VADAPALANI WEST MAMBALAM, ASHOK NAGAR, K.K. NAGAR, VADAPALANI, VIRUGAMBAKKAM NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWSPAPER Oct. 11 - 17, 2009 Vol.7 No.40
Festival spirits soar
It's that time of the year again. People are seen rushing around, clutching bulging bags and its shopping frenzy in and around Pondy Bazaar and Panagal Park. It's Diwali again. Shopping, it seems, hasn't been affected in the slightest by the recent lull in the fiscal department in most households. Some
cloth showrooms claim that this year the sales has actually much better than the previous year. Read on to know more about the shopping trends this year‌ 'Anarkalis' mostly preferred Anarkali's still rules the roost. This year too it's the 'Anarkali' that is the most
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Know your diabetes Award for neighbourhood reporters
I am a diabetic for the past four months. I am taking tablet metformin twice daily after food. My father is also diabetic and he is taking tablets half an hour before food. What is the correct way of taking diabetes medicines? This is a very good question. Most of the diabetes patients have confusion regarding their medications and their intake. Diabetes is a disorder due to the defective insulin secretion from pancreas or defective action of insulin at their receptor or combination of both. Type 2 diabetes patients have a combination of these two defects. We have anti-diabetic medicines to increase insulin secretion and medicines that increase insulin action at their receptors. Anti-diabetic medicines that increase insulin secretion from pancreas have to taken half an hour before taking food because of the time delay in tablet absorption and insulin secretion. The insulin secretion has to be matched with the rise in blood sugar level after food intake. So that the medicines used to increase insulin secretion has to be taken half an hour before food. Medicines that increase insulin action have to be taken after food. Some medicines, which inhibit glucose absorption in the intestine, have to be taken along with food. All the medicines are advocated in exact timings in relation to food so as to get their maximal benefits.
Founder President of Citizens Guardian, a social service organization, Ravichandran honoured budding singers of Raga Rhtyms and reporters of n e i g h b o u r h o o d newspapers in a grand gala function held at Kamarajar Arangam recently. There was also a light music programme by Raga R h y t h y m s . P L Krishnamurthy, son of Lakshminarasimhan compeered the programme and presented cine songs, composed by music d i r e c t o r s , S . P. Venkataraman. M.K.T. B a g a v a t a r, K . V. Mahadevan, M.S. Viswanathan, Ilayaraja, A.R.Rahman and Hariss Jayaraj. Krishnamurthy, a class 12 student, presented the entire show with ĂŠlan and encouraged other artists and explained the nature of songs as well. The concert commenced w i t h K a t r i n i l e Va r u m Geetham, composed by
S.P.Venkataraman and sung by MS for the film Meera. Krishna mukunda murare, composed by M.K.T.Bagavathar for the film Haridoss was sung by Vignesh. Like wise Sai Sharan, Vikram, Vaishnavi and Deepthi Suresh enthralled the audience. Krishnamurthy honoured his gurus Drums Gopal, Suresh and his class teacher and the day being Vijayadasami his gesture was well appreciated. The entire music team was honoured by Ravichandran and other guests of the evening. S.A.N. Va s e e k a r a n , S e n i o r J o u r n a l i s t , P r o f . T. N . Ganapathy, Director, Yoga Siddha Research Centre, Prof.B.Sadagopan, former HOD of History and Politics, DG Vaishnav College, G.Raaghavan, Managing Trustee, Sree G a y a t r i T r u s t , K.Amruthalingam, President, Sewas, K.Surendar, Founding
The huge Golu set in at the Shri Karpagambal Kapaleeshwarar temple at Mylapore this year was a breathtaking sight to watch. It was both traditional as well as trendsetting. Befitting the theme, 'Ashta Dik Balakar Golu' beautiful bommais - old and new were arranged in the traditional step format not only one side, but also on all four sides, in the mandapam on the outer prakaram. It was indeed amazing as the steps on the four sides were arranged
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the people as the issues get solved or attended to with immediate effect. He said that the concept of award is to further encourage the reporters to give more thrust and attention to the civic woes. Kannan, son of Music Director K.V.Mahadevan graced the occasion and blessed the entire troupe. - Sharma
Traditional yet a trend setter..... Kapaleeswarar Koil Golu
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.
Jayavidya Chess Academy will conduct a free one month chess class for children in the age group of 4-15 Years from 11th October at Vijayabharathi Mat.Hr.Sec.School, No. 8, Dhanalakshmi Colony Main Road, Vadapalani. The
Member Of Good Governance Guards and V. H a r i h a r a n , Z o n a l Chaiarman Of Bharat Vikas Parishat graced the occasion and honoured the reporters and budding singers. Ravichandran welcomed the gathering and explained that the civic issues published in the n e i g h b o u r h o o d newspapers are useful to
with an apex forming like a mountain. Thousands of devotees, who stood in queue to circle the deities, appreciated and enjoyed the Golu and the palpable festivity in the air. More interesting to see was the enthusiasm of young, modern mothers who took time to explain the puranic stories behind the dolls to their equally enthusiastic siblings. And that's what our Navarathri Golu is really for, no? As experienced by Rajee Mani
Navarathri celebrations at Sringeri Sri Sharada Mutt-Delhi It's Navarthri news time from the Capital .....Yes! The Sringeri Sri Sharada Mutt at Delhi (in Vasanth Vihar )was buzzing with spiritual activities on the festive occasion of Sharada Navarathri. A favourite haunt of South Indian as well as North Indian devotees, the temple had organized an aesthetic Golu on all the 10 days of t h e f e s t i v a l . The huge Golu almost covered one breadth of the temple campus, displayed rare and enchanting dolls on several steps, and all these were highlighted with
enticing rangoli, and floral designs on the floor that changed every day! The soft lighting added more divinity to the already divine atmosphere created by the vibrations of manthras, vedagoshas and sangeetha upasanas. Sri Sharadammba,according to our Puranas is said to be Sarva Vidya Swaroopini and Sarva Kala Swaroopini and the maha n a v a m i celebrations formed the climax of the festival.
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Snapshots of Navarathri Contest 2009
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West Mambalam pulsates with music
October second, Vadapalani Times rightly announced, indeed a day buzzing
as had was with
activities- at the Chandrasekar Kalyana Mandapam in West Mambalam -- art, music,
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Career guidance programme held A career guidance programme for the students of commerce group of Springfield Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.K. Nagar was conducted on September 30 at the school auditorium. School principal V. Sankarlal introduced the chief guest Prof. K. N. Ramaswamy to the students. Mr Ramaswamy highlighted the importance of
commerce in today's life. He pinpointed the important colleges in the city, the career opportunities, and courses which can be pursued by the commerce students. The Principal stressed the importance of hard work and sincerity for success in life. Milli Abraham, president of ACE club gave the welcome address. S. Deepika proposed vote of thanks.
dance and what not. A whole day of fun and frolicwith yummy .tasty bites and a wagon of prizes,
distributed to not only the winners but to the well deserving participants. Saidapet M.L.A Senthamilan was kind enough to spare his time to be with Vadapalani Times for the celebrations. The M.D of Eltech Corporation B J a y a v e l a n d Sundaramoorthy had sponsored the prizes for the Golu Competition and graced the occasion too. Noteworthy was the enthusiasm and house full presence of the parents, participants and spectators of West Mambalam. Well, if one can put it in a nut shell West Mambalam was reverberating with the notes of music and the rhythm of dance steps.
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Four decades of excellence in dance
Recently danseuse Sreekala Bharath celebrated the 10th anniversary pf her dance school Tejas at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium. It also marked the occasion of her four decades of journey through dance. The occasion saw Dr,Padma Subramanian,
Sreekala's guru K.J.Sarasa. dance critic Nandini Ramani, Dr.Rukmini Ramani and Dr.Biswakumar coming together to felicitate the artiste. Cricketer Srikanth, who's the chairman of National Selection Committee For Cricket and Sreekala's
welcomed the gathering. A special performance, a bharathanatyam medley was presented. The guests appreciated Sreekala's passion and dedication towards the art. An audio-visual presentation of Sreekala`s dance journey was also presented.
Y.G.MAHENDRAN`s 50th show of Vietnam veedu
On occasion of UAA`S 50th show of Vietnam Veedu at Va n i M a h a l , M a y o r Subramanian, Crazy Mohan, Vietnam Veedu
Sundaram, City Club Rajendran and others participated. They felicitated Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and YG
Mahendran. The guests detailed YG Mahendran's dedication and his originality in presenting the character.
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NEWS Festival... from Page 1
It's that time of the year again. People are seen rushing around, clutching bulging bags and its shopping frenzy in and around Pondy Bazaar and Panagal Park. It's Diwali again. Shopping, it seems, hasn't been affected in the slightest by the recent lull in the fiscal department in most households. Some cloth showrooms claim that this year the sales has actually much better than the previous year. Read on to know more about the shopping trends this year‌
salespersons say. The same applies to 'Patialas'. When it comes to sarees, designer sarees occupies the prime slot. Raw silk, Tussar and tissue varieties are also preferred by a majority. For the kids and teens, who prefer to dress in westernstyle, leggings are a boon. Just grab a pair of leggings and pair it with a long top. Apart from these, denim pants, which never go out of style, are also selling well. For men, whose choice in clothing is severely limited in comparison to women,
the usual formals and kurtapyjamas remain the choice this festival season too. Safety first Like previous years, this year too, the police department has erected watch towers and installed CCTVs to watch out for trouble makers in the shopping hub. Police personnel in uniform and mufti are posted all along the major junctions to help the festive shoppers and public. Crackle N Sparkle In many places, cracker shops have been opened
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'Anarkalis' mostly preferred Anarkali's still rules the roost. This year too it's the 'Anarkali' that is the most popular choice of clothing for most people, be it little girls or late twenty-some things. Traditional attires such as pattu pavadais and dhavanis have taken a back seat, with Anarkalis stealing the show. And customers have plenty of designs to choose from. The Masakali, a variant of the Anarkali is a l s o q u i t e p o p u l a r,
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