There was Chennapattanam and then there was Madras.
About 357 years later, in 1996, she became Chennai. And whatever she may be called 385 years from now, she will always remain the "Queen of the Coromandel"!
Come wander around this blog. It will give you a peek into her soul!!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Temple sign
To all those who think people in Chennai don't speak anything other than Tamizh (or "Madras bashai": take a look at this sign.
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Fascinating. I believe in multiculturalism!
ReplyDelete@EGCG: Absolutely - fascinating to live with it every day!
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