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Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES : Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition March 27 - April 2, 2011NO HOLDS BARREDBy M. A. SADANANDKundalahalli is just across ‘Brookefields’, the perenniallytea-scented tea-kingdom of Brooke Bond in Bengaluru,with which daughter Neethi fell in love at the first sniff asdid many a land-hungry scout who loved a little quiet, alittle less voracious squadron of mosquitoes and, of course,aquifers promising perennial supply that would putChirapoonji to shame.What would any home maker want in this city ofsalubrious climate! The 4BHK plus spare room, a largebasement area and a wooden floored meditation roomatop the first floor, filled the bill for the mundane and astralaspirations of Ullas, Neethi’s husband who is a top gun inTCS in Whitefield.“Isn’t life beautiful!” That’s what the ‘Ancient Mariner’too thought before he launched his foolish boat ride andstarted moaning “water, water everywhere, nor any dropto drink”.Neethi’s subterranean sources of water went on strikelast week. Her daughter Nitya had woken up at 5 to cramfor her English exam in the college and what is college lifewithout a huge mug of brain teasing coffee?“Ammaa, no water”, she shouted to awake Neethi.“The Cauvery trickle is absent”.“Try the borewell switch.”"Oh! It is so boring. Amma, the motor is on, but thepump is on strike. Maybe, disuse has clogged the pipe.””There must be a few liters in the sachet we brought fromthe provision store yesterday.”Nitya who had probably read Coleridge’s nonsense,announced the final failure “nor any drop to drink”.Neighbours who were more provident than us lent amug each to send Nitya to college that day and, for the nextthree days, we bought a lorry load of water.”Lakshmi, would you exchange the Vitamin-D richChennai with its inexhaustible ocean of desalinated waterfor this alleged cool climate of Yeddi’s waterless Bengaluru?Telephone my grandson to book online our escape toChennai where sanity will prevail on the thirteenth ofApril at least or until water ceases to be the arbiter of lifeand becomes, at best, a mere five letter word.”Exhibition on ‘Cricketand science’By Our Staff ReporterT. K. V. Rajan (Founder, IndianScience Monitor, G. N.Chetty Road, T. Nagar) hasorganized an exhibition on‘Great cricket controversiesand science behind…’ in RussianCentre of Science andCulture, 74, Kasturi RanganRoad, Alwarpet.The exhibition will be inauguratedby K. Jayaramakrishnan(Vice President, TataConsultancy Services) at 4 p.mon Thursday, March 31. It willbe open to the public from 11a.m to 7 p.m on April 1 and 2.Rajan told Mambalam Timesthat the exhibition explores thedynamics of cricket and revealsthe role of science in thegame.There will be about 40 displayson techniques, graphsand methodology related toscience involved in cricket.He can be contacted in phone93805 54557Sai bhajans on SaturdaysBy Our Staff ReporterSai bhajans are conductedat 6.15 p.m on Saturdays in SriSathya Sai Organization,Ashok Nagar Samithi (143,101 st Street, 15 th Sector, K. K.Nagar).All are welcome.More details can be had fromT. S. Mani (Convenor) in telephonenumbers 2489 7017 and98843 92244.Traffic diversion for Metro Rail projectBy Our Staff ReporterVehicles coming along 2 ndAvenue will be barred fromentering P. T. Rajan Salai in K.K. Nagar from next week tofacilitate beam work for theMetro Rail project, a trafficofficial told Mambalam Timeson March 26.He said that the vehicles willhave to turn left at 2 nd Avenue-P. T. Rajan Salai junction andtake a U-turn at 3 rd Avenue-100 Feet Road junction. A gapwill be provided in the barricadesnow placed on 100 FeetRoad to enable vehicles to takethe U-turn.The beam work is expectedto be completed in 10 days.MTC buses from Vadapalanihave to proceed alongSouth Sivan Koil Street andcannot enter 21 st Avenue and2 nd Avenue, he added.Free ‘Eye technician course’ fromnext monthBy Our Staff ReporterSight Care Foundation (AalayamEye Care, 6A, TNHBcomplex, Ashok Nagar) willcommence its free ‘Eye techniciancourse‘ for the 3 rd batchnext month.S. Sivakumar (Founder) toldMambalam Times that the 3-By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of AshokNagar Satsang (Indira Colony,Ashok Nagar), R. Premalathaconducts free Abhirami Anthathiand Thevaram classes forwomen from 11 a.m to 12 noonon Mondays and Tuesdays inSri Sarva Sakthi VinayagarTemple, Indira Colony.Premalatha told MambalamTimes that 30 women residingin the area are attending theclasses.They also chant Lali-thaSahasranaamam andKanakathara sthothram onFridays, Vishnu Sahasranaamam,Hanuman chalisa andNarayaneeyam on Saturdays,and Thiruppavai, Siva asthothramon Prodhosham days.More details can be had fromT. R. Ramasamy (Treasurer)in phone 2489 5279.month course provides job opportunitiesfor students whohave passed/failed Std.12.He said that the course consistsof training in checkingvision using computerizedequipment. Students are alsotaught how to serve in a salescounter in a showroom sellingspectacles.Sivakumar said that thosewho had had completed thecourse had found jobs in eyehospitals. He said that theFoundation conducts free eyescreening camps.He can be contacted in phone98403 69969.Free Thevaram classes for womenFirm providescounsellingon investmentBy Our Staff Reporterithought (Ankur Plaza Basement,113, G. N. Chetty Road,T. Nagar), an equity researchand investment strategy firm,provides assistance for longterm investment according tothe needs of the customer.Its promoter Shyam Sekharis a value investor and investmentresearcher with two decadesof experience in the domesticcapital markets.The firm has a young team ofprofessionals who will studyinvestments already made anddevise a more profitable strategy.More details can be had in4202 4276, 98403 64995, 9841148177 and www. ithought.co.in Also on facebook and twitter@ ithought wealth.Talk in AurobindoSocietyDr. Sudhashesayyan willspeak on ‘How relevant is SriAurobindo’s teachings to themodern world?’ at 10.30 a.m onSunday, March 27 in Sri AurobindoSociety, 5, Smith Road,Anna Salai (near TVS bus-stop).M. K. Ramaswamy will givea talk on ‘Savitri – a glimpse’ at6.30 p.m on Friday, April 1.