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Chennai Rains 2021
Last week Chennai city received record rains (five-and-a-half times more than normal) for the month of November. Since the cyclone “Vardah” in 2016 and the massive floods in 2015, we, the residents were rightfully scared and held our breath for the worst. Thankfully, the India Meteorological Department had given an accurate forecast about the intensity of the rains a few days in advance. The roads were flooded, subways below the railway lines were submerged, power was unavailable in many parts of the city, but things were restored quickly after the rains stopped. Below is a chronological list of my social media postings: 7th Nov 2021: Non-stop rains for over 12…
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Chennai Nandanam’s skyline
This is the skyline view of the Nandanam area in Chennai, as seen from the ninth floor of Hotel Raintree, Anna Salai. In the foreground are rows of low-income houses built by the Tamil Nadu Government Housing Board and in the background are the high-rise apartments and offices.
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Selfie with Mr T M Krishna
I was happy to have taken a picture with the famous Carnatic singer & author Mr T.M. Krishna. It happened this weekend at a lunch event, when I recollected the time, we were both in the same (adult) swimming class at a pool in Chennai many years ago. Best wishes for him to keep giving us wonderful art forever.
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Is there a best time to shop in T.Nagar, Chennai?
Most Indians can afford to buy new clothes only once a year, so they time it for important festivals like Diwali (Deepavali) or Pongal (practised in Tamil Nadu state) or for weddings in the family. I dislike going shopping during the crowded festival season and I am not a fashion person, so my clothes purchase happens once in few years only. To satisfy my mother’s desire for me to wear new clothes for Deepavali every year, I keep aside a set from previous years’ purchases. For this years’ Diwali, to replenish my stash I went shopping today. Having been born and brought up in T.Nagar area in Chennai, I know…
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Volunteer to tell a story
A phone call is all that is needed for each of us to start giving back to society. All you need to do is tell a story! It is as if having your cake and eating it too! It can’t be simpler than this. On my encouragement (brownie, brownie for me) my wife signed for this program. She got trained over a video call on how to do this – to tell a story and how to interact with the kid(s) she will be mapped to. They provide an online notebook with the stories to be told, the timeline, the steps (script) to be followed including the prompts and…
