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MYLAPORE TIMES YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWSPAPER Vol. 20, No. 28 OFFICE : 2498 2244, 2467 1122 March 21 - 27, 2015 EDITORIAL : 2466 0269 Paguni Fest Sidelight; 60s Folk artistes perform on North Mada Street, near the R. K. Mutt Road junction during the Panguni festival of Sri Kapali Temple in the early 1960s. Senior Mylaporeans say that such acts provided the color to the festival. This photo was provided by Satyam Studio in Luz which is one of oldest in this area and still does business. 20 pages Free Circulation E-MAIL : [email protected] 2 MYLAPORE TIMES BUYING OLD COMPUTERS & LAPTOP AT ANY CONDITIONS BEST PRICE SPOT CASH Amplifier, Speaker, Home Theater, TV, LCD, LED, Plasma, Handycam, Water heater, UPS, Battery, Used Furniture Any condition at best price. RAHMAN TRADERS 9840070866 / 9543777743 Mar 21 - 27, 2015 EVENTS Mar 21 Talk about U. Ve. Sa’s life and contribution towards Tamil Literature as a part of U. Ve. Swaminathaiyar vizha. At Kalyana Nagar Association, 29 West Circular road, Mandavelipakkam, 6 p.m. Ph : 24952997, 24611674. Talk on ‘Parobakaram in the Vedas’ by S. Ganesa Sarma. At P. S. School, 6 p.m. Ph : 24983072. Mar 22 Talk on ‘Bhagavad Gita’ by R.Aravindan. Organised by Vedanta Institute. At Andhra Mahila Sabha, next to Nageswara Rao Park, Luz, 7.15 a.m. Ph: 9840493904. Swacch Mandir temple cleaning event organized by Lok Dharma Seva Founda- tion trust at Draupathi Amman- Dharmaraja Temple, Mundakanni Amman Kovil Street, Mylapore, 8 a.m. Ph: 24981559, 9444381476 mi Paramasukhananda. At Ramakrishna Math, 5.30 p.m. Ph: 24621110. Talk on ‘A Search in Secret Hinduism - Vedic teachings in power of mind’ by T. S. Viswanathan. Organised by Mylapore Club. At 39, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, 11.45 a.m. Ph: 9840177092 Drama ‘Sedhu Vandhirukken’ by FAB Theatres. Presented by Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. At Narada Gana Sabha, 6.45 p.m. Mar 23 Annual Day celebrations of Kumararajah Muthiah Middle School. At 61, 1st Main Road, R. A. Puram, 3.30 p.m. S. Sambamurthi, State Secretary Tamil Nadu North RSS will preside. Mar 24 Talk on ‘Srimad Bhagavatham’ in Tamil by Swa- Mar 25 Talk on ‘Thiruvasagam’ in Tamil by Swami Apavargananda. At Ramakrishna Math, 5.30 p.m. Ph: 24621110. Mar 27 Study session on ‘Vedanta Treatise’ by R. Aravindan. Organised by Vedanta Institute. At Naradagana Sabha, T. T. K. Road, Alwarpet, 6.45 p.m. Ph: 9840493904. MYLAPORE TIMES Editorial & Publishing Office: Shop 27, 2nd Flr., Corpn. Shopping Cplx., 77, C. P. Ramaswamy Rd., Alwarpet, Chennai -18 Phone: 2498 2244, 2467 1122 e-mail : [email protected] Editor & Publisher - Vincent D’Souza Sub Editors - Preeti Srivatsan - Bama Ranganathan Photographer Designers - M. Madhan Kumar - S. Prema - S. Ganga Accountant - K.Mohan Circulation Executive - R. Kathiravan Admin. Executive - M. 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The Editor and Publisher does not vouch any claims made by advertisers and hence shall not be held liable for any adverse consequences. Mylapore Times is not responsible for any unsolicited materials received at its office. MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 GUDI PADAVA CELEBRATIONS The Mahratta Education Fund is celebrating Gudi Padava (Sri Manmatha Nama Samvatsaram) on Mar 21 at 5 p.m. The event starts off with the Panchanga Patanam by Prof. R. Venkobha Rao followed by a talk on ‘Manith- anum Deivamaagalam’ by Nagai Mukunthan. At 402/219, T. T. K. Road, Alwarpet. Ph: 24352430, 24310175. SENIOR CITIZENS MEET A senior citizens gathering organised by Senior Citizens Support Forum will be held on Mar 21 at MGR Janaki College. The chief guest is film producer and chairman of Chandrasekar Foundation A. Chandrasekar. Special talks will be given by Priamvada Viswanathan, chief commercial manager, Southern Railway and Prema, V. Ragavan, officer, Corporation Bank. At Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R. A. Puram, 4 p.m. CELEBRATING AUTISM THROUGH MUSIC A music album - Nidhra - a set of soothing bhajans at sleep time, composed and sung by Lakshmi Mohan will be released by Dr. Nandini Chatterjee Singh on Mar 29 at Alumni Club. O. S. Arun is the guest of honour at this event presented by Sowmanasya Trust and the Lotus Foundation. At 1, Boat Club Road, R. A. Puram, 4 p.m. CORRECTION; Refer the interview with journalist S. Janaki of Sruti magazine. The family moved to Madras in March 1989 after Janaki’s father retired. He passed away in 1995. Apologies for the error - Editor 3 4 MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 COMMUNITY POLICE MEET RESIDENTS OF MANDAVELI COLONY On Mar 15, the members of Raja Street Residents Welfare association at Mandaveli and the police officials of E5 station, Pattinapakkam, got together to discuss security issues and safety measures that can be implemented to prevent crime in their neighbourhood. B. Ravi Sekaran, ACP, Mylapore area and Venkatesan, inspector, Pattinapakkam police station addressed concerns like chain snatching, theft and nuisance by anti social elements. The beat consta- ble for the area was introduced and his direct contact number was provided. Residents in turn were asked to verify the identity of household workers, keep an eye out for suspicious activities, coordinate with the corporation to ensure the street lights were operational and install CCTV cameras and a manned drop barricade to restrict access to the street. The meet ended with a programme by the members of Thuyimai Padai (cleanliness brigade). NANDALALA TRUST CELEBRATES WOMEN’S DAY Nandalala Trust celebrated women and their achievements at an event organised on Mar 8 at BVB, Mylapore. An audio CD - of guru Adi Sankara’s ‘Akilandeswari Akshara Mala’ featuring renditions by leading artistes including Dr. R. Ganesh and Gayathri Girish was launched by Mathioli. R. Saraswathi, president and founder of Nandala. Three women achievers Vijayalakshmi Venugopal, Dr. Kalarani Ramachandran and Gomathi were honoured with the Nandadeepam awards. DRAMA, MUSIC AT SAVITRI AMMAL ORIENTAL SCHOOL The 109th Founders day of Madras Sanskrit College and the 57th annual day of Savitri Ammal Oriental Higher Secondary School, Mylapore was held on Feb 23 at the school premises. Students of the school participated in a Tamil drama - ‘Kodi Katha Kumaran’ and a pot dance. This was followed by a Sanskrit drama by the students of Sanskrit College. Prof. K. V. Seshadrinatha Sastri, former principal of Madras Sanskrit College presided. Cash awards were given to V. Stalin of XI B and M. Lakshman of XI A for winning the second and third prizes at the Mukundamala competition conducted by KSRI, M. Manimegalai of XI A for winning the on the spot kavithai competition conducted by Tamil Development Department of Education and S. Arunachalam of XII B for competing at the Olympiad test for science group students conducted by Motilal Fomra Kannaiyalal Trust. CAMP: ON KIDNEY PROBLEMS Staff members of Vijayganga Speciality Care (VGSC), Mylapore distributed a glass of water and pamphlets to the people at Nageswara Rao Park, Luz to remind them to take care of their kidneys on World Kidney Day (Mar 12). An educational programme was also held at the hospital premises and free labs including blood sugar, urea, creatinine and urine routine were conducted for patients. Basic information on hypertension, diabetes and kidney diseases and their prevention was also provided. An interaction session was held with diabetologist Dr. Nallaperumal and hypertension and kidney specialist Dr. Sarita. KIDDIES’ DAY OUT n Andhra Mahila Sabha helps economically weaker sections of the society by providing tailoring and computer classes for women at a nominal rate of Rs. 400 per month. Contact 24994761, 42168979. n Volunteers are welcome at Nandalala Trust. For details contact 24670893. n Pattinapakkam police station can be contacted at 23452575, 23452576. This column provides utility info linked to the stuff we report on this page. About 100 students of Andra Mahila Sabha’s Mahila Vidyalaya Nursery and Primary School participated in exercises and a drill at their sports day celebrations held on Feb 20 at the school campus at Luz Church Road, Mylapore. A sack race and lemon and spoon race were also held. A karate demonstration left the audience spellbound. Event were held for teachers and parents too. The chief guest was Dr. P. Nagabooshanam, chairperson, Andhra Mahila Sabha, Luz. MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 COMMUNITY MEET ON SUNDAY TO DISCUSS TRAFFIC ISSUES By Our Staff Reporter The one-way proposal for Mada Streets in Mylapore appears to be one of the topics that has found interest among Mylaporeans since the area is extremely difficult for them to navigate during the busy commercial hours as well as during the religious festivities at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. Now, a community forum to address key civic issues of the neighbourhood is to be created. To provide space for ideas, petitions have been initiated online and offline to encourage the public to come forward with the issues that they face and also any suggestions from them to make their commute through the area easier. The Traffic Police ran a trial a couple of weeks ago making the Mada Streets one-way but it worried Mylaporeans because traffic on R. K. Mutt Road was also forced to take the mada streets. The system was dropped the same day. Jayakaran, Assistant Commissioner for Traffic ( Mylapore zone) mentioned that they are open to sugges- tions and welcome the public to help the Traffic Police. The group of people who have been behind the ‘ make mada streets one way ‘ petitions would like to invite Mylaporeans for a meeting at the Chess Square in Nageswara Rao Park, Luz on March 22 at 4 p.m. The objective of the meeting is to understand the issues involved, invite suggestions from the participants and vet those suggestions before presenting them to the police. Also, the Forum is cemented and will address this and other core issues. Link to the online petition - bit.ly/MylaporeMada-Streets-Petition n The ‘make mada streets one-way’ proposal may succeed only if traffic on the three streets is managed well. Parking violations are common. awking is on the increase. Commercial institutions who do not have parking spaces hi ack streetspace and some are known to pay park attendants to reserve public space for the store’s clients. Perhaps an informal study of the issues will help police and activists make positive moves. SHARE YOUR COMMENT - at [email protected] 5 6 MYLAPORE TIMES CHECK THIS OUT MUSIC, DANCE SHOPPING CONCERT FOR CHARITY Voice Foundation, an NGO, is organising a concert - DIYA on Mar 21 at Music Academy, Mylapore. The event will benefit a school for children and will take care of the needs of HIV infected children. Prominent play back singers like Vijay Yesudas, Saindhavi, Shakthishree Gopalan and others will be performing at the concert. Ticketed. At 6 p.m. For details contact 9884994438, 9884120640. AUDIO CD RELEASE Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Math gurus Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal will release a set of CDs containing 24,000 slokas of Valmiki Ramayana on Mar 29. The CD has been produced by Giri Traders and the verses have been rendered by S. Krishna Priya. At Chavali Garden, R.A.Puram, 4 p.m. Ph: 9600001633 KASHMIRI HANDICRAFTS Check out Kashmiri products at the Handloom and Handicrafts exhibition at Kabaleeswarar Hall, Mylapore. Sarees, gagra cholis, Kashmiri shawls, tops, children’s dresses are available. Fancy jewellery items, bangles and handicrafts are also on display. At 47, North Mada street, Mylapore. Ph: 9383740065, 24621040. EATING OUT DON QUIXOTE THROUGH BHARATNATYAM Sahradaya Foundation presents the tale of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza through the medium of Bharatnatyam. The performance is choreographed by Sheejith Krishna and scripted by Akhila Ramnarayan. At The Music Academy, Mar 28, 6.30 p.m. AWARDS ‘Ilakkiya Semmal’ award will be presented to Nandita Krishna, Nandini Ramani and Sudha Seshayyan at a function organized by Sri Paadham Academy of Dance. At BVB, Mylapore, Mar 22, 6.30 p.m. HAPPY UGADI Cebelrate Ugadi at Mahamudra Restaurant. En oy authentic Andhra delicacies including Ugadi pachadi, obattu saaru, masala obbattu, Andhra pulihara, bellam paramannam and pootharekulu. At 117, uz Church Road, Mylapore. Ph : 4 5 5555. SUMMER CAMPS QUIZ CAMP Alwarpet. Ph: 24312676, 9840421305. Here is an opportunity to develop your quizzing skills. Scolympics and Mylapore Children’s Club are organising a quiz summer camp from Mar 23 to Mar 27. At The Children’s Club Society, 213,V.M. Street (behind Jammi building), 9.30 a.m. Ph: 919884010569. BALL GAMES Sporty Beans is conducting a two week sports workshop for children aged 3 - 8 years at Kalaa Manjari from Mar 23. Children will be introduced to nine different ball games - soccer, cricket, hockey, baseball, rugby, basketball, volleyball, tennis and golf. Other activities at Kalaa Manjari include robotics, craft, acrylic art, cartoon and comics, public speaking, storytelling, global art, handwriting and sloka. At 6/12, First Street, Venus Colony, MISCELLANEOUS CRAFT EVENT Check out handmade crafts at the 3rd edition of the Urban Hands craft event. This edition has a line up of 23 artists and crafters from Chennai and Bangalore. Products include designer ewelry, soaps, paper crafts, accessories, artworks, clothing, uilts, miniatures and collectibles and also home baked products. n Mar 28 at The uz ouse, uz Church Road, 10. 0 a.m. Ph: 8754566165 FOLLOW YOUR BLISS Ashvita Bistro hosts the third chapter of the ‘Follow our Bliss’ event at their premises on Mar 25. This chapter’s guests are upcoming Carnatic musician Rithvik Ra a and eminent automobile photographer C. P. Satya it. AT 11, Bawa Road, Alwarpet, 6. 0 p.m. Ph : 9791088189. ROBOTICS, TANJORE PAINTING Active Kids @ Vijai’s Nest is organising a summer camp for children till April 10 and in May. Activities include robotics, arts and crafts, jewellery making, tanjore painting, drawing, colouring, painting, phonetics, reading and handwriting, abacus and introduction to piano and keyboard. At 1A, Devanathan Street, Mandaveli. Ph: 9840075462, 9840767004. WORKSHOP CHINA ON A PLATE Spice up your dinner with the dishes from ‘China on a Plate’ workshop at Gormei Market. Chef Sara Koshy will provide a cooking demonstration of items like pea, corn and tofu soup; spring rolls; sweet and sour cauliflower with peppers; stir-fried vegetables with mushroom and fried noodles. To register call 42172229. Venue: 6, 2nd Main Road, C. I. T Colony. PHOTOGRAPHY Interested in photography? Check out an interactive workshop on ‘The Nuances of Composition’ with travel photographer Varun Gupta. This workshop is organized by Sterling Holidays as a part of its GO Shoot Initiative. At Dewberry’s, 6/29, Rajasekaran Street. Off Dr. Radhakrishnan salai, Mylapore. To register 33997777. Mar 21 - 27, 2015 PROMOTIONALS ● Restaurants ● Catering ● Food For special advertising rates call 2467 1122 KANCHI KAMAKOTI ACHARYAS IN R.A. PURAM FOR A MONTH V I N C E N T 7 MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 D ’ S O U Z A My quick-bite go-to place when I am working at the Mylapore Times office is Winners Bakery. You have to be here by 4 p.m. to get the good stuff. I like the idea of the private-Chennai Corporation partnership behind this venture, which encourages poor young men and women to master baking skills and also help feed this bakery. When I check in here later on an evening, other great smells tickle my senses. They float from the neighboring kitchen. Spicy masala curries. Winners has a nice neighbour. The Amma Unavagam - a state government initiative to provide simple, low-priced food to the poor. Often I have been tempted to step in and sample the chapati-curry on the evening menu. I have had to tell myself that this place is for people who cannot afford to pay big for their daily bread. Amma Unavagams became hot spots as soon as they were launched. The menu was good, the kitchens well designed and the turnaround fairly fast. Since J. Jayalalithaa launched the Unavagam at a centre in San Thome, this place has been made a showpiece canteen and the women who work here pipe up when you talk about the then chief minister’s visit. Last month, I got to listen to the story of a woman who works at a Unavagam. We were a group enjoying the famed sambar-ildis at Welcome Hotel in Purusawalkam. She had taken a seat at our table and when our orders got mixed up in that evening rush, it set off our conversation. She enjoyed the work in the kitchen. Yes, it was demanding but challenging too. Better than her previous job at a local school. She earned three hundred rupees a day and she was employed on contract; so she could lose the job anytime. But things were changing - the demand from customers was on the rise but the supply of foodstuff was erratic and limited. Good ideas need vision and backing. Chennai Corporation doubled over to create the neighborhood canteens. Schools, public conveniences and garbage dumps got off the agenda. And the shops for veggies and medicines seem to be have folded up. The Phavali family in R. A. Puram is hosting the acharyas of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Math - Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal for a month at the Sri Lakshmi Kamakshi Temple on Greenways Road. Special pujas have been planned for Ugadi which falls on Mar 21. All are welcome. For details contact 9444925000, 9444071186 and 24937521. SMART PAVEMENTS JUNCTION BEING DEVELOPED IN R. A. PURAM Chennai Corporation beautifies the city and neighbourhoods in parts and people really do not understand what drives the logic. Anyway, the pavements at the traffic signal junction of Billroth Hospitals in R. A. Puram are getting a smart makeover - red floor tiles and steel railings. Work is taking place on the side of the TUCS stores after completion of the work alongside the hospitals and the assumption is that the other two corners will also be smartened. DANCE AND MUSIC AT BLOOMING STARS SCHOOL Students of Blooming Stars school, Mylapore are celebrating their annual and convocation day on Mar 21 at Sivaswamy Kalalaya School, Mylapore. The chief guests G. Srinivasa Rao, head master, Kesari Higher Secondary School, Mylapore and C. Ravi Shankar, executive vice president, Sundaram Motors will light the lamp. At 5.30 p.m. ADMISSION AT SAN THOME SCHOOL San Thome Hr Sec School will issue admit forms to students who are seeking admission in Class 6 and above here. The office will issue forms this week. This was announced at the San Thome Cathedral on Sunday. The school runs English and Tamil medium streams. 8 MYLAPORE TIMES VIDYA MANDIR STUDENT WINS AT SAILING EVENT Aniketh Rajaram, a class IX student of Vidya Mandir, Mylapore snatched the top spot at the ‘Hong Kong Race Week’ sailing event held at Hong Kong from Feb 13 - 17. Battling with a gear failure, Aniketh held his nerve and managed to pull through and win the coveted title. Aniketh leads the ASAF Youth cup in the Optimist class of boats. The grand finale will be held at Abu Dhabi in April. He can be contacted at [email protected]. RAMANAVAMI CELEBRATIONS AT LOCAL TEMPLES At Sri Anjaneya Temple at R. H. Road, Mylapore Ramanavami will be celebrated for a week till Mar 28. Seen in the picture is the thirumanjanam which was held yesterday (Mar 20) at the temple. Thirumanjanams have been planned everyday at 9 a.m in the morning till Mar 27. Special alangarams in the evening include ahalya sapa vimochanam on Mar 21, dhanur bangam on Mar 22, seeta kalyanam on Mar 23, gangavardharanam on Mar 24, maarichavadam on Mar 26 and pushpaka imanam pattabhishekam on Mar 27. On Mar 28, a special thirumanjanam will be held at 6 a.m. The celebrations will end with a veedi perappadu at 7 p.m. At 165/290, R. H. Road, Mylapore, (Near Sanskrit College). Ph: 24996498, 42146898. At Sri Anjaneya Temple, Alwarpet Ramnavami celebrations are on for four days at this temple - from Mar 26 - Mar 29. Highlights include a velli kavasam alangaram at 8 a.m. on Mar 26 followed by vennai kappu at 5.30 p.m. and Muthangi seva at 8 a.m on Mar 27 followed by sandana kappu at 5.30 p.m. On Mar 28, a special thirumanjanam has been scheduled at 7.30 a.m, thanga kavasam at 8 a.m. and a 1008 vada malai and fruit alangaram at 5.30 p.m. At 79, TNSC Bank Compound, Luz Church Road, Mylapore. Mar 21 - 27, 2015 9 MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 The annual Panguni festival of Sri Kapali Temple is probably the grandest and most intense in the city. It is strong in its roots and colorful in its celebration. It still draws people from all over and it triggers nostalgia in seniors of the neighborhood. This four-page special is dedicated to the festival. PANGUNI FESTIVAL 2015 This is the schedule of main events of the annual Panguni Festival 2015 to be celebrated at Sri Kapali Temple n Mar. 25 - 10 am - Grama devathai pooja (at Kolavizhiamman Temple). 9.30 pm - Vinayakar Utsavam n Mar. 26 - 5.40 am - Kodiyetram ( flag hoisting) n Mar. 27 - 9.30 am - Suriya vattam. 9.00 pm - Chandra vattam n Mar. 28 - 6.00 am - Adikara Nandhi procession n Mar.29 - 8.30 am - Singa Puli Vahanam 9.00 pm - Nagam, Kamadenu, Aadu Vahanam n Mar. 30 - 9.30 am - Soudal Vimanam 11 p.m. - Rishaba Vahanam procession n Mar.31 - Pallakku Vizha (Morning) - Yanai vahanam (night) n April 1 - 7.15 am - Thiruther procession n April 2 - 3.30 pm - Arabathumoovar vizha and procession n April 3 - Bikshatanar - Iraivan Iravalar kola vizha - Ainthu Thirumeni Vizha n April 4 - 9.00 pm - Thirukalyanam n April.6 - to 17 - Music, Dance festival ● Regular reports and photos on this fest are posted online at - www.mylaporepangunifest.blogspot.in There are small groups of devotees of the temple, who arrange for cooking food and distributing these food packets and neer mor and panagam to devotees who come to worship the ord. n the day of the arubathumoovar, many organisations serve food (annadhanam) and provide buttermilk to devotees at various street corners. ou may even come across devotees dropping toffees in your hand 1 10 2 MYLAPORE TIMES STORIES AND SIGNIFICANCE The essence of the utsavams of the 10-day Panguni thiruvizha Kodiyetram: It is believed that Brahma resides at the bottom, Vishnu in the middle and Rudra on top of the kodimaram. At the topmost point Sadashiva resides. There is a ‘bali peetam’ in the form of an inverted lotus in front of the Kodimaram. Badra lingam resides on the bali peetam. Here ‘bali’ does not mean sacrifice, but offering (samarpanam). Annam in the form of sakkarai pongal is offered here. It is also believed that all the devathas descend on the kodiyetram day and vow to protect all 8 directions till the festival concludes on the 10th day with the celestial wedding. All devas are symbolically accommodated in the trisulam, and the same is brought first in all the daily processions. The calendar of events is formed according to the Agama Vidhi (rules). On the first day after Kodiyetram, different trees are brought as vahanas at night. Second day : Sun and Moon (Surya and Chandra) are vahanas, Sun in the morning and Moon in the night. The evolution theory is followed here - which leads to creation of birds, animals, etc. These are taken out as vahanas, one by one on the days that follow. Third Day : Adhikara Nandi: The ‘srushti’ creation starts on the third day. Hence the famous episode of ‘Gnana paal’ to Thirugnana Sambandar by goddess Uma Devi takes place at the south bank of temple tank. This pertains only to Saiva Siddantam of south and there is no event parallel to this in any other part of India. arpagambal and Singaravelar are borne by veena wielding Gandharvi and Gandharvan vahanams respectively. Fourth day: Purushamruga Vahanam. There was a saint by name Purush. He prayed to Lord Shiva thus. ‘Those who visit your temple have different malefic thoughts in their mind. To get your blessings they should have purity of thought. Hence bestow me the power of taking their sins on me.’ That way he gets the tail of monkey, feet of lion, wings of birds, etc. Only his face remains as a male human. Lord Shiva takes pity on him and says, ‘To bless you I will have you as my vahana and come in the procession during Brahmotsavam’. Fifth day: In the morning the deities arrive in Chavdal Vimanam, where Surya takes the form of the legs of the vimanam. It may be 8 or 12 in number and be made of coral (Pavazhakkaal) Fifth day night is an important day of the festival, being the Rishabha Vahana day. The story goes that Lord Shiva, before starting his journey forgets to salute Lord Vinayaka. Hence he makes Shiva devoid of VahaVaha na. Lord Vishnu takes pity on Him and He (dharma itself), comes as a silver Rishabha. It is also believed that Lord Shiva sets out at night to ward off all the evils present in the area. arpagambal comes on a golden Rishabham and Singaravela on a golden peacock. The procession reaches the 16-pillar mandapam ne t day early morning and ends with apaleeswara dancing to the English Note played on the Western music band. On the sixth day evening the deities come on Gaja vahanam. (The white elephant ). Seventh day: Ther - Popularly referred to as ‘oor koodi ther izhuthal’. This develops team spirit in pulling the ther and also maintaining it in good condition throughout the year. When the ther successfully completes its tour on the four mada veedis, it is believed that there will be good rainfall. The rules of Brahmotsavam state that once the flag is hoisted in the local temple, people in the neighbourhood are not supposed to leave the town as the celestial wedding is to be considered a family function of every household. Hence the women folk buy ‘Theradi manjal kunguman’ and distribute to their friends and relatives, as we generally do to our guests who attend functions at home. All the 33 crore devas (muppathu mukkodi devargal) are believed to descend on the Ther - Surya and Chandra form the wheels here. Lord Shiva sets forth as ‘Thripura samhara murthy’ and hence He is seen holding bow and arrow in his hand, seated inside the ther. Eighth day: Arbathumoovar - is the highlight of all the festival. All the eight days are treated as the ‘janavasam’ of Lord Kapali. The eight day being the last day, all the deities around the Kapali Temple like Mundahakanni Amman, Chelli Amman, Draupathi Mar 21 - 27, 2015 Amman and even Thiruvalluvar participate in the procession. But Kolavizhi Amman, the ‘Kaaval Deivam’ of Mylapore town will lead the procession and Lord Vinayaka comes only next. The vaira Murugan from Chintadripet joins last - at about 7pm. Ninth day: The story of Siva as Bhikshatana goes that Siva took the form of a beggar to uell the arrogance of the sages of the Daruka vanam. But for apaleeswara, the story is that the ord goes for hunting after the Arubathu moovar festival, the previous night and comes back losing his signet ring. arpagambal suspects that the ord spent the night elesewhere and shuts the temple doors. apaleeswara takes a bowl and goes begging. arpagambal, on learning this, sets out as Mohini and meets the ord on the way. They both return to the temple and all is then set for the divine wedding the ne t day. The vahana that carries Siva as Bhikshatana has images of women who the ord seeks alms from, fall for is charms and follow him through the procession. Tenth day: Thirukkalyanam - Karpagambal in the form of peacock performs puja to the Shiva linga and marries Him. The thirumangalyam is first tied to Piriya Vidai and then to Karpagambal, though both are the sakthis behind Lord Shiva. Theerthavari: Theerthavari takes place 4 times during the Brahmothsavam. The first takes place on the 3rd day when goddess Karpagambal gives ‘Gnanapaal’ to Thirugnana Sambandar. Theerthavari is done for Sambandar’s father Sivapadahrudayar. The second happens on 8th day when the Angam poombavai episode takes place. This is for the father of Poompavai, Sivanesar. The third theerthavari is done on 10th day for Lord Nataraja and the fourth on the same day for Kapaleeswarar. Eleventh day: Bandhampari - There comes a dispute between Lord Kapali and Karpagambal in the matter of expenses incurred for the wedding. Sundarar, one of the famous 4 Nayanmars, mediates and settles the dispute. It is believed that Sundarar submits the accounts to Chandikeswarar and he audits the accounts. Note - All information inputs are from L. Venkatasubrahmaniam, one of the chief priests of Sri Kapali Temple. His contact no. 9840166701. - Info collated by V. Vasantha MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 REWIND / THE FEST IN THE 60s C. S. Balachandra Raju. Satyam Studio, Luz < Lots of folk arts like Bommalattam and simple entertainment amused people. The performances were held on North Mada Street ( near today’s Indian Bank). Many labour unions, primarily that of Simpsons set up stalls to offer buttermilk, water and snacks. The vahanams were simple and devotees carried them. But the pandals set up on the mada veedhis were very grand, today, these are dull. 3 T. S. Vishwanathan. resident of East Mada Street < The ther was always housed in a simple kottai shed opposite Rasi. It was well kept too. When it was pulled for the procession, the junction of East and South Mada streets posed a big challenge - people found it difficult to negotiate it. Those were days when people came to the fest by bullock carts or walked all the way. Buses were limited. Those households here who had thinnais let them be used by devotees to rest or stay overnight. Every morning residents of the veedhis would clean the streets; they were really clean. The procession of the vaira Swamy from Chintadripet was grand on arbathumoovar evening; we waited for it. The lord would be adorned with lots of jewels and diamonds and there would be a dozen policemen providing security. S. Kala and Kamalatchi, senior Mylapore residents < There were many creative aspects. . . we were fascinated with the design of the jadais for the ambal. Fresh flowers were always used for the decoration. We had lots of guests who came home for the fest so we would stock up on dhal and vegetables. It was a time when keerai, mocchakottai, brinjals and drumstick were in great demand. There would be food at all times. Open kitchen it was . . Then, weavers lived and worked on and off South Mada Street; they would suspend the work for a few days. You could listen to the nagaswaram and classical music of vidaiyatri as far as Mandaveli; it was a quiet area. V. Vishwanatha Rao, resident of East Mada Street < I recall the year when the poles used to carry the Nandhi broke on East Mada Street. The vahanam tilted and the people could not set it right. The procession stopped for almost 2 hours and started after the old poles were fixed. The volunteers used the ‘dhamaru’ for the drumming at the top of the processions. On all ten days, city Corporation teams would clean the veedhis daily and even water them. The music was fascinating. They would play the alavattam, a musical drum.. the bands and nagaswaram troupes played for long hours, stopping for 30 minutes at many points. It made great listening I recall the times when chief minister Bhaktavatsalam, alighting from his car near Chitrakulam, walking to the ther and pulling it symbolically! << Reported by R. Saravanan 11 12 4 MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 NOTINGS . n When the utsava moorthy comes out of the temple, He rests in the 16-pillar mandapam, in the east of the temple. This mandapam, which is locked up most of the year, is opened and cleaned for the Brahmotsavam. Women of the area, wash the street, and decorate them with beautiful kolams. You too can join the kolam-drawing team! n The last religious event of this festival, Bhikshatana, is truly appropriate, as the idol of the lord as an ascetic with a skull bowl in hand is taken around. Kapaleeswarar means ‘King of Ascetics’. At Pralaya, Siva alone exists with the ascetic’s bowl of a skull (kapala) in hand, ready to take on the role of creator. If you get inside the temple well ahead of the processions you can take a close look at the palanquins and the images. n Goddess Karpagambal is named after the wishyielding kalpaka vriksham that fulfills the devotee’s wishes. But the goddess is believed to grant only those wishes that she deems appropriate and not all that the devotees wish for. n One of the customs followed at the festival in the days past was that of fishermen pulling the ther. It is believed that the temple may have invited fishermen to help with the pulling of the ther because of their association with Lord Siva. But the tradition was discontinued a long time ago. A Sivachariar scholar said that fishermen used to drink before pulling the ther, but sometimes, they would run amok, and even leave the ‘ther’ somewhere along the way. Today, the ther is pulled by devotees. Irrespective of caste, or creed, thousands of devotees pull the ther around the four Mada streets. The idol of Lord Siva inside the ther bears a bow and arrow depictingThripura Samaham. n Nadaswaram vidwans of the stature of Thiruvavaduthurai Rajarathinam Pillai, Thiruvidaimarudur Veeraswami Pillai and Thiruveezhimizhalai Brothers, Nataraja Sundaram Pillai and Subramaniam Pillai, used to perform at the festival. Thavil supremo Needamangalam Meenakshisundaram Pillai, used to be hired specially, and not as a part of the nadaswaram ensemble. The band, at the end of every night after the procession, as the deity moves back into the temple, plays the tune ‘For he is a jolly good fellow’. Papanasam Sivan sang of the Adhikara Nandi in his song ‘Kaana Kan Koti Vendum’. You must accompany the procession at the head to enjoy the music. Today though, we do not have the great nadaswaram artistes playing at the fest. n Lots of artistic work goes into such fest. Decorations of the temple campus. Alangarams. Designer kolams. You must keep an eye on the ‘jadai’ of the ambal. The artistic touches that are given to each day’s jaddai can best be seen when the palanquins are rested n The Mylapore Academy, South Madras Bharath Scouts and Guides, and St. John’s Ambulance Brigade always lend their hands at the service centres set up in Mylapore. On the important festival days like Adhikara Nandi. Rishaba vahanam. ther and arubathumoovar, they distribute free packets of food, buttermilk and water. Donations are welcome. Properties ll ASTROLOGY COMPUTER REAL ESTATE / BUYING llCLASSES llMONITOR, Printer, UPS, Sales/ Services, llREQUIRED Up gradation, Buyback, Antivirus, Software, installation, laptop, Desktop, Refilling, Assembling, Branded system. Sunday Open. Ph: 99404 24681 / 99404 78516. CALL DRIVERS 1350sq.ft, above 3BHK, Flat at Warren / Ranga Road, New or Old to Comply Vastu. Clear Approval Budget. 2 to 3 Cr. 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Ph: 98409 66638. llCOMMERCIAL Residential 2 BHK 1100 s .ft, 2nd oor no lift Rs.24000 & 2 B . 1500 s .ft, rd oor no lift Rs.26000 - Contact: 95000 46175 / 98407 42949. llMANDAVELI 1200 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.27000/1800 sq.ft, 3 BHK Rs.50000/- Genset 1350 sq.ft, 3 BHK Rs.32000/- Mylapore 750 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.14000/- 1300 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.25000/Ph: 86083 32350. llA WARPET New 2 B CCP 15 8 Sri Ram Nagar, North Street (Near Park Sheraton Hotel) Ph: 98419 71108. llMANDAVE B 1400 s .ft, 2nd oor lift, CCP Rs.32K. San Thome 3 BHK 1400 sq.ft, CCP lift Rs.35K. Reality Homes. Ph: 99621 26962. llMANDAVELI near St.Johns Brand New flat 1st floor 2000 sq.ft, 3 BHK CCP lift, genset Rs.64 K (Nego) Reality Homes. Ph: 99621 26962. llAB RAMAPURAM Delu e at, 1 50s . ft, 2 bedroom, 1st oor, ift, CCP, Rent 27k, 1500sq.ft, 3bedroom, lift, CCP, Rent 35k, R.A. Puram Billroth 1050s .ft, 5k, bedroom at Rent 26k, Aravind 9677276456 llMANDAVELIPAKKAM very posh area, 1400sq.ft, 32k. 3 BHK, Lift, CCP, P.backup, M.kitchen, security. Alwarpet posh, 1000sq. ft, 24k, 2 B , G. oor, car park, security. Ph. 9003218005 llBESANT Nagar 3BHK, 1800sq.ft, 3rd Floor, lift, Bath any ffices, Rent Rs.42,000 Adyar Gandhi Nagar, 1300sq.ft, 1st Floor, Rs.40,000/- Agent Murthy. Ph: 94443 46891. llNEAR Alwarpet Signal on Luz Church Road, Ground Floor, 150s .ft, office shop. Vacant. Expected Rent Rs.10,000/- Contact phone: 9381064133 / 81444 18885. llCOMMERCIAL space 300 sq.ft, Ground oor available at R.A.Puram V.C. Garden. Contact No: 82207 51835 / 98840 49760. llTWO Basement shops 60 & 40 sq.ft, Rent Rs.6000& Rs.4000 at Mandaveli. Contact: 99620 73302 / 2498 4546 between 10 am to 5 pm on Sundays. llMYLAPORE Dwarka Colony 500 sq.ft, Room type, Electrical fittings 2nd oor Rent Rs.11000/- Advance 10 months Office, Godown or Commercial purpose. Contact: 91710 59515 / 2811 1644. llELANGO Salai Teynampet 700 sq.ft, Room type, Electrical fittings separate EB Card Rent Rs.12000 - Advance 10 months office, Godown or any commercial purpose. Contact: 91710 59515 / 2811 1644. llG PA APURAM 1800 s .ft, 1st oor, office / Godown, Decent area, Rent 40k, Baskar - 9884958670 RENTAL / HALL RENTAL / LEASE llFLAT at Dr. Ranga Road, 3rd Floor, No Lift, Car parking for lease Rs.10 Lakhs. Contact: 94440 53282. ll2 BHK 600 sqf.t, for Lease amount Rs.12 akhs Negotiable rd oor Mandaveli Street, Mandaveli. Ph: 94441 19335. RENTAL / RESIDENTIAL RENTAL / COMMERCIAL llR. A. PURAM 1000sq.ft, Two Bedroom, First Floor, CCP, Vegetarians, Lift, Wood work, Rs.25,000/- Another Flat T. Nagar 2000sq.ft, First Floor, OCP, Four Bedroom, Rs.50,000/- Agent Ph: 98404 82559. llMANDAVELI 1BHK, 1st Floor, Near Norton Road, 2 Wheeler parking, Small Family, Veg only, Brokers Excuse. Contact: 94449 41619. llOPP. Park Sheraton, 700sq.ft, First Floor, Furnished, Car park, Rs.20,000/- CIT Colony, 1000sq.ft, Ground Floor Shop, Furnished Rs.40,000/- 1000sq.ft, Second Floor, Rs.20,000/- Ph: 92831 99535. llR. A. PURAM 360 sq.ft, Ground Floor, ffice, Rent Rs.12,000 - with Toilet Aluminum Partition. Contact: 98405 55117. (Godown) llMYLAPORE Dr. Ranga Road, 3BHK, Third Floor, Pure Veg only, Brokers Excuse. Contact: 096002 87932. ll2BHK, Ground Floor Available for Rent from April’15. At C. P. Ramaswamy Street. Rent Rs.22,000/- (Negotiable) Brokers Excuse. Contact Kesavan: 93804 92677 llGATTED Community 3BHK, 3 Flats Generator CCP, Play park Rent 40K, 45K, 50K, 4BHK, Flats also available Good Time. Ph: 94443 33113. llMANDAVELI First Floor, 3BR, Flat 1250sq. ft, Car park, lift, posh at Rent Rs.28,000 Contact: 94443 03059. llABHIRAMAPURAM Two Bedroom Ground Floor, and First Floor, Each 1000sq.ft, Covered car parking, Furnished/ Unfurnished, Rent Rs.25,000/- 30,000/- Ph: 98410 14775 / 93806 41163. llMANDAVELI St. Johns School, 2BHK, 2nd Floor, 900sq.ft, Rs.19,000/- 1st Floor, Rs.27,000/- Car park, 3BHK, 1500sq.ft, Lift, Car park, Rs. 5,000 - ffice Godown Shop, Bachelors. Ph: 90030 43238. llMYLAPORE Mandaveli New flat One bedroom Rs.8500/- Rs.9000/- Rs.10000/Rs.12000/- Two bedroom Rs.12500/Rs.13500/- Rs.14000/- Rs.16000/- Rs.18000/Rs.20000/- Rs.25000/- Ramachandran. Ph: 99414 30994 / 98843 45821. llWARREN Road Fist oor B 1 80 s .ft, 2 BHK 991 sq.ft, for rent. Contact: 80560 00727 / 77084 15202. RENTAL Contd in page 16 ll near Kapaleeswarar Temple Two bedroom Ground floor flat, for vegetarians, Rent Rs.21000/- Plus maintenance, No brokers. Contact: 98410 77411 / 99406 26336. llOffice space available for rent. Cabin, workstation, cubical type SME & Corporate office. n Session Business Centre. Ph: 9884 99991 / 92821 33333 llR.A.PURAM 2 BHK 950 sq.ft, Ground oor semi furnished at available from 1st April, for veg family. Contact: 99413 74795. Brokers excuse. llABHIRAMAPURAM near Citi Bank 850 s .ft, 2 bedroom at 2nd oor Car park Good location Rent Rs.15000/- Charles Realty. Ph: 98842 39783 / 94441 17669. llABHIRAMAPURAM near Citi Bank Deluxe at 1600 s .ft, bedroom 1st oor with lift Car park Charles Realty. Ph: 98842 39783 / 94441 17669. llABHIRAMAPURAM C.P.Ramaswamy Road Nilgiris 1600 sq.ft, 3 bedroom wood / work 2nd oor with lift Car park Residential / Commercial Rent Rs.30K. Charles Realty. Ph: 98842 39783 / 94441 17669. llMYLAPORE near Chithrakulam Ground, First, Second oor Rent Rs.8000 - Rs.10000 Rs.11000/- Small Family. Non Veg / Veg. K.Gopalakrishnan. Ph: 93809 64793. llFULLY Furnished Prime location Alwarpet Cenatoph Road First oor 24 hours security water Geyser, A/C, Fridge, Cots, Washing Machine, Two wheeler. Ph: 77085 84378. llMANDAVE 64 s .ft, New one B at No: 11, Nyniappan Street, 2nd oor Genset lift, Car parking vegetarian only. No brokers. Rs.17000/- Owner. Ph: 98843 87424. ll llMYLAPORE llWANTED Male / Female candidates Good English knowledge below 25 years for Computer operator, ffice Assistant, Typist. Contact: 95000 37663 / 2445 0825. llLUCRATIVE opportunity specially for Retired officials / VRS in a leading Multinational organization. Fixed Salary + PF + Bonus. Contact: 87544 13530 / 89399 50457. llWANTED Assistant / Deputy Manager Accounts 10 years experience for a reputed company at Egmore. Retired persons can also apply respond to Email: vermiculite@ dugar.in with resume indicating salary expected. llA Leading motoring school in city requires experienced car drivers to work as instructors Ct: 9841094413 llBIRIYANI Cook, table supplier wanted for New Hotel Aroos in Kutcheri Road. Call: 98416 41227. llWANTED CA Inter qualifed for a CA firm at Royapettah with an aptitude for practice. Salary shall be a commensurate with experience & aptitude. Interest candidates please contact: N. Ravishankar 98408 88294 / send CV to [email protected] OFFICE STAFF / ASSISITANCE llWANTED Office Assistance Male/ Female/ Tally Preferable. Walk-in: Prayagaa Enterprises (P) Ltd. 109/57, R.K. Mutt Road, 2nd Floor, Mandaveli. Phone: 4207 4313. llYOUNG and Energetic Part / Full Time ffice Staff and Trainers re uired for Training children and adults on weekdays / weekends. Ph: 98407 82768. JOB REQUIREMENT: llI have experience in Accounts, Auditing, Taxation, E-Filing, Ct. Vijay 9790741271, Part time. On Th u rsdays, MYLAPORE TIMES fice is open till . p.m. To book CLASS F DS. 16 MYLAPORE TIMES Rental 3 BHK 2 bathrooms oor ( ) open CP strictly vegetarian 24 hr security no pets. Ph: 97909 23062. llR.A.PURAM 1st Main Road, 1st floor Bungalow 1700 sq.ft, 3 bedroom, Car park Rs. 2 . Nandanam 2 bedroom at, 1400 sq.ft, lift, Car park Rs.23K. Contact: 94443 23637 / 89394 44448. llCHAITANYA Ceebros, Gated community 2, , 4 bedroom brand New at, R.A.Puram near all CBSE Schools, Genset, Car park Rs.23K Rs.32K Rs.45K, Rs.60K. Contact: 89394 44448 / 94443 23637. ll800 sq.ft, 2 BHK 1st floor Luz Church Road 650 s .ft, 2 B Ground oor ennedy Street, vegetarian only 2 wheeler park. Ph: 90031 14387. llMYLAPORE 1850 sq.ft, Residential Flat Big Hall, Reading, Kitchen, 3 bedroom 2 covered Car parking lift, Semi furnished Rent Rs.45000 - Advance 10 months. Contact: 91710 59515 / 2811 1644. llTWO Houses 1 BHK 400 sq.ft, each Rs.4000/- @ Sekkadu, Avadi. Contact: 98947 35836 near Hindu College. llKARPAGAM Avenue R.A.Puram near Chettinad St.Johns Schools 3 BHK 1360 s .ft, semi furnished 2nd oor lift Rs. 0 . Ph: 98411 47769. llLUZ near Vidya Mandir 1200 sq.ft, 2 bedroom poo a 2nd oor no lift CCP Rs.21 (Neg) near DAV 1300 sq.ft, 2 bedroom 4 balconies 2nd oor lift Car park Rs. 1 (Neg) Ph: 98402 25811. ll llABHIRAMAPURAM llMANDAVE near St.John’s 1100 s .ft, 2 bedroom oor lift, No Car park Rs.20 (Neg) 1100 s .ft, 2nd oor no lift 2 bedroom Car park Rs.20K (Neg) Swami Iyer Reality. Ph: 98840 84762. ll2 BHK near R.K.Mutt Opposite P.S.School Second oor with Car parking Rent Rs.20000 Available from April. Contact: 96770 38652. llMYLAPORE near Nageshwara Rao Park 1050 s .ft, GF 2 bedroom at with Car park, decent location. Rent Rs.27K. Negotiable. Ph: 98404 68186. llALWARPET C.P.Ramasamy Road Modern Two bedrooms First oor woodwork parking Rs.25000/- Besant Nagar Kalashetra Colony Two bedrooms fittings Rs.20000/- Opp. Beach Rs.25000/- Ph: 89396 38157 / 89396 38158. llMYLAPORE CIT colony 2,200 sq.ft, Lift, Genset, covered car park, 70k, 60k. Contact: 9884710256 llMYLAPORE Park, 1900sq.ft, 3BR, 2nd oor, 2 CP lift, 40k, St mary’s road 1600s . ft, East Abhiramapuram 1500sq.ft, 3 BR, CP, lift, 35k. Ph. 9841717087 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CHANGE OF NAME BIRTHDAY GREETING PUBLIC NOTICE All this and more can be Advertised in the MYLAPORE TIMES CLASSIFIEDS Deadline: Thursday 8.30 p.m. General 4000 to 5000 Shifting House hold items, Chennai city Tamilnadu, Andhra, Karnataka, Kerala all over India Sharing full load Door to Door Reliable professional work. Ph: 99412 17069 / 98411 59460. Email: sribalajipm@ yahoo.co.in llMYLAI Sri Thangam Packers & Movers. Local Chennai, Tamilnadu, Andhra, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, All India safe 0% damage, reasonable charge. Ph: 98412 22437 / 4212 0864 / 2441 4055. PEST CONTROL TERMITE Control Cockroach control Bedbug control (Govt) Licence holder General pest control. Free Inspection any pest problem 24 hours service. Best pest control. Ph: 98407 27506 / 99520 59592. l SALE llFOR Sale World Class Original Exclusive wall Paintings for House hold and Corporate offices. Tel: 9094 41951 96000 85976. llREFRIGERATOR, Microwave Oven, Sofa Set, Study Table, Double, Single Cot, T.V, Baby walker, Fans, Excellent Condition for sale. Ph: 87544 94575 / 044 4205 9140. SENIOR CITIZENS HOME llCLEAN, Airy Ventilated posh oldage home at Palavakkam Sea side, Vegetarian. Short stay also available. Sai Charan. Ph: 98400 6424 044 2495 0218. SERVICE llPROTECT your loved ones from water born Disease Clean your UG & OH Water Tanks once in 3 months. Call STCS Ph: 99412 67777 / 98419 66600. ll llSINCE 1999, Sri Balaji Packers & Movers Mar 21 - 27, 2015 SUMMER CAMP llRUSH for a Lift Time fun. Art & Craft, Painting, Games, Music, Dance, Yoga, Keyboard, Horse Riding at Buds & Cubs in Alwarpet. Registration started and also admission open for play School Day Care, after School, Hindi, weekend classes. Ph: 98410 82197 / 95000 87613. TUITIONS llALWARPET CBSE IX, X, Maths/ Science. Admissions 2015 2016. ndividual Attention, Periodic Tests, Reports SMSed. Ct: Mrs. Nagalakshmi @ 98848 62313 / 90030 40487. MNS Balaji Academy, LM: Near Adyar gate. llTUITIONS taken for the classes of XI, XII, U.G Courses for the Subjects of Accountancy, Economics, Commerce. Ph: 99418 55412. llTUITION at your Home. Strong Foundation Assured in Basic Concept. Maths, Science upto X Std. Rs.250/- per Class. Contact: Master Directly at 80560 70165 / 86829 13500. llALWARPET Hindi Tuition all boards Prathamic to Praveen exams. Periodic test marks send through parents by SMS. Contact: Hindi Teacher M.A. Hindi Ph: 98401 31871. llTVG Coaching Centre Bazaar Road, Mylapore, 10th, +1, +2, Maths B.Maths, Accountancy with Excellent Materials. Classes Start: 27.03.2015. Cell: 95661 32335. llCENTUM Assured Home/ Centre Maths, Physics, Chemistry for X, XII, CBSE, State, JEE, NEET, Accounts, Economics for Board/ CPT by Experienced Post Graduates near Abhiramapuram Police Station. Ph: 98401 74275 / 044 - 4205 9140. llSPOKEN English / Hindi / Tamil / Kannada / Malayalam / French / German / Japanese / Chinese / Spanish / Arabic / Russian / Italian / Korean / Dutch / Portuguese & All. Rengammal Language Academy. Ph: 98403 24260 / 99623 19638. llCRASH Course: UPTO +2, BE, MBBS, BDS, UG, PG, spoken English, Hindi, French, German, T JEE NEET SRMEEE VITEEE / JIPMER / CMC / JAM / NET / CAT / IELTS / TOEFL / GRE / GMAT / ICWA. Ph: 98403 24260 / 99623 19638. llMBBS / BDS Coaching: Anatomy / Physiology / Biochemistry / Pathology / Pharmacology / ENT / Ophthalmology / Surgery / OG / Orthodontics / Periodontics / Prosthodontics / Pedodontics & all. SVT Rengammal Medical Academy. Ph: 98403 24260 / 99623 19638. MYLAPORE TIMES Mar 21 - 27, 2015 Install traffic signals at C. V. Raman - TTK Road junction My photo here in an indication of the chaos an traf c isr tion on TT oa . The ol me of traf c is immense here as there is a hea y inflo of vehicles both from C V Raman Road and K B oa onto TT oa es ecially ring eak of ce an school ho rs. This ca ses traf c ams. t is ecoming e tremely if c lt to access or comm te on this road. One suggestion - install a signal at the C V Raman - K B Road - TTK Road junction. - Jayanti Natarajan, Alwarpet Problems posed by pet dogs I suggest a solution which can be tried. Collect the dogshit in a piece of paper and deposit it in the pocket of the person leading the dog. This has been done with telling effect by a friend of mine in Delhi. You have of course to face some abuse. - S. Raghavan, R. A. Puram en hen the traf c lights are on the traf c particularly bikes and autos do not honour the signals. t since the signals are o n most often chaos rules. Imagine the fate of aged and disabled. The signals must be in order and violators punished. - K. Gopalakrishnan Sewage leak in Karaneeswarar Koil Street One-way on mada streets; some points The drain pipe in our area has broken and sewage water has been running down Karaneeswarar Koil Street and into other areas. The water seems to come from the area of Kozhaveliamman Temple. This happens regularly in our area. - Letter from local resident who wants to remain anonymous Traffic signals often down, out on C. P. Ramaswamy Road junctions t is not clear as to hy the traf c signal lights at the junctions of St Mary’s Road and R A Puram 2nd Main on C. P. Ramaswamy Road go out of order so often and for such long durations. St. Mary’s Road – C P Ramaswamy Road nction traf c lights are a ermanent lia ility. Following a Mylapore citizen’s online etition to ity Traf c olice to make all ma a streets one ay the T ma e it one ay for a day! But how? By allowing forcing vehicles on R K Mutt Road to go via mada streets. This may have looked like a stupid action but I suspect it was a ploy to ward off any future attempts to question them to try out on-way on these streets. Police placed marker ropes to contain trafc on orth a a treet t this ser es no purpose as hawkers are perennial nuisance in the location and violators are not booked all the time. There is a need for multilevel commercial parking. How many have signed the online petition? Only a small number (100+). Mylaporeans seem to be silent mute spectators to such issues. - Mohandass, R. A. Puram. Nadu Street: baldly-installed urinal am a resi ent of a treet yla ore. Chennai Corporation installed a mini toilet at the top of our street but it was not properly installed and commissioned. The area is very dirty too. - Narasimhan, Mylapore 17 18 MYLAPORE TIMES The man behind the foundation and promotion of one of the city s iggest sa has ara a ana a ha R. Krishnaswamy passed away on Mar.18. He was 79. The end came early that morning at a hospital where he was being treated. He was unwell for a long time and had kept away from the sabha’s activities for over a year. The funeral was held on Thursday. Krishnaswamy was a senior advocate of the Madras High Court and practised for 45 years. Krishnaswamy led his team at the sabha to launch and promote dozens of religious an c lt ral e ents hich ma e ah of activity. There were also his detractors people who disliked his demeanor. But to him must be given credit for shaping the early days and growth of this arts institution. It was not an easy job and the man and his team strove to raise the a itori m on TT oa l ar et on lan hich as once c lti ate as rice el s. lso he okaye lots of rogrammes for classical ancers. orksho s festi als monthly promotionals many dancers and g r s ene tte from them. atyarangam that ho se an feathered project was one such dance promotion idea that stands good even today. So is the annual dance fest which is themed an challenges story riters com osers musicians and dancers to think afresh and resent on stage on a ariety of themes some esoteric. He also promoted theatre events and gave the hall space to deserving people. Krishnaswamy was also head of the federation of sabhas in the city and trustee of . . Tr st hich e elo e the Thennangur villege and built many service centres here spending crores of rupees. He was given the Kalaimamani Award by the State. hre shar an eman ing Krishnaswamy remained that way till the end. Many would say that a sabha promoter has to be this to be successful. He leaves behind his wife and two sons. His family resides at Shriman Srinivasa en e l ar et. h . minent Tamil scholar Vai. Rathinasabapathy, passed away on ar . e as age years. Rathinasabapathy was the editor of the Tamil magazine Siddhantham for more than 9 years. He was a Lecturer at Annamalai University from to after hich he as the Professor and Head of the Saiva Siddhanta e artment ni ersity of a ras till . He has received various awards like irai nana on al from n rak i Adigalaar; Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Award from MAC Trust and Charities; Siddhantha Sarabham from Saiva Siddhantha Perumandram and Siva Tamil Chelvar from Thiruvaavaduthurai Adheenam. e has lishe more than ooks about Saivam and has been the editor for many reference books also. He has delivered more than 1000 lectures in India and abroad. ontact the family at . P. K. Subramaniam, a long time resient of yla ore asse a ay on e after a brief period of hospitalisation. He was aged 88. He served in the Highways Department of Tamil a from 1950 until his retirement in 1985. During this erio he ser e as on f cer on ecial ty at ri a alees arar Tem le Mylapore. Subramaniam was a regular for Pradosham in Sri Kapali Temple and Sri Valleswarar Temple for over 25 years. e is s r i e y his ife eethalakshmi a ghters asikala an ekala sons . . ra hakar . . r n Ashok and Shankar. ontact the family at . D. Chandrasekar, age years asse a ay on ar at his resi ence in MYLAPORE TIMES E-paper Mar 21 - 27, 2015 Mandaveli. He was a resident of Mylapore from his childhood. After completing his school education at . . chool he opened a printing press called Chellem Printers on Appar Koil treet name after his mother hellammal which is now manage y his son enkatesh a . e is s r i e y his ife t o sons an a daughter. The family can be reached at Esther Victor, a resident of San Thome for more than years asse a ay on ar . She was aged 88. She started her career as a teacher of mathematics at the o ernment irls igh chool Cuddalore and went on to work as Headmistress at schools in eriak lam hi am aram an amakkal and was the Principal of Lady Willingdon o el chool hennai. t the time of her retirement she as the ns ectress of ll irls chools in Chennai. She was a guide and friend to her students who are now successful in various el s across the orl . The family can be reached at 9884191270. Santhalakshmi age asse a ay on ar . he as a resi ent of yla ore for more than eca es. She was closely associated with Ramakrishna Math from where she took spiritual initiation in 1952. She is survived by her son . amakrishnan daughter-in-law an hini a ghters irmala a aram an hara a o al. otact the family at . Posted online every Saturday. 11 a.m. www.mylaporetimes.com Mar 21 - 27, 2015 MYLAPORE TIMES 19 LIFESTYLE ADD COLOUR TO YOUR CAKE HEALTH FOOD By Bama Ranganathan Here is food for thought: when was the last time you had a protein shake instead of coffee or tea? Or went looking for vegetarian omega 3 supplements as a part of your daily diet? L. Sridhar of SS Fitness Solutions feels that these foods should have an important place in our lives, as much as fruits and vegetables do. SS Fitness Solutions came into being about nine years ago, in Egmore. Sridhar’s brother is a former Mr. India and is a body builder by profession. It was while looking for products to help him with his body building activities that the idea for the business came up. There was no store in Chennai at that time which specialised in fitness products and Sridhar felt that the time was right to open one. Now, SS Fitness Solutions has 4 branches in Chennai catering to anything needed to maintain the health and fitness of the body. In this store, you will find an array of proteins, muscle milk, muscle toners, fat burners, vitamins and other dietary supplements. You can bring in a prescription from your doctor or you can come with a general idea and pick out what you need with able assistance from the shop personnel. Serious body builders can choose from a range of muscle building and toning products; budding athletes can choose energy boosters, proteins and vitamins; weight-watchers can pick fat burners, diet supporters and metabolism boosters – the choice is abundant. There are also products that cater to vegetarians and ve vegans providing them with nutrients that may not be readily available to them in the food they eat. The shop is not yet functional online though this is some something that Sridhar is actively working on. But you can call and place an order through phone and they will deliver to you anywhere in Tamil Nadu. SS Fitness Solutions is the sole distributor in TN for a few major brands of health foods. The shop is well stocked in fitness needs, and whatever they don’t have readily, they are able to obtain it for you. SS Fitness Solutions is a good stop along the Fitness way. Contact: 42145584. Cakes are nowadays not only for birthdays but have become an important part of any celebration. To help customise the celebration, The French Loaf has some interesting choices for cakes. Now you can add a photo to any cake, you can change the shape of the cake to suit your choice or you can add toys to the top of your cake. What’s more, you can do all this online! The icing on the cake, so to speak, is the current offer that is available at the bakery. Cakes are available for a starting price of as low as Rs.450 per Kg. For more information call The French Loaf bakery at San Thome, 32576157. Just opened. TERRACOTA JEWELLERY AT ALWARPET Janavi Adornments has a wide range of terracotta jewellery for any occasion. Be it fancy earrings to complement casual western wear or pendant sets to wear to a party or even bridal wear to match the bridal outfits and make for a good change from the traditional jewellery, you can find it here. Vandhini has been doing this business out of her house on C. V. Raman Road for more than three years. Customers can call for appointment but most of her custom is through Facebook. She provides consultations for people looking to buy pieces to match their outfits and has recently provided the jewellery for Gowri Ramnarayan’s dance production ‘Aham Sita’. She can be reached at 9840800085 or through her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/janviadornments. 20 MYLAPORE TIMES Regd. with Registrar of Newspapers of India 65779/95 WORKSHOP TO LEARN SONGS BASED ON LORD RAMA In the backdrop of Sri Ramanavami, Aalaap (a Chennai-based initiative in the performing arts) which assists artistes in the many aspects of ideation, design, content, curation and publicity) is presenting Ramavali, a day-long workshop that attempts to explore and impart nine songs based on Lord Rama. Dr Subhashini Parthasarathy, well known Carnatic vocalist will helm the session. The 9 songs that will be taught will celebrate the glory of Rama interpreted by different composers and languages. The event will be held on Mar 22, 10 am to 3 pm at 136.1 Yoga Studio, Alwarpet. Registration fee: Rs.950 (including lunch). Open to ages 12 and above. To register, write to friendsofaalaap@gmail. com or call 9962260372 Dr Subhashini Parthasarathy is a wellknown Carnatic vocalist based in Chennai and a disciple of eminent scholars like T M Thiagarajan and the great padam exponent, T Mukta. Subhashini is an A grade artiste of Doordarshan. Published and owned by Vincent D’Souza. Publishing address - 16, 7th Cross St., Sastri Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 20. Editor : Vincent D’Souza Mar 21 - 27, 2015