Established in 2008
VOL: 2 ISSUE 16
5 more watchtowers to be erected; CCTV Cameras to be installed
and photos of criminals displayed through digital banners
Deepavali nearing T Nagar
becomes a high security zone
With Deepavali
a little over a fortnight
away, T Nagar -- the most
popular commercial hub
in the city -- is buzzing
with activity, prompting
the police to step up their
vigil and take measures
to ease traffic
congestion.Besides
clearing about 300
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hawkers along and below week, the police have their total number to 25,
the flyover between erected another five to maintain vigil and also
watchtowers, over and help track down people
above the existing five, who could go missing in
on Usman Road and the crowd.
Thiyagarayar Road. Contd. on pg. 3
Among the
other measures taken for
the benefit of the Reaches
shoppers and the people
who visit T Nagar are the
setting up of three water
tanks in addition to the
four old ones and the
55,000
households
stationing of two every week
ambulances and two fire
tenders for emergency.
Saravanan,
Inspector (Law & Order),
T Nagar said: "Forty
police personnel,
including women, have
been posted at various
points from Thiyagarayar
Road to the Usman Road
stretch covering 5 km.
We even have police
personnel keeping a
watch in mufti near the
Mambalam railway
station with a view to
check incidents of eve
teasing, pick pocketing
and chain snatching."
Sources said that more
CCTV cameras in the
Chennai Silks and T shopping area are likely
Nagar bus terminus last to be installed, taking
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Patience provides the

VOL: 2 ISSUE 16 October 04, 2009
Mr Q can have
the last laugh
THOSE who are familiar with playing
scrabble know that ‘Q’ becomes a problem when not
used in time. Q stands for Quandary, or Quiz or
various other variations. It also stands for Mr Q or Mr
Quattrocchi. The Central Bureau of Investigation
was in a quandary over what to do about the man
from Italy accused of being involved in the Bofors
gun deal that hit the headlines in the late 1980s. As
we all know, the CBI sleuths plan their journey
according to the weather report coming from the
government of the day. In this case, the political
forecast was in conflict with the professional advice.
The CBI had once suggested that a strong case
existed against Mr Q. But the opinion has undergone
a sea change with the passage of time. So, after full
23 years, he is finally off the hook. The Opposition
can be depended on to raise a bit of stink but it too will
be hard pressed to explain why it could not nail him
when the NDA happened to be in power.
Mr Q has been more agile in movements
than the men of the CBI. The trial continued longer
than any soap opera. As far as the CBI, which is often
given to positive thinking, is concerned, it seemed to
think that he had committed neither a sin, nor crime.
Perhaps that is why it had permitted the defreezing of
his accounts in London. Nor did it lose its sleep over
its failure to obtain his extradition from Malaysia and
Argentina or whichever country Mr Q chose for being
away from law. The red corner notice against him
which was in force till last year was subsequently
dumped somewhere.
The petitioner against him is not amused
and has accused the Centre of being hand in glove
with the accused. It is a matter of nitpicking who is
hand and who is glove. The CBI somehow fails to
recognize — willingly or otherwise —which is the
hand and which is the glove. Mr Q can have the last
laugh while playing the end game.
Srimad Bhagavata
Saptaha Mahotsavam
nourishment!
Baba's simplicity is well known and in fact
Stars this week
baffling to those who associated Gurus with grandiose
pomp, and showmanship. He did not consider himself
to be above everything. Such was his humility. The fact
that he did not allow anyone to worship him until a few
For the week Oct. 04 - Oct. 10 2009
years before his death stands testimony to this. The
Spotless of Gurus, Sadguru Sainath is the jewel
ARIES
reflecting
Because of a falling Mars, you could annoy a
the divine
loved one over a trifle, shattering your peace. Tuesday
wisdom.
can be a still more cumbersome day.
It is a
practice
of those TAURUS
who seek
Guru to A rising Venus makes it a leisure and
request pleasure week. Pending jobs would be completed.
f o r a Friday is a day of success.
special
instructio
n o r GEMINI
"upadesh
". Baba You can work successfully with all Virgos
g a v e and Libras. But seeking favours from a Cancerian or
n o n e . a Leo would be useless.
W h e n
Radha
Bai Deshmukh insisted that she would fast herself to
CANCER
death, the fakir simply stressed the virtues of faith and With a lustrous Moon, your life is turning a
asked her to mind patience. new leaf. If in service, seniors will be happy to have
Faith and patience will ferry one across the you work with them.
sea of mundane existence, said Baba. How does
patience work? Is the patience just a waiting period
that will culminate into the period of material riches? If
LEO
so, it will be just a passive stage the end of which will
A downtrend in finances may compel you to
take one to the beginning. What are the spiritual
re-plan future strategy. You will be at the receiving
lessons one can derive from patience?
end. Rising prices could shake your calm.
Patience provides the nourishment to the
seed of faith. It is during this active phase that faith in
one's Sadguru will begin to blossom and bloom. Taking VIRGO
one close to His magnificence, patience provides the
excellent of opportunities to receive, ruminate, and A huge professional turnaround soon. You
absorb everything that the Sadguru has to offer. will be aiming for new goals. Stop feeling that you did
Patience is the incubation phase that leads one to the not get what you had deserved.
realization of the everlasting. The most patient of His
children were not richer by the material they
possessed but by the higher level of transformation
LIBRA
they were blessed with. Bhagath and Abdul remained
materially poor their entire lives. While Baba gave lots A good week for those improving education
of money to other devotees, He always kept these two or career. They can overcome challenges. Travel,
poor. Baba always practiced repentance, abstinence,
renunciation, and poverty. He guided these two in the
communications are good to excel in.

at SRM School
S r i m a d
Bhagavata Saptaha
Mahotsavam will be held
at the SRM Nightingale
Matgriculation Hr. Sec.
School Thambaiah Road,
West Mambalam, Oct.
05 to 11 daily at 6.00 pm
to 7.30 pm. A series of
religious discourse on
Srimad Bhagawatham
will be rendered by Dr. S.
Ramakrishnan, Head of
the Department of
Sanskrit, SRM Arts and
Science College,
same lines and having Him with them, they never felt
that they were ever poor!
SCORPIO
Kattangulathur
The programme A debilitating Mars may put you under the ill
details are as follows: Engagements in the neighbourhood influence of unworthy friends. Their nefarious
designs pose threat to your hard-earned money.
Oct: 5, Va r a h a
Avatharam, Oct. 06, Sravanam Concerts - TTD Information Centre, T.
Dhuruva Charitham, Oct. Nagar. SAGITTARIUS
07 Prhladha Charitham, O c t o b e r 4 , 6 p . m . Vi j a y a l a k s h m y
Oct. 08: Ambarisha Subramaniam and party Vocal Abandon travel plans hovering in your
Charitham, Oct. 09, Sri Sri Krishna Gana Sabha at Dr. Nalli Gana Vihar, T. mind. Better attend to your health. Keep more time
Krishna Jananam; Oct. Nagar. for relaxation.
1 0 , G o c i n d a October 4, 6.15 p.m . Papanasam Ashok
Pattabhishekam, Oct. 11 Ramani.Vocal
Sree Satguru Gana Nilayam - SMR Matriculation
CAPRICORN
Sri Rukmini Kalyanam.
A l l a r e Higher Secondary School, Jothi Ramalingam
welcome. Street, West Mambalam. Monday-born would be penny wise, pound-
October 8, 6.30 p.m .Kausalya and Anjana foolish. Supporters could now block way. Saturday-
born may shower bounties on friends.

Pavithrotsavam
The annual
pavithrotsavam for Sri
Srinivasa Perumal at Sri
Vedanta Desikar Temple,
Mylapore, will be held
from October 4 to 10.
S p e c i a l
homams will be
conducted in the morning
by 8 a.m. and in the
evening, there will be a
procession by 6.30 p.m.
on all days of the fest.
Ve d a , P r a b a n d h a m ,
AQUARIUS
Ithihasam, Puranam,
Grantha parayanam will
accompany the homams
A favourable week. Sale-purchase of
to be performed by
stocks will raise financial fortunes. But be cautious.
eminent scholars.
Purnahuthi will
be on October 10 at 10
p.m.
PISCES
For further
details, contact Sri Debility-prone Jupiter makes it a sensitive
Ve d a n t h a D e s i k a r phase, with moodswings. The decisions you may
Devasthanam (Ph: 044- take are crucial. These could affect you.
24953799). - Dr. Anuj Vikram Sharma
 October 04, 2009
New traffic regulations in T Nagar for Diwali shopping
In view of the
expected rush of
Deepavali shoppers, the
police have also made
certain changes in
vehicular movement in
the area. The changes,
which came into force on
Oct. 01 include one-way
restriction and a ban on
entry of autorickshaws in
some parts of T.Nagar.
Only vehicles
from North Usman Road
taking the Panagal
flyover are allowed on
Madley junction.
Vehicles from Madley
junction cannot take the
Panagal flyover.
Autorickshaws
c o m i n g f r o m
Venkatnarayana Road-
Nageswara Road
j unction have been
prohibited from taking the
D u r a i s a m y s u b w a y.
Likewise, autorickshaws
would not be allowed on
Special coaching for Banks’
PO/Clerk Examinations
T h e minimum qualifying mark
Stenographers’ Guild,
T.Nagar, has proposed to
conduct a tailor-made
special coaching for
Banks’ Probationary
Officers/Clerks
Examinations from
Monday, October 5.
Since many
Banks are coming
forward to recruit
P r o b a t i o n a r y
Officers/Clerks, the Guild
is starting coaching
classes with an aim to
help youths to acquire
the necessary reasoning
ability and quantitative
methods of solving
problems in the exams.
The duration of the
coaching classes will be
two hours a day for six
days in a week and for 2
months. There will be
morning and evening
batches and exclusive
Sunday batches
As the banks
have announced
thousands of vacancies
and the qualification to
get through need a
Contd. from pg. 1
Deepavali nearing T Nagar becomes . . .
From the mini
control rooms near
P o t h y ' s , o n
Ranganathan Street and
at the Usman Road
junction, police
personnel keep a watch
round the clock.
S i n c e t r a ff i c
control is a huge
challenge, efforts are
being made to streamline
it. Marimuthu, Inspector
of Police, Traffic, T Nagar
said: "I have requested
the authorities of the
Brindavan Street
towards Panagal Park;
from Muthurangan Road
to Madley Road junction;
from Kannamapet to
Madley Road junction;
from Burkit Road-
Dhandapani Street
intersection to Madley
Road junction; from
North Usman Road-
Coats Road junction to
Panagal Park via North
Usman East Service
Road; from Rohini
roundabout to Panagal
Park; from North Usman
Road-Maharajapuram
Santhanam Road
intersection to Panagal
Park; through the service
roads of Dhandapani
Street towards Usman
Road and South Usman
Road.
Parking lots for
autorickshaws is
available on Burkit Road
(30 autos), Dhandapani
in reasoning, quantitative
aptitude, General English
and General Awareness
the Guild is energizing
the youth on these lines..
For details, the
Office of the Guild may be
contacted at No.1, Guild
CAT online registration
extended to October 11
The Indian
Institutes of Management
(IIMs) have extended the
last date for online
registration for this year’s
Common Admission Test
from October 1 to 11. CAT
scores are used for
a d m i s s i o n t o
m a n a g e m e n t
programmes offered by
the IIMs and other
leading business schools
in the country.
A release by
Prometric, the
organisation handling the
test which is going online
this year, said that the edit
feature that enabled
those who had already
registered for the test
schools in and around
the area to keep their
grounds open for parking
vehicles of shoppers. I
have also urged the
transport authorities to
operate night bus
services from T Nagar
during the festival
season to ease traffic.
On tackling
criminals, Kannapiran,
Assistant Commissioner,
T Nagar said: "We have
collected the photos of all
the known criminals in T
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Street (30 autos), Road and V.N. Road
Venkatnarayana Road junction) (100 vehicles).
(near Thyagaraya Club) Parking space
(30 autos), Bashyam for 500 two-wheelers has
Road (50 autos) and been provided at the
Coats Road (50 autos). eastern side of
Those coming Thyagaraya Road.
by cars could use the Nearby school
parking lots provided at grounds would also be
the following places: utilised (on holidays) as
Muthurangan parking lots for two-
Salai (Eastern side) (50 wheelers, at Corporation
vehicles), G.N. Chetty Higher Secondary
Road, (from Prakasam School, Prakasam Road,
Road, Bashyam Road (200 vehicles);
junction to Vani Mahal Ramakrishna Higher
either sides) (200 Secondary Schools at
v e h i c l e s ) , Bashyam Road and
Somasundaram Burkit Road (200
Playground (500 vehicles each).
vehicles), Thyagaraya Also private
Road (Western side) parking lot facilities are
(200 vehicles), a v a i l a b l e o n
Venkatnarayana Road Ramanathan Street,
(southern side of T.T. Guild Street and
Devasthanam) (50 Mahalakshmi Street.
vehicles) and Burkit Goods vehicles will not
Road (northern side be allowed to enter T.
Madley junction to Burkit Nagar between 10 a.m.
and 10 p.m.
Street, (Behind Siva-
Vishnu Temple), T.Nagar,
Chennai-600017.
Phone: 24342421;
24337387, Fax:
42867859; E-mail:
stenold@vsnl.com;
w e b s i t e :
www.stenold.org
online to edit their
personal details will also
be made available to
candidates till October
11. The sale of CAT
vouchers at designated
AXIS bank branches,
earlier scheduled to end
on October 1, has been
extended to October 8.
Sale of vouchers and
online registration for
CAT 2009 opened on
September 9. The
decision to extend the
dates was taken as
candidates were finding it
difficult to buy the CAT
vouchers as of the many
bank holidays in
September.
Nagar area and are
planning to display them
through digital banners.
The photographs will be
given to all shop owners
to help them identify the
thugs and alert the police.
I caught 10 criminals last
year that way and there
were no major cases of
robbery or pick pocketing
registered during last 10
days of the Deepavali
season last year."
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Dhakshina Edge - the best SCF factor
India is today
truly a land of immense
opportunities. The
demand for skilled Indian
professionals is growing
exponentially not only in
India but around the
world. But while the
options have increased,
so has the competition for
the premier institutions
that qualify you for these
opportunities. Your future
therefore hinges on your
performance in the key
moments like your board
exams and entrance
exams. While school
learning and a concerted
effort from you will help
you towards this end,
some outside help could
make the difference
between adequate
performance and an
excellent result
In this juncture a
coaching centre
Dhakshina comes in
which provide you with
the best of staff ( S ) , the
best of coaching ( C )
and the best of facilities
( F).
Regular Tests
are given and the
feedback is sent to the
parents. The evaluation
is done taking into
consideration the
Special trains to clear the festival rush
S o u t h e r n
Railway will run the
following special trains
from Chennai Central to
Nagercoil (via Erode,
Karur, and Madurai) and
Ernakulam to clear the
extra rush of passengers.
Train No. 0601
will leave Central at 8.30
p.m. on October 5, 7, 9
and 12 and reach
Nagercoil at 10.50 a.m.
the next day. In the return
DGE revises
rank
Kum. U. Aarthy,
a student of Sri Ahobila
Math Oriental Highe
Secondary School, West
Mambalam, who applied
for revaluation has been
declared State III in
Aggregate (1186/1200)
and secured State III both
in Commerce and
Accountancy as per the
communication by the
Department of Govt.
Examinations.
correctness and the
presentation of the
answers. The very
approach to the exams is
assessed and altered if
required. They provide
extensive feedback
regarding the tests which
will be an invaluable input
for the Board exams.
Batch sizes are
kept low so that every
student gets the attention
he or she needs.
Parents are
involved and they interact
frequently with the centre
as the parents play a very
important part in
students' preparation. .
Dhakshina
C o a c h i n g a n d Te s t
Centre was started in
2002 with the main focus
of providing students with
the right environment and
best possible guidance
through well qualified and
experienced teachers.
The teachers ensure that
the students get all the
guidance needed not
only to do well in school
exams, but to top them.
With a wide range of
c o u r s e s o n o ff e r,
students can choose
packages to suit their
needs.
D r. Va s a n t h a
direction, train no. 0602
will leave Nagercoil at
4.30 p.m. on October 4,
6, 8, 11 and 13 and arrive
Central at 8.30 a.m. the
next day.
Additional
Deepavali weekly
superfast special trains to
Coimbatore: Train no.
0613 will leave Central at
11.50 p.m. on October 9,
23, 30, and November 6
and reach Coimbatore at
TANUVAS invites
applications
The Tamil Nadu
Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University has
invited applications for
certificate courses in
Livestock Products
Technology, Animal Feed
and Mill Management,
Fodder Production,
Japanese Quail
P r o d u c t i o n , Tu r k e y
Farming and Livestock
and Poultry Farm
Manager.
Helpline Nos.
Child
Women
Sr. Citizens
Confidential
Complaints
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Krishnaswamy
Founder of the Centre -
was the principal of
D.A.V.Mat.Hr.Sec.Schoo
l in Gopalapuram since
the inception of the
school. Under her
guidance, the school
produced outstanding
results in the Board
examinations year after
y e a r. T h e s t u d e n t s
topped in the state in
individual subjects and in
the cumulative totals.
Prior to that, she taught
Maths, Physics and
Computer Science in
D . A . V. ( C . B . S . E . )
Gopalapuram for 10
years. She further added
to her achievements, a
doctorate in Education.
Dhakshina's
test series programme is
very popular and very
effective. This starts from
November first every
year for Board going
classes and the students
are taken care of till the
Boards.
Dhakshina has
4 branches Mylapore,
T.Nagar, Indra Nagar
and Kilpauk. And they
also coach for IIT-JEE ,
AIEEE & AIPMT
7.55 a.m. the next day. In
the return direction, train
no. 0614 will leave
Coimbatore at 7.45 p.m.
on October 4, 11, 25,
November 1, and 8 and
arrive Central at 4 a.m.
the next day.
A d v a n c e
reservation for the above
trains will commence on
October 1, according to a
press release, issued by
the Southern Railway
While for the
first two courses,
candidates who have
completed Plus-two are
eligible, for the next
three, eighth standard is
sufficient. For the last
course, the candidate
should have completed
tenth standard.
The last date for
submitting applications is
October 30. For details
contact: 044-25554375.
- 1098
- 1091
- 1253
- 42103535
Information on the PDS
stock at your ration shop
just an SMS away
The Tamil Nadu
government has found an
ingenious way to outwit
neighbourhood ration
shops that routinely turn
away customers under
the pretext that the outlet
has run out of stocks.
Soon, ration card holders
will need to send just an
SMS and the information
on the availability of
stocks in their respective
PDS outlet will be in their
hands within minutes.
“It is part of the
step-by-step process
t o w a r d s t o t a l
transparency in food
distribution in the state,’’
said K Shanmugam, food
secretary. Three months
ago, the Tamil Nadu Civil
Supplies Corporation
(TNCSC) began using
SMS to receive inputs on
stock availability in each
of the 28,000 ration
shops across the state at
the end of the day. The
data thus received was
stored in the central
server. Now, the service
would be available to the
nearly two crore card
holders in the state.
“Until now, only
officials were accessing
the data. Now, the
consumers can get the
details too,” said
Shanmugam.
“ B e s i d e s
making the system
transparent, the facility
will help people know the
stock before going to the
ration shop,” said a
deputy commissioner of
TNCSC in Chennai. For
Free Sanskrit
Classes
Fresh free
Sanskrit Classes
c o m m e n c e a t
Mambalam Samskrita
Vidyalaya, 116, K.R. Koil
S t r e e t , W e s t
Mambalam, from Oct.
05 at 7 pm. Classes will
be held thrice a week
contact: Prof. Dr. O.R.
Devanathan, 24890311,
Cell: 9884364620.
Nano Technology
Update
M r P. I n d r a
Neel, Research Scholar,
Dept of Chemistry, IIT
speaks on 'Nano
Technology' at the
Children’s Club, 96,
V.M.Street on Sunday
October 4, at 10 a.m.
Senior school and
college students are
welcome to attend.
October 04, 2009
instance, senior citizens
with white cards who are
entitled to sugar can send
an SMS to know about
the sugar stock in their
ration shop to avoid
straining themselves by
walking to the shop, he
pointed out.
As the ration
cards bear the district
codes as well as shop
codes, it would be easy
for consumers to access R. Karthikeyan, 99411 16677
information. But, the
government has a
4269 7393
request — consumers
should ideally utilise the
SMS facility during the
day time as the central
server gets a bit clogged
after 5 pm when the
official data flow begins.
Consumers in
the state have to send an
SMS starting with ‘PDS’
followed by the district
code (like 01 for North
Chennai) and the ration
shop code (like BE014),
which is printed on the
lower portion of the front
page of all ration cards
The SMS can
be sent to any of the
following numbers:
9 7 8 9 0 0 6 4 9 2 ,
9 7 8 9 0 0 5 4 5 0 ,
9 1 7 6 4 8 0 2 2 6 ,
9 1 7 6 4 8 0 2 2 7 ,
9 0 9 4 8 3 1 7 6 6 ,
9 7 9 0 7 2 5 3 4 9 , To Advertise
9176480216
Call
Information
about stock availability of
rice, wheat, pulses and
other essentials at your
99400
local PDS shop, as on the
previous evening, will be
received by SMS
24556
Tree walk on Oct 4 Talk on Bhagwan Ramana
Under the auspices
Nizhal, a trust
that promotes concern of Sri Ramana Bhaktha
for trees in the city, is Samajam C.T. Ananda
Krishnan (Advocate) will give
organising a tree walk on
October 4, at the Birla a talk on Bhagwan Ramana’s
Planetarium campus. at 6 pm on Sunday, Oct. 4 in
Besides learning how to
identify trees, walkers
BVSN Murthy school premies
27/12 A, Thambiah Street,
can learn interesting West Mambalam. There is
facts about each tree, its Veda paarayanam and
Akshara Manamalai
nativity and uses. The
walk will start at 7am. To paarayanam at 5 pm on
Sunday. . More details can be
r e g i s t e r, c a l l
9445258328 or has in phones 2371 6495/
98417 39090 and 94441
9840744453.
72623. All are welcome
Date extended
Free ayurveda Camp
The Institute of
Distance Education of Limra Ayurveda
the University of Madras 28/4, Brindavan Street, West
Mambalam will conduct a
has extended the date for free Ayurveda and natural
admission to all courses medicine camp from 2 pm to
(undergraduate,
9 pm on Sunday, Oct. 4 in
postgraduate, diploma Anugraha Hall, 32 Raju
and certificate courses) Street, West Mambalam. A.
up to October 30. A press Latiff (Organizer) told that a
release here stated that team of 5 doctors led by Dr.
application-cum- N. Venkateshwara Rao and
prospectus could be
Dr. K. Gowthaman will
obtained from the
examine the patients. Those
institute, any one of the suffering from diabetes, skin
spot admission centres
ailments, artritis, infertility
or study centres on and other chronic diseases
payment of Rs.100. are welcome to attend.
 October 04, 2009 Alpha Times Page 5
Free spoken English training Blood donation camp organised at Vani Mahal
T.S. Sridhar, to 61 economically poor Sweets. M. Murali,
Principal Secretary and students to mark the Managing Director of Sri
Commissioner of commemoration of Sri Krishna Sweets recalled
the advices of his father
to do a lot of social
activities as a part of
profession.
S . V .
Ramaswamy, the Hon.
President of the Guild
informed that the offer of
Free Spoken English
Training is a part of
Guild’s activities and to
fulfill the objective of the
Guild to offer such free
programme to physically
challenged, orphans,
Museums, Tamilnadu Krishna Sweets 61st destitute women,
Government launched a founding day. In which economically poor
Free Spoken English rich tributes are paid to students and gypsy
S.Ve.Shekher MLA with Ravi, S.V.S.Mani,
Training programme on N.K. Mahadeva Iyer, the community every year.
T.K.Raghunathan and Kumar of Vani Mahal
Sunday, September 20, founder of Sri Krishna
Sri Thyagabrahma Gana Sabha organised a blood donation camp on
Navarathri celebrations at Kalamandir Gandhi Jayanthi day. A large number of donors have donated blood during the camp..
S.Ve.Shekher MLA inaugurated the camp.
The nine day
dussera festival was
celebrated with pomp
and splendor at
Kalamandir Matriculation
Hr. Sec. School, West
Mambalam.
A grand kolu with nine
steps was kept . for
display. This year the
theme was different
Ganeshas and various
Ganesh murthy idols
were kept in the kolu.
L a l i t h a
sahasranama archana
was done every day by
the teachers and
students. On the
Vijayadasami day the
K.G Section children
dressed themselves in
various religious god and
saints and made the
festival a colourful one.
Daily prasadams were
distributed . Parents also
participated with lot of
devotion .
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Theatre to screen short films
A number of
short films made by
talented technicians here
make a mark in
international film
festivals, but the
audience here have not
had too many chances to
view these crisp films.
Film buffs interested in
such films have some
good news now.
A b i r a m i
Theatres will soon begin
screening short films
Burgerman launches Indian
Institute of Kiosk Management
Burgerman
Foods India Pvt Ltd set
up an academy named
the Indian Institute of
Kiosk Management
(IIKM) at Annanagar,
Chennai. to provide
training for people
interested in being
e n t r e p r e n e u r s . D r.
Krishna Chandra, Deputy
Director of Employment,
Ministry of labour and
Employment inaugurated
the academy. Once they
finish the 6month course,
they will be given a
kiosk of their own. It is
aimed at providing an
entrepreneurship
opportunity with
attractive returns to
aspirant entrepreneurs.
According to
Sunil, the CEO and
founder of Burgerman
Free yoga classes
S a n n y a s i
Krishnayogam will
conduct month- long free
yoga classes for adults
from 5.30 am to 7 am from
Sunday, Oct. 4 in Bala
Vidya Higher Secondary
S c h o o l , 3 0 ,
Vasudevapuram
(between Chakrapani
Street and Janakirman
Street, near Doraiswamy
Road Subway).
during weekends at 11
a.m. “Short films are a
sort of training ground to
budding technicians.
Some of them
come up with very
impressive work, but
their work never makes it
to public forums,” says its
proprietor Abirami
Ramanathan, who has
decided to make entry
free to the screening of
these films. “It is my way
of giving back to the film
Foods India Pvt Ltd, there
are many people who
want to be entrepreneurs
but are stuck not knowing
what to do and how. He
equates owning a kiosk
to that of owning an auto
rickshaw. You take good
care of the appearance of
your auto, its cleanliness
and upkeep and
maintenance and would
be nice to customers and
maximize earning
potential by exploring all
possible fair means of
earning. Similarly, a
Burgerman kiosk entails
the franchisee to earn a
better means of earning a
livelihood than being an
employee lifelong.
As opposed to
the usual scenario of
investing hard earned
The classes are
conducted according to
the curriculum of the
Bihar School of Yoga.
Asanas, praanayama
pratyahara (sense
withdrawal techniques),
meditation, mantra value
education, food habits,
shat kriyas (internal
pathways cleaning for
managing diseases) etc.
are taught. Doctors give
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industry which has given
me so much,” he says. On Call Service Rs. 75/-
Aspiring film directors,
students of media and Computer
film studies, interested
short film makers can
Service
& Laptop
with Vani Vidyalaya
approach the theatre and
apply. “The only criterion Service.
is that only those entries Software Installation on
supported by a certificate Rs. 75
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money and hoping for
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skills during a 6 month
course (shorter duration
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the business. The
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K a v i t h a
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at the launch.
lectures on alternative
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LANGUAGE ARTS:
Descriptive Words
When we want
to convey our thoughts
we use words. And when
we need to describe
something in graphic
details we depend on
adjectives, adverbs and
verbs. These three words
are like colour pencils.
Each one of them adds a
new dimension to the
beauty and meaning of
the word picture we want
to draw. And each of
these words is essential
for expressing a clear and
vivid description and
helps form a bridge
between the writer or the
speaker and his reader or
his audience. Let us now
study the role of each of
these words in the
example that follows:
“Rarest of the apes, wild
orangutans are restricted
to the mountain ranges of
the islands of Borneo and
Sumatra. It has long been
illegal in Indonesia and
Malaysia to own, kill or
export them. However,
until recently the laws
were not strictly
enforced.” In the sample
passage there are three
adjectives — rarest, wild,
illegal; three adverbs —
long, recently, strictly;
and five verbs –
restricted, own, kill,
export, enforced. In the
passage that comprises
43 words, there are in all
11 descriptive words,
which means almost one-
fourth of the total
contents. The adjective
‘rarest’ tells us that the
orangutans are an
endangered species;
‘wild’ informs us that we
are talking only of the
orangutans that live in the
wilderness; ‘illegal’ tells
us that it is against the
law to disturb the
population of the
orangutans in their wild
habitats in Malaysia and
Indonesia. Moving on to
the adverbs, we find that
while ‘long’ and ‘recently’
give us a clear picture of
the time period in each
situation, the adverb
‘strictly’ throws some light
on the manner the law is
supposed to be followed
in order to stop the wrong
practices against the
endangered orangutans.
The five verbs play their
role of making the word
picture clearer by telling
us of the actions and the
different manners in
which they take place.
We come to know that the
orangutans are not found
in any other part of either
Indonesia or Malaysia,
but as the verb clearly
puts it, are ‘restricted’ to
the mountain ranges of
Borneo and Sumatra.
Then the verbs ‘own’, ‘kill’
and ‘export’ serve the
purpose of explaining the
dictates of the law very
clearly, accurately and
precisely. The present
discussion on words that
help describe situations,
people or places is meant
to correct the general
impression that
adjectives are the only
descriptive words in
English language.
Another look at the above
passage tells us that a
good piece of writing is
created only when we
use our descriptive
words — adjectives,
adverbs, verbs — with
the greatest of care and
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The diverse student race
focus. Adding too many Your first step
of these words, towards a larger social
regardless of suitability circle is when you enter
to the purpose in hand, your college. This is the
would only lead to a period when you start
creation of confusing interacting with different
images rather than clear kinds of people belonging
to different backgrounds.
ones in the mind of the Initially when you are at
reader or listener. On school, you are a part of a
the other hand, you class of almost 25-30
should make sure that children, probably you
what you say or write has know most of them since
substance and carries your childhood; but when
weight. This is possible you enter a college, you
only when you make a meet people you have
c o n s c i o u s e ff o r t t o never met before. You
are now a part of a larger
include all the three class having almost 60-
types of descriptive 70 students. You are not
words, we have just at all acquainted with and
discussed, in your to get to know all of them
everyday rejoinders in even a period of two
written or spoken years is not enough.
language. Finally, just All of them are
read the two specimens different from each other.
written on the same They think differently, talk
eccentrically, behave
subject, more or less diversely, walk strangely
communicating the etc., and so the list goes
same information. Then on and on about all the
form your own ways these lots of
judgement as to which s t u d e n t s a r e
one of the two gives you distinguished from each
a more effective and other.
clear image of the It would be a lot
situation that is more feasible to classify
as “STUDENT RACEJust
described. “Little Raju’s as we call ourselves a
face lit up with a wide part of the human
smile. Then he gurgled race.Consequently, the
and laughed outright. He elementary step you take
toddled towards the when you are introduced
open ground and picked to a new variety of
up the ball gingerly, as it species with such diverse
came rolling in his characteristics is to
direction.” “Raju began classify them into
different classes. And the
to laugh. He went prime objective of my
towards the ball and writing is the same.
picked it up as soon as it I have classified the
reached him.” I hope I student race into the
leave you the wiser on following classes.
the use of descriptive Let’s start off
words in all your written with the rare or rather
a n d s p o k e n extinct species. They are
assignments. called THE BOOK
WORMS. The most
distinguished feature
S. Raghunathan
about them is that they
are always found with
books or notes. Their
day starts with books,
continues with notes and
ends with the lectures
they noted down. You
may find them wearing
huge spectacles or with
tightly bonded hair.
Next comes
THE MEDIOCRES.
They have balanced
themselves; they
indulge in both
academic and fun loving
activities to such an
extent that they are not
lost in either of them. The
common aspect that
they share with the
BOOK WORMS is that
they are always found in
proper uniforms.
Then we have
T H E R U L E
BREAKERS. They love
bunking classes and
their most common
habitat is the cafeteria
and the bunkers area.
They pay no heed to
what the teachers say
and do things the way
they want.
Nearest to
t h e m a r e t h e
INTIMIDATORS and the
HI-FIs. Their physical
appearance is the most
significant identifying
feature, wearing skin-
fitted uniforms,
extremely short shirts,
bandanna and shoes,
which are prohibited.
They walk around,
openly with no fear
holding cell phones and
they have a great
passion for passing
acerbic remarks on
others. Their common
habitat is the cafeteria
and the bunkers area as
well.
T h e l i s t
continues with the
people known as THE
SHOW-OFFS, bringing
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NIKE and ADIDAS bags,
Swatch watches, talking
about hi-fi hangouts are all
these pals can garrulously
talk about. They are
completely snobbish in
attitude and pompous.
The most commonly
available species of students
are a part of the notorious
class known as THE EMPTY
VESSELS, the proverb
‘empty vessels make the
most noise’ suits them the
most, they just keep on
saying whatever they want
without even thinking for a
nanosecond. They hold a
common similarity with the
show offs, that is they want to
the centre of attention
whether they deserve it or
not.
T H E P E E R
PRESSURISED have no
other goal other than to try to
fit in with the other class
members; these people are
usually the victims of scathing
and are probably the most
immaculate, unsophisticated
and browbeaten class of
students known up till now.
Well, these were
just a few of the innumerable
categories in which the
students have been
classified. But this is not the
end, these classes have been
further divided into sub
classes, then into groups and
sub groups and further into
orders and sub orders etc.
Subsequently, due to the
ever-growing human race
this process cannot be
brought to a halt, but is
sometimes hindered when
unknown species of students
come up to surface and then
again leads to the
development of a new class
of student race. Further,
researches are being made
to account for the different
factors how members of one
class transform into other
class members, whether this
is a result of an adaptation or
a mutation or some form of
evolution is still to be
unearthed.
But till then this
succinct piece of information
should be instructive enough
to help you realise the class,
which you belong to.
S. Raghunathan

Things you probably never

thought about!
1. At least five people in this world love you so much they would die for you.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just
like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don’t like you.
5. Every night, someone thinks about you before he/she goes to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. If not for you, someone may not be living.
8. You are special and unique.
9. Someone that you don’t even know exists loves you.
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely
turned your back on the world.
12.When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won’t
get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner or later, you will get it.
13. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude
remarks.
14. Always tell someone how you feel about him/her; you will feel much better.
15. If you have great friends, take the time to let them know that they are great.
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Chandrasekar Textiles opens showroom
in Mambalam with much fan fare
Chandrasekar
Textiles - a group
traditional sarees,
embroidered sarees,
company of the popular
Chandrasekar
fancy sarees, thematic
sarees, printed sarees
Foundations a leading and 9 yards for the
name in the real estate devout women. Also we
industry - has set up have formal and casusal
shop at Thambiah Road Shirts and trousers for
West Mambalam. the men. For the modern
shop was inaugurated day youth we have T
on Gandhi Jayanthi shirts, short pants and
day by Mrs. Rajathi kurtas in varying range.
Ammal wife of the T N Not to leave the kids we
Chief Minister Dr. M have a very big
Karunanidhi. collection which needs
Opening the to be seen personally.
showroom Mrs. Rajathi For the present
Ammal lit the generation women
kuthuvillakku blessed designer sarees and
the showroom owners. churidar materials are
Ta l k i n g t o available in attractive
Alpha Times Mr. C. colours and designs. In
Anand one of the short a family shopping
partners, said, “we have zone is just in your
large collection of
World’s biggest online zoo opened
In an awesome remain away from the
combination of dream, public’s glare - that a
planning and technology, visitor has to encounter in
the BBC has opened the a traditional zoo.
T h e
zoo has 370
animals for the
start and the
databank of
clips and still
pictures will be
reinforced
daily. The BBC
s t a f f i s
exploring
several wildlife
programmes
to enhance
t h e i r
collection.
Darwi
world’s biggest online zoo n’s frog, found in Chile
featuring hundreds of forests and which gives
animals. birth through the mouth of
The zoo has the male. The birth
n o n e o f t h e process is repeated in
disappointments – lion slow motion.
staying in their dens, The website is
snakes preferring to
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Call
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the showroom which is
spread over an area of
over 8000 sq. ft. Why
cross over to T Nagar
wading through traffic
snarls and waste your
valuable time when you
can get sarees and
dress materials lower
than T Nagar prices in
Mambalam itself “says a
beaming Anand.
A s a n
introductory offer a
special 10% discount is
given on Oct. 4 only.
Walk in to see yourself
the ambience and the
collection at Mambalam
Chandrasekar Textiles.
classified into animal
kingdom's main
categories, such as
mammals, fish and birds,
and is further sub-divided
in tiers through
subspecies. Long-
standing favourites such
as meerkats are in the
launch selection but the
spotlight also shines on
the nocturnal and hardly-
ever-seen Sundar Flying
Lemur, or Malay Colugo.
A rat-like rodent, this
opens itself out into a sort
of aerial handbag to glide
silently through the
forests of Borneo in the
dark. Equally shy are the
Dumbo octopi, the only
wild species to be named
after a Disney character.
Nearly 25
percent of the animals
have more than one clip
each. Log on to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nat
ure/animals/