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The shoddy way in whichstorm water drains are beingconstructed in several streetsin this neighbourhood is caus-ing a lot of hardship to roadusers and residents.

On June 22, a JCB machinewhile digging a trench alongChakrapani Street Extension(West Mambalam) damagedthe underground Metrowaterpipes and EB and telephonecables.

A nearby resident toldMambalam Times that asusual there was no notifica-tion or coordination betweenthe various civic authoritiesbefore starting such a criticalwork.Once the damage wasdone, the blame game beganand it took a lot of effort on theresident’s part to get the re-pairs done by the respectivedepartments and we wereforced to suffer till then, he

Storm water drain construction disrupts services

said.Similarly, residents of Hindi

Prachar Sabha Street (T.Nagar) had to suffer for a longtime when the sewage waterleaked into the Metrowater line

as both got damaged duringdigging. It took more than amonth for the Metrowaterworkers to identify the leaksand plug them.

Nalini, a resident of the

street, told Mambalam Timesthat many residents wereforced to close the valve ontheir Metrowater line and buywater in tanker lorries to filltheir sumps.

By Our Staff ReporterInternational Society for

Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will conduct a year-long‘Bhakta Prahlad’ course forchildren in the age group of 5 to10 years in many centers inChennai.

The course which will beginsin some centers on Saturday,June 29 and in the rest of thecenters on Sunday, June 30will be conducted for two hoursonce a week to give childrenstrong roots in Indian Vedichistory, culture and discip-line.

The students will also betaught bhajans, BhagavadGita slokas, mantra medita-tion, craft, cultural and socialactivities.

The course fee is Rs. 700.The following are the venues

in this neighbourhood:T. Nagar: C-2, Sabarmati

Apartments, 43, MadleyStreet 2nd Lane; Time: 4 p.mon Saturdays. ContactKalyani in 97890 18896/91761 98400

37/C, Unnamalai AmmalStreet, North Usman Road;Time: 4 p.m on Saturdays.Contact Shreesha in 2814

ISKON’s ‘Bhakta Prahlad’course for children from today

2928.Radha Madhav Nivas, Flat

29, Mohan Apartments, 107/88, New No.107,

South West Boag Road;Time: 4 p.m on Saturdays.Contact Prema Bhakti in99403 40226/98416 69010.

West Mambalam: F6,Ganesh Flats, No. 15, Pushpa-vati Ammal Street; Time: 4p.m on Sundays. ContactRama Bhakti in 2474 0988.

2A, Rangasri Aptartments,No.3/1, Manickam Street;Time: 10 a.m on Sundays. Con-tact Jayasri Rukmini in 9444289883.

Vijayashanti Apartments,Flat-A, Ground Floor, No.1,Eswaran Koil Street; Time: 4p.m on Saturdays. ContactSunitha in 89395 39041/42

Ashok Nagar: 30, Bharathi-yar Colony, 1st Avenue, (nearAavin Outlet and Ashok Pil-lar); Time: 5.30 p.m on Satur-days. Contact Ramya in 8220017695/98840 31259.

K. K. Nagar: #R2, OppositeGreen Peace Apartment,10thSector, 65th Street; Time: 5p.m on Tuesdays. ContactVijayalakshmi in 9962782407.

By Our Staff ReporterThe street name board of Jagadhammal Street (T. Nagar)

which toppled many months ago is lying on the pavement andis yet to be re-erected.

Street name board fallen onpavement for months

By Our Staff ReporterSai Seva Chakra conducts

free Veda classes for studentsdaily from 5 p.m to 6 p.m inSarva Priya GanapathiTemple (Murthy Street Exten-sion, West Mambalam).

The Association also con-ducts free Veda Parayanam

Free Veda classes for schoolstudents

at houses of devotees on re-quest.

For more details please call94440 34917.

Leaning avenue tree inCorporation Colony likely to topple

By Our Staff ReporterAn avenue tree in Corpora-

tion Colony (near Five Lights,West Mambalam) is slantingprecariously towards the roadand is likely to fall at any time.

A trench to construct stormwater drain running below ithas damaged its roots.

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All compulsive gamblers whowish to get rid of the habit

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By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACKTAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 58

By Our Staff ReporterEven though Corporation

has placed several dustbins inand around Panagal Park, visi-tors throw food waste, plasticbags and other garbage insidethe park. Conservancy work-ers only empty the bins and

Panagal Park littered byvisitors, vendors

the garbage strewn in andaround the park is left behind.

Further, the entrance to thepark on Prakasam Road stinksas it has been converted into awaste yard by juice vendorswho dump their fruit wastethere.

By Our Staff ReporterNew office bearers were re-

cently elected to the WestMambalam Aavin MilkConsumer’s Co-operative So-ciety.

It held its first meet with itsconsumers last week to listento their grievances.

According to M. Balakrish-nan (Vice-Chairman), the com-mon woe was about problemsfaced by consumers during the

New office bearers for West MambalamAavin Milk Consumer’s Society

monthly renewal of the cards.He said that the Society has

assured the consumers thatsteps will be taken to addresstheir issues.

Surprise inspection of Aavinoutlets will be done and initia-tives taken to increase sales ofall the Aavin products, headded.

Consumers may contacthim for Aavin related issues in98410 50344 or 90947 72066.

REQUEST TO READERS!Please help us to serve you better!

Mambalam Times is being deliveredfree at every doorstep in this

neighbourhood week after week. If ourdelivery boy skips your house or flat in

any week, please call 2434 9236between 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m on week

days to enable us to take effectiveand immediate remedial action.

The Tharai Ticket Aasaami (TTA) could whistle at the goingson on screen or sneeze on cue if the lovers on screen got too closefor a kiss! Such joys and privileges were denied to the better-placed person on the higher classes of bench or chair!

Rajam saw many silent films in a tent cinema located in anopen space behind the P.S. High School compound. To his lastdays he remembered the name of a movie he saw decades agoin parts ‘Nal Damayanthi’, produced in Northern India! Obvi-ously, it was the second version of the familiar tale made in1927 by the founding father of Indian Cinema, DadasahebPhalke at Nasik. It was 8123 feet in length. Rajam evidentlysaw the Phalke movie of 1927, which was possibly screened inparts! He was then in his preteens.

The first permanent movie house of Mylapore, Kapali Talk-ies, came up in late 1930s and, until the recent years, it servedthe Mylai-wasis well. In that era, it was rather isolated withareas like Raja Annamalaipuram, Mandavelipakkam, andsuch not having come to existence.

The first superstar of South India of India, M. K. ThyagarajaBhagavathar, inaugurated Kapali Theater for which he wasgiven a silver hammer as memento!

(There have been fanciful explanations why a hammer, of allthe things, was given but none of them is complimentary topoor MKT!)

(Foreigners especially Americans wonder why movie housesin India are called “Talkies”! One American diplomat in Madrasasked this writer what that word meant! In the early days,movie house or tents screened only silent films. When moviesbegan to talk English in 1927, and Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in1931, Kannada in 1934, and Malayalam 1938, cinemas ac-quired sound equipment and the theaters came to be known as‘talkies’ as opposed to places screening silent films. For sometime, even after movies began to talk in India, silent films werestill being made in south India. To distinguish the two, the word‘talkies’ was used in India. (This word is not in use in the West.)

Meanwhile, back at Kolhapur, then a ‘native’ state ruled bya maharajah, V. Shantaram, one of the greatest filmmakersof India then,making his way in movies with the celebratedPrabhat Pictures, wrote to a Madras-based movie magazine,“Sound and Shadow” seeking help to make a Tamil film usingthe sets, props and all of his Hindi film, “Sairandhri” (1933,India’s first film in color). The film had not done well and thecompany was trying to cut its losses by launching a Tamil filmusing the same re-usable materials. The magazine was beingrun by the talented trio, Muthuswami Iyer (later filmmakerunder the name, ‘Murugadasa’), A. K. Sekhar (art director,production designer, and master of all, and later a big name inSouth Indian Cinema), and K. Ramnoth (brilliant technicianand genius of Tamil cinema, sadly neglected today). A richimpresario and fine arts-lover, and talent-scout and all, G. K.Seshagiri, financially backed them.

Soon the trio, Seshagiri, the Mylapore lawyer SundaramIyer, his children Rajam, Jayalakshmi and the youngest son,the seven year old prodigy, S. Balachandar and members of anamateur drama troupe boarded a train at Madras to Miraj (arailway junction) en route to Kolhapur.

Accompanying them was Papanasam Sivan as music com-poser, blissfully unaware as the train chug/chugged its waythat he was on his way to fame and fortune!

Rajam faced a movie camera for the first time in “SeethaKalyanam” (1933). A Prabhat production, it was directed bythe well-known Marati and Hindi filmmaker of his day, BaburaoPhendarkar.

Interestingly, the so-called Tamil film historians, in theirblissful ignorance, have been writing and speaking in Tamil andEnglish spreading misinformation about the making of SeethaKalyanam”.

(To be continued)

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New statues for ‘The Mother’ and‘Aurobindo’ in Annai Ashram

Showers lead to water stagnationon Rameswaram Road

Rameswaram Road

Madley Road

9-day course onAthma VicharaYoga from July 5By Our Staff Reporter

Athma Vicharam YogaKendra will conduct a 9-daycourse on Athma VicharaYoga (a practice of ‘looking at’or ‘seeking’ ourselves) compris-ing pranaayama, art of livingand meditation from Wednes-day, July 5, to Thursday, July13, from 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.min SMR Matriculation School(35/1, Jothi RamalingamStreet, West Mambalam).

The classes will be conductedby L. Ramadoss.

According to Ramadoss,regular practise of AthmaVichara Yoga will help one toget rid of chronic ailments suchas high blood pressure,asthma, diabetes, ulcer andspondylitis. Memory power willalso improve, he said.

The program is secular andhas no religious overtones.

Anyone 12 years and abovecan attend the course.

The course fee is Rs. 200.For more details please con-

tact Ramadoss in 2433 4747.

By Our Staff ReporterWork for erecting marble

statues for ‘The Mother’ and‘Sri Aurobindo’in Annai Ash-ram(59, AryaGowda Road,West Mambalam)is in prog-

ress.According to

AnnaiAdigal(founder of theAshram) , thecost of the sta-tueswhich weresculptured inR a j a s t h a n i sRs.6 lakhs.

Devotees wi-shing to donatetowards the costmay contacthim in 9380450621 or 9841425456.

On the occa-sion of the mon-thly ‘ProsperityDay’, devoteescan have bal-cony darshan of

‘The Mother’ on Sunday, July1, at 6 a.mat the Ashram.

Ravishankar Raja will give atalk in Tamil on ‘Life and Phi-losophy of The Mother’ at 5p.m on the same day.

By Our Staff ReporterNo mail collection time is

mentioned on the post box onThirumoorthy Street, T. Na-gar.

The photo was taken on June27 at 2 p.m.

No clearance timementioned on

post box

By Our Staff ReporterHeavy showers on June 27 led to water

stagnation on Rameswaram Road and theservice lane of Madley Road (T. Nagar).

Free cancerawareness programfor women at10.30 a.m today

Suga Welfare Association (K.K. Nagar) and RMD Pain andPalliative Care Trust (T.Nagar) will jointly conduct afree ‘Cancer Awareness Pro-gram’ for women on Saturday,June 30,at 10.30 a.m in Com-munity Hall (BharathidasanColony, K. K. Nagar).

Dr. Republica Sridhar (Foun-der, RMD Pain and PalliativeCare Trust) will give an audio-visual presentation on ‘Symp-toms of cancer disease and itsprevention’. It will be followedby an interactive session withthe audience. For registrationplease call 94443 41194.

By Our Staff ReporterA couple of cows were seen

tethered to the concrete postsof the EB transformer adjoin-ing the railway track on SouthK. R. Koil Street, West Mam-

Transformer posts misusedfor tethering cattle

balam.An EB junction box beside

the transformer and close tothe spot where one of the cowswas tethered was found openthereby posing a danger to itslife.

Hanuman JanmaNakshathra poojain SanjeeviniPeetam today

Hanuman Janma Naksha-thra pooja will be performed onSaturday, June 29 from 11 a.mto noon at Sanjeevini Peetam(Orange Building, 5/1, Kavaraistreet, West Mambalam, Ph:2471 2231). It will include chan-ting of Hanuman chalisa and108 banana stem (vazhai-thandu) ashtothra pooja.

Mathaji (Founder, SanjeeviniPeetam) has been performingHanuman janma nakshathrapooja every month for the last27 years.

This is the 325th instance ofthe pooja. Activities of thePeetam are listed in its websitewww.san jeevinipeetam.com

All are welcome.

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TOURS &TRAVELS

(1) JULY 10 to 15:Cholanadu (40) DivyaDesam + Mannarkudi andVaduvur. (2) Sept. 10 to24: Kasi, Allahabad,Chitrakut, AyodhyaNemisaranyam, Muk-tinath & Pasupatinath. (3)Oct. 16 to 27: PanchDwarka, Pushkar &Jaipur. Contact: VaidehiParthasarathy, Ph: 9444762968, 94447 54468,99401 47313.ATHMA Vichara Yoga will

conduct pranayama, art of living,meditation classes for 10 daysstarting from July 5 from 6.30 p.m to8.30 p.m in SMR MatriculationSchool, Jyothi Ramalaingam Street,West Mambalam. Ph: 2433 4747.

By M. A. SADANANDNO HOLDS BARRED

Fourscore YearsWith great apologies to Abraham Lincoln,

who won the hearts of everyone and theunity of the Blacks and the Whites after theunification-war in America, I would venture,if I had the talent of that great President orhis vision, to thank my good father (who artin heaven now) for having launched myjourney on earth in cool Nairobi, the capitalof Kenya, (then under the British rule) onJune 23, 1933 when he was working for thePost Master General of the three East Afri-can colonies of the British government.

This nondescript 80 did not ring bells, forthe joint authors had made their fiery jour-neys unnoticed by any except their nearestand dearest.

I can claim to be an icon since my goodfriend Barack Obama’s father is a Kenyanand that Hussain Obama and I must haveseen the Thikka Falls, a splendid cascadethat had thrilled me, a youngster of around4 years, on an outing with my family on aweekend .

The next time I heard of Barack was whenhe was crowned President of the mightyUSA. Since he has not heard of me either, itwas a draw, but I wanted him to win since Ihad entered this beautiful world throughNairobi, the cool capital of Kenya, thou-sands of miles from our family’s Indian homein Kannur in Kerala.

Mother has related to us the traumaticdawn of the date of my birth when she hada dream in which the great seerShankarachariar told her that her thirdbaby would be a boy and that he should benamed after his lieutenant Sadanand. Thevision vanished and within minutes, thedelivery order had to be complied with. Mothercried through happiness when she saw meand promptly named me Sadanand.

This 80-year old story never failed to thrillher as it was a true happening and the saintpatron had even named me.

Any questions, gentlemen?

Sai bhajan programs inT. Nagar and Mambalam

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti conducts Sai bhajansevery week in the following venues in T. Nagarand 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 RanganathanStreet): Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

Muthumaari Amman Temple, South BoagRoad: 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.All are welcome.The Samiti also sells books on Sai literature

and CDs of Sai bhajans.

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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.Full Address with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

ACCOMMODATIONWANTED

WANTED decent 2 or 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 to 1400sq.ft, flat for rent, around WestMambalam (Ayodhya Mandapam /Sathya Narayana Temple / borderingAshok Nagar), no top most floor,Brahmin family. Ph: 90253 66600.

WANTED flat / house,about 1000 sq.ft, for asmall Brahmin familyof 2 persons with carpark and amenities, inor around West Mam-balam / Ashok Nagar.Contact: N. Pancha-pakesan (of Chennai SaiSankara Matrimonials).Ph: 98403 30531.

BACHELORACCOMMODATION

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 11/23,Jubilee Road, near SRM Hospital,deluxe rooms with A/c, T.V, geyser,24 hours water, security. Ph: 9566120832, 95001 44566.

GUEST HOUSET. NAGAR, No. 23, EVP Hall (A/

c), Sir Thiyagaraya Road, PondyBazaar, 40 rooms available, rent Rs.2,000 per room for 24 hours, powerback-up, also hall with capacity of100 to 200 persons for family function,conference, exhibitions, get togetherparty. Ph: 78716 55555, 94450 11111.

MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Maha-

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

OLD AGE HOMEOLD age home for Brahmins in

Keezhkattalai, no advance, nodonation, Rs. 6500 per head fornormal healthy persons, Rs. 12,000for bed ridden, 3 times food, 2 timescoffee, doctor, attendee readilyavailable. Ph: 98840 56233, 9884056203, 2247 3586.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

ASHOK NAGAR, OppositeJawahar Hr. Sec. School, 850 sq.ft,1st floor, 2-wheeler park, price Rs. 57lakhs, no brokers. Cash partiescontact: N. Rajaraman. Ph: 9841033699.

WEST C.I.T. NAGAR,West Road, near AlphaSchool, 2 bedrooms,875 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat,no lift, open car park, 18years old, rate Rs. 9,000per sq.ft, no brokers.Ph: 99623 78963, 43565119.

WEST MAMBALAM, JubileeRoad, near Railway Station, old flat,2 bedrooms, big hall, kitchen, 705sq.ft, UDS 375 sq.ft, 3rd floor, coveredcar park. Contact: Babu. Ph: 9381030922.

K. K. NAGAR, P.T. Rajan Salai, 3bedrooms, 1585 sq.ft, 4th floor, lift,covered car park, brand new.Contact: Kamal. Ph: 99401 03809.

GUDUVANCHERY, Maha-lakshmi Nagar Phase 3, near WaterTank, land area 2205 sq.ft, price Rs.55 lakhs. Ph: 98400 55767, 9841773416, 2474 4098.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lake ViewRoad, near Railway Station, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, 520 sq.ft, 2nd

floor, balcony, no lift, 28 years old, 2-wheeler park, price Rs. 30 lakhs,cash parties preferred. N. Sanker.Ph: 98412 27817.

SAIDAPET, Jones Road, nearJaya Raj Theatre, independenthouse, 2400 sq.ft, ground + 2,expected rental income Rs. 40,000,price Rs. 1.6 crores. Ph: 99624 30669,94442 57659.

T. NAGAR, Madley Road, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1130 sq.ft,UDS 600 sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift, car park,9 years old, price Rs. 82 lakhs(negotiable). Ph: 99624 30669, 9444257659.

RENTALT. NAGAR, New No. 11, Old No.

6, Pinjala Subramanian Street, behindNalli / Kumaran Silks, 2 bedrooms,big hall, big kitchen, 1400 sq.ft,independent 1st floor, individual house,open car park, rent Rs. 25000(negotiable), immediate occupation,Brahmins only. Ph: 2434 0400, 42604898.

RANGARAJAPURAM, No. 22,Karnan Street, 2 bedrooms, 945 sq.ft,1st floor flat, open car park, purevegetarians only. Ph: 2433 1773, 24347901

T. NAGAR, Sarojini Apartment,Door No. 8, A Block, No. 40, SarojiniStreet, 2 bedrooms, big hall, kitchen,1100 sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift, fullyfurnished, rent Rs. 25,000(negotiable), 2-wheel parking,vegetarian family only. Ph: 9952054966.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 37/13,Jyothi Ramalingam Street,independent upstairs, 1200 sq.ft, 3phase, separate EB card, car park,vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph:99623 60799, 2474 2107.

K. K. NAGAR, AP 66, 1st Sector,4th Street, single bedroom, hall,kitchen. Contact: K. Venkatachalam.Ph: 2471 3953.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 25,Ellaiamman Koil Street, near RailwayStation, 2 bedrooms apartment, hall,kitchen, balcony, bath attached,marble flooring, rent Rs. 11,200,advance Rs. 50,000, family /bachelors also. Ph: 2433 3477, 9841193685.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 37/1,Vasudevapuram Street, near Fivelights, 600 sq.ft, fully furnished,marble floor, for lease, Brahmins /vegetarians only. Ph: 98404 64124.

WEST MAMBALAM, 12/7,Baroda 1st Cross Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor,independent house, 2-wheeler park,rent Rs. 13,750 (negotiable),vegetarian family / bachelors. Ph:95001 48005.

T. NAGAR, B 3, Burkit Road, off.Venkatanarayana Road, 1st floor flat,lift, woodwork, car park, goodventilation, 24 hours water, rent Rs.20,000. Contact: Ravi Chandran. Ph:98410 89791.

T. NAGAR, 25/12, RamachandraIyer Street, independent house, 1st

floor, Brahmins only. Ph: 91763 20833,2814 0527.

T. NAGAR, Old No. 55, AhalyaFlats, Mambalam High Road, 2bedrooms flat, 732 sq.ft, vegetarianfamily preferred, no brokers. Ph:94425 00401.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 12,Krupasankari Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 625 sq.ft, ground floorflat, woodwork, 2-wheeler park,Brahmins only. Ph: 94446 57048.

T. NAGAR, B 18, South BoagRoad, Amudam Colony, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floor,24 hours water, car / 2-wheel park,rent Rs. 13,000. Contact: A.Chinnadurai. Ph: 99403 57629.

WEST K.K. NAGAR, JawaharStreet, very near PuducherryGovernment Guest House, Market,School, Colleges, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, independent portion with carpark, 3 phase, metro / bore water, forsmall Brahmins family. Ph: 9962565414.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 1,Eswaran Koil Street, near MadleySubway, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,2nd floor, no lift, no car park, rent Rs.15,600, advance 10 months. Contact:Rajesh. Ph: 73730 04766, 9710059672.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 10,Arya Gowda Road, near AyodhyaMandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 2nd floor, 2-wheelerpark, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 15,000,no brokers, call between 10 a.m & 5p.m. Ph: 98408 98970, 95660 31450.

ASHOK NAGAR, Plot No. 49, R.R. Colony, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,2000 sq.ft, independent duplex house,woodwork, covered car park, 24hours water, rent Rs. 40,000,immediate occupation, no brokers.Ph: 93821 71852.

T. NAGAR, No. 9, SivasailamStreet, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, clea-ning / washing area, rent Rs. 15,000,vegetarians only. Ph: 2834 4096.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mettu-palayam, No. 15, Perumal KoilStreet, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 520sq.ft, ground floor flat, 3 phase, 2-wheeler park, 24 hours water, rentRs. 9,000, immediate occupation. Ph:72997 84004, 4359 7889.

WEST MAMBALAM, 58/39,Baroda Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 650 sq.ft, ground floor, rentRs. 11000, advance 6 months, 2-wheeler park, vegetarians preferred,immediate occupation, no brokers.Ph: 2484 4488, 90921 20957.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 25/1,Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, 1bedroom, hall (both A/c), kitchen, 1st

floor, individual house, balcony,geyser, service room, 24 hourswater, terrace, vegetarians only. Ph:88700 37607.

WEST C.I.T. NAGAR, No. 26,West Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1050 sq.ft, 1st floor, semi-furnished flat, open car park,electrical fitting and inverter,vegetarians only. Ph: 99400 69043.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16/28,Velu Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 2nd floor, 3 phase connection,24 hours water, preferably Brahmins,rent Rs. 16,000 (negotiable), nobrokers. Ph: 2474 8772, 94452 59611.

T. NAGAR, No. 25/11, MannarStreet, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3rd

floor, lift, covered car park. Ph: 9840131073.

T. NAGAR, No. 7, NeelakantaMehta Street, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 450 sq.ft, ground floor, rentRs. 10,000, family only. Balaji. Ph:98401 08071.

T. NAGAR, No. 21, Burkit Road,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft,3rd floor, no lift, no car park, rent Rs.15,000 (negotiable), family /bachelors. Balaji. Ph: 98401 08071.

T. NAGAR, No. 24, RanganStreet, opposite Chennai Silks, 750sq.ft, ground floor house, open carpark, rent Rs. 11,000, residentialonly, no brokers. Ph: 99414 57253.

T. NAGAR, New No. 23, Old No.10, Giri Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, dining, 1st floor, 2-wheelerpark only, rent Rs. 16,000, no brokers.Ph: 91766 60927, 98844 06067.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 9, 7th

Avenue, behind Hotel Sangamam, 2bedrooms, 1100 sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift,covered car park, rent Rs. 17,000(negotiable), advance 6 months. S.Ramesh. Ph: 98847 59260.

T. NAGAR, No. 36, PrakasamStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, A/c, furnished, open car park,available from 1st July, inspection onSunday from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Ph:98848 09464.

WEST MAMBALAM, 30/6,Chakrapani Street Extension, 400sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 6,000,Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 9840316271.

WEST MAMBALAM, 38,Rukmani Street, 2 bedrooms flat,hall, kitchen, 660 sq.ft, prime area,available from 1st week of July.Only for vegetarian family. Nobrokers. Ph: 094805 18852.

Free arthritis anddiabetes check-up nextSundayBy Our Staff Reporter

Almaa Siddha Care Multi-Specialty Hospital (3,Jagadeesan Street, T. Nagar) will conduct a freemedical check-up program for chronic ailments likearthritis and diabetes on Sunday, July 7, from 8 a.mto 6 p.m in its premises.

Dr. Jayaprakash Narayanan (MD) will examinethe patients.

Blood check-up will also be done at free of costduring the camp.

Persons wishing to attend the camp need toregister their names in advance by calling in 24330294 / 24330295.

The hospital specializes in treatment like diabetes,arthritis and cancer.

By Our StaffReporter

A low thick branch ofan avenue tree onHabibullah Road (T.Nagar) broke and fell onthe road after it was hitby a tempo at 2 p.m onJune 26.

The tempo sufferedminor damages in its bodyand no one was injuredin the accident.

The branch is still ly-ing on the road creating

Low branch of tree knocked down by tempo

traffic congestion and is yet to be cut and removed.The low branch had been hampering vehicle movement and was reported by Mambalam Times several

times in the past.

By Our Staff ReporterUma Sri Venkateswara Coffee,

which recently opened an outlet inSP 42, 1st Sector, 1st Street, K. K.Nagar, is offering free sugar ofequivalent weight on purchase of250 gm, 500 gm or 1 kg of coffeepowder.

The price of coffee powder is

Venkateswara Coffee offersfree sugar with coffee powder

Rs. 340 for 1 kg, Rs. 170 for 500gm and Rs. 85 for 250 gm.

Its 40-year-old West Mambalamoutlet is located at 4/58, KuppaiahStreet, near Station Road.

According to its proprietor, itsources export-quality coffee seedsfrom Chickmagalur, Karnataka.

He said that free home deliveryis available for orders of 500 gmand above.

Its phone numbers are 9841550670 and 89397 28670.

Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ onTuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of VallalarSanmargasangam (V.O.C Street,MGR Nagar, Ph: 98403 66306),Sanmarga Arunagiri will give adiscourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa –Maatchi Alikkum Sanmargam’ onTuesday, July 2, at 6 p.m in SakthiVinayagar Temple (P.T. RajanSalai, K. K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

Calling volunteersfor free service inTirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road, RajajiNagar, Pallavaram) sends volun-teers for week-long service to pil-grims in Tirumala starting on Sun-days and ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who are physi-cally fit and are willing to stay inTirumala for a week are welcometo offer their services for 6 hourseveryday.

The work will be of supervisorynature.

Accommodation, lunch and din-ner will be provided free of cost.They can have special darshan ofLord Venkateswara.

Travelling expense and the costof breakfast must be borne by thevolunteers.

Those interested can contactNalini Ravikumar (18/43, JubileeRoad, West Mambalam) in 9962153644, L. S. V. Mahadevan(98411 76386), P. Sundaram(98417 26695) or D. Gopinath(94442 09751).

Sir, at the outset I thank you publishing my letter in your edition dated (June 15-21), about a manholeon Ramanathan Street (T. Nagar), having remained uncovered for the past several months and posing adanger to pedestrians.

After the publication of my letter, Chennai Corporation officials swung into action on Tuesday andprovided a cover for the manhole.

I appreciate their quick action and also the effect of your publication in addressing many an issue of theneighbourhood residents, especially the civic ones. – V. S. Jayaraman, 31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar

LETTERS TO THE EDITOROpen manhole covered after report in Mambalam Times

Sir, I am a resident of Venkatachalam Street (West Mambalam). For the last couple of weeks, there isa foul smell in the water supplied to our residents through the Metrowater pipeline. Many a time, the wateris also murky. It is unfit for consumption in any form, be it drinking, cooking or for any other householdactivity. It poses a serious health hazard to our residents.

Our Association has appealed to Metrowater officials to look into the problem, but no action has beentaken so far. Many of the residents have closed the valve in their Metrowater line and are instead fillingthe sump by buying water in tanker lorries at a high cost. We request urgent action in the matter. It mustbe ensured that permanent steps are taken to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future. – M. SrinivasaRao, 27, Venkatachalam Street, West Mambalam

Sewage mixes with Metrowater supply in Venkatachalam Street

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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.

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YKUsman Road flyover ill-maintainedUsman Road flyover ill-maintained

By Our Staff ReporterIn spite of the repeated ef-

forts of Chennai Corporationto remove unauthorized hoard-ings from the side walls ofUsman Road Flyover (T.Nagar), they continue to reap-pear.

Even though the hoardingshave been removed, their metalframes remain bolted to the

wall.It is not only an eyesore but

also poses a risk of falling andcausing accidents.

The flyover has not beenmaintained well.

Many drain pipes are miss-ing and are leaking as well.

Buckets that have been hungfrom the leaking spots are aneyesore.

Water, instead of draininginto the storm water drain, falls

on motorists, distracting themwhile driving.

By Our Staff ReporterFree classes on Indian cul-

ture for school students areconducted on Saturdays from4.30 p.m to 6.30 p.m at No. 10,South Road, West CIT Nagar,near Vijay’s Nursing Home andAlpha School.

The curriculum includes

Free classes on Indian culturefor school students

value based education, slokas,bhajans, moral stories, inter-active games, cultural activi-ties, and educational trips.

The classes are handled byP. Kaushik (98404 52034) N.Balasubramanium (9840597082) and Sri Priya (9840760569).

Handicapped vendor appeals fordonations to buy vehicle

By Our Staff ReporterE. Pachiappan (resident of Mambalam

High Road, T. Nagar), who is physicallychallenged, has been selling householdcleaning items like phenyl, soap oil andbleaching powder from his tricycle for thepast 40 years.

He said that he covers a distant of 40km everyday by predominantly cyclingthrough residential areas in T. Nagar,Mambalam, Ashok Nagar, K. K. Nagar,Kodambakkam, Vadapalani where he hasregular customers.

He said that he earns about Rs. 300 aday. The tricycle he is using now wasdonated by an NGO 5 years back, headded. He buys his wares from wholesaleshops in Mambalam.

He has appealed to the readers ofMambalam Times for a 3-wheeled motor-cycle which he said will reduce his burdenand increase his turnover.

He is unmarried and lives with hisbrother.

His contacted number is 98417 68311.

Durga pooja in AnnaiAshram tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Lal Sri Thirumeni Guruji(Palakaadu) will perform ‘Dur-ga pooja and Lalitha sahasra-naama parayanam on Sun-day, June 30, at 5 p.m in SriAnnai Ashram (59, AryaGowda Road, West Mamba-lam).

All are welcome.More details can be had by

calling 98414 25456.

Month-long free yoga coursefrom tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Sanyasi Krishnayogam willconduct a month-long free yogacourse for adults from 5.30 a.mto 7 a.m from Sunday, June 30,in Bala Vidya Higher Second-ary School (30, Vasudeva/puram, near DoraiswamyRoad subway).

The classes are conductedaccording to the curriculum of

the Bihar School of Yoga.Asanas, praanayama prat/

yahara (sense withdrawal tech-niques), dharana (concentra-tion), meditation, mantra,value education, food habits,shat kriyas (internal pathwayscleaning for managing dis-eases) will be taught.

The classes will include ses-sions on anatomy and physiol-ogy for better understanding ofthe benefits of yoga.

Classes on stress manage-ment for corporate executivesare also conducted.

For more details please call94442 40383/94450 51015 orvisit www.satyamyogatrust.net.

By Our Staff ReporterThe partly completed storm

water drains on ThambiahRoad and Ramakrishnapuram3rd Street (West Mambalam)are filled with sewage water,causing them to emanate afoul smell and posing a healthhazard to nearby residents.

Unfinished storm water drain filled withsewage water

The work which has beentemporarily suspended is alsocausing traffic problems.

A Corporation official toldMambalamTimes that as soonas the leakage in the sewageline is plugged, the work will beresumed and completed at theearliest.

The sewage accumulated inthe drain will also be pumpedout, he added.

Sai bhajans on3 days a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T.Nagar conducts Sai bhajansevery week in the followingvenues in T. Nagar:

Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.Chetty Road (near PanagalPark, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5 p.m.

Ayurvedasramam, 155, G.N. Chetty Road (near PanagalPark), Mondays, 6 p.m.

50/38, Motilal Street (oppo-site Ranganathan Street),Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

All are welcome.More details can be had from

D. Srinivasa Rao (9840050875) or C. Ramamurthy(94440 54819).