Ramalingam on the topics Shatru- the benefit of its ailing inmates. before the Railway Court. Nursing Home,13, Raghaviah Road, T. Nagar) last week for ghnanum Sagadevanum on April 22; Bharathanum Dharmarum on April 23; Kum- Landlord-tenant fight leads to bakarnanum Karnanum on traffic congestion April 24 and Lakshmananum Hanumanum on April 25. AGM of property owners association next Sunday The 7 th AGM of Chennai Metropolitan House/Flat Owner s Welfare Association will be held on Sunday, April 28, at 4 p.m at 28/22, 2 nd Main Road, C.I.T Nagar East, Nandanam. All member Associations and house owners of Chennai Metropolitan area are requested to participate in the meeting. For more details please contact P. Muthukrishnan (Secretary) in 94442 08121. Free diabetes check-up tomorrow Lions Club of Chennai Sruthi and Diabetes Education and Research Foundation (DEAR) will jointly conduct a diabetes awareness cum detection program on Sunday, April 21, from 7 a.m to 9 a.m at Dr. Natesan Park, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar. Dr. G. Vijayakumar (Diabetologist) will be available for consultation. For more details please call 90030 55750. BVSN Murthy Centre for Special Children (a Unit of Pub/ lic Health Centre, Thambiah Reddy Road, West Mamba/ lam) celebrated its annual day on April 13. Santhanakrishnan (Chartered Accountant and Member, Central Council) was the chief guest. He announced a donation of Rs.1 lakh to the Centre. The special children of the Traffic was disrupted on Arya Gowda Road at its junction with Veerasamy Street (West Mambalam) for more than an hour from around 4 p.m on April 17 when the owner of an electronic goods showroom near the junction got into an argument with the landlord of the building which houses the showroom and took the fight on to the street. The owner had come to evict his tenant on the basis of a court order received by him. This led to a quarrel between the two which spilled into the street. A number of passing vehicles and pedestrians stopped to watch the drama enacted by Laksharchanai in Aachi Amman temple Laksharchanai will be performed from Friday to Sunday, April 26 to 28, in Devi Sri Aachi Amman Temple (6/48, Siddhi Vinayagar Koil Street, T. Nagar) as part of Chithra Pournami celebrations. Laksharchanai will be performed daily at 9.30 a.m and at 6.30 p.m on April 27. Sumangali pooja will be performed at 11 a.m on Friday followed by a discourse on Hari Katha at 6.30 p.m and a devotional music concert by Deepika and Party. Special children s centre celebrates annual day Centre presented music and dance programs. Free classes on Bhagavatham Free classes on Srimad Bhagavatham are conducted at 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 2, 50th Street, Ashok Nagar. More details can be had in phone 98406 03064. the two, leading to heavy traffic jam. Police had to intervene to stop the fight and bring the traffic under control. Devotees can donate pooja items for abishekam, archanai and Sumangali pooja at least two days in advance. For more details please call 99400 70888 or 99405 98405. Police let them off with a warning and advised them to solve their dispute in an amicable manner. 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. Open manhole chamber poses a danger to motorists The cover of a manhole chamber in the middle of Postal Colony 3 rd Street (West Mambalam), near its junction with Gopalan Street, has caved in thereby posing a danger to motorists, especially at night. CMYK

Page 6 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. ACUPUNCTURE SPEEDY recovery for diabetes, blood pressure, kidney failure, heartburn, asthma, allergy, hip, knee, heel pains, migraine, gastritis, ulcers, sinusitis, pimples, wrinkles, breast development, facelift etc. Dr. T. C. Chandra Babu, M.D., No. 5, Ramasamy Street, T. Nagar & No. 49, Thacker Street, Purasawalkam, next to Saravanas). Ph: 2434 1844, 2641 2438, 2642 1450. AIR CONDITIONERS WE undertake service, repairs, maintenance of Indian, Imported, window, split Air-Conditioners, annual maintenance contract. For window- Rs. 1000, split Rs. 1500, window, split A/c available for rent. Contact: Weather Coolers. Ph: 4204 7463, 90802 02063. ARTS & CRAFTS ART Pool conducts hobby classes on craft, Tanjore, oil, silk, poster painting, clay work, quilling art, punch craft, glass & reverse glass, many more. Contact: Harathy, No. 4/17, Masilamani Street, T. Nagar. Ph: 9445872340, 24334287. 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. J A T H A G A, Vaasthu, Nameology expert Jyothisha Rathna Srimathi V. Akilandeswari, M.A. M.Phil. D.I.A. Specialist in Palmistry, Astrology, Nameology, Numerology, Marriage matching, Vaasthu and Sarvamuhurtha Nirnayam. Sri Raja Rajeswari Jathagalaya, 16/38, Postal Colony 1 st Street, West Mambalam, Ph: 94441 51597, 94449 97942, 94449 97946, 2371 1068. BEAUTY CARE BRIDAL makeup / mehandi done for wedding. Doorstep service by professional beautician, nominal charges, for details, Contact: Mrs. Sujatha. Ph: 95001 57715. CATERING C A T E R I N G undertaken for marriage (A to Z), small functions, nitchayathartham, seemantham, ayush ahomam, upanayanam, shashtiapthapurthi, sathabishekam and grahapravesam, birthday functions. C o n t a c t : Mahalakshmi Catering Services (West Mambalam), Ph: 91763 49027. SHYAMALA Catering Service (West Mambalam). We undertake catering for marriage, seemantham, nichayathartham, ayushyahomam, upanayanam, grahapravesam, sashtiapthapoorthi, sathabishegam and birthday functions. Reasonable charges. Quality maintained. Ph: 6567 1295, 93805 36735, 93823 51712. SUBRAMANYA Food Service offers pure vegetarian packed foods at your doorstep, packed breakfast- Rs. 50 packed meals with rice- Rs. 70, without rice-rs. 60, packed dinner-rs.50, orders invited for all functions, Adambakkam, Mandaveli, Nanganallur, West Mambalam. Ph: 98405 44430, 99400 20404. WE undertake catering for birthdays, engagements, grahapravesams, seemanthams, ayushyahomam, upanayanam, sathaabishekam, shashtiapthapurthi & marriage (A to Z), meals, tiffin minimum 50. Contact: K. Murali, Ph: 9941626118. S.G.A. food services offers home made pure vegetarian packed foods in your doorstep. Ph: 2471 6048, 98406 54620. CIVIL WORKS SAAI Sri Ram Constructions (Ex. Alacrity), undertakes joint venture, new building construction, alterations, bathroom, terrace leak repairs, terrace weathering coarse, internal & external painting, aluminum fabrication, competitive rates, timely completion, good quality. Ph: 98405 41653. WE undertake new construction works as per vaasthu, renovation and alteration work. Contact: Vasanaa Property Developers. Ph: 98845 88199. COMPUTER SALES / SERVICE SRI Maruthi Computers, Station Road, West Mambalam. Sales & service, laptop services, 2 nd hand system, scrap item buying & selling, system upgrading, antivirus installation, networking and all types of computer needs. Contact: R. Balaji, Ph: 98407 59761, 99627 77800. EDUCATIONAL S A D H A N A Coaching Centre (Estd. 1979), Guntur Subbiah School T. Nagar. Classes for std. 9, 10, +1, +2 (all boards & subjects), Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Business Maths, Accountancy, Computer Science, English & French. Personal attention & test (every Sunday). Ph: 94440 59108, 98400 52853, 98943 00399, 2434 0873. MATHS tuition upto Std. 12, home and regular, all boards / GRE CAT etc., no batch, one to one. Cotnact: Parthasarathy, near Sankara Mutt, West Mambalam. Ph: 98409 22906, 99405 40883. ELECTRICAL WORKS FURNITURE SERVICE V. JAGAN Furniture Servicing. For all furniture fittings, repairs, sofa stitching, assembling, polishing, packing & servicing of imported & Indian make, 23 years of experience with all leading furniture brands in Chennai. Mr. Jagan. Ph: 98415 21741. HOME SERVICE INTERIOR WORKS MATRIMONIAL Think of Brahmin alliance? Think of us. Chennai Sai Sankara Matrimonials, 7 (15/ 2), 9 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Ph: 2471 6920, 98403 30531. Web: www.ssmatri. com. Astro services, latest chart available. Thank you for making us No. 1. Panchapakesan. MODELLING/ ACTING NEW faces wanted immediately male/female models, children for Adfilms, compering, character role, news readers, acting class, modeling. Sangeetha Balan, Le Mannequin Model Company. Ph: 99414 81483, 97899 80573, 4261 6787. (Since-1998). MUSIC & DANCE TRINITY Music Point. Piano, keyboard, guitar, Trinity exam western & carnatic both Rs. 400 per month, 15 days course Rs. 1500. Timing except Monday, all days. No. 55/26, Murthy Street Extension, West Mambalam. Ph: 99403 15101, 4266 8646. SIVAN Arts Academy, 5/11, Balakrishna Mudali Street, West Mambalam offers classes in vocal, violin, veena, mridangam, keyboard (western too) and bharathanatyam by eminent teachers. Contact: Kalaimamani Dr. Rukmini Ramani, Ph: 6529 5949, 2472 2928, 98403 48638. PACKERS & MOVERS MAMBALAM ACL Packers & Movers for shifting in local within Chennai Rs. 3300, insurance free. Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, all over India. 0% damage. Ph: 98400 47501, 4263 9387. MAMBALAM God is Great Packers & Movers, for shifting household, local Chennai city, full truck, mini truck, sharing load, door to door. Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Hyderabad and all States. Safe, 0% damage. Ph: 99623 05028, 89396 08955. MAMBALAM Quick Packers & Movers, for shifting household, local Chennai city, full truck, mini truck, sharing load, door to door. Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Hyderabad and all States. Safe, 0% damage. 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Safe, 0% damage, reliable reasonable charge. Ph: 4212 0864, 2441 4055, 98412 22437. DEEPAK Packers & Movers. We offer door to door services with professional packing and unpacking or household goods, car transportation and all over India at lowest charges. 0% damage and fast service. Ph: 6549 9221, 98402 08393, 89390 00222. MAMBALAM SVL Packers & Movers for shifting, Local. Insurance free, door to door. Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kerala, Bangalore and all over India. Just dial and relax. Ph: 98410 44422, 93831 44422, 3251 4422. Email: svlpackers&movers @yahoo.co.in. Website: svlpackers andmovers.coms. PUPS FOR SALE PURE breed Dobermann pups available for sale. Ph: 99624 82339. SITUATION VACANT (EDUCATIONAL) SITUATION VACANT (GENERAL) WANTED front office executive / receptionist for 3 Star Hotel, fluency in English, knowledge of computer must. Contact: EVP Capitol, No. 23, Thiyagaraya Road, T. Nagar. Ph: 94450 11111, 78718 11111. WE arrange security guards (8/ 12 hours), and housekeeping staffs (male / female). Ph: 97910 74551, 9941701466. WANTED office assistants, graduates with good English & MS Office knowledge. Apply: SBA Info Solutions Pvt Ltd, New No. 52, 48 th Street, Ashok Nagar. Email: careers@sbainfo.in. WANTED lady accounts assistant with computer knowledge to work between 11 a.m & 7 p.m for Auditor Office in T. Nagar, salary Rs. 5000. Ph: 2434 5688, 93810 51187. WANTED experienced nurse, receptionist, accounts assistant for an hospital in Ashok Nagar. Ph: 98400 14746, 93811 14746. WANTED male clerk, helpers, qualification 10 th / +2. Anu Chitra Publications, No. 21/9, Raja Gopalan street, West Mambalam. Ph: 2474 3719, 98410 70592. WANTED Tally trained graduate for Pharam C & F, send resume: S. A. Bio Pharma, NO. 11, Sridevi Colony, Ashok Nagar. Ph: 2471 8271. REQUIRED experienced Lady Manager with computer skills for a educational institution in West Mambalam. Ph: 98409 90499. SUMMER CAMP SILPA is conducting dessert making classes for children and ladies on home made chocolates, Ice-cream, eggless cakes, muffins, cookies and pudding from 21 st to 30 th April in No. 20, Crescent Park Street, T. Nagar. Ph: 93809 01733. SILPA is conducting drawing, painting, craft, embroidery classes for children above 5 years & ladies in No. 20, Crescent Park Street, Pondy Bazaar, T. Nagar. Ph: 89397 01733. CLASSES on jewellery making, chocolate making, glass & reverse, glass Tanjore painting, pot painting, candle making, paper quilling, greeting card making etc., avail early bird prizes and discount. Ph: 94432 40024, 96986 40004. TOURS & TRAVELS (1) June 28 to July 1: Ahobilam Nava Narsimhar. (2) July 10 to 14: Cholanadu 40 Divya Desams. (3) Aug. 1 to 6: Pandia Nadu (18) Divya Desams. (4) Aug. 13 to 19: Malai Nadu Divya Desams. (5) Aug. 22 to Sept. 4: Badrinath Yathra. Contact: Vaidehi Parthasarathy. Ph: 94447 62968, 94447 54468, 99401 47313. Advertise in the Classified Column of Mambalam Times for immediate results! Harsh summer forces children indoors By Our Staff Reporter During summer holidays, Corporation Playground (Somasundaram Street, T. Nagar) is the usual haunting place for students who throng here to play cricket and other games irrespective of the time of the day. But with the harsh summer this year, the ground gave an empty look. Damaged car abandoned on Mambalam High Road MAMBALAM TIMES Advertisement Rates BLACK & WHITE: Full Page :Rs. 29,000 Half Page :Rs. 16,000 Per Column Centimeter: Rs. 160 Classified Display: Rs. 160 per cm Third Page: Rs. 190 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 By Our Staff Reporter A condemned Maruti 800 car could be seen abandoned on Mambalam High Road, T. Nagar, for the past several months. It not only occupies the road margin but is also an eyesore. Waterway in CIT Nagar choked with garbage Plastic waste, glass bottles and garbage abound the waterway flowing through CIT Nagar near Usman Road, T. Nagar, arresting the free flow of water. Smoke was seen emanating from a fire set to the floating garbage on Friday afternoon by some unknown person. Nearby residents said that there is an urgent need to clean the choked canal which not only gives out an offensive smell throughout the day but is also a breeding ground for mosquitoes. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir, There is an abandoned public urinal in our street corner which is in a bad condition. It is being misused by antisocial elements for nefarious activities. We request Chennai Corporation to demolish and remove the toilet. Residents Association, Muthukrishnan Street, T. Nagar Abandoned public urinal misused MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. 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April 20-26, 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 & 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 T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No. 174, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, available for small functions, non A/c. Ph: 28143406, 9283112153, 9445654530, 9543703073. WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building), 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests). Ph: 43512233, 43512556, 9940454545, 9445054545. www.kamakshihall.com. T. NAGAR, EVP s Hall (A/c), Pondy Bazaar, available for (100 200 capacity), exhibition, party, family function, conference etc., 40 rooms also available. Ph: 7871655555, 9445011111. 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. 10000, very near temple, hospital, bus stand, doctor, attendant available. Ph: 98840 56233, 98840 56203, 2247 3586. REAL ESTATE (BUYING) REAL ESTATE (SELLING) KODAMBAKKAM, Subbaraya Nagar, near A. R. Rehman s House, single bedroom, 441 sq.ft, 1 st floor. Contact: Agent. Ph: 99411 66266. T. NAGAR, Rajan Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, individual house, car park. Ph: 98407 89691. ZAMIN PALLAVARAM, Rajaji Nagar, Ethiraj Street, near Pallavaram Railway Station, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 573 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 15 years old. Ph: 90434 21348. MADIPAKKAM, Sadasiva Nagar, near Main Road, 500 sq.ft, ground floor, 16 years old, price Rs. 35 lakhs, visit only on Sunday from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Ph: 9282122636. T. NAGAR, Sadhullah Street, near Bus Terminus, 552 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, 8 years old. Ph: 9840955038. WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 875 sq.ft, UDS 410 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, lift, car parking, 8 years old, price Rs. 90 lakhs, marble flooring, no brokers. Contact: Agent. Ph: 98401 58171. T. NAGAR, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1440 sq.ft, UDS 855 sq.ft, 2 master bed attached bath, 1 guest bed common bath, 3 side ventilation, rate Rs. 8500 per sq.ft. Ph: 93805 88599, 90030 84203. WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, 1 bedrooms, hall, modular kitchen, 490 sq.ft, ground floor, north facing, tiles, teakwood door, full woodwork, 25 years old, price 38 lakhs, 2-wheeler parking. Jayaraman Iyer. Ph: 98407 30155. RENTAL ASHOK NAGAR, 6 th Avenue, behind Canara Bank, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 1 st floor, all amenities, car park, rent Rs. 18000, pure vegetarians. Ph: 2489 9718, 93810 32667. ASHOK NAGAR, 9 th Avenue, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1550 sq.ft, 1 st floor, independent house with open space on rear side, 24 hours security, closed car park, Brahmins only, no brokers, ready to occupy from end of May. Ph: 77080 71854, 2489 9294. ASHOK NAGAR, Thirunagar, O-48, Valluvar Street, behind Kasi Theatre, 3 bedrooms flat, semi furnished, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 13000 (negotiable), no brokers. Ph: 2489 5486, 93810 35948. ASHOK NAGAR, 7/12, Sridevi Colony, 7 th Avenue, near Manthoppu Colony, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, individual house, car park. Contact: Raju. Ph: 99413 47952. KODAMBAKKAM, Subramania Nagar 1 st Street, near Rangarajapuram Flyover & Five Lights, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, no lift, woodwork, open car park, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 99404 91848. ASHOK NAGAR, 11 th Avenue, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 565 sq.ft,1 st floor, Brahmin couple only, contact before 10.30 a.m. Ph: 98406 32096. WEST MAMBALAM, Rajaji Street, Station Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, fully furnished, A/c, 2-wheeler parking only, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98410 65800. WEST MAMBALAM, Hasta Giri Street, 2 rooms, kitchen, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, 3 phase power, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 2372 8394. WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5, Lake View Road Extension, 1100 sq.ft, all amenities, no car park, rent Rs. 15000, no maintenance. Ph: 98404 74369. WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, single bedroom, 1 st floor, independent flat, rent Rs. 8000, small Brahmin family only, no brokers. Ph: 80154 22914. WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2 balconies, geyser, lift, open car park, rent Rs. 18000, advance 6 months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98406 06224. WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, independent single room, suitable for single or double person, no cooking facility, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 4269 7458. WEST MAMBALAM, 16/27, Flat No. F2, Postal Colony 2 nd Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor, furnished, car park, rent Rs. 15000, advance 5 months, small Brahmin family (3-4 preferred) only, no brokers, inspection on Saturday, 20 th April between 8.45 a.m & 6 p.m. Ph: 97890 36294. WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, hall, kitchen, 260 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, toilet attached, newly constructed, asbestos roof portion, rent Rs. 5200, advance Rs. 27000, 24 hours water, for employed pure vegetarian family, no brokers, immediate occupation. Venkat. Ph: 98401 30954. ASHOK NAGAR, Raghava Reddy Colony, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor bungalow, rent Rs. 16000, no car park. Ph: 98402 29504, 2489 1948. WEST MAMBALAM, Vivekanandapuram 1 st Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, residential apartment, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1020 sq.ft, ground floor, covered cupboards & lofts, no car park, no brokers, Contact: T.S.K. Subramanian. Ph: 98847 18263, 2474 5092. WEST MAMBALAM, Jai Shankar Street, single bedroom, 500 sq.ft, ground floor flat, rent Rs. 10000, advance 10 months, small Brahmin family only. Ph: 96001 39719. K. K. NAGAR, Bharathidasan Colony Road, next to R.T.O., fully furnished, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, pipeline gas, 24 hours genset, rent Rs. 30000, covered car parking. Ph: 98408 20500. T. NAGAR, Sadulla Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor flat, 2 bath attached, interior woodwork, newly constructed, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable), car park, 24 hours water, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98400 25054. WEST MAMBALAM, Vivekanandapuram 1 st Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 605 sq.ft, ground floor, 1 bathroom, 2- wheeler parking, rent Rs. 14000 (negotiable), both metro & ground water. Ph: 98401 59709. WEST MAMBALAM, Burma Kanagambal Street, near Bharathiram Kalyana Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 624 sq.ft, car park, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins only, immediate occupation, contact on Sunday before noon. Ph: 2474 5467. T. NAGAR, Chinnaiah Street, near PSBB School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, lift, open car park, vegetarians only, ready to occupy, visit on Saturday after 4 p.m, Sunday full day. Ph: 2834 5834, 80562 81379. KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram Main Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 rd floor flat, lift, vegetarians only, no pets, no brokers, ready for occupation from April last week. Ph: 2814 1311. URAPAKKAM, Lakshmi Nivas, Jagadish Nagar, behind Muthu Mariamman Temple, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 740 sq.ft, ground floor, covered car parking, separate entry, rent Rs. 4500 (negotiable), family / bachelors / office. Ph: 94452 43961, 2371 6091. WEST MAMBALAM, Hanumar Koil Street, 900 sq.ft, ground floor, godown purpose, rent Rs. 15000. Contact: Agent. Ph: 98410 73168. WEST MAMBALAM, Hanumar Koil Street, 2 bedrooms, 1000 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, new independent flat, 2 attached bathroom, rent Rs. 20000. 2-wheeler parking. Contact: Agent. Ph: 98410 73168. WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 4, New No. 7, Krishnamoorthy Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, 1 st floor, independent house, rent Rs. 12500, advance 6 months, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 3202 9553, 94449 21168. WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 4 th Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 rd floor, no lift, Brahmins only, rent Rs. 12000, immediate occupation. Ph: 98407 88464. T. NAGAR, Burkit Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 680 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, no lift, 2-wheeler parking, 3 phase. Ph: 98842 51650. WEST MAMBALAM, Kripasankari Street, 850 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, lift, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 4551 2134. WEST MAMBALAM, S-3, Salma SM Apartment, No. 59, Janakiraman Street, 800 sq.ft, car park, rent Rs. 20000 (negotiable), inspection on 21.4.13 between 10 a.m & 3 p.m. Ph: 93810 59064. ASHOK NAGAR, 10 th Avenue, near Jeevan Super Market, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1 st floor, A/ c, open car park, rent Rs. 20000, advance 10 months. Ph: 90032 51841, 90030 85715. WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, near Mani Rajam Kalyana Mandapam, single bedroom, ground floor, small Brahmin family, no brokers. Ph: 98417 71835. WEST MAMBALAM, No. 30/55, Lake View Road, double bedrooms flat, 900 sq.ft, car park, contact on Sunday, 21.4.13 between 8 a.m and 1 p.m. Ph: 9840535363. WEST MAMBALAM, Rangarajapuram Main Road, bridge side, double bedrooms, 900 sq.ft, ground floor flat, fittings, geyser, lift, car park, rent Rs. 16000, advance 5 months (negotiable), occupation on May 1 st, Brahmins only. Mohan. Ph: 9840727065. VALASARAVAKKAM, Chowdhry Nagar, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, well water, Brahmins only, occupation from May 1 st. Ph: 98942 12149. T. NAGAR, Motilal Street, opposite Siva Vishnu Temple, very big double bedrooms, 1250 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, dining, fittings, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 18000, advance 5 months (negotiable), even pure vegetarians, contact after 2 p.m. Vasu. Ph: 98402 45149. WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking. Contact: Karthik. Ph: 94443 23546. WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, near Jain / S.R.M. School, 2 bedrooms, 800 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 12000, advance 5 months, family / bank lease also, immediate occupation. Contact: Thiruppathy. Ph: 97899 00378. WEST MAMBALAM, Murthy Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, 1 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 595 sq.ft, 1 st floor, independent portion, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 10000, advance 5 months, small Brahmin family only. Ph: 81449 07441, 2474 3559. K. K. NAGAR, Plot No. 814, 63 rd Street, 10 th Sector, near PSBB School, newly built, furnished, spacious 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, strictly for vegetarians. Ph: 94440 34703, 99629 93747. ASHOK NAGAR, 48 th Street, near Pillar, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 850 sq.ft, ground floor, 3 bathrooms, semi furnished, residential, available with parking. Contact: Sridhar. Ph: 72999 48899. WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, near Public Health Centre, around 330 sq.ft, 1 st floor, rent Rs. 6500, for office/coaching centre. Contact: V. Sundararaman. Ph: 90032 85987, 96772 76588. WEST MAMBALAM, Thambaih Road, near Railway Station, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor apartment, balcony, bath attached, tiles flooring, car park, rent Rs. 10500, family / bachelors / office also. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685. KODAMBAKKAM, Bashiyam Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, new flat, lift, generator, rent Rs. 21000, lease Rs. 20 lakhs, covered car parking, inverter. Ph: 99400 13221, 98403 13221. T. NAGAR, G.N. Chetty Road, Lakshmi Colony, near Jain Temple, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, A/c, rent Rs. 30000 (negotiable), car parking, also for guest house. N. Sanker. Ph: 98412 27817, 90925 28199. T. NAGAR, Motilal Street, near Usman Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1050 sq.ft, 1 st floor, rent Rs. 17000 (negotiable), 2-wheeler parking only. Ph: 97908 38193, 90925 28199. WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram, brand new, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1050 sq.ft, rent Rs. 22000 (negotiable), Brahmins / vegetarians only. Ph: 99403 52302. WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, near Bus Stop, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 rd floor, no lift, 2-wheeler parking, sit-out, 3 phase, woodwork, rent Rs. 11000, advance Rs. 60000. Contact: Owner. Ph: 999404 31310. T. NAGAR, South Usman Road, near T. Nagar Bus Stand, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 550 sq.ft, rent Rs. 9000, family / bachelors / spinster / office / gowdown. Contact: Krishnan. Ph: 96771 19137. WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, very close to Duraisamy Subway, deluxe flat, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 700 sq.ft, ground floor apartment. Contact: Raghu. Ph: 92821 13052. 4-day free course on Indian culture for school students Sri Sathya Sai Organisation (481, 19 th Sector, K.K. Nagar, Ph: 2471 4890) will conduct a free summer course on Indian Culture and Spirituality for students of Std. 8 to 12 from Thursday, April 25, to Sunday, April 28, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m in Spring Field School (No. 64, Alagirisamy Salai, K.K. Nagar). Interested students can register at the venue by 8 a.m on Thursday. Thaneer pandal with no water No drinking water was found in the pots in the thaneer pandal setup by a political party outside Natesan Park, Venkatnarayana Road, T. Nagar, a few days ago. The pandal was setup with a lot of fanfare and is supposed to be maintained by the party s volunteers. Fair price shops to be open on Sundays instead of Fridays Fair price shops will henceforth function on the first two Sundays of every month. Instead, they will remain closed on the first two Fridays. Announcing this in the assembly, R. Kamaraj (Food Minister) said that the decision to keep the shops open on Sundays was taken in the interest of the public, especially women and office goers. Most of the offices observed Sunday as holiday and in many house- Fallen traffic sign post yet to be re-erected A traffic sign post on Srinivasa Street, T. Nagar, which toppled off its base and fell on the road a couple of weeks ago is yet to be re-erected. holds both the spouses were employed. A Rs. 60.89-crore proposal had been forwarded to the central government for end-to-end computerisation of the public distribution system, he added.

Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES April 20-26, 2013 Tamilnadu Astronomical society (7 th Sector, K. K. Nagar, 9382870662) and Ashok Nagar Friends Ball Badminton Club will jointly conduct an Sidewalk Astronomy event today event Sidewalk Astronomy on Saturday, April 20, from 6.30 p.m to 9 p.m at Chennai Corporation Playground (47 th The Rs. 20-a-kg rice scheme of the Tamilnadu Government was launched by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa at the civil Street, 9 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar). D. Vijayakumar (President) told Mambalam Times during the star gaze event, one can view the moon and the planets Jupiter and Saturn through telescopes. There will also be a guided tour of stars and constellations. Sidewalk Astronomy was a concept created by the well known amateur astronomer John Dobson. He is credited with making astronomy accessible to common man. He invented the famous Dobsonian model telescope, which is portable and cheap to manufacture. He made astronomy popular by setting up Dobsonian telescopes on sidewalks during clear evenings and offering to show and explain the night sky to passersby. Rs. 20-a-kg rice scheme launched Child Helpline 1098 CMYK supplies warehouse in Nandanam on Wednesday. The rice can be purchased by anyone and it is not necessary to have a ration card to procure the same. According to official sources, about 22,500 kg. of rice was sold throughout the state on the launch date. Chennai alone accounted for 6000 kg. The Rs. 20-per-kg rice is sold in Chennai through co-operative stores, retail outlets of Amudham Departmental Stores and the stores of the State Civil Supplies Department located in MMDA Colony, Manali, Mint, Perungudi and Kutcheri Road (Mylapore). Amudham Departmental Stores in the neighbourhood is located in TNHB Complex (Ashok Pillar Road, Ashok Nagar) and on Ramasamy Salai, K. K. Nagar. The manager of Amudham (Ramasamy Salai) said that they sell an average of 600kg. rice per day. Park fountain dry for over a year The fountain in Natesan Park, Venkatnarayana Road, T. Nagar has not been functioning for over an year. The tiled enclosure is used as a shelter by dogs. Park users have appealed to Chennai Corporation to repair and reactivate the fountain. 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.