T. NAGAR, Chennai-600017

  T.Nagar   was  planned   in  1923-25.

• T.Nagar  was  a  big   lake  in  1916. Names  like  Lakeview  road in  Mambalam,  lake  area  in  Nungambakkam  at  present  prove  this.

•   Only  one  person  by  name  Subramaniyam   Iyer  owned  hundred   acres  of   land   in  T.Nagar   in  1920s.

•   Mambalam  is  older   than   T.Nagar  which   was  called   as  New  Mambalam   initially.

•   One  ground   of  land   was  rupees   five  hundred   in  1920s. 

•   One  acre  of  land    was  rupees   two  thousand   in  1923.

•   In  1933 ,   Pondichery  Chokkalinga  Mudhaliar  built  ten  shops  and   named   it  as  Pondy  Bazar  to  glorify   his  native   place   Pondichery. 

•   Renganathan  street   was  an  Agraharam ,  a  residential   area   in  1948.

•   During   second   world   war ,   Madras  High   Court   was  shifted  temporarily   to  Holy  Angels  School   in  T.Nagar. 

•   In  1930 ,   fourteen   grounds   of   land  for  T.Nagar  Social  club  was  purchased  for  rupees   two  thousand   nine  hundred  from   Government. 

•   In  1930s ,   after  10  pm  foxes use  to  knock   the  doors   of   houses   in  T.Nagar. 

•   There   was   a   big  comman  well  in  T.Nagar  on  which   Kannadasan   statue   stands  now.

•   Staying   in   hotels   was  considered   as  below   dignity   in  1930s. 

•   In  1930s,   there  was  no  radio . Hence ,   people   use  to  assemble   at  Panagal  park  to  listen 7.15  pm  news.  There  was   no  movement   of   people   after  8  pm.

       CHANGE  IS  THE  ONLY  UNCHANGEABLE  THING  IN  THE   WORLD

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SANTA WAS REAL ....... SORT OF

     
Santa Claus also knows as Saint Nicholas, Christmas, Kris Kringle is a mythical figure with legendary historical folklore in many western cultures and is believed to brings gifts on 24th December, a night before Christmas.                                                                        

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Saint Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra, a town which is now Turkey. He has earned a reputation of anonymous gift  giver by paying dowries of impoverished girls and handing out treats and coins to children, often, he left it in shoes and he sat out at the nights for the very purpose.

Since his death, Nicholas had been coined as the patron Saint of Children. 

Thus came our SANTA

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SAARC Nations

                                                               

                                                         

SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation is an economic and geopolitical organisation of 8 countries primarily South Asia or India Sub-continent, with its head office in Kathmandu.

The combined economy of SAARC is the 3rd in the world after US and China. India makes over 70% of its population and areas among these 8 countries.

The SAARC countries are India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka and Afghanistan.

The idea of regional political and economical co-operation is South Asia was first raised in 2nd May, 1980 by Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman and the first was held in Dhaka on 8th December, 1985. The new member is Afghanistan as of 2015.

The SAARC policies aims to promote welfare economics, collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia. The official meeting of the national leaders are held annually whilst the Foreign minister meet twice annually.

The observer status are given to countries like Australia, China, EU, Iran, Japan, Burma, Mauritius, South Korea and USA.

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SAVE YOUR AC BILL

                                                           

 AIRTRON

 When it comes to electricity bills, we pay through our nose because of the air-conditioner usage. As AC's had become a necessity rather than  luxury, reducing the EB bill had become a very challenging task. But, Airtron had developed a mechanism which could be fitted to the AC and it is believed that it would bring down electricity consumption by nearly 30% - 35%.

Airton is guaranteed to bring down electricity consumption even as it maintains the fixed amient room temperature. 

It is equipped with dual sensors, the micro - processor based device uses the excess energy in the coil of the conventional AC's that would normally be wasted.

The sensors, one fitted to the coil of the AC and the other for checking the room temperature - works in tandem with the multi - algorithm software to ensure not only energy saving but also maintenance of comfortable room temperature.

Airtron, can be fitted on to any type of AC, including splits, multi-splits, windows, and Inverters for a very minimal cost.

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Know Your Bills

                                                              SERVICE TAX

Service Tax is a component that goes to the Central Government, who imposes a levy on the services you enjoy. Earlier, it covered restaurants that were air-conditioned, and served alcohol, but now applies to all eating joints. In the last budget, service tax was upped from 12.56% to 14%, and most restaurants charge it on 40%of the total bill ( including service charge ). The resultant rate of service tax because of the cap of 40% works out to be 5.6%. This rise, as per hoteliers, is responsible for growing consumer resistance.

            

                                                           SERVICE CHARGE

Service Charge is a variable component of the invoice, and falls between 5% and 12%. This money actually is distributed among the kitchen employees and stewards.


                                                           VALUE ADDED TAX

VAT varies between states ( Maharashtra charges 12.5% ) and differs according to category of beverage and food item. For instance, it is 20% for hard liquor, 5% for wine.


                                                                  CHARITY

Some eateries that tie-up with non-profits, add a nominal amount to the bill, which they then pass on to the charity. The fine print of the bill tens to mention it but most guests are unaware that they are playing Good Samaritan, and may even oversee the additional charge of the bill.


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BEHIND THE LOGO'S

                         

Jeni & Santo

Cognac - The Brandy

Hey Friends, lets have a boozy reading!!

COGNAC ( BRANDY )

Cognac is named after the town of Cognac in France and is the most famous variety of brandy produced in the wine growing region surrounding the town from which it takes its name. The demarcated brandy regions in Europe are Cognac and Armagnac in France and Jerez in Spain and their 300 years old production remain unchanged

Cognac is made of Saint Emillion grapes, they are distilled twice in copper pot stills and are aged atleast for 2 years in French oak barells and are produced by " Water of Life " which means double distilling white wines from any growth areas.

It was first created to use up the grape waste of wine making and was considered a drink of the poor,  the wine waste was dry acidic thin and not suitable for drinking but excellent for distillation and after distillation is complete, it must be aged for 2 years to be called " COGNAC".

The final product is diluted to 40% alcohol content and 80% with pure and distilled water, infact some add caramel to color the Cognac.

Each Cognac house has a master taster who is responsible for creating this delicate blend of spirits. The cognac produced by a company today will be similar to that of 50 years back. It is considered similar to a blended whisky or non vintage Champagne, which also rely on blending to achieve a consistent flavour.

Cheers

Jeni & Santo