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Police arrest two chain snatchers,recover jewelleryBy Our Staff Reporter

A stolen bike helped policecatch a two-member gang ofchain snatchers on March 11.

They had gone on a chain-snatching spree in variousparts of the city including thisneighbourhood over the pasttwo months.

Mambalam Police seized 55sovereigns of jewellery from theduo who were identified as

Saravanan, 23, of Erukk-anchery, and Ghouse Bashaalias Riaz, 23, of Pattalam. Aspecial team headed bySaravanan (Dy. Commis-sioner, T. Nagar), was formedafter a series of chain-snatch-ing incidents were reported inthe area. Police said GhouseBasha was a small time racer,while Saravanan had beenaccused in a murder case anddetained under the GoondasAct before coming out of prisonrecently.

They had stolen a motorbikeparked in front of a house inChinmaya Nagar on March 9and snatched chains from twowomen walking on the street inVirugambakkam and Vada-palani. The incidents, alongwith the registration numberof the bike, were caught inCCTVs installed in both locali-ties. The police immediately

alerted the other stations anda vigil was kept for the stolenbike and the duo.

An hour later, police inter-cepted the duo on the stolenbike near Virugambakkamand arrested them.

On interrogation, the menrevealed their involvement inseveral chain-snatching inci-dents in T. Nagar, AshokNagar, Kodambakkam, Teyn-ampet, Mambalam, Vada-palani, Virugambakkam andValasaravakkam in the pasttwo months. Saravanan hadjoined hands with Basha tosteal bikes and the duo laterproceeded to steal mobilephones. To increase their earn-ings, they later switched tochain-snatching and disposedof the jewellery in NorthChennai.

They have been remandedto judicial custody.

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Free Veda classesBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sai Seva Chakra (15, Bharathi Street, West Mambalam)conducts free Veda, bhajans and sloka classes on Fridays from 5 p.mto 6 p.m and on Sundays from 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m in its premises.

It also conducts the classes at the following venues:From Monday to Friday from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m in Sai Murugan

Trust Temple (Vadhiyar Thottam, Rangara-japuram).On Mondays, Wednesdays and Tuesdays from 4 p.m to 5 p.m in

Sarva Priya Ganapathi Temple (Moorthy Street Extension, 7th Avenue,Ashok Nagar).

On Saturdays from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m in Sri Krishna Gana Sabha(Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar) and from 8 a.m to 9 a.min Guha Apartments (29, Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, WestMambalam).

Sundara Kandam classes are held on Wednesdays from 3 p.m to 4p.m at No. 1, Jawahar Street, T. Nagar. All are welcome.

More details can be had by calling 98403 2005 or 94443 02113.

ISKCON programsin the neighbourhood

International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) con-ducts its regular programs in the following centers in the neighbourhood:

1075, Munuswamy Naidu Salai, K. K. Nagar: Srimad Bhagavatamclasses from Mondays to Fridays from 8.30 a.m to 9.30 a.m, BhaktiVriksha classes on Mondays from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. Contact Priya (9444063643) A-6, Ashok Vihar Apartments, 21/20, 11th Avenue, AshokNagar: Bhakti Vriksha classes on Tuesdays from 7 p.m to 9 p.m.Contact S. Sowjanya (94452 12281)

D-1, Mangala Flats, 1st Floor, 5, 43rd Street, Ashok Nagar: BhaktiVriksha classes on Thursdays from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. ContactVenkataraman (96770 97338) All are welcome.

Program in RamanaBhaktha Samajamon SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ramana Baktha Samajam, WestMambalam (BVSN Moorthy School, ThambiahRoad, West Mambalam) conducts the follow-ing program on Sundays:

5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Maharishi’s

Aksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had in phone 94441

72623.Special pooja is conducted and prasadam

distributed among special children at 11.30a.m on Ramana Maharishi’s birth star day(Punarpoosam).

Talk on Thiru Arutpaon TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Vallalar SanmargaSangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph: 9445343706), Venu Adigal will give a discourse on‘Thiru Arutpa’ at 6 p.m on Tuesday, March 21,in Sakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai,K. K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff ReporterV. G. Vigneshwar, a young

and upcoming keyboard player(resident of D3, RajendraApartments, 9, BRP FirstStreet, West Mambalam)bagged the first prize and acash award of Rs. 8,000 in theInter Collegiate Music Contestconducted on March 11 by SSNCollege of Engineering,Kalavakkam.

He is a final year B. Techstudent in SRM EaswariEngineering College, Rama-puram.

Vigneswar performs soloand as an accompanist forleading vocalists in temples andsabhas during music festivalsand other events. He alsoparticipates in privateprograms with several musicgroups.

His contact number is 24746358.

Wins Rs. 8,000 ininter-college music

contest

Free talk on‘GoverningBusiness andRelationship’on SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofVedanta Institute (Madras),R. Aravindan will give a freetalk on ‘Governing Businessand Relationship’ on Saturday,March 25, from 10 a.m to 11.15a.m in Hotel Pratap Plaza, 168,Kodambakkam High Road,Mahalingapuram.

All are welcome. For regis-tration, contact ChithraSundar-rajan in 98404 93904.

Chandi Homam inSankara MutttomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

‘Krishna Paksha ChandiHomam’ will be performed at 6p.m on Monday, March 20 inSankara Mutt (WestMamalam).

For more details, contact R.Sridharan Iyer in 9841097300.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterA plot in Hanumanthan

Street, T. Nagar (oppositeCorporation Playground) isbeing misused by antisocialelements for nefarious

Plot with vacant building misused

activities at night.There is a building in the plot

which is vacant.Though the gate is locked,

there is no watchman, andmiscreants jump over the

compound wall to gainaccess.

The plot is strewn withempty liquor bottles, usedpaper cups, garbage andplastic waste.

By Our Staff ReporterA post box is located under

the transformer and close toan EB junction box outside VaniMahal, G. N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar. Live cables are alsorunning overground next to thepost box.

It is a safety hazard and its

Post box under transformerunsafe for users

users and postmen run the riskof electrocution in case of powerleakage in the cables or a shortin the EB equipment/trans-former.

Will the Postal Departmenttake immediate measures tomove the post box to a differentlocation close by?

Chai’ce, adestination for tealoversBy Our Staff Reporter

Chai’ce (61/31, G. N. ChettyRoad, Lakshmi Colony, T.Nagar) is an upmarket outletthat offers several flavors oftea.

It was started 3 years backby Rajasthani couple ArunJain and Nidhi Jain.

“There are many exclusivejoints in Chennai offering vari-eties of coffee but none for tealovers. So we saw an opportu-nity and started one”, saidNidhi.

“Over the three years, ourcustomer base has increased.We have lots of women cus-tomers who like to tasteour different varieties”, saidArun.

Some of the popular flavorsinclude masala, mint, ginger,pudina, tulsi, vanilla and choco-late.

It also serves varieties ofsandwiches and cookies to gowith the tea.

Its contact number is 9962572200.

By Our Staff ReporterLimra Ayurvedic Clinic, in

association with Dabur IndiaLtd., will offer free Ayurvedatreatment/consultation from10 a.m to 5 p.m on Sunday,March 19 in Limra Pancha-karma Centre (7/21, AryaGowda Road, West Mam-balam).

Free Ayurveda consultationat 10 a.m today

Free check-up and consu-ltation will be offered fordiabetes, skin problems,arthritis, lumbar spondylosisand other chronic ailments.

Dr . A. Latif, BAMS (Ayur-veda) will examine the patients.

All are welcome. Moredetails can be had in 9962164142 and 99623 68246.

Discourse on ‘Dandi AdigalNayanmar’ tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Panampattu Ravichandran Ganapathidasan will give adiscourse on the sage ‘Dandi Adigal Nayanmar’ from 7 p.m to8.15 p.m on Monday, March 20 in Kasi Viswanathar Temple(Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam).

All are welcome.More details can be had in 92836 00628.

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TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

By Our Staff Reporter A ragpicker, cow, cat and dog at an overflowing garbage bin at the junction of UmapathyStreet and Shyamala Vadhana Street in West Mambalam.

Strange bedfellows!

By OurStaff

ReporterA. Hindu

(resident of5 7 ,VandikaranStreet, WestMambalam),who is physi-cally chal-

Differently abled college girl excelsin athletics

Medals won by A. Hindu

lenged, represented the TamilnaduPara Sports Association and wonthe 1st prize in Shotput and Javelinthrow events in the Under-44women’s category in the National

ket Ball Tournament organizedby Tamilnadu Differently AbledFederation Trust on Feb.18.

In December last year, shewon the ‘Best Player’ and ‘BestShooter’ awards in the 3rd Na-tional Wheel Chair BasketballTournament organized by theWomen Wheel Chair BasketBall Federation of India.

She has won several medalsin para athletics competitionssince her school days.

She is a final year B.A. Eco-nomics student in A. M. JainCollege. She has appealed forfinancial help for participatingin future competitions in Indiaand abroad.

Anyone wishing to help hermay contact 98417 58065.

Udavum Karangaloffers 1-yearcourse in nursingfor womenBy Our Staff Reporter

Udavum Karangal (NGOwith office in 460, 25th Street,NSK Nagar, Arumbakkam)offers a 1-year Diploma coursein ‘General Duty Assistant -Nursing’ for women in itsJeevan Community College(93, Car Street, Thiruverkadu,near Karumariamman Tem-ple).

The course is recognizedby Tamilnadu Open Uni-versity.

The course fee is Rs.10,000and the minimum qualificationis pass in Std. 10.

The classes are conductedby professionals in the field.

According to S. Vidyaakar(Founder), the fee is waived fordeserving women fromeconomically weak back-grounds.

He said that more than 550women have com-pleted thecourse and are employed invarious hospitals in the city.

He added that the courseoffers a good opportunity forwomen to be empowered andlead an independent life.

For more details, contactPugazhendhi (Coursecoordinator) in 97899 07686or 2680 1233.

Free Veda classesduring weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Veda classes areconducted from 6.30 a.m to7.30 a.m on Saturdays andSundays in Krishna GanaSabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar.

More details can be had inphone 98843 05676.

Para Athletic Championshipheld in Jaipur recently.

She is also a versatile bas-ketball player and won the

‘Best Shooter’ award in the 16th

Tamilnadu Wheel Chair Bas-

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSmeets at 7 p.m on Fridays & Sundays:

Kesari School, Dr. Giriappa Road

(near Teynampet Signal).

Tamil Cinema and Music 45A noted textile magnate of Madras, Hassandas of the well

known Kishinchand Chellaram clan, promoted a film companyby name ‘Hassandas Classical Talkies’ to make pictures basedon the classics of India as well as the west to improve the qualityof Tamil Cinema.

With that laudable motive and ambition, he produced thehistoric ‘Nandanar’ (1935) in which K. B. Sundarambal playedthe male role of the folk myth figure Nandan. Later he launched‘Navayuvan’ (‘Modern Youth’) to make theyouth of India realize the spiritual heritage and greatness ofIndia. Hence it had another title, ‘Geetha Saaram’.

It was directed by a young American, Michael Omalov, aclassmate of the famous American Tamil filmmaker Ellis R.Dungan and M. L. Tandon at the well known University ofSouthern California, (USC), Los Angeles. Dungan and Omalovcame to India invited by Tandon to work in films. ‘Navayuvan’was his first film and, in the event, his last too.

Satagopan was cast as the hero and the film created SouthIndian film history by being the first to be shot partly abroadin London, which was unthinkable in 1930s for a Tamil film! Thehero goes to London for higher studies and those scenes wereshot in the British capital London.

The shooting created much local interest and was widelyreported in the London press. ‘The Daily Express’, the notednewspaper, described Satagopan as the ‘Rudolph Valentino ofIndia!’ High praise indeed!

While the shooting was going on in London, one eveningOmalov vanished from sight and could not be traced! Thepanicked producers complained to the legendary Scotland Yardbut even they could not trace the missing director! When allseemed lost and the worst was suspected to have happened andhis body expected to surface in the Thames, the unit found anote in Omalov’s loo! It said that his mother was seriously ill inAmerica and he had to leave at once which he did as a dutifulson!

He never returned and his absence upset the production andthe film turned out to be a damp squib in spite of ‘RudolphValentino of India’, London shoot, the three titles and all! It didnot help Satagopan in any manner except his visit to London!He was the first South Indian actor to shoot in London!

(Omalov gave up films and later became the head of thePhotography Department of Ford Motor Company, Detroit,Michigan, USA.)

Satagopan played the hero in S. D. S. Yogi’s ‘ Adrishtam’(1939). This film was female-oriented and the hero did not havemuch scope.

It was all about a missing young girl, a heiress, who had beenforced by circumstances to beg for her living in the streets ofMadras city, a lady lawyer fighting for her and such events.

The role of the young girl was enacted by the noted Teluguactress, singer and socialite of Madras city, TanguturiSuryakumari. She was the niece of Tanguturi PrakasamPanthulu, the noted leader and patriot, top lawyer and one of thegreat men of recent Indian political history who had becomeChief Minister of two States, Madras and Andhra.

Suryakumari was adjudged as ‘Miss Madras’ in 1950s whena beauty contest was held for the first time in the city. Indeed‘Adrishtam’ was her film and her songs like ‘Ayya Siru Penn...’became hits. The role of the lawyer was played by the notedactress and star of her day, K. R. Chellam. And Satagopan washer husband in the movie. Chellam and Satagopan were veryclose in real life too and their friends expected them to marry butit did not happen.

‘Venuganam’ (1941) was another mythological film builtaround Lord Krishna, in which Satagopan and N. C.Vasanthakokilam were in the lead roles. It was directed byMurugadasa (Muthuswami Iyer), a pioneer of Tamil Cinema,regretfully forgotten today. ( To be continued)

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By Our Staff ReporterThere has been frequent

overflow of sewage water fromthe manhole chamber near BRHospital, New Giri Road, T.Nagar for several months.

Frequent overflow of sewage water in Giri Road

Nearby residents toldMambalam Times thatMetrowater workers clear theblockage after repeated com-plaints, but the chamber getsblocked again within a few days

of the repair and sewage wateragain overflows and stagnatesin the road.

They have appealed for apermanent solution to theproblem.

By Our Staff ReporterTraffic policeman seen locking a wheel of a vehicle parked in

‘No Parking Zone’ in Hindi Prachara Sabha Street, T. Nagar onMarch 14.

Policemen lock wheel of vehicle

By OurStaff

ReporterR o t a r y

Club of Che-nnai PortCity pre-s e n t e d

Bags RotaryClub’s ‘Young

Achiever Award’

‘Young Achiever Award’ to G.Pranav (resident of C-3,Indiradevi Apartments, 20Gopalakrishnan Street, TNagar, and Std. 4 student ofVidya Mandir, Mylapore) forwinning prizes in variouscompetitions on BhagavadGita, Vishnu Sahasranamam,Thiruppavai and Vedic chan-ting, in a function in AndhraClub, T. Nagar on March 8.

Some of thechildren’s playequipment are in adamaged conditionin the CorporationP l a y g r o u n d(SomasundaramStreet, T. Nagar).

There are holes inthe plastic slide andthe swings are miss-ing from the frame.

The parentshave also com-plained that thechildren’s play areais misused for play-ing cricket by bigboys.

Play equipment in Corporation Parkdamaged

By Our StaffReporter

P. Perumal( K a r a t eMaster, 5th

Dan BlackBelt Japan KaiCadre) cond-ucts freeKarate classesat 7 a.m onMondays andThursdays inCorporationP l a y g r o u n d(SomasundaramStreet, T.Nagar).

He is thepresident ofT a m i l n a d u

Free Karate classeson Mondays, Thursdays

Kenyu Ryu Karate Association. He conducts free Karate classes on other days in some othervenues.

He also teaches Karate in schools, colleges and corporate companies. His contact numberis 99768 15150.

Local boys win topspots in chesstourneyBy Our Staff Reporter

Ram S. Krishnan (a residentof Ashok Nagar) scored 6 pointsto win the first place in the 1stDakshinamurthy MemorialChess Tournament held onMarch 12 in Kamar Towers,Ashok Nagar.

Sharan Sridhar (also aresident of Ashok Nagar and astudent in Jawahar Vidyalaya)won 2nd place with 5.5 points.

Grand Master SasikiranKrishnan, the chief guest,presented prizes to thewinners.

Dakshinamoorthy, whopassed away last month, wasa chess lover and spon-soredseveral tournaments topropagate the game inChennai.

The event will be held everyyear.

Sai bhajans on SaturdaysSai bhajans are conducted at 6.15 p.m on Saturdays in Sri

Sathya Sai Organization, Ashok Nagar Samithi (143, 101st

Street, 15th Sector, K. K. Nagar). All are welcome.More details can be had from T. S. Mani (Convenor) in

phones 2489 7017 and 98843 92244.In Bharathidasan ColonyBharathidasan Colony Bhajan Mandali (18-D,

Bharathidasan Colony, K. K. Nagar) conducts Sri Sathya Saibhajans from 6.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m on Saturdays in itspremises. All are welcome.

More details can be had in phone 94448 25183.

Calling volunteers for freeservice in Tirumala

Sevas (Plot No. 103, 10th Main Road, Vijaya Nagar, Velachery)sends volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumalastarting on Mondays and ending on Sundays. Men and women whoare physically fit and are willing to stay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their services for 6 hours everyday. The work willbe of supervisory nature. Accommodation, lunch and dinner willbe provided free of cost. They can have special darshan of LordVenkateswara. Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast mustbe borne by the volunteers.Those interested can contact P.Sundaram (Ph: 98417 26695).

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(GENERAL)(GENERAL)(GENERAL)(GENERAL)(GENERAL)WANTED teac-

hers for allsubjects. Contact:Little Flo-wersM a t r i c u - l a t i o nHigher Sec-ondarySchool, 62nd Street,Ashok Nagar. Ph:2489 4612. Email:l i t t lef [email protected].

WANTED imme-diately telecaller(lady), collectionexecutive (male),full time / part time,f r e s h e r / e x p e r i -enced, any degree,salary Rs. 7000 toRs. 15000 + ince-ntives, office inMannar Street, opp-osite T. Nagar BusTerminus. Ph:84385 81058, 9080073733.

WANTED B.Com.graduates, fresher/ experienced forauditor office inWest Mambalam,vacancies forarticled assistant /trainees also exist.Ph: 98411 53407.WANTED (1) Part-time

faculty in English,Mathematics, Physics,Chemistry and Biology. (2)Lady executive – below 30years, around T.Nagar. (3)Male around 20 years for officeassistant with computerknowledge. Call: Raj, 9841046803, 98414 10899.SOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICES

ANY sofas, cushions,recliner sofas repairing &reconditioning at verymoderate charges. Contact:K.N.S. Rajan, New No. 58,Peters Road, Royapettah. Ph:93818 03956, 76671 33233.SUMMER CAMPSUMMER CAMPSUMMER CAMPSUMMER CAMPSUMMER CAMPAPRIL 1 to June 30, 48

days basic course, age groups:5 years above & 12 yearsabove, vocal, violin, guitar,keyboard, slokas & bhajans.We make the students toperform the best in a shortperiod. Santha Lakshman, M.A. Music. Ph: 95660 57539,97916 47853.

SUMMER Camp in APJAcademy, Batch I from March17 to 31; Batch II from April 3to 15. Batch III from April 17to 30. Batch IV from May 1 to15. Stds. 2 to 5: Spoken(English, Hindi & French)Drasing & Art; Stds. 6 to 8:Spoken (English, Hindi &French) Maths funda, Art &Craft. Devaki. Ph: 9884051654, 98840 51656, 9884051165.

OBITUARY

R. Mohanambal (residentof 16, Umapathy Street Extn.,West Mam-balam) passedaway on March 12.

She was 93, and had been aresident of West Mam-balamsince 1981. She was the wife

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of late V. Rajarama Iyer who was an engineer inBurmah Shell and later Bharat Petroleum.

She is survived by her daughter R. Lakshmi.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORRamp at bus-stop shelter misused for parking

2-wheelers on pavementSir, I thank Mambalam Times

for publishing my grievance inthe ‘Letters to the Editor’ col-umn three weeks back aboutthe platform of a bus-stopshelter protruding by 3 feetinto the carriageway in NorthUsman Road.

The report had a quick im-pact and the authorities lastweek demolished and removedthe protrusion, but have in-stead created a ramp in itsplace. 2-wheeler owners arenow taking advantage of theramp to park their vehicles onthe platform.

I really don’t understandwhat the need is for a ramp at the bus-stop shelter.

Will the authorities remove the ramp so that it is not misused by drivers topark vehicles on the platform and block the way for pedestrians. Dr. R.Narasimhan, T. Nagar

Tenants must be cautious before occupying flatsSir, T. Nagar/Mambalam was among the first areas in Chennai where

independent houses were converted into flats. Most flat complexes haveassociations where office-bearers are elected to manage the affairs, collectmonthly maintenance fees and manage the upkeep of the building andinfrastructure. Often some owners default on maintenance fee or are atloggerheads with the office-bearers for various reasons.

In this category, it is the tenants of such flats who get harassed by the office-bearers. Often these issues come to light only after the tenant occupies the flatafter paying a hefty deposit to the owner. Recently, an acquaintance of minetook a flat on rent and, within a few days, vacated it due to several issuesbetween the owner and the office-bearers that were affecting his stay and peaceof mind. Many tenants face such problems and endure them due tocompulsions. Most owners, who stay away, are not keen on sorting out theproblems and also hide these facts from tenants before letting out the flat. Soit is imperative that prospective tenants should ascertain all these facts beforerenting a flat.

The office-bearers will also do well to put up a board in the complex indicatingthe maintenance charges, any other charges and the details of the dues fromowners who rent out flats. This will not only help the association to collect thedues, but also give a clear picture to prospective tenants. V. S. Jayaraman,31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar

Where is my smart neighbourhood?Sir, I am a long-time resident of T. Nagar and have seen it grow from a calm

and peaceful neighbourhood to the buzzing commercial hub of today.The unplanned commercial growth has led to numerous problems including

encroachments, deviations in construction and safety norms, deficient sewageand storm water drain capacities and commercial intrusion into residentialareas. Resident associations and other social activist groups have taken up theseissues with the authorities and have also filed PILs in courts, but the problemsonly continue to grow and the residents are the worst affected. In 2015, theresidents got some kind of a relief when Chennai Corporation included T. Nagarin its ‘Smart City Project’ funded by the Central Govt. But since then, except fora couple of ‘Pedestrian Plaza’ trials, the project still remains only on paper. Inow wonder if the project will ever take off.

Residents have lost faith in the ‘Smart City Project’ as the second ‘PedestrianPlaza’ trial only invoked lukewarm response from the locals. May I requestChennai Corporation to announce a time frame and start the project at theearliest to mitigate the travails of the residents of the neighbourhood. V. S.Narayanaswamy, T. Nagar

Municipal bonds can augment State’s resourcesSir, I retired as a senior official from the State revenue dept.The State Govt. is mainly depending on state and central grants for

infrastructure projects and their maintenance has affected the quality of civicservices provided to residents leading to long delays in project implementationand escalation in cost.

The T. Nagar ‘Pedestrian Plaza’ for example has seen a delay of more thanfour years since its announcement in 2012. Similarly the ‘Smart City’ project forT. Nagar is yet to even take off on paper since its announcement in 2015. Whycan’t the Corporation also look for alternative measures like issuing municipalbonds to raise funds, which in a way also brings public participation into theinfrastructure development? Its attempt to issue bonds in 2005 may not havebeen successful, but the demographics have since changed and could go a longway in resource management. R. Nagalingam, Cenotaph Road,Nandanam

Appeal for Cholan Express to halt at Mambalam StationSir, Over the years, resident associations and other local bodies have sent

several appeals to Southern Railway requesting that Cholan Express (Train No.16854) should halt at Mambalam Station. It is one of the few trains that go viaThanjavur and Kumbakonam.

A number of locals, especially senior citizens, visit these temple cities onpilgrimage tours, before auspicious occasions or during important festivals. So,if the train halts at Mambalam Station, it would make life easy for them. Now,they are forced to haul their luggage to Egmore or Tambaram to board the train.I request the railway authorities to heed the request of the residents to halt thetrain at Mambalam Station, even if for a few minutes only. N. Jayendran,West Mambalam, Ph: 95511 55523

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VADAPALANI, RaghavanColony, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 2 bathrooms, newflat, pre booking, best price.Ph: 99404 13345.

NUNGAMABAKKAM, LakeView Road, 3 bedroom, hall,modular kitchen, 1450 sq. ft,UDS 780 sq. ft, 2nd floor, lift,balconies, covered car parking,7 years old, rate Rs. 12000 persq.ft. Ph: 98845 43807, 8680005659.

ASHOK NAGAR, Dr.Subbarayan Nagar 6th Street,near Ashok Nagar PoliceStation, 550 sq.ft, 1st floor, 32years old, price Rs. 33 lakhs(negotiable), no brokers, visiton Sunday (19.03.17) from 10a.m to 5 p.m. Ph: 99626 03938,98406 38669.

RENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALWEST MAMBALAM, No.

6, Rangarajapuram MainRoad, near DuraiswamySubway, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, study room, big hall,3rd floor, car parking, lift underrepair, rent Rs. 16000. Ph:94449 35639.

WEST MAMBALAM,NewNo. 24, KrishnamoorthyStreet, near Station Road,single bedroom, hall, kitchen,500 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 9500 (nego-tiable), Brahmins / vegetariansonly. Ph: 98412 27817.

T. NAGAR, No. 28/7,V e n k a t n i l a y a m ,Gopalakrishna Street, nearKrishna International Hotel,1st floor, 3 bedrooms, resi-dential flat, furnished, car park.Ph: 2815 0105, 97101 57823.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.17, B.R.P. 2nd Street, oppositeRailway Station, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 2nd

floor, newly built, fullyfurnished,all electrical fittings,covered car park, vaastu,Brahmins or vegetarians only.Ph: 98840 50270, 9791115649.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.18, Chakrapani Street, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, 530sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs. 10000,Brahmins only. Ph: 9840086166.

T. NAGAR, No. 19/A, PorurSomasundaram Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, independent 1st floorhouse, semi furnished, carpark, vegetarians only, Ph:94440 18618.

T. NAGAR, No. 7,Akshaya Apart-ment, Pinjala Subra-maniam Street, 3bedrooms, hall,kitchen, dining, bal-cony, lift, car park,newly painted,immediate occupa-tion. Ph: 8056290044.K.K.NAGAR, L-8B, Bhara-

thidasan Colony 5th Street,single bedroom, hall, kitchen,balcony, ground floor flat, 2Western & Indian toilets, 24hours water, rent Rs. 8000.Ph: 99621 60073

WEST MAMBALAM, No.1, K. V. Colony 4th Street,small outhouse, hall (A/c),kitchen, no bedroom, Brah-mins only, occupation by midApril. Ph: 98400 44014.

WEST MAMBALAM, NewNo. 18, Old 26, SouthKothandaramasamy KoilStreet, near Srinivasa Theater,a portion, single bedroom,ground floor, Rent Rs. 7000,Brahmins only. Ph: 9790113141.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.5, Krishnamoorthy Street, nearPandian Stores & StationRoad, 2 bedrooms, 720 sq.ft,ground floor flat, fullyrenovated, 24 hours water,lease Rs. 14 lakhs, renewableafter 1 year. Ph: 94449 07244.

T.NAGAR, No. 28/7,Venkata Nilayam,Gopalakrishna Street, nearKrishna International Hotel, 3bedrooms, 1st floor, residentialflat, furnished, car park,. Ph:97101 57823, 2815 0105.

WEST MAM-BALAM, No. 39/1,Raju Street, 2 bed-rooms, hall, kitc-hen, ground floorhouse, 24 hourswater, wardrobes,new interiors, A/c,covered car park,rent Rs. 19000,maintenance Rs.700, preferredvegetarians. Ph:094490 38441.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.18, Manickkam Street, nearThambaiah Road & RailwayStation, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, ground floorapartment, attachedbathroom, rent Rs. 10500.Ph: 99520 06859.

T.NAGAR, 9/17, Neela-kanda Mehta Street, S-3, SaiSeva Apartment, 4 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 2000 sq.ft, 3rd

floor, lift, 3 phase, open carpark, rent Rs. 40000, advance10 months ( negotiable). Ph:98417 81122, 98411 15722.

T.NAGAR, No.5, S.P.Garden, Anna 1st Street, nearVasanth & Co., single bed-room, hall, kitchen, attachedbath, rent Rs. 8500. Ph: 9841213291.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.72, Lake View Road, nearRailway Station & B.S. MoothaSchool, 2 bedrooms flat, hall,kitchen, semi furnished, opencar park, vegetarians only, nobrokers. Ph: 98410 89620.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.24, Balakrishna NaickenStreet, close to AyodhyaMandapam, double bedroom,hall, kitchen, 730 sq.ft, 1st

floor, service verandah, 3phase, 2-wheeler park only,rent Rs. 16000, vegetariansonly. Ph: 98843 71663, 9790239550.

WEST MAMBALAM, 10/22, Srinivasa Pillai Street,opposite Sathya NarayanaTemple, 3 bedrooms, 1210sq.ft, 1st floor, 3 phase, 2-wheeler park, sufficient water,Brahmins / pure vegetarian.Ph: 99406 60313.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.31/14, Giri Street, adjacent toThambaiah Street Bus Stop, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, ground floor, 2bathrooms & toilets, 24 hourswater. Ph: 76676 68330.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.23, Subba Reddy Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, semi furnished, covered2-wheeler parking, Brahminsonly. Ph: 78930 97799.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 16,Rathinammal Street, nearSamiyar Madam, 3 bedrooms,drawing & dining room,modular kitchen, 1300 sq.ft,1st floor flat, attachedbathroom, woodwork, opencar park, rent Rs. 26000 +maintenance (negotiable). Ph:94449 98581, 99400 63929.

T. NAGAR, No. 24,Bagavantham Street, oppositeTTD, 3 bedrooms, 3rd floor,lift, open car park, commercial,rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable).Ph: 2434 6778, 2435 1597,93810 43102.

T, NAGAR, No. 16,Ramachandra Apartment,Soundararajan Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift, open carpark, good water, rent Rs.20000, advance 6 months.Sivaraman. Ph: 97911 62338.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.8/5, RE Apartment, NakeeranStreet, 2 bedrooms, 900 sq.ft,covered parking, rent Rs.17000, no brokers. Contact:Vijay. Ph: 98410 05463.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.24, Ramakrishnapuram 2nd

Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1st floor,covered car park. Contact:Owners. Ph: 94433 09001.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.60/62, Baroda Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750sq.ft, semi furnished, no carpark, rent Rs. 16000. Ph: 9840955700, 98846 42678.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.11/6, Ganapathy Illam, RajajiStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 400 sq,ft, 2nd floorportion, no lift, 24 hours water,EB card rate, no car park. Ph:92831 80834, 2370 0834.

ASHOK NAGAR, Old No.10, New No. 21, 7th Avenue,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2nd

floor, lift, service area, semifurnished, covered car park,rent Rs. 25000, maintenanceRs. 2000, Brahmins only. Ph:2489 7842, 92821 70068.

WEST MAMBALAM,Kuppaiah Street, nearMambalam Railway Station,600 sq.ft, commercial only,suitable for small office /consultancy, no brokers, visiton all days from 5 p.m to 8p.m. Ph: 93809 87784, 24792181.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.28, B.R.P. Street, nearMambalam Railway Station,1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, balcony, 2-wheelerparking, vegetarians only. Ph:90430 02755.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.36-B/52, Balakrishna NaickenStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1st floor,balcony, East facing, 2Western toilets, full wood-work, small car park, rent Rs.20000, vegetarians only. Ph:99620 93988, 80560 30245.

T. NAGAR, (North),No. 9, Parthasara-thypuram, 3bedrooms, hall,kitchen, furnished,vegetarians only, nobrokers, visit onSunday from 8 a.mto 5 p.m. Ph: 28142159, 98200 36027.

T. NAGAR, Old No.6, New No. 13,Ramachandra Str-eet, 2 bedrooms,hall, modularkitchen, 1000 sq.ft,2nd floor, balcony,covered car park, 24hours water, fullyfurnished, nobrokers. Ph: 9840418111.ASHOK NAGAR, No. 1,

15th Avenue, near Kasi TheatreSignal, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2A/cs, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.11000, office / family /bachelors. Ph: 73053 44555.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 34,12th Avenue, near TravancoreBank, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitc-hen, 1800 sq.ft, ground floor,tiles, vaastu, grill gate, ventil-ation, woodwork, 24 hrs water,covered car park. Satish. Ph:95513 28853, 90439 40898.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.2/T2, Paramount Flats,Thambaiah Street, near FiveLights, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 3rd floor, renovated,medium size open car park,rent Rs. 13000, family, nobrokers. Ph: 94919 54740.

K. K. NAGAR, No. 805, 63rd

Street, 10th Sector, nearAmman Koil, 3 bedrooms, hall,modular kitchen, 1700 sq.ft,ground floor, 1 pooja / studyroom, semi furnished, 3 A/cs,2 heaters, open car park, rentRs. 30000 (negotiable),vegetarians only. Ph: 9840189319, 98409 50319.

T. NAGAR, No. 2, KrishnaStreet, off. North Usman Road,opposite Joyalukas, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1400sq.ft, 4th floor, lift, car park,woodwork, rent Rs. 30000(negotiable). Ph: 97102 54648,86103 10804.

T. NAGAR, No. 23/7,Moosa Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, 2nd

floor, no lift, 2-wheeler parking,no car park, preferably office,vegetarians only, no brokers.Muthu. Ph: 98843 13639.

Kumbhabhishekamperformed in NayakamarStreet templeBy Our Staff Reporter

Maha Kumbhabhishekam was performed inthe 31-year-old Sri Vinaitheertha VinayakarTemple (Nayakamar Street, West Mambalam)on March 16.

The temple has been renovated with thesupport of devotees.

A 48-day mandala pooja is being performedfor all the deities at 8 a.m and 6 p.m.

The temple is open to devotees from 6 a.m to11 a.m and from 5 p.m to 8 p.m on all days.

All are welcome.

New App to book Tatkaltickets in trainsBy Our Staff Reporter

Railways has introduced a new mobileapplication ‘IRCTC Rail Connect’ for androidphones.

Itsfeatures include one-step login with pinnumber, booking of regular Tatkal tickets,booking of ladies and premium Tatkal quotatickets, viewing of current reservation status,boarding point changes and ticket status.

TheAppcan be downloaded from GooglePlaystore.

Sai bhajan programs in T. Nagarand MambalamBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti conducts Sai bhajans every week in thefollowing venues in T. Nagar and Mambalam.

T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park, Vijaya

Bank building): Saturdays, 5 p.m.Ayurvedasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park):

Mondays, 6 p.m.50/38, Motilal Street (opposite Ranganathan Street): Wednesdays,

6 p.m.Muthumaari Amman Temple, South Boag Road: Mondays, 6.30 p.mMambalam:12A/27, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam: Saturdays, 5.15 p.m.Vallabha Ganapathy Temple, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam:

Fridays, 6.30 p.m.Murugashramam, Srinivasa Pillai Street, West Mambalam: Second

Tuesdays, 6 p.m.For registration, please call 94456 11333 or 94447 73926.All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterA car in broken down condition has been lying on the margin of Giri

Road, T. Nagar for several months.Its engine bay is badly crushed and the number plates are missing.An autorickshaw in a similar condition has been abandoned on the

margin of Bhagavatham Street, T. Nagar, adjoining the EBtransformer.

The surrounding area has been converted into an open urinal bypassers-by.

The residents have appealed to the authorities to remove thevehicles.

Abandoned vehicles block roadmargin

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By Our Staff ReporterA book on ‘Industrial Safety’ in Tamil

written by N. S. Pillai (a resident ofBalakrishna Naicker Street Extn.,West Mambalam) was released re-cently.

The 250-page book is priced at Rs.90.

According to the author, the bookhas 30 chapters and explains in detailwith pictures the various types ofhealth/physical risks in the workplacebased on the type of industry and workenvironment.

Book on ‘Industrial Safety’in Tamil released

“There are a number of workers without English knowledge workingin high risk environments in the State. This book in Tamil will help themto understand the various types of risks and the safety practices tofollow at the workplace,” he said.

According to him, the book will be useful for students, professionals/workers and trainers in the industrial safety and security sector.

Copies of the book, published by Aruna Publications (Villiva-kkam),are available in all leading bookshops in Chennai including Eswar BookStall (Natesan Street, T. Nagar).

Pillai retired as General Manager from Neyveli Lignite Corporation.His contact numbers are 93807 80650 and 2451 3089.

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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.

By Our Staff ReporterR. P. Krishnamachari (resident of

Ashok Nagar and Chairman of Tex Bio-science Ltd, 75, Textan House, 4th Av-enue, Ashok Nagar) donated Rs.10 lakhsto Lions Blood Bank in a function onMarch 12.

He was honoured by Lions Club with‘Best Participation’ award for his phil-anthropic services over several years.

Industrialist donates Rs. 10lakhs to Lions Blood Bank

The award was presented by T. M. Gunaraja (District Gov-ernor 324 A1, Lions Club International) in the presence of otherdignitaries.

NGOs and other organizations interested in conducting blooddonation programs may contact Lions Blood Bank and Re-search Foundation in 130, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Ph: 28414949.

By Our Staff ReporterG. Vasundara (PG Teacher,

Sarada Vidyalaya, T. Nagar) waspresented ‘Seva Ratna’ award byExnora International last weekfor meritorious service in the fieldof school education and social ser-vice activities.

The award was handed over byR. Jagadeesan (Former Judge,Madras High Court) in the pres-

‘Seva Ratna’ award for Sarada Vidyalayateacher

ence of Mariazeena Johnson(Pro Vice Chancellor,Sathyabhama University) andN. B. Nirmal (Founder, ExnoraInternational).

She has been a teacher formore than 19 years and is theschool’s NSS Program Officer.

She has been offering freetuition to underprivileged stu-dents. She also helps physi-cally challenged and visuallyimpaired students in their stud-ies. Through NSS programs,she motivates and guides stu-dents to undertake social ser-

vice activities like conductingmedical camps for poor sectionsof the society, in govt. run schools,projects concerning environmentlike planting saplings, conduct-ing hygiene programs, and help-ing the affected during calami-ties like cyclone and floods.

She has also organized severalmedical, health and wellness pro-grams for underprivileged

women. She has organizedawareness programs on ‘Cleanand Green Environment’, ‘Glo-bal Warming and ClimateChange’ in schools.

Her contact number is93828 33847 and email [email protected].

‘SamashtiUpanayanam’in MayBy Our Staff Reportr

Registration is open for free‘Samashti Upanayanam’ to beperformed for Brahmin boyson Sunday, May 7 in PandianHall (Station Road, WestMambalam).

Boys below 13 years of agefrom any Vedam, subsect, canhave their upanayanam.

Since arrangements have tobe made, parents wishing tohave upanayanam for theirsons are requested to registerat the earliest.

For registration and otherdetails, contact IyappaBakhta Samajam in 9444025536 / 97909 82085.

By Our Staff ReporterRotary Club of Chennai

Towers and Rotaractmembers joined handswith Chennai TrafficPolice to conduct a helmetawareness campaign atG. N. Chetty Road-Thirumalai Road-Dr. NairRoad junction, T. Nagaron March 6 as part ofRotaract Week celeb-rations.

They stopped helmetrule violators passing thejunction and appealed tothem to wear helmets, andalso distributed aware-ness pamphlets.

Helmet awareness campaign conducted

Satsang inPandian HalltodayBy Our Staff Reporter

Ramsuratkumar Satsangwill chant Yogi Ramsu-ratkumar Namajapam onSunday, March 19, from 4 p.min Pandian Hall, Station Road,West Mambalam.

It will be followed by GuruAshtothram and chanting ofHanuman Chalisa. All arewelcome.

For more details, call 9884724271.

‘Tamil IsaiFestival’ in VaniMahal from todayBy Our Staff Reporter

There will be ‘Tamil IsaiFestival’ from March 19 to 24in Sri Thyaga Brahma GanaSabha, Vani Mahal, G. N.Chetty Road, T. Nagar.

The following is the program.Concerts start at 6.30 p.m.

March 19: Vocal concert bySriranjani Santhanagopalan,accompanied by B. Anan-thakrishnan (violin), SumeshS. Narayanan (mridangam)and Anirudh Athreya (kanjira).

March 20: Vocal concert byR. Ashwath Narayanan, S.Varadarajan (violin), NeyveliR. Narayanan (mridangam)and K. V. Gopalakrishnan(kanjira).

March 21: Vocal concert byChinmaya Sisters Uma andRadhika, M. R. Gopinath(violin), B. Ganapathyraman(mridangam) and Madia-pakkam A. Murali (ghatam).

March 22: Vocal concert byPrasanna Venkataraman, B.U. Ganesh Prasad (violin), S. J.Arjun Ganesh (mridangam)and Sunil Kumar (kanjira).

March 23: Nadhaswaramconcert by Mylai M. Karthi-keyan and Chitoor R.Devarajulu, Mangalam M. K.Aasan and Adyar G. Silam-barasan (thavil).

March 24: Nadhaswaramconcert by Koleri Vinod Kumarand Koleri N. Bhoopathy,Chennai G. K. Narasimhan andSivanvayil S. R. Rajaratinam(thavil).

All are welcome.More details can be had in

2815 2166.

Attempt at Guinness Record inBharatanatyam on April 14By Our Staff Reporter

Adavallan Isaiyalayam (734, 59th Street, 10th Sector, K. K.Nagar) will attempt to set a ‘Guinness World Record’ of 5000dancers performing Bharatanatyam on a single stage on April14 (Tamil New Year’s Day) in Vel’s University, Pallavaram.

Dance schools, Bharatanatyam students, professionaldancers and teachers are invited to participate in the attemptto make it a success.

Certificates will be given to all the participants.The last date for registering for the event is Monday, March

20.For registration and more details, call Vanee Gayathiri Bala

in 98413 27333.

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Women to run mobile coffeeshopsBy Our Staff Reporter

Mami’s Mobile Coffee House, the brain child of Madhu Saran(a Chennai-based entrepreneur),is planning to provide businessopportunities to women from poor families.

The mobile vans, managed by women, will sell filter coffee andlight snacks.

In the first phase, the vans are set to roll out in Anna Nagar,T. Nagar, Mylapore, Nanganallur and OMR over the next fewweeks.

According to Madhu, paper cups, coffee powder, milk andother ingredients will be sourced only from women’s self-helpgroups in the city. She said that women with basic education,good verbal communication skills and business interest cantake care of the van units along with two other womenassociates.

For more details, call Madhu in 91766 44536 or send an emailto [email protected]

Free medical camp todayforenoon

Daasya (an NGO in Ashok Nagar) has organized a freemedical camp from 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m on Sunday, March19 in Panigraha Kalyana Mandapam, Arya Gowda Road, WestMambalam.

Free eye, physiotherapy, kidney, dental and breast cancercheck-up will be done. It will be followed by a special yoga classfor cancer patients. For more details, call 99406 38972.