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FREE901st Issue : September 22 - 28, 2012Vol. 18, No. 17

By Our Staff ReporterA number of shops, including

bigger shops like Pothys andNallis, on Usman Road andPondy Bazaar and other com-mercial areas in T. Nagar andMambalam remained closed on

Most shops in T. Nagar remainclosed in support of bandh

Sept. 20 due to bandh called byvarious political parties to op-pose FDI in the retail sectorand diesel price hike.

The usually busy roads in T.Nagar and Mambalam gave adeserted look.

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By Our Staff ReporterMore than 150 persons at-

tended the free medical camporganized by Vaatasalayam

150 attend free medical camp

and Rotary Club of North Westlast week.

P. Raman (President, Vaata-salayam) told Mambalam

Times that participants werescreened for diabetes, ortho-pedic and other neuro relatedproblems.

Chanting of Vishnu Sahasranaamamfor welfare of school children

Discourses on‘Saisath Saritha’

Under the auspices of SriShirdi Sai Meditation Mandir(6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar)there are discourses on ‘SriSaisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.mon Sundays in its premises.

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder)told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is con-ducted at 7.30 p.m on Thurs-days and Sundays.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 2643 2323, 4212 5118and 94444 53777.

Free Sanskrit classes forbeginnersBy Our Staff Reporter

Samskrit Pandit’s Associa-tion (Bharathidasan Colony,K.K. Nagar), will conduct free

Sanskrit classes for beginn-ers.

Those who wish to learnmay contact the pandits oftheir respective areas overphone.

West Mambalam: Mr. SriSadasiva Sarma (T-2, Navin’sSrinidhi Apartments, No. 6,Srinivasa Iyer Street, WestMambalam, Ph: 2471 9212,99625 24671).

K.K. Nagar/Ashok Nagar:Dr. Vasudevan (L/43-B,Bharathidasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Ph: 2470 7546, 9444207546).

Free medical camp nextSundayBy Our Staff Reporter

North T Nagar Civic Exnoraunits will join hands with AgataDiabetics Center to conduct afree medical camp on Sunday,September 30 from 9 a.m on-wards at 2, 1st Street, BharathyNagar, T Nagar.

Eminent doctors will offerfree consultation and screenpatients for diabetes, obesity,hemoglobin, BMI tests andmore.

For registration, 9884447570/98400 65514/9941566930 may be called.

By Our Staff ReporterMembers of Vishnu Sahas-

ranaama Mandali of PrasannaVenkatesa Perumal Temple(West Mambalam) chanted‘Vishnu Sahasranaamam’ onSept. 16 for the welfare ofschool children.

Usha (President) toldMambalam Times that themembers regularly chantVishnu Sahasranaamam,Naaraayaneeyam and Bha-gavad Gita on Sundays andLalitha Sahasranaamamon Fridays from 6 p.m to

7.15 p.m in the temple pre-mises.

She said that the membersalso conduct chanting on aus-picious days in temples andsabhas on invitation.

She can be contacted in98412 94449.

By Our Staff ReporterPromise Personality Devel-

opment Centre for Children(T.Nagar), will conduct a 5-daymultiactivity camp for stu-dents from Std. 5 to Std. 9 fromMonday, Sep. 24 to Friday, Sep.28 from 9 a.m to 12 noon.

The camp activities will in-clude yoga, workshop on on

5-day multiactivity camp forschool students from Monday

leadership and public speak-ing skills, computer assembly,time management and more.

A nominal fee of Rs. 250 willbe charged per student whichwill include study materials andsnacks.

For registration please con-tact in 99400 52565 or in 28151569

Free cancerscreening camp

for womenon Sunday

By Our Staff ReporterShri Rajasthani Jain

Samaj (Mambalam) is or-ganizing a free CancerScreening Camp for womenfrom 8 a.m to 6 p.m on Sun-day, Sep. 23 at its premisesin 131, Theagaraya Road,T Nagar, opposite MayaPlaza.

The tests will be con-ducted by Dr. SunithaSinghi & Dr. ShobhaGulecha.

Registration is a must andtests will be conducted onfirst come first Basis.

Tests to be conducted inthe camp include bloodHaemogloin, TSH, randomsugar, pap smear for cervi-cal cancer, breast exami-nation and tra-nsvaginal ul-trasound tests.

For registration sms Srjs(space) name to 9220092200 or contact Suman-latha Metha in 9840832424 or Lalitha Jhangdain 91762 45325.

NaamaSankeerthanamin Shirdi Sai Babatemple on SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

As part of 10th anniversarycelebrations, members of SriShridi Sai Baba DhyanaMaiyam (6, Sarojini Street, T.Nagar, 2643 2323, 9444453777) will conduct specialbhajans and other religiousprograms from 6 a.m to 9 p.mon Sunday, Sept. 23.

The following is the prog-ram:

6 a.m: Kakad aarthi.8.30 a.m: Dhuni pooja and

mass prayer for family wel-fare.

9.15 a.m: Sathsaritha paa-rayanam.

12.30 p.m: Group prayer forwelfare for differently abledpersons.

2 p.m: Naama Sankeer-thanam.

3.30 p.m: Sthava ManjariPaarayanam.

4.30 p.m: Vishnu Sahasra-nama paarayanam.

5 p.m: Special bhajan.6.30 p.m: Group prayer for

prosperity.7 p.m: Palki procession.8.45 p.m: Group prayer for

world peace.All are welcome.

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Page 4 September 22 - 28, 2012

Collapsed parapet wall of Usman Roadbridge reconstructed

By Our Staff ReporterA huge avenue tree fell across the road on Balakrishnan Street Extension (near 7th Avenue)

in West Mambalam last week. The branches and the truck were chopped and removed byChennai Corporation workers within 3 hours. No one was injured in the incident.

Vinaayakar idols abandonedon roadside

Photo exhibitionon children livingin streets ofChennai todayBy Our Staff Reporter

As part of Chennai Bal JyotiProject, World Vision India hasorganized a photo exhibitiontitled ‘Streets of Chennai’ whichwill depict photos of childrenliving on the streets in Chennaiat 6.30 p.m on Saturday, Sept.22, at Art House (41, KasturiRangan Street, Alwarpet).

The exhibition will be inau-gurated by B. Lenin, movie di-rector.

Dr. Jayakumar Christian(National Director, World Vi-sion) will release a book ‘MalaeVaanam - Keelae Bhoo-mi’ andthe first copy will be releasedby Vidyasagar (Director, ChildProtection, UNICEF).

For more details, 9940494597 may be called.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterPart of the parapet wall of Usman Road bridge that had collapsed after being hit by a bus

on Sept. 6 was reconstructed last week.

Avenue tree falls down

A number of small Vinaa-yagar idols used for Chathurthipooja have been abandoned onthe pavement nearVinaayakar temple at the junc-tion of Moorthy Street and 7th

Avenue.Conservancy workers have

not cleared them along withregular garbage because of re-ligious sentiments.

Some residents have found aunique way of disposal by keep-ing the idols in flower pots andgrowing saplings in them.

Kutti Ganesan (Founder,General Secretary, VinayagaChathurthi Vizha Kuzhu) saidthat the residents who are notable to dispose off the idols canhand them over to him for im-mersion.

Calling volunteersfor free service inTirumala

Sevas (50, Dharga Road,Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram)sends volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumalastarting on Sundays and end-ing on Saturdays.

Men and women who arephysically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their servicesfor 6 hours everyday. The workwill be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch anddinner will be provided free ofcost. They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkates-wara. Travelling expense andthe cost of breakfast must beborne by the volunteers.

Those interested can contactNalini Ravikumar (18/43, Ju-bilee Road, West Mambalam)in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P.Sundaram (98417 26695) orD. Gopinath (94442 09751).

Ashtothara pooja inSanjeevini Peetamnext SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofSanjeevini Peetam (16/45,BRP 1st Street, West Mamba-lam) ‘Sindhooram abhishekamand betel leaves Ashtotharapooja’ will be conducted for LordHanuman at 11 a.m on Satur-day, Sept. 29, as part of Hanu-man Janma Nakshathrapooja.

There will be chanting ofHanuman Chalisa.

All are welcome.

Free Veda classesduring weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Veda classes are con-ducted from 6.30 a.m to 7.30a.m on Saturdays and Sun-days in Krishna Gana Sabha,Maharajapuram SanthanamSalai, T. Nagar.

More details can be had inphone 98843 05676.

Program inRamana BhakthaSamajamon SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ramana Baktha Sama-jam, West Mambalam (BVSNMoorthy School, ThambiahRoad, West Mambalam) con-ducts the following program onSundays:

5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Maha-

rishi’s Aksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 94441 72623.Special pooja is conducted

and prasadam distributedamong special children at11.30 a.m on Ramana Maha-rishi’s birth star day (Punar-poosam).

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MAMBALAM TIMES

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 30

By Our Staff ReporterMore than 150 large Vina-

yaga idols kept on pavementsin T. Nagar, West Mambalam,Ashok Nagar, K. K. Nagar,MGR Nagar, Nesapakkam,Jafferkhanpet and nearby ar-eas for Chathurthi celebra-tions will be taken for immer-

Vinaayakar idols to beimmersed in sea at Marina

Beach on Sunday

By Our Staff ReporterMajor M. G. Doraisamy (79)

and his wife Parimala (resi-dent of H-5, Krupa Colony, 1st

Street, Ashok Nagar) havebeen keeping ‘VinaayakarGolu’ during Chathurthi in theirresidence for more than 40years.

Doraisamy told MambalamTimes that the attractions thisyear include pictures of 12forms of ‘Thonda Ganapathy’popular to Karnataka.

He said that more than 100Vinaayakar idols and paintingare on display.

He welcomed residents to

100 idols on display in Vinaayakar Goluhave a free darshan of his goluon Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sun-day, Sept.23 from 8 a.m to 11a.m.

He said that most of the idolswere bought during his postingsin different parts of India.

He can be contacted in 24896271.

Carnatic vocal andkeyboard concertstomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Kalakshetra Alumni and SriSumukhi Rajasekharan Me-morial Foundation will jointlyconduct its 79th ‘Kala Posha-kam’ (monthly concerts in clas-sical dance, music, instru-ments and other art forms)from 6 p.m onwards on Sun-day, Sept. 23, in Narada GanaSabha Mini Hall (TTK Road).

Students of SaraswathyGana Mandali will present agroup vocal concert.

This will be followed by aCarnatic keyboard concert byJ. Varun Narayan.

All are welcome.

sion in the sea from 10 a.m onSunday, Sept.23.

All the idols will be trans-ported to Arcot Road fromwhere they will be taken in acommon procession alongKodambakkam High Road,Cathedral Road and Radha-krishna Salai to reach MarinaBeach.

If anything interesting ishappening in your

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When did the playback system come into vogue in TamilCinema?

In the 1930s, there were no technical facilities to pre-record songs in a sound-recording theater before the com-mencement of the film shoot as it is done today. Songs wererecorded along with dialogues while the camera rolled.Consequently only artistes capable of singing with theirown voices were chosen to act. While the actor sang, themembers of the orchestra sat safely away from the camerarange and played the background musical score. If the actorhad to walk, the accompanying musicians too walked alongwith him carrying their instruments!

That’s why only instruments that could be carried orstrung round the necks were used in their music.Harmonium, flute, violin, clarinet, mridangam and suchwere commonly in use. No pianos or veenas, thank you!

In outdoor scenes, the instrument-players sat undertrees or on mats or trolley and played happily. If any playercommitted a mistake in playing a note or a swaram in thelast line or word, the full shot had to be taken afresh!

In one such song sequence, the famed hero and ‘StuntKing’ of Tamil Cinema of his day, P. S. Srinivasa Rao,playing the lead role of Lord Vishnu, was singing a songwhich was being shot. Being a trained classical musicianand also the music composer of the film ‘Srinivasa Kalyanam’(1934) he noticed a false off-key note being played by oneof the instrumentalists. At once he yelled ‘Cut’, but theDirector took no notice and went ahead with his work. Later,during the first show of the film at Crown Talkies, MintStreet, Madras, the audience howled with loud laughterwhen they heard Maha Vishnu yelling ‘CUT!’ in the middleof a song in poetic Tamil! An “SOS” message was at oncesent to Srinivasa Cinetone Studio on Poonamallee HighRoad in Vepery, and a technician raced in a car to reach thecinema faster than wind, and he simply scissored off theoffending frames in English. Surely, when the frames wereremoved there was a jump in the sound track and music flowin the picture, but nobody bothered about all that in thosedays!

In his later years, after retiring from movies, SrinivasaRao had his ‘bhajan music troupe’ in Alwarpet, Madras, inwhich noted citizens like Dr. Mathangi Ramakrishnan,Thangam Aiyadurai, and Y. G. Sundar took part and theywere his disciples. He also taught bhajans toM.S.Subbulakshmi.

The playback system came into existence in Calcuttaduring the mid-1930s and was used in Bengali and Hindifilms. In Madras, the famed trio of film pioneers,Muthuswami Iyer (Murugadasa), K. Ramnoth and A. K.Sekhar, built a studio in Adayar, Madras named Kartikeya(circa 1937) and released ads in magazines of that dayinviting producers to use the studio. And its facilities,according to the ad, included miniature photography andplayback system.

The first film produced by the talented trio in this studiowas ‘Sundaramurthy Nayanar’ (1937). But there is nopositive evidence to prove that songs in this film were pre-recorded or sung while the shooting was in progress. How-ever, the first known instance of the use of playback inTamil cinema took place in 1938 in ‘Nandakumar’.

(To be continued)

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By M. A. SADANANDNO HOLDS BARRED

What are the elements that coalesce in the shaping of a person’smind that, as in the case of the Pied Piper of Hameln, draws hundredsto their doom?

Law abiding fools like me who want to clack the computer whenthe grey cells strike without warning, and hoping to see the result inthe next Sunday’s ‘No Holds Barred’ column are denied the freedomof expression when the Electricity Board goes for a snooze at the mostcreative hour between 4 and 5 in the afternoon.

All good and bad things come to en end, or so we thought, but thePied Piper of Idinthakarai, who rules the Koodankulam environs, hasa bag of tricks up his torso and his word is law to the worshippers whowant to be a part of the sea by merging their bodies with the sea andLIVING in the sea. Brinologists will now write tomes of researchfindings and perhaps the next year’s Nobel in medicine will be a jointaward to the Idinthakarai brinologists.

To deny these chaps a cake walk, another school of thought hastaken shape and a non-thrust by a group of uglies is seen buried upto their belly buttons in sand. Atta boy! What courage! If a convoy ofsome, as yet unidentified, marine life swims up to see Mother India inthe raw, what better fare can the country offer than these humansalads! As some great philosopher, having given up his war againstignorance, said, “What fools these mortals be!

Not to be scoffed at by the Southies, an andolan gang in the Northhas started living in the river that is sought to be dammed. They canat least drink non-brine water and be clean. ‘The Old Man And TheSea’ by friend Ernest Hemingway comes to mind. For all the wisdomthat he accumulated over the years by eating fish, didn’t Ernest shoothimself dead?

Sai bhajans on 3 days a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T. Nagar conducts Sai bhajans every weekin the following venues in T. Nagar:

Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park, VijayaBank 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.

All are welcome.More details can be had from D. Srinivasa Rao (98400 50875) or C.

Ramamurthy (94440 54819).

By Our StaffReporter

Chennai Corpora-tion workers were seenpumping out rain wa-ter that had stagnatedin the newly con-structed storm waterdrain on ThambiahRoad, West Mamb-alam.

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Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage Hall, MiniHall, 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.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

BACHELORACCOMMODATION

T. NAGAR, Pinjala Subramaniam Road, nearPothys, opposite Chennai Silk, A/c bedroom, hall,balcony, attached bath, airy, good ventilated,independent 1st floor portion, 2 persons can share,bank staff / IT professional preferred, no brokers.Ph: 2434 5209, 94456 15209.

MINI HALLBALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, 6/31, Veerasamy

Street (next to SRM Nightingale School), WestMambalam, for all functions at nominal rate. Ph:94449 18484, 2489 3884.

T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No.174, Habibullah Road, near KodambakkamRailway Station, available for small functions,non A/c. Ph: 2814 3406, 92831 12153,94446 38577.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street(State Bank Building), 2 Halls – Kamakshi MiniHall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com.

OLD AGE HOMESRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, West

Mambalam. We care for aged citizens (both menand women). Healthy, hygienic food and cleanaccommodation will be provided with motherlycare. Contact: B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 94459 98939,95660 28520, 2474 0886.

SENIOR citizens home in Keelkattalai, 3 timesfood, 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: 9884056233, 98840 56203, 2247 3586.

PAYING GUESTACCOMMODATION

PAYING guest accommodation available forladies with /without food in West Mambalam. Ph:94441 65411.

REAL ESTATE(BUYING)

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

WEST MAMBALAM, Ram’s Apartment, LakeView Road, near Subway, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen,515 sq.ft, 3rd floor flat, no lift, 16 years old, priceRs. 6500 per sq.ft, no brokers. Ph: 98417 53715.

T. NAGAR, North Usman Road, near Viveks,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 825 sq.ft, UDS 367 sq.ft,2 balconies, 3rd floor, no lift, above 25 years old,recently renovated, semi furnished, car park.Contact: Suresh. Ph: 89391 74923.

KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram MainRoad, near More Super Market, deluxe flat, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 730 sq.ft, 1st floor, marblefloor, 10 years old, price Rs. 38 lakhs. Contact:Gentleman Estate. Ph: 98406 05716.

RENTALK. K. NAGAR, 70th Street, 11th Sector, 3

bedroom, hall, kitchen, covered car parking,vegetarians only, no borkers. Ph: 98946 12922,96770 23727, 4353 0898, 6459 3739.

ARCOT ROAD, NSK Salai, near CorporationZonal Office, commercial complex, 1385 sq.ft,2nd floor, 2-wheeler & car park facilities. Contact:J. R. Ashok. Ph: 73588 61121, 94455 40005.

K. K. NAGAR, Bharathidasan Colony, nearBSNL Office & Bus Stop, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor apartment, bath attached, tilesflooring, woodwork, rent Rs. 11500, advance 6months, car parking, family / bachelors / officealso. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

WEST MAMBALAM, Srinivasa Iyengar 2ndStreet, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 1st floorflat, 1 bath attached, 1 common bath, balcony, A/c, good water, rent Rs. 12000, 2-wheeler parking.Ph: 87544 39232.

T. NAGAR, Rameswaram Street, nearRailway Station & Panagal Park, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 24 hours water supply, bachelors /family. Ph: 94449 35639.

C.I.T. NAGAR, 70 Feet Road, near Vasanth &Co., 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft, rent Rs.9000, 2-wheeler parking, no brokers. Ph: 9790843131, 2433 9270.

T. NAGAR, Ramachandra Iyer Street, nearPanagal Park, independent portion, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, furnished, rent Rs. 15000,Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 2814 2550, 9444042551.

WEST MAMBALAM, Easwaran Koil Street,near Madley Subway, 2 bedrooms, 1080 sq.ft,ground floor flat, rent Rs. 13000, no brokers. Ph:80561 94239, 2471 8485.

WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan StreetExtension, luxurious independent house, 2bedrooms, spacious hall, modular kitchen, groundfloor, specially designed tiles, covered car park,rent Rs. 19000, Brahmin family only. Ph: 9500054985.

ASHOK NAGAR, 12th Avenue, 2 bedroomflat, hall, kitchen, lift, covered wardrobe, 1 A/c, carpark, rent Rs. 16000, small Brahmin family /vegetarian only, no brokers, inspection onSeptember 23 from 9.30 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph: 9840922879, 91768 63644.

K. K. NAGAR, Plot No. 541, Flat-A, 20th Street,4th Sector, near PSBB, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1100 sq.ft, woodwork, A/c, covered car park, rentRs. 16500, vegetarians only, ready to occupy, nobrokers, visit on 23.09.2012 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.Ph: 99402 36977.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 3rdStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, groundfloor, fully furnished, vegetarians, 24 hours water,4 flats only, no brokers. Ph: 92833 52565.

WEST MAMBALAM, Flat No. 43, BrindavanStreet, single bedroom, newly built, small Brahminfamily only, no brokers. Ph: 95000 23838.

WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 91, Old No. 9,Lake View Road 2nd Lane, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 600 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2 bathrooms, marblefloor, lease Rs. 8 lakhs, 2-wheeler parking,vegetarians only. Contact: P. Venkateshan. Ph:98411 47235.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 20/2,Rajagopalan Street, opposite Sathya NarayanaTemple, independent house, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1500 sq.ft, covered car park, Brahminsonly, no brokers. Ph: 98400 54900.

T. NAGAR, Venkatesan Street, 2 bedrooms, 2halls, kitchen, 960 sq.ft, 1st floor, Brahmins only,no brokers. Ph: 94440 23071, 90920 91718.

T. NAGAR, Venkatesan Street, hall, kitchenattached, 230 sq.ft, 3rd floor, spinsters / bachelors/ very small family, only Brahmins, no brokers.Ph: 94440 23071, 909200 91718.

K. K. NAGAR, Rajamannar Salai, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, dining, 1700 sq.ft, ground floor flat,vegetarians only. Ph: 2366 1995.

T. NAGAR, Krishna Street, near Pondy Bazaar,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 815 sq.ft, (plinth area),3rd floor flat, lift, adequate water supply, wardrobe,A/c, suitable for small family, ready for occupation.Ph: 97899 80223.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, nearAyodhya Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,960 sq.ft, ground floor portion, rent Rs. 15000,Brahmin / vegetarian family, 2-wheeler parkingonly, no brokers. Ph: 98413 99151, 97863 90756.

SERVICE apartment available on primelocation in T. Nagar. Ph: 99401 03811, 9940103823.

T. NAGAR, No. 21, Crescent Park Street, 4member accommodation, employed bachelors.Contact: Eswar. Ph: 98840 46535, 2434 1875.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 31/14, SuprabhaatFlat, Jaishankar Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1000 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, lift, security, car park,fans, geyser, cupboards, Brahmins only, nobrokers. Contact: Babu Reddy. Ph: 94440 32532.

ASHOK NAGAR, 18th Avenue, behind PrabhaTVS Showroom, commercial space, 850 sq.ft, 3phase EB, suitable for IT / Insurance etc., posh,secure locality. Ph: 99401 91963.

T. NAGAR, Dr. Nair Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 850 sq.ft, ground floor flat, independententrance, small vegetarian family only, rent Rs.18000 (negotiable), no brokers. Contact: R. S.Mani. Ph: 94444 19341.

T. NAGAR, Thanikachalam Road, 2 bedroomflat, hall, kitchen, woodwork, rent Rs. 15000,electrical fitting, preference for vegetarians.Contact: Agent. Ph: 98403 13891, 97899 96833.

T. NAGAR, North Usman Road, individualbungalow, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2000 sq.ft,ground floor, car parking, rent Rs. 40000, officepurpose, suitable for IT / BPO / trading office etc.Contact: Agent. Ph: 98403 13221, 99400 13221.

T. NAGAR, Madley Road, 2 bedrooms, groundfloor apartment, well renovated, nice looking, carparking, rent Rs. 15000, residence purpose only,Brahmin family only, no brokers, genuine parties.Ph: 94444 12608, 94448 94108.

ASHOK NAGAR, 41st Street, 6th Avenue,behind Sony Showroom, commercial space, 1600sq.ft. Ph: 98413 28044, 2371 1547.

WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, 3rd floor, well furnished,fully woodwork, no lift/ brokers. Ph: 98401 11831.

T. NAGAR, No. 3, Lodikhan Street, behindHoly Angels School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 900sq.ft, ground floor, car park. Ph: 96770 59059.

CHOOLAIMEDU, Periyar Pathai, 950 sq.ft, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, woodwork,electrical fittings, 24 hours water, vegetariansonly. Ph: 98417 44673, 99625 90640.

By Our Staff ReporterThis young girl performs a balancing act on tightrope on the streets

of Chennai to earn her bread.Our reporter snapped this act on 10th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, on

Sept. 18.

Walks on tightrope to meether ends

Website for CM Cell inauguratedBy Our Staff Reporter

A website for CM cell www.cmcell.tn.gov.in was inaugurated onSept. 11.

Grievances can be registered on the website and an acknowledgementis sent to the complainant immediately.

Complaints received through this website are sent to the concerneddepartment with detailed information of the complaint.

Officials have been asked to address the problems reported within48 hours.

R. Krishnan (resident of S-1, 2nd floor,Kanakathara Flats, New No. 37, Chari Street,T. Nagar, Ph. 2814 0778) passed away onSept. 7.

He was 95 and was a resident of T. Nagarfor 10 years.

He had retired as a teacher from a schoolin Aiwarkurichi (near Tenkasi).

He is survived by three sons, one daughterand grandchildren.

OBITUARYR. KRISHNAN

By Our Staff Reporter‘PickmyBasket’, a novel gar-

bage collection service, is beingoffered by Life Space Environ-ments. The service available toresidential households on alternatedays round the year - whereby thefield executives of Life SpaceEnvironments will visit apartments(which could be on the 5th or 15thfloor) and pick up the segregatedgarbage on the scheduled days.

To avail the service, individual/apartment residential householdscan register online atwww.pickmybasket.net. There isa nominal charge for this service.

At the time of registration, usersare given two pick-up options tochoose- ‘Knock and Pick’ and

New convenient, environment-friendly garbage collection service

‘Pick from Park’. The first one isfor households which have resi-dents present during day time,while the second is for those whoare employed and will not beavailable at home.

In the latter case, the residentsleave the garbage just outside theirmain door.

Residents are provided a singleunique compartmentalized/closed/wheeled caravan having four sec-tions for kitchen waste, paper,bottles and polythene/plastic/oth-ers).

According to Life Space Envi-ronments, the garbage will be re-cycled/reused by segregation atthe source, to save the environ-ment.

ISKCON program inMambalam on SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),Injambakkam, conducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ programs from 7 p.m to 9p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam.

The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and BhagwadGita classes.

More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from Ranga KrishnaDas (2474 4900, 98400 27800).

All are welcome.

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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

By Our Staff ReporterMore than 200 students par-

Paintings by children to be exhibited inSanjeevini Peetam today

ticipated in the coloring com-petition conducted by San-

jeevini Peetam at V.M.A. Hall,Srinivasa Street, West Mam-balam on Sept. 19 as part ofVinaayagar Chathuruthi cel-ebrations.

Lavanaya Balaji (Organiser)told Mambalam Times that thecoloring work done by the par-ticipants will be exhibited from11 a.m to 2 p.m on Saturday,Sept. 29 at Sanjeevini Peetam(16/45, BRP 1st Street, WestMambalam).

She said that Mathaji(Founder, Sanjeevini Peetam)gave away the prizes to thewinners.

All are welcome to view theexhibits.

By Our Staff ReporterTwo books, ‘Vignangal Thee-

rkum Vinaayagar Thalangal’and ‘Allal Pokkum AnaimuganThalangal’ authored by K. SaiKumar will be released onFriday, September 28 at 7 p.mby Dr. Tiruppur Krishnan (Edi-tor, Amudha Surabhi) in

2 guide books on 444 Vinaayakar templesto be released

Tamilnadu SenaithalaivarMahajana Sangam (22,Habibullah Road, T Nagar).

The first copy will be receivedby K. Sivakumar (Editor,Gnanathiral).

The books contain details of444 popular Vinayagar tem-ples spread across India.

There will also be a specialdiscourse by K. Sivakumarafter the book release func-tion.

K. Sai Kumar has released 9such guides in the past.

He told Mambalam Timesthat he has been doing researchand publishing details of an-cient and historic temples inthe form of books.

He added that he will donatethe money earned from thesale proceeds of the books toassist needy temples for con-ducting their daily rituals.

Child Helpline1098

Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Kurichi Lakshminarasim-hachariar (resident of 8, 2nd

Main Road, CIT Nagar East,Nandanam) conducts freeVeda and Suktham classesfrom 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days.

More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.

Wins second place in badmintontourney for differently-abled

By Our Staff ReporterA. Hindu (resident of

Vandikaran Street, WestMambalam and Std. 12 stu-dent in Chennai CorporationSchool, Saidapet) won the sec-ond place in the badminton

tournament conducted for thedifferently-abled by RotaryClub of Ambattur last week.

Her prize was presented byK. Rosaiah (Governor, Tamil-nadu).

She had earlier won a num-ber of prizes in National andInternational tournaments.

8-day discourseon SrimadBhagavathamfrom FridayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriVasudev Sathsangam (35-A,Vasudevapuram, West Mam-balam), Ue. Ve. Ananthapad-manabhachariar will give adiscourse on ‘Srimad Bhagava-tham’ from 3 p.m to 5 p.m andfrom 7 p.m to 9 p.m from Sept.28 to Oct. 5 in its premises.

There will also be specialpoojas and paarayanam at6.30 a.m daily.

For more details, 2488 0105or 2483 4472 may be called.

All are welcome.