… 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.
Posts Tagged ‘Photowalk’
21 Nov
Integrating languages …
19 Nov
Classic ropes
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 [...]
16 Nov
Sell the air ….
… 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 [...]
15 Nov
People, Week 25
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.
13 Nov
Catch them RED handed?
… 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 [...]
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 [...]
10 Nov
Save More
Some lovely melon shaped Piggy (!?) Banks seen on the streets … these made of clay / sand are to save coins and some occasional notes. Has only one way to take the money out, that is just break them to retrieve the money, no other way.
Seen them near Sanskrit College, Mylapore.
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.
3 Nov
Telugu still around ….
… yes the older establishments still have Telugu (language) signs in their boards. Many establishments in the older settlements like Mylapore, Purasawalkam, Triplicane, Parry’s corner, T Nagar etc have quite a sizable population of Telugu speaking residents.
This is at Kala Pharmacy, Pantheon Road, Egmore.
2 Nov
Walks, Flys, Crawls, Swims …
… yes many in us prefers to eat delicacies made out of these birds, and many likes to cook them in their own styles and serve.
These are specific to sunday’s at bazaars / markets in many neighbourhoods you get to see the ducks and hens and goats and various other exotic animals ready for [...]
29 Oct
Tamil & its Prachara Sabha
…. when the language Tamil needed some push at schools with the students they probably would have formed this “Poets Club” aka “Pulavar Mandram”. They conduct various competency tests for the language Tamil at school level and award certificates. Need to check with schools if this is still in existence, as we’ve written exams in [...]
24 Oct
Wear the faith
… these days not many build their homes and their faith is visible in their constructions. But the older lot didn’t believe so, many showed their religious faiths in their “Then” newly built homes.
One such home near Sri Parthasarathi Temple, Triplicane.
18 Oct
People, Week 21
Ezhumalai, is a peanut / groundnut vendor in front of Vadapalani Murugan Temple. When he saw the picture about to be taken, he wore the dark glasses. He also said this is because he likes both Late MGR & the current CM wearing these kind of glasses.
15 Oct
Make hay …..
… while its shining, yes this September in Chennai doesn’t seem to be raining and its shining / sunny bright. So this man decides to help his cattle with more hay stacks (on his moped though) transported.
Such common scenes are now diminishing and becoming a rarity to see in Chennai.
13 Oct
Early morning trade
The Jasmines and other flowers all ready to be shipped to the retailers from the wholesale market at Koyambedu.
Fragrant trade.
12 Oct
People, Week 20
K Pandey runs this Pan shop in front of the Hotel Sandhya near Garden Madhar Sha. He’s been in this line of business for a few years now.
He’s been in Chennai for the last 4 years after moving from Rajasthan.
9 Oct
Kill that …..
… it was a really funny to watch this sign in a mobile shop. He’s not just selling Mobile phone or Accessories, but also value added services like these ….. Good entrepreneur and most importantly has a good humour i presume.
8 Oct
Way to the saint ….
…. Thiruvalluvar’s birth place (aka Temple) is via the Sanskrit College towards Mundakanni amman temple, but on the left side at the Y-bend at Mylapore.
I like the entrance Arch of the temple, seen below….
7 Oct
Auspicious Days in 2009
…. Though its a bit (!?) late for 2009, better late than never. This calendar printed and installed gives the auspicious days in this year.
For non-tamil readers the columns are January to December and the rows are the actual auspicious days / events like the shivarathiri to New moon days to full moon days [...]
4 Oct
Carpetbaggers
…. its not the derogatory reference to the politicians nor the Famed Harold Robbins novel. Its the common sight of the Carpet Sellers from North of India pushing their carts in the streets of Chennai to sell more carpets. One more close reference to the earlier post on same.
29 Sep
Cosmetic corrections
… are currently the most sought after treatments. Everyone wants to look beautiful and handsome. No additional hair growths or Need hair growths in the head or lip corrections to nose corrections … there are a plenty one wants to do to look nice.
So the Doctors who have graduated (especially Foreign graduates, like this picture) [...]
28 Sep
Todays rate ….
…. live and reporting from the streets of Chennai.
The current rates of the Mutton & Chicken.
From Bazaar Road, Mylapore.
P.s. : Useful info?
27 Sep
People, Week 18
Don’t know the girls name. She was very happy to see many photographers at one go and smiling at us, while returning from an errand (for her mom, i guess). I clicked her picture and she ran of, when her mom called before i could speak to her.
At Pandaram Street, Purasawalkam.
26 Sep
Amazing roadside art …
… yes the OMR / IT Highway has some good & interesting roadside art installed. One such is this butterfly and the easy nature of the road is described by this piece of art i guess.
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?
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