Sailing Champion - Rohini Rau

Rohini Rau is a talented and an expert Royal Madras Yacht Club Sailor, Chennai. Her first sail boat was the waterwag at the age of 10 years old. Rohini Rau had also represented Indian in the Laser Radial Class Asia Pacific Sailing Championship held recently at Melbourne. She was the first girl to win a gold medal for India in sailing and is the Women’s Asian Sailing Champion of 2004.Rohini, was born and brought up in Madras, and when she was a year old, her parents took her along with them sailing at the Madras Yacht Club. She started sailing in the Optimist Class of sailing boat, for beginners. She thoroughly enjoyed it and began sailing regularly. Her first race was s when she was eleven years old. She studied at  Chettinad Vidyashram School. She said that she was the School Captain and she had won the Swimming Champion Cup in 2003-04 and also participated in athletics and have won numerous events. She also enjoyed playing throw ball and gymnastics at school. She was adjudged the best actress in dramatics in school. She acted in an Italian film shot here in the South when she was twelve years old. She also sang playback for the title song of the Tamil film ‘Three Roses’. She recently acted and sang in one of the lead roles in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in December 2006.She knows to play the piano, violin, to tap dance, as well as jazz ballet. She also knows karate.

She is a  MBBS student studying at the Chengelpattu Medical College, where she was awarded a seat on the sports quota. She won gold at the National Optimist Championships for girls in 2000, silver at the Asia Pacific Laser Championship in May 2001, gold at the Junior Nationals in December 2001, silver at the Laser Radial National Championships in August 2003, silver in the Nationals in the women’s category in December 03, gold in the Asian Sailing Championships for girls in 2004 and gold in the Laser Radial National Championship for women in Hyderabad in 2005. She was the only woman to take part in the National Hobicat Championships,  in Vishakapatnam in August 2006 and came second in the silver fleet. She hade participated in some international events such as the Zoom 8 World Championships and the at Hoorn, Netherlands, the International Sailing Circuit Selections in Kiel, Germany 420 World Championships in France. Rohini told Chennai Plus that her aim is to compete for India in the 2012 Olympics.

CITY BEE - SPECIAL PUJAS

Saliyar’s Monthly meeting
The Chennai Branch of Saliyar Mahajan Sangh holds its monthly meeting this Sunday, on   26th July 2009 at 10.00 am at,No-107/59,P.S.Sivaswamy Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-4. For further details contact 9940285767.

Special Pujas
The Chaturmasya Sri Guru Paduka Puja will be performed from 7.7.09 to 4.9.09 at the Chennai Om Sri Skandasramam, 1, Kambar St, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Selaiyur, Tambaram, Chennai -73. On 7.7.09 being Full moon Day there will be special abhishekam to Goddess Matha Bhuvaneswari and Lord Dattatreyar at 10 am followed by special alankaram and deeparadanai and Annadanam at 12.30 pm. All devotees can  attend and get the bountiful blessings of Lord Dattatreyar, Goddess Matha Bhuvaneswari, Lord Mahasahasralingamurthy, Lord Nandikeswarar and Sathguru Shrimath Santhananda Swamigal. For details contact
P. Santhanam Manager on 22290134 / 94446 29570.

Artink 2009
Forum Art Gallery presents ‘ ARTINK 2009 ‘ an exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculptures in bronze and fiberglass by children and adults of ArtInk - Forum Art Gallery’s art education programme. The exhibition is on till 11th July 2009.Artink is conducted by professional artists as part of the gallery’s art awareness initiative. Forum Art Gallery is located at 57, 5th Street Padmanabha Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 20.For details contact Asha J’Kumar on 42115596.

Spiritual Discourse
Sage T.G.Narayanaswamy will speak on in Tamil on Tiruvalluvar - Life Itself is Philosophy on 5th July 2009, at 7pm at Flat B3, Hayagirvar Apts, 36/4, Nathamuni Lane, Kizh Naduvankarai, Anna Nagar, Chennai-40. For details contact 26207896.

Gurupoornima Celebration
Sanatan Sannstha Chennai is organizing Gurupoornima celebration on Tuesday the 7th July 2009 from 5.00 to 8.00 pm at Sri Adi Sankara Auditorium, Sri Ayyappa Seva Samajam, C-45, 2nd Avenue, Anna Nagar,Chennai-40.For details contact  9884224668, 24751881.

Free Sanskrit Classes
Samskritha Vidya Samithi as part of its Sanskrit promotion in Chennai commences its next new batch for free Sanskrit classes at Tambaram (9894709148, 9840695773), Selaiyur ( 9840448033, 22291720), Alwarpet ( 9884312214, 25353597), Mandaveli & Mylapore ( 9840491346, 24951420, 24320544, 24994811), Rajakilpakkam ( 9841212047), Anna Nagar (26215719), Nolambur (9444560040, 65687635) and Korattur (26248430, 9791106672).

Essay Competition for Teachers
Nandini  Voice For the Deprived , a  Chennai based NGO invites higher secondary school teachers in Tamil Nadu to send their views  in the form of an essay  on the subject “Scrapping of Tenth Standard Exams”. The best 10 entries would get cash awards. The maximum words should be 1500 and the essay can be written in English or Tamil. Last date for submission of essay is 30th July, 2009.Essay can be sent by post to N.S.Venkataraman, Trustee, Nandini Voice For The Deprived, M 60/1, 4th Cross Street, Besant Nagar,Chennai-90 or call  24916037

LDSFT Get-together
Loka Dharma Seva Foundation Trust[ LDSFT]would conduct a  get-together on Sunday 5 July , 2009 at 4pm at Kamakoti Dyana Mandapam , Behind Anjaneyar Temple ,West Kamakoti Nagar, Valasarawakkam,  Arcot Road. For details contact Dr.R.Subramanian, Managing Trustee , Loka Dharma Seva Foundation Trust at Plot No: 541, 27th St.,Ashta lakshmi Nagar, Alapakkam, Porur PO ., Chennai-116 or call 24760556 / 9444381476.

Public Speaking for children
Hansel and Gretel, is organizing a public speaking workshop for children aged 7 to 12 years to train  them to face an audience and to speak without fear and at ease from 6th July 2009 at No-11, Jagadambal Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-17.For details call 28152549.

Basic Computer Training
Tamil Nadu Foundation is offering a one month course in basic computer applications from 12th July 2009 onwards. The classes would be held at Tamil Nadu Foundation office at No-27/9, Taylors Road, Kilpauk,Chennai-10.For details contact 26446319.

Photography Workshop
Shashikant School of Photography based at No-9, 4th Street, Venkateswarar Nagar, Karpagam Gardens, Adyar, Chennai-20 is organizing a workshop on Food and Product Photography. For details contact 24469137.

Painting Exhibition
Apparao Gallery, N0-7, Wallace Gardens 3rd Street, Nungambakkam is hosting an art exhibition by artist Yuvan Bothi Sathuvar, who is renowned for  his photo realistic style of paintings from 1st to 15th July 2009.For details call 28332226.

French Fashion Furniture
A French Fashion Furniture exhibition is on at Alliance Francaise of Madras, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai. The exhibition is open on all days except holidays on till 31st July 2009. For details call 28279803.

State Level Tournament
The Hercules Turbo Drive State Level Chess Tournament for school and college girls and boys for Under-8, 10, 12, 16 and 25 categories. The tournament will be held on 11th and 12 July 2009 at Ebeneezer MHSS, Korattur. The last date is enter is 11th July 2009.For details contact 9444785685.

Madhavaram High Road gets wider

The Chennai Corporation as part of its road widening project are carrying out the work of widening the Madhavaram High Road stretch along Gandhi Park near Perambur High Road in order to create extra road space to accommodate the increasing vehicle traffic movement. A new pedestrian would be constructed by the civic authorities along the widened Madhavaram High Road. At present the road widening work is in fast progress. This photograph was snapped on Thursday, 2nd July 2009.

THE WORLD LAST WEEK - MALAYSIA BOOK OF RECORDS

SATURDAY
U.S couple Erin Finnegan and Noah Filman will be first couple to say “I DO” in Zero Gravity. The duo will have a weightless wedding and exchange vows aboard G-Force one of the Vomit-Comet operated by Zero Gravity Corporation.

A 3 month old child was hospitalized after the boy was given dettol instead of polio drops at a health center in Goa. Later it was confirmed the child’s father had made the mistake and not the hospital.

Jam Nagar-Gujarat, A 40 year old pregnant woman was made to parade at a Govt. Hospital premises with a sticker on her forehead “HIV Positive” by the doctors and staff members.

A 4 year old girl who fell into a 50 foot bore well at Moradi Village in Jaipur District was rescued after 20 hours after she fell into the well, the baby is recovering fast.

A drunken police man working in Guindy Traffic Wing barged into a beauty parlour and sat along with a woman customer was nabbed by the public and handed over to the police later.

SUNDAY
Thousands of faithful Burmese have donated 800 kgs of their hair in a money raising company to repair the route to the sacred Buddhists Pagoda in Alaungdar, Kathapha, Myanmar.

A glass making furnace functioning in Pasimedu near Palani in Dindigul District 2000 years ago has been excavated, confirms the Archaeological Survey of India.

Health experts have long warned of the risk of obesity but a new Japanese study warns that being very skinny is even more dangerous and that slightly chubby people have longer life.

Goa Police records say that four ministers in the Digamber Kamet led cabinet are habitual gamblers who frequent casinos in Goa.

The longest day in the year was on June 21st .The sun rose at 5.44 am and set at 6.30pm.The day was more than 14 hours long as the sun was 23 and a half degrees of the equator and directly over the tropic of Cancer.

MONDAY
A six year old Philippino boy accidentally shot dead his father and injured his mother in a Fathers Day tragedy. No criminal charges would be filed against the boy since he is a minor.

A new study by Royal Horticultural Society London says that plants do like it if you talk to them and they prefer to hear a woman’s voice.

A study at West Virginia University has found a link between gums and disease and memory loss, keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can help preserve memory.

A new environment friendly washing machine which uses only one cup of water and leaves clothes virtually dry will hit the showrooms in London in the year 2010.

55 year old Ho Eng Hui,a Kung Fu Master in Kuala Lumpur pierced 4 coconuts with his index finger in almost 30 seconds and got his name recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records.

TUESDAY
Snake charmers caught about two dozens snakes from the RDO’s office in Sivakasi. These reptiles had made life difficult for the staff and visitors to this Government office.

Lin Zongxiu a Chinese woman was taken to task for boiling a man’s head in a soup because she believed it could cure her daughters psychiatric problems.

According to a new study in Washington music could one day be used as a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and heart patients’ rehabilitation.

The world’s smallest car, London based the Peel 50 debuted at “Repleys Believe It Or Not” museum in Times Square New York. The one seater Peel Trident is battery operated and travels 64 km per hour.

An Australian girl who alleged she fell asleep while getting her face tattooed, she asked for 3 stars to be tattooed but was shocked to find 56 stars on her face.

WEDNESDAY
According to Science Magazine, the outbreak of swine flu appears to have originated in mid February in La Gloria,Veracuz, Mexico where over half of the population was affected.

Inspired by the behaviour of the human eye, scientists have developed an imaging technology technique. It helps computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly with double the accuracy and ten times the speed of earlier methods.

A 35,000 year old flute, the oldest instrument known, with neatly intact five holes meticulously carved with stone tool from the hollow wing bone of a giant vulture has been found in the Arch Valley of Southern Germany.

The flying car has been tested 28 times. The tests have shown that the vehicle can drive, fly and switch from being a plane to a car in just 30 seconds will be unveiled in the year 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

A Russian man allegedly shot his girl friend dead and tried to commit suicide after learning that his beloved was a male by birth and undertook sexual reassignment surgery, the man could not forgive such betrayal.

THURSDAY
Samantha Heal of Exeter, London creates medicinal history after giving birth to twins in a span of the seconds at The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Experts in Spain say that the remains of the first European discovered at an archeological site in Northern Spain have revealed that the pre historic men were cannibals who particularly liked the flesh of children.

A rare pre historic hand axe believed to be 1.7 million years old has been discovered recently by an Erode Based historian on the outer fringe of Bhopal region during his recent field survey.

A monkey urinates on Zambian President Rupiah Banda as he spoke to journalists at a news conference under a tree, outside his office in the capital Lusaka.

A French Guina Court has jailed four Church members for the exorcism of an epileptic teenager who was found dead attached to the cross.

FRIDAY
50 year old King of Pop Music, Michael Jackson passes away suddenly in Las Angeles. Chennai trained Dr.Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswar the Chief Medical examiner and corner performed the autopsy of Jackson.

Two Russian women laid off amids global financial crises got an unpleasant surprise when their former boss paid them more than 1000 dollars to sell off a labour dispute in dozens of heavy bags full of tiny coins.

A Chinese travel agency is offering a 5 days tour of Haiwan Islands for couples who are on the verge of splitting up and hopes the breaks could be persuaded some to reconsider the split up.

In yet another heist in a place of worship the Santhome Cathedral Basilica, four wooden collection boxes were broken into and contents were looted.

In a freak incident at a Chromepet Railway Station 8 coaches of a Tambaram bound suburban train got detached from the rest of the rake giving an anxious moment to the commuters.

Temple Tank restored to retain water

The tank of the Marundeeswarar temple in Thiruvanmiyur is now able to retain water due to the efforts of the Temple authorities, Chennai Corporation and Metro Water Department officials. The repair and restoration work included clearing the tank bed, laying clay for water retention and relaying the steps. Storm Water drains laid by Metro Water ensures flow of rainwater into the tank Deep bore wells have been dug in four corners of the tank to ensure good water supply. Recently the Annual Float festival was held at the temple tank during the month of April 2009 after a gap of 30 years. The Marundeeswarar temple at Thiruvanmiyur is architecturally beautiful. The temple is supposed to have been built around the 7th century A.D., and has a typical Chola architecture. The temple has undergone a lot of renovations of late.

X-Ray, Lab and Physiotherapy facilities opened

Rajasthan Youth Association expended its Medibank Project by adding X-ray, Lab & Physiotherapy facilities in a function held at its Daya Sadan RYA Cosmo Charitable Dispensary at Ayanavaram on Sunday, 21st June 2009. The chief guest Shri Ashok Tripathy appreciated the contribution & commitment of members of RYA Cosmo for the cause of poor & needy in the field of health care. The Guest of Honor Rajasthan Shree Smt Mohinibaiji said she is so happy to see the young people of the society taking interest for the cause of society at such young age. She though 86 years old, assured the members to give whatever support required from her side. Dr. R.C.Bohra said that he is getting strength from young members of RYA Cosmo seeing their dedication for the cause of poor.All the donors of Medibank, doctors & all supporting staff were recognized for their contribution to the Medibank.

Shri Anil khicha, president welcomed the guests & Shri Mahender Pungalia; chairman project traced the history of Medibank & also informed about the present developments & future dream of creating A Rajasthan Hospital. Shri Shanti Lunavat thanked to all with a special thank to Smt Kamaladevi Narendra Srisrimal for donating lab equipments & a modern ECG machine.

HEALTH - ECZEMA

A skin disorder involving hypersensitivity (allergy-related) reaction within the skin characterized by inflammation, itching, and scaling.
Atopic dermatitis can occur in an infantile (children) or adult form. It is most common in infants, and at least half of those cases clear up by age 18 months. There is often a family history of asthma, hay fever, eczema, psoriasis, or other allergy-related disorders. In adults, it is generally a chronic or reoccurring condition. Neurodermatitis is a form of atopic dermatitis characterized by a self-perpetuation scratch-itch cycle. Although symptoms increase in times of stress, physiological changes in the nerve fibers are also present.

A hypersensitivity reaction (similar to an allergy) occurs in the skin, causing chronic inflammation. The inflammation causes the skin to become itchy and scaly. Chronic irritation and scratching can cause the skin to thicken and become leathery-textured, although this is more pronounced in the localized form, lichen simplex chronicus. Exposure to environmental irritants can worsen symptoms, as can dryness of the skin, exposure to water, temperature changes, and stress.

Symptoms are intense itching, blisters (vesicle formation) with oozing and crusting skin redness or inflammation around the blisters, rash, in child under 2 years old, skin lesions begin on the cheeks in infants, may progress to the scalp, arms, trunk, and legs , dry, leathery skin areas (lichenification),more or less pigment than their normal skin tone ,located commonly in the inner elbow or behind the knee, may spread to the neck, hands, feet, eyelids, or behind the knee, raw areas (excoriation) of the skin-from scratching, ear discharges / bleeding.

In homoeopathy medicine like Graphitis, Petroleum, Rhus tox,Nux Vomica, Thuja , Silicea, Sepia, used for the treatment. The proper analysis of the case with the qualified homoeopathic physician will give the better results.

MMDA bus terminus needs attention

The MMDA Colony Metropolitan Transport Corporation bus terminus on Sidco Road needs to be upgraded and modernized at the earliest, says the Arumbakkam area residents. The bus terminus looks like an open playground. It lacks basic facilities for the passengers and the MTC crew as well such as no proper shelter, uneven road surface, dirty surroundings, inadequate lighting facility etc. More over the bus terminus has old broken compound wall and no gate. Let the MTC authorities take note and improve the facilities of the terminus and also introduce more bus routes for the benefit of the Arumbakkam area residents.

Shaky slabs!

The pedestrian pathway on both sides along the road over bridge near Binny Road is very risky to walk on. The pedestrians who regularly make use of the bridge told the Chennai Plus reporter that the slabs placed are not fixed firmly and are shaky and uneven. Due to this any one can easily fall down especially at night time. Since a large number of students and office goers use this pedestrian path to reach Mount Road, the civic authorities need to set right the shaky slabs.

Striving to be India’s Best Sailor

know-yr-neighbor

The Royal Madras Yacht Club sailor Ajay Rau is born and brought up in Chennai. He has been sailing for a long time and has good experience. One of his earliest memories is playing on these old wooden sail boats (water wags) at the Royal Madras Yacht Club .At the age of ten he and his sister started to learn how to sail.

Ajay began racing seriously when he was 17 year old. He set his eyes on the Laser, a single person Olympic class dhinghy. He told Chennai Plus that his goal is to become a top class laser sailor, which he strives to achieve everyday.

He is on a quest to become India best laser sailor and the first laser sailor to compete in the Olympic Games by 2012.The other events which he is also hoping to make a mark in the future are the National, International, European, World Cups, and Asian Games.
Ajay turned into sailing and Olympic campaigner after school, April 2006. Made his International Debut in Keil week (ISAF - GrADE 1) Germany June-2006(Youth &Senior) in spite of his late start in as a professional Olympic class sailor, he is making rapid progress. He had races a total of 54 regattas. During the racing season’s he had sailed an approx average of 540 races and days. He is a very committed and focused. When not racing he always starts his sailing training to reach my goal every day.

India’s up and coming top International sailor and 2012 Olympic hopeful, Ajay Rau, supported by Mittal Champions Trust, has participated in the 2008 World Championship held in Sydney, Australia. This is Ajay’s first world championship in the Olympic Class and also the second and final trials for Beijing Olympics with ten nations’ slot up for grabs. Promising talent Ajay Rau returned home from London after competing in two tough sailing competitions in Paton and Weymouth (2012 Olympic venue).

The Chennai lad struggled in the UK qualifier for the 2008 World championship, but finished 35th out of 45 boats. At Weymouth, Ajay was in the midst of some of the best sailors in the world (the event in fact was used as a trials by some countries to select their respective sailor for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Ajay finished a fighting 47th overall in his first ever regatta with wind speeds of 30 to 35 knots. He is sponsored by Mittal Champions Trust, Amm Foundation and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Training in France and another tournament in Spain are part of his plans ahead.

Over 220 of the best sailors (men/women) are expected from Europe and the rest of the world to battle it out for the 2009 European
Championship. Royal Madras Yacht Club sailors, Ajay and Rohini make up the Indian challenge at the European Championship. International Sailing Champion Ajay Rau told the Chennai Plus reporter that his dearest ambition is to compete and win in the 2012 Olympic Games.

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