T. Nagar Residents - MAMBALAM TIMES

December 14 - 20, 2013Rajhesh Vaidhya’s veenaconcert on MondayBy Our Staff ReporterCarnatic music concertsdedicated to Maha Periyavawill take place on Monday toWednesday, Dec. 16, 17 and18, in Sri Ramakrishna KalyanaMandapam (18, RajuStreet, West Mambalam).Eminent veena vidwanRajhesh Vaidhya, who has organizedthe program, will givea concert on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.He will be accompanied byMohanaraman and Sriganeshon mridangam, H. Paramasivamon kanjira, Subramanianon the ghatam and Varijasri onthe flute.Rajhesh is an asthana vidwanin Kanchi KamakotiPeetam.The following are the otherconcert details:Dec. 16: 3 p.m: Nadeswaramconcert by Mambalam M. K.S. Siva & party; 4.15 p.m:Vocal concert by T. S. Ranganathanaccompanied byKarthick (keyboard), Vikram(tabla) and Kannan (guitar).5.30 p.m: Vocal concert byBharathi Kalaimagan accompaniedby Kailasam (violin),Sumesh. S. Narayanan (mridangam)and Balaji Sairam(morsing).Dec. 17: 4 p.m: Concert ofdevotional songs by VeeramaniKannan accompanied bySanthakumar and Raghupathi(vocal support), Venkat(tabla) and Nagarathinam(sound effects).5.15 p.m: Vocal concert byA. S. Murali accompanied byAnnaiahampatti G. Venkatasubramanian(violin), B. Sivaraman(mridangam) and Manikandan(morsing).7 p.m: Fusion concert byLaya Tharanga (Bangalore):Amith Nathik (flute), A. S. RamBy Our Staff ReporterVendors who earlier had theirshops on the pavements inPondy Bazaar and have relocatedto the new ‘Chennai CorporationPavement VendorsShopping Complex’ on ThyagarayaRoad have affixed vinylbanners at busy junctionsto advertise their new address.They have also appealed tothe Corporation to supportthem in promoting the complexamong the shoppers.Many of the vendors complainedthat their business hascome down since shifting to thenew complex.They said that many shoppers,especially from the suburbsand outside Chennai areunaware of the new premises.(keyboard), Giridhar Udupa(ghatam), Jayakumar (thavil),Arunkumar (drums) andMadhusudhanan (tabla).Dec. 18: 5.30 a.m: Sri MahaPeriyava portrait processionwith Veda Paarayanam andNadeswaram vaithyam fromRaju Street via RamakrishnaStreet, Arya Gowda Road, MurthyStreet, Vinayagam Street,Rajagopalan Street and 5 thAvenue.4 p.m: Vocal concert byAnanthanarayanan accompaniedby Rajesh (keyboard)and Kiran (tabla).5 p.m: Instrumental concertby Thiruchengodu M. Jeyakumarand M. Mayilswamy(saxophone), S. Dinesh Kumar(violin), A. V. Puroshothaman(thavil), G. Sankarasubramanian(mridangam) and H.Paramasivam (kanjira).7 p.m: Vocal concert byBharath Sundar accompaniedby M. Vijay (violin), Ravisankar(mridangam) and ChandrasekaraSharma (ghatam).Annadhanam will take placeat 9 p.m on all days.All are welcome.For more details, please call98840 86060 / 99529 92874 /98410 18849.Vendors appeal to Corporation toadvertise new hawkers’ complexFree Veda classesthrice a weekKurichi 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 hadin phone 98406 40705.Akhanda Sai Nama SapthahaTrust (Triplicane) will conductSai Nama Saptaha, aweeklong, 168-hour non-stopgroup chanting of TharakaMantram “Om Sai Sri Sai JayaJaya Sai”, from 8 a.m, Mon-MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5Lane near Ranganathan Street misusedby miscreantsBy Our Staff ReporterThe small lane betweenRanganathan Street andNatesan Street (T. Nagar)which links Usman Road withRameswaram Road (onMambalam Railway Stationside) has become a hub for antisocialactivities, especiallyduring night.Chennai Corporation workersrecently removed a numberof unauthorized shops occupyingthe lane.As there is no proper lightingCracks appear on parapet wallof Usman Road flyoverBy Our Staff ReporterGaping cracks have appeared on the tail end of the parapetwall of Usman Road flyover.They pose a danger as the wall may collapse at any time.Weeklong Sai Nama chanting in Aravind Hallfrom Dec. 23day, Dec. 23, to 8 a.m, Monday,Dec. 30, in Sai Aravind CommunityHall (1, BagirathiStreet, Srinivasa Avenue, R.A.Puram).On all the seven days, lunchand dinner will be served to theLaksharchanai inSiva VishnuTemple todayand tomorrowBy Our Staff ReporterThe 57 th annual Sri AnjaneyarLaksharchanai Mahotsavamwill be performed on Saturday,Dec.14, and Sunday,Dec.15, in Siva Vishnu Temple(Usman Road, T. Nagar, Ph:2434 6031).Laksharchanai will be performedon the 14 th from 7 a.mto 12 noon and from 5 p.m to 9p.m and from 7 a.m to 10 p.mthe next day.The mahotsavam will concludewith ‘ThirupavadaiUtsavam’ to Srinivasa Perumalat 12.30 p.mAll are welcomeFor details, call 2434 6031.participants and in a couple ofold-age homes, orphanages andthe home for the poor andhandicapped situated nearby.All are welcome.For more details call 24958675 or 94440 80529.By Our Staff ReporterJaycee Greens (a store specializingin organic foods) isfunctioning in 11/2, New GiriRoad, T. Nagar.It sells organic vegetables,fruits, pulses and cooking oil.It has its own farms inMaduranthakam, Tirunelveli,Tirupathur and Ooty fromwhere the products are sourceddirectly.It does not use any chemicalin the street which remainsdark during nighttime, miscreantsutilize the lane for consumingliquor and pursuing illegalactivities.Pedestrians who use thepath during daytime toldMambalam Times that evenduring the day, the lane is beingmisused by seedy elements andwomen are scared to venturethrough it. The lane is alwayslittered with empty liquorbottles and all kinds of rubbishand plastic waste.Jaycee Greens sells farm freshorganic vegetables and fruitsfertilizers or manures in thefarm. It consults experts fromthe agro industry for soil treatment,crop and seed selectionand cultivation.The store is owned by K. Jayachandranand K. Chandrasekarwho hail from an agriculturalbackground.The shop is open from 7 a.mto 9 p.m on all days.It phone number is 43359271.