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FREE1137th Issue : March 11 - 17, 2017Vol. 22, No. 42
New platform in Mambalamstation inaugurated
By Our Staff ReporterSuresh Prabhu (Minister for
Railways) inaugurated thedouble-discharge platform inMambalam station last week.
This is the third platform inthe station with direct accessfrom Mambalam side.
The double-dischargeplatform is a much-neededfacility where commuters canget down from both sides of anEMU.
Hitherto, passengers fromMambalam side had to climbthe overbridge to enter/exit theplatform, and to avoid it, manycrossed the tracks therebyrisking their lives. Also, sincethe train stops for only a fewseconds, having such aplatform can bring down
accidents. A ramp has beenprovided for disabled personsand he elderly.
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House inK.V. Colony burgledBurglars broke into an
engineer’s house in K. V. Colony,West Mambalam and took away25 sovereigns of jewellery andRs. 20,000 in cash on the eveningof March 7.
According to police, theengineer, N. Muralidharan (50),works in Southern Rail-way.
The family was away at thetime attending a family func-tion in a neighbouring street.
A case filed in Ashok Nagarpolice station is under investi-gation.
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Discourses on ‘SaisathSaritha’By Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai MeditationMandir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) there arediscourses on ‘Sri Saisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.m onSundays in its premises. T. Thiruvalluvan(Founder) told Mambalam Times that mass spiri-tual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thurs-days and Sundays. All are welcome. 7.
ISKCON program in Mambalamon SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter
The 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.
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VishnuSahasranamamchanting on March 18By Our Staff Reporter
The group of Vishu Sahas-ranamam Mandalis hasorganized mass chanting of SriVishnu Sahasranamam at 10a,m on Saturday, March 18 inGoshala, Sankara Madam,Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street,West Mambalam on theoccasion of Sri Kanchi MahaPeriava Birth Star Day(Anusham).
All are welcome.More details can be had in
95001 77505.
By Our Staff Reporter79-year-old Ramamoorthy
Pichai Iyer and 75-year-oldVijayalakshmi Ramamoorthy(residents of 27, KripasankariStreet, West Mambalam) cel-ebrated their 50th wedding an-niversary recently.
They have been residents ofMambalam for the last 40years.
Ramamoorthy retired fromCentral Govt. and Vijaya-lakshmi from a private com-pany.
Mambalam couple celebrate50th marriage anniversary
They started the ‘RajammalSeshan Charitable Trust’many years back to engage insocial service like distributingfree uniforms and books to poorstudents and providing dona-tions to charitable trusts, or-phanages and medical help topoor patients. Ramamoorthyhas good knowledge about theneighbourhood’s history andhas seen it transform into thecity’s commercial hub.
His contact number is9884897886.
Discourses inSathyanarayanaTemple tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter
There will be discourses byUe. Ve. Sowmya Narayan-acharya at3 p.m and Ue. Ve.Padmanambachariyar at 4p.m on Sunday, March 12 inArulmigu SathyanarayanaTemple, Srinavasa Street,West Mambalam,
All are welcome.
New app to bookTatkal tickets intrains
IRCTC has a new mobileapplication ‘IRCTC RailConnect’ for android phones.
Its important featuresinclude one-step login with pinnumber, regular Tatkalbooking, ladies and premiumTatkal quota booking, viewingof current reservation facility,boarding point change andviewing ticket status.
Users can download the freeapp from Google Playstore.
By Our Staff Reporter‘Vadu maanga’ and water-
melon signal the arrival ofsummer.
‘Vadu maanga’ is especiallypopular among the Brahmincommunity in Mambalam andMylapore.
A number of vendors wereseen selling the tendermangoes on Station Road,West Mambalam.
‘Vadu maanga’ arrivesin city
The sellers were seen selling‘kaambu vadu’ (ones withpinkish stem intact) and‘porukku vadu’ or ‘kottina vadu’(mangoes collected after theyfall off branches.)
Arunagiri, a vendor, toldMambalam Times that the‘kaambu vadu’ is priced higherat Rs. 200 per kg. and can bepreserved for up to a year, and‘kottina vadu’, sold at Rs. 150per kg,. can be preserved for upto 6 months.
They are sourced mostlyfrom Andhra, Madurai,Coimbatore and ThirumoorthyHills, he added.
Free talk on‘Governing Businessand Relationship’next Saturday
R. Aravindan will give a freetalk on ‘Governing Businessand Relationship’ on Saturday,March 18, from 10 a.m to 11.15a.m in Hotel Pratap Plaza, 168,Kodambakkam High Road,Mahalingapuram.
He will speak on the conceptsof fundamental values, workethics, stress management,productivity, leadership andtime management.
All are welcome.For registration, contact
Chithra Sundarrajan in 9840493904.
Discourses on‘Saisath Saritha’
Under the auspices of SriShirdi Sai Meditation Mandir(6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar)there are discourses on ‘SriSaisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.mon Sundays in its premises.
T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder)told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is con-ducted at 7.30 p.m on Thurs-days and Sundays.
All are welcome.More details can be had in
phones 2643 2323, 4212 5118and 94444 53777.
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By Our Staff ReporterKumbhabhishekam was performed
in the 59-year-old Sakthi VinayakarTemple, Eswaran Koil Street, WestMambalam on March 8.
Kumbhabhishekam was lastperformed in 1994.
The temple is under themanagement of the Hindu Religiousand Charitable EndowmentsDepartment.
48-day Mandala pooja is being heldin the temple.
It is open to devotees from 6 a,m to10.30 a.m and 5 p.m to 8.30 p.m
Kumbhabhishekam in Sakthi VinayakarTemple
The digital age and loss offriendshipBy Homayun Taba
Voicing my concern about the impact of digital and onlinecommunication on physical or face-to face-interactions, atherapist friend, from whom I was expecting betterunderstanding, surprised me by cynically asking: “So, you are‘into relationships’?”
Another friend hardly ever responds to calls these days, onlyto texting. His message is: get to the point. As if there are notimes when - in dialogue - one needs inputs to graduallyarticulate thoughts and feelings.
This get-to-the point syndrome indicates patience-fatigue,where engagement with others feels exceedingly exhausting.Genuine contacts are being replaced by instant messaging andtexting. Yet, such unavailability takes its toll on relationships;many of these same people complaining that though there isso much ‘contact’ there is too little ‘connection’. Shouldn’t thisindicate that something is not right?
A good thing about this 24/7 hyperconnected space is thatit addresses the tyranny of distance; now you can easilycontact anyone anywhere at little or no cost. But it has alsoaffected those living in the same city or even in the samelocality who would rather message than meet, rather statethan listen.
Driven by a succession of preoccupations, people do promiseto meet for a relaxed time together, but that doesn’t happen forweeks or months - or ever.
It was not long ago that one met over a cup of tea or coffee,chatted and parted fulfilled. In such face-to-face encountersone could observe nuances of feeling and respond, or even becontradicted for having misread the situation; a single glancecould encompass an entire canvas of feelings.
While true that ‘all things must change to something new, tosomething strange,’ the strangeness now is sadly estranging.Often communication is through a set of ‘emoticons’; cute butdevoid of any real emotive resonance, leaving one at bestclueless, at worst cold or simply irritated.
More and more people are finding this trend quite acceptableand are unaware of the resulting contracting sense ofrelatedness, or the understanding that something is recedingfrom us. And then one raises concern over this, the answer,stated or not, is ‘who has time for talking?’ or ‘this is how thingsare – like it or not’.
In hectic times like ours, it is vital to slow down, create pausesin one’s busyness and encourage a saner pace of life by beingpresent and spending an hour or two of quality time, sharing andrelating and savouring togetherness. These exchanges anddeep relating are known to enrich understanding, and can helpin toning down negativity.
Sherry Turkle, psychologist and sociologist at MIT who hasfor thirty years studied how people react and adapt to newtechnologies that change the way we communicate, in herbook, ‘Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a DigitalAge’, argues that over-reliance on new modes of communicationis negatively affecting our ability to have face-to-faceconversation, ‘the most human thing we do’, by splitting ourattention and ‘diminishing our capacity for empathy’.
Philosopher Seneca’s words remind us: Nothing delights themind so much as fond and loyal friendship… where one is lessafraid to share knowledge of something than to keep it tooneself. We all need those ‘whose advice helps you make up yourmind, whose cheerfulness dissolves your sorrow, whose veryappearance cheers you up’.
Homayun Taba is a writer, artist and an educator
By Our Staff ReporterFollowing the report ‘Bus
stop shelter badly damaged’,published in Mambalam Times(issue dated Feb. 11-17), thedamaged roof of the shelter andtwo supporting stainless steelpoles in the front were removedlast week.
The poles in the rear carryingan advertisement hoarding,and benches, which are in goodcondition, have been leftuntouched.
The shelter is now without aroof forcing commuters to waitin the sun for buses.
They have appealed to MTCto reinstall the roof.
Damaged roof of bus stop shelter removedafter report in Mambalam Times
Talk on ThiruArutpa onTuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices ofVallalar Sanmarga Sangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), M. B. Babu willgive a discourse on ‘ThiruArutpa’ at 6 p.m on Tuesday,March 14, in Sakthi VinayagarTemple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K.Nagar).
All are welcome.
Namasankeerthanamin Sankara Nilayamtoday evening
Under the auspices of SriSankara Nilayam (658/20, 47th
Street, Sector 9, K. K. Nagar,98406 28787), KalyaniMargabandhu will presentNamasankeerthanam fol-lowed by sampradaya bhajanand ashtapathi in the premiseson Saturday, March 11 from5.30 p.m to 8 p.m
Samashti Gatyathri homamwill be performed by studentsof Tapas Trust (Mangadu) onSunday, March 12 from 8.30a.m to 11.20 p.m.
All are welcome.
Month-long freeyoga course fromtomorrow
By Our Staff ReporterSanyasi Krishnayogam will
conduct a month-long free yogacourse for adults from 5.30 a.mto 7 a.m from Sunday, March12 in Bala Vidya HigherSecondary School (30, Vasu-devapuram, near DoraiswamyRoad subway).
The classes are conductedaccording to the curriculum ofthe Bihar School of Yoga.
Asanas, praanayamapratyahara (sense withdrawaltechniques), dharana (concen-tration), meditation, mantra,value education, food habitsand shat kriyas (internalpathways cleaning formanaging diseases) will betaught.
The classes will includesessions on anatomy andphysiology for better unders-tanding of the benefits of yoga.
Swamiji also offerscounseling for his students.
For more details, call 9444240383 / 94450 51015 or visitwww.satyamyogatrust.net.
By Our Staff ReporterA 10-ft long trunk of an up-
rooted tree with roots is lyingon the margin of P. V.Rajamannar Salai, K. K.Nagar.
The tree had fallen duringthe cyclone last December. Its
Tree trunk blocks road margin
main branches were cut andremoved leaving but a largeportion of the trunk was leftbehind.
It is causing obstruction topedestrians and motorists andalso poses a danger at night asit is not clearly visible.
By Our Staff ReporterJothi Madhar Sangam (70/44, Burkit
Road, T. Nagar) conducted cookery andsports contests for marginalised womenresiding in Kamarajar Colony, T. Nagaron March 5 as part of Women’s Daycelebrations.
Lakshmi Raghukumar (President) toldMambalam Times that 50 women tookpart in the contests and prizes wereawarded to the winners.
She said that the Sangam membersvisit orphanages and old age homes regu-larly and support their activities.
The Sangam also conducts vocationaltraining programs for poor women totake up jobs or become entrepreneurs.
Cookery, sports contests held for poor women
For membership and more details about the activities of the Sangam, call 98411 58018.
1000 TET formssold in 4 daysBy Our Staff Reporter
More than 1000 applicationforms for ‘Teacher EligibilityTest’ (TET) were sold in thefirst four days at the counter inCorporation Girls High School,Usman Road, T. Nagar.
The TET exams are to beheld on April 29 and 30.
The applications form will beavailable from 9 a.m to 5 p.mon all working days till March22.
The forms are also availablein Kesari Higher SecondarySchool, Thyagaraya Road, T.Nagar.
For more details, call 24346070.
By Our Staff ReporterDMDK party workers have installed a free drinking water
booth in Duraisamy Road Service Lane (West Mambalam) forthe benefit of the public.
Two earthern pots have been placed in wet sand to cool thewater. The sand is enclosed in a structure made with bricks.
Drinking water booth inDuraisamy Road
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By Our Staff ReporterUdavum Karangal (460,
25th Street, NSK Nagar, be-tween Shanthi Colony andAnna Nagar Arch) has ap-pealed to readers ofMambalam Times for dona-tion of rice urgently.
It houses nearly 1,000 in-mates for feeding whom thedaily need of rice is about300 kg. It has rehabilitationcenters in Thiruverkadu(Chennai), Tiruvannamalai,Coimbatore and Madurai.
Udavum Karangal appeals for ricedonation
The inmates consist of children, psychiatric patients, mentally retarded persons, seniorcitizens and terminally ill patients. Wellwishers are requested to donate rice bags at its NSKNagar office or make contributions through cheque or DD drawn in favour of UdavumKarangal.
Donors needing clarification may contact S. Vidyaakar (Founder) in 99401 88011 or theoffice in 2621 6321 / 2621 6421.
Free lung function test in PHCtomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter
Free spirometry test toevaluate the performance ofthe lungs will be conducted from8.30 a.m to 12 noon on Sunday,March 12 in Public HealthCenter (Lake View Road, WestMambalam).
The test will be useful tocheck asthma, breathless-ness, sneezing, exhaustion,chronic cough, chest compre-ssion and frequent tiredness.
The reports will be provided
immediately.Dr. S. Chandrasekar (Pul-
monologist) will be availablefor free consultation.
Patients suffering from orwith a past history of lungproblems like asthma areadvised to bring their medicalrecords.
For appointments, contactT. Sivaraj (Nellai Pharmacy,126, Arya Gowda Road, WestMambalam, 81447 10413) orSigadevan (99415 86651).
Nethrodaya needsresident staff forschoolBy Our Staff Reporter
Nethrodaya (47/1, NolamburPhase II, Mogappair West), asocial service organizationworking for the welfare of thevisually impaired, needs aresident administrative stafffor its school for the visuallyimpaired.
The applicant should beproficient in English andcomputer operation.
Apart from salary, free foodand accommodation will beprovided. Any graduate maycontact C. Govindakrishnan(Founder) in 93828 96636.
Free 10-dayspoken SanskritclassesBy Our Staff Reporter
Samskrita Bharathi willconduct free 10-day spokenSanskrit classes fromWednesday, March 15 from6.30 p.m to 8 p.m daily inRamakrishna Mission SaradaVidyalaya Girls Higher Sec-ondary School, Burkit Road, T.Nagar.
No prior knowledge of San-skrit is required and anyoneabove 12 years can join.
For registration, contactSrihari in 99406 83562
By Our StaffReporter
A teacher was seengiving last-minute in-structions and guid-ance to the studentsappearing for the Std.10 State Board examon March 8 in GRTM a h a l a k s h m iVidyalaya, 6th and 7th
Avenue, Ashok Nagar.The exams will con-
clude on March 30.
Std. 10 board exams begin
Art exhibitionby women inAchalam GalleryBy Our Staff Reporter
To celebrate ‘Women’s Day’,an exhibition of paintings bywomen artists has been orga-nized from Saturday, March11 to Friday, March 17 inAchalam Art Gallery (Laksh-manaswamy Salai, K. K.Nagar).
Paintings on several artmedia and styles will be on dis-play.
The exhibition will be openfrom 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
For more details, call 9381024002 or 4212 7682.
By Our Staff ReporterKaruna Vidya Reading Cen-
ter celebrated its 16th AnnualDay on March 9 in Sri RKMSarada Vidyalaya (UsmanRoad, T. Nagar).
During the event, visuallychallenged students exhibitedtheir talents through enter-tainment programs like drama,dance and song.
The event was well attendedby members, volunteers, theirfamilies and friends.
The Center, now managedby Rotary Club of MadrasCoramandel, was started by
Visually impaired students entertainvolunteers
Dr. Hari Ramesh and PadmajaRamesh in 1998 and its read-ing centre for visually chal-lenged college-going girl stu-dents was started in 2000 inSarada Vidyalaya.
Shyla Viswanathan (Co-ordinator) told MambalamTimes that at present it hasaround 40 volunteers to readout lessons to visually im-paired students.
The volunteers read, writeassignments and record les-sons in digital format for thebenefit of the students.
More than 500 visually chal-
lenged students helped by itsvolunteers have got jobs andare well settled in life.
The Center runs a digital li-brary in Adyar where studentsuse audio visual aids for learn-ing.
It is also associated with K.V. Tech Digital TechnologyComputer Learning Centre,Guindy to impart computertraining to visually impairedstudents and help in preparingfor competitive exams andinterviews. Those interested inbecoming volunteers may con-tact 93810 04365.
Pop-up cafeat NGOsBy Our Staff Reporter
Seva Cafe, a group of socialactivists, conducts programsonce in six weeks in differentNGOs to spread joy throughservice.
The group includes volun-teers of all ages, both men andwomen.
They cook/serve food, engagewith the residents, clean upand decorate the place.
The team from Seva Cafetakes over the kitchen of theNGO to cook a meal fromscratch. The staff andattendants of the NGO are alltheir guests for the day. It is ahalf day event run entirely byvolunteers.
Anyone interested in joiningit as a volunteer or deservingNGOs wishing to avail of itsservice may contact 9840182299.
The city police arrested a 16-year-old boy last week on charges of snatching mobiles phones frompedestrians in Ashok Nagar and T. Nagar.
According to police, the boy, along with a friend, targeted pedestrians talking on their mobilephones. He confessed to stealing more than 50 mobile phones from pedestrians.
The boy was caught riding a motorcycle without proper papers during a routine vehicle check inAshok Nagar. On further interrogation, he confessed to using the bike to snatch mobile phones fromunwary pedestrians. While he drove the bike, his friend on the pillion used to snatch the phone.
According to Ramesh (Inspector, Ashok Nagar), they sold the phones in Ritchie Street. The juvenilewas sent to an observation home in Kellys, while a search is on for his friend.
Juvenile arrested for snatching cell phones
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to teach slokas in the morningat home. Abirami Anthathi,Devaram, Thiruvasagam,Thiruppugazh. Ph: 9962063098.
WANTED (1) Part-timefaculty 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, 9841056803, 98414 10899.
WANTED experiencedDTP/Xerox operator, typist &housekeeper to maintain 3 A/c luxury rooms for a guesthouse in T. Nagar. Good pay.Contact: Laser Valley, 38/44,Venkatanarayana Road, nearTTD T.Nagar. Ph: 9840266023.
WANTED male officeassistant, aged below 35 years,minimum Std. 10 passed,knowledge in English forconstruction company, salaryRs. 8000, office in 24/11,Radhakrishnan Street, T.Nagar. Ph: 98412 29007, 24345468.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 CAMPSUMMER Camp in APJ
Academy, Batch I from March15 to 30; Batch II from April 1to 15. Stds. 2 to 5: SpokenEnglish, Hindi & French; Stds.6 to 8: Spoken English, Hindi& French; Stds. 8 to 10: CraftWork, Speed Maths, MathsFundamentals; Drawing & Art,Basic Sketches, PencilShading. Devaki B, 9884051654/56, 98840 51165.
SUMMER Camp & RegularArt Classes. Abstract, Oil,Mehendi, Coffee Painting,Junior, Acrylic Artist, basicKerala Murals, Junior Tanjoreetc. 15 days, 2 hours per day.Admissions open. WestMambalam. Coaching for Artoriented exams. Ph: 9840445633, 98407 59761.
TOURS &TOURS &TOURS &TOURS &TOURS &TRAVELSTRAVELSTRAVELSTRAVELSTRAVELS
(1) Apr. 7 – 10: AhobilamNava Narasimhar. (2) Apr. 15– 20: Malai Nadu (13) +Guruvayur. (3) May 27 - 31:Cholanadu (40) DiyaDesamas. (4) July 11 – 16:Simhachal, Puri Yatra. VaidehiPartha Sarathy, Ph: 9444762968, 94447 54468, 9940147313.
Daasya installswater purifier inGovt. HospitalBy Our Staff Reporter
Daasya (12th Avenue, AshokNagar) installed a waterpurifier in the leprosy ward inGovernment Hospital,Saidapet on March 9.
P. Raman (President, Daa-sya) said that until now,patients had to bring water withthem or buy it from outside thehospital.
The purifier is connected to aline from the overhead tank.
Raman’s contact number is99406 38972.
Offer to conductfree English classesin Corpn. schoolsBy Our Staff Reporter
H. K. Lakshmana Rao (man-agement consultant) is willingto take free English classes(spoken and written) duringthe summer holidays in Cor-poration schools in Chennai.
Corporation school headscan contact him to fix a mutu-ally suitable time to hold theclasses.
His contact number is93810 36989 and email ishklrao@ gmail.com.
Music therapy for cancerpatientsBy Our Staff Reporter
The Ashwin Maharaj Foundation, which organizes musicsessions in cancer wards of hospitals, was established inmemory of Ashwin Maharaj Ramasubramanian in December2015 by his parents R. Manonmani and D. Ramasubramanian(residents of T. Nagar).
Ashwin had lost the battle to cancer in 2015.According to his parents, their son who was in college at the
time, found great solace in trauma and pain by listening tomusic. “It was his no cost and most effective pain killer and amood elevator. He used to feel better and get sound sleep,” saysAshwin’s mother Manonmani.
“His loss motivated us to do something for terminally illcancer patients in hospitals in the city. It was also our son’swish that music be used to alleviate the distress faced bycancer patients, especially those from the lower rungs ofsociety, and we decided to fulfill it”, they said.
Initially started with the help of Ashwin’s friends, theFoundation today has more than 100 volunteers who organizemusic sessions in cancer wards in hospitals. The Foundationis also supported by music societies of SSN College ofEngineering, Ethiraj College for Women, Stella Maris College,Women’s Christian College and Anna University.
Age-appropriate songs, melodious songs from films andpoems of Subramania Bharati and rhymes for children areusually presented. Patients, their family members andcaregivers are also encouraged to sing along to take their mindaway from the pain and worries.
Anyone wishing to support the cause of the Foundation, maycontact R. Manonmani in 98418 25935 or register in theFacebook page www.facebook.com/ashwinmaharajfoundation/
Banks should not charge any fee for cashtransactions
Sir, Some banks have started charging a fee for cashtransactions from savings bank account holders beyond fourfree transactions a month.
This is nothing but daylight robbery. Having lured customersinto opening accounts with tall promises, does this move notamount to betrayal of trust?
Why should a customer be penalized for transacting his owncash, be it withdrawal or deposit? What is the rationale behindthis move? Is it to reduce cash transactions with the thrust foronline banking or do these banks not have enough money topay their staff, or are the staff over-worked and transactionsbeyond five will further burden them?
Many, especially senior citizens and housewives, openaccounts to avoid keeping cash at home and withdraw in bitsand pieces as per their needs. Why should they be taxed forwithdrawing money at their own convenience? And, who arethese banks to put a cap on transactions?
Banks must immediately withdraw this move as it isretrograde in nature. V. S. Jayaraman, 31, Motilal Street,T. Nagar
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Smart ration cards from April 1Sir, Last week, K. Kamaraj (Food Minister) stated that
smart ration cards will be issued from April 1.We have been hearing about the issue of smart cards to
replace the existing ration cards for the past couple of years.Only in the past few months has the work picked up pace withlinking of the Aadhaar number to ration card. Still, much workis left as many are yet to complete the process.
With smart cards, it is expected that there will be bettercontrol over the PDS system and the commodities will reachthe beneficiaries instead of getting diverted to the open market
I hope that the govt. is able to deliver on its promise of issuingthe smart cards from April 1. V. S. Jayaraman, 31, MotilalStreet, T. Nagar
Fashion show, cookerycontest held for womenBy Our Staff Reporter
More than 100 women participated in the‘Wonders of Women 2017’ program organizedjointly by Andhra Social and Cultural Associationand Virgo Events (54th Street, Ashok Nagar) inAndhra Club on March 4.
There was a fashion show followed by a showin which 15 women, dressed like popularactresses of the 60’s and 70’s, danced, sang andacted like them.
It was followed by a cookery contest in whichmore than 100 dishes were displayed.
G. Jayachitra (yesteryear actress) presentedprizes to the winners.
1.5 lakhs worthaid given to poorBy Our Staff Reporter
Members of Aavin WomenWelfare Society distributed aidworth Rs.1.5 lakhs amongneedy persons during‘International Women’s Day’celebrations on March 8 inPandian Hall, Station Road,West Mambalam.
R. Seethalakshmi (JointDirector, Aavin), R. SivakamiSundari (President, AavinWomen Welfare Society) andother members distributed theaid.
Sivakami told MambalamTimes that the beneficiarieshad been identified by themembers after thoroughresearch through NGOs. Shesaid that the aid includedprovisions, stationery items,hearing aids and tailoringmachines for poor personssupported by NGOs. Schoolbags were given to the childrenof cobbler families studying inNidiharasanam KalviNilayam and awards given toschool toppers in the previousyear Std.10 and 12 boardexams.
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Mahadevan Street (StateBank Building), 2 Halls –Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c(200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233,4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.OLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOME
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SAIDAPET, ShanthiApartment, Reddy KuppamRoad, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 470 sq.ft, ground floor,30 years old, no brokers, visiton 12.3.2017, Sunday, 10 a.mto 12 noon. Ph: 94444 68855.
T.NAGAR, HabibullahRoad, near KodambakkamStation, decent location, 865sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 2 baths, 2nd floor,open car park, lift, east facing,25 years old, Price Rs. 12500per sq.ft. Ph: 94433 34740,94874 94740.
VADAPALANI, Arcot Road,opp. Forum Mall, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 781 sq.ft, opencar park. Rs. 85 lakhs,negotiable, no brokers. Ph:94434 60913, 2376 0301,97910 44870.
WEST MAMBALAM,Baroda Street 1st lane,independent old house, eastfacing, 35’ frontage, groundmeasuring 1890 sq.ft,immediate outright sale/jointventure. Genuine buyers. Ph:95001 92389.
WEST MAMBALAM,Thambiah Road, nearSatyanarayana Temple, 530sq.ft, UDS 417 sq.ft,1 bedroomflat, hall, kitchen, ground floor,2-wheeler parking. Ph: 9003184478.
WEST MAMBALAM,Bhathavachalam Street, nearSatynarayana Temple &Ayodhya Mandapam, land3420 sq.ft, building 2850 sq.ft,4 bedroom, 2 kithcen, 2 bighall, 3 car park. Contact: Babu,Ph: 93810 30922, 9381030933.
RENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALWEST MAMBALAM, No.
27, Raghavan Colony, 650sq.ft, double bedroom,vegetarians only. Ph: 9840145939.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.17, B.R.P. 2nd Street, oppositeRailway Station, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 2nd
floor, newly built, furnished,allelectrical fittings, covered carpark, vaastu,pure vegetariansonly. Ph: 98840 50270, 9791115649.
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.
ASHOK NAGAR, 18,Raghava Reddy Colony, 12th
Avenue, 3 bedrooms, 1300sq.ft, independent ground floorhouse, car park, all amenities.98417 14156, 98417 14157.
T. NAGAR, No. 16/9,Ramachandra Apartments,Soundararajan Street, nearTirupathi Temple, 2 bedrooms,1000 sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift,new, rent Rs. 20000, advance6 months, family/ office/bachelors, Vegetarians /non-vegetarians, pets allowed.Sivaraman. Ph: 97911 62338.
T. NAGAR, No. 28,Venkatraman Street, near HolyAngels School, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1550 sq.ft, 2nd
floor, lift, 2 balconies, 3 A/cs,semi furnished, covered carpark, rent Rs. 40000,vegetarians only. Ph: 9445121548.
WEST 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.
ASHOK NAGAR, New No.63, Old No. 38, Jai DurgaApartments, 1st Avenue (100feet road), near Lakshmi Hall/Hot chips, ground floor, 800sq.ft flat, commercial only,covered car park. Ph: 9788119022, 87544 56595.
RAMAPURAM, No. 12,Bharathi Salai, opp. SRM, nearDLF, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1310 sq.ft, woodwork,modular kitchen, car park,power back up, rent Rs. 15,000+ maintenance, familypreferred. Ph: 96000 18463.
K.K. NAGAR, No.132/1,11th Street, near Double Tank,single bedroom house. RentRs. 9000. Brahmins preferred.Ph: 94448 53938, 9791158791.
K.K. NAGAR, Plot331, D 15, Alagiri-swamy Salai, nearPSBB, School, 1500sq.ft, 4 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, rentRs. 60,000, nego-tiable. Suitable foroffice, play school,old age home,clinic. Ph: 9444166419, 96000 74639.WEST MAMBALAM, No.
154, Rams Flat, Lake ViewRoad, 1st floor, 750 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, semifurnished, 2 A/cs, 2-wheelerpark only, Brahmins/vegetarians. Rent Rs. 15000.Available from 15th April. Ph:91763 24302, 87543 71739.
RANGARAJAPURAM, No.9, Kannadasan Street, 550sq.ft. outhouse with hall, singlebedroom, bath, kitchen, smallopen area in the back withbathroom, Rs. 11000.Brahmins. Ph: 94442 80121.
T.NAGAR, 6/40,Rameswaram Road, SakthiFlats, 550 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, near MambalamRailway Station, suitable forbachelors, all amenities, 2-wheeler park, no brokers. Ph:97909 42037, 98409 24319.
K.K.NAGAR, BlockD98, Flat 4A, AnnaMain Road, nearHotel SaravanaBhavan, 4th floor, lift,power back-up,1125 sq.ft, 2 bed-rooms, A/c, mod-ular kitchen, woodwork, 2 balconies.Rent Rs. 26000. Ph:99405 95554.WEST MAMBALAM, No.
5/48, Aishwarya Flats,Subramanian Street, 1st floor,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, nocar park. Brahmins only. Ph:2474 2946.
WEST MAMBA-LAM, No. 8, Krish-nalaya Flats,S a t h y a n a r a y a n aStreet, walkabledistance to Stationand Bus Stand, 750sq.ft, ground floor,2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, fullyfurnished, Rent Rs.18000. Ph: 9176091907, 2243 4284.WEST MAMBALAM, 184,
Lake View Road, nearDuraiswamy Road Subwayand Mootha Jain School,ground floor, 420 sq.ft, 2-wheeler park, single bedroom,hall, kitchen, Ph: 90423 17463,2480 0170.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.46/25, Kripasankari Street, 1room, kitchen (no hall),independent, ground floorportion, small Brahmin familyonly, no brokers. Ph: 9841477673, 2472 0906.
KODAMBAKKAM, No. 18,Aziz Nagar, near RagavendraKalyana Mandapam, 2bedrooms flat, ground floor,about 600 sq.ft, lift, car park,good ventilation. Rs. 12000 +maintenance, pure vegetarianfamily only. Ph: 90030 24541.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 11/6,9th Avenue, near Swarna-pureeswarar Temple/GRTSchool, ground floor, 500 sq.ft,single bedroom, hall, kitchen,2-wheeler park, smallvegetarian family/bachelors.Rent Rs. 12000, advance 6months. Ph: 97890 25569,98846 35680.
WEST MAMBALAM, NewNo. 113, Arya Gowda Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,residential, no brokers. Ph:98410 05443.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.95/2, Flat A-1, Eswari PriyaApartments, Arya GowdaRoad Extension, ground floor,single bedroom, fullyrenovated. Ph: 98419 18706.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 28/54, 19th Street, 4th Avenue,near Pudur School, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1st floor,immediate occupation. Ph:95660 20763.
T. NAGAR, No. 28/7,Venkatnilayam, Gopala-krishna Street, near KrishnaInternational Hotel, 1st floor, 3bedrooms, residential flat,furnished, car park. Ph: 28150105, 97101 57823.
SAIDAPET, No. 22, 1st
Street, behind Saidapet Court,near Anna University, groundfloor, 700 sq.ft, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 24 hours water,rent Rs. 9000. Ph: 9962401195, 98845 50166.
T. NAGAR, No. 9/6, VyasarStreet, 3 rooms, kitchen,ground floor portion,vegetarians only, no brokers.Ph: 98842 22577.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.32-B/92, Balakrishna NaickenStreet, 900 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen,tiles flooring, small car park,24 hours water, purevegetarians only. Ph: 8056030245, 99620 93988.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 126,Raghava Reddy Colony,ground floor flat, 650 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.13000, maintenance Rs. 900,6 months advance. Ph: 8939090155.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.49/24, Subramanian Street,800 sq.ft, 1st floor 2 bedrooms,furnished, 24 hours water, rentRs. 16000 (negotiable),vegetarians only, no brokers.Contact: E. Radhakrishnan,Ph: 94445 77491.
WEST MAMBALAM, No.6, Postal Colony 1st Street, 2bedrooms flat, 1st floor, 800sq.ft, western, Indian toilet,north facing, rent Rs. 13000(negotiable), 6 monthsadvance. Brahmins only /vegetarians. Ph: 98417 60078,98849 25166.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 1,Soundarapandian Salai, nearKendriya Vidyalaya School,1000 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, ground floor flat, woodwork, car park, Rs. 20000(negotiable). Ph: 98414 06777.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 2,60th Street, near JeevanSupermarket, 450 sq.ft,ground floor, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, newly renovated, rentRs. 7000, advance 5 months,family/bachelor/office. Ph:73053 44555.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 14,Natesan Road, NearHotchips, 1600 sq.ft, 1st floorflat, 3 bedrooms, hall, modularkitchen, power back-up,CCTV, Vaastu, pipeline gas,security, rent Rs. 25000 +maintenance, family/bachelors/office. Ph: 7305344555.
ASHOK NAGAR, No. 58,10th Avenue, near JeevanSupermarket, 1350 sq.ft,ground floor, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, dining, vitrified tiles,covered car park, service area,pooja room. Satish, Ph: 9551328853, 90439 40898.
SAIDAPET (Jones Road),No.1, Krishnapillai Garden 1st
Street, office space available.Ph: 93810 51009, 4952 1009.
T.NAGAR, No. 70, SouthUsman Road, R.V. Mansion,rooms available monthlybasis, male students & healthcare related office. Ph: 9092667788, 4356 7788.
CIT NAGAR, No. 69, 2nd
Street, Near Alpha School,1180 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms flat,hall, kitchen, 2nd floor, no lift,rent Rs. 20000 (negotiable),car park. Ph: 94442 57659.
WEST MAMBALAM, FlatNo. B/3, SrividhyaApartments, No. 14,Balakrishna Mudali Street,ground floor, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 500 sq.ft, purevegetarians, no brokers. Ph:98849 38801.
By M. A. SADANAND
NO HOLDS BARREDThe Dictator
Looking at the guy named Trump, the latest addition to the galleryof dictators foolishly rung in by the American voters, my mindtravelled back several years when I was the Government Pleader inthe Madras High Court.
One evening, after court hours, a family group of my wife Lakshmiand daughter-in-law Monisha and a man from Kanchipuram Coop-erative Bank marched into my chamber with a request from theKanchi man for an opinion on a legal point from me.
I hate pressing the button to call for the help of my staff, and sogot up and called the newest stenographer to take my opinion. Shewas a pretty girl freshly appointed by the State Government andtransferred to the G.P’s office.
The girl (I forget her name now after so many years) took myblabber correctly and the opinion was ready in 10 minutes.
“Sir, I have come here several times in the past and had to spenda minimum of two days in the city for urgent opinions on legal pointsconcerning the eligibility of the Kanchipuram silk producers for grantof loans. Often I had to toil even three or four days to get the opinion.Thank you. I shall give you the name of the Silk Emporium whosought the loan so that they will, if you buy any silk saree from them,give you a rebate”.
I thanked him but said, “I don’t buy silk since it is a product ofcruelty”.
The new stenographer, a beautiful one, was shocked!The typed opinion was ready in ten minutes and the seeker of
opinion went home saving the day’s lodging charges. The stenogra-pher was all smiles but was in tears when I left the post some monthslater.
Free Siddha,Ayurvedaconsultationon weekdays
Siddha and Ayur-vedic Clinic (13th
Street, 2nd Sector, K.K. Nagar) providesfree consultation onweekdays from 10a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dr. C. Subramanianand Dr. Thilgavathy,who have 35 yearsexperience in Siddhamedicine, are avail-able for consultation.
The phone numberof the clinic is 9444118811.
Leaning tree blocks wayfor pedestrians
By Our StaffReporter
A tree leaningacross thepavement onLakshmanasamySalai, K. K. Nagaris posing a dangerto unwaryp e d e s t r i a n s ,especially duringnight.
A couple of itslow lying branchesare almost at eyelevel. One of themis leaning acrossthe pavement
Eye check organized for specialchildren
70 special children and their parents underwent free eye check-up inthe camp organized by RCC Diva Foundation on March 9 in VijayHuman Services Day Care Center, Sathya Garden, 29, P. V.Rajamannar Salai, K. K. Nagar.
A team of doctors from Sankara Nethralaya examined theparticipants. 9 were diagnosed with cataract and will undergo freesurgery. Free spectacles were provided for 54 with vision problems.
Dimple Sandeep Rathore (President, RCC Diva Foundation), PinkyAkash (Project Director) and other members were present during thecamp.
blocking the way and forcing pedestrians to either bend under it or walkon the busy road.
Callingvolunteers forfree service inTirumala
Sevas (Pallavaram)sends volunteers toTirumala for a week-long free service start-ing on Mondays andending on Sundays.Physically fit men andwomen below 60 yearsare welcome to volun-teer. The travelling ex-pense has to be borneby the volunteers.
Those interested cancall 78455 58334 or94449 01138.
NGO offers support for personssuppering from Parkinson’s diseaseBy Our Staff Reporter
‘Parivarthan for Parkinson’s’ is an NGO which extends support forpersons suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
It provides a platform for peer interaction through exchange ofinformation and sharing experience between the patients, familymembers and care givers.
It has been conducting monthly meetings in Anna Nagar.It now plans to organize similar meetings in Mambalam, T. Nagar
and K. K. Nagar areas.The meetings are conducted with resource persons from various
fields, and yoga and occupational therapy are arranged for the pa-tients to manage the disorder effectively.
80 families across Chennai have so far registered as its members.For joining the group, contact Sudha Meiyappan in 93810 35979 or
send email to [email protected].
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Traders cry foulon pedestrianplazaBy Our Staff Reporter
On Feb. 25, the second phaseof the trial run for thepedestrian plaza in T. Nagartook a predictable course withpedestrians welcoming theinitiative and local tradersaccusing Chennai Corporationof scant consideration for theirwelfare.
But compared to the 1st triallast November, this time therewas lukewarm response fromthe residents.
The trial run was carried outbetween Thanikachalam Roadjunction and Panagal Park, adistance of around 700 metres,from 8 a.m to 5 p.m.
In November, the tradershad downed shutters underprotest, but most kept theirshops open this time arounddespite poor turnout of custo-mers.
The traders opined thatrestricting entry of vehicles tothe main shopping areas woulddissuade even regularcustomers from visiting theshops.
“We will lose business ascustomers would prefer goingto other commercial areas inthe city and the swanky mallswhich offer ample parkingspace,” they said.
Residents hold grievance meetwith MLA
Advanced musiccourse from April1 in Vani MahalBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Thyaga Brahma GanaSabha has invited applicationsfor advanced level Carnaticmusic course from April 1 in itsVani Sangeeta Gurukulam inVani Mahal, T. Nagar.
The Gurukulam has beenoffering the course since 2010.
Nirmala Sundararajan(renowned musicologist andteacher of kritis and padas) isthe faculty head and B. M.Sundaram the Director.
Application forms can becollected from 10 a.m to 1 p.mand from 4 p.m to 8 p.m onweek days, and the last datefor submission is Friday, March24.
Students will be selectedafter a personal evaluation onMarch 25.
For more details, call 28152166.
New platform in Mambalam station inaugurated
By Our StaffReporter
‘Roots Of In-dia’, a 1.5 hournon-stop stageshow based onIndia’s culture,was presentedby more than100 specialchildren ofArvind Foun-dation (387,27th Street,6th sector, K.K. Nagar ) withvarious dis-abilities duringits annual cul-
Special children present showon Indian culture
tural fest ‘Saaraansh’ lastweek. According to an educa-tor at the Foundation, the chil-dren had practiced hard for theshow for over 45 days. Thescript was mostly based onwhat the children hard learntin their class. The children woresimple traditional dresses toshowcase the different cul-
tures across the country and,in spite of their disability, weretrained to identify themselveswith their character and withthat of others too.
During the development ofthe script, the children weregiven the leeway to add theirown ideas to hone their cre-ative skills. The event was well
attended by several dignitar-ies, well-wishers, family mem-bers and volunteers.
For more details about theFoundation, visit the websitewww.arvindfoundation.org.
The Foundation’s contactnumbers are 72999 11022,98416 15333 and 9841034234.
By Our Staff ReporterB. Sathyanarayanan (T.
Nagar MLA) interacted andreceived petitions from theTarapore Apartments WelfareAssociation, SBI Colony, Sta-tion Road, T. Nagar on March9. Residents complained abouttraffic congestion on StationRoad and water crisis in thearea.
The MLA promised to rec-tify the grievances aired by the
residents and also provide LEDlights for the colony and minibus facility from MambalamRaliway Station to importantlocations.
The meeting was organizedby V. Krishnaswamy (Asso-ciation Secretary).
Continued from Page 1Commuters say, the platform leaves a lot to be desired and was completed in a hurry for the inauguration.It lacks a roof and construction debris and other materials have been dumped near the entrance and there is lose gravel on
the floor, making it slippery for commuters. The platform is in darkness at night as most lights are not burning.Railway officials have assured to solve the problems at the earliest.
Firm on takingpoll plunge, saysDeepaBy Our Staff Reporter
Late J. Jayalalithaa’s nieceDeepa Jayakumar (a residentof Sivagnanam Street, T.Nagar) has said she wouldcontest the by-election in Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar consti-tuency.
She had founded ‘MGRAmma Deepa Peravai’ on Feb.24.
Talking to reporters at herresidence on March 7, she saidthe details of her tour of theconstituency would beannounced in a soon. Toquestions on whether she wouldjoin the O. Panneerselvamfaction, she said details wouldemerge in the coming days.
“I am confident of winningwith a thumping majority”, shetold reporters
Program in RamanaBhaktha Samajam onSundaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Ramana BakthaSamajam, West Mambalam(BVSN Moorthy School,Thambiah Road, WestMambalam) conducts the fol-lowing program on Sundays:
5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana
Maharishi’s Akshara-manamalai. 6 p.m: Discourse.
All are welcome.More details can be had in
phone 94441 72623.
