Living in a place, lovingly called 'Namma Chennai'...
This post is a part of an initiative by Chennai Bloggers’ Club; a Facebook community for like minded bloggers. Around 30 odd bloggers are writing about, What Chennai Means to Them. The previous post in this series was by Sandhya Iyer - who writes about things close to her heart, thrives on coffee and chocolates. (Click here to read the post...)
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It was a different world from Delhi, when I came to Chennai in 1994 - different culture, outlook and life style. But over the year Chennai’s beautiful sensibility and style seeped into me and now its ‘Namma Chennai”. Here is ‘what makes me, love Chennai’ through the lens of my camera...
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| Shooting of Cheran's Movie in progress in our Apartment Premises |
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| And... the incessant rains, when it rains |
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| Numerous Temple's tucked in almost all corners of Chennai... |
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Give way to celebrations of North Indian festicals like Diwali, with
Sounth Indian Kollam... |
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... and it feels like home, with Durga Puja celebration, which
many Bengali associations organise |
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| And ofcourse friends around to give you that Holi Touch |
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Many cultural programs in Chennai like this one of Abida Praveen,
ensures that you are still connected to North |
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And then the opportunity like this one, where you get to shoot with Cheran
for a film... |
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And lunch with visiting Gernman friends on the beach.... makes me fall
in love with Namma Chennai. |
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I just wish, the cooum river will change to make Namma Chennai truly
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Please do check the Next CBC Tag post by Sibi, the common man who blogs about the nation in his point of view in http://sibiadhithya.blogspot.in/ I look forward to his wise thoughts on "Namma Chennai" in this series... so over to you, my friend.
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ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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Lovely photos, thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteSpirit of the city is well captured in these pictures!
ReplyDeleteLovely post sir!
Namma Chennai with a North Indian touch! And you know what, Cheran's films might be better if he stops acting in them. If his shooting happens anywhere near my place, I will take the opportunity to tell him as much. You have taken one of the most beautiful Cooum picture. But the pic might be a bit misleading for wannabe visitors :)
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Lovely prose in pictures. What pictures say, words definitely cannot. The multicultural aspect of Chennai and its hues are brought out well in this post.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I do agree with DI's observation of Cooum.
Thanks Shashi for participating in the Blog tag. Your participation has added to the richness of this tag.
Joy always,
Susan
beautifully captured images!!
ReplyDeleteNice bit about the cooum River. I believe we have 3 rivers criss crossing this wonderful city. If only we could clean them up Chennai will become heaven. :) Well, except for the traffic. ;)
ReplyDeleteGood pics enjoyed it.
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