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FREE871st Issue : February 25 - March 2, 2012Vol. 17, No. 39

By Our Staff ReporterA second chamber will be

commissioned in the electriccrematorium in Kannamma-pet Burial Ground, New BoagRoad, T. Nagar in a few weeks,a Corporation official toldMambalam Times on Feb.24.

The official said that thenew chamber, installed in thenew building, is undergoing tri-als.

A technician of Good CareEnviro System, which installedthe machine, said that ad-vanced technology had beenincorporated.

2nd chamber for electriccrematorium

Corporation workers man-ning the crematorium said thatthe 3 p.m-4 p.m daily powercut is affecting continuity ofoperation and appealed to theElectricity Board to exemptthe crematorium from thepower cut.

Explaining the problemsthey face, they said that bod-ies are not brought at the exacttime fixed and this results in achain delay.

They said that 5 bodies arecremated between 8 a.m and 5p.m daily and this figure willdouble once the second unit iscommissioned.

Free ENT camptomorrow

By Our Staff ReporterDr. K. Srinivasan (ENT Sur-

geon) will conduct a free ENTcamp from 9 a.m to 1 p.m onSunday, Feb. 26 in 1st Floor,Nellai Pharmacy, Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam (nearPostal Colony bus stop).

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 98417 94548 and97907 43414.

ISKCON programThe International Society for

Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Injambakkam, con-ducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ pro-grams from 7 p.m to 9 p.m onSaturdays at 28, South K. R.Koil Street, West Mambalam.

The program includesbhajans, congregational chan-ting and Bhagwad Gita classes.

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff ReporterP. Boopathi (In-charge, R4,

Soundrapandiyanar PoliceStation Boys Club, Dharma-puram, T. Nagar) has appe-aled for volunteers to conduct

Police Boys Club seeks volunteers to teachspoken English

spoken English and motiva-tion classes for members ofthe club.

He told Mambalam Timesthat the 40 members are stu-dents of Stds. 5 to 10. They

attend free coaching classesand play games like carrom,chess and cricket.

Boopathi said that the stu-dents also participate in tour-naments every month.

He said that R. Alagu (Inspec-tor) and Jeba Chitra (Sub-In-spector) conduct awarenessprograms on a wide range oftopics. Boopathi can be con-tacted in 96001 59233.

By Our Staff Reporter‘Canbazaar’, an exhibition-

cum-sale of products manu-factured by women entrepre-neurs, will be conducted from 9a.m to 7 p.m from Feb. 29 toMarch 2 in Canara Bank, 23,3rd Main Road, Postal Colony,West Mambalam.

Sarees, salwars, readymadewear, handicrafts, leather, juteand paper products, herbalproducts, pickles, appalams,

‘Canbazaar’ from Wednesdayjams, juices etc. will be on sale.

All are welcome.

Free classeson ‘SrimadBhagavatham’

Free classes on ‘SrimadBhagavatham’ will conductedat 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 26/12, Kripasankari Street, WestMambalam.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 98406 03064.

Naamasankeerthanam program fromthis eveningBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Thyga Brahma GanaSabha and Sri Kanchi Maha-swamy Naama SankeerthanaPadasala (Mumbai) have or-ganized 4th Naamasankeer-thanam Vaibhavam from Feb.25 to March 4 in Vani Mahal,

G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar.Jayendra Saraswathi and

Vijayendra Saraswathi ofKanchi Kamakoti Peetam willconfer the title of ‘Sri KanchiMahaswami Nama SudhaVani’ on S. Janakirama Bha-gavathar at 8 a.m on Sunday,

March 4.The following is the program:Feb. 25: 6.30 p.m: Naamasa-

nkeerthanam by Kadaiyana-llur Rajagopal Bhagavathar.

Feb. 26: 4.15 p.m: Abhangbhajans by Savitha Sriram;6.30 p.m: Naamasankeer-thanam by Harihara Subra-mania Bhagavathar.

Feb. 27: Naamasankeer-thanam: 4.15 p.m: V. V. Rama-nan; 6.30 p.m: Dr. R. Ganesh.

Feb. 28: Naamasankeer-thanam: 4.15 p.m: JanakiSubramanian; 6.30 p.m:‘Manchapara’ Mohan.

Feb. 29: 4.15 p.m: Naama-sankeertham by Vinai Chan-dramohan; 6.30 p.m: Abhangbhajans by Pushpa Anandh.

March 1: Naamasankeer-

thanam: 4.15 p.m: KalyaniMaragabandhu; 6.30 p.m: D.H. Viswanathan.

March 2: 4.15 p.m: Naama-sankeerthanam by Dasarathi;6.30 p.m: Sampradhaya bha-jans by Ramakrishana Bhaga-vathar.

March 3: 4.15 p.m: Naama-sankeerthanam: Thiruva-nanthapuram M. Bhuvana;6.30 p.m: Kovai S. JayaramBhagavathar.

March 4: 8 a.m: Unjavirithi;9 a.m: Sita Kalyanam and An-janeya Utsavam by Udaiaya-lur Kalayanarama Bhagava-thar.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 2815 2166 and 9840722566.

Earthmover damages park compound wall

By Our Staff ReporterA portion of the compound wall of Sharma Park (Habibullah Road, T. Nagar) was damaged

when conservancy workers used an earthmover to remove accumulated garbage recently.

3 held forgambling nearrailway tracksBy Our Staff Reporter

A Railway Protection Forceteam from Mambalam Sta-tion led by S. Maharajan (Sub-Inspector) arrested 3 personsfound gambling near the trackson Feb. 18.

The three, P. Vijay (27), K.Venkatesh (30) and B.Kamalakannan (32), were alsofound to be in an inebriatedcondition. They were later finedRs. 2000 each.

An official told MambalamTimes that commuters mayreport instances of personscreating disturbance in railwaypremises to 90031 61710.

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By Our Staff ReporterA Siva Lingam made of ‘villvam’ fruit was displayed in

Sanjeevini Peetam (16/45, BRP 1st Street, West Mam-balam)on Feb. 20 on the occasion of Mahasivarathri.

The fruit was distributed among devotees later by Mathaji(Founder).

Lingam made of ‘villvam’ fruit

By Our Staff ReporterA replica of Annamalaiyaar Lingam displayed with Lord

Nandheeswarar during the Mahasivarathri celebrations orga-nized by Brahmakumaris (Mahalakshmi Street, T. Nagar) onFeb. 20.

Annamalaiyaar Lingam replicadisplayed

By Our Staff ReporterTen forms of Siva Lingam

made by K. Ravi (resident of61/31, Gandhi Street, WestMambalam) were among the25 on display in Sri KasiViswanathar Temple (Kupp-

He makes different forms of Siva Lingam

aiah Street, West Mambalam)on Feb. 20 (MahasivarathriDay).

He told Mambalam Timesthat he was assisted by M.Babu (resident of 5, SampangiStreet, West Mambalam).

Their first ‘Ice lingam’ wasmade 6 years back.

The Lingams exhibited onMahasivarathri day includedthose made with fruits, flow-ers, kumkum, ‘vibuthi’, ‘nava-dhanyam’ and ‘rudhraksha’.

He is often called by templesfor ‘alangaaram’ of idols.

He runs a unit on EllaiammanKoil Street, West Mambalamwhich makes stainless steelfancy ware. His phone numberis 78716 45494.

Procession on ‘Water & wastemanagement’

By Our Staff ReporterMore than 1000 persons

including volunteers fromNGOs in T. Nagar, West Mam-balam, Ashok Nagar and K. K.Nagar, Lions Club membersand students of Women’s Ch-ristian College joined the proce-ssion on ‘Water & waste mana-gement’ on the Marina organi-zed by Lions Club of ChennaiMeenambakkam on Feb. 19.G. Manilal (Vice-District Go-vernor, Lions Club Internatio-nal) told Mambalam Timesthat T. N. Vallinayagam (High

Court Judge) flagged off theprocession. P. Rajamani-ckam

(District Governor) and otherClub members were present.

Program inRamana BhakthaSamajam

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 at 11.30a.m on Ramana Maharishi’sbirth star day (Punarpoosam).

By Our Staff ReporterSevas (50, Dharga Road,

Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) issending volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims inTirumala starting on Sundaysand ending on Saturdays.

Calling volunteers for free service in TirumalaMen and women who are

physically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a weekare welcome to offer their ser-vices for 6 hours everyday.

The work will be of supervi-sory 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 Mam-balam)in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P.Sundaram (98417 26695) orD. Gopinath (94442 09751).

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MAMBALAM TIMES

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 4

One of such crowd-pulling dancers during the silent filmshows was the noted silent film star J. Susheela Devi. Attrac-tive and shapely, she played lead roles in many silent films.Her most popular film was R. Prakash’s “Leila - The Star ofMingrelia “ (1931). She had no inhibitions on screen andinvested her love sequences with ebullient energy, abandonand long lingering passionate kisses. She was fairly activeeven after movies began to talk Tamil and played the lead rolein “Dewan Bahadur” (1943). Sadly, her later years were spentin oblivion and she died some years ago in want and misery,forgotten by the world she had entertained and titillatedduring her youthful energy-rich years.

Besides dances on the stage, there were also other featureslike wrestling bouts and boxing interludes during the screen-ing of silent movies. Obviously all these were the result of theimpact of the American vaudeville. Indeed the Gaiety Cinemain Madras had handbills printed in Tamil and circulatedadvertising “Vaudeville Shows - An Additional Attraction”both in English and Tamil!. In the Tamil handbill, the worldwas written as ‘Vaadi Villi! (A case of ‘Semmozhi Aangilam’?’)

One of the early musical movies made in 1933 was “ValliThirumanam” bankrolled by the Coimbatore-based earlymovie pioneer Samikannu Vincent and produced by him inCalcutta in association with Pioneer Films Limited of thatcity.

Lord Muruga, son of Lord Shiva, promises one of hisdevotees that he would marry her in her next birth. She isborn on earth and a tribal chief finds the abandoned infantwhom he names Valli and brings up as his daughter. True tohis promise, Muruga comes down to earth to woo her and,after many interesting events, he weds her.

This tale was filmed more than once as a silent film, and thefirst sound version was produced in 1933. Later, there weretwo more versions, one in 1945, “Sri Valli” , by AV. Meiyappanwhich was a major box office hit. In recent decades, anotherwas made in colour with Sivaji Ganesan playing Muruga withPadmini as Valli. In spite of these top stars, colour and more,this film proved a major flop!

The 1930s was the period when the Indian Freedom Move-ment was in a fast forward mode and the British Indian filmcensorship code was very rigid. Anything - songs, dialogues orvisuals -.that even distantly or obliquely depicted an anti-British stance or pro-Indian Freedom Movement, cleverlyintroduced by smart filmmakers, were ruthlessly deleted bythe censors.

(Censorship was very rigid in that period, especially aboutthe Freedom Movement. In a mythological movie aboutVidhura, the youngest brother of King Dritharashtra andPandu, his role was played by a Bombay-based actor. He wasemaciatedly thin and totally bald, and was dressed likeMahatma Gandhi. The film was titled “Mahatma Vidhur”and hence the censors branded it as anti-British and pro-Freedom Movement and promptly banned it!)

“Valli Thirumanam” too had songs propagating the Free-dom Movement. Valli (T. P. Rajalakshmi) is in her father’sfields to protect the crops from invading birds. On such duty,she sings the song “Vetkamketta vellai kokkugalaa, virattiadiththaalum vaareegalaa”. (‘Shameless white storks, whydo you come back even after being chased out!’) The obliquereference was to the white man, using the white storks as ametaphor. In many cinema houses, many moviegoers loudlycheered when these lines came on screen.

Another song was sung by Muruga who comes to meet Vallidisguised as a bangle seller, and it had the opening lines“Valaiyal vaangalaiyo… ammammaa... valaiyalvaangalaiyo… oru maasillaadha Hindu Swadheshi valaiyalvaangalaiyo” (Bangles, buy…madam, bangles….pure In-dian Swadheshi bangles…!’), in which he makes reference tothe then patriotic movement ‘Swadheshi Goods’ asking peopleto boycott foreign goods and buy only Indian goods!

Lord Muruga singing lines about the Indian FreedomMovement? Anachronism? Maybe according to the rules ofdramaturgy, but nobody then bothered about such things.Only the spirit of the Fight for Freedom mattered!

(To be continued)

By Our Staff ReporterDr. V. S. Sankaranarayanan

(Medical Director, ArockiaClinic, 14, Balaji Avenue, 1st

Street, T. Nagar) was presen-ted ‘NBE Emeritus TeacherAward’ by National Board ofExaminations in a function inDelhi recently for ‘distin-guished achievements andcontributions in the field ofpost-graduate medical educa-tion and assessment’.

The award was presentedby Meira Kumar (Lok SabhaSpeaker).

Dr. Sankaranarayanan issenior consultant Paediatri-

National Board of Examinations award for doctorcian and Gastroenterologist,Kanchi Kamakoti ChildsTrust Hospital, Nungambak-kam. He retired as Professorand Head of the Departmentof Paediatric Gastroenterol-ogy, Madras Medical Collegeand Paediatric Gastroentero-logist, Institute of Child Heal-th, Egmore. He is President,Indian Society of Gastroen-terology, Tamil Nadu Chap-ter. He is an examiner for MDand DCH examinations.

His wife Dr. Champakalathais a Paediatrician and son Dr.Srinivas a Paediatri-cian & Pae-diatric Gastroenterologist.

By Our Staff ReporterVallalar Trust (40/46, Sub-

ramanian Street, West Mam-balam) released an audio CD

CD on Vallalar released

titled ‘Vallalar Pugazh Maalai’in Chinnakavanam, Ponneriwhere Vallalar’s mother Chin-nammaiyar was born, on Feb.

19.The CD was released by T.

N. Vallinayagam (High CourtJudge).

M. Annadurai (Founder)told Mambalam Times thatthe CD consists of 10 songswritten and composed by K. V.Raman (Professor, DindigulGandhi Village University).

He said that the CD cost ispriced at Rs. 60 and can beobtained from the Trust’s of-fice. Annadurai said that theTrust provides medical andeducational assistance forneedy persons. There is ‘anna-dhanam’ on every Poosam dayof the month. He can be con-tacted in phone 97907 87838.

Eye camp conducted in school

By Our Staff ReporterMore than 150 students of

St. Joseph Primary School

(Nungambakkam) attendedthe eye camp conducted bySC/ST Women Welfare Asso-

By Our Staff ReporterDr. Kamalakar Rao (Plastic Surgeon and Retired Profes-

sor, Madras Medical College) was presented ‘Deccan Dhan-vanthri’ award by Sri Sukar Markandeyan Charities andSukar Markandeyan Medical Research Center duringDhanavanthri Day celebrations in Murugan Kalya-naMandapam, South Boag Road, on Feb. 21. Picture shows Dr.Kamalakar Rao (2nd from left) receiving the award fromNirmal Gandhiyaji (Managing Director, Deccan Group) andRamani Guruji.

‘Deccan Dhanvanthri’ awardpresented

ciation (9/2, RamasamyStreet, T. Nagar) on Feb. 20.

Manimeghalai (President)told Mambalam Times that ateam of doctors from Dr.Agarwal Eye Hospital exam-ined the students.

She said that further treat-ment will be provided free forstudents who attended thecamp.

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, 5.10 p.m.

Ayurvedhaasramam, 155,G. N. Chetty Road (near Pana-gal Park), 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).

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TOURS &TRAVELS

“All work and no play makes the Gowda gang dull boys”, says anaphorism,rebelling against which Sadananda Gowda’s triumvi-rate of ministers went viral and imported for the nonce, throughtheir cellphones, real flesh and blood entertainment during theassembly session, the first known entertainment since Adam andEve gamboled in their lascivious innocence in the garden of Eden!

The trio could have snored their way through the boring session,but chose to be true to their daily allowance by marking theirpresence in the assembly and imbibing the pleasures of sight,sound and sex aplenty supplied by 2G Spectrum for the benefit ofmankind.

Let us laud the three musketeers with “Hip, hip, hurray”, oneeach, and hope that other law-making bodies would supply porn-laden cell phones to their suffering legislators to fight somnolencewhile the boring drivel is on in the house.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to replicate the assuaging touch todemolish boredom in court halls too, where lawyers suffer fromothers’ word-diarrhoea held forth for hours on what usually meritsa mere five-minute argument. General Singh versus MinisterAnthony is the classic illustration which took 4+ hours to arguethat it was 1950, and not 1951, that was the birth year of theformer. People outside the Court could have heard the racket insidefor hours and the waiting lawyers probably wore ear plugs all thewhile. A sneak peek at a cell- phone porn-clip would have lessenedthe ennui of the other lawyers awaiting their turn to get justice .

“You have drifted 3000 miles away from Vidhan Saudha to theSupreme Court to stress your point that people foul up the air bytoo much orality and not much morality, right?”, Sanjay Pinto ofHindu TV, who has assumed the new role of a lawyer, asked me.

“On the dot, Sanjay. Be a lawyer first and always, but not anadvocate who is the mouthpiece of the bloke who pays you!”

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A. C. Seshadri (resident of 34/1, PinjalaSubramainam Street, T. Nagar) passed away onFeb. 14.

He was 90 and had been a resident of T. Nagar for8 decades. Seshadri was the Indian agent ofRowntree & Co., UK (manufacturers of chocolatesand biscuits). He was a member of South IndiaChamber of Commerce. Seshadri is survived by his

OBITUARYA. C. SESHADRI

wife Lakshmi, 3 sons and grandchildren.

A. R. Venkataraman (resident of SoundaryaApartments, 49, Mambalam High Road, T. Nagar)passed away on Feb. 19.

He was 63 and had been a resident of T. Nagar formore than 35 years and was popularly known as‘Telephone’ Venkataraman.

Venkataraman had retired from Chennai Tele-phones. He had acted in a number of dramas and had

A. R. VENKATARAMAN

also done character roles in a few Tamil films. He is survived by his wifeLalitha, daughters Gayathri and Subhashini, and grand children.

Kottalambakkam V. Vaideeswaran (resident ofTemple View Apartments, 14/15, ThiagarajaGramani Street, T. Nagar) passed away on Feb. 21.

He was 84 and had been a resident of T. Nagar for17 years.

Vaideeswaran had retired as an Asst. Engineerfrom Southern Railway.

He is survived by his wife Rukmini, sons Prabhakar,

KOTTALAMBAKKAM V. VAIDEESWARAN

Divakar, and Sudhakar, daughters Rama Moorthi and SumathySekar, and grandchildren.

MAMBALAM TIMESFebruary 25 - March 2, 2012 Page 7

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. 400 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 600.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 house / flat.Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

ACCOMMODATIONWANTED

WANTED service apartment/guest house fora short stay of 4 to 5 days from April 27 to May 1in and around T. Nagar. Contact: G. Pankaj Kumar,Ph: 80562 48100.

BACHELORACCOMMODATION

T. NAGAR, Pinjala Subramanian Road, nearPanagal Park, independent portion (2 persons canshare), spacious hall cum kitchen, attached bath,airy, tiled flooring, 24 hours water, 2-wheelerparking, brokers excuse. Ph: 2434 5209, 9445615209.

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.

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 HOMEOLD age home for seniors in Madipakkam.

Trained attenders, doctors available. Foodprepared by Brahmins, Normal persons Rs. 5,500per month, patients Rs. 10,000 per month. 3months advance. Ph: 98840 56233, 98840 56203,2247 3586.

SRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, WestMambalam. We care for aged citizens (both menand women). Healthy, hygienic food and cleanaccommodation will be provided with motherlycare. Contact: B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 95660 28520,97154 26912.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramaih Street, nearSrinivasa Theater, 1475 sq.ft, independent house,1+1, built-up area 2400 sq.ft old house, 29½ ft x 50ft, price Rs. 1.20 crore (negotiable). Cash partiescontact: Agent. Ph: 90427 72352, 81489 59362.

T. NAGAR, Rameswaram Road, RamsConstruction, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 balconies,650 sq.ft, 1st floor, 25 years old, 2-wheeler parking,brokers excuse. Ph: 2433 2178, 98401 99929.

KODAMBAKKAM, Andavar Colony 2nd Street,near Gangaiamman Koil, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen,1300 sq.ft, 15 years old, price Rs. 5800 per sq.ft,visit on 26.02.12, time: 10 a.m to 12 noon. Ph:94441 67851.

WEST C.I.T. NAGAR, 1st

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floor, 15 years old. Ph: 95662 97799.

T. NAGAR, No. 23/10, Rajabhathar Street,next to Aruna International, behind Balajee Bhavan,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 3rd floor, south facing, carpark, no lift. Ph: 96778 02132.

T. NAGAR, Padmanabhan Street, nearHabibullah Road, double bedroom, balcony, 986sq.ft, 1st floor flat, covered car park, woodwork,rent Rs. 14000, Brahmins only, brokers excuse,ready for occupation. Ph: 2834 4273, 91766 27100.

WEST MAMBALAM, 38/43, SubramanianStreet, individual house, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, no brokers,contact between 10 a.m & 12 noon and 3 p.m & 6p.m. Ph: 98414 29556.

NUNGAMABAKKAM, Corporation BoysSchool, 1st Street, office space, rooms, 1200 sq.ft,1st floor, prime location, power, water, open carparking, 2-wheeler parking. Contact: V.Subramanian. Ph: 93808 74544, 2817 3340.

T. NAGAR, Krishna Street, near Holy AngelsSchool, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, groundfloor, no brokers. Ph: 94442 51891, 4350 6891.

WEST MAMBALAM, B.R.P. Street, nearMambalam Railway Station, 3 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, ground floor, open car park,rent Rs. 25K, Brahmins / vegetarians preferred,brokers excuse. Ph: 99406 27716.

WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, spacioussingle bedroom, very big hall, kitchen, 1 attachedbathroom, 1 toilet, 1st floor, Brahmins only. Ph:2489 3284, 93804 93284.

T. NAGAR, Vasan Street, 2bedroom apartment, fullyfurnished, 2nd floor, no lift, carparking, guest house / office.Ph: 94433 21536.T. NAGAR, Reddy Kuppam Road, close to

Aranganathan Subway, posh area, new, 3 bedroom,hall, modular kitchen, extensive woodwork,covered car park, piped gas, rent Rs. 25000,MNCs / corporates preferred. Ph: 98842 03710,98844 99578.

T. NAGAR, 25/13, B-Block, Rangan Street,near GRT, 2 bedroom, 980 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, 24hours water supply, rent Rs. 15000, brokersexcuse. Ph: 97108 27348.

T. NAGAR, Ramachandra Street, nearMuppathamman Koil, individual house, 2 bedroom,attached bathroom, marble flooring, 1 big hall, 2verandahs, 1500 sq.ft in 1 ground, car parking,rent Rs. 23500, brokers excuse. Ph: 93822 97127.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3rd

Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, 1st floor,2-wheeler parking, vegetarians only, brokersexcuse, visiting date & time: Saturday – 4 p.m to5 p.m, Sunday – 3 p.m to 4 p.m. Ph: 94440 40202.

T. NAGAR, No. 2, Gopal Street, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, A/c, 1120 sq.ft, 2nd floor, open balcony,covered car parking, rent Rs. 16000, vegetariansonly, brokers excuse. Contact: Jawahar – 9840495222, Deepa – 98845 09224.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony,furnished flat, 2 bedroom, 805 sq.ft, separate 2Indian toilet and bathroom, ground floor, 2-wheelerparking, Brahmins only, brokers excuse. Ph:94448 71098.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor flat, lift, coveredcar park, rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins only. Contact:Agent Sridhar – Saturday after 4 p.m and Sundayafter 9 a.m. Ph: 98846 96090.

WEST MAMBALAM, BurmakanakambalStreet, 2 bedroom, 610 sq.ft, UDS 230 sq.ft, 28years old, 2-wheeler parking, corner flat, priceRs. 30 lakhs (negotiable), brokers excuse.Contact: Aravindan. Ph: 98414 55636.

ASHOK NAGAR, 6th Avenue, 2 bedroom, 903sq.ft, UDS 535 sq.ft, ground floor, duplex, coveredcar park, price Rs. 70 lakhs (negotiable). S.Ramesh Ph: 98847 59260.

RENTALT. NAGAR, 20, Crescent Park Street, behind

Dr. Natesan Park, 900 sq.ft, 1st floor, office space.Contact: Chandran. Ph: 90030 29288.

WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda 2nd Street,independent single bedroom portion, rent Rs. 8000,small Brahmin family only. Ph: 2480 0440, 9445340718.

T. NAGAR, Muthurangan Salai, behind busterminus, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, office space /working women. Ph: 96770 20002, 96770 40004.

T. NAGAR, Mahalakshmi Street, near railwaystation & bus terminus, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen,ground floor apartment, bath attached, rent Rs.7500, family or bachelors also. Ph: 2433 3477,98411 93685.

ASHOK NAGAR, 6th Avenue, near GRT School,3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, 1st floor,vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 2366 0830, 9444011247.

WEST MAMBALAM, Bharathi Street, newbuilding, 3 bedroom, 1300 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat,woodwork done, car park, rent Rs. 21K, nobrokers. Ph: 94441 91230.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 24, ThalaiyariStreet, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1150 sq.ft, 1st

floor flat, generator, lift, car parking, rent Rs. 20K(negotiable). Ph: 99419 17243, 2371 8302.

WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, 3bedroom, 1600 sq.ft, 1st floor, fully furnished, 3 A/c, TV, fridge, cots & beds, heater, continuouswater, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 22000,vegetarians preferred. Ph: 2474 3811.

ASHOK NAGAR, 9th Avenue, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 940 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, woodwork, carparking, rent Rs. 20000, vegetarians only. Contact:Srinivasan. Ph: 90031 97928.

By Our Staff ReporterThere were amusing moments

when children of Little Millen-nium Play School, Porur visited

Amusing moments as kids visit fire station

Ashok Nagar Fire & Rescue Sta-tion on Feb. 20 to learn at first handhow firemen went about their job.

The firemen were at their wits

end figuring out how to explainhow they tackled fires and rescuedtrapped persons.

When they donned ‘fire suits’some children shouted that theylooked like ‘spacemen’. A fewchildren cried when the gas maskwas placed on their faces butothers enjoyed the experience.

The firemen explained how thefire extinguisher can be carried onthe shoulders like a school bag.

The later told Mambalam Timesthat they thoroughly enjoyed theexperience.

S. Bhuvaneswari (Principal)said that the visit was part of‘People who help us’ program.

Volunteers of Nat Care Foundation (Saidapet) conducted a ‘Cancer awareness program’ in SMRMatriculation School, West Mambalam on Feb. 12.

K. Sathyanarayanan (Chairman) told Mambalam Times that awareness programs are also conducted inslums and public venues.Sathyanarayanan can be contacted in phone 99520 65559.

‘Cancer awareness program’ conductedin school

Free Veda classesduring weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Veda classes are being con-ducted from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.mon Saturdays and Sundays inKrishna Gana Sabha, Maharaj-apuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar.

More details can be had in phone98843 05676.

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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

Asserting that Chennaimust give up building flyoversin favour of large investmentsin dedicated bus lanes, bicycletracks and pedestrian walk-ways, Janette Sadik-Khan(New York Transport Commis-sioner) has said that “Invest-ments made by city adminis-trations must improve thequality of life of residents”.

“The strategy of making itas easy as possible for cars togo as fast as possible has out-lived its usefulness. Prioritisingpublic transport is going to bethe hallmark of a great city inthe 21st century. And Chennaihas a real chance to leapfrogpast the mistakes that west-ern cities committed,” she de-clared.

Following a series of meet-ings with Tamilnadu Govern-

“T. Nagar can do a Times Square”, says New York expert“T. Nagar can do a Times Square”, says New York expert

Amanda Burden (left) and Janette Sadik Khanment officials, Janette saidthat Chennai must also seri-ously consider implementinga Bus Rapid Transit System.“A priority bus lane is the markof effective cities. Buses move

more people, so they should getmore priority than single per-sons driving by themselves. Itis very important and it can bedone quickly and inexpen-sively.”

Sharing New York’s experi-ence, which until 2007 recordedthe lowest public transit busspeeds in the United States,she said that introducing aSelect Bus Service that oper-ated on a dedicated lane hasgiven ‘great returns”.

“The dedicated bus lane hasincreased ridership by 30% andhas an approval rating of 98%among New Yorkers,” Janettesaid.

Chennai is a very excitingcity, she said. “But there aretraffic and growth challenges.It is really important for thecity to take a different view ofhow the streets are used. Wewere able to close down trafficflow into Times Square and turninto a pedestrian plaza.Chennai must do the same inareas such as T. Nagar. There

is incredible energy in thestreets here, but the city has toprotect pedestrians. A networkof bicycle tracks also needs tocome up”. In New York, oncewalkways and bicycle laneswere installed, the number ofpeople getting injured or killedin road accidents dropped byover 30%, she added.

Amanda Burden (New YorkCity Planning Commissioner),who accompanied Janette, saidthat the city must also do some-thing about the rivers that are‘polluted beyond words’. “Theyhave to be reclaimed for publicuse. In New York, we have built328 acres of waterfront parks.Now, for the first time in de-cades, New Yorkers feel it is awaterfront city. It has reallymade a difference”. Report: cour-tesy The Hindu

By Our Staff ReporterAn accident involving a po-

lice Tata Sumo (TN 67 G 0509)and a Santro car (TN 09 S6800) caused a traffic jam nearAranganathan Subway, WestMambalam at 10 a.m on Feb.24.

According to witnesses, theTata Sumo bumped into thecar. Both the vehicles stoppedwith the front bumper of thepolice van and the rear bumperof the car locked. When the

Police van-car mishap causes traffic jam

driver of the police van reversedthe vehicle, a portion of thecar’s bumper got dislodged.

The police driver refused toget out of the vehicle and ar-gued that he was not at fault.The angry car driver blamedthe police driver for the acci-dent and said he was in a hurryas he was taking someone tohospital. Policemen deputed atthe spot to keep an eye on theChief Minister’s birthday cel-ebrations did not interfere.

The deadlock ended with aSub-Inspector apologizing and

persuading the car driver toleave.

By Our Staff ReporterChennai Corporation and private hospitals jointly conducted

health camps in all the 200 Corporation divisions on Feb. 24.This photo was taken in Corporation School, New Boag Road,T. Nagar.

Health camps conducted in allCorporation divisions

Free workshop on musictomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Uni-son School of Music and Com-position (Griffith Road, T.Nagar), Charles Jayaseelan(Director, Voyz Male WesternGroup of Music) will conduct afree workshop on ‘Western clas-sic with guitar’ at 4 p.m onSunday, Feb. 26 in RKM Ma-triculation School, BazullahRoad, T. Nagar as part of ‘Uni-Feb 2012’ (9th anniversary cel-ebrations).

V. S. Narasimhan (Violinistand Founder, Madras StringQuartet) will be the chief guest.Dr. Shobana Swaminathan(Indian Music) and S. Nara-simhan (General Secretary,Thamizhndu Brahmin Asso-ciation, Chennai District) willbe present.

Raj Vasanthan (Founder,Unison) told Mambalam Times

that Unison students willpresent a keyboard concert.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 91765 26582.

Rama Navamicelebrations inAyodhyaMandapamBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ram Samaj (AyodhyaMandapam, Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam) hasorganized special programsfrom March 1 to April 16 aspart of 59th Sri Rama Navamicelebrations.

The following is the schedulefrom March 1 to 20:

March 1-5: 3 p.m and 6 p.m:Rig Veda paarayanam.

March 6–10: 3 p.m and 6p.m: Sukla Yajur Veda paara-yanam.

March 11–15: 2.30 p.m and6 p.m: Krishna Yajur Vedapaarayanam.

March 16–20: 2.30 p.m and6 p.m: Saama Veda paara-yanam.

Pradosham will be cel-ebrated at 5 p.m on March 6and 20.

There will be ‘Krishna YajurVeda gana paarayanam’ byNannilam V. RajagopalaGanapadigal at 7 p.m dailyfrom March 12 to 20.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 2489 3077 and 23718286.

Discourseson ‘SaisathSaritha’By Our Staff Reporter

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 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 intelephone number 9840640705.