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Talk on ‘Financial Literacy: IT Concessions for Senior Citi-zens’ by R. Ramnath for senior citizens. Organised by Senior Citizens Support Forum. At Rus-sian Culture Centre, Alwarpet, 10.30 a.m. Ph: 94444 55872.

Talk on ‘Nyaya Siddhan-

janam of Sri Vedanta Desika’ by Dr. K. Dayanidhi, organised by Kuppaswami Sastri Research Institute. At 84, Thiru Vi Ka Road, Mylapore.

Story telling and song ses-

sion in Tamizh ‘Kaekkalaam, Paesalaam, Padikkalaam’ for kids by Jeeva Raghunath. At Tulika Bookstore, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet, 4 p.m. Limited seats. Register at: 9884981271.

Sai Bhajans by Mandaveli

samithi. At V-Excel Educational trust, 10/23, Thiruvengadam Street, R. A Puram. 6.30 pm. Open to all.

Talk on Bhagavad Gita by R. Aravindan. At Andhra Mahila Sabha, next to Nageswara Rao Park, Luz, 7.30 a.m. Ph: 98404 93904. Open to all.

Talk on Bhagavad Gita by R. Aravindan. At Dr. Sivan-thi Adithanar Memorial Hall, George Avenue, Poes Garden, 10.30 a.m. Ph: 9840493904. Open to all.

Workshop on portraiture

skills by artists Nandha and Roshan. At Aavishkaar Work Space, CIT Colony, Alwarpet, 10 a.m. Register at 99400 56618.

Vintage Hollywood Classics

Club will screen Alfred Hitch-cock’s 1956 classic ‘The man who knew too much’, starring James Stewart, Doris Day and others. At P. S. High School, R. K. Mutt Road, Mylapore, 11 a.m. Rs.150/- per person for non-members.

Nadaswaram concert on theme ‘Ragam Thanam Pallavi’ organized by Sumana Founda-tion. At Ragasudha Hall, 85/2 Luz Avenue, Luz, 6.15 p.m.

Nadaswaram concert on theme ‘Mallavi & Rakthi’ organ-ized by Sumana Foundation.

At Ragasudha Hall, 85/2 Luz Avenue, Luz, 6.15 p.m.

Talk on ‘Srimad Bhagav-atam’ in Tamizh by Swami Para-masukhananda. At R. K. Math, Mylapore, 5.30 p.m.

Talk on ‘Benefits of Tai Chi for senior citizens’ by Dignity Foundation’s Tehneer Arangam. At Srinivasa Gandhi Nilay-am, 332, Ambujammal Street, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet, 11 a.m. Ph: 26210363.

Talk on ‘Kandhar Anuboothi’ in Tamizh by Swami Nilama-dhavananda. At R. K. Math, Mylapore, 5.30 p.m.

Talk on Thesis on God by R. Aravindan. At Narada Gana Sabha, T.T.K. Road, Alwar-pet, 6.45 a.m. Ph: 9840493904. Open to all.

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Thousands walked into the Jain Temple at Mathala Narayanan Road, Mylapore, on Monday, Sep 10 to take part in a celebration to mark eight days of Paryushan or fasting and prayers.

The temple, which was open till 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, was decked up with flowers and lights. Inside the temple, the floors were decorated with colourful themed rangolis, some about temples, while others about jain traditions. Sugarcanes were tied up to the pillars there.

Rajshri Shah, a resident of Desikachari Road has been a regular at the temple for a few years now. She says, “The deities were decorated with ornaments, mostly semi precious stones like the onyx and swarovski crystals. We also had silver flowers polished with gold”.

Two important rituals were observed on Monday, says Rajshri. “The first is the

cradling ceremony, very similar to what is done during Krishna Jayanthi. That evening, the idol of Lord Mahavir was taken out on a procession to the home of a devotee at R. K. Salai where poojas were done and bhajans were sung. The idol was brought back to the temple on Tuesday morning”.

The other ritual she says is based on the 14 dreams of Lord Mahavir’s mother. “At the temple, we have 14 silver idols of the sun, moon, a garland, animals, a golden vase and several others. The devotees choose whichever they want, place it on their head and circumbulate the hall on the first floor. It is their way of spiritually connecting with the deity”.

The festivities, which began on Sep 6, ended on Thursday. On the last day, devotees took up the role of sadhus and stayed at the dharmashala at the temple premises to fast and pray.

JAIN TEMPLE CELEBRATES EIGHT DAYS OF PARYUSHAN

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Odhiyam - Lannea coromandelica - It sheds its thick canopy of leaves in sum-mer; its wood is used to make catamarans and its gum is used in confectionery.

Gulmohur - Delonix regia - This fragile tree, a native of Madagascar, has beautiful red flowers; the seed pods are used as musical instruments

Kuthirai badam - Sterculia foetida - Leaves, bark and seeds used in traditional medicine, it is home to the trap door spider among others.

Arasamaram - Ficus religiosa - also called Bodhi or Aswatha, it is a sacred tree for Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. Belongs to the fig family.

Nuna Maram - Morinda tinctoria - Associated with traditional agricultural implements and toys since the Sangam period, it is used to produce dyes for saffron clothes of monks!

Many of the trees featured on this page are ‘foreign’. How did these propagate?

Dr. T. D. Babu, an expert and trustee of Nizhal explains -

‘The foreign trees have been introduced both intentionally, or accidentally by rulers and traders. Many have become naturalised and co-exist with the indigenous species. Our only concern is that these exotic species shouldn’t outnumber the local species.

As trees are habitat to many living beings and the association between the trees and fuana is species specific. Hence we need to restore local diversity through planting and nurturing of indigenous species. Again, we should plant even the local species at the right locations. Residents should follow the planting guidelines which are available on the websites of Chennai Corporation and of Nizhal.

EXPLORING TREES IN THE BACKYARDBy Our Staff Reporter

What happens when you go on a Tree Walk in your neighbourhood?

You get to know the trees better, you begin to appreciate their place and function and you perhaps take some effort to nurture and protect them and grow more.

In mid-July, on a Sunday morning some 14 people joined the Tree Walk on Prithvi Avenue in Alwarpet, hosted by Nizhal, a city-based NGO.

Nizhal has been working steadfastly to educate people on trees and motivate state and people organisations to grow the green cover. Naturally. Not with melas and jamborees.

The Tree Walks are one of the NGO’s aims to get people involved locally.

The Prithivi Avenue Tree Walk saw some children join their parents for an hour. And in that leisurely pace of re-discovery, those who attended the event went home better educated. (Featured on this page are some trees seen in Alwarpet)

If your neighbourhood group is keen to host a Tree Walk, ping Nizhal. Contact 9500034187.

If you are keen to plant trees, Nizhal has a list of reccommendations - http://nizhaltn.org/images/nizhal_tree_lists.pdf

‘FOREIGN’ TREES  ON OUR ROADSIDES

Trumpet Tree - Tabebuia rosea - The nation-al tree of El Salvador, in Central America, it has many medicinal uses in its native lands.

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Vinayaka Chaturthi Celebrations

1. At Sri Siddhi Buddi Sametha Sri Karpaga Vinayaka Temple at 2nd Cross Street, R. A. Puram, the day began with an ekadasa rudrabhishekam and a sandana kappu alangaram. In the evening, the deity was taken on a veedi purappadu around the streets of the area.

2. Music concerts are on at several temples in the neighbourhood. On Wednesday evening, rasikas gath-ered at Sri Navasakthi Vinayaka Temple at Luz to listen to the recital by carnatic music vocalist Nithyashree Mahadevan.

3. At Sri Bala Vinayaka Temple at Warren Road, a ya-gasalai pooja was held on Sep 13 morning followed by a special abhishekam for the deity. Coconuts, flowers, fruits and other items were offered by the devotees who visited the temple that day.

4. A huge idol of Lord Vinayaka has been installed at Luz Corner. S. Mani, a senior member of BJP says, “A few of us get together every year and install an idol at Luz. We have been doing this for more than 20 years. The idol is about 12 feet high and about 7 feet wide. The immersion ceremony will take place on Sunday evening”.

MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING COURSEIndian Montessori Training Courses at R. A. Puram

will be conducting a part time montessori teacher training course from Sep 28. The 600 hour course will include theory and practical demonstrations.

For details contact the centre at 2/1, Habib Complex, 5, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R. A, Puram. Ph: 9444936263.

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DISPLAY OF GANESHAS Vinayagar Vijayam, an exhibition

and sale of Ganesha idols and images. Organised by Shanmathi Creations. Featuring idols made of precious, semi precious, metal, stone, clay, Tanjore paintings, etc.

On till Sept. 16, 10 a.m. At Sri Sankara Hall, T.T.K. Road,

Alwarpet.

LIFESTYLE, CLOTHES SHOWDuchess Utsav, a fashion and lifestyle

exhibition featuring clothes and acces-sories from across the country will be featured at the 17th edition of Utsav.

The show will also launch a NIFT designers pavilion showcasing their work in clothes.

On Sept. 17 & 18, 10 a.m. At Savera Hotel, Mylapore. Open to all.

THAMIZH DRAMARail Priya, an amateur theatre group

celebrates its 25th anniversary with the concept of ‘Nadaga Therthal’ or drama selection under the auspices of Kartik Fine Arts.

One out of 4 Thamizh plays select-ed by the audience at the hall through a voting process, will be staged that even-ing. Preview of the plays will be screened.

On Sept. 15, 5.45 p.m. At Narada Gana Sabha Auditorium, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet.

STAND-UP COMEDY Evam presents Standup Tamasha, a

stand-up comedy by some of Evam’s best comedians. Featuring Karthik Kumar, Mervyn, Manoj Prabakar, Saadiya Ali.

Duration 80 minutes. For 16 years and above.

On Sept. 15, 7 p.m. At Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam, R.A. Puram. Ticketed event.

BOOK LAUNCH Bloomsbury India will launch

Kalpana Mohan’s debut Book ‘Dad-dykins: A Memoir of my Father & I’. The book is an account of the relationship between fathers and daughters.

On Sept. 19, 5.30 p.m. At Madras Club, 8, Adyar Gate Club Road, R. A. Puram. Ph: 2432 0727. By invitation.

CAREER GUIDANCE MEETWandering Artist and Ippy, an

IIT-Madras incubated company present ‘Compass: The Roads to take’, an experiential learning pro-gramme to explore career options for people aged 20 to 29 years.

On Sept 19 & 21, 7.30 p.m. At Wandering Artist, 51, 6th Main Road, R. A. Puram. Paid event. Call 9500042435.

HERITAGE TOUR FOR KIDS

Aavishkaar’s Workspace has planned a fun and adventure trip to Gingee Fort, for school chil-dren aged 9 to 14 years. Activity includes trekking and exploring the fort ruins at Gingee, which is two hours by road from Chennai.

On Sept. 27 & 28. Fees Rs. 5,500. Prior registration required. At 21 / 11, 1st Main Road, CIT Col-ony, Mylapore. Ph: 99400 56618.

Ashvita presents a workshop on ‘Organic terrace gardening: Pests and diseases in your home garden’. Participants can

bring one disease and pest affected specimen plant part from their garden for discussion. On Sept. 16, 11 a.m. At Ashvita Bistro, 11, Bawa Road, Alwarpet. Ph: 9094187411. Fee: Rs. 400.

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America Tamil Sangam helps to build restrooms at two local schoolsBy Our Staff Reporter

Two Chennai Corporation schools in Mylapore have benefitted from efforts made by wellwishers in America. America Tamil Sangam and Shri Vari Foundation helped in the construction of restrooms for girls. The project was formally launched at a function held at MGR Janaki College this week.

Dr. V. Saroja, Tamil Nadu minister for social welfare and nutritious noon meals program was the chief guest.

The two schools adopted by the US-based associations are - Chennai Primary School in Veeraperumal Koil Street, Mylapore and Chennai High School in Karaneeswarar Pagoda Street, San Thome. One school did not have a restroom for girl students while the other had dilapidated toilets forcing many girls to control urination till they reach home in the evening.

Chennai High School with classes from 6th to 10th with 72 students has achieved 100 percent results in State Board Std.10

exams continuously for the past 8 years. Chennai Primary School has classes from LKG to Std.5 with 145 students whose parents are mostly uneducated street ven-dors, daily-wage laborers and housemaids.

Dr. V. Maithreyan, Rajya Sabha MP and Dr. J. Jayavardhan, Lok Sabha MP of south Chennai, offered their felicitations. Dr. R. Nataraj, Mylapore MLA, who pre-sided over the function appealed to Tamils living abroad to invest in the state as well take up public charitable work. Novelist Sivasankari was also present.

Prakash M. Swamy, president of America Tamil Sangam said two US-based service organizations – American Associa-tion of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) QLI and Indian Association of Long Island, New York, had joined hands to contribute to the project. Future plans include provid-ing sanitary napkins to girl students in the two chosen schools, honing up the skill set of teachers, introducing smart class rooms and sprucing up the campuses.

S. Ravishankar, adviser of the Trust, proposed a vote of thanks.

Prakash M. Swamy, Sivasankari, V. Saroja, R. Nataraj, Dr. Jayavardhan and Dr. Maithreyan.

Cleaning the ChitrakulamStudents of the NSS wings of Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls School and of Vidya Mandir besides members of Loka Dharma Seva Foundation have been clearing the vegetation on the bed of the Chitrakulam recently.The effort is to prepare the tank to receive and store rainwater during the monsoon later this year.On one occasion, Mylapore MLA, R. Nataraj also lent his hand to the civic work.

By Our Staff Reporter

Mathangi Narayan, a resident of Mylapore and a second-year media studies student of MOP Vaishnav College for Women in Nungambakkam had a surprise experience this week when she was on South Mada Street, Mylapore.

She was exploring the mada streets to shoot photos for a college project on Sri Vinayaga Chathurthi celebrations.

On South Mada Street, while clicking portraits of shoppers and hawkers, one of the hawkers, T. Murugan asked her to take a picture of himself, which she did.

Murugan then handed her his visiting card and as Mathangi recalls, told her that she could call him if she needed any help in the Mylapore area.

Says the college student, “I haven’t come across people who are strangers we meet on a street and offer help. I was amazed.”

Murugan is a longtime hawker of vegetables: his stall is located close to the Leo Coffee office on South Mada Street. Murugan says he came to the city in search of work, found a odd job in Mylapore and started hawking vegetables in 1989. He lives on Mosque Street.

At festival time, Murugan sells images of Vinayaka and Krishna, decorations and fruits - anything that has a demand. Says Murugan,”I like helping people. I came up the hard way and if we can we must help others.”

- The photo of Murugan at his stall was shot by Mathangi Narayan

A click and a surprise on South Mada Street

SREE KARPAGAVALLI VIDYALAYA MARKS ITS 92ND YEAR

Three events, Teachers Day, Founders Day and an alumni meet will be held at Sree Karpagavalli Vidyalaya, Mylapore on Sep 19 to mark its 92nd year celebrations. The guests are Dr. K. Sridharan, chancellor, Kalasalingam College, Srivilliputtur, Mylapore MLA R. Nataraj and M. Sundararajan, former chairman and managing director, Indian Bank, Chennai. A cultural programme will be put up by the students.

At 10 a.m. Old students can contact 9444991415 for details.

POTTERY WORKSHOPA pottery workshop for beginners will be held at

Wandering Artist, R. A. Puram on Sep 22. Trainer Thya-garajan will cover the basics of ceramics and clay at the workshop.

At 51, 6th Main Road, R. A. Puram, 4 p.m.

NADASWARAM CONCERTSThematic nadaswaram concerts will be held from Sep 17

to 20 at Raga Sudha Hall, Luz. Several artistes including Nemmara N. R. Kannan and N. R. Anand, Thirumeyganam T. P. N. Ramanathan and Phandamangalam P. G Yuvaraj will perform.

Organised by Sumanasa Foundation. 6.15 p.m. onwards.

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ventilation vastu, 3rd floor, 1500sq.ft, only two wheeler parking. No.21, Tiruvalluvar Koil Street, Subakshya Gruhamu Apartment. Contact: 85001 30933. ll MYLAPORE Luz Avenue brand new

luxury flat 3 BHK 1600 sq.ft, 3rd floor lift, power backup 1 CCP, pure vegetarian, rent Rs.54000/- Mandaveli new deluxe flat 3BHK, 2000sq.ft, first floor, 4 AC, lift, power backup, gym, party hall, 2CCP Rs.60,000/- Ph: 91763 16151.ll MYLAPORE Luz Office redience 1200sq.

ft, 3rd floor, lift, fittings ready for occupation, Rs.25,000/- Contact: 94440 51385 / 98411 92802.ll NEAR Billroth 1st main Road, 2.5BHK,

1400sq.ft, Private terrace well maintained semi furnished, 1CCP, Veg. Ph: 98416 86001.ll ALWARPET 1BHK, Rs.10,000/- 2BHK,

Rs.18,000/- Rs.20,000/- R.A. Puram 1BHK, Rs.8,000/- 2BHK, Rs.15,000/- 2BHK, Lease 9 Lakhs Offices space, 2000sq.ft, Rs.50,000/- Umapathy Real Estate. Ph: 93827 09611 / 70925 43333.ll MYLAPORE Luz Appaswamy Amor gated

community, Flat 3BHK, 2000sq.ft, ground floor, lift, Full power backup, gym, play area, swimming pool, Party hall, 2 car park, Rent Rs.66,000/- Ph: 90036 22129.ll MANDAVELI Srinivasa Street, 550sq.ft,

1BHK, 1st floor only two wheeler parking, including maintenance Rs.16,000/- E. B. Direct, 3 phase meter, Metro water. Ph: 94440 53307.ll ABHIRAMAPURAM 2 Bedroom, 1250sq.ft,

first floor, lift, CCP, power backup, Rs.35,000/- near TTK Road, 3 Bedroom, 1800sq.ft, Ground floor, CP, Rs.40,000/- Mandaveli 3 bedroom, second floor, CP, Rs.28,000/- Ph: 98416 30593.ll R.A. PURAM 3BHK, near Harishree

vidyalaya School, semi furnished 2nd floor, lift/ 24 hours water power backup / gym and 1BHK, 750sq.ft, ground floor for lease. Contact: 98849 59999.ll ALWARPET Sriram Nagar 2 BHK 1200

sq.ft, first floor 5 years old flat 1 CCP only veg Rs.32K. Ph: 91766 90487.ll R.A.PURAM available for rent – 2 bedroom

+ study. 3rd floor with lift, CCP and modular kitchen behind Murugan Store. Vegetarians preferred. Contact: 99620 20296. Brokers excuse.ll 2 BHK flat newly refurbished. Ground floor.

Teenmurthi apartments, Natesan Colony, Alwarpet rent Rs.20K per month. 6 months deposit. SMS: 94444 21404. ll ALWARPET CPR Road first floor elegantly

renovated 2 BKH 1 study 950 sq.ft, first floor with Geysers two ACs, rent Rs.30000/- Contact: 98200 35175.ll NEAR MK Amman Koil 2 BHK first floor,

900 sq.ft, Rs.16000 with 2 wheeler parking. Contact: 98840 17609.ll INDEPENDENT 1st floor 3 bed, 3rd Trust

Cross Street, Mandavelipakkam Rs.27000/- Ph: 98840 58840 / 2462 0206.ll MYLAPORE Appu Street 2 BHK FF AC

CCP 1400 sq.ft, semi furnished Rs.30000/- Veg only. Negotiable. Ph: 97109 02307.

ll R.A.PURAM 2 BR flat 1250 sq.ft, CCP Rs.32000/- 3 BR flat 1600 sq.ft, full furnished Rs.46000/- R.A.Puram 3 BR flat 1500 sq.ft, genset Rs.36000/- Abhiramapuram new 2 BR 1100 sq.ft, 3 BR 1650 sq.ft, Ceebros Grayshot 3 BR 1800 sq.ft, all amenities. Ph: 95661 75961 / 98845 87579.ll GOPALAPURAM Opp.Stel la Maris,

near DAV, 2 BHK semi furnished, 1st floor immediate occupation Rs.22K, Bachelors / working / family. Ph: 93846 75809.ll MANDAVELI, Opp BSNL exchange, 2

BHK, 900 sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift, only 2W parking, Airy ventilated, tiles, woodwork, Geyser, rent Rs.21000/- Negotiable. Owner. Ph: 90803 29048.ll ALWARPET near Rain Tree 2000 sq.ft,

3 bedroom flat genset servant room CCP / Cenotaph Road 3 BR flat 1600 sq.ft, CCP, genset. Rent Rs.42K. Narendran. Ph: 98415 71836.ll MYLAPORE Mandavel i f lat house

Rs.11000/- Rs.13000/- Rs.18000/- Rs.22000/- Rs.24000/- Rs.30000/- Rs.35000/- Contact: 63811 13287 / 98844 29720.ll R.A.PURAM 2 BHK 2 bath 1200 sq.ft,

balcony, service area, lift, CP, decent location Rs.30000/- Contact: 72995 40480 / 89396 64091.ll MYLAPORE near Thiruvalluvar Statue first

floor two halls, kitchen 2 wheeler parking, small pure vegetarians only. Ct: 72997 75576.ll RAJA Annamalaipuram 1400 sq.ft, Three

bedroom 1000 sq.ft, two bedroom, lift, Car parking, Mylapore Luz Church Road (MCTM School) 1900 sq.ft, Three bedroom / 1300 sq.ft, Two bedroom lift, Car parking / Alwarpet C.P.Ramasamy 1400 sq.ft, Three bedroom lift, Car parking / Abhiramapuram 2400 sq.ft, Indual house, three bedroom Car parking, Mandavelipakkam Norton Road 1500 sq.ft, / 1300 sq.ft, Three bedroom Two bedroom lift, Car parking / Mylapore / San Thome available. Contact: R.K.Real Estate. Ph: 98407 70388 / 98419 01877.ll ALWARPET flat 2 BHK Rs.20K. San

Thome 2 BHK Rs.25K Rs.20K with Car park CIT Colony flat 2 BHK Rs.40K. Mayur Real Estate. Ph: 99400 51164 / 73586 32421.ll MYLAPORE 2 BHK flat Rs.25000/-

Mandaveli commercial 1000 sq.ft, Ground floor Rs.40000/- Thiruvamiyur 2 BHK flat Rs.20000/- Ph: 98406 30359.ll R.A.PURAM MRC Nagar Chettinad

School very near Rani Meyyamai flat 3 BHK 1900 sq.ft, 4th floor east facing 1 CCP, rent Rs.60000/- Ph: 91763 16151.ll 1900 sq.ft, 3 BHK Mandaveli Rs.50000

rental. 1750 sq.ft, 3 BHK Rs.45000/- Adyar Gate. 1350 sq.ft, 3 BHK Rs.45000/- Santhome. 1250 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.37000/- Abhiramapuram. 1100 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.30000/- ll 900 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.25000/- Karpagam

Avenue 1100 sq.ft, 2 BHK Rs.20000/- Greenways Road. Ph: 80151 84176 / 98842 14816.ll POSH flat 1st floor 3 BHK full AC, modular

kitchen with exhaust at 21, Parvathi Street, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar – Common Generator, 24 hour ward and watch services personnel gated community Rs.40000/- pm. Six months advance. Maintenance Rs.6000/- pm. No brokers. Contact: 80569 09474.ll MYLAPORE Vedanta Desigar Street,

pelathope, single bedroom well ventilated newly refurbished flat 700 sq.ft, second floor, rent Rs.16000/- Contact: 97911 16683.ll MANDAVELI R.K.Nagar 1000 sq.ft, 3rd

floor north facing 2 BHK lift, Car parking near Harishree School. Veg only. Ph: 93800 63177. D.Sethu.ll 4 BHK 2400 sq.ft, flat 2nd floor with lift, 2

CCP, generator, security, green residential area, Mandavelipakkam. (No brokers) Ph: 63796 38428.ll SPACIOUS 3BHK, First floor with Huge

Balcony near Rosary Matric at Rs.28,000/- Negotiable Vegetarians preferred. Call: 99945 90121.

ll M A N D AV E L I P. S . S e n i o r n e a r b y Devanathan Street, brand new 1100 sq.ft, 2 bedroom, CCP Rs.30000/- 3 flats, 1000 sq.ft, 2 bedroom Rs.25000/- CCP, 800 sq.ft, 2 bedroom Rs.19000/- Ph: 98407 36132 / 90036 21068.ll MANDAVELI Thiruvankadam St, Chettinad

School very near LNT Ragamalika Gated community flat 3 BHK 1550 sq.ft, first floor, lift, power back up, gym play area, party 2 CCP, rent Rs.48000/- Ph: 89395 96955 / 89399 36055.ll MYLAPORE Vivekananda College Ground

floor, 3BR, Rs.25,000/- 3BR – 20 Lakhs, 3rd floor, No lift for Lease. Royapettah near Express Avenue, Ind. House. 3BR – Rs.23,000/- Alwarpet 2BR – Rs.25,000/- Agent: 86681 54271 / 94442 95567.

ll MYLAPORE near San Thome Newly construction, 2BHK, 1000sq.ft, 2nd flr, lift, CP, Rs.25K, Only vegetarians. Ct: 98403 98626.ll MANDAVELI Raja Street, 800sq.ft, two

bedroom, 2nd floor, no lift, no Car parking, attached bath. Vegetarians. Brokers Excuse. Ph: 98840 30142.ll COMMERCIAL Road face, 1st Floor,

300sq.ft, Ground floor, 800sq.ft, multipurpose office, Coaching class, Godown at Alwarpet. Contact: 98840 42884 / 91762 86387.ll MANDAVELI near P.S. senior school

800sq.ft 1st floor, 2 Bedroom, Apartment with two wheeler parking Rs.18,000/- (fixed) vegetarians only, 5 month advance S. John – 94443 60000 / 97103 60000.ll LAZARUS Church Road, 2BHK, Duplex

1st & 2nd floor, Rent Rs. 22,000/-, 1000sq.ft, Contact: 89392 15045.

ll NO.1, Pallur Kanniappan Street, Near Vivekanada College Roundana, 2 Bedroom, 1000sq.ft, 1st floor, Vegetarians only, 2 wheeler parking. Ph: 2499 6536 / 94449 26607 / 98841 52195.ll ALWARPET Ground floor, 2BHK, 1000 Sq.

Feet, near T.T.K. Road, Rs.30,000/- rent very calm area. Contact: 90032 96090.

RENTAL / COMMERCIALll COMMERCIAL space available for rent first

floor about 2000 sq.ft, near Sai Baba Temple. Contact: Owner. Ph: 94444 05027 suitable for godown or office.

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ASTROLOGYll ASTROLOGICAL consultations now

available in Mylapore (Near Chitrakulam, North Street) Monday to Saturday 11 am to 5 pm for appointment. Contact: 99625 10388 / 98.

ll ALWARPET near Anjaneyar Temple 1st floor 950 sq.ft, four rooms type attached toilet bathroom, rent Rs.30000/- K.Gopalakrishnan. Ph: 93809 64793.ll NEAR Kutchery Road (100 + Mtrs)

spacious 1000 sq.ft, exclusive independent portion in ground floor. Contact: 2498 3387 / 81247 18734.ll R.A.PURAM 1st Main Road commercial

flat rent ground floor 1500 sq.ft, east facing 2 rooms big hall 1 Car park Rs.50000/- Ph: 89399 36055.ll ALWARPET near Anjaneyar Temple

available 950 sq.ft, 1st floor 2 B/H/K decent office. Contact: 89391 26541.ll OFFICE Space available for Rent at

2nd floor, No lift, 2 wheeler parking, 750sq.ft, No.151, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Rent Rs.20,000/- Negotiable. Cont: 80722 87603.

RENTAL / LEASEll SANTHOME 3BHK with lift, Genset, 2nd

floor, CCP, Rs.45,000/- 3BHK, 1800sq.ft, 4 toilet with Balconly, First floor, Rs.35,000/- 2BHK, Ground floor, Rs.23,000/- Mylapore 1BHK, Rs.8000/- 1BHK Rs.8500/- 1BHK 10K, 1BHK Rs.12,000/- Lease 2BHK first floor, 18 lakhs. Contact: 90876 87252.ll INDEPENDENT house with car parking

1300 sq.ft for 3yr lease 15 lacs / Rs.25,000/- rent with 5 lacs deposit near Rangachari shop . Vegetarians preferred, newly married couple / one or 2 children, Professionals must Bank, IT preferred. Inspection on saturday evening 5 - 7 pm only. Contact: 99620 20216.

RENTAL / RESIDENTIALll MANDAVELIPAKKAM 2 BHK flat 1000

sq.ft, for rental with 1 Car parking 25K per month pref. veg. Contact: Raj - 98403 26659.

No brokers.ll 2 BHK, Mylapore near Chitrakulam, Tachi

Arunachalam Street, 2nd floor, no parking. Ph: 95000 55376.ll CHAMIERS Road spacious 3 BHK with

servant qrts, semi furnished, ground floor, Car park, near Crowne Plaza, Rent Rs.45000/- Agent. Ph: 98410 79118.ll MANDAVELI near St.Johns Mylapore

near Kapaleeswarar Temple one bedroom Rs.10000/- Rs.11000/- Rs.12000/- Rs.13000/- Two bedroom Rs.14000/- Rs.15000/- Rs.16000/- Rs.18000/- Rs.20000/- Rs.25000/- Rs.30000/- Ramachandran. Ph: 99414 30994 / 98843 45821.ll 40, Rakkiappa Street, Mylapore 2 BHK Ind

house 2nd floor 2 wheeler parking Rs.20K, only veg. Ph: 044- 2498 3530.ll MYLAPORE 3 BHK 1200 sq.ft, wardrobes

covered inverter – A.C, covered Car parking security. Guru Raghavendra Reality. Ph: 94441 20010.ll MYLAPORE 860 sq.ft, II floor 2 BHK semi

furnished deluxe flat near Valluvar Statue Rs.22000/- Ph: 99623 67132.ll ADYAR 2 bedroom 1075 sq.ft, AC,

woodwork, CCP, 4th floor lift, fully furnished, Cot, TV, Washing machine, Refrigerator, Gas. Rs.35000/- Family / Bachelors. Ph: 98410 13527. ll MANDAVELI near Devanathan Road,

Ground floor flats, 2 BHK, 1000 sq.ft, Rs.23000/- Single room, kitchen, toilet 250 sq.ft, Rs.9500/- Negotiable. Vegetarians. Ph: 94445 80645.ll ALWARPET Behind Kirtilal Jewelers

900sq.ft, Spacious Two Bedroom, with attached Bathrooms, recently refurbished 25,000/- R.A. Puram Sundaram Salai, Posh 1650sq.ft, Ceebros 3 Bedrooms, lift, CCP, Rs.50,000/- nego. Agent Iyer: 99623 12504 / 96770 17504.

BUYINGll S.V.S Electricals old & new A/C, Invertor,

T.V, Computers, Monitors, Cellphones, Batteries, Camera, Laptop, old records player, tailoring machines. All Electrical Items. Buying on spot cash. Ph: 94445 21720. ll S.V.S Waste Paper Mart. Old: Hindu paper,

School books, Note books, Cardboard, Iron. S.S. Steel, copper bronze, old monitor heater, Computer, office files, Inverter old art items like photo frames, articles, drawings buying on spot cash. Ph: 94445 21720.

COMPUTER

DRIVINGll LEARN two / four wheelers only for Ladies.

At your convenient time. Keep up your timings. For details contact: S. Mangai. Ph: 99626 69287 / 79049 36593.

INSURANCEll LIC’s Jeevan Shanthi Single investment

lifelong deferred high pension. Pension after 15, 20 years 16.95%, 19.23% interest rate. A.Mohan – 98401 16005.

MUSIC AND DANCE ll SIVAN Arts Academy offer classes on

Vocal, Veena, Violin, Keyboard, Guitar, Mandolin, Mirudangam, Bharatanatyam. For more details Contact: Kalaimamani Dr. Mrs. Rukmini Ramani. Ph: 98403 48638. ll SATSANGITA Music and Vedanta camp at

Anaikatti, Coimbatore from 24 to 26 Nov.2018. Open to all. To apply contact: 98401 57771.

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CLASSES ll EXCELLENT Coaching in Mathematics by expert Lady Tutor in Abhiramapuram. Specialist in coaching for IB, CBSE, State Boards, All levels. Contact: 99520 89570.ll Foe;ijfSf;F Njthuk; - jpUthrfk;

tPl;bw;F te;J nrhy;yp nfhLf;fgLk;. ngz; XJthh ; njhlh ;Gf ;F Nghd; : 72991 55091.

TUITIONSll RESULT oriented Chemistry / Mathematics

/ Biology / English / Hindi / Accountancy. All classes / boards. Experienced Tutors. Home tuitions Rs.1000 / hour. Monthly 16000/ subject. Ph: 94447 71981. ll ONE to one centum assured Home tuition

CBSE / Matric, Chemistry / Maths, 11th, 12th Non-Regular school student also taken. Per hour Rs.800/- Chemistry: 95857 85098 / Maths: 97902 06892.ll TUITION undertaken for the classes

(I to Xth) all subjects. XI & XIIth Commerce group (State board). Contact: S. Priya – 98841 03853.ll MATHS, Physics, Chemistry, V to XII one

Student at a time – Parents too can stay – Nallaperumal New no.6, Fourth cross street, CIT Colony, Mylapore.ll CBSE Tuition for XI / XII, Chemistry,

Maths. Monthly Fee. Limited seats available. For Registrations, Contact Mr. Ram, Ramz Academy, (behind Sanskirit College), Royapettah (Mylapore). Ph: 96000 49743.

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JobsCOOK ll WANTED female Brahmin cook at

Mandaveli on monthly basis morning 6.30 to 8.30 am breakfast & lunch, evening 05.30 to 7.00 p.m Tiffin only. Contact: 94449 59005. ll YOU Vegetarian? Earn from the comfort of

your kitchen by cooking. Call: 98847 21755.ll WANTED Brahmin Cook For Making

Sweets & Karam On Monthly Salary / Work Place at Besant Nagar. Ct: 75501 86836.

GENERALll WANTED Leading company male / female

part time job, Age: 25 to 65. Qualification: 10th Std, Location Mylapore. Salary and incentives. G. Thiyagarajan – 95510 88203.ll FRONT Office, Supervisor, Cashier Male /

Female for Guest House, Hotel, No.1, South Mada Street, Mylapore. Ph: 72000 26267.ll WANTED Counter sales executive for

Titan showroom @ Cathedral road female graduate age below 25 years. Ph: 98410 97909 / 044- 2811 2690.ll HNI Sr. Citizens / Housewives are invited to

attend international training Convention for an MNC Interested candidate Call for Interview: 97100 90431 / 97890 81554.ll WANTED Sales executive experience or

fresh any qualification, Part time, Full time Salary Rs.5000/- good Incentive offered. Kalpavriksha Associates. Call: 89218 11200 / 88258 07571.ll WANTED distributors for MLM Company,

Part time / Full time. Low investment more earnings. Contact: 94451 43189 / 89391 34070.

TEACHINGll WANTED TGT Tamil for Primary classes,

TGT Engl ish & PGT commerce and Accountancy for a Matric Hr.Sec.School, Mandaveli apply to: srirajalakshmihrsec@gmail.com Contact to: 99401 95720.

JOB REQUIREDll BRAHMIN cook available for working in

Mylapore from 8-10 &10-12.Cell:98401 84179

ll WANTED Delivery for food Startup. Lunch Delivery only. Contact: 98847 21755.ll WANTED 4 years exp. in accounts tally

and other accounting softwares with tax audit background office.stmarys1@gmail.com Ph: 80560 01530.

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Amudha Anand, principal and correspondent of M. P. Aanandh Matric-ulation Higher Sec-ondary School passed away on August 31. She was 56.

“My parents started the school 25 years ago with just five students in pre-KG in 1993”, said Janani Lakshmi, the only daughter of Amudha who is also the principal of this school.

“My parents gave up their home to build the school there and moved to D’ Silva Road. After my father’s death in 2000, my mother made his dream come true by building on the early years of the school”.

Talking about her mother Janani said, “My mother studied in St. Ebba’s School up to the eight standard after which she got married. It was on her husband’s insistence that she completed her studies after her marriage. She did her M. A. in economics and M.Ed and was currently pursuing her M.Phil.”

Having lost her husband in her thirties, Amudha believed in herself and took hold of the reigns of the school.

It was the couple’s goal to provide English medium school education to students from middle and lower-middle sections of the community. Today, this school in CIT Colony, Mylapore has some 1500 students on its rolls.

Amudha was keen on community service too. She was a traffic police warden and also a Rotary Club member.

Amudha had won awards given by private bodies and the Dr. Radhakrishnan Award given by Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary & Higher Secondary Association. She was also presented the ‘scroll of honour’ by Probus Club in 2015.

“The magic potion she used to lift the school up to what it is today was sweat, deter-mination and hard work, “said Rama Ramji, the parent of a student of the school.

“She was sponsoring the educational efforts of many economically downtrod-den students and involved herself in a lot of philanthropical activities all through her life”, said Rama.

Janani can be reached at 10, 1st Link St., CIT Colony, Mylapore. Ph: 24991923.

M. N. Vasantha passed away on August 6. She was 82 years old.

She worked as a Thamizh teacher at Sharada Vidyalaya School, T. Nagar till her retirement.

“She was a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna and served as a

volunteer at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore for about 20 years,”said Gayatri, a family friend.

“She was affectionately called Vasantha amma by her friends at the Math. After retirement she took active part in the service of leprosy patients in the Math,” said Gopalakrishnan, a volunteer at the Math. “She was rendering service at the dispensary of the Math till her last day.”

T. K. Natarajan, a resident of Mylapore passed away on August 24. He was 88 years old. He was the son of renowned physician, Dr. T. N. Krishnaswamy.

“He grew up in the Mada Streets and Kutchery Road,” said his son Badri.

Natarajan completed his schooling at P. S. School, Mylapore and his engineering studies at Annamalai University. He then graduated from University of Illinois, Urbana-Cham-paign and joined the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India as a civil engineer.

Natarajan retired as director of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) in 1990 - he was given many awards for his research and contribution to Indian Roads Congress. “He was an expert in building roads in mountain-ous, avalanche-prone areas, and was often invited abroad as a consultant to investigate construction projects in mountains,” said his son Raghu.

After retirement, he re-settled in Mylapore with his wife Vasantha. “He loved Carnatic music and even composed a song on cricket in Thodi ragam when he was in college,” said Raghu.

He leaves behind his children Sumati, Raghu, and Badri. The family can be reached at 24992060.

Dr. P. Anantha Subramaniam passed away on August 4. He was 72 years old.

An M.D., D.C.H., He and his wife Dr Revathy Ananth established A. V. Clinic in Abhiramapuram in 1979 - it had in-patient medicare facilities.

“He was a re-nowned pediatrician and family physician, serving families across four generations,” said Dr. Revathy. “He was a dedicated physi-cian with great clinical acumen and empathy towards his patients”. A remembrance and prayer meeting was organised on his birthday on August 30 at the Alumni Club, Anna Uni-versity, and was attended by a large number of people who made use of the clinic.

He is survived by his wife and his children Anba Shankar, Bhavani Shankar and Dr. Girija Shankar. The family can be reached at 9884054180 / avdiagnostics@gmail.com.

Gowri Ramamoorthy, passed away on July 29. She was 85 years old. Born in

Mylapore, she studied at Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls School and lived in the area till 1989.

“She was a house-wife and was inter-ested in music and

needlework,” said her daughter Sujatha.“She was a keen reader of ‘Cho’ Ramaswamy’s ‘Tughlak’ weekly and was a great fan of his,” said her friend and classmate Vijaya.

Her children are Jayadevan, Ravichan-dran, Sailaja and Sujatha. The family can be reached at 24528928.

INDIA POST PAYMENTS BANK: TO BE OPERATIONAL IN MYLAPORE FROM OCTOBERBy Preeti Srivatsan

India Post Pay-ments Bank, which was launched by prime minister Narendra Modi on Sept. 1, seeks to offer a wide range of services including savings and current

accounts, bill payment and money transfer services and merchant payments.

A staff at the Mylapore post office at Kutchery Road says, “The scheme has been launched at 650 head post of-fices out of 1.55 lakh post offices all over India. By December 2018 it will be introduced in every post office. In Chennai, only the head post office at Anna Salai has the facilities as of now. In the central division in Chennai, there are about 24 post offices. Mylapore falls under this division. The scheme will be introduced here in the second phase, hopefully during the first week of October. The details regarding the number of counters and timings will be fixed during the last week of September”.

A card, he says, will be given to the customers. “The card will have a QR code and it can be used as an ATM card, for shopping or withdrawals”.

One of the advantages of this bank is that certain services will be offered at home through the postman. He says, “Seniors can make use of the cash at home services. If they need cash urgently, all they need to do is call or send a message to the post office and the postman will deliver the cash within 24 hours. There is however a limit of Rs. 5000 on this service. Postmen will also accept deposits at home”.

- Forms need not be filled out to open an account. - Thumb impression is sufficient for every transcation, signature is not necessary. - Aadhaar card is needed to open an account.- Both savings and current accounts can be opened, upto a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh.

OTHER FEATURES OF THIS BANK

NGO NEEDS OFFICE SPACEThuvakkam, a non profit organisation, is looking for an

easily accessible, low cost office space in the Mylapore area. It will be used for social welfare activities, storage and

for conducting meetings. Interested leasors can contact Vasu at 8939693959 or Guna at 9789958042.

HAMSANADAM’S ANNIVERSARYHamsanadam Music School and E-learning Academy

will be celebrating its 23rd annual day on Sep 23 at P. S. School, Mylapore. Violinist-guru A. Kanyakumari and K. N. Ramaswamy, director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan are the guests at this event. 10 a.m. onwards.

TRAIN TO BECOME A YOGA TEACHERKYM Institute of Yoga Studies, a unit of Krishnamacha-

rya Yoga Mandiram, will be conducting a part time yoga teacher training programme at its campus at R. K. Nagar, Mandaveli. The programme will run for a year and a half and will include theory and practice of asanas, pranayama and dhyana, basic anatomy, ayurveda, chanting and more. Application forms and the prospectus can be obtained from the institute. At 31, 4th Cross Street, R. K. Nagar, Mandaveli. Ph: 24937998, 24933092.

THEMATIC CONCERTSNaada Inbam is hosting a series of thematic concerts

from Sep 22 to 29 at Ragasudha Hall, Luz. Concerts will be based on the compositions of Tamil Moovar, Gopalakrishna Bharathi, Swati Tirunal, Muthuswami Dikshitar and oth-ers. At 6.15 p.m.

DUSSEHRA CAMPActive Kids @Vijai’s Nest is organising a dusshera camp

from Sep 19 to Oct 1 for children aged 3 to 10 years. Topics like time management, cleanliness, self confidence and table manners will be covered. Sloka, phonetics and basic maths will also be covered.

At Devanathan Road, Mandaveli. Ph: 9840075462.

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1. The members of Mylapore based Bhakta Padha Seva Trust have set up an idol of Sri Vallabha Ga-napathy at Vanniyar Mandipam at East Mada Street, Mylapore. The festivities at this venue are on till Sep 15. A vinayaka trisathi laddu archanai will be held on Saturday evening.

2. At Sri Bala Vinayaka Temple at Warren Road, rasikas listened to the Carnatic music concert of saxophone artiste Kadri Gopalnath on Wednesday evening. He was accompanied by guru A. Kanyakumari on the violin.

3. At Sri Valampuri Vinayaka Temple at Arundale Street, Mylapore, different varieties of rice, sundal and sweets were distributed to all the devotees who dropped in on Thursday.

4 & 5. On Sep 12 evening, vendors were seen setting up their wares at every nook of South Mada Street, Mylapore. Shoppers walked along the street look-ing for perfect idol of the Lord Vinayaka. There was a demand for fresh flowers, small umbrellas, fruits, thoranams and other pooja items.

6. The deity at Sri Navasakthi Vinayaka Temple, Luz, was decorated with huge garlands and shiny orna-ments. A special abhishekam was held on Thursday morning and devotees were seen crowding outside the sanctum sanctorum hoping to get a good view of the deity. Music programmes are on at the temple till Sep 18.

7. The special students of V-Excel Educational Trust, Mandaveli, started their celebrations on Tuesday morning. Small clay images of the Lord Vinayaka were made by them and let to dry. On Wednesday morning, the images were decorated by them and a small pooja was done at the premises.

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I am Padmakshi from the 1978 batch of Rani Meyyammai Girls School, R. A. Puram. Saraswathi Srinivasan was HM and Lalitha was AHM when I studied here. I wish to connect with the girls of my batch. Please Whatsapp to 9677575040

- Padmakshi

Senior citizen’s plea to Railways

The Railways is not caring for the basic requirements of its passen-gers. When I visited the Thirumylai MRTS station reservation office in January 2018, I found that the booking counters were reduced to 3 from 5 (including the counter for senior citizens).

During my recent visit, I found that only one counter was func-tioning at 8.45 a.m. At the senior citizens counter there was a notice saying that it would function only from 10 a.m.

There were some 50 people waiting at this office and senior citizens too were advised to sit in the queue. At 9 a.m. another counter opened, but the first clerk went for breakfast at 9.30 a.m. Fortunately, another staff asked senior citizens to form a queue and served us before the appointed time. Seniors book their tickets only at such offices and we hope the Railways assist us. At Mylapore, the Railways can open 3 counters at 8.00 a.m, including the one for senior citizens.

- N. Mahadevan, Mylapore

The past week I have been travelling across south Kanara, now Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. Much of these travels help us understand people and places better.

Mangalore, now Mangaluru is always my base. On Wednesday evening, I had a few young guests

- students of architecture and their teacher. This group had studied and documented one of the most beautiful churches on this coast - Rosario Cathedral or the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Now, we were exploring ways to curate a Walk of this heritage space and I volunteered to share my experience with the young ones.

The cathedral stands close to the sea coast, in a part of the town which soaks in history and can be considered to be the womb of Mangalore.

It traces its history to the times in the 16th century when the Portuguese got a firm foothold of a strategic zone in this part of the west coast, set up its trading post and also built a place of worship and prayer.

The church of today though was built in 1910. And every time I travel to Mangalore I visit the Bunder zone on this coast and the cathedral that is located here.

This week though, the campus was abuzz. For, on Saturday there is to be a grand event - the episcopal ordi-nation of the new bishop of Mangalore’s Catholic diocese.

Over 25 bishops of dioceses across India are expected to participate and under the giant pandal that was being erected on the day we were visiting, some 10,000 nuns and priests and people will attend this unique religious event.

As the Catholic community here looks forward to the grand event at Rosario Cathedral, it is also bothered about the developments in Jalandhar and in Kerala. Of stories that are emanating from serious allegations made by a nun that she was sexually assaulted on many occasions by a senior bishop. There have been allegations and counter allegations, nasty comments and colourful stories, well fanned by the media.

The community though seems disturbed.How will people now look at priests and nuns as

skeletons drop out and misdemeanours are made public? Will the faith and grace of people be affected by such unsavoury developments among the religious?

A priest or a nun occupies a unique and important position in the church. And in the community. Beyond religious duties, he/she also has to guide the flock, set an example, be the fountainhead of ideas and practices and speak up when it is required.

But how equipped are priests and nuns for the new world?

And what steps does the Church take to discuss and debate sensitive issues, provide training and fora for its priests and nuns?

Is the Church still burying its head in the ground or looking the other way or is it prepared to be transparent and deal with issues like abuse and sexual misconduct, fraud and misbehaviour?

These are questions that the community has begun to ask.

There are all kinds of pulls, pressures and temptations that priests and nuns have to face. Nepotism, corruption and highhandedness exists in the Church.

One supposes that the spiritual life and training prepares priests and nuns to face such pulls and evils.

But then, they too are human.

Queen Mary’s College Alumnae Association’s clarification

With reference to a news report in Mylapore Times dated Sept.1 under the head-ing ‘QMC Staff and Alumnae Association to celebrate cen-tenary’, we wish to bring it to your attention the following.

In the year 1976-77, the Registrar of Societies has passed the order that the Old Students Association has become defunct. This came to the notice only in 2013.

A resolution was passed on 10-07-2014 by the office bearers and committee members of the Old Students Association, as per the advice of the IG of Registration. The Old Students Association was converted to Queen Mary’s College Alumnae Association. So QMCAA (Regn No. 97/2014. dt 28/08/2014) is the only successor of the Queen Mary’s College Old Students Association. This is recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Whereas, SOSA was registered on 27-10-2015, QMCAA is still active and we conducted our 3rd Annual General Body

Meeting on 31.08.2018 with the permission of the principal of the Queen Mary’s College, inside the campus under instructions from the principal secretary, Higher Education, Government of Tamil Nadu. Necessary resolutions were passed as per the agenda including passing of audited accounts for the year 2016-2017.

This being the facts of our association, the news report is misguiding and misleading for it gives the impression that the SOSA is the original association for alumnae of QMC.

- R. Shanthi, Secretary, Queen Mary’s College Alumnae Association

Tree on C. V. Raman Road poses danger

A large avenue tree is seen protruding on to the busy C. V. Raman Road in Alwarpet (near Arti Scans). This is causing problems for motorists and traffic jams here. We request the local unit of Chennai Corporation to chop the branches of this tree for safety purposes.

- S. Ramesh, Alwarpet

Discuss this: ban on traffic on mada streets at festival time

Festival time brings out the best and worst in the mada streets around Sri Kapali Temple in Mylapore.And the season has started with the Vinayaka Chathurti celebration. Hawkers increase and the sale of flowers, decorations, images, kolu dolls, foodstuff and fruits is spread on pavements and even on the road at times.

There is chaos on the mada streets in addition to the traffic of people who go to the shops on these streets.

Will it be a good idea to ban traffic on the mada streets for a few hours at festival season time? Mylaporeans and Traffic Police may discuss this idea.

- C. R. Ramamurthy, MylaporeFile photo

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MYLAPORE TIMES 15Sep 15 - 21, 2018

GAMES FOR KRISHNA JAYANTHI

At Ekadaksha Learning Centre, a special school at Jeth Nagar, tradition, fun and learning was in-corporated into their Krishna Jayanthi celebrations.

The students were divided into teams and games were played. The prizes won by each team was used to decorate an idol of Lord Krishna. After an aarti, snacks were distributed to the students.

The day ended with a round of bhajans.

SCHOOL BUZZ

The students of both the matriculation and interna-tional school in the M. Ct. M. group have been quite busy this past month.

The students of the matriculation school got to-gether to do whatever they could for the flood affected people of Kerala. Items like biscuits, diapers, mosquito repellents, matchboxes and other household items were sent to the Rotary Club of Madras for distribution (seen in the picture).

At the international campus, more than 60 students from classes VII to XI decorated

the walls and classrooms of a Corporation School in the city as part of their monthly social activity.

TEAMING UP TO PLAY RUGBY

A one of a kind intra school rugby tournament, organised by Alwarpet based Chennai Neruppu Rugby Club, was held on Sep 2 at Dr. P. V. Rao School recently.

Ten teams took part in this tournament. The chief guest, Mylapore MLA R. Nataraj handed over the prizes and sports shoes to the winners.

ONAM AT HARI SHREE VIDYALAYAMThe students of Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam, R. A.

Puram, with a little help from their teachers, had a colourful onam celebration recently. Every class came up with a unique pookolam. While the teachers drew the outline of the design on the floor, the children came up with ideas on how to arrange the flowers. It took almost an hour for the young minds to complete their decoration.

A BUSY MONTH AT M. CT. M SCHOOL

FOUNDERS DAY: AT RAJA MUTHIAH SCHOOL

On Aug 5, the students and staff at Raja Muthiah School, R. A. Puram gathered at the school campus in the morning to celebrate their 114th Founder’s Day.

The chief guest was retired headmas-ter of the school L. Arumugam. Talks were given by the students on the contribution of their founder Sir Raja Muthiah.

Later sweets were distributed to the students. A sumptuous lunch was arranged for them too.

Sep 5. The young women of St. Anthony’s Girls School are busy decorating the school with flowers and colourful rangolis. There is excitement in the air. This is their chance to show their teachers how much they are loved and respected.

A small function has been organised and preparations are underway to welcome their chief guest and alumni Jayashree Bal-

akrishnan, director, Matha TV. Dances are put up, there are also talks

and dramas, all dedicated to the teachers. Students present greeting cards to the teach-ers, the management too hands over gifts to them.

Soon it is time to disperse. Students and staff leave with a smile on their faces and a head full of memories.

HONOURING THE TEACHERS

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Two teachers from local schools received the Dr. Radhakrishnan state award for ‘Best Teacher’ at an event held in the city on September 5.

Sujatha Pandian, a French and English teacher at San Thome Higher Secondary School, San Thome, has more than two decades of experience at the school.

In 2014, she was the only teacher from Tamil Nadu selected for a teachers training programme held in France and fully funded by the French Embassy in Delhi.

She is also a recipient of the district award for ‘Best Teacher’ received from the Nilgiris and Coimbatore district administration in 1993.

Sujatha says, “In the process of teaching the stu-dents, we also learn something new from them every year. Most of the students at San Thome School have issues at home and face financial problems. I try to counsel these students whenever I can. More than the students who excel, I believe it is the students who are not so good who need our attention and motivation.”

Sujatha is a resident of Prof. Sanjeevi Street, Mylapore. Contact - 9840280778.

R. Vasuki, the physical education director at Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls School, Mylapore joined the school as a physical education teacher in 2003. In 2010, she was promoted to her current position and she has been instrumental in expanding the sports activity on campus.

She says, “When I joined the school we just had a volleyball team. But we introduced ball badminton and athletics and now have good teams in these dis-ciplines. We couldn’t have done it without the sup-port of the management and our athletics coaches.”

She says she would like to see her students take part in the Olympics. She adds, “Parents too need to understand that times are changing and that fitness is a necessity. Many of them don’t encourage sports beyond a certain point, especially among girls in class X and XII and that needs to change”.

Vasuki is a resident of P. S. Sivaswami Salai, Mylapore.

SUJATHA AND VASUKI: ‘BEST TEACHER’ AWARDEES

Sujatha Pandian

R. Vasuki

VINAYAKA CHATURTHI IN MRC NAGAR COLONY

Vinayaka Chatur-thi celebrations are on at Sri Gnana Sundara Vinayaka Temple at Rani Meyammai Towers at MRC Nagar till Sep 15. A special abhishkam and aradhanai will be held on Saturday morning.

In the evening, the residents of the commu-nity will put up a cultural programme. 6.30 a.m. onwards.