All Readers a Very Happy Christmas …..
Hi i’ll be off for a vacation till 31st Dec and the DailyPhoto Chennai updates will be off air till 31st, bear with me.
(A Collage of the Christmas Pictures from the St. Anderson’s Church, NSC Bose Road, Parrys Corner)
Posts Tagged ‘Parrys Corner’
24 Dec
Merry Xmas
9 Dec
Bhajan
…. 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 [...]
4 Dec
Skin tight
This native fruit which originated from Paraguay in South America is well known in this part of the world too. Called “Annasi Pazham” (அன்னாசி பழம்) is an amazing ingredient for a fruit salad, juice and many such concoctions.
Like the jack fruit, this also after its skinned is a very sweet & tasty fruit.
3 Dec
Trade unions
…. generally trade unions oppose any way of privatisation as it might allow reduction in existing staffs/ lay-offs. Such is this poster/banner which urges all its employees of LIC Trade union to oppose the privatisation of its organisation.
In front of the LIC Zonal office near NSC Bose Road, Parrys.
2 Dec
Blu Ray & Piracy
After piracy in CD’s, then in DVD’s, now they have not spared even the Blu Ray Disc’s i guess.
The PC games, Wii games, the Movies et al are already present at the Piracy Market.
This is a poster at one such shop in Burma Bazaar.
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.
10 Oct
Two wheels & more
…. for many years (till now), Broadway Main Road is the hub of Bicycle shops. From the days of just having Raleigh to Hercules then to BSA cycles / Hero cycles and now to actual geared bicycles for long distances & as a sport, everything you could think of Bicycles is here at Broadway. (Did [...]
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?
23 Sep
Kamaraj Flower Market
Kamaraj Flower Market is the place where the government shifted the Flower Bazaar from Parrys Corner some years back. This is adjacent to the Anna Fruit Market & Koyambedu Vegetable Markets.
The idea of a organised market with access for the goods carrier vehicles to almost next to your shop is good. But the general hygiene [...]
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 [...]
14 Sep
Sweet Tooth
… even a diabetic can’t resist such sweet delicacies. There are many places in Chennai which serve some amazing sweets like these Gulab Jamuns, Jelabis and more.
One such mouth watering shop at Xaviers street, Parrys Corner.
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.
9 Mar
80 … and young
Its a rare sight to see such site’s in the city these days. Especially such outlets are in prime areas and the urge for the landlord is to raze it down and come up with a comercial & contemporary complex in that place.
Not many such shops and not many in many areas except Parrys, Mylapore, [...]
5 Oct
Are you done with your festive shopping?
With the festive season starting now with Dasara, Ramzan, Deepavali and till Christmas / pongal, the shopping spree also starts. The traditional shopping areas are T Nagar, Parry’s Corner & Purasawalkam. But now the shops & retail chains have branches across the city and people (read, like me) shop in their neighbourhoods too.
So planning ahead [...]
4 Sep
Rickshaw
One more service / product which is going to become extinct in the city of Chennai is these Cycle Rickshaws. This pedaled rickshaw can carry up to three people and mostly used for the “to-close-for-bus-but-too-distant-for-walk” distances and are economical options Vs Auto richshaws.
But only a few are seen closer to the Tank in Mylapore, in [...]
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