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Damaged Burkit Roadpavement being re-laid

Mahakumbhabhisekam in VarasiddhiVinayakar TempleBy Our Staff Reporter

Jeeranodharana Ashtaban-dhana Mahakumbabhisekamfestival will be conducted inVarasiddhi Vinayagar Temple(Lake View Road, near Nai-ckamar Street, West Mamba-lam) from Saturday, June 1,to Monday, June 3.

Mahakumbhabhisekamwill take place at 7 a.m onJune 3.

The temple has been reno-vated after 12 years.

‘Sarva Sadhagam’ will beperformed by M. ShanmugamGurukal and his team.

Devotees can buy the ka-lasam used during the kum-

bhabhishekam for Rs. 250each.

The following are the otherprogram details:

June 1:8.30 a.m: Ganapathi Homam5 p.m: Angurarpanam, ra-

kshabandanam, kumbalan-garam, kalakarshanam andyagasala pravesam;

7 p.m: 1st kaala yaga pooja,June 2:

8 a.m: 2nd kaala yaga pooja,11 a.m: Mangala poorana-

hoodhi6 p.m: 3rd kaala yaga pooja9 p.m: Mangala poorana-

hoodhi.By Our Staff ReporterThe damaged pavement on Butkit Road (T. Nagar) is being

re-laid.

June 3:5 a.m: 4th kaala yaga pooja.6 a.m: Nadi santhanam6.45 p.m: Mangala poora-

hoodhi.7.01 p.m: Maha Kumbabi-

shekamDonations for the festival can

be remitted to Varasidhi Vina-yagar Temple’s current ac-count no. 802910210000043with Bank of India, Lake ViewRoad Branch, West Mam-balam. For more details pleasecontact committee membersA. Ganeshram (94440 35288),G. Sekar (91760 71500) or A.K.Ramesh (98400 02704).

By Our Staff ReporterThere is no parapet wall over

the culvert of a waterway onLakshmanansamy Salai (K.K.Nagar).

It poses a danger to roadusers, especially at night.

The old wall was demolishedsome years ago to carry out de-silting work.

While casuarina poles havebeen used as a barrier on oneside of the bridge, the other sideis completely exposed.

No parapet wall over culverton Lakshmanasamy Salai

Discourses on‘Saisath Saritha’By Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriShirdi Sai Meditation Man-dir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Na-gar) there are discourses on‘Sri Saisath Saritha’ at 6.30p.m on Sundays in its premi-ses.

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.

Free coaching offeredfor Std. 10 students

Sai Deepalaya EducationalTrust (No. 24/20, 1-D, Deepa-shram, Giri Street, West Mam-balam) will conduct free coach-ing classes for Std. 10 studen-ts under the Samacheer Kalvisystem for the current aca-demic year.

S. Krishnan (Managing Di-rector) said the Trust has be-en coaching Std. 10 studentsfrom economically weak back-grounds for the past severalyears. The classes are taughtby trained faculty.

Classes for the new batchwill start by the second weekof June. The orientation classwill be conducted on Sunday,June 2, at 10 a.m.

Interested students maycontact S. Krishnan in 43512424/98414 11839.

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Sir, A 5-foot-long stretch ofthe stormwater drain on LakeView Road outside Plot 83/49,West Mambalam, is uncoveredfor the past 3 months.

It is filled with stagnant wa-ter and poses a risk to pedestri-ans, especially at night.

Stormwater drain uncovered formore than 3 months

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The drain also needs to bedesilted for removing blocks.

I appeal to Chennai Corpo-ration officials to take imme-diate steps to de-silt and coverthe open section of the drain. –R. Mahesh, Lake ViewRoad, West Mambalam

Sir, A portion of ChakrapaniStreet Extension (West Mam-balam) has been closed to mo-torists owing to ongoing storm-water drain work.

The street connects toThambiah Road at one end andto Arya Gowda Road at theother. There are no signboardsat these junctions to warn mo-

torists about the roadblock andthis often leads to confusionand traffic jam during peakhours.

I appeal to the concernedofficials to install sign boardsat the junctions to warn themotorists. – R. Ramanathan,Veerasamy Street, WestMambalam

No signboards to warn of roadblock

By Our Staff ReporterSevas (50, Dharga Road,

Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram)sends volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumalastarting on Sundays and end-ing on Saturdays.

Men and women who arephysically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their servicesfor 6 hours everyday.

The work will be of supervi-sory nature.

Accommodation, lunch and

Calling volunteers for freeservice in Tirumala

dinner will be provided free ofcost.

They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkates-wara.

Travelling expense and thecost of breakfast must be borneby the volunteers.

Those interested can con-tact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43,Jubilee Road, West Mam-balam) in 99621 53644, L. S.V. Mahadevan (98411 76386),P. Sundaram (98417 26695)or D. Gopinath (94442 09751).

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACKTAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 54

Above all, ‘Ambikapathi’ made a name for a young Americanfilmmaker in Madras named Ellis R. Dungan. The film, pro-duced by noted silkmerchants from Salem, was based on a romantic folk mythabout Amaravathi, a blue-blooded princess and a commonerpoet Ambikapathi.

With ‘Chintamani’ running to packed houses all over southIndia, establishing new box-office records, its hero M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was the automatic choice to playAmbikapathi, the poet-son of the legendary Tamil savant andpoet Kambar, who wrote the immortal epic ‘Ramayanam’ in9th Century A.D.

Along with Bhagavathar came the music composerPapanasam Sivan whose songs in ‘Chintamani’ were makingwaves wherever Tamil was spoken.

Elangovan, a Tamil scholar and writer who made a markwriting in the highbrow magazine ‘Manikkodi’, was commis-sioned to write the dialogues.

To play the heroine, M.R. Santhanalakshmi was contracted.She was from a Brahmin family like the Tamil film and stagestar T.P. Rajalakshmi of an earlier era. She had also gone onstage to overcome crushing poverty and made her mark as astage star. With her good looks, shapely figure and singing skillsshe had entered films in 1935 in C. K. Sachi’s ‘Radha Kalyanam’opposite Carnatic musician S. Rajam. This picture did not dowell and her career took off only after ‘Ambikapathi’.

‘Ambikapathi’ was shot in Calcutta at the East India FilmStudio owned by B. M. Khemka. Many early Tamil films weremade at this studio and Khemka had a lively interest in Tamilcinema.

(Khemka was anxious to make a Tamil film based on thefamous work by Rabindranath Tagore, ‘The Wreck’ (NaukaDoobe). Dungan worked on a detailed screenplay for him.Dungan told this writer that the project was planned with eitherBhagavathar or M.K. Radha in mind but nothing ever came ofit.

The story line of Tagore’s was, however adapted later withgreat success by noted Indian filmmaker Tatineni PrakashRao in his Tamil film, ‘Maadharkula Maanickam’ (1956). Otherfilmmakers have made use of the Tagore plot line in differentforms.)

Khemka produced films like ‘Ramayanam’ (1932), ‘SatiAnasuya’ (1932), ‘Prahalada’ (1933), and ‘Seetha Vanavasam’(1934), all under his East India banner, and ‘Bhaktha Kuchela’(1936), which was made in partnership with K. Subramanyam.

Released during the latter half of 1937, ‘Ambikapathi’ was aninstant success. Dungan’s film was refreshingly cinematic andhis treatment of the romantic love between Ambikapathi andAmaravathi thrilled south Indian moviegoers. The intimatelove scenes between Thyagaraja Bhagavathar andSanthanalakshmi were considered daring for the day. WhenBhagavathar winked at Santhanalakshmi in the film, viewersgasped in sensuous shock! Winking at the heroine becameBhagavathar’s ‘bit of business’ and several screen heroes - aswell as many youngsters soon imitated it. These were brilliantdirectorial touches by Dungan.

The music by Sivan was an additional factor in the successof the film. Songs like ‘Chandra sooriyar’ (sung by Bhagavatharand Santhanalakshmi), ‘Ulaginil inbam verundo’(Bhagavathar), ‘Satrey sarinda kuzhaley’ (Bhagavathar) (Thissong was sung by many husbands with unmusical voiceswhenever their wives spent too much time doing their hair!),‘Aadhi paranjothi’ (Santhanalakshmi)…all these became hits.

In ‘Ambikapathi’, two of Thyagaraja’s well-known kritis,‘Nenendu vedha kudura’ and ‘Mokshamu galadhaa’ wereadapted by Papanasam Sivan.

Among other artistes in the film was P. B. Rangachari, astage and screen actor who played the Chola king, Amaravathi’sfather. With his impressive personality he looked regal thoughhis performance had a ring of theatre about it. SerukalathurSama, the actor who directed and produced films, played therole of poet Kambar with great dignity. His hairstyle andflowing beard in the film were inspired by Rabindranath Tagore,a fine touch by Dungan who suggested it.

Slim and young, T. S. Balaiah, who made his debut inDungan’s ‘Sathi Leelavathi’, was the villain and attained popu-larity with this film. His mistress was played by a popularactress of her day, buxom and pretty S. S.Rajamani. T. A.Mathuram, as Amaravathi’s handmaid, created a fine impactwith her saucy air.

The well-known Tamil film journalist ‘Gundoosi’ (P. R. S.Gopal) later told this writer that if Ambikapathi were a realman he would have opted for the maid because she was moredesirable and delectable than the princess!

(To be continued)

With this issue we complete18 years of service to the residents of

West Mambalam & T. Nagar!

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By Our Staff ReporterChennai Corporation workers removed the unauthorised hoardings erected on the pavement

and the vinyl banners affixed to the lamp posts on Duraisamy Road, T. Nagar, a couple of daysago.

Hoardings on pavement of DuraisamyRoad removed

By Our Staff ReporterPersonnel of Railway Pro-

tection Force recovered a suit-case containing 25 sovereignsof gold jewellery worth 5.6 lakhsfrom Kanyakumari Express atMambalam Station after it iswas left behind by its ownerwhile alighting the train atTambaram Station.

Robin Justin (46), who wascarrying a lot of luggage, wasreturning to Chennai with hisfamily by Kanyakumari Ex-press after a short holiday inNagercoil.

A resident of Keelkattalai,he decided to get off atTambaram Station where thetrain stops only for two min-utes.

While alighting he was notable to offload the last suitcasewhich contained the jewelleryas the train had started to moveby then.

Justin immediately in-formed the RPF personnel atTambaram Station. HeadConstable R. Rajamani imme-diately contacted Maharajan(Sub-Inspector) atMambalam Railway Station,the next stop of the train, andgave him a description of thesuitcase missed by Justin andhis compartment and berthnumber.

Even as the train arrived(albeit 18 minutes late atMambalam Station), eight of-ficers of RPF were waiting onthe platform

Officers R. Manoj Rao and S.Vijaykumar got into the com-partment through the two en-trances.

They found a suitcase match-ing the description given byJustin under the seat of the

500 participate in temple chariot procession

By Our Staff ReporterMore than 500 devotees

participated in the chariot pro-cession of KothandaramarSwamy Temple (K. R. Koil St-reet, West Mambalam) onMay 21.

The devotees braved theheat and dragged the chariotthrough the streets in bare foot.

Nearby residents pouredwater on the feet of the devo-tees to reduce the impact ofthe heat.

Members of NarayanaKainkarya Sabha (Rama-krishnapuram 3rd Street, WestMambalam) distributed freebutter milk, mango juice andpaanagam to the devotees.

Vasudevan (Founder) said

that members of the Sabharender free service duringtemple festivals.

Those who are willing to jointhe Sabha can contact him in93834 60379.

RPF recover suitcase containingjewellery worth Rs. 5.6 lakhs leftbehind on train

berth mentioned by him.After ascertaining with the

other passengers in the trainthat the suitcase did not be-long to any of them, Manoj re-trieved the suitcase andbrought it to the RPF office atMambalam Station.

When the officers opened thesuitcase, they found jewelleryin it.

The news was conveyed toJustin, who then reached theRPF office at Mambalam Sta-tion to collect the suitcase.

After checking the contents,he confirmed that all thejewellery items were intact.

He thanked the RPF person-nel for their efforts.

3-day workshopon ‘Motivation’ forstudentsBy Our Staff Reporter

Brahma Kumaris will con-duct a free 3-day workshop on‘Motivation’ for students in Std.9 and above from Monday, May27, from 8.30 a.m to noon atRajayoga Meditation Center(13, Vadivel Street, Katta-bomman Block, Jafferkhan-pet). There will be lectures onvalues of holistic health, over-coming peer pressure and examfear, right attitude for successand values of mediation for ajoyful life.

For registration, 2371 2729may be called.

Samashtiupanayanam

on June 6Kasyaba Gothram Fo-

rum and BhuvaneswariVedic Center will jointlyconduct a free SamashtiUpanayanam on Thurs-day, June 6, from 6 a.m to11 a.m in Padmaram MiniHall (83, Ram TheatreCom-plex, Arcot Road,Kodambak-kam).

Boys below 15 years fromany vedam, subsect, canhave their upanayanam.

For further details, pleasecontact C. V. Sridhar in98400 20773 or Vedic Raviin 98407 87957.

Talk on ‘Old agecare and palliativecare’ todayBy Our Staff Reporter

Dr. Republica Sridhar(Founder, RMD Pain & Pallia-tive Care Trust, T. Nagar) willgive a talk on ‘Old age care andpalliative care’ during a meetorganized by United Way Re-tirees’ Association on Satur-day, May 25, at 4 p.m atAmaravathi Illam (9/986, Dr.Lakshamanasamy Salai, K. K.Nagar).

For more details please con-tact S. Rajamanickam (Asso-ciation President) in 9444836041.

By Our Staff ReporterThe synthetic speed breaker installed a couple of months ago

on Usman Road, near Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar, isbroken in a couple of places.

A 2-wheeler driver told Mambalam Times that the bolt whichtethers the speed breaker to the ground is exposed in the brokensection and can damage tyres.

Newly installed speed breakerdamaged

Music concerts inAyodhya Mandapamto celebratePurandaradaasarJayanthi

Under the auspices of Puran-daradaasar Baktha Samajam,music and devotional concertswill take place on Saturday,June 1, and Sunday, June 2, inAyodhya Mandapam (AryaGowda Road, West Mamba-lam) to celebrate Purandara-daasar Jayanthi.

The following are the concertdetails:

June 1:6 p.m: Namasankeertha-

nam by Kumbakonam SriAnantharama Baghavathar

7 p.m: Vocal concert byShankar Ramani, accompa-nied by V.L. Kumar on the vio-lin and K.R. Ganesh on themridangam.

June 2:6 p.m: Vocal concert by Ma-

harajapuram S. Ganesh Vis-wanathan, accompanied byH.V. Raguram on the violinand V. Rajasekar on the mri-dangam.

7.30 p.m: Vocal concert byDr. Radha Bhaskar, accom-panied by Kovai S. Chandranon the violin and MudhraBhaskar on the mridangam.

All are welcome.

Talk on Thiru Arutpaon TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Val-lalar Sanmargasangam (V. O.CStreet, MGR Nagar, Ph: 98403 66306), KolappakkamSanthanam will give a discourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa –Jeevakaarunya Ozhukkam’ on Tuesday, May 28, at 6 p.m inSakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

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(GENERAL)WANTED trained faculty for

beautician course for training centreat T. Nagar. Salary based on skills.Contact: Udhavum Ullangal, PublicCharitable Trust, Ph: 94441 94743,2434 4743.

WANTED experienced driver forBOLERO car for a constructioncompany at T. Nagar. Resident of T.Nagar preferred. Ph: 72999 90933.

By M. A. SADANANDNO HOLDS BARRED

OPEN PARROT CAGEA couple of ministerial parrots slunk out of their cages after the

Supreme Court spoke about the strange noises emanating fromthere, leaving no choice to Mum Mohan but to show them the whiphe would wield if the bad duo continue to occupy the ministerialthrones above which whirring fans had sent the stench of corruptionnationwide.

Mohan is not so mum after all. Like Gayle he can whack sixersrather than running cheeky singles and prove that, in the next IPL(Indian Parliamentary League), he will be the undisputed captainthough better brains like friend Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal andhandsome Shashi Tharoor are knocking at the doors. Their cohesionwill last as long as Subramanaim Swami’s hand is on the PMs officedoor.

The Attorney General and the Asst. Attorney General haveemerged from the dark clouds of Delhi shorn of the usual shine ofsuch offices, as microscopical examination of their roles in theepisode tends to corrugate the brow of the laity. Though what I amgoing to quote does not flow from the action of the sack of the twocentral ministers, it could throw some light on what our conqueror,the English, thought of the good old Indian. Lord Macaulays addressto British Parliament on February 2, 1835 on the great Indian, maybe quoted here.

I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I havenot seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth Ihave seen in this country, such high moral values, people of suchcaliber, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country unlesswe break the very backbone of this nation which is her spiritual andcultural heritage. Therefore I propose that we replace her old andancient system, her culture, for if the Indians think that all that isforeign and English is good and greater than their own, they will losetheir self esteem, their native culture and they will become what wewant them, a truly dominated nation.

Well, there you are! We are on the verge of committing hara kiri,the famous Japanese art of committing suicide.

OBITUARYK. Sekhar (former resident of Valliammal

Thottam, West Mambalam, near Meru Temple;Ph: 97860 41968) passed away in Rameswaramon May 20.

He was 56 and had been a resident of WestMambalam for more than 40 years.

He is survived by his wife C. Girija, a son and adaughter.

K. SEKHAR

K. Nandini (resident of 9/8, Old 5/8, Gokul Flats,Ram Colony, West Mambalam; Ph: 94441 71949)passed away on May 17.

She was 61 and had been a resident of WestMambalam for 33 years.

She had retired as AAO (TNEB).She is survived by her husband N. Murali, a son,

a daughter and grandson.

K. NANDINI

V.R. Srinivasan (resident of No. 51/129C, KrishnaFlats, K.R. Koil Street, West Mambalam) passedaway on May 10.

He was 73 and had been a resident of WestMambalam for more than 30 years.

He was an expert on logistics management andafter retirement, was working as a consultant with

V.R. SRINIVASAN

Prakash Roadlines (Broadway, Chennai).He is survived by his wife S. Senbagavalli and his son S. Lakshmi

Narasimhan.

A. Lalitha (residentof No. 14, Mahara-japuram SanthanamSalai, T. Nagar)passed away on May9.

She was 69, and hadbeen a resident of T.Nagar for more than13 years.

She was the wife oflate K. Ananthan-arayanan, an advo-cate.

She was a connois-seur of Carnatic mu-sic and used to regu-larly watch concerts innearby sabhas.

She is survived byher son, daughter andgrandchildren.

A. LALITHA

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Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage Hall, Mini Hall,Real Estate (Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are Rs. 500 (upto 35words); Bold Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 240 per col.

centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat.Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street

(State Bank Building), 2 Halls – Kamakshi MiniHall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com.

OLD AGE HOMESRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, West

Mambalam. We care for aged citizens (both menand women). Healthy, hygienic food and cleanaccommodation will be provided with motherlycare. Contact: B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 94459 98939,95660 28520, 2474 0259

REAL ESTATE(BUYING)

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

S R I P E R U M B U D U R ,surrounded by Nokia,Samsung and nearby IT andMNC companies. Please notehereafter there is no land inthese areas. Good investment& affordable and you can meetout within your budget. Ph:96000 72936.WEST MAMBALAM, A7, Subham Flats, No.

7, 535 sq.ft, Patel Street, single bedroom, hall,kitchen, 1st floor, wood work, 2-wheeler parking,price Rs. 30 lakhs (negotiable), no brokers. Ph:94449 45570.

T. NAGAR, Ramasamy Street, adjacent toFathima Jewellery, 585 sq.ft, single bedroom,hall, kitchen, mosaic floor, 2nd floor, no lift, 2-wheeler parking only, no brokers. Ph: 98845 31055.

WEST MAMBALAM, Vivekanandapuram 1st

Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, 540 sq.ft, 3rd

floor, 18 years old, rate Rs. 7500 per sq.ft, cashparties only, no brokers. Ph: 89254 13574.

SAIDAPET, LDG Road, near Sri NagarColony, ground floor, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,bath attached, 750 sq.ft, wood work, amenities, 24hours water, security, good ventilation/sun light,price Rs. 60 lakhs, cash parties only. Ph: 9940594349.

WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 430 sq.ft, UDS 203 sq.ft,ground floor, 16 years old, attached bath, vitrifiedtiles, 3 phase EB, 2 wheeler park. Rate Rs. 6220per sq.ft. No brokers. Cash parties preferred. Ph:81488 39682.

RENTALT. NAGAR, North Boag Road, near BSA

Cycle Shop, 3 bedrooms, 1650 sq.ft, duplex flat,bath attached, covered car parking, generatorfacilities. Ph: 98406 67846, 94439 15019, 22672116.

T. NAGAR, Burkit Road, near Bus Stand, 750sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st floor. Rent Rs.15,000. For family, bachelor, office. Contact:Krishnan, 96771 19137.

WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, 1100sq.ft, 2 bedrooms flat, 24 hours water, wood work,lift, vegetarians only. Ph: 94441 48802.

WEST MAMBALAM, Station Road, 590 sq.ft,1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 1st floor flat, 2-wheeler parking only, Brahmins only. Ph: 24743023, 94450 24009.

K.K. NAGAR, 132, 11th Street, 2nd Sector, 650sq.ft, single bedroom, ground floor, vegetariansonly. Ph: 94447 53938.

K.K. NAGAR, 132, 11th Street, 2nd Sector, 800sq.ft, double bedrooms, 1st floor, vegetarians only.Ph: 97911 58791.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 2/3, Nagarathi-nammal Colony, ground floor, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, car park, vegetarians only, no brokers.Ph: 98404 80792.

T.NAGAR, Mangesh Street, 560 sq.ft, 2nd floor,single bedroom, hall, kitchen, bath, toilet, rent Rs.12000, 5 months advance. Contact: Natarajan,Ph: 98403 16842.

T. NAGAR, 20/95, Kamakoti Flats,Rameswaram Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, vegetarians only, rent Rs. 10000, advanceRs. 50000. Occupation from June 1st. Ph: 22245226, 97907 79724, 96000 55954.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 18, Raghava ReddyColony 1st Street, 12th Avenue, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, dining, 1300 sq.ft, ground floor, semifurnished, rent Rs. 21,000, car park. Ph: 9841714156, 98417 14157.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, nearrailway station & bus stop, 750 sq.ft, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, ground floor, car park, wood work,rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins only no brokers. Visit: 4p.m to 7 p.m. Ph: 94444 33380, 2474 6777.

WEST MAMBALAM, Muthalamman KoilStreet, new flat, 1250 sq.ft, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,ground floor, lift, car park, rent Rs. 20000, nobrokers, Brahmins only. Visit: 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph:94444 33380, 2474 6777.

RANGARAJAPURAM, Valliammal Garden,783 sq.ft, 3rd Street, 1st floor, 2 bedrooms flat, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 14000. Ph: 94449 12138,95009 78247.

T. NAGAR, Bazullah Road, 800 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor, open car park,rent Rs. 17000, vegetarian family only, no brokers.Ph: 99413 15323, 82207 39330.

T. NAGAR, Bhagirathi Ammal Street, 3bedrooms flat, pooja room, complete wood work,stilt car parking, pure vegetarians only, occupationfrom Mid June. Contact owner, Ph: 099103 33891.

T. NAGAR, Thyagaraya Road, commercialspace, 500 sq.ft, ground floor. Ph: 98848 77821,2815 2112.

ASHOK NAGAR, 9th Avenue, 1100 sq.ft, groundfloor, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 3 bathrooms, oneA/c, covered car parking, Brahmins only, rent Rs.20000, no brokers. Ph: 98842 37266.

ASHOK NAGAR, 7th Avenue, near SangamamHotel, 1st floor, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, balcony,pooja room, covered car park, small Brahminfamily only. No brokers. Ph: 88831 27672.

KEELKATALAI, Jayalakhsmi Street, near HolyFamily School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200sq.ft, semi furnished, rent Rs. 12000. Ph: 9094525875.

WEST MAMBALAM, Kasi Viswanathar KoilStreet, single bedroom, small Brahmin familyonly. Ph: 2471 9386, 98401 45644, 98403 10482.

WEST MAMBALAM, Vasudevapuram Street,600 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor,Brahmins / vegetarians only for lease. Ph: 9840489092.

T. NAGAR, Habibullah Road, near DevarMandapam, 990 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen,A/c. Ph: 98404 84879.

WEST MAMBALAM, Umapathy StreetExtension, near Shobana Kalyana Mandapam,1150 sq.ft, 2nd floor, car park, no brokers. Ph: 9840353533.

CIT NAGAR, near GR Complex, prime area,residential, 1200 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, 2nd floor, no lift,car park, rent Rs. 20000 (negotiable). Ph: 9840225811.

ASHOK NAGAR, 33rd Street, near GRT School,1458 sq.ft, 1st floor, 3 bedrooms, complete woodwork, modular kitchen, covered car park,Brahmins only, rent Rs. 25000. Contact: Agent,Ph: 97899 01365 (after 9 a.m).

WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 20, Old No. 24/2, Deepashram Flats, Giri Street, 900 sq.ft, groundfloor, double bedrooms flat, hall, dining, kitchen,vegetarian family, no car park, no brokers. Contact:S. Krishnan, Ph: 4351 2424, 98414 11839.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubliee Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, rentRs. 15000, Brahmins only. Contact: Sridhar,Agent, Ph: 98846 96090 (after 8 a.m).

T. NAGAR, Habibullah Road, near SGS Sabha,2 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor, no lift,small Brahmin family only, no brokers. Ready foroccupation. Inspection on 26.05.13, from 11 a.mto 3 p.m. Ph: 99520 53822.

T. NAGAR, North Usman Road, near Vivek &Co, independent, single bedroom portion, 2nd floor,small family preferable, rent Rs. 10000.Occupation from June. Ph: 99625 52424.

T. NAGAR, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, nearMuppathamman Temple, new, 2 bedrooms flat,1100 sq.ft, ground floor, big hall, car park, woodwork, vitrified tiles, security, rent Rs. 20000, forfamily or bank lease also. Immediate occupation.Contact: Thiruppathi, Ph: 97899 00378.

ASHOK NAGAR, LIC Staff Colony, 2bedrooms, 1st floor, open car park, fully renovated,rent Rs. 12000, advance 8 months, Brahminsonly. Visit on Sunday, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. No brokers.Ph: 99404 16086.

K.K. NAGAR, Nehru Avenue, behindTelephone Exchange, near RTO Office, groundfloor, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, carpark, vegetarians preferable. Ph: 2489 2420/5420,98407 87151.

ASHOK NAGAR, 48th Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 3 bath, semi furnished, residential,1200 sq.ft, 1st floor, parking available. Ph: 7299948899.

K.K. NAGAR, 15th Sector, near 100ft Road, 2nd

floor, 2 bedrooms, bath attached, wood work,furnished, geyser, A/c provision, 24 hours watersupply, rent Rs. 13000, vegetarians, no car park.Ph: 94440 88272.

WEST MAMBALAM, Balakrishnan StreetExtension, 1300 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1split A/c, 2 geyser, inverter, car parking, 3rd floor,lift, vegetarians only, rent Rs. 28000 (negotiable).Contact: Arkan Estates, Ph: 94441 67851.

ASHOK NAGAR, 37th Street, 3rd Avenue, nearJawahar Vidyalaya School and Pallava Hospital,ground floor, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft,rent Rs. 13000. Ph: 94422 73841.

T. NAGAR, Sivaji Street,behind Krishnaveni Theater,3 bedrooms apartment, 4 bath,exclusive access, 2 floor andexclusive backyard, kitchenwith special facility for servantmaid access. Shared carpark, Brahmins preferred.Contact: Srini, Ph: 09535681444.ASHOK NAGAR, 10th Avenue, near Jeevan

Supermarket, 750 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1st floor, semi furnished, Brahmins/vegetariansonly, rent Rs. 15000. Ph: 96001 65625.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lakshmi NarayanaStreet, near Railway Station, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, ground floor, bath attached, apartment,wood work, rent Rs. 12200. Ph: 2433 3477, 9841193685. Family/bachelors/office also.

KODAMBAKKAM, Dr. Subbarayan Nagar 2nd

Street, near Samiyar Madam, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 950 sq.ft, independent, ground floor flat,car park, wood work, vitrified tiles, lessmaintenance charge, 24 hours water, rent Rs.15000. Ph: 097311 32477, 097311 32597.

WEST MAMBALAM, Kannadasan Street, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor, carpark, rent Rs. 22000 (negotiable), 6 monthsadvance. Ph: 93855 15420.

K.K. NAGAR, Bharathidasan Salai, adjacentto RTO Office West, 2 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen,fully furnished, 1st floor, covered car park, rent Rs.22000, Brahmins/vegetarians only. No brokers.Ph: 94450 40655, 94440 37160.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ellaiamman Koil Street,near Sankara Madam, 650 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms flat,hall, kitchen, 3rd floor, no lift, open car park, rentRs. 12000, Brahmins/vegetarians only. Nobrokers. Ph: 94450 40655, 94440 37160.

WEST MAMBALAM, Vivekanandapuram 1st

Street, 1200 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,covered car park, Brahmins only. Ph: 73731 93024,90437 82878.

WEST MAMBALAM, Raghavan Colony, 2bedrooms, ground floor flat, 660 sq.ft, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 11000, available from June,Brahmins only. No brokers. Ph: 99520 47029.

Houseowners looking fortenants advertise in the Classified

Column ofMambalam Times

for immediate response!

By Our Staff ReporterThe block in the main sewage

chamber of Giri Street (WestMambalam) was cleared by theCorporation workers on May 21after a report in Mambalam Times

Block in sewage chambercleared after report in

Mambalam Times

Before

Afterlast week.

Sewage water had been over-flowing from the chamber andstagnating on the street for morethan 10 days causing hardship toroad users and nearby residents.

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By Our Staff ReporterDuring a special drive under

the ‘Amma Scheme’ held inCorporation Primary School(Easwaran Koil Street, WestMambalam), community, in-come, legal heir and first gen-eration certificates were givenon the spot to residents of Cor-poration Division 135.

The program was held inview of the oncoming collegeadmissions where some ofthese certificates are neededin seeking admissions underspecial categories.

Padmini Sundaram (Coun-cillor, Ward 135) told Mam-

Tahsildar conducts special driveto issue certificates

balam Times that Tahsildhar(Mambalam-Guindy Taluk)along with other staff partici-

pated in the program, exam-ined the documents and issuedthe certificates.

Chanting ofHanuman Chalisain SanjeeviniPeetamBy Our Staff Reporter

Devotees of SanjeeviniPeetam (5/1, Kavarai Street,West Mambalam, Ph: 9043568941) will chant Sri HanumanChalisa 108 times from noonto 6 p.m on June 2.

A coconut and a saffron flagwill be offered to Lord Hanu-man at the end of each paara-yanam.

It will be followed by akandaaarathi.

All are welcome.

Housewife clears IAS exam

By Our Staff ReporterSunayana Krishnan (resi-

dent of Lake View Road, WestMambalam) cleared the IndianCivil Service exam conductedby UPSC (Delhi) by securingthe 698th rank, results of whichwere declared on May 3.

186 units collected in blooddonation drive

By Our Staff Reporter186 units of blood was col-

lected from 250 volunteersduring the blood donation dri-ve conducted by Ungaluka-

gha Charitable Trust (B3-2,Vijaya Raghava Road, T. Na-gar) on May 19 in its premi-ses.

A team of doctors along with

paramedical staff of TamilnaduGovernment Institute of ChildHealth (Egmore) examined theparticipants and collected theblood.

Brahma GanaSabha to conduct‘Advanced Coursein Carnatic Music’

Thyaga Brahma GanaSabha (Vani Mahal, 103, G. N.Chetty Road, T. Nagar) invitesapplications for an ‘AdvancedCourse in Carnatic Music’.

Students presently undergo-ing training in Carnatic musicand with a reasonable knowl-edge of varnas are eligible tojoin the course.

Application forms can becollected from the Sabha’s of-fice during working hours.

The last date for submissionof completed applications isMay 30. Selection will be basedon the basis of a personal inter-view to be conducted on Sun-day, June 2, from 10 a.m.

The classes will start in thefirst week of June.

The course endeavors to pre-pare students to become con-cert musicians.

The faculty will be headed byNirmala Sundararajan, a re-puted and expert teacher ofkritis and padas.

For more details please call2815 2166.

She holds a post graduatedegree in Psychology.

She said that her dream wasto enter civil services and hadprepared diligently for it.

Though she got married re-cently, she pursued with herpreparation for the exam andwas well supported by her hus-band R. Amal Rathan, herparents and in-laws.

She said that In between thedaily household chores, she putin 6 hours of study per day andalso managed to go for coach-ing classes. “Hard work, pa-tience and persistence were themantras of my success,” sheadded.

Violin vidwanChandrasekaran’s

concert onWednesday

By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Sathguru Gana Nilayam,violin vidwan M. Chandra-sekaran will be present aconcert on Wednesday, May29, at 6.30 p.m in Thyaga-raja Hall (SMR Matricula-tion School, Jothi Ramalin-gam Street, West Mamba-lam). He will be accompa-nied by R. Rahul on the violinand P.B.V. Krishnamacharyon the mridangam.

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterDevotees faced a lot of hard-

ship during the chariot proces-sion of Kothandaramar Templeon May 21 owing to a numberof civic issues.

Unauthorised parking onEllaiamman Koil Street andopen drains near Kittu Parkhindered the free movement ofthe chariot thereby leading toconsiderable delay in thecompletion of the procession.

Civic issues slow down temple chariotprocession

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By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of

Sarvani Sangeetha SabhaTrust (6, VijayaraghavachariRoad, T. Nagar), ‘Sangeeta-charya’ Vyzarsu Balasubrah-manyam will give a vocal con-cert on Sunday, May 26, from6.15 p.m onwards in P.R.C.CCharities Hall (LodikhanStreet, behind Holy AngelsConvent, T. Nagar).

Vyzarsu Balasubrahmanyam’svocal concert on Sunday

He will be accompanied byR. Rahul on the violin and GuruRaghavendran on the mridan-gam.

All are welcome.

K. Vittal Rao (76) (residentof 123/126, Lake View Road,West Mambalam) offers freechess coaching to children from5 p.m to 7 p.m from Monday toFriday at YMCA (7th Avenue,Ashok Nagar).

YMCA charges a nominal feefor the coaching class to coverits administrative expenses.

Rao had retired as Headmas-ter from Saradha MiddleSchool (West Mambalam).

He learnt chess after retire-ment and has been competingin open tournaments for thepast 8 years.

His contact number is 9884881689.

Retired headmastervolunteers chess

coaching in YMCA