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MAMBALAMTIMESThe Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalamwww.mambalamtimes.inCMYKVol. 18, No. 49933rd Issue : May 4 - 10, 2013FREE

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May 4 - 10, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMESPage 3Police address grievances of NorthBoag Road residentsBy Our Staff ReporterThe speed breakers on NorthBoag Road, T. Nagar, werepainted with yellow stripes tocaution motorists followinggrievances raised by residentsduring the face to face meetwith Rajendran (Inspector) andother staff of Teynampet PoliceStation on April 30As per the request of residents,‘No parking’ signboardswere erected at both ends ofNorth Boag Road and theburnt-out bulbs on street lightposts were changed.Residents have thankedRajendran for taking such swiftactions following their complaints.Dolotsavam ofSri Yagnamoorthyfrom May 11 to 27By Our Staff ReporterSwathi Narasimha MahaYagnam Trust (34/24, VenkatesanStreet, T. Nagar) willconduct dolatsavam of deitiesYagnamoorthy and SwamiMukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachariarfrom May 11 to27.According to the trustees,the idol of Yagnamoorthy willbe brought from Sri MattapallaiTemple (Vijayawada) onMay 11 and returned back tothe temple after NarasimhaJayanthi celebration in SriAhobila Mutt Oriental School(K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam)on May 27.Devotees may have darshanof Sri Yagnamoorthy inSri Mukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachariartemple from 8a.m to 10 a.m from May 11 to27.All are welcome.Free classes onBhagavathamBy Our Staff ReporterFree classes on ‘SrimadBhagavatham’ are conductedat 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 2,50th Street, Ashok Nagar.All are welcome.More details can be had inphone 98406 03064.Ramakrishna Mission distributesfree buttermilkBy Our Staff ReporterRamakrishna Mission (DuraisamyRoad, T. Nagar) hasbeen distributing free buttermilkto the thirsty since May 1from 9 a.m to 12 noon outsideits premises.According to Swami Yethuanandha(Ashram member),buttermilk was prepared with100 liters of milk on the firstday which has since been increasedto 140 liters due toincreasing demand.He said that the Ashram hasbeen distributing free buttermilkfor the past 40 years.Anyone can donate milk forthe cause, he added.Clay pot vendor on Canal Bank RoadBy Our Staff ReporterK. Vasu (resident of 64/84,Canal Bank Road, CIT Nagar,Ph: 97103 88220) sells clayThiruvilakku poojain PanigrahaKalyanaMandapam todayBy Our Staff ReporterPalakkadu Guruji SivaramakrishnanNamboodri popularlyknown as ‘Tirumeni’ willconduct Thiruvilakku poojawith Lalitha Sahasranaamamon Saturday, May 4, at 6 p.m.in Panigraha Kalyana Mandapam(Arya Gowda Raod,West Mambalam).Devotees wishing to participatemust bring a vilakku.For more details please call94440 26655.All are welcome.pots, flower pots, clay lampsand other pottery items fromthe pavement near his residence.He said that clay pots affixedwith a plastic tap arepopular this summer.The pots are available inthe capacity of 5 to 30 liters,starting from Rs. 150 onwards.He buys his wares from pottersin Kancheepuram.Talk on ‘Visionof Strong Bharat’tomorrowBy Our Staff ReporterYoga Shanthi Gurukulam(West Mambalam) will celebrateits 18 th anniversary onSunday, May 5, in Sri KrishnaGana Sabha (MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar).Swami Brahmayoganandha(Founder) will give a talkon ‘Vision of Strong Bharath’.Books and CDs based onRamayana and BhagavadGita will be released during thefunction.Ramagopalan (Founder,Hindu Munnani), S. Gurumurthy(noted columnist), D. R.Kaarthikeyan (Former Director,CBI), T. S. Krishnamurthy(Former Chief Election Commissioner)and other eminentspiritualists, yoga exponentsand scholars from Ayodhya,Mathura and Kasi will participatein the event.All are welcome.For more details please call98408 32624/97910 19514.‘Sidewalk Astronomy’ event todayBy Our Staff ReporterTamilnadu AstronomicalSociety (7 th Sector, K. K. Nagar,9382870662) and AshokNagar Friends Ball BadmintonClub will jointly conduct a‘Sidewalk Astronomy’ programon Saturday, May 4, from6.30 p.m to 9 p.m at ChennaiCorporation Playground (47 thStreet, 9 th Avenue, AshokNagar).D. Vijayakumar (President)told Mambalam Times thatduring the stargaze event, onecan view the moon and theplanets Jupiter and Saturnthrough telescopes. There willalso be a guided tour of starsand constellations.All are welcome.Sidewalk Astronomy was aconcept created by the wellknown amateur astronomerJohn Dobson. He is creditedwith making astronomyaccessible to the common man.He invented the famousDobsonian model telescopewhich is portable and cheap tomanufacture. He made astronomypopular by setting upDobsonian telescopes on sidewalksduring clear evenings andoffering to show and explainthe night sky to passersby.

Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMESMay 4 - 10, 2013BSNL DGMofficerelocatedBy Our Staff ReporterThe office of DeputyGeneral Manager (SouthEast), BSNL, ChennaiTelephones functioning tillnow in GR Complex (808,Anna Salai, Nandanam,Chennai 35) has been shiftedto Mambalam TelephoneExchange Building(652, Anna Salai, Nandanam)from May 1.Subscribers may contactthe DGM at the newoffice.Light fixture damaged by treebranchesBy Our Staff ReporterThe light fixture on the light post on the service lane of G. N.Chetty Road flyover near Residency Towers has been damagedby the branches of a nearby tree.The fixture, which is hanging precariously and is held byelectrical wires, is likely to fall at any time.Sai bhajanson 3 days a weekSri Sathya Sai Samiti, T.Nagar conducts Sai bhajansevery week in the followingvenues in T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.Chetty Road (near PanagalPark, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5 p.m.Ayurvedasramam, 155, G.N. Chetty Road (near PanagalPark), Mondays, 6 p.m.50/38, Motilal Street (oppositeRanganathan Street),Wednesdays, 6 p.m.All are welcome.More details can be had fromD. Srinivasa Rao (9840050875) or C. Ramamurthy(94440 54819).Model waterfall outside shop toattract customersBy Our Staff ReporterTo attract customers, a textile showroom on Usman Road,T. Nagar, has installed a model waterfall made from plaster ofParis outside its premises.By Our Staff ReporterDaasya (a NGO in 12 th Avenue,Ashok Nagar, Ph: 9940638972) honoured the donorswho contributed towards thefree meal scheme for leprosypatients in Government Hospital(Saidapet), at Pani GrahaKalayna Mandapam (AryaGowda Road, West Mambalam)on April 27.They were felicitated by P.Nandhakumar (Deputy Commissioner,Income Tax).P. Raman (President) toldMambalam Times that theproject was started 3 yearsback and is successful due tocontributions from philanthropists.Mambalamresident brings outbooklet on‘Naimisaranyam’A booklet based on DevarajaPerumal Temple popularlyknown as ‘Naimisaranyam –one of the 108 Divya Desams’written by Sarma Sastrigal(resident of West Mambalam)was released by K. Rosiah(Tamilnadu Governor) duringa function held on April 27 inAhobila Mutt (Mylapore).In his booklet, the authorhas shared the experience ofhis visit to the temple, its significancein the Hindu dharma,the legends of the kshetramand some useful tips to pilgrimsvisiting the place for thefirst time.Devotees interested in gettinga copy of the booklet cancontact Sarma Satrigal in94443 80973.Daasya honours its donorsTraffic congestion during peak hours atArya Gowda Road-Brindavan Street junctionBy Our Staff ReporterThe automatic traffic lightsinstalled several monthsback at the junction of AryaGowda Road and BrindavanStreet (West Mambalam) arenot operational during peakhours.A traffic official told MambalamTimes that the automaticsignals are leading totraffic congestion during peakhours and they are able to betterregulate the traffic manuallyduring that time.Calling volunteersfor free service inTirumalaBy Our Staff ReporterSevas (50, Dharga Road,Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram)sends volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumalastarting on Sundays and endingon Saturdays.Men and women who arephysically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their servicesfor 6 hours everyday.The work will be of supervisorynature.Accommodation, lunch anddinner will be provided free ofcost.They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkateswara.Travelling expense and thecost of breakfast must be borneby the volunteers.Those interested can contactNalini Ravikumar (18/43,Jubilee Road, West Mambalam)in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P.Sundaram (98417 26695) orD. Gopinath (94442 09751).Talk on‘Thiru Arutpa’on TuesdayBy Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of VallalarSanmargasangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:98403 66306), SanmargaArunagiri will give a discourseon ‘Thiru Arutpa – EnnnaiKavarntha Vaira Varigal’ onTuesday, May 7, at 6 p.m inSakthi Vinayagar Temple(P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar).All are welcome.Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff ReporterKurichi Lakshminarasimhachariar(resident of 8, 2 ndMain Road, CIT Nagar East,Nandanam) conducts freeVeda and Suktham classesfrom 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.41,000 copies of thisedition are deliveredFREE everySaturday!CMYK

May 4 - 10, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMESPage 5TAMIL CINEMA 75 -Computer glitch in SETC counter causes Sai Seva Chakraconducts freeresidents hardshipVeda classesA LOOK BACKsil buses at the State Express By Our Staff ReporterTransport Corporation counterat T. Nagar bus terminus Bharathi Street, West Mam-Sri Sai Seva Chakra (15,By RANDOR GUYTAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 53for the past several days. balam) conducts free Veda,The counter staff said that bhajans and sloka classes onthey are helpless as the server Sundays in its premises fromkeeps failing.3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m.The passengers told MambalamTimes that there are noIt also conducts these classesin the following venues.alternate SETC bookingOn Saturdays and Sundayscounters near T. Nagar andfrom 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m in SriMambalam and thereforeKrishna Gana Sabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T.they are forced to go toKoyambedu bus terminusNagar.where there seems to be noOn Mondays, Wednesdaysserver issues.The counter functions fromand Tuesdays from 5 p.m to 6By Our Staff Reporter muters are facing problems 8 a.m to 1 p.m and from 2 p.mp.m in Sarva Priya GanapathiDue to technical hitch, com-in booking tickets for mofus-to 8 p.m on all days.Temple (Moorthy Street Extension,7th Avenue, AshokThanneer pandal warns Nagar).On Mondays and Thursdaysagainst misusefrom 8 p.m to 9 p.m in No 15,Bharathi Street, West Mambalam.All are welcome.More details can be had inphone 98843 05676.‘Pavalakodi’ had as many as fifty songs. The composer wasPapanasam Sivan, who played a major role in the rise of M. K.T. Bhagavathar as a singing star. Old-timers still argue whetherBhagavathar became famous by singing Sivan’s compositions,or vice versa. Papanasam Sivan, incidentally, wrote thelyrics and set the tunes as well, a rather uncommon practicein the cinema world!After the success of ‘Pavalakodi’, Thyagaraja Bhagavatharstarred again with S. D. Subbulakshmi in ‘NaveenaSarangadhara’ (1936), again directed by K. Subramaniam whohad by now become a popular filmmaker. The movie fared welland a song, composed by Sivan and sung by Bhagavathar,‘Sivaperuman krupai vendum…’, became a super hit. This songin praise of Lord Siva is popular even today, seventy- plus yearslater.The next year would lift M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar’sfame skyhigh and make him a living legend!In that year, 1937, South Indian film history was made withtwo of Bhagavathar’s films ‘Chinthamani’ and ‘Ambikapathi’being released. ‘Chinthamani’ (1937) was the first mega-boxoffice hit of South Indian Cinema and the earliest film to enjoyyear-long runs in many towns in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere too.A mixture of fact, fiction and myth, ‘Chinthamani’ was thestory of Bilwa Mangal, a Sanskrit poet of Varanasi who wrotethe famed musical epic in praise of Lord Krishna called ‘KrishnaKarnamritham’. The story of Bilwa Mangal had earlier beenstaged as a play and made into a silent film by DhirendranathGanguly (DG), one of the founding fathers of Bengali Cinema.Madan Theatres of Calcutta who made it in Telugu in 1933.Surprisingly - and somewhat ironically - ThyagarajaBhagavathar was not the first choice to play Bilwa Mangal!The producers and the director, Y. V. Rao, originally had thepopular singer-actor Serukalathur Sama in mind. On secondthoughts, Sama was shifted to the roles of Lord Krishna and awandering ascetic - in fact Krishna himself in disguise. To playthe role of Bilwa Mangal, Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was thenengaged. To play Chintamani, a devadasi with whom the herofalls in love, K. Aswathamma was chosen because of hermelodious voice and facile style of singing.Aswathamma, tall and pencil-thin, hailed from the old Mysorestate and was a popular singing stage star. Endowed with a finehaunting voice, she had cut many gramophone discs and oneof them, a sad melancholy sentimental song, ‘ Haa priyaaaprashantha hridhayaa’ was a best seller. In those days, evenmany non-Kannada-speaking homes had this 78-rpm-disc intheir collection. She was known as ‘Kannadatha Kogiley’ (‘TheKannada Cuckoo’). Sadly, tuberculosis cut short her life andshe died young after playing the lead role in only three films, allof which were hits ‘Sadarame’ (Kannada, 1935),‘Chintamani’(1937) and ‘Sakkubai’(1939), both in Tamil.There were 25 songs in ‘Chintamani’ and many of thembecame super hits. One of them, ‘Radhey unakku kopam…’found a place in the list of all-time hits of Tamil Cinema.‘Natakame ulagam…’, the opening words of a song sung bySerukalathur Sama highlighting the fickle nature of life, enteredthe Tamil idiom and is used even today by the commonman. ‘Chintamani’ was indeed a milestone movie, one thatmade people in South India movie-mad.Later in the year came the other Bhagavathar hit‘Ambikapathi’. It portrayed romantic love with a sheen oferoticism never before seen in a Tamil movie. It also gave astatus to its dialogue-writer, a new trend in Tamil Cinema,which would lead to significant consequences in later years andwould create an impact on the political fortunes of the stars ofTamil Nadu. The screenwriter was Elangovan, the first starwriter of Tamil cinema!(To be continued)REQUEST TO READERS!Please help us to serve you better!Mambalam Times is being deliveredfree at every doorstep in thisneighbourhood week after week. If ourdelivery boy skips your house or flat inany week, please call 2434 9236between 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m on weekdays to enable us to take effective andimmediate remedial action.Tutorial instituteoffers concession topoor studentsBy Our Staff ReporterARU Academy (7/3 MadleyRoad, T. Nagar) is offering feeconcession for bright studentsfrom economically weaker sections.Students wishing to avail theconcession need to producetheir family income certificate.It also provides coaching forCA-CPT, CA-IPCC, CS Foundationand ICWA Foundationcourses.The institute also offers tuitionsfor Stds. 11 and 12.Students are also advised onthe merits of various careeroptions available to them.The Institute’s contactnumbers are 97909 31868 and87544 04449.Manilal elected as Governorof Lions ClubBy Our Staff ReporterDr. G. Manilal (resident of61/4, VGP Complex, 1st Avenue,Ashok Nagar) was recentlyelected as Lions Governorfor District 324A8.He met Pranab Mukherjee(President of India) on April 30in New Delhi along with a fewother members of the club andgave a presentation of theclub’s ongoing and proposedprojects for 2013.The projects include donationof free dialysis units topoor patients, tree planting,education and medical assistancesfor underprivilegedpersons and aid to destituteand physically challenged persons.Manilal has been a memberof Lions Club since 1994and has held various positionsin it. He expanded the Club’sactivities by forming more than30 Lions Clubs in various partsof Chennai.By Our Staff ReporterA thanneer pandal on theservice lane of Usman Roadflyover with a message writtenon paper and affixed to thewater container requests thepublic not to take away waterin cans.GAMBLERSANONYMOUSmeets at Holy Angels Conventevery Sundayfrom 11.30 a.m to 1 p.m.All compulsive gamblers whowish to get rid of the habitare welcomeCMYK

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About 9 days back, a huge pit was dug in front of our apartmentin Block 96 by Electricity Department to rectify a fault in the powercable which caused a blackout in the apartment six blocks away.The pit has completely blocked our access to the road. No intimation wasgiven to the six residents of our block about the plan and duration of repairwork. We are unable to move out our vehicles, which is causing a lot ofdiscomfort.Careless digging using a JCB machine has resulted in damage to thesewage chamber, BSNL cable and street light connections.Even though the work has been completed, the pit has not been refilled,blocking our access to the road. I request the EB officials to take immediateaction and close the pit properly. – T. G. Parthasarathy, Block 96,Sowbagya Colony, Anna Main Road, K. K. Nagar, Ph: 97909 49940Chaos at NPR enrolment camp in Ward 127Sir, It appears that getting NPR based UID number for senior citizensis near impossible. In Ward 127, the booth setup at Corporation Office (nextto Shiva Vishu temple) is totally disorganized.Persons like me with valid NPR token issued at the time of census in 2010are sidelined and only persons with token issued by the booth staff arebeing enrolled. For the past three days, I have stood in vain in the queuefrom 9 am onwards.Family members of the persons who have been issued tokens in thebooth come in batches and are sent ahead and persons like me with tokenissued during census are pushed back. A separate senior citizen’s desk wasstarted yesterday morning but was abandoned midway.I suggest let there be two separate queues and booths, one for personsalready having NPR token and the other for those issued by the booth staff.There should be a separate counter for senior citizens and the disabled.I appeal to the concerned authorities to take proper measures to makeit easier for citizens in processing the NPR formalities.—M. D. Rajendran,Ayappa Flats, 15 Rangan Street, T. Nagar.Stray dogs threaten street residentsSir, I am a resident of Brindavan Street (West Mambalam). There is asevere street dog menace on our street and its bylanes. They have recentlyproliferated in great numbers. Many of them are unfriendly and oftenchase pedestrians and vehicles. Residents, especially children and seniorcitizens, are at a high risk of getting bit and getting infected by rabies. Withthe increasing summer heat, they often venture into the compounds ofresidents for shade. We have appealed to Chennai Corporation to catch andtake them away, but no action has been taken so far. We throughMambalam Times, request the concerned authorities to take immediateaction and rid our streets of the dog menace. — Y. Sampath Kumar, 68/38, Brindavan Street, West Mambalam, Ph: 2472 9249Erratic power shut down cycle in Motilal StreetSir, I am a resident of Motilal Street, T. Nagar.The time of the 2-hour power shutdown in the city is done in a cycle whichis rotated every month.For example if in a particular month it was from8 a.m to 10 a.m, then in the next month it is pushed to 10 a.m to 12 noonand so on. But in our colony, such a schedule is not being followed for thepast several months.In April, the power cut was from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.From this month onwards instead of from 8 a.m to 10 a.m, power is beingshut down from 12 noon to 2 p.m.The 8 a.m. to 10 a.m and 10 a.m. to 12 noon slots have never been appliedto our colony.The colony is predominantly residential and I do not understand why adifferent scheme is followed here.I request TANGEDCO to apply the same principle of rotating the powercycle for shutdown in our colony as well.— Secretary, Motilal StreetResidents’ Welfare Association, Old No. 31, New No. 57, MotilalStreet, T. Nagar.Raised manhole causes fatal accidentSir, I am a resident of Ashok Nagar. There is a raised manhole nearPudur High School bus stop which poses a risk to road users.On April 29, a biker lost control of his vehicle after bumping on themanhole and hit an old man walking alongside.The old man later succumbed to his injuries.I request the concerned authorities to take immediate action andflatten the manhole to road height to prevent any further suchaccidents. – S. Vinoaj, Ashok Nagar.MAMBALAM TIMESAdvertisement RatesBLACK & WHITE:Full Page :Rs. 29,000Half Page :Rs. 16,000Per Column Centimeter:Rs. 160Classified Display:Rs. 160 per cmThird Page: Rs. 190COLOUR:Full Page :Rs. 36,000Half Page :Rs. 19,000Ear Panel on Page 1Rs. 1600Per Column cm Rs. 190First Page : Rs. 240Last Page : Rs. 2107/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar.Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 3937, 2435 6475mambalamtimes@yahoo.co.inWeb: www.mambalamtimes.inMAMBALAMTIMESEditorK. S. RamakrishnanAsst. Advt. ManagerE. SrinivasanAdvt. RepresentativeS. N. KumarAccountantP. Muralidharan

May 4 - 10, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMESPage 7SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSClassified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage Hall, MiniHall, Real Estate (Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are Rs. 500(upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions;Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to onlyone house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.BACHELORACCOMMODATIONWEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, deluxerooms, available for bachelors, A/c, T.V. attachedbath, 24 hours water. Ph: 95661 20832, 9500144566T. NAGAR, Pinjala Subramanian Road, nearPothys, spacious single A/c room, attached bath,balcony, excellent location, airy, good ventilated,24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking, employedbachelors only (maximum 2 gents can stay), nobrokers. Ph: 2434 5209, 94456 15209.MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street(State Bank Building), 2 Halls – Kamakshi MiniHall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com.A/C Mini hall available for meeting, seminar,party on hourly basis at Fountain Plaza, Egmore.Rate per hour for A/c Rs. 300. Ample parking,LCD projector and food undertaken/arranged. Ph:94440 64861, 94440 06473, 97908 43500.REAL ESTATE(BUYING)WANTED 3 bedrooms flat, 1000 to 1100 sq.ft,around 10 years old, in and around T. Nagar, WestMambalam, CIT Nagar, Ashok Nagar, K. K. Nagaronly, no brokers, owners to contact. Ph: 24328440, 94443 96806.REAL ESTATE(SELLING)WEST MAMBALAM, Naickamar Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 580 sq.ft, UDS 220 sq.ft,semi furnished, Western toilet, lift, open car park,price Rs. 45 lakhs (negotiable), cash partiespreferable, vegetarians / Brahmins only, nobrokers, inspection on appointment only. Ph:98405 72681, 4212 5645.LITTLE MOUNT, L.D.G. Road, near RajBhavan, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, UDS351 sq.ft, ground floor flat, woodwork, car parking,price Rs. 65 lakhs (negotiable), immediate sale.Contact: Owner. Ph: 9940594349.ASHOK NAGAR, Anjugam Nagar, near KasiTheatre, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1040 sq.ft, 2 ndfloor flat, 11 years old, covered car park, woodwork,no brokers. Ph: 9840111258.WEST MAMBALAM, Station Road, nearMambalam Railway Station, commercial space,162 sq.ft, ground floor, rate Rs. 23 lakhs(negotiable). Contact: Agent. Ph: 90427 72352,81489 59362.ASHOK NAGAR, 15 th Street, 2 bedrooms, hallkitchen, 6 years old, 950 sq.ft, UDS 410 sq.ft, 2 ndfloor, no lift, covered car park, price Rs. 58 lakhs.Loan arranged thru HDFC. Contact: C-Realty,Ph: 98401 54495.THIRUMULLAIVOYAL, Kambar Street, nearEaswaran Temple & one & half km from BusStand, 1276 sq.ft, rate Rs. 1600 per sq.ft, nobrokers. Ph: 94441 64492, 97105 17467.JAFFERKHANPET, No. 17, VOC Block,Balasubramaniyan Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, new flat, price Rs. 57 lakhs,including car park, EB, sewage, registration, readyto occupy. Contact: S. V. Constructions. Ph: 9841599211, 98405 30504, 98844 00648.WEST MAMBALAM, MumtazFlat, Lake View Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800sq.ft, UDS 310 sq.ft, 1 st floor,cash parties, no brokers. Ph:098410 52499.WEST MAMBALAM, Krishnan Street, nearGovindan Road 3 bedrooms, hall, modular kitchen,1060 sq.ft, 2 nd floor apartment, fully woodwork, 2balconies, 2-wheeler parking, 9 years old, no lift,price Rs. 80 lakhs (negotiable), genuine buyers.Agent. 90427 72352, 81489 59362.PADAPPAI, Vattampakkam Village, 1 acre 25cents school site. Ph: 93822 31960, 94442 70911.T. NAGAR, Abdul Aziz Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 725 sq.ft, 3 rd floor flat, no lift, coveredcar park, 12 years old, price Rs. 50 lakhs. Ph:98408 52996.TINDIVANAM, N.H.45 Entrance, betweenTindivanam & Kooteripattu, 110 feet frontage, 1acre. Ph: 94442 70911, 93822 31960.WEST MAMBALAM, Ellaiyamman KoilStreet, 2 master bedrooms, 750 sq.ft, + plinth area250 sq.ft, UDS 356 sq.ft, 1 st floor, bath attached,fully renovated, 16 years old, price Rs. 62 lakhs(negotiable), open car park, covered 2-wheelerpark. PH: 94453 11936, 99623 90007.WEST MAMBALAM, Naickamar Street, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1250 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift,covered car park, 7 years old, price Rs. 98 lakhs,no brokers. Ph: 2471 5322.RENTALASHOK NAGAR, 18 th Avenue, East facinghouse, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, groundfloor, rent Rs. 17000, maintenance Rs. 1800, opencar park. Sri Sai Realty. Ph: 98406 61506.ASHOK NAGAR, T-9, Gnanaoli Street, ThiruNagar, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, pooja room,dining, balcony, 900 sq.ft, 3 phase EB, amplewater supply, rent Rs. 15000, good locality. Ph:94426 26961, 94444 47442.T. NAGAR, Burkit Road, near Railway Station,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor apartment,bath attached, woodwork, car park, rent Rs.14000, advance 6 months, family / bachelors /office also. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.KODAMBAKKAM, Subramaniya Nagar, nearRangarajapuram fly over, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 715 sq.ft, ground floor, 3 phase, inverter,copious water, rent Rs. 15000 + maintenance, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph:87545 10510, 2483 8951.JAFFERKHANPET, Anjugam Nagar, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1 st floor, marbleflooring, covered car park, rent Rs. 20000,vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 98407 59284.KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram MainRoad, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, studyroom, ground floor, A/c, fans, geysers, 2 swings,inverter, open well, large open space, car park,rent Rs. 30000, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph:95660 73307.WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, independentsingle room with bathroom & toilet, no cookingfacility, vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 42697458.T. NAGAR, Tanikachalam Road, oppositeHindi Prachar Sabha, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,5 th floor, lift, open car park. Ph: 98411 88821.WEST MAMBALAM, Janakiraman Street,independent 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 14000(negotiable), Brahmins only. Ph: 99400 29283,2481 1550.WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, PentHouse, near Bus Stand & Railway Station, 2bedrooms, 3 rd floor, lift, no car park, vegetariansonly. Ph: 93810 56518, 91760 85710.WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, verynear Railway Station & Subway, 2 bedrooms,1000 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, highly independent, rent Rs.18000 (negotiable), advance 10 months, Brahminsonly. Ph: 98410 87606.WEST MAMBALAM, Vivekanandapuram 1 stStreet, near Ayodhya Mandapam, residentialapartment, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1020 sq.ft,ground floor, covered cupboards & lofts, no carpark, no brokers, Brahmins only. Contact: T.S.K.Subramanian. Ph: 98847 18263, 2474 5092.K. K. NAGAR, 10 th Sector, 62 nd Sector, nearAmman Koil Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 820sq.ft, 2 bath attached, rent Rs. 12000. Ph: 9445343546, 2366 2098.T. NAGAR, Shivaji Street, near Bus Stand,single bedroom, 2 nd floor, woodwork, semifurnished, covered 2-wheeler parking, 24 hourswater, rent Rs. 10000, family/bachelors/spinstersonly. Ph: 98405 18776, 90941 55218.WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift. Ph:9444441840.WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, 2 bedrooms,725 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat, lift, A/c, woodwork, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph:9841278792, 23716585.WEST MAMBALAM, Deepashram Flat, OldNo. 24/2, New No. 20, Giri Street, doublebedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, 900 sq.ft, groundfloor flat, no car parking, rent Rs. 17500, vegetarianfamily with child preferred, no brokers. Contact:S. Krishnan. Ph: 4351 2424, 98414 11839.WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, nearRailway Station, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 ndfloor, woodwork, no lift, rent Rs. 21000, Brahminsonly, no brokers. Ph: 94440 22361.VADAPALANI, Palani Andavar Koil Street, nearMurugan Temple and Saraswathi VidyalayaSchool, 2 bedrooms, ground floor, 24 hours water,car parking, rent Rs. 12000, advance 6 months,family / bank lease also. Thiruppathy. Ph: 9789900378.CHOOLAIMEDU, Choolaimedu High Road,near Reserve Bank Staff Quarters, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, woodwork,car park, 24 hours water, good ventilation, rent Rs.13500. Contact: Ravi Realty Ravi Chandran. Ph:98410 89791.WEST MAMBALAM, No. 24, Thalayari Street,near Srinivasa Theatre, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1 study stoom, 2 nd floor, lift, 1 covered car park,rent Rs. 20000. Ph: 89391 13592.WEST MAMBALAM, R.R. Colony, near R-6Police Station, empty land with small shelter, 900sq.ft, lease, suitable for godown / other purpose.Ph: 93827 28672.ASHOK NAGAR, 92 nd Street,near 100 Feet Road, 1500 sq.ft,modular kitchen, 1 st floor, only4 flats, lift, full woodwork,copious water, covered carpark (2 cars), vegetarians, nobrokers. Ph: 94444 69785,2489 9310.K. K. NAGAR, P.T. Rajan Salai, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1334 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, covered carpark, lift, backup, Brahmins only. Contact: Kamal.Ph: 99401 03809.WEST MAMBALAM, Mahalakshmi Flat,Stage-2, Lakshmi Street, single bedroom, hall,kitchen, approx 500 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift, rent Rs.10000, small Brahmin family only, no brokers,inspection on Sunday from 10 a.m, immediateoccupation. Ph: 94449 55791, 94443 80681.WEST MAMBALAM, Hanumar Koil Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 850 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 12000, advance Rs. 1lakh, vegetarians only. Ph: 98410 73168.WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 1 st Street,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floorhouse, both attached baths, split A/c provisiononly, car park, rent Rs. 12000, advance Rs. 1lakh, small Brahmin family only, no brokers. Ph:94440 32532.WEST MAMBALAM, 30/A, Chakrapani StreetExtension, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft,ground floor, for family rent Rs. 16000, for officerent Rs. 22000. Ph: 2371 8284, 90032 87828.WEST MAMBALAM, Raghavan Colony, 2bedrooms, 660 sq.ft, ground floor flat, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 11000, available from June2013, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 99520 47029.ASHOK NAGAR, 11 th Avenue, 1000 sq.ft, carparking, 24 hours water, available for lease (2years). Ph: 91760 19309, 95662 53428.WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, ground floor, bath room, 2-wheelerparking, 24 hourse water, 3 phase supply. Ph:94443 23546.WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 620 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, no lift,vitrified tiles, semi furnished, well ventilated,renovated flat, rent Rs. 12000, open car park, nobrokers. Ph: 9444836223, 9445168923.T. NAGAR, Moosa Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, open car park, no lift, rent Rs.15000, Brahmins only. Ph: 9840880458.WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 26/4, Old No.19/4, Thiruvengadam Street, near I.O.B. &Reliance Fresh, 4 bedrooms, 3150 sq.ft, 1 st floor,all amenities, rent Rs. 20 per sq.ft, no brokers. Ph:99655 55148, 93828 20311.T. NAGAR, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, 3bedrooms, 1300 sq.ft, 1 st floor, covered car park,lift, vegetarians only. Contact: Chenchu. Ph: 9940103811.WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, nearAyodhya Mandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,750 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.13000, Brahmins / vegetarians only. Contact: N.Sanker. Ph: 98412 27817.KODAMBAKKAM, Dr. Subbarayan Nagar 2 ndStreet, near Samiyar Madam, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 950 sq.ft, independent ground floor flat,car park, woodwork, vitrified tiles, lessmaintenance charge, 24 hours water, rent Rs.16000, Brahmins / vegetarians only. Ph: 09731132477, 080-2353 2477.ASHOK NAGAR, 12 th Avenue, near RelianceFresh, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 880 sq.ft, groundfloor, attached bathroom, car parking, rent Rs.16000. Contact: Vijay. Ph: 97890 70085.Deer run over by trainnear Mambalam StationBy Our Staff ReporterA deer which had strayed on to the railway track got run over bya moving train between Mambalam and Saidapet Railway Stationsduring the small hours on May 2.Police personnel removed the body from the track and placed it nearthe fence bordering the road.As the news spread huge crowds gathered to have a look at the deaddeer. Personnel from Forest Department later took away its body.Tree branch falls across roadBy Our Staff ReporterA thick branch of an avenue tree on the road margin near plot 18,Thambiah Road, West Mambalam, broke and fell across the road onMay 1. It has been dumped by the roadside and is yet to be cut andremoved. No one was injured in the incident.ISKCON program in MambalamBy Our Staff ReporterThe International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),Injambakkam, conducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ programs from 7 p.m to 9p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam.The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and BhagwadGita classes.More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from Ranga KrishnaDas (2474 4900, 98400 27800). All are welcome.

Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMESMay 4 - 10, 2013Govt. Girls School staff appeal to parentsBy Our Staff ReporterThe headmistress, facultyand support staff of GovernmentGirls High School (UsmanRoad, T. Nagar) distributedpamphlets and undertook adoor-to-door campaign inresidential neighbourhoods inT. Nagar and Mambalam tocreate awareness about theschool and the initiatives takenby its staff to promote the schemesprovided by the TamilnaduGovernment to improveCMYKthe quality of education.K. Padma (Headmistress) toldMambalam Times that there isa misconception about governmentschools among the parentsand they prefer to ad-mittheir children in private schoolsin spite of exorbitant fees.She said that even thosefrom economically weakerbackgrounds borrow moneyat high interest rates to enrolltheir children in private schoolswhen they can get free educationhere. There are a numberof free schemes provided bythe Tamilnadu Government topromote education and cocurricularactivities in itsschools, most of which havebeen implemented in herschool, she said.The school was started in1962 and is the only Governmentschool for girls in T. Nagarzone. It is within walking distanceof T. Nagar bus terminus.It admits students fromStd. 6 to 10. Both Tamil andEnglish medium of instructionsare available. It has separatescience and maths labs.The library is well equippedwith more than 1000 titles.All free government benefitslike textbooks, note books,geometry box, atlas, four setsof uniforms, footwear, buspassand special incentive scholarshipfor Std. 10 students areprovided to the students. Freehygienic breakfast and lunchand purified drinking water isprovided to the students. Lastyear, the school produced 97%pass percentage in Std. 10board exams.All students are trained inbasic computer operation andtailoring. Additionally, between4 p.m to 5 p.m on school days,willing students are encouragedto purse any vocation subjectas per their interest.A free snack is also providedto such students.During summer holidays,free summer camps are conductedand the students aretrained in Yoga, spoken English,advanced tailoring andcomputers. Admission is openfor all standards for the currentyear and the application formscan be collected from theSchool’s office between 8 a.mand 3 p.m on weekdays.Padma’s contact numbersare 2434 6070 and 9840818732.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.