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As part of the routine job, one day I set out to fix appointment with the leading consultants in the city. In this context, I had spoken one of the consultant and who had the given the appointment for the next day in the afternoon at 1500 Hrs. The next day I had tried to the same person for confirmation of the appointment and he had asked to come at 1600 hours, then I followed his office 15 minutes ahead of the schedule, then on checking at the reception I was told he has gone out and will be here. Then I decided to call up to inform that was waiting for him in his office, then he quickly responded saying that he will be back in 30-45 minutes and asked us to wait in his office. I decided to have a cup of tea at the nearest joint and returned back and continued to wait and after waiting for nearly 75 minutes , then called him up again to say that I was still waiting for him, then he said that he was in the office and asked where was I?. I told that I was waiting in his of...

Excerpts from Bio-Wheel Website Mixing & aeration produced from slowly rotating Bio-RotorsTM. No blowers are required. It has a small footprint, low power consumption and low cost. The only noise is cascading water. The Bio-RotorTMbiological treatment system has been developed to combine the compactness and flexibility of the activated sludge process with the stability and simplicity of the fixed film process. The Bio-Rotor TMsystem integrates the two processes in a single tank by using a simple mechanical drive system. The rotation of the Bio-RotorTM provides alternating air and water cycles for the fixed film process, and aeration and mixing for the activated sludge process. The heart of the wastewater treatment process is the Bio-RotorTM which consists of a rotating structure with cell plates* arranged in a series of rows. The cell plates are 3/4" apart and provide a roughened surface as media for fixed film growth, and also provide a source of aeration for the activated sl...

It is the only ali'i (royalty) holiday established during the monarchy and observed continually since its establishment by royal proclamation in 1871. The day is celebrated to honor King Kamehameha who unified the Hawaiian Islands and who stands as an exponent of Hawaiian self-determination. The first observance of this holiday was held on June 11, 1872. Kamehameha V designated June 11 as a public holiday to honor the memory of his great-grandfather who was the first ruler of the United Hawaiian Islands. Kamehameha ("The Lonely One") was born between 1736 and 1758 in Kohala on the island of Hawaii. His father was Keoua Kupuapaikalani, chief of Kohala and a grandson of Keawe who once ruled over a powerful kingdom on the island of Hawaii. Kekuiapoiwa, Kamehameha's mother, was the daughter of a chief from Kona. The King was a courageous man of unbridled ambition. He became chief of his western Big Island district in 1781 and waged war against the other chiefs. He accompl...

The Origin of Iced Tea: Early in the eighteenth century Englishman, Richard Blechynden, tea plantation owner set up a booth to sell hot tea at the St. Louis World Fair. At the time of the year being very hot the fair visitors were looking for quenching their thirst rather being hot. He realized the need of the visitors and converted the hot tea into ice and served it cold, which was incidentally instant hit.This was the first known use of iced tea as early as 1904. Medicinal value: In the olden times, people have believed that tea was presenting itself with a lot of medicinal value with broad spectrum. Modern science and research has also added credibility to some of these thoughts and identified more In some cases research is not conclusive. Regardless of the final determination as to it's value over time, drink and enjoy because there is no research to suggest that it can hurt you and it just tastes good. Here are some of the known or suspected medicinal applications: 1. Reducti...

On the occasion of the May Day had organized a meeting on “Sky Rocketing – House Rentals” at Dakshinamoorthy Auditorium, P S Higher Secondary School. On the dais, M S Udayamurthy – President of Makkal Sakthi Eiyakkam , N S Venkatraman – Trustee of Nandhini Voice of deprived, A K Venkatsubramanian – Catalyst Trustee and N L Rajah – Senior Advocate. The meeting had centered on the most important topic of the common man which would even outbeat the heat. Udayakumar, Lecturer (Visually Challenged) in Prsedency College Chennai had focused on the growing menace of the brokers who are demanding house rent without any kind of reasoning. All these brokers have some linkage with political circles which gives them the additional strength and tend to behave like a local leader not heeding anyone in the process. In the past year or so the rental has gone by nearly 70% as was discussed. Also those with some physical ailments find it extremely difficult to find a house for rent as they find the owner...

It is located on the East Coast Road run by A.B Resorts And Restaurant Pvt Ltd, a unit of M/s. Parveen Travels P Ltd, Chennai, is one of the hot spots and talk of the town. Quite often visited by VIP’s, Car racers, youngsters, families, Silver Screen personalities and big celebrities to fuel their body. Spread over an area of 6000 SFT with 150 seating capacity and having ample space for car parking. The Restaurant has got a swanky ambience, which make the customers feel comfortable. Pitstop offers a wide range of Veg / Non-Veg, mouth watering pizzas, crispy and juicy fried chickens, varieties of fruit juices, milk Shakes and Veg salads. It also serves delicious ice creams and Chocolate founde, which is very much liked by the youngsters and children. It has also introduced new menus of international taste which are being mostly preferred and eaten by one and all, including foreigners. The whole outlet is Wi-Fi connected, which enables the customers to access the Internet for free. An e...

Prashanti, house of Silk Cottons, the boutique renowned for its hand oven Silk Cotton Sarees is located in the heart of the city in Mylapore, Chennai. They have completed a year in the newly inaugurated showroom, on the occasion are celebrating their anniversary celebrations by offering special range of sarees with a mix of silk cotton as well other variety. They are offering a very special discount of 7% on the Silk Cotton and 5% on other range of sarees from 14th April to 17th May as part of their anniversary celebrations. They have rich variety of Silk Cotton and Poly Cotton Sarees and Salwar Fabrics, whose exquisite designs and colours on this occasion. They are also planning widen their range by adding to the existing choice - lovely half - saree coordinates for teens.Prashanti is located at , No.16, 6th Cross CIT Colony, (Behind Chettiar Hall - TTK Road), Chennai - 600004. Ph: 24991850 / 24997636

Are you looking for some different kind of shopping experience in the designer wear clothez? Then it is must visit boutique. They are wide variety of clothes in the designer wears dealing from kurthis to sarees with latest in the industry. This is run by Ms. Shanti daughter of very successful businessman staying in Neelangarai, after graduation did her fashion designing course and had always passion which eventually led to the setting up of this boutique in the ECR at Kottiwakkam in the December last year. The feature of this boutique is - it has the tailoring unit attached which makes the designer wear even more custom made to the choice of the buyer. They are also catering to the needs of the accessories like the handbags, pouches and other leather items. Whenever we think of designer wear, we always feel that they are expensive, but this boutique offers designer wear of all kinds at affordable rates starting from Rs.400. Her Endeavour has been that the designer wear should be availa...

At the opening of the McDonald’s Outlet in Chennai , a very simple vegetable burger, which is normally priced @ Rs 42, was sold for a whopping Rs 400,000 on Tuesday. McDonald's auctioned its first burger and donated the proceeds to the Banyan, a city-based NGO. The successful bidder was Shiva Kumaar P R, managing director of Saravana Bhavan Holdings LLC. It had almost waiting for a long time to open in Chennai with the first starting in grand gala fashion at Ascendas IT Park. They had also organized a press meeting ahead of the launch which was chaired by Amit Jatia, managing director. He shared his thoughts as to how they started their Indian operations and time spent in nurturing the SCM 9 Supply Chain Management. They are planning to open about 15-20 in the span of 3 to 5 years in Chennai and also looking at the markets down south like Coimbatore. "We source fresh lettuce from Pune, Delhi, Nainital and Ooty, Cheese from Dynamix Dairies, Maharashtra, fresh buns from Bector F...

Prashanti, house of Silk Cottons, the boutique renowned for its hand oven Silk Cotton Sarees is located in the heart of the city in Mylapore, Chennai. It was started nearly 25 years by Mrs. Malathi Muralidharan as a just small shop and over period of time it has grown to this level which has been recently refurbished showroom, just over 1500 sqft. They have always concentrated on the mix of cotton with silk to belnd the rich look with easy to wear. It showcases Prashanti's signature Silk Cotton and Poly Cotton Sarees and Salwar Fabrics, whose exquisite designs and colours are richly complemented by the spacious, elegant, teak interiors. Prashanti's Silk Cottons which are rigorously tested to meet the highest quality standards - offers its patrons an affordable, comfortable and maintenance free alternative to expensive, heavy, traditional silks. They have also opened in Malleswaram 17th cross – Bangalore to cater to the needs to growing markets who have shown a lot of interest ...

Another test series has begun at home, but the script does not change even after the tough tour we just completed overseas in Australia. We do not seem to learn from our mistakes in past, by either making square turners or absolute placid pitches. We will make life difficult for the visitor’s batsmen on square turners or graveyard for bowlers of both sides. We always on an overseas that we have not acclimatized to the conditions prevailing there and hence could not a good show in the overseas tour have been for a long time. Instead it should be the effort of the cricket board to ensure that more and more pitches are available of the international standards. On playing these kinds of lively pitches it would also benefit many youngsters who are being groomed to be at the international level in the future. Earlier in the 70’s, we did not have the pace attack and were dependant on the famous spin trio of – Bedi , Prasanna & Chandrasekhar to do good in home as wells as overseas, who ca...

Though it has been long wait for the chennaites, McDonalds has finally arrived in Chennai and are opening their restaurant in the Ascendas IT Park, Taramani in the first week of April. We did speak to their Mumbai Office to Ms Gowri Karnik & Ms. Kushboo on the same and have informed that they are planning for a Launch in Chennai the day ahead of the opening with a Press Conference which will be announced shortly. They are all set to launch in Chennai. It should be gala opening and we shall witness some great events in the future from them.

Kandasamy Nagar & Kamaraj Salai residents in Palavakkam are finally getting to the stage of new concrete roads in the area, which a large thanks to the Corporation for their efforts and the Kandasamy Residents Welfare Association. They have started the work of concrete roads in the outer roads so that when the road work is taken for Kamaraj Salai, the traffic can be routed through Periyar Salai for a period of 3-4 days when the concrete roads are taken up here. We were also speaking to the Association Mr Gopalakrishnan says that it has been great effort by both sides in getting the roads to the area. He also expressed his special thanks for the Local Corporation in this effort. It is expected that the roads in the area will be completed by April 22nd and it will make the travel more comfortable for the residents of the area.

Are you a fascinated for the collection of the artifacts, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and visit this store which has collection of items like – Artifacts, Urn, Pots, Salwars, Bedsheets, Doormats, Curtains, Lamps, Cushion Covers. They are having unique collection of potteries, urns and lamps up to 20% off. The Bedsheets , Covers and other selected items are offering 5-10% off till stocks last. The store is located at New No.13, 4th Main Road, Besant Nagar, Chennai – 600 090.

This is a new concept that has come to city which is over an year old now and looks like is here to stay to give some stiff competition to the Call Taxi’s. This is run by Gates India which is located 104 Rajagopalan Street, Valasaravakkam , Chennai – 600 087. The auto can list themselves with them, and will have to pay a very nominal rate of Rs.65/- per day for the calls handles and routed them as service charges. They are already having 100+ Autos plying for them, and are looking to get more and more of them join the group. The best part of is that you can book and get the Auto at your doorstep, use them and pay at the prescribed government rates under the electronic meter as well. They also provide you the necessary bills as needed and also send you soft copy if needed. The rates are Rs14/- for the first 2 Kms and Rs.6/- for very additional Km, apart from which you will need pay Rs.20/- as service charges towards the usage of the Call Centers through which this is routed through to i...

The third incarnation of Mahavishnu is in the form of a boar called Varaha. There are many shrines dedicated to Varaha and one such temple is Thiruvidanthai, near Mahabalipuram. The presiding deity is Lord Lakshmi Varaha and his divine consort is Komalavalli Thayar. The temple is rich in puranic lore. Sage Kalava, believed to have 360 daughters, lived at this place which was an agraharam those days (place where Brahmins live). To get his daughters married was a Herculean task and this he surrendered to the Lord Mahavishnu, known for his benevolence, assumed the form of a Brahmachari (bachelor) and visited. Kalava’s first daughter’s house and proposed to her and tied the nuptial knot. As it was customary, after the marriage , the couple went to Varahaswamy temple to seek his blessings. The couple vanished mysteriously once they entered the sanctum sanctorum. This was repeated to the rest of Kalava’s daughters day after day. Bewildered, the sage wanted to know the fate of his daughters...

If you are looking out for a German Teacher in and around thiruvanmiyur, you must meet Mrs.Thila Graebel R who not only takes classes for learning German Language but also explains the culture and lifestyle for those who travel for business reasons or otherwise. She is Malay and married to a German now settled in Chennai and had learnt the language. As they say that necessity is the mother of invention. She is now spreading the language among those who have linguistic taste. She conducts classes all days in the week preferable in the morning between 09:30 AM to 1 PM. She runs a batch of maximum 4 students as she would like individual attention to each one of them. She charges Rs.3000/- per 30 hours package and Rs.5000/- per 50 hours package. She also teaches Malay for fast track course. Thila says “She is proud in distributing the knowledge to the younger generation”. She resides at 9/20, 5th Avenue, Besant Nagar, Chennai – 600 090. Handphone : 98411 89710 Email : thila_raj@yahoo.com ...

Are you looking for an Tanjore Painting teacher in and around thiruvanmiyur, you must meet Mrs.Uma Nagavelu who takes classes in Water color , oil color and with special focus on Tanjore Painting. BA graduate in History, her taste towards art painting made her undergo six months intensive training in the Chettinad School of Tanjore Painting. She conducts classes all days in the week preferable in the morning between 10 AM to 1 PM, for each student will have alternate day classes for 2 hours. She charges Rs.1000/- per picture size of 12 by 15 which is medium, that can be completed in 10-12 classes. The students will have to bring materials for the tanjore painting. Uma says “even though she focuses on Tanjore Painting, she also teaches general painting for the students as most of them needs to fine tune it learning the art”. She resides at 2/428 Karpagambal Nagar, 1st Street, Kottiwakkam, Chennai – 600 041. Contact: 24511958

Do you want send your children to a good tuition center for Matriculation, CBSE or ICSE in all the subjects, which gives personal attention to them in around Adyar. You must meet Mr A Francis who had organized the tuition center with leading lecturers and Professors from prominent educational institutions that have excelled in the profession of teaching and also by way of the qualifications in their studies. Classes are conducted daily from 6:30 to 7:30 in the morning and evening 4:30 to 7:30 on all days. They run a batch of maximum 5-6 students so that can give individual attention to each one of them. They have been in operation from 1991 and have been well organized by Mr A Francis and you can reach over phone or meet him after 4:30 PM any weekday for any clarifications. The fees are decided upon based on the personal meeting with the student. Handphone : 99414 87987

How did you get into the Music field? It was an auspicious accident that happened when I was just 7 years old, as I was travelling with my uncle, a seasoned musician, on an outstation trip. The group was enjoying the trip by singing music, but the fact that I was able to repeat some to 10-15 phrases of my uncle’s raga alapana, without any basic knowledge of music or swara sthanas was the one that took everyone by surprise. This is actually made my uncle feel that I had a natural gift for music and advised me to learn music the formal way. Who was your guru? Initially I started to learn from my uncle V Rajamani , student of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and then later from Vidwan M A Venugopalan in Chromepet as we were residing there. Then the stage was set for learning music with the full stage exposure and gaining knowledge for the big stage – tutelage from Sangeetha Kalanidhi T V Sankarnarayanan in the typical Gurukulavasa format for nearly 12 years, which was to maximize my music knowle...

"Padma Shri" Gayatri Sankaran, AIR ‘A’ grade artiste has done her Ph.D from the University of Madras , has given many a performance in India & Abroad. She takes music classes for all age groups on Saturdays / Sundays on flexible timings. She does as a service for those who are handicapped. She resides at A/G-4, Mahaveer Apartments, 4 East Coast Road, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai – 600 041, Contact : 98404 99879

Do you want to learn French? Then what are waiting for jus talk to Mrs.Meenakshi who not only takes classes for learning French Language and teaches spoken English, good communication. She conducts classes in the weekend preferable in the morning between 10 AM to 1 PM. She runs a batch of maximum 4 students as she would like individual attention to each one of them. She charges Rs.5000/- per 50 hours package. She also teaches Communication Skills and effective speaking in English for fast track course. She says “Proud in sharing the knowledge like the candle of light to the younger generation”. Handphone : 99622 39771 Email : bkmthy@aol.com

In the Buckingham canal at a few places we have noticed the water released out is creating foams on the surface. We were checking with the local residents on the same, it is the untreated sewerage water. As per the norms any water that is released into an open canal must be treated with necessary chemicals to ensure that the released water is free from any hazards to the people living in the area. They were also saying that it will be stinky in the morning and due to which the mosquitoes would be high resulting in the spreading of the infection. The local authorities are also taking enough attention to look into the problem which is assuming dangerous in terms of the health problems. The authorities need to look into the treatment of the water being released and also frequent mosquito elimination treatment in the area on the Canal Road – Dr. Arignar Anna 1st Street. We hope that we have brought to the notice of the local authorities for the quick solution to the problem.

This is the bridge connecting the OMR Road and ECR Road on the Pandian Salai, where we had reported in the earlier edition under the title “Risky Route in OMR” , which had in fact led to demolition of the bridge and have setup a wooden bridge by the side of the main bridge for the people to commute by walk. They also have undertaken the laying of the wooden planks and shall be completed in 2 days time. After which they shall start to laying of jelly concrete and may be will open for the service to all the residents by the week end.

Vidya Ratna PTS Matriculation School had organized a “Healthy Baby Contest 2008” in their campus on 17th February. The function was presided over by the Mrs. Revathy Shankaran, also other important guest of honour in the dais Dr. Malathi Sathyasekaran, other doctors to assist in the assessment of the healthy babies. The function was opened by inaugural address by the Mrs Subbulakshmi ,Sr Prinicpal of the school and then Chief Guest had come into the audience and started with nice peppy talk with a lot of focus towards working mothers with good informative speech with a mention towards children upbringing. The highlight of the speech was that “This is not a contest, but an occasion for the parents to be with their children and see them in their age group. Also that for every Mother their own kid is the healthiest of the one” This contest was organized for age groups of 0-1-2-3-4 yrs, each group prizes were given away by the chief guest. A magic show by the popular artiste Mr Chaplin Rav...

VitaLife Clinic conducted a free-camp on Osteoporosis (Bone Problems) for Women on 1st March 2008 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM at their premises. This was led by a team of Doctors – Dr. Manju – Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Dr. K Ramani – Orthopaedics. Initially you need fill up the registration form and followed by the testing of the bone density by the equipment. If the reading was in the safe zone, they are asked to meet the family physician to have insight to the Osteoporosis; else in the red zone then you are asked to meet the Orthopaedics for the remedial measure. The camp was very successful with over more then 80 people attending, and are looking at organizing, more and more of this kind in future. They also conducted a 15 minutes session on the Osteoporosis deliberating over the issue and how to take measures to prevent the same. They are planning to organize a similar camp on 6th April for Osteoporosis, Bone & Joint Problems. We also discussed about their activities in ot...

Palavakkam Vijaysakthi Vinayagar Temple Trust conducted the Shiv Ratri function in the temple premises on 6th March 2008 from 6:30 PM till midnight. All the residents of the Palavakkam in the University of Madras Staff Residents attended the function. They also organized a Carnatic Music Programme by Vadakovanur Umamaheswari B, who a budding artiste who have learnt music from her Guru Leela Rajagopalan in Kolkata and had given many a performance of note. This was notable of the performances in Chennai, which was for about an hour and captivated the audience in the temple on the splendid occasion. After the performance we spoke to her “ she says that she also takes music classes for the age group of above 5 in the weekends and can be contacted at 99622 39771 for further information. This was followed by the abhishekam and Mrs. Latha Kathirvelu had rendered a religious discourse for an hour. We also took the chance to talk to the Temple Members, about the construction of the Rajagopuram...

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March 15th 44 BC – On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus. March 16th 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines March 17th 1762 – The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City . March 18th 1965 – Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov made the first spacewalk. March 19th 1953 – The Academy Awards were first televised. March 20th 1602 – The Dutch East India Company was established. During its 196-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies. March 21st 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., led the start of a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. March 22nd 1765 – The Stamp Act was enacted on the American colonies by Britain. March 23rd 1919 – Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento. March 24th 1882 – Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillu...

St Anthony Shrine’s humble origin dates back to the year 1997 when on 24th February, the Catholic residents of Palkalainagar, Palavakkam, enthusiastically erected a thatched shed in honour of St. Anthony with permission and blessings from the late Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore, Most Rev. Dr. Arul Das James, and under the spiritual guidance of Rev. Fr. Vincent Chinnadurai, then Parish Priest of St. Joseph's Church, Erukanchery.From 27th February, 1997 onwards, Rev. Fr. P.M. George, then Parish Priest of Sts. Joachim and Anne Church, Vettuvankeni, began to conduct Holy Mass and Novena prayers in honour of this saint. St. Anthony, already renowned for his power of attracting the devotees, began to manifest his blessings and gathered people, irrespective of their caste and creed. It was witnessed that particularly on Tuesdays devotees thronged this humble abode of St. Anthony to receive his favours and blessings. St Anthony Shrine located near seaside of Palavakkam has conducted two da...

Palm Sunday What a friend we have, in Jesus, All our sins and grief’s to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer Oh, what peace we often forfeit Oh, what needless we bear All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer! (An old hymn) This event commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and is treated as beginning of the Holy week starting from Palm Sunday (March 16) through the Good Friday to Easter Sunday. The Palm Sunday is commemorated by all the churches throughout the world .Pope Benedict in the Vatican City on the Palm Day addressed the Christians to examine whether worldly desires had Corrupted the faith? Annai Velankanni in Besant Nagar commemorated the Palm Sunday by taking Palm fronds in hands starting from the Besant Nagar Bus stand to the Church by the Parishnors with the Fr Michael. Then after coming into the church premises, the Holy Mass started in English, Tamil & Malayalam throughout the day. This marked the beginning of the holy w...

Dharma Paripalan Sabha of the Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Koil conducted the 19th Annual Cultural festival under The Maharashtra Association on 1st and 2nd March 2008 for the celebrations of Sri Samartha Ramdas Navami to promote the traditional music of Maharashtra in a bid to create more awareness as well spread the light of NadhaBrahm. It started with prayer and welcome address and list of participants were Cuddalore Sri Gopi Bhagavathar & Party , Kovai Sri Jayaraman & Party , Bhakthaswaraa Bhajan Mandali –Chennai , Geetanjali – Pune and with Aarthi & Mahaprasad concluded the first day of the event. The next day featured “Warkari Sampradayik Harikirthan” by G Raghunath Doss, Sro O S Sundar & Party, Bhakti Dhara. Following which the Chief Guest Smt Pratibha Paranjape, Pune honoured Cuddalore Sri Gopi Bhagavathar. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr S Devaji Rao and also had a magazine sponsored by Sri Krishna Sweets as regards to the Poojas and Festivals o...

It was a grand gala opening to the 5th Biennial Symposium on the Technology as a enabler in HR (Human resources) which was organized by the students of Madras School of Social Work and has been sponsored by Nuveda Learning Pvt Ltd and Co-sponsored by the GRT Grand Hotel for the hospitality, at GRT Grand Hotel in Southern Crown Hall from 0900 to 1800 Hrs on 20th March 2008. The symposium was chaired on the Dias by Mr. Bhaskar Das – Vice President (HR) in Cognizant Technology Solutions , Dr Fatima Vasanth – Principal of Madras School of Social Work , Professor Jayanthi Peter – Head of the Department MA –HRM program in Madras School of Social Work , Dr Balasubramanian Krishnan – CEO of Nuveda Learning and Mr Manish Benedict President HR Symphony. The symposium started with the inaugural welcome to chief guest and other important dignitaries by Dr Fatima Vasanth. This was followed by the key note address by Mr Bhaskar Das which drew the attention of the meet towards the Technology as an en...

Brotherhood Community College was founded in the year 2001 and has been operation for the last seven years and was engaged in running institutions in Thanjavur, Vellore , Trichy ,Madurai as private tuition centers for lesser privileged ones. They have been primarily targeting to provide for the education for the poor section of the people. This is institution has been recognized by the Bharat Seva Sangh and is accredited for the certificate completion course. Nearly more than 10000 of them studying at their various centers for the 10th and 12th std. They have now opened in Palavakkam to extend their service in the field of education in two sectors – Teacher training and Paramedical Courses. They are providing many courses for those who have passed their 10th Std for nominal fees with the exception that for really deserving candidates they are sponsored by the institute and enabling them progress in life. They also provide hostel facility at very nominal fees of Rs.500/- per month. The...

After the rain in Chennai, we are all aware that the roads are in pathetic condition and lot of them is re-laid as well as patched for the emergency on the main area. In the ECR road there are some roads which only the local users will be aware of which are connecting roads between the ECR and OMR. We were just a taking a look at some of these roads and bridges which are narrow and connects these roads and bridges over the Buckingham canal which is heart of the road connecting them. It would be pathetic to be called so; they are built of wooden planks which are surviving traffic of nearly 3000 people on an average and lot of vehicular traffic like the Share Autorickshaw, Private Auto and Minidors on a regular basis. They are a source of instant danger to anyone who does not travel in broad daylight. Also in the morning as onlooker we were watching the extent of the traffic on this and you will notice that we will have to wait to cross the so-called bridge. The bridge we are deliberatin...

Hummus Hummus is one of the more popular Middle Eastern dips. Served with fresh or toasted pita, hummus makes for a great snack or appetizer. Tahini is an important part of the hummus recipe and cannot be substituted. However, it can be omitted INGREDIENTS: 1 16 oz can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans 1/4 cup liquid from can of chickpeas 3-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste) 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons olive oil PREPARATION: Drain chickpeas and set aside liquid from can. Combine remaining ingredients in blender or food processor. Add 1/4 cup of liquid from chickpeas. Blend for 3-5 minutes on low until thoroughly mixed and smooth.

Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) Tahini is a Middle Eastern pantry essential. It is the foundation for amny Middle Eastern recipes like hummus and baba ghanoush. Tahini can be prepared homemade or purchased at a Middle Eastern grocer in a can. It is called tahini or tahina, depending on the region. INGREDIENTS: 5 cups sesame seeds 1 1/2 cups olive oil or vegetable oil PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 350. Toast sesame seeds for 5-10 minutes, shaking the seeds frequently with a spatula. Do not allow to brown. Cool for 20 minutes. Pour sesame seeds into food processor and add oil.

Al-Reef on East Coast Road in Kottivakkam has in a short time begun to attract large crowds, especially of people who have returned from a stint in the Middle East and have had exposure to the region’s exclusive cuisine. They know that if you are looking for Arabic food this is a cosy place to hang out with friends. The hotel opened on Feb 27 and is part of a chain, with nearly a dozen operating in the metro under different names. It plans three more outlets on ECR and Old Mahabalipuram Road. It has been operating in Bahrain and Dubai for quite some time. The two partners managing Al-Reef can be mistaken for being part of the gen next that has begun to frequent the hotel. Both are young and energetic and have had exposure in Dubai and Bahrain from where have come quite a few of the delicacies and preparations on offer at Al-Reef. For one partner it is a quantum jump: his father has for the past 30 years and more run a vegetarian restaurant – Adyar Sree Bhavan in Sashtri Naga...

A student of catering, who gained over period of 5 years with an ambition to have his own with the help of his brother Murugesh , who runs a travels has started with small joint – BURGER POINT ,in the Thiruvalluvar Nagar 2nd Main Road. The Story of the boy whose name is Thiyagu how has for long cherished a dream put up his own joint, come true of course with the help of brother and others members in his family who have made him realize a dream. This Small Joint has opened on the last Saturday (22nd March 2008) which is nicely poised for a good eat-out for the weekends. They are right now concentrating on the Burgers – Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian, Hot Dogs , Pop Corn , Ice Creams and a good of variety of fresh juices. We did speak to a few of them having, they were very impressed with the quality of the stuff being provided. They also said that it was good value for the money. They also have plans to start with Executive Lunch Pack and give deliveries at request. They are also in the ...

All of us at some stage would have experienced what we will deliberate in this post. It has been common practice for the consultants to scout for suitable candidates with similar experience as required by the organization. It will be strange that the way of search is very unique, if the consultant is looking for some candidate with testing experience, then the search word would be testing, the results will even display a person from the laboratory testing to even some in the field of soil testing. After this exercise is carried out the candidates are contacted and somehow convinced to attend the interview sometimes even against their interest for even the count. There would have been instances where you would have gone for some position as said by the consultant; you are being interviewed for some other position. If the position is lucrative it is fine else you would feel what kind of process is this? Recently there was an instance in which I had applied for an organization by mail and...

We are often talking about the unity of the country in various forms, but when it comes to reality it looks a lot different from the speech. We can take a closer look at what had happened in Mumbai the so called commercial capital of the country where we have witnessed a bizarre incident calling for the north Indians to quit Mumbai. If the north Indians want to have their culture or festivity to be celebrated in their way they must have their say in it. Let us address a unique question which comes to my mind immediately as there are so many maharashtrians settled all over the world, do they not celebrate their culture and want to do some for their own community. Are they being questioned anywhere in the world? Why that is always Shiv Sena gets itself into a controversy of this kind or it is just cheap publicity are aiming at? Quietly strangely most of the politicians seem to have turned a blind eye towards on the issue. This is followed suit in Delhi too which means if you were go to a...

All of us who are in the profession of earning only white money must be constantly worried about the Income Tax and what to do save from paying the tax? First thing is that you should do is that when you have crossed the yearly earnings of Rs.2.20 Lacs and for women who have crossed 2.55 Lacs should plan in advance rather than crying over spilled milk as the saying goes. If you are earnings are between 1.10 and 2.20 Lacs for men and for women between 1.45 and 2.55 lacs, then you need to only plan for the investment of the money in the 80CC Act which comprises of the Provident Fund that you are accumulating from the earnings which is deducted in your pay slip, any Insurance for Life paid, Investment in Mutual Funds, Infrastructure Bonds, Tax Relief Bonds, Fixed Deposits in Banks. If you are above the 2.20 Lacs for men and 2.55 Lacs for women, then think in the beginning of the year itself what is the method you would like to adapt rather than in the year end which will be too late. The ...

What a dramatic sequence of events that we have seen in the last month or so? Finally looks like it is all over for the great general turned politician,who else but Gen Parvez Musharraf. After he had taken control of the nation by the military upsurge and proclaiming that the country needed to be brought into shape before handing over to the democratic rule. In the meantime, US had started the attack against Iraq which helped him to gain some ground as to clear the Al-Qaeda from his soil. He also tried to proclaim himself the president by changing some of the rules by force of power. It did not last long under the pressure of US Senate internally which needed to have head of the state under democratically elect. This meant that he had to call for the elections. When he did that the powerful leaders presence in the country erstwhile Benazir and Nawaz Sharif were imminent. This signified trouble for the President that with the entry of them he will transfer power to the winner in the dem...