The shopping malls of Chennai

The Malls of Chennai

It is a different world in there.

Mouse.. The real one. Not Mickey!

The Mouse at last!

There was an uninvited guest at our house. A rodent. A mouse. An eli. 

Eating Out at Chennai Part III

Saravana Bhavan Place Mat

The Saravana Bhavan saga continues. Today we visit the T Nagar Saravana Bhavan on Tyagaraja Salai.

Eating out at Chennai – Part II

Dosai - perfect proportion (Reduced portion though)

I was introduced to Saravanabhavan – Parrys Corner in 1990 or 1989 I think as a hotel that served you colorful chutneys and a dosai whose quality was superior to the Udupi hotels in Parry’s corner that I was used to.

Eating out at Chennai – Part I

This is a vast topic and I am going to type it up in bite sized sections. (pun intended)

Walking through a roadside vegetable market

Pumpkins

This is something that still is fresh in my mind.

Donkey’s Milk in the streets of Chennai

I had never known that human beings consumed donkey’s milk.

Asking for Directions

You dont go around with a GPS in rural India.

Tiruvaiyaru

Tiruvaiyaru Temple prakaaram

Here is a post after a trip to India. The Tiruvaiyaru temple near Thanjavur is always a source of inspiration

Ammas and escalators

My mother is scared of escalators.

A septugenarian, and a conservative person in general, my mother doesnt take risks. She doesnt go anywhere alone by herself.