Madrasapattinam

Singara Chennai….The word describes it all..I had been with his metro guy for 21 years.. A perfect place in India where u get everything from A to Z…T Nagar, Parrys corner, luz, pondy bazar, pycroft road etc are some of the shopping paradises which u cannot afford to miss...Chennai  houses world’s second longest beach stretching from war memorial to foreshore estate…Central railway station, Napier bridge,  Ripon building, Victoria public hall, Senate hall at University of Madras, Egmore Museum,  bharat insurance building (mount road), Fort St George hall etc  are some of the heritage building’s built during the British colonial rule.

The places of worship in Chennai to name a very few places includes the famous Parthasarathy temple built during the 8^th AD, the Kapaleeshwar  temple built during 7^th century CE, Santhome church near beach and the Big Mosque in Triplicane… I had been to almost all these places.. These are some of the perfect tourist spots for foreigners to know about the culture and heritage of Tamilnadu as well as India..

To my knowledge chennai is ranked second in infrastructure next to Mumbai…It is well connected by rail road, air, sea and can be almost accessed at every corner of the city... The city has vibrant young students who can be spotted out mostly in the footboard’s of buses & trains and in shopping malls…Spenzer plaza, citi centre, ampa sky walk, express avenue, sathyam cinemas, bessi beach are some of the perfect places to hangout with your buddies…

Basically the metro of Chennai has been demarcated as south & north the demarcating line being the mount road…Areas towards the south has been well developed and more affluent persons reside there including top government officials, industrialists, business men, bureaucrats etc..While the north has been developed haphazardly and is more labour intensive…Still there is more scope for improvement…

Right from the beginning Chennai houses a hub of automotive activities including manufacture of cars, bikes, commercial vehicles, tractors and a host of auto components…Another major activity is the manufacture of railway coaches at Integral Coach Factory which is the largest coach factory in the world and...Chennai is also called as Detroit of India….

Of late there has been deterioration of law & order including anti social elements,  harassment by rowdies and auto drivers…The city needs lot of improvement in terms of garbage clearance, upkeep of roads, drainage system and above all tight vigil by police…Comparitively the city has got pleasant memories to live peacefully without any religious clashes…

I’m a residence of this city with pleasant memories which cannot be described everything here…I feel proud to be a part of Chennai and I will always cherish living here wherever I will be..

Regards,

Vijay Prasad

My First Blog which was published in The Hindu

I always had the thought of reducing global warming and I was puzzled on how to contribute my part by planting a tree in this concrete and congested jungle. Then the idea of purchasing a bicycle ran through my mind. I finally bought a 6 geared bicycle after surfing lot of websites.

I just bought it a month back keeping in mind to reduce my fuel expenses and also to reduce global warming. I zipped down the roads with my new cycle and many people were seeing me as if I was driving a Ferrari on the roads of Chennai. I was very happy to pedal a cycle after 3 long years. I had a feeling that I owned the roads since traffic police do not stop cyclists for jumping signals and one ways.

I raced down through the memory lanes of my school. My mind was flashing with the incidents where I and my mates enjoyed the school days by doing lot of stunts, wheelies, skids etc. After school we use to go home in triples despite getting so many scolding’s from our parents not to do so.

The thrill in riding a bicycle has lost its glory. I was astonished to see some section of school students coming out of their school in pulsar’s and cbz’s at such a young age. We can hardly spot bicycles these days. It will be very nice if people switch over to their bicycle’s once again. I’m not telling u to stash away your vehicles. Instead of going to the nearby shops, friend’s place etc, in your vehicle, bicycle will be a great replacement. It’s also a good work out for our body.

By pedalling a bicycle we save our mother earth by reducing global warming. I have contributed my part to reduce global warming. Have you?