1. ARCOT ROAD TALKVol.2 | No.14 | January 10 - January 16, 2016 | Sunday | Tamil & English Weekly | 8 Pages | Free Circulation
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Well-wishers & Advertisers
A Happy Pongal
Shringar – the cultural
festival organised by
M.O.P. Vaishnav College
for Women.
Mirroring the resilient
spirit of the city, the
programme -- which
had to be postponed as
a result of the December
Cultural festival
organised by M.O.P.
Vaishnav College
for Women
Continued on pg 3
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...Cultural festival organised
floods -- was heldon
January 7th and 8th,
2016. The Shringar
music and dance festival
prominently featured
illustrious alumni of
M.O.P. Vaishnav, who
have gone on to prove
their mettle in their
chosen art. Artistes
Krithika Natarajan and
K. Dharini delivered
scintillating classical
music performances
on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8
respectively.
The audience was
enthralled by classical
dance performances
from Sudharma
Vaithiyanathanon Jan. 7
and T.M. Sridevion Jan.
8. At the culmination of
the festival, danseuse
and educationist Ms.
Priya S. Dixit delivered
the valedictory address.
Congratulating the M.O.P.
alumni performers, she
saidthatarthasthespecial
ability to make artistes as
well audiences forget their
problems and become
filled with positivity. She
commended the college
for conceptualising the
programme and bringing
art to the students.
Continued from pg 1
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The students of Smt.
Purnima Sriraman-Sri
ChandraMudhra,school
for Bharatanatyam
performed in the
Margazhi dance season
hosted by Pushpanjali
Cultural Trust, West
Mambalam in RK
Swamy Hall recently.
The participants of this
December Dance Season Attracts Talent From Even Abroad
Continued on pg 5
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show consisted of school
and college students
whose motive was to
show that nothing can
shake their passion for
this art. The participants
of this show include Ms.
Charanya Srinivasan
who learns from
Purnima via skype and
who had flown in from
the USA to especially
be a part of this dance
season in Chennai.
The performers in this
show were Haritha
Venakatachalapathy,
Akshaya Murari,
Shrithi Srinivasan,
Charanya Srinivasan,
Vishaka Balakrishnan,
Mahalakshmi Venkat,
Poojah.G, Swetha
Shanmugam, Sandhya
Senthilnathan and
tinty tots Nityashree,
Madhumita and Shivani.
The programme was
enjoyed by a hall full
of audience who sat
throughout the show.
Sri Chandra Mudhra
is located in Ashok
Nagar and Smt.Purnima
Sriraman can be reached
at 9003070672.
...Dance
Season
Attracts
Talent From
Even Abroad
Continued from pg 4
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an Indian industrial company.
Acharya Balkrishna established
patanjaliayurveda limited in the year
2006 taking inspiration from Yogrishi
Baba Ramdev for the objective of
establishing science of Ayurveda in
accordance and coordinating with
the latest technology and ancient
wisdom.Patanjali was started by
manufacturing medical products.
Baba Ramdev chose the path
of swadeshiand by establishing
PatanjaliAyurved he presented an
indigenous option to buyers, on the
other side he gave competition to
different FMCG companies.
PatanjaliAyurved has its reach in all
the categories of personal and food
products.The company manufactures
800 kinds of products including 45
kinds of cosmetic products and 30
different types of food products like
mustard oil, flour, butter, biscuits,
spices, oil, sugar, juice, honey etc.
PatanjaliAyurved products are
cheaper as compare to other
company products available in the
market because they spend very
less on advertising and marketing
their products. Pathanjali products
available @ PattoosTrends, Ap-
20 1st sector 6th street K.K.nagar
chennai-78. (near saravanabhavan)
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JagannathRathYatra on 14th January
ISKCON Celebrates Golden Jubilee
The Annual JagannathRathYatra will be held
on 14th January, 2016 (Thursday) under the
auspices of International Society for Krishna
Consciousness (ISKCON), Chennai Chapter.
ISKCON, founded by His divine grace A. C.
Bhakthivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966
is also celebrating its Golden Jubilee.
The RathYatra will start from Kapaleeswarar
Temple, Mylaporebetween 2:30 and
3:30 pm. and will reach the venue at
ChetpetKuchalambalKalyanaMandapam.
The procession will go through R.K
Mutt Road, Royapettah High Road,
Dr.RadhakrishnanSalai, Cathedral Road, N.H.
Road and Village Road.
During the procession, ISKCON will distribute
about 10,000 plates of prasadam to the general
public. Everyone is invited to join and pull the
Rath, which is by far the biggest RathYatra in
Chennai. Many school children across the city
will participate in the Yatra.
According to Mr. Das, of ISKCON “This is
the biggest RathYatra in Chennai. We have
been doing this annual ritual since 1983.
We take pride in bringing this wonderful
and colourful parade which gives an
opportunity for people to come together and
pay their respects to the Lord Jagannath.
Onlookers are taken by surprise to see Lord
Jagannath on a colourful cart, pouring out
his mercy. People excitedly wait for the
Prasadam (sweets) thrown from the Rath.
Swami SrilaPrabhupada inaugurated the
first RathaYatra outside India on 27th July
in the year of 1967 at San Francisco. The
history of Sri JagannathRathyatra festival
in Chennai dates back to 1983. The opulent
and grand chariot was built by a Canadian
devotee, HG Rasananda Das with substantial
contribution from Mr. Krishan Myer of
Automac, Ambattur. Mr. Ramesh Prasad,
Managing Director of Prasad Studios has
given space within to park and protect the
Rath.” For more details, contact: Mr. GK Das,
ISKCON, gkishan2002@yahoo.co.in, 86954
77451
ENGAGEMENTS
Fashion Photography Workshop
The first workshop is on Fashion Photography
for interested and upcoming photographers.
Participants can create their own Hi-fashion
portfolio. The workshop will be taken by
celebrity photographer Karthik Srinivasan,
featuring international models, leading
makeup artists, hairstylists, designers
fashion stylists. Its' a two-day industry
standard workshop with indoor and outdoor
shoot. Fashion Photography Workshop
Date: January 23rd 24th, 2016 Venue:
K's Academy of Photographic Arts (KAPA),
No.27, Krishnaswamy Avenue, Mylapore,
Chennai-600 004. Landmark: (Opp. to YGP
Calibre School) Fees: 20,000 (Plus Taxes)
Contact Number: Mob: +91-96001 57723
Discourses by Shri. R.Aravindan of
Vedanta Institute (Madras)
Bhagavad Gita -Dhyana Slokas @ Andhra
Mahila Sabha, Next to Nageswara Rao Park,
Luz, Mylapore, 7.30 to 8.45 am, on Sunday
10/01/2016
Bhaja Govindam @ Sivanthi Adithanar Ninaivu
Illam, 4 6, George Avenue, Poes Garden,10.30 -
11.45 am on Sunday 10/01/2016
Vedanta Treatise @ Naradagana Sabha L Hall,
Mylapore, 6.45 - 8.00 pm on Friday, 15/01/2016
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Pratap Plaza, 168, Kodambakkam High Road,
Mahalingapuram, 10.00 to 11.15 am on Saturday,
16/01/2016
All are Welcome For further details, contact
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Annual music competition on 16th
January 2016
Makers of Star Kid singers Nalaiya Sigarangal’s
10th annual music competition will be conducted
on 16th January 2016 (Saturday). The competition
will be in carnatic vocal (5-12 years and 12-18
years), Cine Vocal (5-12 years, 12-18 years and
above 18 years) and instruments Keyboard and
Violin for children age group 7- 12 and 12- 18
years.
Winners of the cine vocal category will be given
opportunity in our regular Mega Events.
For information and registration please contact
Shri. A.S. Raman at 9444421264 Office Address:
25, Thanikachalam Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600
017. Branch Address: 2/41, 11th cross Street,
Mahalakshmi Nagar, Adambakkam, Chennai 600
088.
Vocal competition in Tamil
Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha invites
applications to take part in the vocal competition
in Tamil in memory of Kalaimamani Smt.
D.Pattammal. The competition to all amateurs
of age group of persons below 30years both
Male Female. The competitors must offer to
sing 6 Tamil songs, Out of the SIX Songs chosen
by the competitor, they must offer 2 songs out
of the compositions of Smt. D.Pattammal and
other 4 songs may be the compositions of Sri
Gopalakrishna Bharathi, Sri Subramania
Bharathi and Sri Papnasam Sivan.
All the compositions of Smt. D.Pattammal are
available in her website www. dpattammal.
com and have been notated. Audio CDS of
the renditions of the compositions of Smt.
D.Pattammal are available at Sri Thyaga
Brahma Gana Sabha(Vani mahal) and interested
applicant may collect the same The competition
will be conducted on Sunday the 7th Feb.2016.
The applicant should fill the attached form and
submit it to Sabha on or before 5th Feb.2016.
For registration and further details contact the
Sabha at Vani Mahal during working Hours.
044-28152166.
Keyboard concerts on A.R. Rahman
musical hits
The students of N. E. Raj Vasanthan , the
Founder, Unison School of Music Technology,
Maharajapuram Santham Salai, T. Nagar, will
be perform keyboard concerts of A.R. Rahman
musical hits along with ‘Unison 120db Band’ at
5 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 10 at Russian Center
of Science and Culture, 74, Kasturirangan
Road, Alwarpet as part of A.R. Rahman birthday
celebrations.
There will be short video screening presentation of
‘A. R. Rahman’s musical journey. All are welcome.
For More details, Contact: 91765 26582.
Volunteers Invited for campaign
Radhatri Nethralaya , T. Nagar launching a ‘Yuva
Nethra Jyothi’ program to create volunteers for
campaign about the ‘Diabetic Retinopathy in
diabetic patients’ and ‘blinding eye conditions’
among the public at various venues on Jan.
12 as part of Swami Vivekandhar Birthday
celebrations.
Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham the Medical Director
said that the volunteers will be trained in the eye
related awareness program under its ‘Radhatri
Nethralaya’s charitable trust Gurupriya Vision
Research Foundation.
She said that 28% of the Chennai residents
are diabetic and the alarming rate at which the
diabetic eye disease (Diabetic retinopathy) is
increasing.
For More details, Contact:044- 2431 1550, 2433
2229, MBL: 94454 38681.
Free Lectures
FREE LECTURES ON YOGA NATUROPATHY
MANAGEMENT from 10th Jan 2016 to 13th
Jan 2016, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. At Govt. Yoga
and Naturopathy Medical College, Arignar Anna
Hospital of Indian medicine Campus, (Near
Anna Arch) Arumbakkam, Chennai – 106.
FOR The Following Disease Conditions: I. Viral
fever - Dengue [10th Jan 11:30 am – 1:00 pm]
II. Importance of Raw Diet [11th Jan 11:30 am
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[12th Jan 11:30 am – 1:00 pm] IV. Techniques
for Memory power [13th Jan 11:30 am – 1:00
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ISKCON Celebrates
Golden Jubilee
7. SRM University
hosted the DST Inspire
Science Camp for school
students of class 11th
and 12th from Chennai
and neighbouring
taluks, districts with a
total of 300 participants
attended various
workshop which was
held recently. SPACE,
a pioneer organization
working towards
development of science
and astronomy in India
has conducted the Sun
Sky watch workshop.
“Innovation in Science
Pursuit for Inspired
Research” (INSPIRE)
is an Innovative
programme initiated
by the Department of
Science and Technology
to attract talents to the
excitement and study of
science at an early age.
The space workshop
makes it easy to discover
or share new contents in
this inspire camp 2015.
Each activity support
slightly different kinds
of content in their
workshop. Amazing
Astronomy a short
presentation was
given by S. Venkata
Narayanan, Zonal
Business Manager,
SPACE. This kind of
workshop is to provide
hands-on science
experiment in Astronomy
and Space Science as a
part of the conference
theme; this will ignite
the spark of Imagination
and Curiosity. Hands-
on learning changes the
student’s perception of
science from a ‘burden’
to a ‘discovery’. Students
enjoy challenges that are
fun and work towards a
better future.
The workshop was
inaugurated by Dr.
Alagiriswamy, Asst. Prof
SRM University Dept.
of Physics and Nano
Technology. He was
motivating the students
in his inaugural address
“This will attract a rare
mix of students from
across the schools and
those to whom these
issues are relatively
new. I ensure, there’s
something for everyone.
I am sure that this
side-line event will be
a memorable, highly
educational and ‘not-to-
be-missed’ event”. He
joined with audience
in appreciating the
SPACE team which
has discovered 20
new asteroids in the
past six years. A
short presentation on
Sun and its features
were presented to the
students. Through
this workshop students
learnt about how to
safely observe the Sun.
Students learnt how
Sun looks different when
viewed though a solar
filter, about different
solar features. Students
realized the importance
of using safe methods
for solar observation.
During the field
observation students
had hands-on practice
of aligning a telescope
towards Sun, viewing the
Sun through telescope
using solar filter and
projection method.
Pinhole projector and
solar view goggles were
used to have a safe look
at the Sun.
Dr.K.Ramamurthi,
Asst. Prof SRM
University launched
the Hydro Rocket and
also mentioned that
“This program is very
informative about
viewing the solar (sun).
Rocket launching
principle is enjoyed
by the students.
This has become
food for thought for
the students”. “The
students enjoy a lot and
therefore this serves a
purpose thanks for the
flawless efforts” said
Dr. Alagiriswamy in
his closing remarks of
the event. Khanishkaa
one of the participating
student said “It was an
amazing experience, it
is not every day you get
to see the sunspots in
the sun. I hope that they
implement practical
studies in schools
from a younger age for
better understanding of
science. I hope to see
the change soon”.
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DST Inspire Science Camp held at SRM University, Chennai –
Sun Sky watch workshop by SPACE, Chennai
The seminar was
conducted at
‘ M a n i a m m a i y a r
arangam’ at Periyar
Thidal, Vepery. The
seminar focused
on the number of
papers prescribed
for the Prelims, and
Mains, the syllabus
to be covered and the
study schedule that is
needed to be planned
for the preparation.
The participants
were exposed to real
life situation of the
examination by experts
from the field and
young IAS aspirants
who have succeeded in
the previous years.
Dr. Rajeswari
Murugan, Director
of the Periyar IAS
Academy, welcomed
the participants
and highlighted the
milestones achieved
by Mr. N.K. Ragupathy
I.A.S.(retd.) during his
remarkable career and
the dynamism of Dr.
N. Ramachandran,
Vice Chancellor,
Periyar Maniammai
University, Tanjavur in
maintaining the quality
in technical education
and his passion
for environmental
protection and
preservation. The
participants were
apprised of the
coaching pattern of the
Peiyar I.A.S. Academy.
Mr. Raghupathy I.A.S.
(retd.), Chief Guest of
the evening, who had
held senior position
as Chairman, Staff
Selection Commission,
New Delhi and other
similar senior positions
in the Ministry of
Shipping, Ministry of
Steel and Ministry of
Culture, guided the
students on the mental
approach to be adopted
for any competitive
examination. He
advised the students
that they have to
discard the mental
blocks created by
medium instruction,
economical and social
background, gender
discrimination etc. He
specially mentioned
the efforts of Thanthai
Periyar for his social
reforms initiatives
which made the rural
and the oppressed
to compete. They
have to strive to
acquire knowledge
by focusing on the
syllabus, transform
acquired knowledge to
performance through
consistent practice.
He said that the CSAT
exam needs speed and
accuracy to ensure
success.
He also suggested that
the youngsters are to
have multi-tier career
path while approaching
the civil services exam.
If they prepare for the
civil services they can
easily get through
Group 1 Services of
TNPSC, Staff Selection
Commission exam,
Banking Services and
also into any of the
central services such
as IRS, Customs
Central Excise etc.
They must have a
motivator who can help
them to accept failure
and move forward for
working to achieve
success. He advised
that they can choose
any subject in which
Seminar titled “Strategies Approach to IAS
examination” conducted for IAS aspirants on 6th
January, 2016 at Periyar IAS academy
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they have interest/
passion as optional but
in-depth knowledge in
the subject is needed
for facing interview.
He suggested that 8
to 10 mock tests are
mandatory for CSAT.
He said that belief in
oneself can definitely
transform one’s
dream to performance
and achieve the set
goal.A specific time
management plan is
essential to remain
focused and shared
his experience with Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,
former President of
India when Dr. Kalam
was working on the
‘Mangalyan Project’ as
scientific advisor to the
Prime Minister.
Dr. N. Ramachandran,
Vice Chancellor,
Periyar Maniammai
University Tanjavur,
in his Presidential
address insisted that
determination and
dedication will ensure
success. He advised
the aspirants to work
smartly. He inspired
the students by
emphasizing thatthe
mental strength and the
will to win accompanied
by smart work are tools
for success. He also
advised the students
that any deterring
factorssuchaseconomic
and social status, lack
of English skill are to be
knocked off and work
diligently towards their
aim. He quoted real life
examples of differently
abled persons who have
succeeded in achieving
their goal despite their
handicap. Ms. Singal
who was the topper in
IAS during 2014, Ms.
Binu Jebin selected for
IFS the first visually
challenged candidate
and the case of Wilma
Rudolf, a cripple by
birth, an Afro American,
succeeded in becoming
Olympic Champion
and won three Gold
Medalsin athletics in a
single Olympics through
self-determination, hard
work, and the ability
to acknowledge failure
and through consistent
practice.
Mr. Thirugnana
sambandam, Director
Operation, The
Gateway International
School shared his
experience with I.A.S.
toppers when he
interviewed them for
Times of India. He
asked the aspirants to
keep their ‘Why’ -their
reason for aspiring
for a career in the
Civil Services strong
for remaining focused
in the preparation
phase. As Prelims is
an elimination process
due to competition,
... IAS aspirants on 6th January, 2016 at Periyar IAS academy
the preparation needs
to be smart. This was
followed by interaction
with the participants
and the experts cleared
the doubts raised by
them. The seminar
was concluded with
the vote of thanks by
Mr. Rajesh Kumar,
Coordinator, Periyar
I.A.S. Academy.
Continued from pg 7