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For Rs. 1000 you can BOOK YOUR have your CLASSIFIEDS online advert MYLAPORE On ONLINE MYLAPORE All Classifieds are charged flat rate RS. 1000** For 2 Weeks TIMES of Rs.250 (plus GST) for maximum website 20 words. Will run for 2 weeks only. TIMES Pay via bank transfer only. Contact Mylapore Times YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWSPAPER For details call 24982244 / 24982244 / 9445764499 WhatsApp 94457 64499 — 10 am to 6 pm. August 28 - September 3, 2021 4 pages Free Circulation OFFICE : 2498 2244, 2467 1122 EDITORIAL : 2466 0269 WEBSITE : www.mylaporetimes.com The children at Aditya Apartments on Dr. Ranga Road had a breakaway from their online classes doing the pookolam at 6:30 am last Saturday morning for Onam. Bharatanatyam arangetram They were enthusiastic, waking up early on a weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the process. The idea was initiated by one of in USA, with flavours of Mylapore the residents of the apartment, Ramanarayanan. A Mylapore-based – Report by Karpagavalli family, now in Arizona, USA recently celebrat- ed their daughter’s dance arangetram with a touch of Mylapore flavours. GCC offers the jab to seniors at home. Mahesh Vinayagam is the CEO of tech- Here are the contacts. nology firm, qBotica Chennai Corpora- and his wife Shuba tion’s scheme to pro- Mahesh, who works vide the jab for seniors for American Express, conducted the arange- at their doorstep is on tram of their 16-year- now. Seetha Sundar, a old daughter Shreya Mahesh on August 7 at Chandler Center of Arts R. A. Puram resident with over 350 guests attending the event. says that she arranged Mahesh Vinayagam’s family has deep roots in Mylapore. His par- for a jab for her mother ents A. Vinayagam and Shantha along with his siblings Rajesh and and the vaccination Ramesh, reside close to Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. Vinayagam is 76 process was simple and years old and has been a life-long Mylapore resident along with their smooth, all carried out entire family including their forefathers who were originally based in at her home. Mylapore for over 200 years, said Mahesh. For the arangetram, the invitation cover featured an image of Sri Seetha jotted down Kapaleeswarar Temple. Shreya also performed the Shiva padam in her experience in a Pandanallur Bharatanatyam style and later, performed Soora Sambar- social media post. am in her Kuchipudi dance item, the Mayura kautuvam. The Mayura And here are the Kautuvam finale ended with drawing the peacock while dancing, contact numbers to invoking the goddess Karpagambal’s worldly avatar, the peacock on use – 25384520 / stage. File photo 46122300. Shreya is now a 11th grader and a disciple of guru Kalashri Asha Gopal in Arizona. 2 MYLAPORE TIMES Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2021 Senior women of Marina kuppams present 127-year-old CSI Middle School colourful I-Day event This was an Independence Day event that was wholly presented by senior women of the kuppams of in Mylapore renovated. Support the Marina. And it was hosted at the Dignity Founda- tion’s Daycare Centre in Mullima Nagar on August 17. The chief guests for the programme were Sundera from alumni, well-wishers Gopalan, secretary, Lions Club of Mudra and Durga Bala, president of this Club. By Fabiola Jacob The school later start- A batch of the women held a snappy march past. ed admitting boys too, The seniors were divided into three groups and each Tucked away on from Standards 1 to 5 and group had a leader who held a flag and led the group. crowded Adam Street in was upgraded to a mid- Members also took part in a special drill that was Mylapore, the CSI Mid- dle school in 1988, with limited to their ability. Arockiamary Sasichanandam dle School – now freshly classes up to standard 8. welcomed everyone with her dance to the song ‘Adu- painted a bright fuchsia Thamizh remains the vomey palli Paduvomey’. There was also a mime show – is impossible to miss. medium of instruction, by the seniors. “I want the school to and numerous underprivi- Seniors of this zone meet daily at this centre, a stand out in this area, leged children in this area space belonging to the local kuppam to engage in skills and attract children,” have benefited. The build- training and activities that keep them engaged and says the Headmistress ing was renovated in 2004 encourages fellowship. M. Ranjitham, who along with support from three with her small band of Churches of the Church of teachers, put their heart South India. and soul into collecting The school still relies funds for the renovation of this 127-year- on the generosity of individuals and cor- This new food joint old school and keep it going. porates. Various organisations like the The result is a newly renovated build- Rotary Club – Chennai East, churches in R. A. Puram ing, with attractive classrooms painted and alumni of the school have come to its in bright pink, purple and yellow, await- aid at various times. ing children once the pandemic ends. “We now need to fix the old roof, promises good appams Founded in 1894 in this very same which leaks when it rains” says the Here is a chain of restaurants, which has spot as a primary school by the Headmistress, explaining the work now come to R. A. Puram and which holds up Wesleyan Mission, to educate girls from involved – estimated at four lakhs. its appam as one of the the Devadasi community, the building Those interested in contributing best dishes on its is sandwiched between the agraharams towards this noble cause can contact menu. of Mylapore ( this background has been the Headmistress M. Ranjitham at The handed over some generations). 9789855818. T. Nagar- based chain of Shri Ganesh Bhavan opened its tenth food joint on 3rd Cross Street in the Chennai Cor- poration complex here. It has space for dining but that is limited – this being just the place to have a quick breakfast or MYLAPORE a snack. TIMES It opens for breakfast at 7 a.m. and offers all - 77, C. P. Ramaswamy the South Indian specials. Then there is lunch Road, Alwarpet, – meals can also be taken as a parcel Chennai 600018. ( Rs.90); the meal costs Rs.80 of partaken at - Ph: 24982244 / 9445764499 the restaurant. Late evening, you can check out WhatsApp - 9445764499 some North Indian food – chapatis and rotis - E-mail - included. Yes, appam is also served. Admin & Advertising - The place closes at 10 p.m. [email protected] - Editorial - Home delivery is provided locally – call [email protected] 47409568 / 7200431441 Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2021 MYLAPORE TIMES 3 From Sri Patham to Thiru Chinnam: 25 years of temple service By S. Prabhu As a young school boy, studying at P. S. School, D. Kumaraswamy carried the Pillayar and Chandrasekarar swamis on his shoulder during the Kumbabhisekam at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in 1996. Civic staff drying the recycled waste to make manure Civic staff grow garden on banks of Canal despite the Lord on festival occasions. He was also the ‘Meistri’ for a year in 2007. stink and dirt When a vacancy arose for the post Would you expect a vegetable garden on the banks of of Thiru Chinnam, Kumaraswamy the stinking, stagnated waters of the Buckingham Canal applied, went through the interview pro- in Mylapore? You wouldn’t want to even hang around cess and was appointed in 2019. here. Almost through his entire life of But one Chennai Corporation staffer made this effort nearly four decades, he has been in- under the MRTS elevation of the rail line off Kutchery volved in temple service mostly as a Sri Road. He made use of the local soil and recycled waste Patham service provider. to raise a kitchen garden of sorts. But it was left unat- A surprise came his way in 2019 and Photo: S Prabhu tended the past months due to the pandemic. since then the Sri Patham provider has Now, the garden is getting new life because the cur- Since then, for the last 25 years, he become a Thiru Chinnam specialist. He rent GCC staff want to see it thrive – growing keerai, has been a Sri Patham (men who carry now plays the musical instrument with tomatoes, lady’s finger. GCC contracted people working the Lord in temple processions). devotion multiple times each day during here get a daily supply of wet waste from Urbaser which He discontinued his studies and Kaala Sandhi and Saayee Rakshai as is turned into manure over many weeks. Some of this moved into temple service at the age well as on special festive occasions round manure is used to enrich the garden here. of 15. For almost two decades, he per- the year. But they have a problem – water supply has dried up formed service as a Sri Patham at Sri From his childhood, Kumaraswamy due to a faulty connection. So people here cannot water Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple in has been a resident of Ponnambala Vad- the green patch. Adyar. Later, for a brief period he was a hyar Street, just a few yards away from When the Mylapore MLA was told about it, he asked Mei Kavalar at Sri Agastya Temple, Sri Kapaleeswarar temple. Real close to the local area GCC AE to address the issue. T. Nagar. the lord. This team of GCC is showing how something fruitful At Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, he can be developed even in what is not a welcoming space. has been involved for the last 25 years n GOT A STORY ON SRI KAPALI TEMPLE to If you want to the buy the manure GCC sells, do it at in various other services including Thiru share? One that dates to the 1960s/ 70s? this place.