MAMBALAM TIMES

CM YK
MAMBALAM
TIMES
The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam
Vol. 16, No. 41
821st Issue : March 5 - 11, 2011
Std. 12 examinations begin
41,000 copies of this edition
are delivered FREE
every Saturday!
Std. 12 students appearing for the Board examinations being ‘frisked’ before entering the hall in Jaigopal Garodia Hindu
Vidyalaya, West Mambalam on March 2. Right: Students have to carry only transparent pencil/pen boxes / pouches into the
examination hall. The examinations began on March 2 and will conclude on March 25.
CCTV installed in 25-year-old
residential complex
By Our Staff Reporter
‘Gnanavapi’ to
close tomorrow for
renovation
By Our Staff Reporter
Shree Vidya Apartments
Owners Welfare Association
(14, Balakrishnan Street, West
Mambalam) installed CCTV
system on Feb. 27 to mark the
association’s 25th anniversary.
A camera has been mounted
at the entrance of the complex.
This is among the oldest
residential complexes in West
Mambalam and the 1st to install CCTV.
‘Gnanavapi’ on Muthurangan Salai, T. Nagar will remain
closed from March 6 for renovation, according to a press
release from Sri Ram Samaj,
West Mambalam.
The building is used to perform obsequies.
The renovation work is expected to be completed in a
year.
Continued on page 3
Discount on books on
Ramakrishna, Vivekananda
By Our Staff Reporter
On the occasion of the occasion of the 176th birthday of Sri
Ramakrishna on Sunday,
March 6, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama (3, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T.
Nagar) will offer a special discount of 10% to 40% on books
on Sri Ramakrishna, Vive-
kananda, Vedanta, self improvement and education published by Ramakrishna Mutt,
Chennai and 10% to 25% on
books published from Kolkata,
Bangalore, Hyderabad and
other centers.
The bookshop in the Ashrama premises is open from 8 a.m
to 12 noon and 4 p.m to 8 p.m.
‘Basket bins’ distributed for
waste segregation
By Our Staff Reporter
Jayakala Prabhakar (Councillor, Ward 123) distributed
7000 ‘basket bins’ for segregation of household waste in her
division on Feb. 28.
She told Mambalam Times
FREE
that families have been told to
put degradable and biodegradable waste in the red and green
bins given to them.
Jayakala can be contacted
in phones 94451 90123 and
98412 24116.
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10, 20, 25 paise coins will be invalid
after June 30
By Our Staff Reporter
Central Government has
announced that coins of less
than 50 paise value, namely
10, 20 and 25 paise coins, will
have no validity after June
30, 2011.
If you have such coins, you
should aggregate them and
get them exchanged for currency notes in banks.
Central Government stopped minting coins of value 10,
20 and 25 paise a few years
back, but they are still in
Free ayurvedic
medical camp
By Our Staff Reporter
Moksha Ayurveda Hospital (15/6, Subramaniya Nagar,
Kodambakkam) will conduct
a free medical camp from 10
a.m to 7 p.m, on March 5 and
6.
Those suffering from rheumatism, osteoarthritis, obesity, low back pain, cervical
spondylitis, lumbar spondylitis and joints pain can consult
Dr. Shravan Kumar and Dr.
Mayuri Babar in the camp.
More details can be had in
phone 2481 5335, 98406
20246.
circulation among the public.
The extinction of these coins
will mean that future commercial transactions will have to
be rounded off to the nearest 50
paise.
According to Government’s
estimates, there are over 5,000
crore such small coins in circulation, having a value of nearly
Rs. 1,400 crores.
Once these are demonetized,
Government will mint coins or
print currency notes for this
amount and put them in circu-
lation.
Government stopped the
printing of one rupee, two rupee and five rupee currency
notes a few years back, and
replaced them with coins.
In the pre-independence
days, there were coins of 1
rupee, 8 annas, 4 annas, 2
annas, 1 anna, 1/2 anna, 1/4
anna and 1 pice (A rupee was
worth 16 annas and an anna
was worth 12 pice). One could
buy items such as peanuts
for even 1/4 anna.
Prayers tomorrow for students
appearing for exams
By Our Staff Reporter
Veda Agama Deivath Tamizhisai Mandram (2, Ramachandra Street, T. Nagar) has
organized ‘Thirumurai paarayanam’ for students appearing for board exams at 4 p.m
on Sunday, March 6 in Sri
Krishna Gana Sabha, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai,
T. Nagar.
Other programs on the
day:
10 a.m: Thevaram -Namasankeerthanam by Karthick
Gnaneswarar.
4.30 p.m: Discourse on
‘Theiva Tamzhisai’ by Dr.
Sudha Seshaian.
5.40 p.m: Discourse on
‘Yeppadi Padinaro’ by Vijayasundari.
6.30 p.m: Special speech by
Nagai Mukundhan.
7 p.m: Thevaram music concert by Palani Shanmuga
Sundaram and K. Swaminathan.
All are welcome.
More details can be had in
telephone number 92823
27666.
CCTV installed in residential complex
Continued from page 1
The complex has a 24-hour
security system with watchmen working shifts.
K. N. Murali (Asst. Commissioner of Police, Ashok Nagar
Range) inaugurated the security provision. M. Ramasamy
(Sub-Inspector, R3, Ashok Nagar Police Station), K. Subramanian (Association President), S. Subramanian (VicePresident), N. Gurumoorthy
(Secretary), V. Sivakumar
(Joint Secretary) and Sridhar
(Treasurer) were present.
Gurumoorthy told Mambalam Times that K. Periaiah
(Deputy Commissioner of
Police, T. Nagar District) had
advised the Association last
year to install CCTV to keep
track of visitors and prevent
strangers entering.
He said that the system
was installed at a cost of
Rs.17000.
Murali also distributed prizes
to winners of sports events
conducted during Pongal.
He praised the Association
for installing CCTV which will
also record activities on the road
outside the complex and be
useful in tracking down those
involved in criminal activities.
The Association has set an
example for others, he added.
Murali took charge as Asst.
Commissioner of Police,
Ashok Nagar Range in place
of A. Paranthaman last week.
Murali was transferred from
Thoraipakkam Range, Chennai.
He said that members of
resident welfare associations
and individuals are welcome to
meet him by prior appointment
over phone any time.
His aim is to solve undetected cases, pre-vent criminal
activities and to ensure
peaceful polling during the
ensuing Assembly elections.
He joined police service as a
Sub-Inspector in 1979.
He was promoted as
Inspector in 1993 and as Asst.
Commis-sioner in 2005.
Murali, who was on deputation to the Ministry of External
Affairs, has served in the
embassy in Washington DC
and High Commission in
Colombo.
Murali can be contacted in
phone 98403 24113.
‘Hanuman
nakshatra pooja’
today
By Our Staff Reporter
Sri Sanjeevni Peetam (Krishna Kamalam Apartments,
16/45, B.R.P. 1st Street, West
Mambalam) will conduct
‘Hanuman nakshatra pooja’ at
11 a.m on Saturday, March 5.
108 lemon ‘astothra pooja’
will also be performed for Lord
Hanuman. There will be ‘Hanuman chalisa paaraya-nam’.
All are welcome.
More details can be had in
phones 2471 2231 and 98404
45633.
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Permanent stage inaugurated in school
By Our Staff Reporter
V. P. Kalairajan (T. Nagar
MLA) inaugurated a permanent stage constructed at cost
of Rs. 10 lakhs from his Constituency Development Fund
in Government Higher Secondary School, Pudur, West Mam-
balam on March 2.
He told Mambalam Times
that it had been a long felt need
of the institution.
Kalairajan also presented
gold and silver medals to 43
students who secured 1st and
2nd ranks among the school’s
students in the Std.10 board
examination conducted last
year. Medals were being presented for the 4th consecutive
year as part of the birthday
celebrations of J. Jayalalithaa
(former Chief Minister), he
added.
Assistance provided for differently
abled persons
By Our Staff Reporter
Apoorva Women’s Association (27, Arulambal Street, T.
Nagar) provided assistance to
differently abled persons and
needy NGOs on Feb. 26 during
its 16th anniversary celebrations.
Sarojini Varadappan (President, Women’s Indian Association) distributed the assistance. Janaki Rajaram (Honorary Special Police Officer,
South West Delhi), Radha
Krishnamoorthy (President,
Apoorva Women’s Association), Radha Mukunthan (Secretary) and Shantha Pillai
(Treasurer) were present.
Radha told Mambalam
Times that Women’s Welfare
Syndicate (HIV Home) and
Nursing Training Institute of
Women’s India Association
were given Rs. 5000 each.
Wheelchair, tricycle, calipers,
sewing machine and hearing
aids were given to needy persons. Radha said that more
Brahmotsavam
in Kasi
Viswanathar
Temple
By Our Staff Reporter
Brahmotsavam will be celebrated in Arulmigu Kasi
Visalakshi Udanvurai Arulmigu Kasi Viswanathar Temple (Kuppaiah Street, West
Mambalam) from March 9 to
21.
All are welcome.
He said a science lab will also
be constructed in the school.
Meanwhile, he has allotted
Rs. 10.10 lakhs for buying tables and chairs for the
school.
Kalairajan can be contacted
in phone 94440 13892.
Calling volunteers
for free service
in Tirumala
By Our Staff Reporter
than 50 persons attended the
free eye screening camp conducted on the occasion.
She said that educational
assistance is being provided
for 50 school and college students every year.
Shantha said that members
of 36 women’s clubs participated in the function and competitions were conducted for
them.
Members of self help gro-ups
exhibited their products.
Sevas (50, Darga Road,
Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) is
sending volunteers for weeklong 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, P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D.
Gopinath (94442 09751).
Devotees pull temple chariot
By Our Staff Reporter
A number of devotees pulled
the16-ft tall chariot of Sri Bashyakara Sri Sengamalavalli
Nayaiga Sametha Chenna Sri
Adhikesava Perumal Temple
(Govindan Road, West Mambalam) through the streets on
Feb. 28 as part of Masi Brahmotsavam.
K. Pugazhvendhan (Managing Trustee) told Mambalam
Times that the procession
passed along Govindan Road,
Thalayari Street, Adikesava
Perumal Street, South Kaverai Street, Kodambakkam
Road and North Kaverai
Street.
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MAMBALAM TIMES
March 5 - 11, 2011
MAMBALAM TIMES
By Our Staff Reporter
Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham
(Director, Radhatri Nethralaya, 12, Hindi Prachara Sabha
Street, T. Nagar) was presented ‘Service to Society Award’
by Lions Club of Pammal on
March 1.
S. Vijayakumar (District
Governor, Lions International)
presented the award.
She has organized free eye
camps which were attended
by more than 50000 persons eye surgeries.
of All India Ophthalmologic
and performed more than 6000
Dr. Vasumathy is a member Society, Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association, Andhra Pradesh State Ophthalmic Society and Governing Council of
Vitreoretinal Society of India.
She has an envious academic
record with a bag of 15 gold
medals including those for ‘Best
outgoing medical student’ in
MBBS and MS Ophthalmology courses.
She is a member of the Royal
College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
after topping the examination
in 1999.
Dr. Vasumathy was presented ‘Dr. Chetpet Balakrishnan Bhaskaran Oration
Award’ by Tamilnadu branch
of Indian Medical Association
(IMA) during its 65th annual
conference last year.
She was presented ‘Rakesh
Sharma Memorial Award’ by
All India Ophthalmologic Society for ‘Best work in ocular
trauma in India’ in 2005 and
‘Hanumantha Reddy Award
for ‘Best work in paediatric
ophthalmology in India’.
She is one of the top 20 women
ophthalmologists in India listed
in Ophthalmology World Report.
Her articles have been published in more than 40 national
and
international journals, and
she has made presentations in
several conferences and symposia.
She can be contacted in
phones 2433 2229 and 2431
1550.
Sai bhajans this evening
By Our Staff Reporter
Sai bhajans will be conducted from 6.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m on
Saturday, March 5 in All India Naidu Sangam (1, Sarangapani
Street, T. Nagar).
All are welcome.
Wins 2nd prize in dance contest
S. Sruuthi
(resi-dent of 44/
21, Bhagirathi
Ammal Street,
T. Nagar and
Std. 3 student
of PSBB, T.
Nagar) won the 2nd prize in
bhara-thanatyam contest and
3rd prize in carnatic vocal contest conducted by the State
Government last month.
She won the 2nd prize in the
‘Walk like a star’ contest (8-11
category) conducted by PVR
Cinemas last month. She
walked the ramp as a bharathanatyam dancer and presented 10 mudras.
Sruuthi won the 1st prize in
the Thiruppavai recitation
competition conducted by
Mathur Chaya Foundation
last month.
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Lions award for Radhatri Nethralaya Director
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44422, 93831 44422,
3251 4422. Email:
svlpackers&movers
@yahoo.co.in.
Website: svlpackers
&movers.coms.
TRINITY Music Point. Piano,
keyboard, guitar, Trinity exam
western & carnatic both Rs. 350 per
month, 15 days camp Rs. 1500.
Timing except Monday, all days. No.
50, Murthy Street Extension, 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. Contact:
Kalaimamani Dr. Rukmini Ramani,
Ph: 6529 5949, 2472 2928, 98403
48638.
PACKERS &
MOVERS
MAMBALAM
Amman Packers &
Movers. Packing,
loading, unloading,
car carriers, shifting
local, Chennai city
and Tamilnadu, Andhra, Kerala, Karnataka and anywhere in
India. Full truck, mini
truck, sharing load.
100% prompt service. Door to door,
daily service. Ph:
2440 3637, 98849
98064.
MAMBALAM Sri Sai Baba
Packers & Movers, for shifting
household, local Chennai city, full
truck, mini truck, sharing load, door
to door. Tamil Nadu, Bangalore,
Hyderabad and all States. Safe / 0%
damage. Ph: 97100 50280, 81246
21216.
SITUATION
VACANT
(GENERAL)
WANTED part time office
assistant for a publication. Good
handwriting, Tamil & English
knowing candidates contact. Ph:
99625 52485 (8 a.m to 1 p.m & 4 p.m
to 7 p.m).
WANTED experienced driver to
drive Tata Ace. Accommodation
available. Ph: 2472 4398, 92821
21767,9444389564.
REQUIRED Admin. Assistant
(male – below 40 years). Salary Rs.
6500 p.m. Ph: 93805 60670.
WANTED lady assistant for
denture manufacturing company.
PHYSIOTHERAPY Fresh/experienced, age below 35,
RAM Physiotherapy, SP7, 5th qualification +2, working hours 11
Avenue, Ashok Nagar (near Bharathi a.m to 8 p.m. Dentalth Lab, V.
Street), knee, shoulder, neck and Ravishankar, 1/84, 10 Avenue,
back pain, weight loss treatment Ashok Nagar. Ph: 95434 14778.
done. House visits also. 10 a.m to 1
p.m and 5.30 to 10 p.m. Contact: Dr.
D. Mahendra Kumar and Dr. R.
Akilandeswari, Ph: 98413 88537,
9094037608.
SITUATION
VACANT
(EDUCATIONAL)
WANTED office
assistant female/
male with computer
knowledge for T.
Nagar Office. Contact: Soltech Equipments, 27/12, Crescent Park Street, T.
Nagar. Ph: 4212
9118, 2433 9130.
Email:info@
soltechindia.com.
TOURS &
TRAVELS
DIVIYA Desa Yatra
2011 - (1) April 29 to
May 02: Ahobilam
Nava Narasimmar.
(2) March 14: Nachiyar Kovil Kal Garudasevai. (3) May 24
to 28: Cholanadu
Diviya Desam (40).
(4) June 3 to 14:
Mukthinath Yathra.
Contact: Vaidehi
Parthasarathy Ph:
94447 62968, 94447
54468, 99401 47313.
YOGA
BEGINNERS’ yoga course for
all ages from 4 to 84 years. Special
attention for weight loss / gain,
spondylitis, back & neck pain.
Classes at your doorsteps. Contact:
Guru, Ph: 4211 7574, 97909 36564,
9884076564.
WANTED teacher (home tuition)
for a student studying in 5th Std. in
Jain School, West Mambalam. Ph:
9566028520,24740886.
Bhajan program tomorrow
morning
By Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of All India Vishnu Sahasranama Federation, Sri
Krishna Gana Sabha and Krishna Sweets, students of Rasigapriya
School of Music (Ashok Nagar) will present devotional songs and
bhajans from 8 a.m to 10 a.m on Sunday, Feb. 27 in Sri Krishna Gana
Sabha, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar.
All are welcome. More details can be had in phone 99405 59675.
‘Chain & Necklace Mela’ in GRT
By Our Staff Reporter
MAMBALAM Sri
Thangam Packers &
Movers for shifting
household, local
Chennai city, full
truck, mini truck,
sharing load. Doorto-door Tamil Nadu,
H y d e r a b a d ,
Bangalore, Pune,
Mumbai, New Delhi,
all over India. Safe,
0% damage, reliable
reasonable charge.
Ph: 4212 0864, 2441
4055, 98412 22437.
MAMBALAM Sri
Balaji Packers &
Movers for shifting
household goods,
local Rs. 2000 to
3000, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh,
Maharastra, all over
India. Safe, reliable.
0% damage. Ph: 4215
8814, 4215 8871,
98411 59460. Email:
s r i b a l a j i p m
@yahoo.co.in.
A ‘Chain & Necklace Mela’ is on in GR Thangamalligai showrooms
on Usman Road and North Usman Road.
The mela has attractive offers on value additions.
The women’s collection includes beautifully encrusted diamond necklaces and chains, and the men’s collection chains and bracelets.
The mela will conclude on Wednesday, March 2.
‘Spiritual doubt clearing meet’
By Our Staff Reporter
Vaithika Sri (448, TTK Road, Alwarpet) will conduct its monthly
‘Spiritual doubt clearing meeting’ from 3 p.m to 5 p.m on Sunday, Feb.
27 in Ayodhya Mandapam, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam.
All are welcome.
OBITUARY
S. GOVINDARAJAN
S. Govindarajan (resident of Kala Flats,
Rameswaram Road, T. Nagar) passed away on Feb.
17. He was 75 and had been a resident of T. Nagar
for 15 years.
He had retired from Railways. Govindarajan is
survived by his wife Sathyabama, son Srinivasan,
daughter Shantha and grandchildren.
Randor Guy’s article has been held
over for want of space.
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T. NAGAR, Saravana Street, near South Boag
T. NAGAR, Motilal Street, off Usman Road, 2
bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, ground floor flat, Road, spacious 3 bedroom, residential flat, 1350
immediate occupation, rent Rs. 12500, small sq.ft, no lift, reserved car park, rent Rs. 22000 p.m
Brahmin family preferred, brokers excuse. Ph: (negotiable). Ph: 6587 8923, 97899 97409.
9444052619,9840271105.
WEST MAMBALAM, Door No. T-4, Maduram
Colony, 2nd Street, 1 bedroom,
WEST MAMBALAM, No. 1, Eswaran Koil St., Flats, No. 25, Postal
rd
Vijay Shanti Apartments, near railway station, 2 hall, kitchen, 3 floor. Ph: 98432 35092.
WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 55, Moorthy
bedroom,hall,kitchen,attachedbath-room,ground
Street Extension, near Ayodhya Mandapam,
floor, rent Rs. 6500. Ph: 80560 12431.
doublebedroom,independenthouse,groundfloor,
WEST MAMBALAM, No. 33, Kavarai Street, covered car park, rent Rs. 15000, inspection on
opp. AMR Kalyana Mandapam, 2 bedroom flat, Saturday & Sunday, time 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Contact
modular kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, one attached toilet- above address.
bath, one common, full woodwork, rent Rs. 12000.
WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, 2
Ph: 2471 1543, 94442 64712.
bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft flat, 2-wheeler
WEST MAMBALAM, Vivekanandapuram, 1st parking. Contact: R. K. Murugan Ph: 96007 09450.
Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, 2 bedroom,
T. NAGAR, Venkatesan Street, 1 room, 160
hall, kitchen, ground floor, brokers excuse, sq.ft, attached bath, (kitchen available), 2nd floor,
Brahmins only. Ph: 72993 57899.
for couples/working lady/students female/male,
T. NAGAR, Rameswaram Road, 2 bedroom, vegetarians only. Ph: 94440 23071, 90920 91718.
hall, kitchen, 2 balcony, 1st floor, rent Rs. 10000,
T. NAGAR, Mannar Street, near T. Nagar Bus
bachelor / IT professional preferred, brokers Terminus, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft,
excuse. Ph: 94449 63669, 87544 83669.
ground floor, rent Rs. 14000, preferably
WEST MAMBALAM, No. 166, Lake View vegetarians, bank officers. Ph: 98408 73363.
st
Road, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 500 sq.ft, 1
T. NAGAR, Kuppuswami Street, opposite Vani
floor, marble flooring, independent house, rent Rs. Mahal, 3 bedroom, 1800 sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift, car
7000 + maintenance, brokers excuse, vegetarians park, rent Rs. 40000 (negotiable), office /
only. Ph: 2474 9376, 98408 49476.
residence. Ph: 92821 35591, 4351 2378.
WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, 2 bedroom,
T. NAGAR, Ramanujam Street, near TTD
st
individual house, 1 floor, open car park, available Temple, bachelor house, bedroom, hall, kitchen,
for rent Rs. 12500 (negotiable). Ph: 2474 5579.
2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 6500. Contact: Owner.
WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street (Main), Ph:9962592868.
st
950 sq.ft, independent house, 1 floor, 2-wheeler
WEST C.I.T. NAGAR, No. 7, 3rd Cross Street,
parking, rent Rs. 13000, advance negotiable, near Alpha School, 2 bedroom, 1100 sq.ft, ground
Brahmins preferred, only vegetarians. Ph: 98410 floor, car parking, rent Rs. 20000, advance 10
months. Ph: 99404 26219, 98413 33311.
35463,9382687775.
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WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, near
Duraisamy Subway, very spacious single near Indian Bank bus- stop, 1 room, kitchen,
bedroom, 650 sq.ft, independent house, 2nd floor, upstairs, independent portion, separate bath/toilet,
fully tiled, electrical fittings, 2-wheeler parking, more open space, rent Rs. 5000, advance 6
even pure vegetarians, occupation from March 9. months, small family/bachelors, brokers excuse,
Brahmins only. Ph: 2489 8054.
Contact: Mohan Ph: 98407 27065.
Free eye camp for
women on Tuesday
By Our Staff Reporter
Radhatri Nethralaya (12, Hindi
Prachara Sabha Street, T. Nagar)
and Suga Welfare Association (5th
Street, Bharathidasan Colony, K.
K. Nagar) have organized a free
eye screening camp exclusively
for women from 9 a.m to 2 p.m on
Tuesday, March 8 in the hospital
on the occasion of International
Women’s Day.
Uma Raj (President, Suga Welfare Association) told Mambalam
Times that the camp will be inaugurated by Rajie Vijayasarathy
(President, Rotary Club of Chennai
Towers).
Leena Paul (Sister Superior,
Missionaries of Charity, T. Nagar)
will be honoured on the occasion.
Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham
(Director, Radhatri Nethralaya) will
be present.
More details can be had in phone
2433 2229.
LETTER TO THE
EDITOR
Metrowater engineer
thanked
Sir, - Following a spate of complaints from residents of Motilal
Street, T. Nagar about supply of
metro water, the Residents Association took up the matter with the
Metrowater Board. To an earlier
complaint on the same issue, the
local area engineer had stated that
the situation was due to certain
repairs in the pumping station in
Valluvar Kottam and that the supply will improve within 10 days.
As there was no respite even after
over 20 days, the Association
contacted the higher authorities for
immediate action.
No sooner than the complaint
was faxed to Area 8 office, local
area engineer Karunanidhi (with
whom we had earlier lodged the
complaint) and his assistant plunged
into action. On March 2, he, his
assistant, and a couple of workers
arrived for an on the spot inspection. He went around various residential complexes to enquire about
supply of metro water. While most
of the residents expressed satisfaction, Shreebagh Flats had complaints. He asked his workmen to
dig up the spot at once and found
blocks in the pipeline. The workmen quickly removed the blocks.
The purpose of this letter is to
thank Karunanidhi but for whose
action residents of Shreebagh Flats
would have gone without water
for days together. – V. S.
Jayaraman, Secretary, Motilal
Street Residents Welfare Association.
TAMIL CINEMA 75 A LOOK BACK
By RANDOR GUY
THE AVM STORY - 56
When the MRA’s play was staged at the Vijaya - Vauhini Studios,
Meiyappan sent his wife Rajeswari Meiyappan, his son Murugan and
his General Manager G. Ranganathan to watch the play.
As his wife was not much familiar with the English language, he
had sent his Senior Studio Executive to accompany her. By sheer
accident, Narayana Iyengar, his daughter-in-law and other members of
his family were also present seated in the front row a few chairs away!
Narayana Iyengar had not met or even seen Mrs. Meiyappan for
nearly twenty long years. People change in appearance during such a
long time and chime. Wondering that the face seemed familiar, Iyengar
glanced at her trying to place the lady!
After the play was over he accosted Ranganathan and made a discreet
inquiry about the lady. Then he spoke to Mrs. Meiyappan and made
enquiries about her husband. After some small talk he invited her to
come home the next evening along with her husband and children for
‘tiffin’.
(‘Tiffin’ is a typical word in Indian English - now referred as
“Indlish” - meaning ’short eats’ or ‘high tea’. Mostly in use in South
India, it is said to be derived from two words ‘tea’ and ‘bun’! Boards
outside many South Indian modest low-priced restaurants have the
words, “TIFFIN READY!” which puzzle foreign visitors, especially
Americans!)
Next morning Narayana Iyengar rang up and spoke to Rajeswari
Meiyappan to remind her about the tiffin invitation. Meiyappan also
spoke to him after ages, and promised to meet him in the evening,
When he heard his old friend’s voice over the phone after many years,
Meiyappan felt thrilled. Later in the evening Meiyappan and Narayana
Iyengar met and were reconciled after a lapse of eighteen years.
Meiyappan felt the crust of bitterness crumbling away and the old
fires of friendship were rekindled once more with feeling and emotion.
It was like old times once again. Such was the impact of the play on
Meiyappan.
Not surprisingly he felt eager to produce the play as a movie and
thought about it deeply. He realized the power of the play and its deeprooted message and felt that it could change many human lives as it did
his. He discussed it with Frank Buchman who too shared his views.
The two became friends and Buchman thereafter continued to send
Meiyappan New Year Greetings for many years.
In 1967 Raj Mohan Gandhi visited Madras along with his MRA
team for staging the play once more in the city and he met
Meiyappan. During the chat Meiyappan suggested to him that the play
could be filmed and it could benefit many people with its noble
message. He pointed out the advantage of making it as a movie which
could draw and reach larger audiences than a mere play.
Raj Mohan agreed with him and suggested that Meiyappan
should produce it because he was the best suited person for the task.
While talking to Raj Mohan, Meiyappan recalled the meeting he had
had with the former’s father Devadasis Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi’s
son, noted Indian journalist and editor of the leading Delhi-based news
daily ‘The Hindustan Times’) some years earlier. Devdas had visited
AVM Studios where Meiyappan gave him a warm welcome. Devdas
had produced a documentary film in Hindi about the political saga
of Mahatma Gandhi right from his South African mission until
his lamented demise on January 30, 1948, and he was eager to have
its Tamil version released.
Devdas Gandhi had married Lakshmi, daughter of the great leader
and intellectual giant of the 20th century, Rajaji, and Meiyappan felt
a kinship for Devdas as a son-in-law of Tamil Nadu.
When Devdas raised the matter of budget for the production of the
documentary in Tamil, Meiyappan spontaneou-sly responded offering
to have it made free of cost and place his studio and its facilities at
Devdas’s disposal. As an admirer of Mahatma Gandhi, Meiyappan felt
happy and derived a sense of justifiable pride, privilege and honor of
having done his humble service and rendered homage to his idol.
(To be continued)
Overtaking sparks quarrel
between motorcyclist, bus driver
RENTAL
T. NAGAR, Unnamalai Ammal Street, 3
bedroom, ground floor flat, 4 A/c, open car park,
Brahmins/vegetarians, rent Rs. 20000. Ph: 2814
2680,28141779.
K. K. NAGAR, AP 241, 2nd Sector, 13th Street,
near Sivan Park, single bedroom, 450 sq.ft, 3rd
floor, brokers excuse, Brahmins only, 2-wheeler
parking, rent Rs. 4000 (negotiable). Ph: 94446
85759.
URAPAKKAM, Priya Nagar, 2 bedroom, 900
sq.ft, individual house, car parking, brokers
excuse,Brahminsonly,rentRs.5000(negotiable).
Ph:9444685759.
KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram Main
Road, near ICICI ATM Bus Stop, 1 bedroom, hall,
kitchen, bath attached, ground floor apartment,
woodwork, rent Rs. 5700. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411
93685. Family or bachelors also.
A quarrel between a 2-wheeler
rider and a bus driver on the North
Usman Road flyover led to a
traffic holdup for a few minutes at
11 a.m on March 1.
The squabble arose when the
rider of the motorcycle (TN 02 D
3603) tried to overtake the route
M27 bus (TN 01 N 4326) but was
prevented from doing so. When
the bus halted at the stop at the end
of the flyover, the motorcyclist
parked his vehicle in front of the
bus and got into an argument with
the bus driver. Seeing this, crews
of other buses halted their vehicles
and got down to support their
colleague. When members of the
public also started taking a hand,
the motorcyclist left the place quietly and normalcy was restored.
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March 5 - 11, 2011
Lingams on display during Sivarathri
By Our Staff Reporter
Hundreds of devotees had a
glimpse of the Lingams displayed in Sri Kasi Viswanathar
Temple, West Mambalam on
March 2 on the occasion of
Maha Sivarathiri.
M. Babu (Co-ordinator) told
Mambalam Times that chil-
Ice Lingam
dren were delighted to see the
miniature ‘Padma mudhra
lingam’ with the help of a magnifying glass.
Unjavrithi
bhajans
tomorrow
By Our Staff Reporter
Sri Rama Navami Utsava
Kaingarya Sabha (12, Prasanth Enclave, 15, Rukmani
Street, West Mambalam) has
organized Unjavrithi bhajan
program in West Mambalam
on Sunday, March 6 to collect
donations and provisions to
celebrate Sri Rama Navami
Utsavam near Tiruvannamalai.
The bhajan singers will pass
through Rukmini Street,
Mahadevan Street, K. V.
Colony, Postal Colony, Samiyar Garden and nearby streets.
More details can be had in
phone 94444 41840.
Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 39 37. Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.
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