MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar
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MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar
CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 18, No. 42 926th Issue : March 16 - 22, 2013 FREE Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES March 16 - 22, 2013 T. NAGAR BAZAAR This column is intended to help small businesses in & around T.Nagar and West Mambalam to have a cost-effective advertisement medium. Advertisement in this section will be in standard panel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing only Rs. 500) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 1000) POLYWOOD 5% - 10 % Discount upto Mar. 22 Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, Showcase, Modern Kitchen, False Ceiling, Painting This space costs Rs. 500 only! VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI 98400 18492, 6537 9721 www.viswadecorators.com, E-mail: [email protected] Calling volunteers for free service in Tirumala By Our Staff Reporter Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) sends volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Sundays and ending on Saturdays. Men and women who are physically fit and are willing to stay in Tirumala for a week are welcome to offer their services for 6 hours everyday. The work will be of supervisory nature. Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. They can have special darshan of Lord Venkateswara. Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must be borne by the volunteers. Those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, West Mambalam) in 99621 53644, L. S. V. Mahadevan (98411 76386), P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751). MAMBALAM TIMES March 16 - 22, 2013 Abandoned TNHB community hall demolished By Our Staff Reporter The TNHB community hall on 3rd Cross Street, CIT Nagar, which is several years old, is being demolished to make way for constructing a new complex. The building which was in a dilapidated condition was abandoned long ago. Nearby residents complained that the building was demolished without providing any high rise tin sheet enclosure thereby leading to severe dust pollution in the nearby localities which apart from residences also houses a couple of schools and hospitals. Poompuhar holds exhibition-cumsale of handcrafted furniture Poompuhar Sales Corporation (108, Anna Salai, Chennai 2, Ph: 2852 0624) will conduct an exhibition-cum-sale of hand crafted furniture and home decorative up to March 25 from 10 a.m to 8 p.m in Vijaya Mahal (33, Sri Thyagaraya Road, Pondy Bazaar, T. Nagar) A wide collection of dining tables, julas, pooja mandaps and teapoys made from rosewood, teak wood, Saharanpur, Jodhpur and Kerala wood will be on display. It offers a special discount of 10% on purchases at the exhibition. The exhibition-cum-sale will also be held at their Anna Salai branch, with 15% discount. It accepts all credit and debit cards. In view of World Glaucoma week, Krishna Eye and ENT Hospitals will conduct free glaucoma screening from March 20 to 30 (except on Sunday, March 24) from 11 a.m to 2 p.m in its premises at 39, Burkit Road, T. Nagar. Dr. P. Kantha Mani (Senior Cataract and Lasik Surgeon) will examine the participants. Eye pressure and retinal check-up will also be done. Those wishing to get their eye checked need to register by calling 95000 40702 or 2435 5152. Brahmotsavam in Kasi Vishwanathar Temple from today By Our Staff Reporter Brahmotsavam will be celebrated from Saturday, March 16, to Thursday, March 28, in Kasi Vishwanathar Temple (Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam). As part of the function, the newly made temple car will leave the temple premises on Saturday, March 23, at 7.30 a.m and will be taken along Kuppaiah Street, K. R. Koil Street, Ellaimman Koil Street, Gandhi Street and Easwaran Koil Street. The car will be pulled manually and devotees are welcome to offer their hand. Following are the program details March 16: 7.30 a.m: Gana- pathi homam; 7.30 p.m: Mooshiga vahanam procession. March 17: 7.30 a.m: Flag hoisting, Panchamoorthy procession; 7.30 p.m: Maavadi seva. March 18: 7.30 a.m: Surya prabai; 7.30 pm: Chandra prabai. March 19: 7.30 a.m: Nandhi, Panchamoorth procession; 7.30 p.m: Bhoodha vahanam. March 20: 7.30 a.m: Chandrasekaramoorthy procession; 7.30 p.m: Naga vahanam. March 21: 7.30 a.m: Chandrasekaramoorthy procession; 7.30 p.m: Rishaba vahanam. March 22: 7.30 a.m: Chandrasekaramoorthy proces- sion; 7.30 p.m: Elephant vahanam. March 23: 7.30 a.m: Temple car procession: March 24: 7.30 a.m: Chandrasekaramoorthy procession: 7.30 p.m: Kuthirai vahanam. March 25: 7.30 a.m: Chandrasekaramoorthy procession: 7.30 p.m: Pichandar darshan. March 26: 6 a.m: Natarajar darshan and procession; 11 a.m: Thirthavaari; 7.30 p.m: Thirukalyanam. March 27: 7 a.m: Special abhisheekam; 7.30 p.m: Pushpa pallakku. March 28: 7 a.m: Special abhisheekam; 7 p.m: Veedayatri utsavam. All are welcome. Sathya Sai samithi conducts Akhanda bhajan The West Mambalam Samithi of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organaisations (Chennai Metro West) conducted Akhanda bhajan from the night of March 11, from 9 p.m to 6 a.m, to celebrate Maha Shivarathri. It started with veda parayanam, chanting of rudhram chamakam, followed by bhajans, and ended with mangala arathi. By Our Staff Reporter Std. 6-10 students of Government Girls High School (Usman Road, T. Nagar) recently exhibited their handiwork of women’s wear in the school premises, evoking a good response. P. Padma (Headmistress) said that the students, apart from regular studies, are also compulsorily trained in tailoring and craft classes after school hours. She said that since many of the girls, owing to poverty, give up studies after school, these skills could help them in finding jobs. Gowtham Bajaj (Brahma Vidya Mandir) will speak on ‘Gandhi-Vinoba’ on Saturday, March 16, at 3 p.m and on Sunday, March 17 at 10.30 a.m in Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya Campus (58, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar). Gowtham Bajaj (75), though born into a very rich family, joined Acharya Vinoba Bhave at the age of 12 and dedicated his life for the mission of Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave. He resides at Brahma Paunar Ashram, Vidya Mandir, Sevagram. 10-day free glaucoma screening program from Wednesday By Our Staff Reporter Government Girls School trains its students in tailoring and craft making Talk on “GandhiVinoba” today and tomorrow Page 3 Thyagaraja aradhanai in Pandian Hall tomorrow By Our Staff Reporter Sankara Gana Vidya Nilayam will conduct its 6th annual Thygaraja Aradhanai on Sunday, March 17, in Pandian Wedding Hall (Railway Station Road, West Mambalam). The event has been dedicated to the memory of the deceased violin vidwan Mahadanapuram A. Sankara Iyer. Following are the program details: 7.30 a.m to 10 a.m: Thygaraja krithis by music school students. 10.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m: Pancharathnam by vidwans and vidhushies. 6 p.m to 6.45 p.m: Harikatha by Selvi Varsha Bhuvaneshwari. 7 p.m to 9 p.m: Vocal concert by K. Bharatsunder and party. All are welcome. 41,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Saturday! 16.03.13 23.03.13 Page 4 March 16 - 22, 2013 Vallalar Trust sets up free ‘Thanneer Pandal’ By Our Staff Reporter Vallalar Trust (30/46, Subramaniam Street, West Mambalam) has installed a free ‘Thanneer pandal’ at the junction of Arya Gowda Road and Subramaniam Street, West Mambalam, to serve the thirsty. Water is kept in earthen pots and refilled regularly by its volunteers. M. Annadurai (Founder, Vallalar Trust) told Mambalam Times that on all Sundays during the summer months, butter milk will also be served at these pandals and also at selected commercial hubs of T. Nagar and Mambalam. Those interested in volunteering for the cause may call 2471 3637/97907 87838/ 97908 93535. Discourse on ‘Rukmani Thirukalyanam’ tomorrow Shiva lingam made of red cabbage for pooja Mukundachariar Swamigal will be given a discourse in Tamil on ‘Rukmani Thirukalyanam’ at 6 p.m on Sunday, March 17, at Sravanam Hall (TTD, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar) All are welcome. By Our Staff Reporter Chennai Group of Sri Vishnu Sahasranam Mandalis (5, Cart Track Road, T. Nagar) will conduct “Vishnu sahasranaama maha kodi namavalli arachanai’ in the month of April in a number of venues. On April 13, it will be conducted in Sri Ramakrishna Mission School (Bazullah Road, T. Nagar) and Sri Ahobilam Oriental School (K. R. Koil Street, West Mamabalam). Those who are willing to offer venues for the archanai may contact in 97909 25804. Veda Samithi celebrates annual day By Our Staff Reporter Veda Samithi which conducts free Veda classes on weekends for all age groups will celebrate its annual day on Sunday, March 17, from 7.15 a.m to 8.30 a.m, in Krishna Gana Sabha (Maharajapura Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar). According to T. Sampath (convener), the classes are conducted by 80-year-old R. Balakrishnan. The function will start with chanting of Purusha Suktham. There will be talks in Tamil on the benefit of learning Vedas by Balakrishnan and Jyotiraditya Shrowdhigal (Founder, Veda Pada Sala, R. A. Puram). All are welcome. Those interested in joining the classes may contact Sampath in 98400 78567. 1-day workshop for Corporation School teachers Vatsalyam (a service organisation at Flat 9, Papani Apartments, 67th Street, Ashok Nagar) will conduct a free oneday workshop for teachers of Jafferkhanpet Corporation School on Saturday, March 16, from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. The teachers will be enlightened about the critical role they play in overall development of the students by exposing them to success stories of some individuals and institutions. Student-specific teaching methodologies will also be taught. Corporation School principals wishing to conduct such workshops in their schools can contact Vatsalyam in 93810 08723 or email to [email protected]. Vishnu Sahasranaama archanai next month Sapthaha Yagnam at Ayyappan Temple By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter On the occasion of Maha Shivarathri, members of Sanjeevini Peetam performed 108 red cabbage Ashtothra pooja, Maha Mruthyunjaya manthra parayanam and Panchamrutha abhishekam on March 10 in Sanjeevini Peetam (5/1, Kavarai Street, West Mambalam). Krishna Natyalaya conducts Kuchipudi for Maha Shivarathri As part of Maha Shivarathri day celebrations, Akhila Ramesh (Founder, Sri Krishna Natyalaya, West Mambalam), along with five of her disciples, gave Kuchipudi dance recitals in Sri Soundareswarar Temple (Saidapet) on March 10. The dance recitals, which paid obeisance to Lord Shiva, included Ganapathi Kauthvam, Sivastakam, Bhosambo, Dolayam, Marakatha Manimaya and Narayaneeyam. Sri Sastha Sangam, (K. K. Nagar), will conduct Srimad Bhagavatha Sapthaha Yagnam from Sunday, March 31 to Sunday, April 7 in Saranam Hall (Ayyappan Temple, Ponnambalam Salai K. K. Nagar). The yagnam will be performed by Swamy Asheshanandajee (Chinmaya Mission, Palakkad, Kerala). 1-day sapthaham sponsorship will cost Rs. 7,500 and 1-day annadanam Rs. 5,000. The first yagnam on March 31 will be conducted from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. On the other days it will start at 6.30 a.m and go on till 6 p.m and on the last day it will be conclude at 1 p.m. Aval, nei payasam, nei appam, panakam, nenthrpazham, and pal payaasam can be offered for naivedyam. Since there are only limited slots, devotees are requested to register in advance by calling 2366 2395 or 4353 0703. Child Helpline 1098 CMYK MAMBALAM TIMES March 16 - 22, 2013 Giri Street residents affected by ongoing storm water drain work completed within a month, he finished. ‘Since we are digging deep, added. care is being taken to ensure that telephone cables, EB cables and sewage lines passing underground are not damaged during the work’, he said. He further said that an avenue tree accidentally got cut down while operating a JCB. The work is expected to get By RANDOR GUY TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 49 What sort of a person was M. L. Vasanthakumari? Her much-talented multi-lingual movie star daughter Srividya spoke about her mother ‘on camera’ in the 60-minute TV film ‘Thirai Vaanil Oru Isai Thenee’ made by this writer during the early 1990s and telecast over two weekly installments by Doordarshan Kendra, Madras. In it Srividya said, “My mother was highly supportive and appreciative of other musicians and film singers, especially women, even though she did not know them at all. If she heard a song sung well on radio or TV or anywhere else, she went out of the way to trace the singer and talk to her on the phone in the most encouraging and endearing terms. She also spoke in such glowing terms to young and new film music composers.’ This writer found MLV warm, friendly and humble. She told him how once she and her husband Krishnamurthy went to AVM Studios in Kodambakkam by a ‘jutka’ (horse carriage) for a song recording. What a far cry from today’s singers who insist on air-conditioned cars and similar sound recording studios! M. L. Vasanthakumari is no more but her songs shall live forever. Life may be short but art is eternal … NADHASWARAM LEGEND T. N. RAJARATNAM PILLAI When movies began to talk Tamil in 1931 with H. M. Reddi’s ‘Kalidas’ and when ‘Valli Thirumanam’ (1933) directed by P. V. Rao (today totally forgotten) featuring the first star of South India, T. P. Rajalakshmi, became a super hit, Tamil film production began to run on top gear. Many moneybags ventured into movies for quick profits besides the attractive fringe benefits. Tamil filmmakers made a beeline to the world of classical Carnatic music for actors who could sing in their own voices. The system of ‘behind the screen’ voice-lending - ‘play-back’ singing – did not come into vogue until the end of the 1930s. That was how noted musicians like Musiri Subramania Iyer, G. N. Balasubramaniam, V.V. Satagopan, M. M. Dhandapani Desikar, Kalakkad Ramanarayana Iyer, Vidwan Srinivasan, Nagercoil K. Mahadevan, Kothamangalam Seenu, Mysore T. Chowdaiah, M. S. Subbulakshmi, N. C. Vasanthakokilam, C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer and such others acted in films. Not many are aware that the Sangeetha Bhishma Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer was first contracted by the movie mogul AV. Meiyappan to play Nandanar in a film he had planned, but Semmangudi Mama withdrew because his father threatened to jump into the family well if he ‘demoralized’ himself acting in movies! In the list of the great musicians who acted in movies was the nagaswaram maestro Thiruvavaduthurai N. Rajaratnam Pillai. He appeared in a solitary Tamil film ‘Kalamegam’ (1940) directed by the American Tamil filmmaker, Ellis R. Dungan. Ellis R. Dungan came to India in 1935 as a young man in his early twenties and left in 1950. During these fifteen years, he made many hits and classics without knowing Tamil, the language or its culture. Interestingly his films were based on Hindu mythology, epics, folk myth and folklore. The list includes ‘Sathi Leelavathi’, ‘Sakunthalai’, ‘Meera’, ‘Dhaasi Penn’, ‘Seemanthani’, ‘Valmiki’ (Telugu), ‘Iru Sahotharargal’, ‘ Ponmudi’, ‘Manthiri Kumari’ and ‘Kalamegam’. T.N. Rajaratnam was cast in the title role as Kavi Kalamegam, a legendary Tamil poet who had the gift of his words coming true. In the cast were the noted stars of those days SP. L. Dhanalakshmi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram, singing starC. V. V. Panthulu, musician T. V. Namasivayam, K. R. Venugopala Sarma, Kali N. Ratnam, P. R. Mangalam and P. S. Gnanam. SP.L. Dhanalakshmi hailed from a family of traditional entertainers in Thanjavur and was active in movies during the 1930s and early 1940s. She was the aunt of the latter-day celebrated star T. R. Rajakumari. The noted movie-dancers Jyothilakshmi and Jayamalini are her daughters. During the making of ‘Kalamegam’, SP.L. brought her stunningly attractive 18-year-old niece Rajayee to meet Dungan for a break in movies. However, he could offer her only a minor comedy role in the film, which the aunt and niece politely declined. Within a year, the niece emerged as a top star of south India under the name T. R. Rajakumari with Indian film pioneer K. Subramanyam’s hit film ‘Kaccha Devayani’ (1941)! (To be continued) By Our Staff Reporter The construction of a storm water drain along Giri Street (T. Nagar) is affecting the dayto-day life of its residents. Soil that has been dug out from the 6-foot deep and 3-foot wide trench has been dumped on the roadside thereby blocking the carriageway and causing hindrance to pedestrians and motorists. A nearby resident said that, though the officials had promised to remove the debris, it has been lying there for a long while. The road is a thoroughfare for school students and office goers who are the most affected. When this reporter spoke to a Chennai Corporation official overseeing the work, he said that the debris will be cleared as soon as the digging work is Beggar’s life saved by 108 emergency service By Our Staff Reporter Kanthasamy (of Ennore), a beggar by profession, was given first-aid by 108 ambulance emergency service inside T. Nagar MTC Bus Depot at noon on March 14 and admitted for further treatment in Royapettah Government Hospital after he suffered severe breathing problems. Kanthasamy, who was begging inside the bus depot suddenly suffered breathing problems and began to choke. Commuters and MTC employees rushed to his help. He was offered water and soda but his condition only worsened. E. Manoharan (President, Autorickshaw Union, T. Nagar) who was among the crowd immediately contacted 108 ambulance service who reached the spot within 10 minutes and saved Kanthasamy. A huge crowd which had gathered in the meantime was dispersed by the police. CMYK TAMIL CINEMA 75 A LOOK BACK Page 5 MAMBALAM TIMES MAMBALAM TIMES Page 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS NO HOLDS BARRED Advertise in the Classified Columns: Rs. 300 (upto 35 words): Rs. 600 (upto 70 words): Bold letters: Rs. 450; display: Rs.160 per column Centimeter Ashok Nagar-K.K.Nagar & Mambalam - T. Nagar Editions: Rs. 350 (upto 35 words); Bold letters: Rs. 525; Display: Rs. 240 per column centimeter. Advertisements will be received upto 1 p.m on Friday. 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Piano, keyboard, guitar, Trinity exam western & carnatic both Rs. 400 per month, 15 days course Rs. 1500. Timing except Monday, all days. No. 55/26, Murthy St. Extn., West Mambalam. Ph: 99403 15101, 4266 8646. SIVAN Arts Academy, 5/11, Balakrishna Mudali Street, West Mambalam offers classes in vocal, violin, veena, mridangam, keyboard (western too) and bharathanatyam by eminent teachers. Kalaimamani Dr. Rukmini Ramani, Ph: 6529 5949, 24722928,9840348638. PACKERS & MOVERS MAMBALAM Sri Annamalaiyar Packers & Movers for shifting of household, office, industrial articles, Chennai city and other districts. Anywhere in India. 24 hours service. Safe, 0% damage. Ph: 91765 85154, 9840640522. REQUIRED accounts executive for a registered electrical company in Kodambakkam. Qualification: B.Com degree with computer experience. Also diploma holder with electrical engineering. Ph: 94449 36348,9962098379. March 16 - 22, 2013 By M. A. SADANAND Suicide is Good (Sometimes) Ram Singh a bus driver who was always on the run until Miss Delhi got into his vehicle one night. He lost his sanity and the angel lost her virginity in an act that stupid Macaulay called an offence of rape under Section 376 of his infamous I.P.C. Ram Singh was, with his invited 5 guests on the rape-dream run, made a State guest in the capital ‘s Tihar Jail which, not having a provision to pamper these guests with air-conditioned accommodation, had a grilled opening to let the good air in and the foul air out. Ram Singh did not like all the pow-vow going on in the court and perhaps did not like the food or his other three cell mates and suddenly decided to call it a night. He engineered a rope out of his bedsheet or shirt and made a beautiful noose as recompense for what, a few months earlier, had led to the death of a good girl at the hands of a pack of beasts led by him. Though, allegedly, both his arms had steel support because of some previous injury and though he had the iron will to deflower the tender helpless girl, the possibility of being hanged a la friend Guru drove this driver nuts and he did one more foolish thing in life to end his array of mistakes. How he climbed the 8-feet high grill is left to the Sherlockism of the the investigator to unravel but since he had to look up, the good old Sikh God must have helped him and our driver friend must have reached the pearly gates in the haven of peace. In a recent laugh column in the Times Of India, under the heading ‘With the Times’, there was a gem which said that a chap like our Ram Singh died and, at the interview by the Reception Committee, the new arrival was aghast at a palace having been allotted to a particular chap while, for the billions of others since life on earth had begun, mere one room tenements made of leaves and thatch had been given. The new entrant asked “Why the palace for him?” “Only one lawyer since time began deserved it and if you show me another we will build another!” Ram Singh too was given a thatched shed because he cannot rise to the challenge. Thank you TOI. The next palace will be for me, say 20+ years hence when my tenancy on Mother Earth expires, according to an astrologer. I am in no hurry. Program in Ramana Bhaktha Samajam on Sundays Sri Ramana Baktha Samajam, West Mambalam (BVSN Moorthy School, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam) conducts the following program on Sundays: 5 p.m: Veda paarayanam 5.30 p.m: Ramana Maharishi’s Aksharamanamalai. 6 p.m: Discourse. All are welcome. More details can be had in phone 94441 72623. Special pooja is conducted and prasadam distributed among special children at 11.30 a.m on Ramana Maharishi’s birth star day (Punarpoosam). LETTER TO THE EDITOR Manickam Street’s residents face ordeal Sir, Both ends of Manickam Street (West Mambalam) are used as an open toilet by passersby and nearby vendors thereby posing a health hazard to the residents of the street. There is a foul smell throughout the day, especially at the road junctions. Further, street dog menace is also rampant on our street and its population has been on the rise. Garbage bins are also not being cleared on a regular basis. Repeated appeals from our Association to Corporation Ward 135 have only fallen on deaf ears. I request the authorities to take immediate steps to address the above mentioned issues faced by the residents of our street.— T.V. Bashyam, 3, Manickam Street, West Mambalam. MAMBALAM TIMES Advertisement Rates TOURS & TRAVELS (1) JUNE 8 to 18: Muktinath Yatra. (2) June 28 to July 1: Ahobilam Nava Narsimhar. (3). July 10 to 14: Cholanadu 40 Divya Desams. (4) July 23 to 28: Simhachal, Puri Yatra. (5) Aug. 1 to 6: Pandia Nadu (18) Divya Desams. Contact: Vaidehi Parthasarathy. Ph: 94447 62968, 94447 54468, 99401 47313. BLACK & WHITE: COLOUR: Full Page :Rs. 29,000 Full Page :Rs. 36,000 Half Page :Rs. 16,000 Half Page :Rs. 19,000 Per Column Centimeter: Ear Panel on Page 1 Rs. 160 Rs. 1600 Classified Display: Per Column cm Rs. 190 Rs. 160 per cm First Page : Rs. 240 Third Page: Rs. 190 Last Page : Rs. 210 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 3937, 2435 6475 [email protected] Web: www.mambalamtimes.in MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. Representative S. N. Kumar Accountant P. Muralidharan MAMBALAM TIMES March 16 - 22, 2013 SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Page 7 Women’s Association hires out wheelchairs and walkers Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage Hall, Mini Hall, Real Estate (Buying & Selling) and Rental will be By Our Staff Reporter published on this page. The charges are Rs. 500 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 750. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 240 per col. Women’s Association (13/1, 12th centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Ph: 94442 one house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday. 51013) hires out wheelchairs and walkers to persons with temporary WEST MAMBALAM, Janakiraman Street, 2 ACCOMMODATION bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor flat, no lift, rent Rs. disabilities who only need them WANTED 14000, advance 6 months. Ph: 093810 47639, for a short time. WANTEDindependenthouse,morethan1500 9818345304. Bhooma Srinivasan (President) sq.ft in West Mambalam for a play school, WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, new flat, immediately. Ph: 99448 02103. single bedroom, 500 sq.ft, ground floor, immediate said that the hiring service was occupation, rent Rs. 10000, Brahmins only, no started by the Association in MINI HALL brokers. Ph: 98404 00942, 98847 11733, 2471 T. NAGAR, EVP’s Hall (A/c), Pondy Bazaar, 2009 and it presently has 9 0956. available for (100 – 200 capacity), exhibition, party, family function, conference etc., 40 rooms WEST MAMBALAM, No. 23, Subba Reddy wheel chairs and 7 walkers in also available. Ph: 78716 55555, 94450 11111. Street, near Mambalam Railway Station, new 2 stock. bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 2nd floor, partly T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No. She said that some senior citifurnished, covered car parking, lift. Ph: 95662 174, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam 18047, 94444 89448. zens also hire it on a day basis if Railway Station, available for small functions, nonA/c.Ph:28143406,9283112153,9445654530, they have to step out of the house. 8939337313. The hire charge for wheel chair WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street is Rs. 200 per month with a (State Bank Building), 2 Halls – Kamakshi Mini refundable deposit of Rs. 4,000 Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545, She said that there are more than age homes and conduct health and for walkers Rs. 100 per month 94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com. with refundable deposit of Rs. 50 members in the Association. awareness programs in schools, REAL ESTATE Members visit orphanages, old she added. 500. (SELLING) T. NAGAR, South Boag Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft, 3rd floor flat, 24 hours water, separate tank, tiles, balcony, no lift, price Rs. 40 lakhs, common car parking, ready to occupy. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, 12th Avenue, near Reliance 729440603,8939506075. Fresh & Pazhamuthircholai, 2 bedrooms, hall, rd WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road Extension, kitchen, 815 sq.ft, UDS 540 sq.ft, corner flat, 3 2 bedroom flat, 470 sq.ft, price Rs. 42 lakhs floor, lift, car park, 8 years old, price Rs. 73 lakhs. (negotiable), no brokers. Ph: 2474 3124, 98416 Ph:9940432826. 22406. RENTAL WESTMAMBALAM,ThambiahReddyStreet, 550 sq.ft, 1st floor, 13 years old, 3 phase, road facing, rate Rs. 7500 per sq.ft (negotiable), no brokers, visit on Saturday from 4 p.m to 6 p.m & Sunday from 8 a.m to 11 a.m. Ph: 91768 37213, 22242292. RANGARAJAPURAM, Rangarajapuram Main Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 650 sq.ft, 1st floor apartment, lift, open car parking, rent Rs. 12000, Brahmins only. Ph: 94424 90845. WEST MAMBALAM, Anjaneyar Koil Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor, 2 attached bathrooms, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. T. NAGAR, Kamalabai Street, behind Vani 10000, Brahmins only. Contact: Agent. Ph: 98410 Mahal, 1 bedroom flat, 1st floor, vegetarians 73168. preferred, available from 1st April 2013, no brokers. WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, near Jain Contact: Sarma. Ph: 98841 05075, 2365 2593. WEST MAMBALAM, Gowri Apartment, No. & S.R.M. School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground 22, Raju Street, single bedroom, 540 sq.ft, ground floor flat, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 8000, advance 6 months, bank lease also, immediate occupation. floor flat, vegetarians only. Ph: 98411 87584. ASHOK NAGAR, 6th Avenue, behind Canara Thiruppathy. Ph: 97899 00378. Bank, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 1st floor, T. NAGAR, Sarojini Street, 550 sq.ft, all amenities, car parking, rent Rs. 18000, independent house, commercial / residential. vegetarians only. Ph: 93810 32667. Contact: G. Ramesh Kumar. Ph: 99529 44576. WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, near T. NAGAR, Masilamani Street, 2 bedrooms, Perumal Koil, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floor hall, kitchen, dining, ground floor flat, 3 attached apartment, bath attached, balcony, rent Rs. 5200, bachelors / family / office also. Ph: 2433 3477, toilets / bathrooms, copious water, rent Rs. 28000. Ph:9444019687. 9841193685. T. NAGAR, Arcot Street, near Pondy Bazaar T. NAGAR, Kaveri Nagar, No. 23, ‘J’ Apartment, Hospital Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, & Holy Angels School, 900 sq.ft, 2nd floor, duplex kitchen, 760 sq.ft, 2nd floor, rent Rs. 12500, advance flat, car parking, rent Rs. 18000, no brokers. 10 months, no brokers. Sarojini / Vishnuram. Ph: Raghu Ph: 92821 13052. 2433 0216, 94451 50087, 94448 19073, 90920 T. NAGAR, Brindavan Street, near Duraisamy 90675. Subway, 850 sq.ft, ground floor flat, rent Rs. 14000, 2-wheeler parking, no brokers. Rajani. Ph: 98418 27188. T. NAGAR, Motilal Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 2nd floor, no car parking, rate Rs. 10000 per sq.ft, no brokers. Ph: 94444 08971, 9381819994,22230414. WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 910 sq.ft, UDS 510 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat, 2 bathroom, no lift, no car parking, 10 years old, West facing, price Rs. 77 lakhs (negotiable). Babu Iyer. Ph: 97890 72950. WEST MAMBALAM, Station Road, near Apollo Pharmacy, shop, 200 sq.ft, ground floor, North & road facing, commercial, price Rs. 42 lakhs. Viswanathan. Ph: 98407 30155. VIRUGAMBAKKAM, Tarachand Nagar Annexe, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, vegetarians only. Ph: 98412 93525. By Our Staff Reporter The dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) on March 12 evoked mixed response in T. Nagar and Mambalam areas, with normal life remaining unaffected, except for sporadic closure of some commercial establishments. Banks, schools and colleges remained open. Most of the textile shops and jewellery showrooms remained open. A number of restaurants, tea Road-repaving work leads to traffic congestion on Madley Road T. NAGAR, North Usman Road, near New GRT Showroom, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 725 sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs. 14000, advance 10 months, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 90438 63095. WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 758 sq.ft, UDS 350 sq.ft, 2nd floor, 10 years old, fully woodwork, 2—wheeler parking, no brokers. Ph: 78453 09321, 78453 09322. K. K. NAGAR, Bharathi Eswari Nagar, near Saravana Bhavan Hotel, new bungalow, 8 bedrooms, 4 halls, 2 balconies, 2 kitchens, land 2400 sq.ft, building area 3800 sq.ft, North East corner, 2 covered car parking. Babu. Ph: 93810 30922. Restaurants down shutters to support TESO bandh T. NAGAR, Giri Road, near PSBB School, deluxe flat, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor, lift, woodwork, car parking, good ventilation, rent Rs. 20000, 24 hours water, prime location. Ravi Realty Ravi Chandran. Ph: 98410 89791. T. NAGAR, Mahalakshmi Street, near Bus Stand, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, rent WEST MAMBALAM, Krishnan Street, near Rs. 15000 (negotiable), family / bachelors / Govindan Road, 1100 sq.ft, 2nd floor apartment, 3 spinsters / office / godown. Contact: R. Krishnan. bedrooms, hall, modular kitchen, fully woodwork, Ph:9677119137. 2-wheeler parking, vegetarians/Brahmins only, T. NAGAR, Gopalakrishna Road, 2 bedrooms, rent Rs. 15500 (negotiable). Contact: Agent. Ph: hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, ground floor, 2 attached 9042772352,8148959362. bathrooms, rent Rs. 35000 (negotiable), preferably T. NAGAR, Vijayaraghava Road, 2 bedrooms, bankstaff,Brahminsonly.Ph:9840057378,98400 hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, play area, rent Rs. 25000, 57378. covered car parking. Ph: 99406 96724. WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, double ASHOKNAGAR,2/131,14thStreet,Malligapoo bedrooms, hall, kitchen, sit-out, 620 sq.ft, 3rd floor, Nagar, opposite R3 Police Station, duplex house, no lift, bath attached, A/c, geyser, woodwork, 22 bedrooms, big hall, kitchen, residential / wheeler parking, family / four working women, 24 commercial, no brokers. Ph: 99404 12463, 99404 hours water, security. Contact: Owner. Ph: 97907 11253. 35140. T. NAGAR, Moosa Street, walkable from T. WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 91, New No. 9, Nagar Bus Terminus, 2000 sq.ft, commercial Lake View Road 2nd Lane, near Bharathi Ram space, 2nd floor, hall type, fully furnished, 18 work Kalyana Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, stations, 5 cabins, conference hall, table with study & pooja room, approx 1100 sq.ft, ground electrical fitting, reception table, networking done, floor, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins / vegetarians. suitable for IT / BPO / KPO / educational institution Ph: 0832-2501 468, 083905 91956. / marketing consultant company / training institute or other office use, rent Rs. 55000 (negotiable). Ph: 98402 39370, 98402 46035. WEST MAMBALAM, Seethalakshmi Apartment, Old No. 7, New No. 18, Raghavan Colony, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 balconies, 850 sq.ft, 2nd floor, car parking, rent Rs. 14000, advance 6 months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 94441 13205, 98400 17030. T. NAGAR, Venkatnarayana Road, near Nandanam Signal, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, 3 Western toilets, ground floor, tiled, wardrobes, for small office / residential. Ph: 98845 43807. T. NAGAR, No. 17/7, Vidyodaya 1st Cross Street, near PSBB School and Vidyodaya School, single bedroom, attached bath, small portion, vegetarians / bachelors, office goers / small family. Ph: 94447 61200, 2834 3004. Houseowners looking for tenants advertise in the Classified Column of Mambalam Times for immediate response! One half of Madley Road (T. Nagar) was closed to traffic due to road repaving work. This led to heavy traffic congestion throughout the day. Since no barricades were placed to demarcate the repaved zone, a number of heavy vehicles were seen driving on the newly tarred portion and damaging it. Turning Point provides free counseling to poor persons By Our Staff Reporter Turning Point (184, 11 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Ph: 2489 0272, 98404 33561) has been providing free counseling to persons from economically weak backgrounds for more than 12 years. V. Rajesh Menon (Founder and psychological counselor) told Mambalam Times that its counselors provide student, relationship and career counseling. “We also conduct workshops in schools, colleges, corporate houses and juvenile homes on stress management, mental illness and behavioral sciences”, he added. stalls and provision stores downed their shutters till 5 p.m. The bandh was called to pressure the Centre to vote in favour of the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka. Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES By Our Staff Reporter The construction of a new footbridge connecting Mambalam Railway Station with Mambalam High Road (near Duraisamy subway) has begun. An official told Mambalam Times that nearly 30 pillars will be erected to construct the bridge. At present commuters have to walk nearly 400 meters from Free yoga classes on weekends By Our Staff Reporter Universal World Peace Divine Empire (1st Floor, 22/21, Thiruvengadam Street, West Mambalam, opposite Ayodhya Mandapam) will conduct a free yoga, meditation and breathing technique course in its premises. According to M. S. Ravishankar Raja (organizer), the classes will be conducted on weekends and one can complete the full course in eight sessions. There will be an introductory class on Monday, March 18, at 6.40 p.m. Those interested in joining the course may register by calling 91766 12607/89394 29223/2484 1920. the tail end to reach the present footbridge which links Ranganathan Street to the Station. To avoid this long walk, many commuters at present cross the railway track thereby risking their lives. He said that the bridge will be ready in two months time. The new footbridge will also reduce the crowd at the Ranganathan Street entry point. 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 New footbridge coming up at Mambalam Railways Station March 16 - 22, 2013