This is Nalini Radhakrishnan, a multi faceted personality. Involved in Event Management, Golfer, Rotarian, Brings theatre to the city and many more.

This photo was taken when she’d organised a Treasure Hunt Car event for the Mahindra World City.

… this school (though it might be for demographic reasons and/or commercial reasons) prominently announces its name in all 4 languages, namely English, Tamil, Telugu & Hindi.

Hopefully many such practices allows people to start accepting many languages in their city of dwelling, more peacefully.

TNMSC also expanded as Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Ltd, is a State Government initiative to ensure continued supply of live saving drugs and pharmaceuticals to all Government run hospitals. They are engaged in procurement, storage and supply of 268 drugs and medicines, 84 suture items and 63 surgical items to govt run hospitals and primary health centres. They also procure, store & supply 114 veterinary drugs and medicines to various veterinary dispensaries across the state of Tamil nadu.

They are located at Pantheon Road, Egmore.

They call it the Golden Fibre. These fibre are made out of a few plants and obviously eco-friendly. Though Sanal (in tamil சனல்) featured here is a rope made from jute is mainly used as a tying rope, especially paper packets, cartons etc, there are other uses too for this fibre.

Seen at a front of a shop at Pycrofts Road, Triplicane.

… Camel Foot Tree, Butterfly Wings Tree are a few commonly used names for this tree. Also called the Raja Mandharai (in tamil ராஜ மந்தாரை) and scientifically called Bauhini purpurea.

… yes but no. Ha haa.

The Movie UP definitely portrays the Balloon seller in a different light. So many people like these professionals are Unsung heroes in many ways, the kids brighten up seeing them, the carnivals/parks are made cheerful & colourful because of them and many more ways.

A balloon seller late in the evening at the Anna Nagar Dr Visweswariya Tower Park.

The young parishioner at the Our Lady of Lourdes Church – Mary Immaculate at Perambur. He was too shy to tell me his name, but. Though he was very happy to see that he was clicked and posed quite a bit.

… aka Bamboo Cane baskets. Pirambu Koodai is the tamil name for this.

These baskets used for carrying / selling flowers or vegetables or fruits by the retail vendors. Also used by the retailers of perishables at their shops to display their wares.

Eco friendly baskets instead of plastic ones.

A shop selling them at Koyambedu Market.

… or RED legged (with blood on the glasses too!).

This is a technique applied by many households in yesteryear’s, to avoid robbers and thieves scaling their roofs and running away with their loot. They place broken glass pieces on their front portion of the compound walls / roofs etc to keep the thieves in bay.

One such home at Ramaswamy Street (yes !!) at Purasawalkam.

…. with the dust & dirt around in urban situation, all vehicles get a new cover when parked for a while.

Looks like every vehicle needs a dust cover to be carried along with them and safely covered before it gets parked.

Scene at Parrys Corner, near Seven Wells.