Saturday, July 1, 2023

Post-rain recce

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You don't need to read this blog to figure out that the weather patterns everywhere are going through some shifts. Chennai's weather...
Friday, June 30, 2023

School gate

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This was early on a Saturday morning in May. Just after 7 AM. It was not the earliness of the hour. It was May, the season of school holiday...
Thursday, June 29, 2023

Deadline nears

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Even though the RERA Act of 2016 mandates the declaration of an estimated completion date for a real estate project, it does not require tha...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

All-round education

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It might not sound like a big thing today, to have a society that is focused on educating boys and girls alike, but set up at a time when gi...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

On my mind

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If you are a fan of Chennai, this book would be part of your library already.  If you are a newcomer to the city, this would be a wonderful ...
Monday, June 26, 2023

Port view

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That's all there is to it. A view of the harbour inside the Port of Chennai.
Sunday, June 25, 2023

Rear view

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As you enter Anna Nagar from the Koyambedu side of an evening, you cannot miss the multi-coloured tower of the VR Mall. Make that in plural,...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Not going

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Something that gives me special joy these days is the sighting of a sparrow ( Passer domesticus ). But that is quite rare, as the bird is al...
Friday, June 23, 2023

Talent aplenty

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This picture was taken a couple of days ago at the Chennai office of a data analytics firm . The office itself was very interesting - very o...
Thursday, June 22, 2023

Landmark on the left

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It started life as a small shop south of the 'periya gate' - the gated railway crossing between Kodambakkam and Nungambakkam - in 19...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Coolers

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Last week, this would have been a super-tempting poster, but with that little bit of rain brining temperatures down, the desire for such thi...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Pale substitute

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The idea behind Drive 'N Eats is wonderful, even if it is not entirely new. The concept of sitting in your vehicle and having a meal wa...
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Monday, June 19, 2023

Rather ignored

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And so, with all the summer showers which have been happening since last morning, it is unlikely that anyone felt a craving for a glass of i...
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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Going anywhere!

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I think it is fair enough to say that the Asiatic Lion would be about 1,350 km away from this sign. But why would the Wild Water Buffalo (I ...
Saturday, June 17, 2023

Rains, anyone?

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An old photo of the Raintree on Mount Road .  Looks like it is going to rain tomorrow - at least that's what the forecasts say. The rain...
Friday, June 16, 2023

Still-frame

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The renowned dancers Srikanth and Ashwathy performing at the Narada Gana Sabha about 6 months ago.  Watch out for their next performance - n...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Windblown

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Unlike that TV-journalist who was pretending to be covering Cyclone Biparjoy , this one makes no claims.  All papier-mâché, she just sits un...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Should circulate

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That is the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), across the road from the Chennai Central station. It has been providing medica...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Other end

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From a celebration of Kashmiri culture at Kalakshetra earlier this year.  Apparently the river Jhelum was earlier called the Vitasta - the e...
Monday, June 12, 2023

Indebted

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The address of this institution locates it at 1, Prakasam Salai, which was earlier - much earlier - called Popham's Broadway. But it als...
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Clear road

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Well, this was taken on a Saturday morning, so it is good that there is almost no traffic here. Greenways Road is usually busy, but even the...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

Morning light

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This road in Kodambakkam is usually a low-traffic zone. But with changes to traffic flow on Arcot Road due to the Chennai Metro's constr...
Friday, June 9, 2023

Catch the light

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If you did not know that Chennai, over the course of its history from 1639, has had 4 lighthouses serving the city. The first was just a fla...
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Talk to me

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I don't remember what kind of a shop this is, but it is wonderful how a small space has been converted into a niche business. I will haz...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Game on

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It is the opening day of the Final of ICC's World Test Championship . We could be doing better than what currently is happening. But the...
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Connecting line

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That is a very nice view of the eastern sky from inside Tholkappiyar Poonga.  If you're able to see something like a straight line from ...
Monday, June 5, 2023

Those squares

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The Chennai Circle Office of the Canara Bank was earlier a rather dour building; it was nothing spectacular to look at, nor was it an eyeso...
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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Changeover man

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You are probably aware that the Corporation of Chennai is the second oldest in the world, having been established in September 1688. The of...
Saturday, June 3, 2023

Shore temple

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There are some temples built along the sea coast, but I daresay those on banks of rivers would be more in number. Chennai has a few such, in...
Friday, June 2, 2023

Green light

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One of those few photographs I have taken which has people in them.  This is a place that deserves a post of its own; the Chennai Rail Museu...