…. that’s the theme for this month’s City Daily Photo Portal.
This young man waiting for the Hotel to open for the breakfast or is he waiting to get to work there. In front of the Hotel Sandhya near Kellys, on P H Road.
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Posts Tagged ‘Purasawalkam’
1 Dec
Waiting, Theme Day
28 Nov
1957 onwards
Typewriting institutes are still around in many parts of the city, and still meeting their ends i guess. Seeing this institute surviving 50+ years allows us to make such impression.
I still vividly recall ” A S D F G F ” & ” L K J H J ” as the 1st lessons in [...]
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 [...]
26 Oct
A Sunday Morning …..
…. a typical sunday morning street scene. September Sun is blazing and the street’s empty, as the residents are either sleepy after their morning chores or not up from their beds yet.
A bye-lane of Gangadeeswarar Koil Street, Purasawalkam.
22 Oct
Is it made in heaven?
Marriages are supposedly made in heaven. Oh all married people ignore this comment, just a trap for the Single & Happy because you can’t allow them to be that way right!!
From the marriages among relatives to marriages helped by arrangers to love marriages to many other facets of marriage assembly services, now the new trend [...]
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.
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.
15 Sep
Look at me smile
Love these pumpkins painted like this, they are supposed to ward of evil-eye on some new development one is undertaking. Come new moon day, the roads where traders are present, will be full of these pumpkins broken and the evil eye on the establishments cleansed.
One such seller at the Tana Street, Purasawalkam.
6 Sep
People, Week 15
… this gentleman agreed to be clicked, while i was waiting in front of the Gangadeeswarar Koil @ Purasawalkam, when he was waiting with his friend in a bike. When i finished clicking him and showed him his picture, his friend finished his mobile conversation and immediately left the place in their motorbike.
So to [...]
5 Sep
Teaching
…. the people in India wish their teacher’s today and celebrate it as Teacher’s day aka the Birthday of Dr S Radhakrishnan.
The immediate thing we think about, when one says Teachers Day, is about their own Primary School Teachers, the teachers who taught them in their higher classes and their college teachers, predominantly. But my [...]
30 Aug
People, Week – 14
Murugaa, was very keen for me to click the Ganesha picture in the compound wall near Saravana Perumal Street, Purasawalkam, than him. (Probably, mythology says, Ganesha is Muraguan’s elder brother) But he was still happy to be clicked after i’d clicked the picture he wanted me to click.
Happy bunch of boys and a sunday morning [...]
28 Aug
To buy or not to buy ….
… Normally the money in hand decides the decision to buy something, but off late the ability to postpone the payment or anticipating some moneys coming by, we spend. More on impulsive buys, is what happens these days. The main aiding factor for this is the acceptance of Plastics (or in other words the Credit [...]
23 Aug
People, week – 13
Mr Ganapathi Rao, the 3rd generation owner of the Shree Venkateshwara Rao Stores in the Purasawalkam High Road, near Welcome hotel. The store which is a predecessor to most of the super markets in terms of stocking all groceries either packed or in loose, was started in 1910s and still going strong under the 3rd [...]
18 Aug
Billboard or Water Tank?
… its an idea to search for a clue or locate where the water tank is or is it part of a Treasure Hunt for water?
I guess we’d stick a poster of a movie if a man stands in one location for more than few minutes. We probably need just a static place to stick [...]
2 Aug
People, Week 10
This is Mr Abdul Gani, the sales person in a cut piece / garment shop near Purasawalkam tank. He has a daughter who’s studying school and lives closeby.
29 May
Welcome
… to a good vegetarian fare at the hotel in Purasawalkam. Purasawalkam has a few hotels to its credit like the Welcome Hotel, Raaj Bhavan, Saravana Bhavan, Sree Bhavan, Hotel Garden to name a few in the area. Welcome is one of the oldest in this area among these hotels.
Placed near the Tank Madhar [...]
25 May
Commoners of Chennai – week 1
Preparing to feature the commoners of Chennai as a series probably once a week in this DPC.
First of the series is Mukesh, the Hand Mehandi Artiste. He could be seen near Thana Street / Blackers street and he draws various mehandi patterns in the ladies / girls hands for occasions.
24 May
Salvation Army
Its objects are ‘the advancement of the Christian religion… of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole.’ … they have adopted the certain soldierly features such as uniforms, flags and ranks to identify, inspire and regulate its endeavours.
Their Chennai operations is one [...]
20 May
M C Heroji Rao & Bror
This late 1920’s established tailor is still in business at Doveton Junction. Now run by the 3rd generation (aka Grandson of the Founder) Mr Gajendra Rao. Its amazing to see such establishments, were your granddad, your dad and you say you stitched your shirts & pants at the same shop.
Btw, could be even your son [...]
17 May
I can’t resist
Me can’t resist English ishpellings ….. or is it the SMS english of these days, one wonders.
16 May
At his service
Evangelical Literature Service, Headquartered in Chennai with 13 odd branches across 7 states of India, is into Christian Literature service. Predominantly in English and some in 4 different regional languages. This is part of the CLC International of UK, which is a worldwide literature mission for Christianity.
Seen here is one of their branches near Doveton, [...]
15 May
Sree Narayana Mandiram
Sree Narayana Guru, is to be credited to have changed the entire social fabric of Kerala in his days. Many credit him for the enviable position of Kerala among the other states with regard to the social development.
The temple dedicated for this Guru could be seen near Vepery, at the Narayana Guru Salai (named [...]
14 May
Vibhuthi
Vibhuti aka the Holy ash for the Hindu’s in this part of India is very sacred. The most famous supplier of these Vibhuthi is Palani Parimala Vilas Sithanathan & Co. They’re very famous for their fragrant Vibhuthi’s along with the Panchamirtham. The same is available at Purasawalkam High Road near Thana Street. (it’s 89 years [...]
13 May
The Young Men ….
The Young Mens Christian Association aka YMCA has quite a few branches in Chennai. Namely at Kilpauk, Royapettah, Vepery, Nandanam & Ashok Nagar. This International Youth Centre, near the Doveton Clock tower, is their latest renovation in Vepery into a well equipped and maintained facility. They boast a gymnasium, swimming pool, well appointed rooms, a [...]
9 May
Rasam
Rasam, the dish made mainly out of Tamarind & Black pepper across South India, is mixed with rice as a second course after a sambhar or Kozhambu and before the Curd Rice.
Here the Rasam is a Kongunadu restaurant from the Sri Krishna Sweets Group at Raja Annamalai Road (Near MCtM School). Kongunadu comprises of Ooty, [...]
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