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The Dream
Protect What's up
Makers
Yourself in Chennai

Free Eco cabs

launched A modified cycle rickshaw will soon take the needy on a free ride
to short distances in Chennai.

in Taking the lead from the Copenhagen summit, Exnora Interna-

tional has taken a step forward towards ecofriendly environment
with mission Transport Simplicity.

Chennai -- Read the full story on Page 2

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Announce
Top Story
new classes and Free Eco cabs launched
courses for this
Vijayadasami in Chennai
A modified cycle rickshaw will soon
take the needy on a free ride to
short distances in Chennai.

On the website Eco cabs, pedal rickshaws were

launched in Chennai on Sep. 29
[Link] by Kiruthiga Udayanidhi, chairper-
son of Exnora's Five-ten Lights Out'
campaign.
On the ePaper An initiative of Exnora International,
sion Transport Simplicity, said M.B.
Nirmal, the chairman of Exnora.
YOCee the free eco cabs will be available
for people walking from Tiruvan- These vehicles will be sponsored
miyur railway station to Tidel Park, by corporates who will also pay the
Contact now! from Anna Nagar arch to Round-
tana, corporation school children,
salary to the drivers. The advertise-
ments of these corporates will be
98405 44629 Anna University students and the
disabled to begin with.
carried on the vehicles, he disclosed
the financial viability.
Taking the lead from the Copenha- The vehicle will also be launched
gen summit, Exnora International at the airport, Velacherry station,
has taken a step forward towards Thirumangalam-Mogappair stretch
ecofriendly environment with mis- and at the Cancer Institute.

Escape the H1N1 Flu

Chennai witnessed a sudden spurt
in H1N1flu cases of late.
The viruses are mostly present as a
cold and cough with mild fever, but
some people get to the high-risk
category depending on their immu-
nity system. So the need for treat-
ment on time is felt in the city and
now there is a designated centre for
administering H1N1 vaccine in the
city.
On Sep. 12, Tamil Nadu's Health
Minister MRK Panneerselvam inau-
gurated an A(H1N1) vaccine camp
at the King Institute of Preventive
Medicine, Guindy. The camp is open
for public between 11 a.m. and 4
p.m. every day. is available as an injection. This special camp at Guindy has
been organised in view of the the
Two vaccines Nasovac and Vaxiflu, This facility of administering of the
upcoming rainy and cold season
are now being made available at a vaccine is available at six of the
that might facilitate easy transmis-
subsidised cost. Nasovac is admin- city's diagnostic laboratories and at
sion of virus from person to person.
istered as nasal drops and costs the Communicable Diseases Hospi-
Rs.150. Vaxiflu, priced at Rs. 250, tal, Tondiarpet. Contact - 22501520, 22501521 &
22501522
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In News Natural
A huge reading place instinct
YOCee and DIGI Sound Studio,
Chennai city now houses Adyar jointly screened the educa-
one of the biggest libraries tional documentary film 'The Truth
in the world. About Tigers' by Shekar Dattatri,
award-winning wildlife and conser-
Anna Centenary Library in
vation filmmaker on Sep. 25, 2010.
Kotturpuram inaugurated
by the Chief Minister of The film that ran for 40 minutes pro-
Tamilnadu on Sep. 15 is vided useful pointers on how ordi-
now open to public. nary citizens can contribute towards
saving the tiger.
This modern library built
over 3.75 lakh sq. ft. is The film has stunning footage shot
designed esthetically and by some of the world’s leading
has eight floors. It can wildlife cinematographers such as
house house 1.20 million renowned tiger biologist, Dr. Ullas
books. Madras University Karanth, of the Wildlife Conser-
vation Society, and wildlife crime
has donated 3.75 lakhs books to this library, which were collected through
fighter, Belinda Wright of the Wild-
a compaign earlier.
life Protection Society of India.
The library has a Braille section for the visually impaired, a separate section The film which took the viewers
for children’s books with a huge replica of the 'Tree of Knowledge' rooted through the tiger’s life, from birth
in its heart and a huge auditorium with a seating capacity of 1280. to death, illustrated how different
The library, to be open to the public from 9 am to 8 pm, will be equipped human activities impact the conser-
with radio frequency identification (RFID) for self check-out of books vation of this charismatic predator.

To add to the tech The event is co-ordinated by A.

features, the entire Maithily, a tiger enthusiast and an
IT professional.
building will have
a GIS map to indi-
cate on which floor
and row a particu-
lar book is located.
The library will
have also books
on all major lan-
guages, besides
providing access to
two lakh ‘e-books’
and 20,000
‘e-journals’.
The film maker Shekar Dattatri
answered questions emenated from
the curious audience. The show
run houseful and the late ones at
OCee - ePaper the gate were disappointed. The
organisers however decided to
Delivered at your Desktop! screen the film after the interaction
session. That brought smiles on the
Download and read the issue at your leisure! nature enthusiasts. The two shows
were educative experience for the
young and the adults.
To subscribe:
You too can get to screen the film
Visit the website : in your local community hall or
apartment complex. Log on to www.
[Link] [Link]
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What's up in Chennai
For the budding Yes, they are mikeless concerts at the
Nageswara Rao Park, Mylapore.
All the concerts begin at 6.30 a.m.
and goes on for an hour.
scientists As part of their 'Kutcheri in the Park' If you are under 15 years of age and
If you are preparing for the upcom- series, Sundaram Finance is orga- want to display your musical talent,
ing Olympiads, here is something nising a special three day Classi- 94440 40748 or email to Sunday-
you should be part of. cal music concerts on Oct. 8, 9 and kutcheri@[Link] for audition to
10. present a concert in the park.
The Children's Club, Mylapore is
hosting a discussion of the papers of On Oct. 8, Vidya, a class 8 student
the International Chemistry Olym- of AVM Rajeswari Mat. Higher Sec- Storytelling
piad 2010 with Dr. Sunita Krishnan
on Oct. 17.
ondary School will present a Car-
natic music performance. She will
and Theatre
There is a Maths Talent Test on Oct.
be accompanied on the violin by
11year old Parur [Link] Lak-
Workshop
24 and a Physics Talent Test on Oct. shmi and on the mridangam by 15 TheatreY in their nine day theatre
31. Both for students of class 11. year old D. Sivaraman. training programme starting from
Test your knowledge and win prizes Oct. 7 will focus on imparting the
too. On Oct. 9, V. Sreeraman, a class 8 children with story telling skills,
student of Vidya Mandir, Mylapore stage presentation, team building,
For more details contact The Chil- will present a flute recital. He will
dren's Club on phone number puppetry ...
be accompanied on the violin by
28474140 Thiruvedaimarudur K Ganeshan Organised by Wordly Wise, Kilpauk,
and on the mridangam by 14 year the programme is for kids aged 3-7
Navarathri old Nellai V. Sreekrishnan. years. The workshop will culminate
into a final stage performance.
special music On October 10, Master Sarvajit
For details and registration, contact
Krishna and party will be present
concerts a Jugalbandi. M. Sarvajit Krishna Wordly Wise, No. 4, Landons Road,
and S. Subramanyam will be on the Kilpauk. Phone - 98840 52220,
Listen to some classical music by Mridangam, S. Srinath will play the 26413114
young people this Navarathri. And Ganjira and S. Sasidaran will be on
the music does not have any artifi- Ghatam.
cial effects!

Walk Catch all the special views of the traditional Mada veedhis in
Mylapore during Navarathri.
Dolls for the occasion, decorations for homes and puja room, gifts

with
for visitors during the festive days ... all lined up and displayed
all over the streets. Musical instruments getting a polish done and
the grocery shops putting up the special lentils for 'sundal', all are
scenes that are worth watching as well as capturing.
Bring along your cameras and walk with us. Put those pictures up

a
in an online gallery with your captions, hosted by YOCee.
Exciting? Join us on the walk on Oct. 10. At 9 a.m.
Contact us at editor@[Link] for registrations.

Cam
We will be closing down with 20 registration, as we want to spend
exclusive times with each one of you guiding through the walk.
So hurry!
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Filed by Student Reporters

The dream makers of Tejas, a new
Bala Vidya Mandir International
By Ishan V.P. Student Reporter master
in Chess
By Nandini P.S., Student Reporter

Tejas Ravichandran, a Class 10 stu-

dent of P.S. Senior Secondary School
has won his first International mas-
ter norm in the International Rat-
ing Tournament held in Dubai this
June.
It was conducted by the Dubai Gov-
ernment in the Dubai Chess and
Culture Club. The UAE Prince spon-
sored this world wide tournament in
which 40 grandmasters and 30-40
international grandmasters partici-
pated.
A person has to win the Interna-
tional master norm 3 times to get
the International Master title. Tejas
scored 5 ½ points in the 9 round
The Bala Vidya Mandir Dramatics Jay-Jay, his best friend, is the only tournament.
Society presented its 5th annual one who can see the creators of this He met grandmasters in the first 6
production, ‘Nathu’s Dream’, writ- dream - The dream makers. rounds. He met a Russian grand-
ten by the well known novelist, poet master in the 1st round, an UAE
As it unfolds, the dream makers
and playwright Shreekumar Varma. grandmaster in the 2nd round and
have to engage in a fight against
The play was a musical and was the dream breakers, and the other a Spanish grandmaster in the 3rd
held at the Sivagami Pethatchi audi- children too face a mighty problem round. He won against all of them.
torium on the Sep 7 and 9 in the in the form of the superintendent at In the 8th round itself he was con-
evenings. the shop. His friends, orphans too, firmed of his International master
soon learn that with every great norm, so the result of the 9th round
Neeta Srikanth, a BVM alumnus,
dream, comes a great dreamer. didn’t change the scenario much.
directed the play. The Vanipriya
Jayaraman composed music and Theatre personality S. Krishna Asked about his chess coaching, he
dance was choreographed by Anjaly Kumar took up the role of the sound says that he has been learning from
Ariyanayagam. manager and lighting was done by Vishweshwaran and [Link] for 5
Punya Srikanth. years.
The story revolves around Nathu,
an orphan who works at a cobbler’s The play explored the power of Recently he had participated in the
shop and dreams of becoming a dreaming and gave the audience a Commonwealth Chess Champion-
world famous sculptor. fun-filled evening with song, dance ship 2008, and had won the gold
and comic elements too. medal in the Under14 category.

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Tejas had also repre-

sented his school in an
All India level Modern
School Tournament and
had come first earlier.
Other than chess Tejas
miraculously finds time
to play cricket and
score well in academ-
ics too. He is currently
preparing for IIT- JEE.
Tejas has also secured
a black belt in karate.

Herbally special
By Sahanaa Lakshminarayanan, Student Reporter
The children at Sri Lalitha Learn-
ing Centre were engrossed in the
project of Green Health and Envi-
ronment Education, a special envi-
ronment programme sponsored by
Club Mahindra Holidays & Concern
Chennai an NGO on Sep. 8.
The founder of the special school
Lata Lakshminarayanan, explained
her school children regarding the
project and how it helps them.
Founder Secretary of Concern Chen-
nai (NGO) Vasantha Soundara-
jan and Project coordinator Padma
were present in Sri Lalitha Learning
Centre, helping special children in
planting herbal plantation.
Mrs. Soundararajan explained chil-
dren the necessity of forming herb
garden. The school has now made a garden, honour. She cooks nutritional herbal
Sri Lalitha Learning Centre has just filling up plant beds, with the seeds food for her family and grand chil-
started a “Healthy Habits” program, of over 20 different organic vege- dren
incorporating physical activity into tables and herbs. The garden proj-
She also distributed participation
as many learning experiences as ect tackles two problems associated
certificates and a few seedlings to
possible and encouraging kids to eat with children with special needs:
all students of Sri Lalitha Learning
healthier. The school uses a variety poor nutrition and a lack of physical
Centre for Special Children. Con-
of activities to keep kids in motion, activity.
tact this centre at no. 12, 2nd sec-
including music therapy, yoga, jog- Leela Ranganathan well versed in ond street, Athreyapuram, Chool-
ging and obstacle courses. herbal gardening was the guest of aimedu.

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