Chettinadu saapadu
“You are vegetarian?” Everyone’s face falls, some shake their heads in disapproval or dismay. But there I am, exploring Chettinad and wanting to eat authentic …
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“You are vegetarian?” Everyone’s face falls, some shake their heads in disapproval or dismay. But there I am, exploring Chettinad and wanting to eat authentic …
An evening in the heart of Chennai’s temple town, Mylapore. I walk out of the Kapali temple with a friend, cross Rasi (after pausing to …
Malayadhwaja Pandiya must have been a sad king. Fate had played a cruel trick on him. After years of being childless and spending days and …
I had never heard of the Ootea festival before – and from the looks of it, neither had many of the participants. We were walking …
One of my quick halts at Ooty was at St. Stephen’s Church on the way to Charing Cross. I had been keen to visit the …
I should rightly call this piece ‘how not to go to Hogenakkal falls’. For this is an account of a trip to Hogenakkal on a …
I had sent this titled – Chola! and thanks for all the bronze… it appeared on March 14th in HT Cafe as Temples of a …
My favourite spot inside the Meenakshi temple is not the long corridors where people sit for hours, staring at the lotus pond or the imposing …