tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85220062011-12-14T18:52:08.696-08:00Everything about Nanganallur.... The Happenings, The Tamasha, The Glory, The History.... Vasanthnoreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522006.post-1106811149047874502005-01-27T00:21:00.000-08:002005-01-26T23:41:39.570-08:00

One of our Nanganallurians, Kary a.k.a. Karthik, has tied the knot which ended his supremacy over bachelorhood today. Congrats Kary!! Guys, don't worry, though he would have preferred you guys gracing the occasion, here are few snaps I have taken for you. Karthik, don't cry, we understand your feelings Natamai, Thirpai Maathi Sollu Way to go Kary Backpain already, too early Karthik

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Guys many thanks for visiting the site and offering your valuable comments on the blogs written on this site. I actually feel guilty for cluttering this blog with other stuff that are no way connected with Nanganallur. So I have decided to move my own thoughts to Thoughts of a Layman and leave this purely for Nanganallur. Keep visiting this site for interesting stories about Nanganallur. Also

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Very appropriate article in The Times of India on Disaster Tourism. Though volunteers are always welcome in any disaster relief operations, but as a newcomer they should have been prepared for these kind of activities before reaching Ground Zero. Probably they should get hooked on to some reputed NGOs like Indian Red Cross or Aid-India for the relief operations. Well co-ordinated efforts will

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Is there some sort of tsunami syndrome developing amongst we people? The day started off like any other normal day. After watching fresh set of images of the tsunami tragedy that were shown in the television, I as usual came to the office in the morning and settled down with the normal routine. At around 11 am, one of my colleagues told me that a fresh tsunami has hit the entire coast line of

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On 1st at around 5.00 PM, I set my foot on the Marina and this is what I saw... Side facing the Anna Samathi, fully deserted... I could see only this tractor on the entire sterch Side facing the Lighthouse Broken pavements on the inside road.. Few brave guys. Only 3 I could see, ofcourse that includes me also!!

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It was heartening to see how the hospitality industry shows solidarity with the people who have been affected by the tsunami tragedy when I saw this article “Chennai hotels to greet New Year on a low key” in the Economic Times. As per the article, many hotels in the city are either cancelling the New Year’s Bash or making it a low key affair without much decibels and glitter. One hotel went on

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As the days go by, the numbers swell by 1000s. Aftershocks still batters the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the rain god is not considerate enough to the people of Nagapatinam which are hampering the relief efforts. Above all, there is a real danger of diseases spreading in the affected areas. But it is heartening to see how the Blogger community has responded to this tragedy. Right from offering

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AID-India is concentrating on relief work in Chennai, Cuddalore & Nagapttinam, the worst hit places. If you live in Chennai and have clothes or any relief materials, please hand them over to AID's chennai office. AID-India Old No 132, New No 242, Avvai Shanmugam RoadGopalapuram, Chennai - 600 086 Ph: 044- 28350403, 28115058 If you live outside of India and are intersted in contributing to the

KARYnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522006.post-1104216457849596022004-12-27T23:45:00.000-08:002004-12-27T22:53:11.483-08:00

Here is some useful information for all those people who want to help the tsunami victims: Kirupa

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Tamil Nadu would not have seen such devastation in its living memory. No words can describe such a colossal damage to the coastal belt of Tamil Nadu and the Andaman Islands. Entire communities have been wiped out in some areas. Worst of all, nobody can reach some parts of Car Nicobar Islands with habitants of around 20,000 people even two days after the event. Blame game has already started and

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My deepest condolences to all those families who have lost their loved ones to the killer waves. It all started with a earthquake off the coast of Northern Sumatra Island of Indonesia measuring a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter Scale, the 5th largest ever recorded. It was followed by 9 after shocks measuring 5.7 to 7.3 mostly in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This triggered off huge

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There was such a hue and cry about the Delhi’s school boy MMS episode, the arrest of bazee.com’s CEO and the Kareena’s episode. Whilst the former relates to the cyberspace, the later relates to the print media. As though all these are not enough, there is a new controversy brewing in the form of sting operations which is done in the name of investigative journalism. Investigative journalism is

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It’s a different Gas Station altogether. Apart from selling petro products, it also offers quite a few other things under one roof. It’s actually amazing if you look at the array of things that is sold there. If you are hungry and want to have a quick bite, you can try some fast food at Pizza Corner or Noodles King. If you are tired of quickies, you can try your luck at Aishwariya which is

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The other day, in the late evening, I had been to the Marina Beach. It was a quite a pleasant evening with a chill breeze blowing from the Bay of Bengal. One thing that immediately comes to mind whenever you go to Marina beach is the Molagai (Chilli) Bajji. It’s quite an experience eating those and walking across the beach. One more thing which is becoming popular oflate (though not as popular

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Only 381 days left for the voting in the selection of the new 7 Wonders of the World. Out of the total of 71 nominations, India has 34 nominees which incidentally include Anna Nagar Tower from Singara Chennai (Surprising!!!). Taj Mahal is at 3rd spot as of now which is not at all surprising and the second best from India is Meenakshi Temple, Madurai at 26 place. All other are languishing at the

Vasanthnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522006.post-1102658596575386482004-12-09T21:46:00.000-08:002004-12-09T22:03:16.576-08:00

You feel really delighted when you bang on somebody accidentally and come to know that you have known each other for a long time, but have lost touch due to unavoidable circumstances… Reunion is always a pleasure and you tend to exchange views on whatever happened during that intervening period… Is there a reunion in the offing? Possible going by what two people have said so far…. Confusing? I

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With better infrastructure and quality human talent, Chennai fares better than Bangalore in attracting new investments from BPO and software firms, Nasscom president Kiran Karnik said on Thursday. "Bangalore is overheated. The infrastructure there has not kept the pace of the growth in the IT sector," Karnik said, after inaugurating the new facility of BPO firm 24/7 Customer in Chennai. "The

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Believe It or Not…. It’s happening in the US… Sometime back I was offered the position of the CEO in the Software Big Daddy Microsoft…. But because of some domestic commitments, I wasn’t able to shift to the US…. But one fine day, one of my friends in the US has sent this snap and has informed me that a major agitation is going on in Seattle to appoint me as the CEO of Mircosoft….. While I

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Before you read this, just take a look at a very well written blog Pride or Vanity. Extracts from this blog are in blue while extracts from Indians-What we've Achieved are in green. Dissecting and analyzing what people say is not my kind of a thing. I wouldn’t do it if I could help it. In this case, I just couldn’t help it ..lol! I can't deny that there are a whole lot of such emails floating

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Ever since I wrote about the achievements by the Indians and the progress made by us, there were lots of rebuttals and questioning of the data published in the blog Indians What We Achieved Just to throw some more clarity on those issues….. There was a mention that the I have overlooked the plight of Indians in the Gulf who are treated like third world citizens (of course, India is still

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Hey Guys just came across this website which is quite interesting… http://blogshares.com/ “Welcome to the game of BlogShares, the addicting and fast-growing web-based experience! Take the time to pop into our Forums and introduce yourself to the friendliest community on the Internet. Get involved! From documentation and support to game logic and coding, BlogShares depends on the amazing

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For all those who have missed the cross country race. The Gateway to Nanganallur... Even the village roads down south would be far more better..

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One of the Adivasies of Nanganallur Playing his way to the Glory

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I find this road very challenging especially when I take my car out. This is the entry road to the so called temple town of chennai. Very Sad!!!! Ugh!!!!

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If you are planning to hold a cross country race, then you don’t have to look anywhere else. You need not take the pains of constructing a race track also. You just have to visit the College Road, which is the approach road to the Nanganallur Subway from Nanganallur Market … It has got all the ingredients for a cross country race course. It is very sad that this road has not seen its day light

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The subway that takes you inside Nanganallur. I hate to cross this place in my bike. Dare not cross it when especially an auto wala is in the opposite direction. You can find water in this place even during peak summer. How??? It's all purely, impure water from the nearby slum. Lets hope something is done to it @ the earliest.

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You must be wondering why this is no way connected with topics “in the womb”…. This has nothing to do with Nanganallur that’s why… Just came across this and wanted to share it with you guys out there…. Some of the facts about Indians were recently published in one of the German Magazines that deals with World History and here they are….. 38% of Doctors in America are Indians. 12% of

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Guys, Beware…. I was as usual browsing the idiot box last night at around 10 pm when I stumbled upon a program in Vijay TV called “Kuttram” …. Suddenly the place shown on the TV looked familiar. Yes, you guessed it right, it was Nanganallur…. This program, I guess, is a reality show which narrates the crime as it happened. Yesterday’s program was all about well educated guy who was engaged in

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Hey Guys.... Wonderful Opportunity for the Bloggers at Chennai to meet and exchange their views on the blogging activities happening at Chennai…. Its been organized by Lazy Geek (Guru), the veteran Blogger based in Chennai, in fact, from our own Nanganallur….. The meet has been tentatively fixed for 14th of November 2004 at 3.30 pm on the Elliots Beach….. For updates on the timings, visit http

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Narayana Seva is just the name. I am sure people who are new to this term are going to mistake it as service to Lord Narayanan. We dont serve Narayana instead the kids of lord Narayana. We in the Sai Organization have adopted a village close to our locality. Its now almost close to 9 years and this service is going great with the help of sai members. What is Narayana seva? Is it a service

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Nanganallur is always renowned for its Night Patrol by the residents…. Any news channel which covers night patrol will never fail to mention about the night patrolling done at Nanganallur (Am not sure whether this is being done in any other place or not)…. It’s a very unique concept by which the residents in co-operation with the police patrol around the locality at nights. A pool of volunteers

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What a test!!! But what a damp finish... It was all an anti climax... What should have been an enthralling final day turned out to be damp squib. Everybody thought that India will square the series and will play with a new vigor in the Nagpur test… But I personally believe that it was a blessing in disguise for India… India had to score 210 runs on the final day, on a turning pitch, Warne at his

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The Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal built the Taj Mahal. It was built in 22 years (1631 to 1653) by 20,000 artisans brought to India from all over the world. Many people believe Ustad Isa of Iran designed it. This is what your guide probably told you if you ever visited the Taj Mahal. No one has ever challenged it except Professor P.N.Oak, who believes that the

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Nanganallur is known for its Sai activities. The place has three Sai centers located @ three corners and I belong to the Nanganallur Meenambakkam center. Involving in Sai activities is not only a good service but also fun. You can keep yourself away from the routine tensions. I still remember those days when we set out for Sadhana camp (cleaning a temple etc), Bhajans and Medical camp. Bhajans

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It’s now the Dhashara season. We spent the whole of yesterday evening arranging dolls and decorating. Gholu as it is called in the south is really entertaining. The function is mainly for girls and female members in the family. Evenings are real fun. Thinking of 12 years back…. My sister and me go around to friends and relatives place inviting them. The best part was the song we normally go and

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Dhasra, as it's called in North or NavRathiri/Gholu as it's called in South or Durga Puja as it's called in Bengal, brings cheers to all and especially it is a great fun for the kids. I still remember those days where we eagerly wait for NavRathiri because it will be Chuti to school for 10 days and also it used to great fun arranging the ghoul and the park And ofcourse Sundal, can anybody

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Looking back, years have gone, thank that time didnt make me forget the place, where I was born, brought up , which includes education......etc. and now my dream had come true , I own a house in this place. Place which I would call a mix of all, kind of tradition , giving way for modern outlook and also a place having history with it or in making.......... As Vasanth or Karthick much dealt about

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Road - An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. This was the dream of all Nanganallurians. I still remember those days when people used to make fun of my town, my friends hardly visit my place (the reason being bad roads), my cute Santro stuggling etc.... Its now dream come true story.The so called temple town of chennai is blessed with good asphalted roads. How long its

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In the 1960s, the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam discovered one temple , when he was performing a morning puja in an abandoned temple tank in the area. He spotted an ancient lingam in the tank and named it "Ardhanareeswarar". He directed that the lingam be placed on the banks of the temple tank and pujas be performed. The devotees fulfilled his wish immediately and retrieved the lingam

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I Just thought that it will be useful to write about Nanganallur on the web because I don't see any website which is fully dedicated to Nanganallur, the great suburb of Chennai.. This is Just a Beginning and I hope there will be more contributors to this website and V will make it a success.....

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