A few months ago, I had an opportunity to take a selfie with Music Director Mr D Imman. Today, I got a chance to have a picture taken with Music Director Mr Karthik Raja (இசை அமைப்பாளர் திரு கார்த்திக் ராஜா) – who started with assisting his father, the legendary Thiru Illaiyaraja for the background scores of countless movies, before moving on to his own compositions. The occasion for the picture was the function of Dr APJ…
For the last few years, as the sheen has gone from Chennai’s favourite restaurant chain “Hotel Saravana Bhavan”, most of their eateries look deserted. In…
Every year, post Pongal festival, it is almost a tradition for me to visit the Chennai Trade Fair (இந்திய சுற்றுலா தொழிற் பொருட்காட்சி, சென்னை) that happens…
I am not an environment freak like my son. I don’t avoid using plastics, responsible usage I should add. I feel plastics have been unfairly targetted by the millennials, the material has made a tremendous contribution to human life and comfort. The problem has been how we use it, what for, where and how we dispose of safely (still an unsolved problem for the scientists) it. I have been inspired by my mother when it…
In the past, I have written about two places in Chennai, “Seena Bhai 1977 Dosa Centre” & “Tosai, Ashok Nagar”, where you can get tasty…
