MOGAPPAIR YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWSPAPER Vol.18 n No.35 maOctober 7 - 13, 2018 il Free | Sri Gurubhyo Namah | layalayam School of Classical Music “VIJAYADASAMI” ADMISSIONS OPEN MRIDANGAM|GHATAM|KANJIRA|MUHURSUNG New batch will be inaugurated and blessed by PADMA BHUSHAN - “Ghatam Maestro” Shri. T.H. VINAYAKRAM Avail this Golden opportunity to begin your musical expedition with the Divine Touch of a Legendary Musician Date: 19-Oct, 2018 (Friday) at 1:00 - 3:00 PM Venue: 6B-2, “DABC Mithilam Apartments”, Nolambur, Chennai CLASSES CONDUCTED BY Shri. R. RAMAN & Shri. R. KRISHNAN (Disciples of Shri. Vikku Vinayakaram) FOR ADMISSION & ENQUIRIES Call: 98409 71228 | 91767 39938 on or before 17.10.2018 Website: www.layalayam.com 2 MOGAPPAIR MAIL October 7 - 13, 2018 can attend. 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While not taking out plans to extend to other parts of Chennai. these vehicles may be good The Guru of the Layalayam School of Clas- for the environment, it does sical Music are the twin brothers - ‘Kalaimam- eat up road space,” pointed ani’ R. Raman and R.Krishnan. They are out Saravanan, a resident of contributing in this musical field for more than Mogappair East. four decades. The brothers are finely moulded But how did Mogappair and tuned by ‘Padmabhushan, Grammy Award come to have so many cars Winner, Ghatam Mastero’ T.H. Vinayakaram in the first place. “I still re- and ‘Kalaimamani’ T.H. Subhash Chandran. member vividly that when Both started learning Mridangam as a basic we moved to Mogappair in on their initial days in the traditional teaching By Our Correspondent in their premises and there- residential purposes, the the early 1990s, there was method (Thanjavur Pandhadhi) and then got fore park the vehicles on the character has changed over hardly any car on the street. trained in Ghatam, Kanjira and Muhursung. Precious road spaces are road. years with small commercial Even two-wheelers were a R. Raman is one of the very few leading being reduced in the Mogap- Unlike in Mogappair spaces coming up every- rarity and people would Muhursung Vidwans and has been a main ac- pair neighbourhood due to West, where at least the main where. So the traffic move- mostly depend on the rare companist starting from Sulamangalam Sisters, regular parking of vehicles on roads are pretty broad, in ment is also heavy and park- bus services to commute. Sirgazhi Siva Chidambaram, Mandolin Srini- either side of the roads in Mogappair East even the ing on roads leads to prob- However, over years, the easy vas, L. Subramanian. He is a main accompanist many localities. The problem main roads are single roads lems,” said Abraham, a resi- availability of car loans to Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Raghuna- is aggravated as many car and parking on the fringes dent of Govindappa Naicken changed all. Many are own- than and other leading Musicians. owners use the sides of the only adds to the woes. Street. ing cars thanks to EMIs. They are also conducting online classes by roads as permanent car park- “In Mogappair East, if Residents point out that Without that they won’t be way of Skype to the lovers of classical instru- ing lots. you go to any interior area some people park their cars able to afford a car paying ments across countries. T.H. Vinayakaram, In many places, only resi- you can find cars parks on on the road round the clock upfront. With loans they are Respectful Guru of the duo have kindly ac- dents of apartments park either side of the roads, al- all through the week. “They not even bothered if they cepted to inaugurate the Vijaydasami Classes their cars inside. Those living most permanently. Due to take these vehicles rarely for have a space inside their and bless the students. Classes will be held at in individual houses or in this other road users are put commuting. Only during homes to park the cars,” ar- 6B-2, “DABC Mithilam”, Nolambur, Chennai. rented portions of houses do to inconvenience. Though weekends they use the cars to gued Kumar, a resident of For admission call 98409 71228 / 91767 39938. not have parking lots in-built interior roads are meant for take families on an outing. Maraimalai Adigalar Salai. www.layalayam.com October 7 - 13, 2018 MOGAPPAIR MAIL 3 Call to Shift Idling Bus Shelters in Shanthi Colony By N Rathi Chithra stretch due to the conges- year ago, the buses functional bus stops where tion caused by digging up stopped plying on this “I have seen people wait- Bus commuters in the of roads at multiple loca- road as two-way traffic ing under the hot sun and Mogappair and Anna tions. Consequently, the was restored on the Thiru- rain in some bus stops in Nagar neighbourhoods Shanthi Colony road was mangalam-Anna Nagar Collector Nagar and are suggesting that a few converted into a partial Roundtana stretch follow- Mogappair East and bus shelters on the Shan- one-way stretch to allow ing the completion of the West. It would be a good thi Colony road, which is oncoming vehicles from Metro” pointed out An- idea to shift these bus no longer a bus route Anna Arch to proceed to jali Nair, a college student shelters there so that they road, could be shifted to Thirumangalam and be- in Blue Star. are put to better use,” he other localities. There are yond. Even the Metro- Consequently these bus said. many bus stops which do politan Transport Corpo- shelters, which are in good “I don’t think anyone not have shelters and these ration (MTC) bus fleet condition, are lying idle at should object to shifting could be trans-located was operated this way. Blue Star and 13th Main these bus shelters to spots there, they suggest. “At that time the local “Occasionally an odd where they are required. More than six years Member of Legislative destitute or drunkard After all, these bus shel- ago when the Chennai Assembly (MLA) and the takes shelter” pointed out ters were constructed only Metro Rail Limited had councillors had construct- Perumal, a street side foot using the tax payers’ mon- commenced works on the ed a few bus shelters on vendor in Shanthi Colony. ey. Irrespective of which Metro Rail in Anna the Shanti Colony road Commuters like Arun- MLA was instrumental in Nagar, the Thiruman- for the benefit of commut- kumar suggested that constructing them, one galam-Anna Nagar ers who took the MTC bus these bus shelters could be should work to ensure that Roundtana Road was to reach their destinations. removed from here and the common man benefit- converted into a one-way However, more than a trans-located to other ted from it,” he added. 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