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FREE868th Issue : February 4 - 10, 2012Vol. 17, No. 36

By Our Staff ReporterVaatsalayam (Ashok Na-

gar) and Rotary of Club of Nor-th West Chennai will conduct afree cancer screening campfrom 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m onSunday, Feb. 5 in PanigrahaKalyana Mandapam, AryaGowda Road, West Mamba-

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By Our Staff ReporterHundreds of school and

college students, and membersof various Gandhian forumsmarched from VoluntaryHealth Service, Adyar to theMarina on Jan. 30 on theoccasion of Sarvodaya Day(Mahatma Gandhi’s 64th

Remembrance Day and Mar-tyrs’ Day) observed by Gandh-ian Integrated Forum Trust(Thakkar Bapa VidyalayaCampus, T. Nagar).

P. Maruthi (Organizer) toldMambalam Times that mem-bers of Gandhian IntegratedForum Trust, Harjian SevakSangh, Akhil Bharat Racha-natmak Samaj, Gandhi GlobalFamily (Youth Forum of

Students join Sarvodaya Day procession

Gandhian Studies), inmates ofSRS Sarvodaya Girls Hostel(Chetpet) and students of M.A. Chidambaram College ofNursing participated.

He said that the processionwas flagged off by C. D.Raghavulu (94) (FreedomFighter). V. Rajagopal (94) wasalso present.

By Our Staff ReporterAthma Vicharam, Madras

will conduct a 9-day course onAthma Vichara Yoga compris-ing Pranaayama, art of livingand meditation (samadhi) from6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m from Feb.8 to 16 in SMR MatriculationSchool, 35/1, Jothi Ramalin-gam Street, 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 will improve.

Athma Vichara Yoga coursefrom Wednesday

The program is secular andhas no religious overtones.

Anyone 12 years and abovecan attend the course.

The course fee is Rs. 200.More details can be had

from Ramadoss in phone 24334747.

Calling volunteers for freeservice in TirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road,Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) issending volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims inTirumala starting on Sundaysand ending on Saturdays.

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

Accommodation, lunch and

dinner will be provided free ofcost. They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkates-wara.

Travelling expense and thecost of breakfast must be borneby the volunteers.

Those interested can con-tact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43,Jubilee Road, West Mam-balam) in 99621 53644, L. S.V. Mahadevan (98411 76386),P. Sundaram (98417 26695)or D. Gopinath (94442 09751).

Sai bhajansthis eveningBy Our Staff Reporter

Sai bhajans will be con-ducted from 6.30 p.m to 7.30p.m on Saturday, Feb. 4 in AllIndia Naidu Sangam (1,Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar).

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterSri 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.

Sai bhajanson 3 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 (oppositeRanganathan Street), Wed-nesdays, 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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Program in Ramana BhakthaSamajam on Sundays

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 11.30 a.m on Ramana Maha-rishi’s birth star day (Punar-poosam).

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.

Gana Sabha, Maharajapu-ram Santhanam Salai, T.Nagar.

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

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 98843 05676.

Free Veda classes on SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri 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 Krishna

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Discourses on Gitafrom Monday

Vasudevacharya will givediscourses on Bhagawad Gita(Chapters 10 & 11) at 6.30p.m daily from Feb. 6 to 10 inSri Ram Samaj, AyodhyaMandapam, Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam.

All are welcome.

Talk on ‘SaradhaDevi’ this eveningBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of TheTheososphical Society (T.Nagar Lodge), K. Ramamur-thy will give a talk on ‘SaradhaDeviyin Saritham’ at 5.30 p.mon Saturday, Feb. 4 in Aran-garajan KumaramangalamHall, Kamalalayam Building,Vadiyaram Street, T. Nagar.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 94440 79531.

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Police officers attached to T.Nagar District had a meetingwith pawnbrokers and jewel-lery shopowners on Jan. 31 todiscuss prevention of crime.They gave the participants thepersonal phone numbers ofpolice officers to enable themto contact the officers duringemergencies.

G. Tamilselvan (Asst. Com-missioner, T. Nagar Range)appealed to jewellery shop-owners to instal CCTV cam-eras inside and outside theshops to record movement ofcustomers and others.

Jewellery shops told to install CCTVs

The Agastiyar Temple onRaja Street in T. Nagar, whichwas taken over by the HinduReligious and Charitable En-dowment (HR & CE) Depart-ment on Jan. 25 on the groundof ‘gross mismanagement’, hadbeen run for about 60 yearsmore as an ashram and a de-funct astrological bureau thana temple.

It was started as an ashramin 1940 and registered as asociety in April 1943 by 12persons for running a NaadiJothida Nilayam. Over time, itbecame a full-fledged templeand now has several sannidhis.

In October 1947, the thenCommissioner of HR & CEBoard brought the temple un-der the board’s control as perthe HR & CE Act 1926. Butthe decision was challenged inthe High Court which set asidethe Commissioner’s order.

The court had then observedthat the ‘Board’s prematureinterference has really ar-rested the slow and gradualevolution of shrine into a publictemple’.

Why HR & CE Dept. took overAgasthiyar Temple

In June last year, the de-partment’s Asst. Commis-sioner held an enquiry in thetemple following a spate ofcomplaints from members ofthe public alleging misappro-priation. The official found thatthe place no longer served asan ashram and that a full-fledged temple was function-ing.

It was also found thatKumbhabhishekam had beenperformed for the temple onthree occasions with generouscontributions from philanthro-pists and devotees.

Though the ‘ashram’ man-agement raised funds on vari-ous occasions, the accountswere never audited, a seniorofficial said and added that in-vestigation will be made on theamount collected from thepublic. “The temple has sixpriests and there was no oppo-sition to the department’s de-cision to exercise administra-tive control of the temple fromany quarter,” the senior offi-cial said. Report, picture cour-tesy Deccan Chronicle.

By Our Staff Reporter 7-year-old G. Karthick (resi-

dent of 20/51, Raju Street, WestMambalam and Std. 2 studentof Jawahar Vidyalaya, AshokNagar) won 1st Dan Black Beltin karate recently.

Sudha Ganesh (his mother)told Mambalam Times that herson was coached by RenshiRajkumar who conductsIshrinryu Karate classes inSRM Nightingale School inWest Mambalam.

He can be contacted in phone96000 05599.

7-year-old wins Black Belt

Free computerclasses for seniorcitizens

Benevolence Trust (1, Ni-roopa Flats, 10/30, Velu Street,West Mambalam) will conductits 5-day free computer coursefor the 15th batch of senior citi-zens from Monday, Feb. 6.

They will also be taught howto use the internet to keep intouch with relatives abroad.Classes will be conducted from10 a.m to 12 noon.

More details can be had fromR. Chidambarasubramanianin phone 9941919019.

By Our StaffReporter

Devotees of Sri

Mukkur Lakshmi

Nrusimhachariar

Sannidhi (34, Ven-

katesan Street, T.

Nagar) pulled a

small chariot in the

outer praharam of

the on the occasion

of ‘Ratha Sapthami

day’ on Jan. 30.

Devotees pull small temple chariot

Free stothramclasses fromtomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Mannaankattai SathSangam will conduct free SriSiva Sahasranaama stothramclasses from 7.30 p.m to 9 p.mdaily from Feb. 5 to 19 in SriKanchi Kamakoti Peetam’sSankara Madam, EaswaranKoil Street, West Mambalam.

Even those who do not knowSanskrit will be guided to recitewith correct pronunciation.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 92831 94985. Theclasses are being conducted forthe 3rd consecutive year.

ISKCON programin Mambalamon SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society forKrishna 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 includes bha-jans, congregational chantingand Bhagwad Gita classes.

More details can be had inphone 2371 3606 or fromRanga Krishna Das (24744900, 98400 27800).

All are welcome.

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MAMBALAM TIMES

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

INTRODUCTIONEver since ‘Kalidas’ (the first talking picture, colloqui-

ally known as ‘talkie’), began to talk and sing, late in 1931,music has been part and parcel of Tamil Cinema whichhas, over the years, gathered strength, scaling and con-quering peaks and more.

Today, music (which includes songs, background musicscore, musical special effects and such) plays a great partin the production of Tamil Cinema. Songs of a movie are bigsellers. Described as ‘audio releases’, the songs are re-leased with much pomp and circumstance by the producersand audio-distributors well before a film is released, and itis big business. Computer disks, video discs, digital videodiscs and other formats sell in large numbers not only inthis part of the country where Tamil is spoken, but alsooutside the geographical borders of the nation, crossingseas, oceans, mountains and all. They cater to a growingmarket in many countries of Asia like Sri Lanka, Singaporeand Malaysia, the United Kingdom and United States ofAmerica, not excluding Canada where, today, a largenumber of Tamil speaking people have settled down andlook forward to listening to Tamil film songs - not only ofthe latest releases, but also the songs rendered by greatsingers of the past 80 years.

Incidentally, Tamil Cinema has just completed 80 years,having taken its bow way back in 1931. However, it is amatter of regret that, till today, the Tamilnadu govern-ment has not taken any effort to celebrate the great event,nor taken steps to document the history of this vibrantmedium. It is all the more surprising and even sad that thetwo political parties (DMK and AIADMK) which have, byturns, occupied Fort St. George, the seat of power, since1967 (having made their way and captured political poweronly by exploiting the medium of cinema), have donenothing till today.

Many singers - some of them were also successful actorsand stars - lyric writers, music composers, instrumentplayers and many others have contributed to the richgrowth of music in Tamil Cinema over the years. There arealso off-screen background singers (who are not seen onscreen, but their voices are heard). Some of these havebecome stars in their own right, enjoying a greater degreeof popularity than the onscreen stars, actors and actresses.This interesting situation known as ‘playback singing’ issomething unique to Indian Cinema and, today, it is amultibillion rupee industry and still growing.

This new series makes a modest attempt to narrate theinteresting, fascinating and absorbing history of musicand musicians in Tamil Cinema since that fateful day inOctober 1931, when a Tamil song was heard from a moviescreen at first in Madras at a cinema called ‘KinemaCentral’ (renamed later as ‘Murugan Theater’). Life hasnever been the same again for the local people.

This historic site has been recently demolished givingaway perhaps to a shopping mall. Sad, perhaps, but sotrue. It is not commercially viable today to run a singlescreen theater in this age of multiple screens, shoppingmalls and such, which have now become the order of theday. Many popular cinema theaters which had earned aplace in the hearts, souls and minds of people have van-ished for ever. Only the nostalgic memories still live in theminds of folks.

**** ***** *****Somewhat interestingly, the first Tamil talking and sing-ing picture ‘Kalidas’ was not exactly a hundred percentTamil film. It spoke not only Tamil but also sang and spokeTelugu and, more surprisingly, even Hindi! Strictly speak-ing, it could be described as the first multilingual motionpicture of India! Indeed it was advertised in the press as a‘Tamil-Telugu Talking Picture’. How did this happen?Thereby hangs a tale worth narrating ....

(To be continued)

TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 1

If anything interesting ishappening in your

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‘Spiritual doubt’ clearing tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriSanjeevini Peetam (16/45,BRP 1st Street, West Mam-balam), Mathaji (Founder)will conduct a ‘Spiritual doubtclearing session’ at 6 p.m onSunday, Feb. 5.

There will also be bhajans,sathsang and chanting ofChalisa.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 2471 2231 and 9043568941 or www.sanjeevinipeetam.com

Hanuma (Secretary) toldMambalam Times that devo-tees of Sanjeevini Peetam pre-pared sweet pongal duringsunrise and performed poojafor Surya Bhagwan on Jan. 31on the occasion of RadhaSapthami day.

He said that the pongal wasprepared on a coal fire accord-ing to tradition.

By Our Staff ReporterS. Sruuthi (resident of 44/

21, Bagirathi Ammal Street,West Mambalam and Std. 4student of Padma SeshadriBala Bhavan Senior Second-ary School, T. Nagar) will bepresented ‘Overall TalentAward’ by Sri Sumukhi Ra-jasekharan Memorial Fo-undation in a function at 5p.m on Saturday, Feb. 4 inThak-kar Bapa Vidyalaya,Venka-tanarayana Road, T.Nagar.

The award is being pre-sented to her for winning 2nd

prizes in Keerthanai andfancy dress competition, 3rd

prizes in bharathanatyam andstorytelling, and consolationprizes in other competitionsincluding flower kolam, me-

Award for Sruuthi

hendi, junk art and paintingconducted last week.

She had earlier won 2nd prizein fancy dress contest con-ducted by Sri Thiyaga Brah-ma Gana Sabha in Vani Ma-hal on Jan. 26 and 2nd prizein all-India singing competi-tion in Hyderabad recently.

By Our Staff ReporterRashmeka Narayan (resi-

dent of 20, Postal Colony, WestMambalam) and Std. 11 stu-dent of B. S. Mootha SeniorSecondary School, WestMambalam) won the ‘Junior’title in the open badmintontournament conducted byMogappair Badminton Asso-ciation in Jaswanth Park,Mogappair on Jan. 28 and 29.

She won the bronze medalin javelin throw in the Inter-School National Sports GamesCompetition conducted byCBSE (Ministry of YouthAffairs & Sports, Governmentof India) in Delhi from Jan. 4to 7.

Wins junior titlein badminton

tourney

Free spokenSanskrit classes

Samskrita Bharati (RamsSquare, 2, Valluvar KottamRoad, Nungambakkam) willconduct free spoken Sanskritclasses daily for 10 days fromFeb. 9 to 18 in the followingvenues:

T. Nagar RKM Sarada Vidyalaya,

Burkit Road: 6.30 p.m–8.30p.m; Flat 6, Madhav Apart-ments, A-Block, Dr. ThomasRoad (off South Usman Road):5 p.m–7 p.m.

West Mambalam49/1, Thambiah Road: 11

a.m-1 p.m.Jafferkhanpet

E-4, Block 2, Nutech IndiraApartments, 150, PillayarKoil Street: 6.30 p.m–8.30p.m.

No knowledge of Sanskrit isnecessary. Anyone above 12can attend the classes.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 98414 34401, 9791165116 and 97898 57429.

Civic grievance meet todayT. Nagar and Teynampet

Residents Welfare Exnora hasorganized a public grievancemeeting at 4 p.m on Saturday,Feb. 4 at 2/7, Sarathy Street,T. Nagar (opposite SharmaPark, Habibullah Road).

S. Sakthi (Chairman, WardCommittee, Zone 9) will be the

chief guest. P. Chinnaiyan(Councillor, Ward 117), B.Shanthi (Councillor, Ward113) and officials from Corpo-ration and Metrowater Boardwill be present. All are wel-come. More details can be hadin phones 98400 65514 and98411 83825.

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WANTED ladystaff, graduates withcomputer knowledgefor part time clericalwork (4.30 p.m to 8.30p.m or full time 10a.m to 6.30 p.m).Students alsowelcome. Contact:Chennai Sai SankaraMatrimonials (Brah-min), No. 7, 9th Ave-nue, Ashok Nagar. Ph:98403 30531.

WANTED graduates withcomputer knowledge for office work& office assistant for outdoor workfor a company law consultant officein T. Nagar. Ph: 98411 27776.

SLOKASVISHNU/ Siva / Lalitha /

Ganapathi sahasranaamam, freshbatches, weekend classes, lateevening classes. Dedicated guidanceto enable even those who do not knowSanskrit to recite with correctpronunciation / understanding. SriMannaankattai Sath Sangham. Ph:92831 94985.

(1) April 21 to 27:Malainadu 13 DivyaDesam + Varkala,Guruvayur & Tirva-njikalam. (2) May 2 to15: Badrinath -Kurushetra - DelhiYatra. (3) May 25 toJune 5: Kasi, Mu-ktinath, Pasupa-tinath, Jalanarayan.Contact: VaidehiParthasarathy, Ph:94447 62968, 9444754468, 99401 47313.

FEBRUARY 7th

Pournami – Much-akthi Vettal, ThaiPoosam – MurugarTemples darshan Rs.450. February 20th

Shivarathri – 9Swayambu LingaDarshan Rs. 450.Every 2nd Saturday &Sunday Shirdi by airRs. 6600. May 14th –Kasi RameswaramYathra Rs. 5400.Shivsai Tours. Ph:98840 68001, 9884718324.

YOGAATHMA Vichara Yoga from Feb.

8, 6.30 p.m, 9 days, in SMRMatriculation School, JyotiRamalingam Street, WestMambalam, consisting ofPraanayama, Art of Living andSamadhi meditation. Ph: 2433 4747.

TOURS &TRAVELS

DELHI, Kuruksh-etra, Simla, Manaali,Rohtang pass,Chandigarh tour from11.05.2012 for 13days. Delhi, Vai-shnodevi, Kashmir,Gulmarg, Amritsartour from 18.05.2012for 14 days. Delhi,Haridwar, Rishi-kesh, Badrinath,Kedarnath yathrafrom 19.05.2012 for13 days. Kailash-Manasarovar yathrafrom 21.06.2012 for14 days. Contact:Sujana Tours, FlatNo. 4, Gangothri Apa-rtment, 87, ThambiahStreet, West Mamb-alam. Ph: 2489 5144,94440 85144.

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

Some two thousand years ago, Jesus or his juniors, on hearing acomplaint from a ‘slapgate’ victim, said, “Show him your othercheek!”.

That palliative prescription won the’ Nobel Peace Prize’ for thatyear from the Swedish Academy, much to the chagrin of GhengizKhan and the other Khans of the ilk who slaughtered their way tothrones scattered over the globe.

M. K. Gandhi was initiated into the new science of ‘war throughpeace’ by the action of a Railway Inspector in South Africa whothrew him out of the train as he had the audacity to travel in thecompartment reserved for the Whites.

Our topee-wearing, five-foot Hazare would have wrestled withthe giant Inspector and ejected him from the train and deprivedNathuram Vinayak Godse and Apte of their autograph in thehangee list of Indian criminal jurisprudence. Our neo-rebel hasprescribed a slap or two or more to those who seek bribe!

If the seeker and the giver are ill-matched, a handy weapon maybe the equalising substitute and all will be well, because, in Hazare’sIndia, justice should not only be done, but seen to be done.

He is supported by the judgment of the Supreme Court, justheard over the TV, that Subramanian Swamy’s crusade againstthe Central Government’s somnolence for 16 months was wellfounded and that things should now start happening not in the‘slapgate’ mode, but in accordance with the hundreds of laws thathave made many lawyers millionaires in our good old India.

By M. A. SADANANDNO HOLDS BARRED

MAMBALAM TIMESFebruary 4 - 10, 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 hall 300 sq.ft with toilet for runningfree sloka classes, reasonable rent & terms, part-time usage during evenings or school / officepremises also acceptable. Sri Mannaankattai SathSangham. Ph: 92831 94985.

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

Street (next to SRM Nightingale School), WestMambalam, for conducting small functions. Ph:94449 18484, 2489 3884.

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

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

OLD AGE HOMEOLD age home for senior in Madipakkam.

Trained attenders, doctors available. Foodprepared by Brahmins, Normal persons Rs. 5,500per month, patient Rs. 10,000 per month. 3 monthsadvance. Ph: 98840 56233, 98840 56203, 22473586.

WANTED 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen in WestMambalam, immediate purchase, cash party.Contact: Sathish. Ph: 098867 30012.

REAL ESTATE (SELLING)WEST MAMBALAM, Janakiraman Street,

775 sq.ft, 3rd floor, 16 years old, no lift, car park, 5mins. walk from railway station. Ph: 94441 14545.

NESAPAKKAM, Pillaiyar Koil Street, nearWest K. K. Nagar & Arokya Hospital, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1050 sq.ft, 10 years old flat, open carpark, price Rs. 40 lakhs (negotiable), cash partiespreferred, call after 9 a.m. Agent Sridhar. Ph:98846 96090.

WEST MAMBALAM, Velu Street, 2 bedroom,hall, modular kitchen, 750 sq.ft, ground floor flat,UDS 350 sq.ft, marble flooring, full woodwork,teak wood door, 8 years old, no car park, price Rs.8000 per sq.ft. K. Viswanathan. Ph: 97890 72950.

RENTALT. NAGAR, Vidyodaya Colony, near Hexaware

/ TCS / Padma Seshadri School, 2 bedroom,spacious ground floor, self contained, all amenities,employed software, vegetarians only, brokersexcuse. Ph: 2834 0871, 96770 50155.

WEST MAMBALAM, Navin’s Shreyas, PostalColony 4th Street, near Hindu Vidyalaya, 2bedroom, 930 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, covered car park.Ph: 98406 33372.

WEST MAMBALAM, RajuStreet, near Panigraha Kaly-ana Mandapam, 900 sq.ft, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd

floor, separate EB, 24 hourswater, good locality, rent Rs.13000, advance Rs. 80000,no maintenance, brokers exc-use. Immediate occu-pation.Ph: 98844 41542.KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram Main

Road, ground floor, 1 hall, kitchen, attached bath,one separate room also available, for small family,no brokers. Ph: 94450 92322.

T. NAGAR, No. 2, Gopal Street, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 770 sq.ft, 350 sq.ft open balcony, 2nd

floor, A/c, 1120 sq.ft, covered car parking, rent Rs.16000, vegetarian only. Contact: Jawahar – 9840495222, Deepa – 98845 09224 (Timing: 10 a.m to 5p.m.)

T. NAGAR, Burkit Road, near railway station,1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor apartment,bath attached, tiles flooring, rent Rs. 6200, advanceRs. 35000, family or spinsters also. Ph: 24333477, 98411 93685.

T. NAGAR, Murugesan Street, oppositeSundari Silks, North Usman Road, 2 bedroomflat, 600 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 13000, 2-wheeler parking only. Ph: 94440 41477, 28153475.

T. NAGAR, Rangan Street, opp. Chennai Silks,ground floor house, about 1000 sq.ft, open carpark, residential purpose only, rent Rs. 15000,brokers excuse. Ph: 99414 57253.

WEST MAMBALAM, Narasimhan Street, nearrailway station, 3 bedroom, 1060 sq.ft, groundfloor flat, covered car parking, rent Rs. 18000,Brahmins only, brokers excuse. Ph: 2471 2178.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 20, VinayakamStreet, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 2nd floor,rent Rs. 12000 (negotiable), Brahmins only, nobrokers. Ph: 098865 13226, 97876 63138.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, nearrailway station, single bedroom flat, hall, kitchen,bath attached, rent Rs. 8000, compact family,vegetarians preferred. Ph: 2376 8442, 93809 21766.

T. NAGAR, Malony Street, 2bedroom, hall, modular kitc-hen, dining, pooja room, serv-ice area, 1000 sq.ft, 1st floor,car & 2 wheeler parking, com-mercial, no brokers. Ph: 9381037836.WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 22, Giri Street,

single bedroom, 600 sq.ft, ground floor, immediateoccupation, brokers excuse, vegetarians only.Contact: Govindhan. Ph: 2474 7453.

WEST MAMBALAM, B.R.P.1st Street, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 710 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, lift,rent Rs. 10000, 2-wheeler parking, vegetariansonly. Contact: Krishnan. Ph: 98404 64155, 9791009964.

T. NAGAR, New No. 57, Old No. 31, ShreeBagh Apartments, B-8, Motilal Street, 2 bedroom,850 sq.ft, 3rd floor, no lift, rent Rs. 15000 (negotiable),brokers excuse, Brahmins only, immediateoccupation, visit on Sunday (05-02-2012) between11 a.m & 3 p.m. Ph: 93810 51738, 90255 21754.

T. NAGAR, Ramakrishna Street, 900 sq.ft,immediate occupation, rent Rs. 12K, brokersexcuse, vegetarians only, please call after 9.30a.m. Ph: 76673 41326.

T. NAGAR, E – Block, Kamakoti Apartments,No. 20/51, Rameswaram Road, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 680 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, open car parking,vegetarians only. Contact: A. Chandrasekhar –90033 62816, C. Vinoth – 96005 56752.

WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 21, KuppaiahStreet, 3 bedroom, 1650 sq.ft, 2nd floor, newly builthouse, covered car park, rent Rs. 23000,Brahmins only, visit premises on Saturday &Sunday, 11 a,m to 4 p.m.

WEST MAMBALAM, Rukmini Street, 2bedroom, bath attached, 625 sq.ft, 2nd floor,vegetarians only. Ph: 98404 32868.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 4th Street,2 bedroom flat, hall, kitchen, car park, lift, 24hours water, good ventilation, ready for occupation,vegetarians only, brokers excuse. Ph: 2472 7364,93817 91757, 3293 1364.

WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, nearIndian Bank bus- stop, about 100 sq.ft area foroffice room, 2nd floor. Contact: A. Rajagopal. Ph:97892 98307.

WEST MAMBALAM, 5/6, Ramakrishn-apuram 1st Street, 700 sq.ft, ground floor flat, rentRs. 11000, 2-wheeler parking only. Ph: 9962360622.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, nearStation Road, opposite Lingam Coffee, doublebedroom, 900 sq.ft, balcony, woodwork, carpark, Brahmins only. Ph: 2474 7125, 4201 9986.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 1st Street,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floor,woodwork, Netlon, 2 Indian toilet, separate bath,3 phase, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 15K, advanceRs. 90K, Brahmins only, brokers excuse. Ph:94448 71098.

T. NAGAR, Flat No. 22, AishwaryaApartments (old Rams Flats), 33/18, VenkatramanStreet, behind Holy Angels School, 2 bedroom,1000 sq.ft, 3rd floor, well maintained, no lift,vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 91760 93789.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 2nd

Street, double bedroom, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor flat,covered car parking, vegetarians preferred. Ph:98404 15876.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 120, Arya GowdaRoad, luxury single bedroom, 1st floor flat, A/c,heater, lift, 3 phase supply, rent Rs. 8000. Ph:99529 60574.

WEST MAMBALAM, 19/38 , Postal Colony 2nd

Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floor flat,family, bachelors, car parking on roadside behindbuilding, rent Rs. 12500 (negotiable) + Rs. 500maintenance. Ph: 97909 63305, 4212 9286, 9940648455.

T. NAGAR, Periyar Salai, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 890 sq.ft, independent 3rd floor flat, carparking, A/c, refrigerator, gas connection, diningtable, cots provided, available from March, idealfor 2 to 3 IT persons / small family, rent Rs. 20K,maintenance, advance Rs. 1 lakh, brokers excuse.Ph: 94449 10028.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ellaiamman Koil Street,independent house, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,ground floor, rent Rs. 7500, 2-wheeler parking.Agent Elumalai. Ph: 98844 80958, 78717 07369.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 4th Street,individual house, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, car parking, rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins only.Agent. Ph: 99520 45235.

Houseowners lookingfor tenants advertise

in theClassified Coloumnof Mambalam Times

for immediate response!

SRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, WestMambalam. We care for aged citizens (both menand women). Healthy, hygienic food &clean acc-ommodation will be provided with motherly care.B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 95660 28520, 2474 0886.

REAL ESTATE (BUYING)WANTED plot in ECR Road, OMR Road,

Velachery, Medavakkam, Tambaram,Perungalathur, Urapakkam, Guduvancherry,Maraimalai Nagar, Singaperumal Koil, Padappai,Oragadam, Chengalpet, Sriperumbudur,Kanchipuram (DT) and Tiruvallur (DT). Ph: 9600050722, 96000 50773.

By Our Staff ReporterWalkers, joggers and other regular visitors to Natesan Park

(Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar) have appealed to the Corporationto re-open the public convenience in the park which has remained closedfor several months.

Plea to reopen toiletin Natesan Park

Fake cop dupescouple of Rs. 65000By Our Staff Reporter

A man posing as a policemanconned two recently engaged soft-ware engineers of Rs. 65,000 inT. Nagar on Jan. 29.

Police said that around 10 p.mPrashanth (26) and Anushya (24)(names changed) were in their carwith the windows closed on LodhiKhan Street near Pondy Bazaarwhen the ‘policeman’, with a flash-light in hand, banged on the door.

Prashanth lowered the windowglass to be confronted by a ‘po-liceman’ who told them he hadfound them in a compromisingposition.

Prashanth immediately got outof the car and told the man thatthey were getting married in amonth and had come there buyclothes.

The man, however, got into theback seat and asked Prashanth todrive to the police station. Theyoung couple apparently apolo-gized but the man appeared un-moved, police said. Prashanth thenstarted the car and drove as di-rected by the ‘policeman’ whoasked him to stop near an ATM,a police officer said.

A compromise was struck andthe man promised not to pursuethe case if they gave him money.

Prashanth, who feared the inci-dent would become known to hisfamily, accepted the ‘deal’ andwent into the ATM booth.

The ‘policeman’ stood outsidewith their mobile phones whileAnushya sat in the car. Prashanthreturned with Rs. 65,000 whichthe ‘policeman’ accepted and van-ished, police said.

Prashanth later told some friendsabout the incident. They advisedhim to go to the police. Prashanthwent to the SoundarapandianarAngadi police station where herealized he had been cheated. Acase was registered.

Report courtesy The Times ofIndia

ALCOHOLICSANONYMOUSmeets at 7 p.m on

Fridays & Sundays :Kesari School,

Dr. Giriappa Road(near Teynampet Signal).

By Our Staff ReporterSriram Bharathi Kalai Ilakiya

Kazhagam has organized specialprograms at 5 p.m on Saturday,Feb. 5 in Sri Krishna Gana Sabha,Griffith Road, T. Nagar as part of130th birth anniversary celebrationsof Mahakavi Bharathiyar.

G. Seenivasan (Chairman andManaging Director, United IndiaInsurance Company Ltd.) willpresent ‘Bharathi Ilakiya Selvar’

Special program forBharathiyar anniversary

award to K. Sumathi (Advocate),Madhivannan (Poet) and K.Mahalingam (Founder, MahatmaGandhi Free Library, Saidapet).

S. Jagatharatchagan (Union Min-ister of State for Information andBroadcasting) will distribute prizesto winners of oratorical competi-tions conducted for school andcolleges students

G. Sundaresan (President, SriramBharathi Kalai Ilakiya Kazhagam)told Mambalam Times that‘Bharathiyin Padaipil Viswa-roopam’, authored by T. Rajagop-alan, will be released on the occa-sion. Prof. Parveen Sulthana willgive a talk on ‘Vallamai Tharaayo’.Radha and Shilpa will singBharathiyar songs.

All are welcome.

Float festival inK. R. Temple tankBy Our Staff Reporter

‘Theppa utsavam’ (Float festi-val) in Arulmigu KothandaramarTemple tank, K. R. Koil Street,West Mambalam at 7 p.m fromFeb. 6 to 10.

The following is the program:Feb. 6 & 7: Kothandaramar.Feb.8: Hanumar.Feb.9: Ranganathar, Thayyar,

Andal.Feb10: Yoga Nrusimhar,

Krishnar.All are welcome.

‘Kuthuvilakkupooja’ in Siva-Vishnu Temple

108 kuthuvilakku pooja will beperformed at 5 p.m on Friday,Feb. 10 (‘Thai Friday’) in Siva-Vishnu Temple, Usman Road, T.Nagar.There will also be‘Sapthakannigal pooja’.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phone

2434 6031.

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Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 39 37. Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.

CMYK

By Our Staff ReporterChennai Metropolitan De-

velopment Authority has jus-tified the lock and seal driveagainst illegal and unautho-rized commercial buildings onRanganathan Street andUsman Road in T. Nagar andhas said fire safety measuresin these buildings are not ad-equate to meet emergencies.

A submission to this effectwas made by R. Venkatesan(CMDA Member-Secretary) inhis counter-affidavit before theFirst Bench hearing the cases.

The Bench, comprising ChiefJustice M. Y. Eqbal and Jus-tice T. S. Sivagnanam, is hear-ing a batch of cases both forand against the demolition ofcommercial buildings whichwere sealed on Oct. 31, 2011pursuant to court directions.Maintaining that notices call-ing for explanations supportedby relevant documents andbuilding plans were issued toall land owners in the area, thecounter said that there waseither no reply from the viola-tors or the replies were vagueand not backed by documents.

As for the fire safety issue,

CMDA justifies sealing of shops in T. NagarCMDA justifies sealing of shops in T. Nagar

Two persons died in a fire that broke out in ashop building on Ranganathan Street

on September 1, 2008the counter said, “In many ofthe sealed buildings, fire safetymeasures are not adequate dueto (a) no fire fighting installa-tions provided and (b) no set-back space available all roundthe building for movement offire unit/high rise building lad-der unit”.

It also cited a report by theFire & Rescue Services De-partment which stated thatdue to heavy traffic getting to

vulnerable spots is difficult.The multi-storied and spe-

cial commercial buildings didnot have enough water stor-age for exclusive fire fighting.“It is clearly evident that nofire safety measures are avail-able in Ranganathan Streetand Usman Road area of T.Nagar,” the counter said.

It also denied the shop-own-ers’ contention that the regionhad been classified as contigu-

ous stretch where leaving set-back space is not required. “Asper the government approvedDetailed Development Plan(DDP), this area is known asRajaji Nagar area DDP, whereone stretch of the land alongthe Ranganathan Street aloneis classified as contiguous built-up area. Majority of plots inthis area are all non-contigu-ous building category,” it said.

Reiterating that the lock andseal drive gained momentumowing to court orders and thecourt-appointed MonitoringCommittee’s directions, thecounter said all necessary pro-cedures were followed beforethe sealing orders were issued.It wanted the case of the com-mercial building owners to bedismissed. The matter is sched-uled to come up before the FirstBench for further hearing nextweek.

There will be special abhi-shekham and ‘alangaaram’ for SriValli Devasena Samedha Sri Subramaniar at 8 a.m on Tues-day, Feb. 7 in Siva-Vishnu Temple, Usman Road, T. Nagar onthe occasion of ‘Thai Poosam’. More details can be had in phone2434 6031.

Special abhishekam inSiva-Vishnu Temple

Free meditationclassesBy Our Staff Reporter

Brahmakumaris (2nd Floor,Ashtalakshmi Apartments, 6,Mahalakshmi Street, T.Nagar) conducts free classeson ‘Rajayogam meditation’from 6 a.m to 6.30 a.m on alldays except Sunday.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 97910 92461.

By Our Staff ReporterJeeva Park Cultural Asso-

ciation (G. N. Chetty Road,West Mambalam) has organi-zed a visual presentation onSuprabhatham, GovindaNamavali and HanumanChalisa at 5.30 p.m on Sunday,Feb. 5 in Sri RaghavendraMutt, Raghaviah Road, T.

Visual presentation onSuprabhatham

Nagar.K. C. Srinivasan Desikan

(Organizer) told MambalamTimes that the 1 hour 30minute program will be followedby singing of devotional songs.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

telephone number 9790974624.

Stormwater drain for Raghaviah Road

By Our Staff ReporterA stormwater drain is under construction in Raghaviah Road, T. Nagar.

By Our Staff ReporterThe driver of an MTC bus

(47A-ICF-Ayanavaram)whose brakes had failed,swerved the vehicle towards

Brakes fail but alert bus driver stops in time

the median on Usman Roadflyover to bring it to a halt at9.30 a.m on Jan. 31.

The bus, which was goingdown the flyover, stopped af-

ter hitting another MTC bus(11A) coming in the oppositedirection. Both the drivers anda few passengers suffered mi-nor injuries.

A traffic investigation officerattached to Pondy BazaarPolice Station said thatRajnikanth, the driver, real-ized that the brakes had failedand shouted to passengers tomove to the rear portion of thebus.

To avoid hitting vehiclesahead of him he swerved thevehicle towards the median tobring it to a halt. In the processthe bus hit the other bus com-ing in the opposite direction.