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TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

Tamil Cinema and Music - 7N. C. VASANTHAKOKILAM

Kamakshi, for that was Vasanthakokilam’s given name, hailedfrom a Brahmin Iyer family of Irinjalakuda, now in Kerala, but thefamily had settled down in the port town of Negapatam (nowNagapattinam) on the Bay of Bengal.

The young girl was blessed with a melodious honeydew voice, andher father had her trained in Classical Carnatic music in Negapatam.She and her father nursed and nurtured the ambition that sheshould be a performing musical artiste and win fame and fortune.

The sadly neglected Indian film pioneer, the lawyer-turned-film-maker, K. Subramanyam, had strong links with Negapatam throughmarriage into a wealthy lawyer’s family. Ever a talent scout, he feltthat the girl had talent and could be groomed into a singing Tamil filmactress.

That was the period when onscreen performers in movies had tosing in their own voice and the now common and routine off-screen-voice-lending - ‘play-back’ - system had not yet come into vogue.

Prompted by his encouragement and promises, the father anddaughter landed in Madras where they hardly knew any soul or bodyexcept K. Subramanyam! They did not have much money either.Regretfully they could not meet Subramanyam since he was awayin Calcutta making a film. So the two were all at sea in the baysidemetropolis.

Luckily, a family friend, a young bachelor and a native ofNegapatam who had learnt music along with Kamakshi under thesame guru, was then working in the Egmore station of the thenprivately-owned South Indian Railway (SIR). He came to theirrescue and gave them refuge in his bachelor-quarters at the out-skirts of the city.

(The retired railway executive narrated the story-book like eventsof the 1930s to this writer during a rainy evening in Madras in theearly 1980s but wished to remain anonymous for obvious reasons!)

At some risk and much trouble, the Good Samaritan worked hardto promote his small town friend - by now his lover! Using hisconnections, he succeeded in getting his mate a break to sing overradio then run by the Corporation of Madras. The local stationbroadcast its programs only in the evenings. All India Radio,Madras, was yet to be born!

She sang at many other places in the city and cut discs (then called‘plates’) for His Master’s Voice (HMV). She also won prizes and goldmedals in music competitions. Critics and crowds began to takenotice of her. By now she had a new name, N. C. Vasanthakokilam!

(The Good Samaritan’s family came to know about it all andmarried him off quickly, and the relationship came to a sad end!However he kept in touch with his pal and met her now and then as‘just friends’! )

Vasanthakokilam too got married but sadly the marriage did notlast long. Ambitious and her goals clearly set, she bade her husbandgoodbye and all that, and pursued her career with devotion andtenacity. The poor man set up a modest restaurant - known as‘coffee club’ in Thanjavur district lingo and idiom - in Thiruvaiyaru,the famed small town associated with the musical savant, thelegendary Saint Thyagaraja Swamigal.

Whenever Vasanthakokilam came to that town for music con-certs during the popular Thyagaraja Aradhana festival, he wouldshut shop and vanish from that town. He did not wish to be in thesame town as she even if it was only for a day! (An understandablesentiment indeed!)

With her fame as a singer slowly but surely rippling out,Vasanthakokilam set her sights on cinema and knocked on itsdoors. By then M. S. Subbulakshmi had already come into moviesand had become a star and a cult figure. With MS making waves,could NCV be far behind? (To be continued)

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By Our Staff ReporterGandhi Study Center

(Thakkar Bapa VidyalayaCampus, 58, Venkatanara-yana Road, T. Nagar will con-duct a 3-month correspon-dence course on ‘Let us knowGandhi’.

No educational qualificationis required and there is no age

Correspondence courseon Gandhi

limit. Course material in Tamilor English will be provided freeof charge.

The question paper will besent to candidates who canwrite the examination in theirresidence itself and send theanswer sheets to the center.The examination will be con-ducted on June 3.

Certificates will be issuedbased on the performance inthe examination.

The registration and coursefee of Rs. 200 may be sentthrough money order/DDdrawn in favour of the Center.No other fees will be collected.

The last date for registrationis April 20.

More details can be had inphones 2434 0607/6549 and94441 83198.

Water tax counters to be openon SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

Metrowater Board taxcounters in Area Office 10 (9,Muthurangan Salai, T. Nagar,

Ph: 2815 3803) will be openfrom 9.30 a.m to 3.30 p.m fromMonday to Saturday and 9.30a.m to 1.30 a.m on Sunday tillMarch 31 to receive paymentof water and sewerage tax forthe 2nd half of 2011-12.

The tax can also be paid inthe following depots from 8.30a.m to 11.30 a.m on all daysexcept Sunday:

1. 1, BakthavatchalamRoad, West Mambalam. Ph:2474 8788.

2. 34/105, TheayagarayaRoad, T. Nagar. Ph: 2815 1202.

3. South West Boag Road, T.Nagar. Ph: 2434 5069.

Skit on ‘Womenempowerment’By Our Staff Reporter

Women staff of T. NagarHead Post Office (SivagnanamRoad, T. Nagar) presented askit on ‘Women empowerment’on March 11 as part of Inter-national Women’s Day cel-ebrations.

V. Anuja (Deputy Post Mas-ter) told Mambalam Times thatprizes were presented to win-ners of contests.

41,000 copies of this edition aredelivered FREE every Saturday!

Talk on learningscience, maths easilyBy Our Staff Reporter

S. Rajalakshmi (resident of23, Pinjala SubramanianStreet, T. Nagar) will give atalk on ‘Simple techniques tolearn science and maths’ at 6p.m on Sunday, March 18 inher residence. The talk willbenefit children in the 7-13 agegroup and parents.

More details can be had in2433 6894 and 94453 16363(after 5 p.m).

Free Veda classesSri Sai Seva Chakra (15,

Bharathi Street, West Mam-balam) conducts free Vedaclasses from 6.30 a.m to 7.30a.m on Sundays in Sri KrishnaGana Sabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar.

Veda classes are conductedfrom 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m onSundays in Sai Seva Chakra’spremises.

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In an effort to make the twoflyovers on Usman Road in T.Nagar more viable, the Corpo-ration is considering connect-ing them and extending thecombined entity upto AnnaSalai.

The entry and exit rampswill be removed while the cen-tral portions will be connectedto form a single flyover.

If connecting the two flyoversis not feasible, the civic bodywill consider extending the

Plan to connect Usman Road flyovers

South Usman Road flyoveralone up to Anna Salai, MayorSaidai S. Duraisamy an-nounced in the budget meetingof the Chennai Corporation onMarch 12. The feasibilitystudy, he said, will be conductedby consultants.

The proposal is part of alarger traffic managementsystem being mooted by thecivic body. Duraisamy saidthat the Corporation will in-crease co-ordination of all de-

partments with the traffic po-lice.

The flyover at North UsmanRoad-Kodambakkam HighRoad junction was constructedat a cost of Rs. 9.72 crores andthe one at Usman Road-Duraisamy Road junction at acost of Rs. 19.8 crores duringthe DMK regime. However, thetwo flyovers only added to thewoes of residents and shop-pers. The one at the UsmanRoad-Duraisamy Road junc-

tion does not permit free move-ment of vehicles on servicelanes. The Fire & Rescue Ser-vices Department too had com-plained that fire tenders can-not gain access toRanganathan Street, NatesanStreet and Ramasamy Street.A few months ago, members ofT. Nagar Welfare Associationshad called for demolition of theUsman Road-Duraisamy Roadflyover. Report courtesy TheHindu.

Narasimha Maha ManthraJapam begins

By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Swathi Nrusimha MahaYagna Trust (Sri MukkurLakshmi NrusimhachariarSannidhi, 34/24, VenkatesanStreet, T. Nagar), 3rd Sri Swathi

Nakshathra Maha NarasimhaMaha Manthra Japam com-menced in Mukkur village(birthplace of Sri MukkurNrusimhachariar) on March13.

M. L. Srinivasan (Chairmanand son of Mukkur Nrusimha-chariar) told Mambalam Timesthat the 32-day japam will con-clude on April 13 (Pooradam).‘Kalyana utsavam’ will be con-ducted on April 5.

He said that 1st phase japamwas held in Kakinada (AndhraPradesh) and 2nd in theSannidhi in T. Nagar.

The 4th will be held in Mat-tapalli Temple (Andhra Pra-desh).

Srinivasan said that devo-tees who want to participate inthe japam may contact phones93810 85167 and 9444886059.

Aatma GnaanaYoga course fromMonday

A 10-day course on AatmaGnaana Yoga comprising Pra-naayama, food habits and me-ditation will be conducted from6.30 p.m to 8 p.m and 6.30 p.mto 8 p.m from March 19 to 28 atNo. 6, Rams Flats, 12/13, Ka-matchipuram 1st Street, WestMambalam.

Classes will be conducted byDevaki Rajagopalan.

Regular practise of AatmaGnaana Yoga will help one toget rid of chronic ailments suchas high blood pressure, wheez-ing, diabetes, migraine andspondylitis.

The program is secular andhas no religious overtones.

Anyone above 12 can attendthe course.

The course fee is Rs. 300.Details can be had in phones

2489 3109, 98402 57303/18851.

Free eye camp fordiabetics nextSaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Vatsalyam (AshokNagar),The Elite School ofOptometry (unit of SankaraNethralaya) and Birla Insti-tute of Technology & Science,Pilani will conduct a free eyescreening camp exclusively fordiabetics from 7 a.m to 12 noonon Saturday, March 24 inAnjaneyar Temple, 53rd Street,Ashok Nagar on the occasionof World Optometry Day.

More details can be had in99404 97147 and 9840282700.

By Our Staff ReporterThe staff of T. Nagar branch

of Indian Overseas Bank do-nated Rs. 15000 to UdhavumUllangal (T. Nagar) last week

Bank staff donation to Udhavum Ullangal

on the occasion of InternationalWomen’s Day.

P. Vijayasenan (Senior Man-ager, T. Nagar Branch andSenior Vice-President of Indian

Overseas Bank Officers’ Asso-ciation) presented a cheque forthe amount to B. SankarMahadevan (Founder, Udha-vum Ullangal).

By Our Staff ReporterSannyasi Krishnayogam will

conduct free yoga classes foradults for 3 weeks from 5.30a.m to 7 a.m from Sunday,March 18 in Bala Vidya HigherSecondary School, 30, Vasu-devapuram (between Chakra-pani Street and JanakiramanStreet, near DoraiswamyRoad subway).

The classes are conductedaccording to the curriculum ofthe Bihar School of Yoga.Asanas, praanayama pratya-hara (sense withdrawal tech-niques), dharana (concentra-tion), meditation, mantra,value education, food habits,shat kriyas (internal pathwayscleaning for managing dis-eases) etc. are taught.

Doctors give lectures on al-ternative medicines.

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

Those interested can regis-ter their names in phones94442 40383/94450 51015 orwww.satyamyogatrust.net

Swamiji offers counselling tohis students.

Free yoga classesfrom tomorrow

By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Shirdi 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.

Discourses on ‘Saisath Saritha’ Free classeson Bhagavatham

Free classes on ‘Srimad Bha-gavatham’ are conducted at11 a.m on Tuesdays at 26/12,Kripasankari Street, WestMambalam. All are welcome.

More details can be had inphone 98406 03064.

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By Our Staff ReporterA special program will be

conducted in Sri Annai Asha-ramam (10, 45th Street, 9th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar) from 8a.m to 8 p.m on Sunday, March18 to mark the beginning ofthe 5th year.

Annai Adigal (Founder) toldMambalam Times that newportraits of The Mother andSri Aurobindo will be insta-lled.

The following is the pro-gram:

Special program in Annai Ashramam tomorrow

8 a.m: Pushpanjali; 9 a.m:Kaviyaanjali; 10 a.m: Isai

anjali; 12 noon: Food (as pre-pared in Pondicherry Ashram)

distribution; 2 p.m: Questionand answer session; 6 p.m:Discourse.

Annai Adigal said that thecenter was started on March19, 2008.

Branches were opened lateron Jaishankar Street, WestMambalam (Pyramid Medita-tion Hall) and in Nanganallur,Mylapore and Ambattur.

He said that more than 7000copies of ‘Sri Savitri’, authoredby Sri Aurobindo, have beensold in the centers so far.

Trips are organized toMathiri Mandir Meditationhall (Auroville) and Pondiche-rry Ashram.

Aid given to inmates ofBala Mandir

By Our Staff ReporterJeeva Park Cultural Com-

mittee (G. N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar) presented talcumpowder, soaps, and biscuitsto inmates of Bala Mandir (G.N. Chetty Road) on March 11.

Lunch was also provided forthem. K. C. Srinivasan Desi-gan (President) told Mamba-lam Times that animationfilms on Sri Hanuman Chalisaand Bhajagovindam werescreened on the occasion.

Wins silver medal in ‘Science Expo’

Annai Adigal said that hun-dreds of devotees have ben-efited from free counselling.

He said that the Ashramamplans to honor ‘Ideal child,parents and teachers’.

Those who are interestedmay send details to the office,he added. All are welcome.

More details can be had inphone 98414 25456.

By Our Staff ReporterR. Subashree (Std. 10 stu-

dent of Sri Sitaram VidyalayaMatriculation School, WestMambalam) won a silver medalfor her project on ‘Conserva-tion of water’ in the State-level ‘Science Expo’ in VaruvanVedivelan Institute of Techno-logy, Dharmapuri conductedby Tamil Nadu Science andTechnology Center recently.

P. Palaniappan (Ministerfor Higher Education) pre-

sented the medal to her.Subashree will participate

in the national-level ‘ScienceExpo’ in New Delhi soon.

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Early men lived in caves and their sole supply of light was the goodold sun during the day. So all those chaps went to bed early andbecame healthy and wise for centuries until busybodies like Thalesand Benjamin Franklin and Fukushima, Japan’s latest producer ofsorrow, brought in artificial light to enlighten the world and maddensome chaps in Kudankulam who yearn for the safe old troglodytedays when no one had to work to live except to kill for the tasty rawflesh of animals or brethren. They shut shop with the sun and snoredaway the night without TV and sleep-breaking devices.

How lucky they were! They perhaps slept until the noon-heat wokethem up after a whole night of baby- planting. There was so muchpeace for man and horror for the animal world until a scientistMegasaur revolted and swallowed up the human race leaving just abit of chromosomes for man as a life jacket.

The brainy chaps then obliterated the granter of life and inventedFukushimas, and the kinky Kudamkulamites who want me not touse my computer when I want but must await the pleasure ofTamilnadu Electricity Board to come out with the threat of furtherreduction of enlightenment time.

How can the poor policemen hunt down bank robbers like thequintet gang if raids cannot be conducted at night when the whole cityis a desert of darkness and a haven for criminals! Daytime work forordinary lazy heads consists of gulping endless cups of energising teain canteens and talking politics and shop. If the 10 to 5 work is prunedbecause of the Kudankulam heroes, we don’t need Pakistan or Chinaas our dear villains. We can be proud of our self reliance and auto-destructive mechanism.

Candle stick making industry will get a boost and Amma’s gener-ous gift of laptops to students will fire the imagination of some futureSteve Job into inventing a life sustaining thingammy which willmake nuclear devices look dead as a dodo. Anthony and Amma, areyou listening?

Calling volunteers for free servicein TirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) sends volun-teers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Sundaysand ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who are physically fit and are willing to stay inTirumala for a week are welcome to offer their services for 6 hourseveryday. The work will be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. Theycan have special darshan of Lord Venkateswara.

Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must be borne by thevolunteers.

Those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, JubileeRoad, West Mambalam) in 99621 53644, L. S. V. Mahadevan (9841176386), P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751).

ISKCON program in Mambalam onSaturdaysBy 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.

If anything interesting is happening in yourneighbourhood please inform Mambalam Times.

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Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar and Mambalam-T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 220 per col.centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one

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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) Newly opened. Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556,99404 54545, 94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.

OLD AGE HOMEMADIPAKKAM, old age home for disabled,

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WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, behindJain School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 785 sq.ft,spacious 1st floor flat, very good construction,price Rs. 7500 per sq.ft (negotiable), brokersexcuse, inspection on Sunday 8 a.m to 11 a.m.Contact: Agent. Ph: 99405 19267.

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WEST MAMBALAM, Bharathi Street, behindAyodhya Mandapam, (40 Feet Road), singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 2 way bathroomfrom hall and bedroom, 550 sq.ft, 1st floor, goodventilation, price Rs. 6500 per sq.ft, cash parties(negotiable), no brokers, 2-wheeler parking,inspection on Monday. Ph: 99403 15101.

RENTALK. K. NAGAR, 10th Sector, near PSBB School

& Amman Koil, independent house, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, dining, 1500 sq.ft, ground floor, 2 carpark, 24 hours water / inverter, geyser, vegetariansonly, no brokers. Ph: 98402 22109.

SAIDAPET, Kaveri Nagar, Railway Border 2nd

Street, double bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft, 1st

floor, rent Rs. 11000, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 9444782014, 2434 8459.

T. NAGAR, 2/23, Tanjore Road, nearMuppathamman Koil, single bedroom, toiletoutside, rent Rs. 7500, 2-wheeler parking,Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 97104 89656.

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WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, 2bedroom, 1200 sq.ft, 2 balconies, all amenities,car park, 24 hours security, can show the houseonly on 18th March from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Contact:Gopalkrishnan. Ph: 98843 35999.

T. NAGAR, Damodaran Street, near T. Nagarbus terminus, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor,no lift, vegetarians preferred, brokers excuse. Ph:2434 6532, 95660 58441.

WEST MAMBALAM, Rukmani Street,independent portion, ground floor, very small Iyerfamily, brokers excuse. Ph: 2489 2371.

T. NAGAR, No. 21, Crescent Park Street, 3 or4 members, employed bachelor accommodation.Contact: Eswar. Ph: 2434 1875, 98840 46535.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, 2bedroom, 642 sq.ft, 3rd floor flat, lift, open car park,24 hours water, rent Rs. 9500, Brahmins only, nobrokers. Ph: 2474 0089, 80561 50242.

T. NAGAR, Ramachandra Street, nearMuppathamman Koil, individual house in 1 ground,1500 sq.ft, 2 bedroom, 1 big hall, kitchen, 2verandahs, marble flooring, open car park, brokersexcuse, only vegetarians, rent Rs. 21000. Ph:93822 97127.

T. NAGAR, Madley Road, near railway station,1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, bath attached, 1st floorapartment, rent Rs. 7200, family / bachelors oroffice also. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

T. NAGAR, Flat No. 16, RMS Apartment, No.12, Gopalakrishna Road, close to Pondy Bazaar,refurbished 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, separatepooja & store room, 3rd floor, modern, rent Rs. 40K(negotiable), available from mid April, semifurnished, lift, open car park. Ph: 98401 19958,99529 54860.

RANGARAJAPURAM, No. 2, SubramaniyaNagar Main Road, double bedroom, 850 sq.ft, 1st

floor, car parking, rent Rs. 14000, only vegetarians.Ph: 2472 7520.

WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, singlebedroom, 500 sq.ft, ground floor flat, brokersexcuse. Ph: 94442 47481, 84284 32112.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, nearrailway station, single bedroom, 450 sq.ft, groundfloor, rent Rs. 8500, advance 10 months(negotiable), only Brahmins. Ph: 99529 50732.

T. NAGAR, Ramaniyam Aarudra, No. 15,Habibullah Road, near TCS 100 Feet Road, 2bedroom, 1065 sq.ft, car parking, need basedamenities, ideal location, residential – rent Rs.30000, commercial – rent Rs. 40000, brokersexcuse. Contact: Suryanarayanan. Ph: 9551984455.

ASHOK NAGAR, 12th Avenue, independenthouse, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 1st floor,car parking, rent Rs. 12000, Brahmins only.Contact: Vijay. Ph: 97890 70085.

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By Our Staff ReporterTelugu Brahmana Mahasabha

(Kanchi Sankara Mutt, WestMambalam) will celebrate Ugadhion Friday, March 23 in SriAlamelu Mangai Kalyana Mand-apam, 19, Radhakrishna Street,T. Nagar (behind AgasthiarTemple).

Nagaraja Baba (SanthanaDharma), Kudanthai Lakshmanan(musician) and Dr. V. Sriram(entrepreneur) will be honoredwith ‘TBM Ugadhi Puraskar’.

R. Gopalakrishna (Retired Gen-eral Manager, Bank of India) willbe the chief guest. C. N. MadhavaRao (President, Telugu BrahmanaMahasabha), P. Viswanathan(Honorary General Secretary) andT. V. Kuppuswamy (HonoraryTreasurer) will be present.

The following is the program:2.30 p.m: Ganapathi pooja and

‘panchanga paatanam’.3.15 p.m: Namasankeerthanam

on Sri Thiagaraja, BhadrachalaRamadas and Annamayya by J.B. Keerthana & party.

6.15 p.m: Musical discourseon ‘Ramabakthi Samrajyam’ bySattanatha Baghavathulu.

Ugadhi celebrationson Friday

By Our Staff ReporterS. Sruuthi (resident of 44/21,

Bagirathi Ammal Street, T. Nagarand Std. 4 student of PSBB School,T. Nagar) won the 1st prize in‘Thirupugazh’ recitation competi-tion and 2nd prize in carnatic vocalcompetition conducted byUdumalaipettai Nagaraja BhagavataBhajan Seva Mandali, Nanganalluron March 11.

She also won the 1st prize incarnatic and devotional vocal, and‘Thiruppavai’ recitation competi-tions conducted by Anna NagarLadies Association on March 11.

Sruuthi wins topprizes in contests

Sai bhajans on3 days a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

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

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

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

50/38, Motilal Street (oppositeRanganathan Street), Wednesdays,6 p.m.

All are welcome.More details can be had from D.

Srinivasa Rao (98400 50875) orC. Ramamurthy (94440 54819).

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CMYK

By Our Staff ReporterFollowing the report ‘Plea to

donate clothes and toiletries’ inMarch 3-9 issue, a number ofreaders donated new clothes,diapers, cotton and detergentsto RMD Pain and PalliativeCare Trust, 13, RagavaiahRoad, T. Nagar, Dr. Republica(Founder) told MambalamTimes on March 15.

She that after the reportappeared, 14 patients includ-ing 8 suffering from cancerhad been admitted in the hos-pital.

Dr. Republica said that freetreatment is being provided for5 cancer patients and the re-maining pay for the service.

Dr. Republica thankedMambalam Times and its read-ers for their support.

Cancer patients benefit from plea inMambalam Times

She appealed for volunteersto conduct awareness pro-grams on ‘palliative care’ andto interact with patients in her

home.She can be contacted in

2815 7373/7212 and 9381016588.

By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Sanjeevini Peetam (16/45,BRP 1st Street, West Mam-balam) there will be a specialprogram from 5 p.m to 7 p.m onThursday, March 22 on theoccasion of ‘Sri Hanumanjanma nakshathra pooja’.

There will be tender coconutabhishekam and 108 pump-kin ‘ashothra pooja’ for LordHanuman and chanting of SriHanuman Chalisa.

Mathaji (Founder) will give atalk on ‘Importance of Ugadhi’which will be followed by a dis-cussion on ‘Gunatraya Vi-bhaga Yogam’ (Bhagavad Gita14th Chapter).

All are welcome.More details can be had in

2471 2231 and 90435 68941

‘Hanuman janma nakshathrapooja’ on Thursday

or visit www.sanjeevinipeetam.com.

By Our Staff ReporterCollege Students and Gradu-

ates Association of the Blind(Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya, 58,Venkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar) has appealed for volun-teers to read from books tomembers who will appear forexaminations commencing inMay.

M. Uthirapathy (President)told Mambalam Times thatabout 50 members will appearfor PG Direct RecruitmentExamination in May and teach-ers eligibility test in June con-ducted by Teachers Recruit-ment Board.

He said that volunteers arewelcome to render service from

Plea for volunteers to read tovisually handicapped

Wear a helmetwhile riding a

2-wheeler

10 a.m to 1 p.m and 2 p.m to 5p.m on all days.

More details can be had in2434 8628, 98658 18875,90809 53828 and 9791074387.