…. public places marked for various religious, social activities are on the reduction, especially in urban set-ups like Chennai. Most of the areas get converted to shopping, retail or any other commercial venture to “unlock” the value of the asset (as termed by investment bankers).
One such example which is still surviving is this “Sree [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mint Street’
9 Dec
Bhajan
27 Nov
Sivanadiyar, the Slave of Siva
A Sivanadiyar is a Devotee of Lord Siva (also "the slave of siva", when loosely translated). The old city still carries the marks of many religious gathering places like this one. This is a "Chennai Sivanadiyar ThiruKootam" (the Chennai’s Siva devotees holy gathering) off Mint Street.
21 Nov
Integrating languages …
… 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.
12 Nov
Emperors new clothes
…. 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.
11 Nov
Glorious 155 Years
…. this school at Mint street has seen 155 years of service and that many children passing through them to go on to higher studies. Some of their alumnae are Vallalar, Dr S Thanickachalam and many more.
But this school currently is in a bad shape due to their inabilities to raise funds and sustain the [...]
8 Nov
People, Week 24
Hussain Raja is a Rickshaw puller / driver. One could hire his services at Sowcarpet area. He normally sits at Mint Street.
25 Sep
Band Box
… is one of the oldest Dry Cleaners & Dyers in the city. The Silk Sarees, Chiffons, Ties etc are mandatory better of by dry cleaning them and not washing them in water.
Seen at Mint Street.
Have you been to a Dry cleaner off late?
24 Sep
Facade
… an interesting design in a facade of an apartment. Not too sure what the architect / owner wanted this to be ……
Seen at Thanga Salai aka Mint Street.
21 Sep
Govt Central Press
The Government Central Press is now at Mint Street, Chennai 79. This is housed in the erstwhile Mint. The press caters to all state government departments and their notifications. Apart from this the State has Branch presses at Madras High Court, Madurai High Court, Vridhachalam, Pudhukottai, Madurai, Trichy & Salem towns.
Current Mints in India [...]
9 Sep
My fetish
… yes, again with English and its varied spellings in this city of Chennai.
Ghee Roset or Roast …. hmm one wonders, but as long as the taste is the Ghee Roast Dosai, then its fine.
Seen at Hotel Ranjith, Mint Street.
P.s : Thanks to Shanta for pointing out.
8 Sep
Krishna & his Gopi’s
Though we have different styles of architecture practiced these days on many households, we still have quite a few old homes that retain the style that prevailed in those years.
There were always a mix of the Anglo Saxon style, the burmese influence, the native motif’s. But to see them well maintained is a pleasure [...]
31 Aug
Add the shruti …..
… this place in Sowcarpet makes new ones, repairs old Harmoniums, shruti boxes and the works. They have a range of services to offer in terms of the musical instruments like Banjo’s, tabla’s and more percussion instruments too.
One could find them in Mint street, near the new sunshine hotel.
29 Aug
Tamil Nadu?
… One gets a doubt while walking in the streets of Sowcarpet, Chennai. Because most of the signs, advertisements, communications, home names are all in Hindi. This is a little North India inside the heart of Chennai.
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