Chennai city still has a few Heritage Markets, and Zam Bazaar Market is one of the few that still stands. This market is apparently more than a century old, though no is really sure when exactly it came into being. Zam Bazaar is a huge single-storied building housing more than 800 shops in and around it. Visit it to shop …
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Y is for #Yellove #BlogchatterA2Z
#Yellove is a hashtag, an acronym of Yellow + Love , coined by, ‘The Yellow Brigade’, fans of the IPL Cricket Team, ‘Chennai Super Kings’, or CSK as they are better known as. CSK is undoubtedly the most popular team of all the IPL Teams. It has many reasons for being so but their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one …
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X is for Xcuse Me! #BlogchatterAtoZ
I have been married into the Telugu community for over 8 years now, and I have got by with speaking only a single sentence of the language, ‘Telugu Matla Chaala Kashtam’ (speaking Telugu is very difficult) 4 and a half years of living in Bangalore and ‘Kannada Baralla’ (I don’t know Kannada) got me by. It helped that almost everyone, …
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W is for Whoa! #BlogchatterA2Z
Whoa – an expression used to express surprise, interest or alarm. Chennai is a city like any other. Ever so often though it manages to make me go Whoa, with sights that are so typical of this metro. The Sun rises over the city earlier here and the Sunrises and Sunsets are spectacular. Want to catch one? Head to Napier …
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V is for Vada Chennai #BlogchatterA2Z
Vada – North. Vada Chennai is the North of Chennai. North Chennai originated with the founding of an East India Company factory in the village of Madraspatnam, on 22nd August 1639, and Madras City came into being. This is why 22nd August is also celebrated as Madras Day. All areas situated North of the Coovum River come under the umbrella …
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U is for Unequivocal Favorites #BlogchatterA2Z
Unequivocal : Leaving no doubts I had been married for barely 3 months when I attended my first wedding in Chennai. They always say that you remember a wedding by the food you had there. This wedding surpassed all expectations I may have had. The menu was exhaustive, I counted 9 different cuisines before I gave up and walked away …
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T is for Thalaiva #BlogchatterA2Z
If there is a human being on earth who is worshipped after God, it is probably the one and only Thalaiva. Who? What? Thalaiva means Boss or Leader. Thalaiva is Rajnikanth and Rajnikanth needs no introduction. If you still need an introduction though, Rajnikanth is the most popular star of the South Indian Movie Industry, if not the world. When …
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S is for Sarees & Silver Shopping #BlogchatterA2Z
‘Mayuri!’ ‘Hey, hi!’ ‘What is this place you have sent me to??!’ ‘Where are you?’ ‘I’ve just bought some Sarees, and they won’t give them to me…’ ‘Why?’ ‘…they are worshiping them!’ My Saree loving friend was visiting Chennai, and when we caught up our conversation, but naturally, veered towards shopping. ‘You are in the right city’ I smugly told …
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R is for Raj Bhavan Safari #BlogchatterA2Z
Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Honorable Shri Banwarilal Purohit. Not too many know that Raj Bhavan conducts a Safari too. Yes, you read right, a Safari. Raj Bhavan has been conducting Safaris on its grounds since the 19th of April 2017. Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra are the only two states that conduct Safaris …
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Q is for Quintessentially Chennai , #BlogchatterA2Z
Quintessentially : Representing a perfect or typical example of something. Niche Idols: I have no idea what they are called, or if there is even a name for it, so I refer to them as ‘Niche Idols’. Simply because they are idols of Lord Ganpati placed in little niches. These niches are not in temples. They are placed on the …