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Preparing for installation ofAnjaneya idol

By Our Staff ReporterMathaji Kanyakumari

(Founder, Sanjeevini Peetam,BRP 1st Street, West Mam-balam) planted 108 plantaintrees near Earikaatha Anja-neya Swamy, MamandurLake, Nathakolla Village, DusiMandalam, Kancheepuram onJuly 31 for conducting LordHanumanth vritham on Dec.8. She told Mambalam Timesthat by December the treeswill be fully grown in time forthe function to install the idol ofLord Anjaneya.

Kanyakumari said that shealso planted several fruit bear-ing trees and flower plants.

About 10,000 devotees willchant ‘Sri Hanuman chalisa’from 12 noon to 1 p.m onWednesday, Aug.10 on the oc-

casion of Kanyakumari’sbirthday.

More details can be had inphones in 90435 68941 and2471 2231 or www.sanjeevinipeetam.com.

By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Narayana Kaingarya SabhaTrust (10/38, 3rd Street, Rama-krishnapuram, West Mamba-lam), Ramanatha Bhagava-thar and party will conduct SriRadha Krishna kalyanamahotsavam on Aug. 6 and 7in Goshala, Easwaran KoilStreet, West Mambalam.

There will be ashtapathibhajans at 2 p.m and divya-naama sankeerthanam at6.30 p.m on Aug. 6.

Radha Krishna kalyanamahotsavam

Anuradha Rajagopalan (Sec-retary) told Mambalam Timesthat ‘unjavrithi’ procession willstart at 8 a.m from Goshalaand pass along Easwaran KoilStreet, Ellaiamman KoilStreet, Gandhi Street and Sub-ba Street.

There will be ‘Anjaneyarmangala utsavam’ at 1.30 p.m,she added.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 93834 60379 and90428 13964.

Aadi program in Moopathamman TempleThere will be a special pro-

gram in Sri MoopathammanTemple (MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar)from Aug. 10 to 14 during Aadicelebrations.

The following are details:

Aug. 10: 12 noon: Specialabhishekam; 4 p.m: ‘Manjalkaappu’; 8 p.m: Sankar’sSadhaga Paarvai light musicprogram.

Aug. 11: 12 noon: Specialabhishekam; 4 p.m: ‘Makaappu’; 8 p.m: Sai Suresh’slight music program.

Aug. 12: 12 noon: Specialabhishekam; 4 p.m: ‘Sandhanakaappu’; 8 p.m: Dance program

by ‘Chiku Bukku’.Aug. 13: 12 noon: Special

abhishekam; 4 p.m: ‘Vibuthikaappu’; 8 p.m: Ashok’s ‘LovelyIndians’ dance program.

Aug. 14: 12 noon: Specialabhishekam: 1 p.m: Porridgedistribution; 4 p.m: Silverkavacham; 8 p.m: Devotionalsongs by Sakthi Shanmu-garaja.

All are welcome.

‘Avahanthi homam’ on MondayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriAnusham.com (G-1, KalaFlats, 63rd Street, Ashok

Nagar) there will be ‘Avahanthihomam’ at 10.30 a.m on Mon-day, Aug. 8 in Goh Samrak-shana Sala, Kasi ViswanatharKoil Street, West Mambalamon the occasion of Sri MahaPeriyaval Anusha Jayanthi.

Shymala Subramaniam(Co-ordinator) appealed todevotees who have collected‘oru pidi arsi’ (one handful ofrice) and one rupee daily (asdirected by Maha Periyaval)to hand over the collections tothe organization for ‘annadha-nam’.

There will be ‘annadhanam’at 12 noon. All are welcome.

More details can be had inphone 98842 90540.

Sundarakandapaarayanamtomorrow

There will be Sundarakandapaarayanam at 6.30 a.m onSunday, Aug. 7 in Sri RamSamaj, Arya Gowda Road,West Mambalam.

All are welcome.

‘SwathiThirumanjanapooja’ today

Sri Swathi Nrusimha MahaYagna Trust will conduct‘Swathi Thirumanjana pooja’for Sri Yagnamoorthy at 12noon on Saturday Aug. 6 in SriMukkur Lakshmi Nrusimha-chariar Sannidhi, 34/24,Venkatesan Street, T. Nagar.

There will be Sri LakshmiNrusimhar manthiram japamat 7 a.m.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 2435 3704.

Speeding autokills manBy Our Staff Reporter

Srinivasan (56) of WestMambalam, who was knockeddown by a speeding autorick-shaw while crossing the road inAyanavaram on July 31, suc-cumbed to head injuries in Gov-ernment General Hospital.

Anna Nagar police are in-vestigating the case.

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MAMBALAM TIMESPage 4 August 6 - 12, 2011

Aurobindo birthday celebrations from Aug.13

By Our Staff ReporterSri Annai Ashramam (10,

45th Street, 9th Avenue, AshokNagar) has organized ‘Savitrimaha naama velvi’ from 8 a.mto 8 p.m on Aug. 13, 14 and 15

as part of Sri Aurobindo’s 139th

birthday (Aug.15) celebrations.Annai Adigal (Founder) told

Mambalam Times that devo-tees will read ‘Sri Savitri’ on allthree days and drop their

prayer letters in the divine box.He said that pictures of The

Mother (Mahalakshmiavathar) (for income) andMaha Kali (to prevent evil), SriSavitri mantra card and a di-

vine book are being distributedamong members of the center.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 93804 50621 and98414 25456.

He seeks renovation of dilapidated templesBy Our Staff Reporter

Mahendranvadi Umasan-karan (resident of Sri KrupaFlats, 1, 57th Street, AshokNagar) has written three bookson ancient temples in Tamil-nadu which have remained in adilapidated condition for sev-eral years with the hope thatpeople reading them will comeforward to arrange for theirrenovation.

He told Mambalam Timesthat he is ready to offer guid-

ance to anyone interested inrenovating them.

He has listed more than 250such temples in his books.

Daily poojas are being con-ducted only in a few of them, headded.

His books are ‘Thirutha-langal Narpathu’, ‘ArultharumThamizh Aalayamgal’ and‘Muthana kovilgal 36’.

Umasankaran, an insur-ance agent, gathered detailsduring his travel all over theState. He can be contacted inphone 2489 7366.

1 lakh bangles used to adornAmman idol

By Our StaffReporter

More than 1 lakhglass bangles wereused to adorn thepresiding deity inArulmigu Sri Mu-thalamman Tem-ple (241, Lake ViewRoad, Nellakup-pam, West Mamba-lam) on Aug. 2 aspart of Aadi Pooramcelebrations

C. Balasubra-mania Sivachariar(Purohit) told Mam-balam Times thatbangles are beinggiven to devoteesfrom 6 a.m to 11 a.mand 5.30 p.m to 9p.m daily.

There will be special abishekham, porridge distribution andspecial pooja at 6 p.m on Sunday, Aug. 7.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phone 94444 62116.

20-ft Amman idol for festivalBy Our Staff Reporter

A 20-ft tall plaster of Paris

idol of Karumari Amman is

getting ready for installation

on New Boag Road, T. Nagar

in connection with the Aadi -

festival in Sri Muthumari

Amman Temple in adjoining

Corporation Colony 2nd Street,

T. Nagar.

The organizers told Mam-

balam Times that idol is be-

ing made at a cost of nearly

Rs.1.5 lakh.

Special homams,SundaramurthySwamigalGuru poojaBy Our Staff Reporter

Akila India AadhisaivaSivachariyargal Seva Sangam(41/19, South Usman Road, T.Nagar) has organized specialhomams and Sri Sundara-murthy Swamigal Guru poojaon Aug. 6 and 7 in GandhimadhiKalyana Mandapam, SouthBoag Road, T. Nagar.

The following are details:Aug. 6: 5 a.m: Homam and

Veda paarayanam; 9 a.m:Sathsang; 11 a.m: Sri Sunda-ramoorthy Swamigal mahaabhishekam; 5 p.m: Mahasankalapam and Sadhachandipaarayanam.

Aug. 7: 5 a.m: Sadachandihomam; 10 a.m: 108 Suvasinipooja; 11 a.m: Deeparathanai;6 p.m: Dance program.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 99622 83882.

Mahaperiyavalanusham jayanthiBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriChandrasekarendra Saras-wathi Baktha Jana Trust (4,K. V. Colony 3rd Street, WestMambalam), there will be go-pooja, avahanthi homam andSri Suktha homam at 9 a.m onMonday, Aug. 8 in its premisesas part of Sri Mahaperiyavalanusham jayanthi.

The idol of Sri Mahaperi-yaval will be taken in proce-ssion at 8 p.m the same dayalong Lake View Road, RajajiStreet and other streets.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 2371 1971.

Blood donationcamp tomorrow

Jaigopal Garodia HinduVidyalaya MatriculationSchool (Postal Colony 4th

Street, West Mambalam) hasorganized a blood donationcamp from 8 a.m to 12 noon onSunday, Aug. 7 in its premises.

The camp will be inaugu-rated by K. S. Harish (TestAnalyst, Cognizant Technol-ogy Solutions).

A team of doctors from Ro-tary Central T.T.K.V.H.S.Blood Bank will collect theblood.

‘Spiritual doubtclearing meet’tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Vaithika Sri (448, TTK Road,Alwarpet) will conduct itsmonthly ‘Spiritual doubt clear-ing meeting’ from 3 p.m to 5p.m on Sunday, Aug. 7 in Ayo-dhya Mandapam, Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam.

More details can be had inphone 2489 3077.

All are welcome.

Sai bhajansthis eveningBy Our Staff Reporter

Sai bhajans will be con-ducted from 6.30 p.m to 7.30p.m on Saturday, Aug. 6 in AllIndia Naidu Sangam (1,Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar).

All are welcome.

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August 6 - 12, 2011 Page 5

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

Project to construct shelter for special kidsProject to construct shelter for special kidsBy Our Staff Reporter

Rotary Club of Madras Cen-tenary Commemoration andRotary Club of Madras Northjointly launched ‘EmbraceShelter’ project for construct-ing ‘Arvind Ashram’ to housespecial children being takencare of by Arvind Foundation(6th Sector, K. K. Nagar) onJuly 25.

S. Kannan, who has takencharge as President of RotaryClub of Madras CentenaryCommemoration, told Mam-balam Times that A. Sampath-kumar (Governor, Rotary Dis-trict) and V. Vaikunth (Former

DGP) jointly released a letterappealing for donations whichwas received by Athmaraj andSudha Athmaraj (Founders,Arvind Foundation).

Kannan said that they planto raise Rs. 89 lakhs for con-structing the building for‘Arvind Ashram’.

He said that the Club hasorganized a music program byS. P. Balasubramaniam (Play-back singer) in Kamaraj Hall,Teynampet on Oct. 8 to raisefunds.

More details can be had inphones 93810 41949 and98410 05231.

By Our Staff ReporterChennai Corporation has started installing signs indicating the presence of bus-stops, gaps in the median, petrol bunks etc.

for the guidance of road users.

Guide signs for road users

By Our Staff ReporterBhama Krishna (resident of

Anna Nagar) conducts freeNarayaneeyam classes forwomen from 11 a.m to 1 p.m onMonday, Wednesday andThursday in Sri Sarva PriyaMaha Ganapathi Temple(junction of Moorthy StreetExtension, West Mambalamand 7th Avenue, Ashok Nagar,near GRT School).

She told Mambalam Timesthat more than 50 women areattending the classes whichwere started last week. Otherstoo are welcome.

Free Narayaneeyam classes for women

Bhama is a disciple of lateVenkateswaran Guruji(Bombay).

She was inspired by Sri-vatsa Jayarama Sharma, sheadded.

Bhama said that she learntNarayeenyam in 1975 aftershifting from Bombay. Shestarted conducting free classesin Anna Nagar in 1990. Shehas also conducted classes inT. Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Thiru-vanmiyur, Nungambakkamand other areas in the city.

She can be contacted inphone 97909 44800.

By Our Staff ReporterThe Government has an-

nounced changes in the timingfor issue of disability certifi-cates by State Resource cumTraining Center, 15th Avenue,Ashok Nagar (behind K. K.Nagar Peripheral Hospital)with effect from Tuesday, Aug.2. An official press releasedsaid that for hearing and visu-

Changes in timing for issuingdisability certificates

ally impaired persons it will beissued on Mondays; for loco-motor handicapped/cerebralpalsy/leprosy cured on Tues-days; and for those havingmental retardation, multipledisability, autism and mentalillness on Fridays.

Hitherto certificates wereissued to all persons on Tues-days.

Aavani Avittamnext SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriAnjaneya Seva Sabha, therewill be ‘Rig Veda Upakarma’ at6.30 a.m and 8.30 a.m on Sat-urday, Aug. 13 in Sri RamaAnjaneyar Temple, HanumarKoil Street, West Mambalam.

There will be ‘Yajur VedaUpakarma’ at 7.30 a.m and9 a.m in Guru Kripa, 26/17, Venkatachalam Street,West Mambalam on the sameday.

More details can be had intelephone number 9176620760.

THE AVM STORY - 75

A cursory glance at the ‘Matrimonial, columns of Indiannewspapers reveal the preference and prejudice. ‘Wanted fairbride.....!’, so run the advertisements.

The aversion towards black skin in women seems to bedeeply embedded in the Hindu male psyche. It was indeedcommendable that Meiyappan chose to take this theme in‘Naanum Oru Penn’. Not many films focused on this sociallyrelevant theme have been produced in India. Not many wouldrisk such ventures except pioneers and socially consciousfilmmakers.

This film was produced under the banner of Murugan Broth-ers, a partnership firm with the sons of Meiyappan - Murugan,Kumaran and Saravanan - who were now fully involved in filmproduction.

The dark-skinned woman who suffered in her married homewas played with immense depth and empathy by C. R.Vijayakumari. A sensitive actress, she was good in such rolesand her performance struck deep sympathetic chords in bothfemale and male moviegoers and it led to the success of the film.

Her husband in the movie was the Tamil film star S. S.Rajendran (also her husband in her private life at that time).Two great actors and popular stars also had roles in thesuccess. One was S. V. Ranga Rao and M.R. Radha.

S.V. Ranga Rao (1918-1974) was a much talented multi-lingual star and actor of high order and merit who could carryany role with depth, feeling and conviction. M.R. Radha was astage and screen star and cult figure of his day. In his heydayshe was a major draw with his roles of villainy.

In ‘Naanum Oru Penn’, the dark woman is unlettered too andthe villains try to take advantage of her illiteracy but she turnsthe tables against them and emerges victorious, astonishingone and all. The positive approach of an oppressed womanfighting the system and winning appealed to audiences and thefilm was a solid hit. It won the President’s Silver Medal for theBest Regional Film of 1963. It also won other awards from theFilmfare Magazine, Bombay, and Film Fans’ Association,Madras for the Best Tamil Film.

‘Naanum Oru Penn’ was remade in Hindi as ‘Mein Bhi LadkiHoon’ (1964) with Meena Kumari in the lead role as the dark-skinned woman and the Hindi film star Dharmendra as hero.It was also produced in Telugu as ‘Naadhi Aada Janme’ (1965)with N. T. Rama Rao and Savithri in lead roles. The remakestoo were directed by Thirulokachandar.

By now Thirulokachandar was well established as talentedfilmmaker and he moved ahead making more hits. Later heturned producer too, thanks to the initial break and backinggiven by Meiyappan.

His next film for his alma mater was ‘Kaakkum Karangal’1965). It had the star pair S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumariin the lead roles and the plot line was inspired by the famousbest-selling Somerset Maugham novel, ‘The Painted Veil.’ Thisfilm too fared well.

With a well- equipped and managerially organized studio withexcellent technicians and film production facilities under hiswings, Meiyappan had many producers coming to him to makepictures as joint ventures. As an enterprising entrepreneurand shrewd businessman, he offered them his studio facilitiesas a package deal for a share in the film and its profits. He gavethem raw film stock too. In the credits of such films the AVMProductions banner did not appear along with those of theproducers. However many such films were not only successfulat the box-office but also became memorable movies. Theyproved profitable for Meiyappan and also gave him the plea-sure and satisfaction of having contributed much to theirmaking in his studio.

It all began in Tamil with ‘Kula Deivam’ (1956) and such filmsincluded ‘Deiva Piravi’ (1960), ‘Paava Mannippu’ (1961),‘Paarthaal Pasi Theerum’ (1962). ‘Pacchai Vilakku’ (1964),and ‘Babu’ (1971). Interestingly Sivaji Ganesan played the leadrole in all of them (except ‘Kula Deivam.’

(To be continued)

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WANTED ladystaff, graduates withcomputer knowledgefor part time clericalwork (4 p.m to 8 p.m).Students alsowelcome. Contact:Chennai Sai SankaraMatrimonials (Brah-min), No. 7, 9th Aven-ue, Ashok Nagar. Ph:98403 30531.

WANTED 1) Retir-ed person qualified /experienced inaccounting. 2) Officeassistant for a priv-ate office. Post yourbio-data to M.Sivashankar, No. 5,Nana Street, T. Nagar.WANTED office boy, age 18-22,

walk-in, Jay Em Exports, No. 54, K.B. Dasan Road, Chennai 18. Ph: 24364582.

TOURS &TRAVELS

NAVA Jyotirlin-gam from 08-10-2011to 22-10-2011. Kris-hnan Kaladigal from14-11-2011 to 28-11-2011. Karnataka tourfrom 02-11-2011 to09-11-2011. Contact:Sujana Tours. Ph:94440 85144, 9444945003.

ELECTRICALWORKS

NO HOLDS BARREDBy M. A. SADANAND

Yeddiyurappa’s miner-gang ran smack into a boulder namedHegde and the honest Indian shouted ‘Eureka’. Law and justicehave for the nonce overrun the maggots because there are stillhonest legal eagles like friend Hegde and the dedicated group oflieutenants who provided him with the armament scatteredaplenty by the thieving horde. The billion plus of this God-filledcountry say “Thank you, Santhosh”.

Justice K. S. Hegde, father of Santhosh, was in the line ofsuccession to be the Chief Justice of India but Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi ignored the queue and plopped a pliable friend on thejudicial throne. Hegde and three others, men of flesh and steelminds, resigned at this obvious dishonesty of the executive.

Santhosh, the intrepid son of K. S. Hegde, could not hail the ironlobby and say, “Well done, boys. Dig and be merry since the naturalresources of the country belong to all, and the fact that the iron oreshappen to be in Bellary does not disqualify you from your ambitiousproject of exploiting the boon and sharing it with your citizenbrothers who receive a paltry pay from the public coffers”.

I, a Keraliyan, did my B.A. in Presidency College Madras wherea tall gangling guy named Chandrasekhar Hegde used to sit nextto me. I do not know if Santhosh is related to him, but, from ourassociation for two years in B.A., I looked upon the sect as anintellectually higher one than common clay.

Chandrasekhar Hegde strayed into a mighty pharmaceuticalCompany and retired as G.M about 4 years ago, and a friend of 50years became dust on a fell evening when he was watering hisplants, leaving the world to darkness and to me. I am one up on himbecause it is good to be alive.

Calling volunteers for free service in TirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) is sending volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Sundays and ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who are physically fit and are willing to stay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their services for 6 hours everyday. The work will be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. They can have special darshanof Lord Venkateswara.

Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must be borne by the volunteers.Those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, West Mambalam) in

99621 53644, L. S. V. Mahadevan (98411 76386), P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D. Gopinath(94442 09751).

ISKCON program in MambalamBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Injambakkam, conducts‘Bakthi Vriksha’ programs from 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street,West Mambalam.

The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and Bhagwad Gita classes.More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from Ranga Krishna Das (2474 4900, 98400

27800). All are welcome.

Program in Ramana Bhaktha Samajamon SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ramana Baktha Samajam, West Mambalam (BVSN Moorthy School, Thambiah Road,West Mambalam) conducts the following 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 11.30 a.m

on Ramana Maharishi’s birth star day (Punarpoosam).

FOR SALEHOUSEHOLD articles for sale.

Fridge, steel cupboards, sofa set,dining table, double cot, chairs, sidetables, showcase, utensils etc.Contact: Senthil Apartments, Flat No.13, 3rd Floor, Burkit Road, T. Nagar,Ph: 090367 79056.

MAMBALAM TIMESAugust 6 - 12, 2011 Page 7

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. 300 upto 35 words; Bold Rs. 450. Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagarand Mambalam-T.Nagar Editions: Rs. 400 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 600; Display: Rs. 220per 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

MARRIAGE HALLEMELEM Kalyana Mandapam,

Mahalingapuram, Chennai 34, available on 23rd,24th & 25th August 2011 (2½ days). Ph: 9884336306.

MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street

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

BALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, 6/31, VeerasamyStreet (next to SRM Nightingale School), WestMambalam, for conducting small functions. Ph:94449 18484, 2489 3884.

WEST MAMBALAM, V.K.R. Hall A/c, No. 12/1, Brindavan Street Extension (near Indian Bank)hall capacity – 150, dining – 51, all functions andparties. Ph: 93847 47487, 98413 13116, 2480 4809.

T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No.174, Habibullah Road, near KodambakkamRailway Station, available for small functions,non A/c. Ph: 2814 3406, 92831 12153, 95437 03073.

OLD AGE HOMESREE Vidya Trust, West Mambalam,

accommodation for senior citizens, patientattenders available. Ph: 95660 28520, 2474 0886.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

T. NAGAR, Pinjala Subramaniam Street, nearNalli Life Style, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 925 sq.ft,UDS 385 sq.ft, 3rd floor, 28 years old, competitiveprice (negotiable). Contact owner Ph: 2433 1885,80562 49795.

WEST K. K. NAGAR, behind PondicherryGuset House, 2 bedroom, 1000 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2years old. Ph: 89390 89480, 93826 60553.

RENTALASHOK NAGAR, 1st Avenue, Krupa Colony,

near all schools, spacious 2 bedroom, 1050 sq.ft,2nd floor, open car parking, brokers excuse, visitSunday 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph: 98406 20444.

T. NAGAR, Bazullah Road, 2000 sq.ft, groundfloor, suitable for office, doctor’s clinic, residence.Ph: 2834 2588, 94455 65629.

K. K. NAGAR, Bobbiliraja Road, pleasing andindependent house, peaceful location and yet closeto all amenities, single bedroom, big hall, kitchen,about 600 sq.ft, 1st floor, only small Brahmin family,rent Rs. 7500, no brokers. Ph: 98401 41583.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ram Colony, adjacentto Hindu Vidyalaya, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 3rd

floor, no lift, vegetarians only. Ph: 94451 58514,97911 65300.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 1st Street,2 bedroom flat, 670 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs.12000, Brahmins only. Ph: 94454 82253.

WEST MAMBALAM, Aparna Apartments, 12/1, Ganapathy Street, opposite Vir Gas Agencies,2 bedroom, 680 sq.ft, ground floor, 1st flat, attachedtoilet, fully furnished, 3 phase connection, rent Rs.10000, Brahmins only, immediate occupation.Ph: 2480 4574, 92834 92061.

WEST MAMBALAM, Devanathan Colony, 3bedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 1st floor, rent Rs.16000, vegetarians only, no brokers, inspectionon Sunday 10 a.m. Ph: 2370 0009.

WEST MAMBALAM, Burma KanakammalStreet, double bedroom, 700 sq.ft, ground floor,car park, 24 hours water supply, rent Rs. 10000,Brahmins only. Ph: 94449 02011, 2474 5467.

JAFFERKHANPET, Vasudevan Nagar,independent house, 2 bedroom, hall, modernkitchen, A/c in bedroom, swing in hall, groundfloor, woodwork and all other facilities, rent Rs.12000, advance 6 months (negotiable), Brahminsonly. Ph: 2489 0758.

T. NAGAR, Mahalakshmi Street, oppositeSiva-Vishnu Temple, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,attached bathroom, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, recentlyrenovated, Brahmins only, 2-wheeler parking, nobrokers. Ph: 94456 34291, 2371 1541.

T. NAGAR, No. 29/4, Pinjala SubramaniamStreet, near Nalli Life Style, 540 sq.ft, 1st floor, rentRs. 11000, vegetarians only. Contact: G. VenkatRaman Ph: 94447 86251.

K. K. NAGAR, 13th Sector, behind RBI Quarters,new duplex flat, 2 bedroom, bath attached, 1200sq.ft, ground floor, car park, woodwork, electricalfittings, Brahmins only, no brokers, contactbetween 10 a.m and 3 p.m, Sunday 7th August. Ph:94455 68153.

ASHOK NAGAR, 6th Avenue, 42nd Street,Sarvamangala Colony, 2 bedroom flat, 1100 sq.ft,2nd floor, rent Rs. 15000 (negotiable), advance 10months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 9941019945.

WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, nearIndian Bank bus- stop, about 100 sq.ft, office room,2nd floor. Contact: A. Rajagopal Ph: 97892 98307.

T. NAGAR, Bazullah Road, 2 A/c bedroom,kitchen with cooking range and gas, Faberchimney, Aquaguard, attached bath, Netlon &curtains on windows, 3rd floor, rent Rs. 17000,vegetarians only, open car park. Ph: 96000 65526.

T. NAGAR, Vidyodaya Colony, near PadmaSeshadri & TCS, independent self-contained,spacious 3 bedroom, 1st floor, employed/softwarevegetarians, brokers excuse. Ph: 2834 0871, 9677050155.

WEST MAMBALAM, Kavarai Street, nearArya Gowda Road, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, roadside balcony, office / small family,brokers excuse. Ph: 98403 64567.

WEST MAMBALAM, Satyapuri Street, nearDuraisamy Subway Road, 3 bedroom, attachedbathroom, closed cupboards, car shed,vegetarians only, available from September. Ph:4207 3228, 98847 37091.

T. NAGAR, Boag Road, near railway station &bus terminus, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor apartment, rent Rs. 6700, family or bachelorsalso. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 13/7, NakkeeranStreet, 1200 sq.ft, new independent house, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, completewoodwork, open car park, rent Rs. 20000, advance10 month, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 9840481646.

RANGARAJAPURAM, Mayor SambandamStreet, near Samiar Madam, 2 bedroom, 1200sq.ft, 2nd floor house, geysers, no lift, car parking,rent Rs. 13500, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph:98402 61665.

T. NAGAR, Mylai Ranganathan Street, nearTTD, 3 bedroom, 1200 sq.ft, 2nd floor, rent Rs.20000, Brahmins only. Contact: Ramesh BabuPh: 98411 15722.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road,independent spacious self -contained upstairshouse, 700 sq.ft, separate drawing, kitchen, pooja,bedroom, separate bathroom, rent Rs. 7500,Brahmin family / bachelors only, no car parking,no brokers. Ph: 2474 2922, 94450 67813.

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Mambalam Times for immediate results!

By Our Staff ReporterThe Egmore Samskrt School

(75/15, Vellala Street, Purasawa-lkam) will conduct its 55th State-level Gita recitation competition on

Sanskrit School to conductGita recitation contest

Jan. 27, 28 and 29. There willalso be a special contest in Chap-ters 13 to 18 of the Gita.

Anybody is welcome to partici-pate in the competition. There isno entry fee.

P. S. Ramamurti (Program Co-ordinator) told Mambalam Timesthat the purpose of announcing thecompetition so early is to giveenough time to participants toprepare.

More details can be had in 26424721/4202 7151.

Free coaching forbank examBy Our Staff Reporter

Saidai Duraisamy Manidhane-yam Free IAS Coaching Academy(28, 1st Main Road, CIT Nagar)will conduct free coaching classesfor those appearing for the bank-ing recruitment common exam tobe conducted by Institute of Bank-ing Personnel Selection on Sept.18.

Interested candidates can regis-ter their names in www.saidais.comor contact the Academy’s office.

Sai bhajans on3 days a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T. Nagarconducts Sai bhajans every weekin the following venues in T.Nagar:

Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.Chetty Road (near Panagal Park,Vijaya Bank building): Saturdays,5.10 p.m.

Ayurvedhaasramam, 155, G.N. Chetty Road (near PanagalPark), Mondays, 6 p.m.

50/38, Motilal Street (oppositeRanganathan Street), Wednesdays,6 p.m.

All are welcome.More details can be had from D.

Srinivasa Rao (98400 50875) orC. Ramamurthy (94440 54819).

New BajajshowroomBy Our Staff Reporter

Shreewin Autos, a Bajaj show-room and automated service cen-ter, was opened on Aug. 3 at 21,Jayaram Street, Anna Salai,Saidapet. There are several offersincluding exchange and EMI op-tion.

More details can be had in tele-phone 98410 43899.

Walk today on importanceof waterBy Our Staff Reporter

Pranic Healing Trust of Tamilnadu has organized a walk to createan awareness about the importance of water and how it affects life at6 a.m on Saturday, Aug. 6 from Valluvar Kottam to EMELEMKalyana Mandapam (Mahalingapuram, Nungambakkam).

There will be discussions on solutions for problems from 10 a.mto 7 p.m on Aug. 13 and 14 in EMELEM Kalyana Mandapam. Entryis free.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phone 6455 5654.

Advocate held forbid to sell propertyBy Our Staff Reporter

The Central Crime Branch po-lice arrested Muruganandham (40),an advocate, on Aug. 4 on chargesof trying to sell a property in T.Nagar using bogus documents.

Indira Devaraj (61) alleged inher complaint to Commissioner ofPolice J. K. Tripathy that Muruga-nandham (40) created a bogus‘Power of Attorney’ and attemptedto sell her property located onSivagnanam Road. The accusedperson allegedly pasted thewoman’s photograph and forgedher signature.

A special team formed to inves-tigate the case arrested Muruga-nandham.

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Free Veda classesconducted duringweekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Veda classes are beingconducted from 6.30 a.m to 7.30a.m on Saturdays and Sundays inKrishna Gana Sabha, Maharaj-apuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar.

More details about the classescan be had in telephone number98843 05676.

More special busesfor school studentsBy Our Staff Reporter

Metropolitan Transport Corpo-ration has introduced 16 morespecial buses for school students.

Among them are 5A (T. Nagar-Tambaram West), 12 (T. Nagar-Vivekananda House) and 12 G(K. K. Nagar-Anna Square).

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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.

Residents of Nandanam 1st

Street Extension launched asignature campaign last weekto prevent Corporation work-ers cutting two avenue treesfor connecting stormwater

Residents’ bid to save trees from axeResidents’ bid to save trees from axe

drains.K. Sriram (resident) told

Mambalam Times that resi-dents protested when workerscame to cut the trees on July30. They argued that when the

Corporation could dig thetrench for the stormwater drainskirting trees in other streetsin Nandanam (top right pic-ture) they could do the same intheir street also.

There appears to be a stale-mate with the residents set topresent the memorandum tohigher officials to save the treesand Corporation officials re-maining uncertain.

No fancy number plates from September 1It’s really 1234! This is 1112!

What’s the number?

By Our Staff ReporterThe Government has war-

ned that registration certifi-cates of vehicles found withfancy number plates afterAug. 31 will be suspended.

It said in a press releasethat vehicles should displaythe registration number asspecified under Rules 50 and51 of the Central Motor Ve-

hicles Rules. Of late, several complaints

have been received that somevehicles do not comply withthe rules.

It is found that some vehiclesdisplay registration numbersaccording to the owners’ whimsand fancies, the release said.

By Our Staff ReporterThe Corporation Playground

on Nandanam 1st Street is be-ing used for work related toconstruction of stormwaterdrains for roads in the citywhich will be completed in twoyears. During this period theplayground cannot be used byresidents, an official toldMambalam Times on Aug.1.

He said that shelters havebeen provided in the ground forhundreds of labourers engaged

Playground taken over forstormwater drain work

in the work.Residents said that when the

Corporation took over the play-ground 6 months ago theythought that the work wouldbe completed in a few months.They are now forced to havetheir morning/evening walk onroads or in nearby parks, theyadded.

They said that the labourersare polluting the ground byusing it for bathing and cook-ing.