VADAPALANI WEST MAMBALAM, ASHOK NAGAR, K.K. NAGAR, VADAPALANI, VIRUGAMBAKKAM NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWSPAPER Aug. 30 - Sep.5, 2009 Vol.7 No.34
Recreating the magic of Onam
Kindling nostalgic memories, Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala is here. While many try to make it to their hometown, to be with their near and dear ones, there are others
who are not so lucky. However, the city is all set to celebrate the festival. While some Malayali associations are busy organizing the traditional Onam feast and cultural
festivals, others are trying to provide the Malayali community here with the required items for the grand celebration of the festival. Be it the settu mundu or the palada p r a t h a m a n o r nenthrampazham, the city has it on the platter. Restaurants are vying with each other to provide sumptuous Ona sadya. Along with the sadya, a host of cultural activites will also be there in most of the restaurants. So, enjoy the Onam shopping, relish a complete Ona sadya and be happy.
Vadapalani Times Wishes all a very
Happy Onam
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Know your diabetes
I am a diabetic for the past ten years and I am taking medicines regularly. Shall I do fasting blood test alone as part of the regular checkup? No. Both fasting and postprandial blood sugar values are important as each one signifies the status of diabetes in its own way. Fasting blood sugar denotes the basal insulin secretion during the night time and sugar release from the liver during the night. Postprandial blood sugar denotes immediate insulin release (first phase insulin secretion) and insulin action in muscles and fat (insulin sensitivity). We have specific drugs and newer designer insulin's to address these abnormalities. To get HbA1c less than 7%, we have to target both fasting and postprandial blood sugar values well within target ranges. One has to do both fasting blood sugar and postprandial blood sugar to know the status of diabetes and to avoid complications. Who are the persons at risk of diabetes and who are the persons should undergo glucose tolerance test? The following are the risk group for developing diabetes 1. All individuals above the age of 40 years with high ethnicity of diabetes (Asians) 2. Obese persons - Individuals with a BMI equal to or more than 25 kg/m2 3. Have a first-degree relative with diabetes 4. Physically inactive persons – stressful persons 5. Have delivered a baby weighing more than 4Kg or have been diagnosed as having diabetes during pregnancy. 6. Hypertensive individuals (equal to or more than 140/90 mm of Hg) 7. Have an HDL cholesterol level less than 35 mg/dl 8. Have a triglyceride level more than 250 mg/dl 9. Have PCOS (Poly cystic ovary syndrome) 10. On previous testing, had IGT or IFG – prediabetes 11. Have a history of vascular disease. (heart attack and stroke) 12. Patients taking steroid medicines For any questions and doubts to clarify, kindly mail to drshanmugaa@gmail.com or vadapalani times@gmail.com It is always advisable to follow regular diet at regular timings along with regular medicines to avoid fluctuations in sugar levels and avoid complications. For details, contact : Chendur Diabetes #72, 7th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 83. Ph : 9444484351.
Blood Donation Camp today The Bengal Association, Chennai is organising a Blood Donation Camp today at The Bengal Association premises at 29, Giri Road, T.Nagar,
Chennai – 17. (opp. Suriya Greens) from 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Those interested to donate blood can contact the organizers.
Annual Day celebrated Chinmaya Balvihar (Childrens wing of Chinmaya Mission), West Mambalam celebrated their Annual Day on August 20 at Kalamandir Matriculation Higher Secondary School . Brahmachari Pavitra Chaitanya (disciple of Swami Chinmayananda) blessed the children and the gathering. S. Jeyaram S h a r m a , s e c r e t a r y, Kalamandir Matriculation School presided and gave the prizes. The programme was organised to motivate the children to aspire high, to develop team spirit and to strengthen the bonding among them. Parents also enthusiastically participated in a mythological quiz. The Balvihars train
children and inculcate in them reverence for ancient culture, an aspiration to live up to it and to have a correct understanding of
the implications of our immortal philosophy. As part of the programme, the children from the neighbourhood of West
Mambalam meet once a week to attend the value education class, handled by teachers of Chinmaya Mission.
Free medical camp today Kodungaiyur Muthamizh Nagar 8th Block Welfare Association is conducting a free medical camp on August 30 from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm at Mercury Matriculation school, East Avenu Street, 8th Block, Muthamil Nagar, Chennai – 600 118. Dr.S.Geetha and team from Adyar will be screening the patients. Medicines will be
distributed free of cost to all patients. Treatment for general health, woman and child health, diabetes, dental, neurological problems, bone, eye and counselling for drug addiction will be provided. Film actor S.V.Shekher will inaugurate the camp and Chennai Corporation H e a l t h O f f i c e r Dr.P.Gugananthanm will screen the first treatment.
Disclosing the secrets of Bhagavad Gita ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), Chennai is conducting a 7 - week session course called “Science Of SelfRealization” for teens, youth and adults to unlock the secrets of the Bhagavad Gita. The course starts today in nine centres in and around Chennai on weekends. They will cover topics which form the fundamentals of the Bhagavad Gita, like : Search for Happiness,
Does God really exist? Why bad things happen to good people?, science of yoga, science of soul and practical applications. The course will be conducted in Tamil and English at nine venues in Anna Nagar, K.K. Nagar, Mogappair, Pallikaranai, I n j a m b a k k a m , Thiruvanmiyur, R.A Puram, West Mambalam and Perambur. For more details contact: Sridharshyamdas @ 93806-66794 or Rambhakti Devi @ 24740988.
Fine tune your mind Jayavidya Learning center in association with Rajkalki will conduct “how to tune your mind to stay positive for ever” workshop between 3 to 6 p.m. on August 06 at No: 8, Dhanalakshmi Colony
Main Road, Vadapalani. The registration fee is Rs 200. Those in the age group of 20 to 50 years can participate. For further details contact: 98407 7754
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KOLLYWOOD SPEAKS
Actor Vijay and politics
On Vinayaga Chathurthi d a y, I l a y a t h a l a p a t h y Vijay's fans had much more reasons than the festival to celebrate. Vijay participated in a public meeting in Puducherry which was
attended by the Puducherry Chief Minister Vaidyanathan. The meeting was organised by Puducherry Munetra Congress MLA and Vijay's Pudhucherry fan club president
Selva and Dhanush to team up again
N.Anand. Though his fans went repeatedly asked him why was he not entering people, Vijay didn't commit anything but just informed that he's not against entering politics and will The winning team director come at the right time. Selvaraghavan and his brother actor Dhanush are joining hands for a film. The twine shelved project
Fan create problems for Rambha
Rambha, went to her house in Virugambakkam and tried to enter her house saying that he wanted to gift the actress a gold ring p e r s o n a l l y. T h o u g h Rambha's brother and security guards tried to prevent him, they had to call the police to get rid of
projects especially the magnum opus Aayirathil Oruvan. GV Prakash is the music director and the film is expected to be quickie.
Paalaivanacholai audio released
Paalaivanacholai which was made almost three decades ago, starring Suhasini, is now being remade by Maruti Films. The film's audio was launched at the renovated Kamala Theatre on August 25. The audio was released by Rama Narayanan in the presence of KRG, VC Guhanathan, RB Chowdary, Sivasakthi Pandian and others. The film has Nithin Sathya and It seems it's stalking time in Kollywood. Just as the furor of Sneha being stalked by a person, now it's the turn of Rambha to complain about a fan who apparently tried to gatecrash into her house. G.Venkatesan (28), a diehard fan of actress
titled Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam is all set to roll. On two earlier occasions, the project could not start off as Selva got busy with other
Karthika. Abhinay, Sanjiv, Chams and Sathya are the other heroes. Robert Rajasekar, the director of the original film which was a superhit in 1981 was present on the occasion. Rajasekar heaped praises on Dayalan, the director of the remake version and said that he was moved while watching the song sequence Megamey Megamey.
the fan. Apparently, the actress family had informed the police to let off the man, as they were convinced that he was a crazy fan of the actress who wanted to present her a gold ring bought with hard earned money.
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The movie is a sort of comeback film for Dayalan, the director; Babi, music d i r e c t o r. c a m e r a m a n Shanthamurthy is the cameraman. Karthika who got married recently said that she was delighted to be part of the remake, “I am really lucky to get this role. Iwant to do more performance based films in Tamil. I have not got such powerful roles in Malayalam so far.�
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Spiritual celebrations
Yoga for wellness
A chat with Yogacharya Arunkumar, the founder of the Infinite Dimension Charitable Trust, whose objective is to eliminate all trace of suffering from this planet and help people achieve physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual well-being. He conducts several w o r k s h o p s o n Yo g a , Meditation, Pranayama, Pranic healing, Crystal healing, Reiki and many other types of healing. What were the beginnings of your interest in the ancient art of yogasana? I'm from Orissa. After c o m p l e t i n g m y engineering, I got an opportunity to go abroad. However, I decided to take a yoga vacation at Shivananda Ashramam at Kerala. I fell in love with yoga and decided to stay. My guru was Swami Vishnudevananda. I stayed in Kerala for three years learning and teaching yogasanas, after which I came to Chennai. I used to train several cricketers in yoga. I joined the Apollo group of hospitals in 1996 as stress management ounselor. In 2002, I started 'Infinite Dimension', with an aim to reach out to the poorest of the poor. What are all the places in India you've conducted the workshops? We've conducted workshops in several places all over the countryDelhi, Bangalore, Mumbai,
Hyderabad to mention a few. In Tamil Nadu, we have conducted workshops in Chennai, C o i m b a t o r e , Ve l l o r e , Ambur, Kanchipuram and some surrounding villages. We also go to schools and colleges and teach children yoga so that they are better prepared to face difficulties. Do you have a specific teaching methodology? Poornathvam yoga is yoga for complete well-being. We don't just teach people asanas and other techniques, we also give them the scientific reasoning behind it. That makes them more aware and helps them realize, why it is so important to practice yoga. Tell us something about your latest venture? Organic farming is a new project that we have taken up. Although people might practice yoga and good breathing techniques, their health is ruined by the intake of chemicals in almost everything they eat. We encourage farmers to go the organic way and also provide them with pyramids, crystals etc. to ensure better plant yields. We operate a research centre in Thindivanam for this. Yoga can prevent the onset of health problems. But, how about treatment and cure? People suffer from illnesses when the body's balance is disrupted. Yoga
can definitely help reverse this. Of course, the severity of the problem also plays a role in determining how much can be done. In the early stages of most diseases, a cure can definitely be achieved. If it is an advanced stage, the person's suffering can be reduced. It can make the person peaceful and relaxed. Mind over body – that is what yoga is all about. Positive thoughts have a positive impact. Yoga helps people think positively. Specific asanas and breathing techniques are also available to target certain problems. For breathing-related problems like asthma, yoga is the ultimate solution. In the case of cardiac problems, we have seen that yoga reduce blocks in arteries. What would you consider as the happiest moment as a yogacharya? Every moment of mine in the company of yoga is a happy one for me. One of the most memorable ones, I would say was the first yoga class I taught in Kerala. I was teaching people and that was really helping them. Once a couple came back to me and said that I had made a difference in their lives. That happy moment still lingers in my mind. For more details, contact : 9380638528 / 9282113252. - Sarasija
The four day long spiritual celebrations of the 80th Avatara dina of Sathguru Sri Gnanananda Saraswathi of the Gnana Advaitha Peetam of T. Nagar saw a large number of devotees thronging the venue from all over India. On Gokulashtami day, a Namasankeerthanam p r o g r a m m e b y Anananthakrishnan was held at Thathwaloka Hall; on August 14, there was an inspiring lecture on G u r u k r u p a a n d Gurubhakthi by Srivthsa Jayarama Sharma and it was a fitting birthday gift to not only Sathguru but her devotees also. On August 15, the organisers had arranged a Sampoorna
Narayaneeya Parayanam stirring divine music by ‌.a divine literature on A r u n a S a i r a m a t Lord Guruvayurappa, the Vanimahal. Deity so close to Sathguru's heart! On the concluding day, the release of books by Sathguru and her anugraha bhashanam An experience by was followed by soul Rajee Mani
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A complete Onam fare Ente Keralam, alwarpet is celebrating Onam with special ela sadya till September 6. The Onam menu at Ente
Keralam is being specially prepared by chef and ayurvedic physician Unnikrishan Namboodiri, of Thrissur. So, one can
expect an authentic fare and there are four payasams to relish. For details, call: 42328585
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Award for Kanyakumari and Sheerghazi Jayaraman
L a l i t h a K a l a Ve d i k a celebrated its 14th anniversary at R.K.Swamy Auditorium. On this occasion, violion vidooshini Kanyakumari was awarded with gold medal for her service in the field of Carnatic music as a token of appreciation and affection. In the same way, Sheerghazhi Jayaraman was awarded with cash award in memory of the founder late B.V.S.S.Mani. Veteran musician Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna graced the function and honoured the awardees. On the occasion, he mentioned that Sri.Mani and his wife dedicated their
life for the cause of promoting arts and was pillar for the development of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha .He added that Kanyakumari is known to him from her childhood. He only introduced her to Late M . L . V. H e p r a i s e d Sheerghazhi Jayaraman for his good qualities and he told that Jayaraman accompanied him for Thiagaraja Seva. He suggested to increase the cash award to Rs. 25, 000. He said that he would donate Rs 15,000 to L a l i t h a K a l a Ve d i k a . B.V.S.L.Krishna Kishore welcomed the gathering. Calcutta Krishmurthy, P.S
N.Swamy, Sankaralingam and others were honoured and K.J.Sarasa, V e d a n t h a m Sathyanarayana Sarma, Lakshmi Viswanathan and others were honoured for their contribution to dance. Last year a cash award in memory of his mother Lalitha Ratnam was given t o K . J . S a r a s a . R . K r i s h n a s w a m y, secretary of Narada Gana Sabha and B.R.Kumar, former director of AIR felicitated the awardees. On the occasion a mesmerizing violin duet was performed by Lalgudi K r i s h n a n a n d Vijayalakshmi.
Melodious performance
R.Arjun Sambasivan and R.Narayanan, disciple of Sri Korattur Sahasranaman and Chrompet Srinivasa Moorthy presented a melodious keyboard concert. This was part of the Vadapalani Times Music Festival being organised at Sankara matam, West Mambalam. The young Korattur brothers commenced the concert with Vasantha raga varnam i n a t r a d i t i o n a l w a y.
Gajavadana, a composition of Papanasam Sivan was presented in Sreeranjani ragam. Thiagaraja Swami`s obhillu Sapthaswara in Jaganmohini ragam and Endaro Mahanubhavulu, a Pancharatna kruiti was performed in a pleasant way. Hamsadhwani ragam was chosen as the main and a detailed alapana was p e r f o r m e d w i t h kalpanaswaram. Vaathaapi was played with a very clear
and good diction. Manavyazgakim, the keertham of Thiaga in Nainakanthi and brovabhaarama in Bahudari captivated the audience. Enna thavam in Kaapi was enjoyable. Laya vidwan Sri Chrompet Suresh disciples S.Karthik Narayanan, (mridangam) and N.Ranganathan (ghatam) supported the brothers in an apt way in an appreciable manner.
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Fusion Food Festival 24x7 Bytes an all day dining restaurant at Quality Hotel Sabari Classic, OMR celebrates for the first time in Chennai a Fusion Food Festival. The festival will feature a wide variety of dishes inspired by combinations of various regional cuisines with new ideas. Executive Chef, Suresh says, “ I believe in blending traditional with modern, c l a s s i c a l w i t h contemporary, East with West and Asian essence with Western style. The fusion cuisine combines elements of various culinary traditions.” Oregano Zaffrani Mahi Ti k k a , P a n e e r P e s t o Paprika Tikka, Bailey's Infused Rasamalai, Scarmoza Malai Chicken Tikka, Tofu Tamatar Dum
Pukh, Lemon Grass Chilly Mousse, Karakudi Kadhai Gosht, Kashmiri Kozhi Biryani, Kadai Paneer Au-gratin and Palak Coconut Burfi are some of the items at the festival menu. As part of the festival there
will be a complimentary drink and also live music by expert musicians. For table reservations, contact 47445030 or 9940636884. The festival period is from August 24th till September 11, between 7 and 11 pm.
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Special Onam Sadya at Sanjeevanam Come this Onam and look forward to a host of authentic and perhaps the healthiest Sadhya offered in town by Sanjeevanam Health Restaurant across Adyar, Nungambakkam and Mogappair. Starting from August 29, the eclectic Sadya would be an ideal combination of tantalising taste of the most revered dishes with S a n j e e v a n a m ' s characteristic statement of food prepared for health and energy. The Onamsadya, inspite of its mind boggling variety, is a delicately balanced feast. Sadya will start from August 29 and will go on till September 2, from 11 am – 3 pm daily. One can also opt for a take-away parcel with special Ada Pradhamans, Chakka Pradahaman and Parippu Pradhamans available at 1 litre and half litre.
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