Vol 1 Issue 43

Sept. 30, 2012

Exnoras Green Dream T Nagar project launched

More than 50 trees were planted at Sivasailam Street, Sarathy Street, Sharma Park, Habibullah Road, Padmanaba Street (East) and Periyar Road. The unique part of this programme is the One tree one family motto, in which each tree will be adopted by a family. The objective is to ensure that the trees are well maintained and protected. Exnora will follow up the initiative after a year and the growth and health of the trees will be evaluated. Children of the family, whose trees are the best maintained, will get a certificate of appreciation and a Tree Guardian citation from Exnora International. Radhika Anand, president TEXWOC, shared her experience in successfully implementing a roof-top garden campaign in T. Nagar. Pollution level in the city is increasing day-byday, resulting in respiratory diseases. The only permanent solution to this problem is to substantially increase greenery. Along with tree planting, roof-top gardens should be promoted to achieve the necessary green cover. Mr. Anand Laxman, Senator, Exnora International, said, In T. Nagar, the particulate matter and dust particle levels are the highest, making it the most polluted area in the city. The problem is exacerbated during festival seasons. Added to this, T. Nagar has lost more than 60 per cent of its green cover due to various construction projects, including the three flyovers. The only solution to the pollution problem is to substantially increase greenery, he added. R. Govindaraj, joint general secretary, Exnora International, said that global warming has become an imminent danger to our environment. In order to increase the rate of tree planting, people must go in for tree adoption. Appreciating the efforts of TEXWOC, Sakthi said, We have planned to initiate several such mega tree planting projects in T. Nagar and Teynampet along with Exnora. Office-bearers of Civic Exnora units and members of resident welfare associations participated in the event.

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Sharma Park Walkers Exnora and Sarathy Street Padmanaba Street Civic Exnora in association with T. Nagar Exnora Womens Club (TEXWOC), jointly launched Green Dream T. Nagar project for reducing pollution in the area through

a mega tree planting. The campaign, which is supported by the State Forest department and Chennai Corporation, was inaugurated by S. Sakthi, Zone Chairman, Zone 9, Chennai Corporation, and Shanthi, Councillor,

Division 113. The project aims at planting at least 1,000 trees in T. Nagar and the neighbouring areas. As part of this project, Exnora launched a mega tree planting event at Padmanaba Street, T.Nagar.

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For the week Sept. 30 to Oct 06, 2012
Aries[ March 21 to April 21] Unpleasant people or circumstances at work will bring you down. The feeling that you are wasting time and effort will envelop you. But soon the negative energy will blow off. Lucky colour: Cherry. Taurus [ April 21 to May 21 ] Time for relationships, ties and bonds once again. Find time to relax; accept invitations, live a little, and give a lot. Practice yoga and meditation. Lucky colour: Black. Gemini [ May 21 to June 21 ] Even though you are making money from old business contacts, you will look for new ones. This will lead to meetings with influential people and an business expansion. Lucky colour: Orange. Cancer [ June 22 to July 22 ] Things can turn ugly due to a misunderstanding with a friend. Romance on the cards; if a love affair doesnt begin, youll be charmed by an admirer. Lucky colour: Metallic grey. Leo [ July 23 to Aug 23 ] A lucrative offer ahead, but beware, there are pitfalls you dont see at the moment. You will find yourself torn between two situations. Lucky colour: Brown. Virgo [ Aug 24 to Sept 22 ]

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Gnana Kala Bharathi award for T N Krishnan

Passport and related services fee increased

The Central government has revised the passport and related services fee, effective October 1. The fee for those applying under normal category, which is now Rs. 1,000, has been increased to Rs. 1,500. For those opting for Tatkal mode, the current charge is Rs. 2,500, which has been increased to Rs. 3,500. The existing charge under Tatkal for citizens living abroad will be US $ 40, which has been increased to US $ 75 and for the normal applicants the existing fee is Euro 48, which has been increased to Euro 60, according to an official release. The current fee structure came into fore in July 1993, subsequent to the passing of Passport (Amendment) Act, 1992, which allowed the government to fix the fee on the basis of actual cost incurred on issuing a passport. In 1993, the passport fee was at Rs. 300 and it was revised in 2002 to Rs. 1,000. Over the last ten years, costs relating to establishment, capital expenditure, procurement of equipment, reimbursement to police authorities, payment to Postal department, printing of passport booklets, personalisation costs, IT expenses and contractual payment service to many service providers have gone up considerably, necessitating the increase in passport and related services charges.

Free medical camp

To commemorate the Gandhi jayanthi on Oct. 02 Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha Vani Mahal , T. Nagar is organising a free medical, eye and blood donation and diabetes check-up camp from 9 a.m to 1 p.m on in Vani Mahal. for ite members. Jeevan Blood Bank and Research Centre will collect blood from donors. Rajan Eye Care Hospital will conduct the eye screening camp. Agada Diabetes Care will screen patients for diabetes. Random blood sugar test will be done and counselling given. Height, weight and blood pressure will be checked and body mass index calculated. Interested Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha Vani Mahal members can visit the venue for the above said check up.

Bharat Kalachar T Nagar has announced that the title Gnana Kala Bharathi will be conferred violin maestro T N Krishnan for his contributionto the field of Carnatic music. The other awardees are Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnathand Bharatanatyam dancer Lakshmi Viswanathan - Viswa Kala Bharathi Award Actress Lakshmi the Natya Kaladhar Award for her contribution to Tamil cinema. Acharya Kala Bharathi will be conferred on renowned Bharatanatyam gurus M. V. Narasimhachari

and Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari The Kala Seva Bharathi awardees are Ramya Harishankar,for promoting Bharathanatyam abroad and Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala, for promoting the dance forms here. Nadaga Kala Bharathi will be conferred on T D Sundararajan for contribution to Tamil Drama T h i s y e a r, B h a r a t Kalachar has introduced awards for artistes who have contributed immensely to Naatya Sangeetham. The awards will be conferred on Dec. 01 at Vaani Mahal.

Free Sanskrit Classes

Free Sanskrit Classes commencing from alphabet will begin on Saturday 6th October 2012, at 7 p.m. This is the 57th consecutive year that coaching is offered for the various grades of Sanskrit Examinations conducted by Samskrita Bhasha Pracharini Sabha, Chittoor through these classes that are held regularly at Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, 117, K.R. Koil Street, West Mambalam between 7 and 7.45 p.m. thrice a week. Aspirants can contact: Dr. O.R. Devanathan, Hon. Principal 9884364620 or Smt Jayanthi 9962422480; Age and Sex no bar for the study.

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Training programme on Textile dyeing and printing

A one day training programme on Textile dyeing and printing training will be conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Information and Training Centre (TNAU I&TC) on October 03, 04 and 05 for 3 days. The venue is No.U30, 10th Street, Anna Nagar, (Near Jayagopal Garodia School) Chennai-40 from 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM. The course will cover the demonstrations like Tie and dye, batik, textile screen printing, wood block and different type of printing. lunch, training material and certificates will be issued to all the participants. Training fee is Rs.1500/-. Interested persons to get the information regarding the training and confirm their participation before the date of training. on Phone: 044 -2626 3484.

KFA confers title on artists

Kartik Fine Arts, under the chairmanship of L. Sabaretnam, will confer the following awards/titles during their 38th year Art Festival to be held in December 2012: Isai Peroli: Sikkil Gurucharan. Nadanamamani: Dr. Jyotsna Jagannathan. Tamil Isai Vendhar: N.C. Soundaravalli. Isai Chudar: Rithvik Raja. Natya Chudar: Deepika Potarazn. Kartik Rajagopal Golden Jubilee Committee for Best Organiser : S. Krishnamurthy, treasurer, Mylapore Academy. D.K. Pattammal Award of Excellence instituted by Nithyasree Mahadevan: Sriranjani Santhanagopalan. Seerkazhi Govindarajan Memorial Award instituted by Dr. Seerkazhi G. Sivachidambaram: M.S. Anantharaman (violinist). Guru Karaikudi Mani Award , instituted by Guru Karaikudi R. Mani: A.V. Manikandan (mridangam player).

Southern Railway has proposed to run special trains between Visakhapatnam and Chennai Central to clear extra rush of passengers. Train No: 02869 (weekly super fast) will start from Visakhapatnam at 7.20 pm on (Mondays) October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 and reach Chennai Central at 8.55

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am the next day. Train No: 02870 will leave Chennai Central at 9.10 pm on (Tuesdays) October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 and reach Visakhapatnam at 10.25 am the next day. The composition of the train will be 1AC 2-tier, 1AC 3-tier, seven sleeper class and four general second class coaches.

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Education fairs on Oct 2

The US Commercial Service and ELS International Education Pathways will launch a series of education fairs in October. The five-city tour by 13 large and high-ranking public and private U.S. universities will showcase international educational opportunities to students intending to study in the US. The fair will arrive in the city on October 2. The ELS Education Fair is open to students, parents and faculty, and encourages walk-in visitors. For additional information on the fair, please visit http://www.els. in/Educationfair.

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M.L.A.applauds Ahobila Math school teachers and students

Sri Maharishi Vasudevachariar Swami birth anniversary celebrated

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While distributing 297 free cycles to the students of Std. XI at Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, West Mambalam, on 25.09.2012, Mr. G. Senthamizhan, M.A., M.L., M.L.A., Saidapet Constituency, applauded the selfless efforts of the teachers in bringing out the best in the students of the school. He further expressed his desire that the present set of students would surpass the unmatchable record set by their predecessors, striving for academic excellence bringing credit to the institution and the State. Students benefit immensely by the various welfare schemes introduced by the Honble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and

their goal is to score high, which is easily achieved at this institution with the help of the talented teachers. Discipline is an essential value that abounds in this institution, where reverence to Mata, Pita, Guru, Deivam is constantly insisted upon. Students should remain well- disciplined throughout their life, bearing in mind the values and traditions learnt in school. S. Seshadri, Headmaster of the school, welcomed the chief guest and highlighted the performance of the students in the HSC and O.S.L.C. public examination March/ April 2012. The chief guest presented the school with two invertors to be used in the science laboratories for the benefit of the students.

The 143rd Birth Anniversary of Mambalam Maharishi Ubaya Vedanta Sri Maharishi Vasudevachariar Swami was celebrated at Sri Maharishi Vasudeva Vidyalaya, West Mambalam Saturday under the presidentship of Mr C. Gopalachariar, Retd. Headmaster, Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary School (Main) and state awardee. While addressing the students, the chief guest highlighted the selfless service of Sri Maharishi Vasudevachariar Swami who was the manager of Sri Ahobila Math Sanskrit College and the Editor of the religious organs `Vedanta Deepika and `Nrsimha Priya for many years.

Sri Maharishi Vasudeva Vidyalaya was founded in the year 1963 by Sri N. Srinivasachariar Swami, Retd. Headmaster, Ramakrishna School, T. Nagar and President, Ramakrishna Mission. The primary school offers expert coaching to students of classes L.K.G to Std. V. inculcating discipline and cultural values in the students. The school offers scholarships to deserving meritorious students. The President congratulated the institution which is heading towards its Golden Jubilee. Mr M. Srinivasa Rao, Retd. Headmaster, Savithri Ammal Oriental Higher Secondary School, bestowed his good wishes upon the students and

advised them to study well and learn good values that would mould them into good citizens . Mr V. Parthasarathy, Retd. Headmaster, Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, Mr K.T. Narasimhan, Retd. Superintending Archaeologist, member, Sri Ahobila Math Samskrita Vidya Abhivardhini Sabha and School Committee and Mr R. Venkatachari, president, School Committee, were also present on the occasion. Baby Durga, Std. II, rendered a classical dance and won the appreciation of every one. Mrs. S. Gayathri, teaching assistant, presented the annual report and Mrs. P. Nirupama, teaching assistant, proposed the vote of thanks.

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Consumer Rights
Can a shopkeeper refuse to take back defective goods, saying that the receipt says No exchange; No return? This is what a shopkeeper told me when I asked him to change a pair of shoes that I had bought. If the shopkeeper gave you false information about the shoe or misled you on its advantages in order to sell it, then it is an unfair trade practice, as defined under the Consumer Protection Act. If the quality of the product sold to you does not fit the description or the claims made by the manufacturer or the seller, then it comes under the definition of a defective product (under the CP Act). Here the shopkeeper is guilty of unfair trade practice as well as sale of a defective product. And you, as the victim, have every right to demand that the shopkeeper give you a pair that is not just defect-free, but matches the quality claims made by the retailer. And the shopkeeper cannot take shelter under the unilateral terms printed on the receipt, saying, No exchange, no return. Consumer courts have made it clear that such onesided and unfair terms are not binding on the consumer. In the case of Tip Top Drycleaners vs Sunil Kumar ( Revision Petition No 1328 of 2003), for example, the central issue was whether the drycleaner can point to the conditions printed on the back of the receipt and deny compensation to the customer for the loss of clothes given for dry cleaning. The highest consumer court in the country, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, here pointed out that the customer had neither seen the conditions nor signed his acceptance of those and they were not binding on the consumer. What are the requirements

Return of defective goods

for filing a complaint before the consumer court? You need to put together adequate evidence to prove your allegation. If you are complaining about a defective product, you need to have the cash receipt indicating the date on which you bought the product, the shop from where you bought it and the amount you paid. Second, you need to prove that it is defective. If you have, for example, job cards or receipts from the service centre or the servicing personnel who attended to your complaint, that would show the number of times it was repaired and the nature of the complaint. Where you do not have such evidence, you may need the opinion of an expert to back your claim. You can also check from websites that put out consumer complaints whether there are more consumers complaining against the same model. The complaint should have the name and full address of the complainant and the opposite party. After stating whether it is a complaint against a defective product or a deficient service or an unfair trade practice, you can narrate the sequence of events leading to the complaint. The next step is to describe the loss and harassment caused to you. You should list out the documents that you have attached (make sure that they are attested as true copies) as part of the evidence. Finally, enclose a notarised attested affidavit saying that the facts stated are true. You can download a copy of the Consumer Protection Act from the website of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (www.consumercom.nic.in) or buy a copy of the Bare Act from a book shop and read it before you file your complaint. It is quite simple and will help in ensuring that you do not make a mistake with regard to territorial or pecuniary jurisdiction. From the website of the National Commission, you can see the orders of the consumer courts, that will help you understand how similar issues have been dealt with. What is the time limit for deciding a consumer case in the consumer court? The time limit provided under the Consumer Protection Act for deciding cases is three months/90 days (150 days in case the complaint requires testing of goods in question). The Act also prohibits adjournments given without sufficient cause. Says Section 13 (3A): Provided that no adjournment shall be ordinarily granted by the District Forum unless sufficient cause is shown and the reasons for grant of adjournment have been recorded in writing by the Forum. The Act also provides for costs to the party affected by such adjournment. The law also stipulates that the Forum settle the case exparte, if the opposite party fails to take any action to represent his case within the time given by the Forum. If there is demand for money for speeding up your case, you can complain to the President of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. In case of a complaint against the State Commission, to the president of the National Commission. You can also send a complaint to the Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi and also to the Secretary in charge of consumer affairs in the state government. - Pushpa G TNI

Different Strokes
Before writing came into being, knowledge was verbally transferred from one generation to another. Experiences and observations were added randomly but mostly knowledge remained static and lost its utility with the changing environment. Writing brought a radical change as knowledge could now be recorded. However, knowledge was monopolised by those who could read and write. The educated classes who became empowered could now interpret religion as well as perform bureaucratic work. The Brahmins in India preferred to confine religious and secular knowledge to their own class while the lower classes were denied access to knowledge and learning. Bhagat Kabir, one of the leaders of Bhagti movement, condemned knowledge gained from books and instead lauded knowledge based on observation and experience. In most religions, knowledge was confined to the clergy and society relied on religious rituals performed by them. In case of Christianity, Latin was the language of the church and incomprehensible to the common man. The Church did not permit the Bible to be translated into other languages and when it was translated into English for the very first time, it was considered a crime to possess and read the Bible in English. It was only after the Reformation movement that the Bible could be translated into other languages. In the subcontinent, when Shah Walliullah translated the Quran into Persian and his grandson translated it into Urdu, both confronted hostility of the clerics. When

Knowledge is power
religious knowledge became accessible to people, the monopoly of the clergy and ulema ended. A similar attitude prevailed among other professional classes who restrict the knowledge of their profession to themselves and their family. As a result, the Indian society may have lost indigenous medical skills and knowledge. For centuries, silk manufacturing was kept secret by Chinese weavers as it was their vital source of income and they wanted to maintain their monopoly. During the Industrial Revolution, technicians in European countries who wanted to learn skills were discouraged by the English. Similarly, when the Japanese were planning to emulate western technology, they were prohibited from entering European factories. This is how knowledge was always guarded, but those who were determined to gain knowledge surpassed all difficulties and hardships to achieve their goal. Knowledge played an important role in the downfall of the East and rise of the West. As it became stagnant in the East, the society failed to advance. In the West, there was thirst for knowledge which forced the society to search and learn. The Renaissance inspired Italian intellectuals to search new sources of knowledge and to get rid of the Medieval Period and its religiosity. They searched for Roman and Greek manuscripts in old monasteries in order to understand secular learning, developed the art of editing and the discipline of Philology. When Constantinople was conquered by the Turks in 1453, some scholars payment processing. Will there be any change in the process for the customers? No. There is no change in the clearing process for customers. Customers continue to use cheques as at present, except to ensure the use of image-friendlycoloured-inks while writing the cheques. However, cheques with alterations in material fields are not allowed to be processed escaped to Italy where the Greek manuscripts which they brought with them were translated and published. The East was the other source of knowledge for the West. First by trade and later through political domination, the West gained access to eastern knowledge. In 1798, Napoleon invaded Egypt and brought shiploads of scholars and archaeologists alongwith the army, to discover the ancient period of Egypt. It was the result of his adventure that hieroglyphic writing or the ancient Egyptian script was deciphered. L a t e r, European archaeologists deciphered the cuneiform script of Mesopotamia which revealed information about the civilisation. In 1778, the Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded which took upon itself the task of publishing the classical literature of Sanskrit and Persian. The opening of trade routes to China provided opportunities to learn the ancient Indian and Chinese culture, languages and literature. They were inspired with the Islamic civilisation and its achievements and eastern knowledge became a part of the curriculum in western universities. Based on Roman, Greek and eastern knowledge, scholars produced original work which contributed in modernising Europe. Since then, western universities have created knowledge and maintained their domination over the world. In the modern age, all nations are free to acquire knowledge; armed with which, a nation can control its own destiny. But those who rely on the knowledge of others remain subordinate and backward. - S. Raghunathan under the CTS environment. Advantages to customers The benefits from CTS could be summarized as follows Speeds up collection No geographical restrictions as to jurisdiction Operational efficiency for banks and customers alike Reduction in operational risk and risks associated with paper clearing Minimizes clearing frauds Minimizes cost of collection of cheques

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C h e q u e Tr u n c a t i o n System (CTS) was introduced to enhance efficiency of the cheque clearing cycle and was implemented in the National Capital Region in February 2008. It is a system where there is no physical exchange of instruments. Cheque truncation is a system between clearing and settlement of cheques based on electronic images.

What is Cheque Truncation System in India?

What is it? Truncation is the process of stopping the movement of a physical cheque issued by a drawer with the presenting bank en-route to the drawee bank branch. An electronic image of the cheque is transmitted to the drawee branch, along with relevant information like data on the MICR band, date of presentation, presenting bank, etc. All types of cheques can be presented for clearing through the CTS. It is no different from the use of traditional clearing infrastructure for clearing paper cheques. How does it work? In CTS, the presenting bank captures the data (on the MICR band) and the images of a cheque using their Capture System. The presenting bank sends the data and captured images duly signed and encrypted to the central processing location called Clearing House for onward transmission to the paying bank or drawee bank. The drawee banks receive the images and data from the Clearing House for payment processing. The entire essence of CTS technology lies in the use of images of cheques for

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Published by K Venkataraghavan on behalf of R V Publications Private Limited, B4-2, Vijayaraghava Manor, 1, Vijayaraghava Road, T Nagar Chennai 600 017 and printed by him at KVP Printers 98/51, Jones Road, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015 Ph: 4269 7393 Editor S. Raghunathan