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FREE895th Issue : August 11 - 17, 2012Vol. 18, No. 11

MAMBALAM TIMES August 11 - 17, 2012Page 2

T. NAGAR BAZAARBy RANDOR GUY

Tamil Cinema and Music - 25

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By Our Staff ReporterSri Sathya Sai Samiti, T. Nagar conducts

Sai bhajans every week in the following venuesin T. Nagar:

Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road(near Panagal Park, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5 p.m.

Ayurvedasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road

Sai bhajans on 3 days a week(near Panagal Park), Mondays, 6 p.m.

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

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

Rao (98400 50875) or C. Ramamurthy (9444054819).

REQUEST TO READERS!Please help us to serve you better!

Mambalam Times is being delivered free at everydoorstep in this neighbourhood week after week.

If our delivery boy skips your house or flat in anyweek, please call 2434 9236 between 10.30 a.m &5 p.m on week days to enable us to take effective

& immediate remedial action.

Indeed Subbiah Bagavathar and Ramudu Iyer became a the-ater box-office draw! The famed Tamil writer, journalist, arts critic,and literary giant, ‘Kalki’ (Ra. Krishnamurthy) wrote about suchboisterous bouts in his interesting and humor-drenched dramareviews in the popular weekly ‘Ananda Vikatan’.

(Until 1940-1941, Kalki was the Associate Editor of the S. S.Vasan-owned weekly and wrote many features including hismuch-awaited fiction under several pen names. His music re-views, including those of gramophone records, dramas and films,appeared under the pseudonym, ‘Karnaatakam’. Such reviewswere read with much interest by thousands of readers. Later acollection of them appeared in book form and proved a good seller.Such collections in Tamil were rare in those days.)

An important film of 1933 was ‘Nandanar’ produced by thelegendary film company of yester-decades, New Theaters ofCalcutta. One of the most famous names in the history of IndianCinema, it produced many hits and classics in Bengali and Hindi.The company also produced a few films in Tamil during the 1930’slike ‘Nalla Thangaal’,(1935), ‘Kovalan’(1934), ‘Devadas’(1937),‘Poorna Chandra’(1935), ‘Bhaktha Prahalada’(1933) ‘ Raja Bhoja’(1935), and ‘Nandanar’ (1933).

The folk myth tale of the low-born farmhand Nandan and hisunfathomable devotion and ‘bhakthi’ for Lord Nataraja has beena familiar tale among Tamilians. It was written as a musical titled,‘Nandan Charitram’ by Gopalakrishna Bharathi, ‘circa’ late 18thcentury. Bharathi’s work was a great success and proved im-mensely popular in the form of ‘Harikatha Kalashepam’. Later itwas made as a hit play and as a silent film in 1923 and 1930. Whencinema began to talk and sing Tamil in 1931, the folk myth tale wasmade thrice in 1933, 1935 and 1942.

The 1935 version made history with the famed stage and screenstar, musician, and cult figure K. B. Sundarambal playing the malerole of Nandan. The 1942 version was produced by the Indianmovie mogul, S. S. Vasan for his Gemini Studios and the well knownClassical Carnatic musician, champion of the Thamizh Isai Move-ment, and sometime movie star, M. M. Dhandapani Desikarplayed Nandan. The Gemini version was the most successfulversion of them all.

Another forgotten pioneer filmmaker, P. V. Rao, directed theNew Theaters version. The title role of the ‘untouchable’ (Ma-hatma Gandhi called them ‘Harijans’, now known as ‘Dalits’) andlowborn ‘Shiva Bhaktha’ was enacted by S. V. SubbaiahBhagavathar.

When cinema began to talk Tamil, film producers made a beelineto theater and the Carnatic music world, and engaged artistes whocould sing well and were reasonably handsome. As a top stage starknown for his musical knowledge, singing and acting skills, SubbaiahBhagavathar was an automatic choice. Thus P. V. Rao and NewTheaters cast him as Nandan.

Besides his fame and name as stage star, he was also popularfor his best selling gramophone records, known to the commonman and woman as ‘plates’. The most popular of them all was ‘Jaya Jaya Gokula Bala,’ Indeed, to this day, this song is associatedwith his name like a signature tune!

Subbaiah Bhagavathar recorded many songs - around forty -and some of his noted discs then known as ‘plates’ were KaayathaKaanagathey, Entha Maanida Vedar, Nalvaakku Nee, SuraliMahimai, Saanthamuleka (two parts), Dharaniyil Anbu,Poongavana Kuyiley, Vaazhaiyadi Vaazhai, Nee Mathi Sallaga,Kaathalin Bhagyia, Karpil Sirandha, Chidambaram Pogaamal(from ‘Nandanar’), Annamey, Maadhavar Kulam, Appaney NeeyeyGathi, Sringara Lahari, Sri Raghukula, Dinamani Vamsa, Sarasaand Rani Kalyani.

Subbaiah Bhagavathar had been born into an orthodox Brah-min family and, even as a lad, he was drawn to music and drama.When his family vehemently objected to his interest in such ‘riffraff’ arts’ he left home one night and joined a ‘Boys’ Company’ asactor.

(To be continued)

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By Our Staff ReporterA banner announcing that

‘Metrowater Board Asst. En-gineer of Division 138 miss-ing’ and promising a rewardfor anyone who finds him putup by Hindu Munnani wor-kers near an overflowing man-

‘Engineer missing’ banner promptsquick action

hole in Sathya Nagar, Choo-laipalam, MGR Nagar re-sulted in prompt action onAug. 4.

Residents told MambalamTimes that sewage overflowsfrom manholes in almost allstreets in the area but no ac-

tion is taken to remove theblocks in the sewage lines.

They said that soon after thebanner was put up workersarrived to remove the blocks.

Residents said that sewagewater also mixes with drinkingwater posing health hazards.

By Our Staff ReporterCement blocks are fou-

nd dumped at the entran-ce of Rajambal Street offThanikachalam Road in T.Nagar.

GAMBLERSANONYMOUS

meets atHoly Angels Convent

every Sundayfrom 11.30 a.m to 1 p.m.All compulsive gamblerswho wish to get rid of the

habit are welcome

Cements blocks on Rajambal Street

By Our Staff ReporterThis picture of a tubular steel

cot being transported on amotorcycle was snapped nearMadley subway last week. Thecot is likely to slip from the gripof the pillion rider and fall if therider brakes suddenly posing adanger to the riders and otherroad users.

Dangerous featMetrowatergrievancesredressal meettodayBy Our Staff Reporter

Metrowater will conduct itsmonthly grievances redressalmeeting from 10 a.m to 1 p.mon Saturday, Aug. 11 inMetrowater Area 10 Office (8,Muthukrishnan Street, T.Nagar).

Residents coming underCorporation Divisions 127 to142 are welcome to air theirgrievances regarding watersupply.

Consumers can also clarifydoubts regarding water, sew-erage tax and water charges inthe meeting.

The meeting is conducted onthe 2nd Saturday of everymonth.

More details can be had inphone 2815 3803.

V. Vijayalakshmi (residentof 2/66, Rajagopalan Street,West Mambalam) passedaway on Aug. 3.

She was 70 and had been aresident of West Mambalamfor 48 years.

She is survived by her hus-band N. Venugopalan (RetiredGeneral Manager, Tele-phones), sons Viswanathan,Subramaniam and Natarajan,and grandchildren.

Free eye camp onWednesday

Lions Club of Wisdom hasorganized a free eye screeningcamp from 9 a.m to 1 p.m onWednesday, Aug. 15 in PandianMarriage Hall, 10 Station Road,West Mambalam on the occa-sion of Independence Day.

A team of doctors from UdhiEye Hospital will examine thepatients. More details can behad in phone 98411 16123.

OBITUARYV. VIJAYALAKSHMI

Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Kurichi Lakshminarasim-hachariar (resident of 8, 2nd

Main Road, CIT Nagar East,Nandanam) conducts freeVeda and Suktham classesfrom 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days.

More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.

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The Madras High Court di-rected the Chennai Corpora-tion Commissioner and theexecutive engineer concernedon Aug. 2 to file affidavits stat-ing as to why, despite severalrepresentations by SpringfieldMatriculation and Higher Sec-ondary School 50th Street,Sector 9, K. K. Nagar) they hadnot stopped the constructionof a temple with its wall block-ing a gate of the institution.

Passing interim orders on theschool’s petition, the FirstBench of Chief Justice M. Y.Eqbal and Justice T. S.Sivagnanam directed the K. K.Nagar Police Inspector to file aseparate affidavit as to why hehad not taken any action toprevent the closing of the schoolgate and raising a temple therewhen there was a specific di-rection by the Supreme Courtthat no temple or any religious

Court directive on temple ‘blocking’ school gate

structure should be con-structed on the road.

In its petition, the school al-leged that a few residents of49th and 50th Streets haderected a small temple in themiddle of the street in front ofthe school’s western gate. Theschool had sent representa-tions and reminders to the au-thorities for removing the con-struction.

The Bench posted the casefor further hearing on Aug. 6.In the meantime, the policeshould post sufficient numberof personnel to prevent anyfurther mischief that may becommitted, the court said.

(A Mambalam Times re-porter who visited the spotfound that those who had builtthe temple had constructed awall along the compound wallof the school behind which thegate has been installed. Seepictures top and middle.

(Enquiries reveal that instal-lation of the gate began twomonths ago and the compoundwall was to have been demol-ished after work was com-pleted and gate could be used.Meanwhile, a wall was builtalong the compound wall of theschool and the temple was con-structed.

(Similarly, another gate hasbeen installed behind the com-pound wall of the school on 50th

Street but the compound wallis yet to be demolished for ac-cess to the gate. Here also atemple has been constructedas seen in picture at bottom).

Photos taken on Aug. 4

By Our Staff ReporterB. Siddhanth (resident of 25,

Gopalakrishna Road, T. Nagarand Std. 4 student of M.Ct.M.Matriculation School, Myla-pore) was placed 6th in theDayal 2nd International YogaChampionship organized byHong Kong Yoga Federation inHong Kong on Aug. 4 and 5.

He is being trained by AsanaAndiappan with whom he hasappeared on ‘Valivum Polivum’program of Kalaignar TV.

He won the 1st prize (8-10years category) in the district-level competition organized byTamilnadu Youth Yoga Asso-ciation in Chennai and 1st prizein the 2nd Tamilnadu State-level Yogasana championship2012 conducted by Padmam

Placed 6th in InternationalYoga Championship

Yoga and Natural Living De-velopment Trust.

Siddhanth was presented‘Yuvashree Kala BharathiAward’ by Bharathi Yuva

Kendra, Madurai.He will represent his school

in the Sports & Games Federa-tion of India Championship nextmonth.

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 services

Now the T. Nagar - Mambalam edition ofMambalam Times can be accessed in

www.mambalamtimes.in

Calling volunteers for free service inTirumala

for 6 hours everyday. The workwill be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch anddinner 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 Mamba-lam) in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P.Sundaram (98417 26695) orD. Gopinath (94442 09751).

Diabetes, bloodpressure campBy Our Staff Reporter

Poornima Health Hospital(44/2, New Boag Road, T.Nagar) will conduct a free dia-betes and blood pressure campfrom 9 a.m to 1 p.m on Sunday,Aug. 12 as part of Indepen-dence Day celebrations.

Dr. S. Murugamani (MedicalDirector) will offer consulta-tion and counselling.

More details can be had inphone 98409 74967.

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By Our Staff ReporterSri Tarachand Galada Jain

School (Madley 1st Street, T.Nagar) has organized an exhi-bition on Lord Krishna on theoccasion of Krishna Jayanthi

Exhibition on Lord Krishna ends today

for the 3rd consecutive year.Sita Ranjit (Principal) told

Mambalam Times that G.Sathyanarayanan (FounderTrustee, GOD Organization)and disciples of Muralidhar

Swamigal) inaugurated exhi-bition on Aug. 9.

She said that the exhibitionis open from 10 a.m to 5 p.m tillSaturday, Aug. 11. All are wel-come.

Cho’s play to bestaged tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

K. K. Nagar Tamilnadu Brah-min Association has organizedspecial programs from 8 a.mto 12 noon on Sunday, Aug. 12including Cho’s play ‘EndrumThaniyum Intha SuganthiraThaagam’ which will be stagedby T. V. Varadharajan andgroup in Karantaka SanghaSchool, Habibullah Road, T.Nagar.

Vedic Ravi (President) toldMambalam Times that entrywill be free for members whileothers have to buy tickets cost-ing Rs. 100. Funds raised willbe used for social serviceprojects, he added.

More details can be had inphone 98407 87957.

More than 500 persons par-ticipated in the ‘AavaniAvittam’ program organizedby the Association on Aug.1 inPSBB School, AlagirisamySalai, K. K. Nagar.

By Our Staff ReporterS. Vijayalakshmi (resident

of D-5, 240, TNHB Flats, 7th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar), whoconducts arts and craftclasses, is offering 50% dis-count on fees for mehendiclasses for women from 10 a.mto 4 p.m on all days.

She can be contacted in

Discount on mehendi classesfor women

phones 2371 1835/9790772370.

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Free Rig Veda classes on SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Free classes on Rig Veda will be conducted at 6 p.m on Sundays at15, Bharathi Street, West Mambalam.

More details can be had in phone 94440 34917.

Free Veda classes during weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Veda classes are conducted from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m onSaturdays and Sundays in Krishna Gana Sabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar.

More details can be had in phone 98843 05676.

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The Delhi layabouts, who have nothing elseto do but want to pose to the world that, but forthem, Indian democracy would have becomethe twin brother of Idi Aminism, are, for thenonce, afflicted with adenoids caused by non-stop garrulity a la the next Presidential tenantof the

Raisina Hill Palace.Several ugly faces are on display on TV

screens as the pawns, to use friend WorldChampion V.Anand’s gold-mine expression,none of whom deserves the crown. The only onewho deserves it is a guy called M. A. Sadanand,and the beggers who have been burning fuelchasing the reluctant candidates have forgottenthe only address or telephone number of theBest of the Lot who would give a glimpse of thepromised land to the billion plus of this beautifulland, which would replicate the glorious days ofKing Mahabali who ruled what was then calledKerala. This guy M. Bali, later cheated by thecrooks and banished to solitary confinement bythe political grabbers, is released only on OnamDay to visit his home State. He never fails to callme on his Nokia to bewail all that he sees on hisTV in Hades. We had been in touch but I havelost his cell phone number as otherwise I couldhave rung up the guy to find out the heavenlydispensation regarding the proposed tenant ofRaisina Hill.

Kalam had an innings there and he shouldnow go about clearing up the cobwebs inpeople’s minds about the imagined dangers ofKoodankulam and try to build more of suchpower plants. Raisina Hill is for fat people whowant to draw a fat salary and, like PrathbhaPatil, to see the world. Never in the history ofthis beautiful nation of ‘Sathyameva Jayathe’has a single person saved 30 condemned killersfrom the gallows. Her hands are not bloodied sofar and, before she quits in July, I hope she letsall the others in the death rows live. Whateverher advisers recommend, her right isconstitutionally untrammeled and beyondjudicial review.

Whoever comes in her place, I hope, will bean abolitionist. If there is no such strong-willedand humane chap to sit in Raisina Hill, seek nofurther, because I, who was a GovernmentPleader of the Madras High Court and whoabhors the death sentence as an insult tohumanity and all that is beautiful in this world,hereby nominate myself for the job.

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SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MINI HALLBALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, 6/31, Veerasamy

Street (next to SRM Nightingale School), WestMambalam, for all functions at nominal rate. Ph:94449 18484, 2489 3884.

WEST 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.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 98939,97154 26912, 2474 0886.

REAL ESTATE(BUYING)

FLAT required, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, lessthan 10 years old, ground/1st floor, open/reservedcar parking, in and around West Mambalam,clear title, instant payment, no brokers. Ph: 9566709900.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

ASHOK NAGAR, 6th Avenue, near GRT School,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 540 sq.ft, 3rd floor, priceRs. 38 lakhs (negotiable). Ph: 99625 43912.

WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, nearPostal Colony, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 760 sq.ft,vegetarians only. Ph: 98401 32532.

MADURANTHAKAM, GST Road, near busstand, approved vacant plots, surrounded byhouses, immediate construction, municipal limit.Ph: 91763 41000, 93813 22203.

T. NAGAR, Thanikachalam Road, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1250 sq.ft, ground floor, dining, carpark, price Rs. 90 lakhs. Contact: Susee Reality.Ph: 98840 45146.

RENTALASHOK NAGAR, 4th Avenue, 3 bedroom, hall,

kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor, car park, rent Rs.20000, vegetarians/Brahmins, bank officials.Contact: Mohan. Ph: 98408 73363.

ASHOK NAGAR, 50th Street, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, dining, verandah, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor,covered car parking, 3 phase change over, rentRs. 17000, advance 6 months, Brahmins only,brokers excuse. Ph: 2489 1929.

T. NAGAR, Moosa Street, near bus terminus,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor apartment,bath attached, rent Rs. 12500, advance 6 months,marble flooring, family or bachelors also. Ph:2433 3477, 98411 93685.

ASHOK NAGAR, 51st Street, fully furnished,15-20 seater office, 1200 sq.ft, 3 cabins, openoffice, 4 split A/c units, LAN cabling done, 3 phasepower. Ph: 72990 47370.

K. K. NAGAR, Bharathi Dasan Colony, oppositeAll Angels School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750sq.ft, 2nd floor, recently renovated HIG flat forHindus, immediate occupancy, rent Rs. 12000,no brokers. Ph: 098851 61804.

WEST MAMBALAM, Thiruvenkatam Street,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor, furnished flat, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 16K, advance Rs. 50K,visit on Saturday & Sunday. Ph: 98849 68055.

ASHOK NAGAR, 10th Avenue, Balaji Towers,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, renovated flat. Contact:V. V. Raghunathan. Ph: 022-2770 5053.

T. NAGAR, New No. 17, Old No. 7-A,Duraisamy Road, near Subway, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 400 sq.ft, rent Rs. 9000, Brahmins only,no brokers, open 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 24341601.

WEST MAMBALAM, Murthy Street,independent house, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1135sq.ft, 1st floor, all amenities, 3 phase, 24 hourswater, rent Rs. 19000, 2-wheeler parking,occupation from 17-08-2012, Brahmins only. Ph:78712 57060, 2474 3559.

T. NAGAR, Ramanujam Street, 2 bedroom,1100 sq.ft, 1st floor, car parking, 24 hours watersupply. Ph: 2434 1080.

VADAPALANI, A.P. Koil Street, behind KamalaTheatre / Vijaya Hospital, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen,ground floor, rent Rs. 12500, if only 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, are taken Rs. 9500, small Brahminsonly, no car park/pets. Contact: Giri, Ph: 9444935650.

WEST MAMBALAM, K. V. Colony, 3 bedroom(A/c), hall, modular kitchen, 1500 sq.ft,independent 1st floor, pooja room, washroom,wardrobes, covered car parking, 200 sq.ft, closedportico, rent Rs. 30000 (negotiable), advance 6months, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 9840044614.

K. K. NAGAR WEST, Jawahar Street, verynear Puducherry Government Guest House,schools, colleges, markets, 2 bedroom, 1st floor,independent portion, car park, small Brahminfamily. Ph: 99625 65414.

VADAPALANI, North Mada Street, nearMurugan Temple, new 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen,ground floor, covered car parking, rent Rs. 20K,vegetarians / Brahmins preferred, no brokers. Ph:94454 87200, 2471 6851.

West Mambalam, Mahadevan Street, nearAyodhya Mandapam & GRT School, 2 bedroomflat, hall, kitchen, sitout, decently wood workdecorated, marble flooring. 2nd floor, no lift,Brahmin family, rent Rs. 10500 + maintenance.Ph: 2474 2960, 98419 93093.

T. NAGAR, Old No. 27, Ramakrishna Street,double bedroom, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, officepurpose only, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable). Ph:94444 43170, 2814 3170.

WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, nearPanigraha Kalyana Mandapam, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, dining, 1100 sq.ft, independent groundfloor house, immediate occupation, 2-wheelerparking, Brahmins only. Ph: 2489 3726, 9940652328.

T. NAGAR, Griffith Road, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 650 sq.ft, rent Rs. 14000, vegetariansonly, Brahmins preferred, no brokers. Ph: 28141185, 98413 32184.

T. NAGAR, Thirumalai Pillai Road, near VaniMahal, 3 bedroom, 1250 sq.ft, 2nd floor, marbleflooring, geyser, 2 A/c, rent Rs. 24000, coveredcar parking. Ph: 93822 97127.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 43, Moorthy Street,near Ayodhya Mandapam, No.5, Vadiudai AmmanApartment, 3 bedroom, 1300 sq.ft, 2nd floor, 2-wheeler parking only, vegetarians / Brahminsonly, rent Rs. 20000, no brokers, visit on 12-08-2012 (Sunday), time 2 p.m to 4 p.m. Ph: 9884714998.

ASHOK NAGAR, 9th Avenue, 3 bedroom, hall,kitchen, duplex ground floor, full woodwork, 1covered car parking, A/c, inverter, electrical fittings.Ph: 96000 36994.

WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, ground floor flat, fullyfurnished, only vegetarians, rent Rs. 15000,working unmarried executives (men / women),ready for occupation. Ph: 94442 08905.

T. NAGAR, Ramasamy Street, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, attached bath, about 900 sq.ft, 3phase, woodwork, geyser, immediate occupation,vegetarians only, Brahmins preferred, no brokers.Ph: 94449 59399.

WEST MAMBALAM, 12/30, Patel Street, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor, Indian and Westerntoilet, car parking, lift, rent Rs. 10000, 24 hourswater, no brokers and bachelors. Contact: SivaKumar. Ph: 98408 59867, 98842 96692.

T. NAGAR, Ramachandra Street, nearMuppathamman Temple, single bedroom, A/c,ground floor, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking,small vegetarian / Brahmin family only, rent Rs.8500. Ph: 2814 2759.

WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, veryclose to railway station, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen,600 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, 2-wheeler parking. Ph:98401 66013.

WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, smallindependent portion, ideal for working women/aged couple, bachelors (only vegetarians, noparking), 300 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 6500, 10months advance. Ph: 98402 12230, 94448 69379.

In a first, the Tamilnadu Gov-ernment has introduced a ‘studyabroad’ program for postgraduatestudents and teachers of Govern-ment arts and science colleges.Meritorious candidates from un-der-privileged background will beselected and sent abroad for awhole semester.

The announcement was madeby Minister for Higher EducationP. Palaniappan at a meeting orga-nized by the Tamil Nadu StateCouncil for Higher Education(TANSCHE) on Aug. 7. Col-leges have been asked to makepreparatory lists by the month-endand the project is likely to start nextacademic year.

“This will help students get

State to fly out college students, teachersfor studies abroad

international exposure and under-stand different cultures,” saidPalaniappan. The move was initi-ated by TANSCHE and the Brit-ish Council. In the first batch, 25students and 5 teachers are likelyto benefit.

The 11 new arts and sciencecolleges that were announced thisyear have begun the admissionprocess, the minister said. Addi-tionally, over 250 new courseswill be initiated across colleges inthe State.

The minister called for estab-lishing university-business col-laboration centers to bridge the gapbetween academia and industry.The focus will be on training notjust the educated but also the un-

educated population in the stateand empower them with employ-able skills, said Dr. T.S. Sridhar(Additional Chief Secretary, HigherEducation). Vice-chancellors ofabout 10 universities across theState participated in the meeting.Among the issues discussed wasthe system of choice-based creditsystem and launching the nationalmission for teachers, as proposedby the Central government.

“There were also discussionson making the admission processtransparent and introducing Tamilin all four semesters of under-graduate courses. We will meetfrequently to come to a decision onthe matter,” the VC of a universitysaid. Report courtesy The Hindu

Electricity consumers will be infor another shock after the increasein tariff some months ago, if theproposal for a hike in existing feesfor new service connections andintroduction of levies for a dozenservices including replacement ofdamaged/burnt meters, all clubbedunder miscellaneous charges, wereto be approved.

The proposal, mooted by theTamil Nadu Generation and Dis-tribution Corporation(TANGEDCO), envisages themanifold increase in the existingfees on different counts.

The Corporation’s petition (M.PNo. 16 of 2012) is available on thewebsite of the Tamil Nadu Elec-tricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) (www.tnerc.gov.in).The miscellaneous charges are lev-ied under two dozen heads.

For example, in the case of newservice connections, the proposedconnection charges for domesticconsumers having three phase sup-ply with connected load up to 18.6kilo watt (KW), are Rs. 1,600. Ifthe connected load (CL) falls be-tween 18.6 KW and 50 KW, thenew charges will be Rs. 3,000 andfor over 50 KW and 112 KW, Rs.10,000.

As of now, irrespective of con-nected load, the service connectioncharges are Rs. 500. In respect ofa single phase connection, theproposed rate is Rs. 900 againstthe existing rate of Rs. 250.

To cite another example, forchanging a meter on the consumer’srequest without any dispute overthe functioning of the instrument,the existing charges for all types oflow tension consumers (singlephase or three phase) are Rs. 50.

This will go up to Rs. 250 in theevent of approval of theTANGEDCO’s proposal. For athree-phase domestic consumer,the proposed rates will be Rs. 500(for CL up to 18.6 KW) and Rs.1,600 (for CL between 18.6 KWand 50 KW).

What will be of more relevanceto power consumers is the intro-duction of levies for those ser-vices, for which there are nocharges now.

At present, for replacement of

Power consumers may get another shockmeters damaged or burnt by acts ofconsumers, no service charges arelevied.

Hereafter, Rs. 250 will be lev-ied for a single phase domesticconsumer; Rs. 500 for a threephase consumer below 18.6 KWconnected load and Rs. 1,600 ifthe load is in the range from 18.6KW to 50 KW. Besides, the actualcost of meters will be recovered.

Likewise, for a host of func-tions such as meter reading andpreparation of power bills, a rateof Rs. 10 per month will becharged on a domestic consumer;Rs. 100 per month for a servicefalling under LT current trans-former (LTCT) category and Rs.250 for high tension services suchas an industrial establishment.Report courtesy The Hindu

Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaaannounced a slew of measures on Aug.9 for the differently-abled in Tamil-nadu. At present, 2,390 differently-abled children, attending primarytraining centers and nursery schoolsacross the State, are availing of travelconcession while commuting by State-owned transport corporation buses.Hereafter, one companion of thesechildren can also avail of thisconcession.

Under the scheme, visually impairedpersons are being given foldable walkingcanes painted in white and red. Forthis, the Chief Minister has orderedsupply of reflective foldable canes tobe provided to 5,000 visually impairedpersons at an expenditure of Rs. 10lakhs, an official release said.

Besides, at present, a maintenanceassistance of Rs. 1,000 per month isbeing provided to 77,112 mentallychallenged persons who cannot takecare of themselves on their own. Aimedat increasing the number of beneficiariesunder the scheme, the percentage ofdisability eligible for getting thisassistance will be reduced from 60%to 45%.

To reduce dropouts, cash incentivesare being given to those studying inClasses 10, 11 and 12. Jayalalithaa has

Free bus tickets for companionsof differently-abled students

ordered extension of this scheme tostudents of special schools run by theDifferently Abled Welfare Departmentand Government-recognized specialschools. For students of Classes 10 and11, Rs. 1,500 will be given as incentive,while Class 12 students will get Rs.2,000. This amount will be depositedin Tamil Nadu Power Finance andInfrastructure Development Corpor-ation Limited. For this scheme, theChief Minister has sanctioned Rs. 22.34lakhs. The scheme will benefit 1,359students. Report courtesy The Hindu

ISKCON programin Mambalam onSaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society forKrishna Consciousness (ISKCON),Injambakkam, conducts ‘BakthiVriksha’ 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 phone2371 3606 or from Ranga Krishna Das(2474 4900, 98400 27800).

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Shirdi 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 isconducted at 7.30 p.m on

Discourses on ‘Saisath Saritha’Thursdays and Sundays.

All are welcome.