Did you know that Mylapore was once called Vedapuri??? and Did you know that ” Mylapore” is derived from the Tamil word Mayil, meaning peacock, which was the vehicle of Lord Muruga? Apparently, Peacocks used to thrive in this...
Every city has its share of stories to tell… Chennai too has been through its share of wars, and battles.. The one monument that i have been curious about is the War Memorial near Fort St George… I haven’t spent too much time exploring this monument,...
Keeping the evil eye away is something that most people believe in. In our home, rather at my grandparents’ house, there is a black rope tied around a padigaram [dont know what it is called in Tamil] and in many shops i see the green chilli- lemon combo.. ...
During one of the early Photowalks i had been on, we wandered around the narrow lanes in Egmore… Harris road and Pudupet…. Found this poster of the yesteryear hero MGR on the wall…. There were a few kids who were pointing to the poster and imitating...
Chennai continues to fascinate me every day…There are buildings and monuments that speak so much of our rich history, each one seems to have stood through war and time…. While driving down the beach one day, from the car clicked this shot of...
