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C M Y MAMBALAM K TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 20, No. 3 991st Issue : June 14 - 20, 2014 FREE Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES June 14 - 20, 2014 T. NAGAR BAZAAR POLYWOOD Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, 5% - 10 % Showcase, Discount Modern Kitchen, upto June.20 False Ceiling, Painting VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI 98400 18492, 6537 9721 www.viswadecorators.com, E-mail: [email protected] Advertise in the This space costs Rs. 1000 only. bazaar column for your buisness to boom! June 14 - 20, 2014 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 Kumbhabhishekam Doctor with penchant for filmmaking Guru Peyarchi yagnam in Balaganapathi starts own studio on Thursday temple on in the sankalpam from 7 a.m By Our Staff Reporter consultancy for online promo- While in the US, he worked By Our Staff Repor1ter Thursday to 8 a.m can call 2435 5696 or Dr. Vajchra Raj (resident of tions. with Universal Studios and has Sivachariyargal Seva By Our Staff Reporter 94444 18788. All are welcome. Melony Road, T. Nagar; Ph: Dr. Raj, after his MBBS, de- handled commercials for mul- Sangam (41/9, South Usman Kumbhabhishekam will be 96000 00405) launched Sivas cided to pursue a career in film- tinational companies. Road, T. Nagar) has organized performed in Balaganapathy Studios (a corporate and ad- making and completed his post- ‘Raghu Kethu’ and ‘Guru temple (Public Health Center, film making production house) graduation in ‘Film direction Reebok offers Peyarchi’ yagnams to be held 174, Lake View Road, West on June 11. and production’ from New York training program on Thursday, June 19, at Mambalam) on Thursday, The studio, he said, is a first Film Academy and Hollywood for runners on Anandavalli Kalyayna Man- June 19, from 8 a.m to 9 a.m. of its kind with advanced facili- Film Institute (USA). weekends dapam, G.N. Chetty Road, T. Special poojas will be held ties and equipment for film and He later worked as an assis- Nagar. The yagnams will be By Our Staff Reporter from 4 p.m the previous day. ad productions and 2D and 3D tant director with leading di- performed with herbal roots All are welcome. animations, and also offers rector Suresh Krishna. Reebok Store (Theayaga- by eminent scholars. raya Road, T. Nagar next to Those wanting to participate Metrowater to hold open house Exhibition-cum-sale GRT hotel) conducts a free of gold and metal program for runners titled ‘Run meet from 10 a.m to 1 p.m today plated products Smart with Reebok Running By Our Staff Reporter By Our Staff Reporter Squad’ at 5:30a.m on Satur- Metrowater has organised open house meets in its area Thejus (85, G N Chetty Road, days and Sundays in its pre- offices on Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m and 1 p.m. T. Nagar, near Jeeva Park. Ph: mises. The meetings will be held in its offices in Kodambakkam, 2815 6370) is conducting an The training is conducted by Teynampet, Thiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, exhibition-cum-sale of gold and eminent coaches. metal plated products till June Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Ambattur, Training will include scien- 28 from 10 a.m to 7 p.m in its Anna Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Adyar, Alandur, Perungudi premises. The exhibits include tific methods of running, im- andSholinganallur. gift items, novelties, pooja portance of footwearand nu- Consumers are requested to furnish complaints regarding items, idols, engraved coins, trition tips. water supply and sewage removal. They can also clarify jewellery boxes and more. All are welcome. doubts regarding water, sewerage tax and water charges These items are priced at For registration, please Rs. 100 and above. during the meet. call99629 75822. Thejus also specializes in gold B. Chandra Mohan (MD) said that senior officials will be plating of non-metallic items Humour club present to attend the consumers and special counters will like mango leaves, peepal lea- be opened to accept the grievance letters. ves, terracotta, rudrakshams, meets tomorrow By Our Staff Reporter He said that the grievances will be vetted individually and ceramic items, glass and Thyagarayanagar Nagai- suitable action will be taken in due course. marble items. There is no entry fee. chuvaiyalar Mandram (1, Guild Street, T. Nagar, behind Siva Vishnu Temple), will hold LETTERS TO THE EDITOR a humour meet on Sunday, Uprooted tree poses danger to walkers in Panagal Park June 15, at 3.30 p.m in its premises. GK (cine actor and director) will be the chief guest and will give a humorous talk. Prizes will be awarded to five participants on a lucky draw basis. There is no membership or admission fee. All are welcome. For more details, please con- tact Sadanandan in 99414 31060. Free screening of two short films in AVM Studios tomorrow Sir - A tree which got uprooted during the rains on June 9 inside Panagal Park and is supported By Our Staff Reporter by the compound wall is overhanging the walker’s path. It is blocking the path and forcing P. Sam Paul (resident of Anna walkers to bend their head to avoid it while walking. It is likely to fall any time and poses a grave Main Road, K. K. Nagar) will danger to unwary walkers. I appeal to the authorities to cut and remove the tree immediately screen two short films to avoid any untoward incident. – V. Shankara Narayanan, West Mambalam. ‘Devdaas’ and ‘Solvathelam Garbage woes in Vivekanandapuram Street Usman Road service Poimai’ directed by him and lanes now usable produced under the banner ‘Shutterbug Entertainers’ on by motorists Sunday, June 15, at 3 p.m and Sir, After prolonged demands 6 p.m respectively at AVM by residents, shoppers and Studios (Arcot Road, Vadapa- commercial establishments, lani). the unauthorised vendors un- There is no entry fee and all der Usman Road flyover were are welcome. evicted recently. Sam’s contact number is We appeal to the residents 98946 12367. to use the lanes for their ve- hicles, lest they get encroached upon again. We also wish to thank the police officials for Sir, I am resident of Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, West Mambalam. Chennai Corporation workers do not clear the gar- the consistent efforts taken bage regularly from our street. We have complained to the by them to remove the en- officials but no action has been taken to regularize the garbage croachments. collection. Some of the bins are old and broken and are often found to be overflowing. The bins often go missing and the residents are The encroachments were forced to dump the garbage on the road. This is unhygienic and defeating the very purpose of causes problems to the nearby residents due to the overwhelming the flyover which was to ease stench and mosquito problems. The recent rains have added to the traffic flow. – Ramanathan woes. I request Chennai Corporation officials to take appropriate action to clear the garbage daily. – Anirudh Srinivas, Street Residents Welfare Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, West Mambalam Association, T. Nagar Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES June 14 - 20, 2014 NGO appeals for A divine artist donation of old newspapers, clothes By Our Staff Reporter Care for Children (Jeevanan- dham Salai, K. K. Nagar), an NGO, has appealed for donation of old newspapers, old clothes and other useful throwaway household items to raise funds for providing educational support to poor children. The items will be collected at residences. M. Subramanian (managing trustee) said that the 3-year- old trust provides free By S. Akswin Kumar uniforms and stationery items 65-year-old Murthi (a resi- to needy students studying in dent of Mettupalayam Street, government-run schools. West Mambalam) is an ardent Assistance worth Rs. 20 devotee of Lord Ram. lakhs was provided last year He can be seen every morn- with the help of donations, he ing in Anjaneyar Temple added. (Ashok Nagar) where, after his The NGO’s contact numbers prayers, he settles into a cor- are 98403 98777 and 4353 ner and takes out a sheet of 2332. chart paper and sketch pens from his bag to write down the Visually impaired name of Lord Ram in Tamil in student passes artistic ways. He showed a sketch made by IAS examination him which depicted Shiva Lingam and another which depicted Lord Anjaneyar standing over Earth and hold- 1970. “I worked as an operator I don’t remember how I got ing the Sanjeevini hills in his in Udayam and Kasi theatres, the idea of writing ‘Ram naama’ hand. but left the job a couple of years in an art form. He smiled and He said that he hails from ago due to ill health,” he said. said ‘Yellam avan seyal’. “I am Tirunelveli and had moved to I started writing ‘Ram naa- not an artist, I am doing this Chennai after his wedding in ma’ as a pastime, said Murthi. with the grace of God,” he added. Daasya donates notebooks to Govt. School students N. L. Beno Zephine (resi- dent of Villivakkam), a visu- ally impaired student since birth, has passed the IAS ex- amination, the result of which was announced on June 12. Beno studied in Little Flower School for the Blind, Nungambakkam, and com- pleted her BA in English lit- erature from Stella Maris College and MA from Loyola College. She is working as a probationary officer in SBI, Tiruvallur, and is pursuing a PhD in English literature. Beno who has done her ex- amination under Braille method, has secured an all- India rank of 343 in the exam. She thanked her parent and friends for supporting her to achieve the landmark.