Delhi News

After Chennai and Hyderabad, finally the travels took me to Delhi. I reached here on last Saturday with a plan to go for some sightseeing on Sunday which, however, i was not able to execute. For the first 3 days i stayed in Vasant Kunj and then shifted to a hotel in Karol Bagh. The picture above was taken on my way to Karol Bagh. It looks like i will be here in Delhi till 21(at least) which gives me another chance to go for a sight seeing expedition!

Hyderabad

My 3 week long Chennai 'vacation' is coming to an end. The crystal ball has spoken its words again. Now i have to go to Hyderabad. So i guess in a couple of days, i will be leavin g Chennai.

CST

It has been almost a week since i reached Mumbai. Although i am staying near to Chathrapathi Sivaji Terminus (previously known as Victoria Terminus), i never got time to go and enjoy that beauty.

Today, thanks to the sudden raingods, finally i was able to go there. Because of the rains, cabs were difficult to get. So i decided to try my luck with the BEST Buses. Bus goes directly to CST. So when i finally reached there, i decided to capture a picture using humble Samsung Mobile (Oh, i miss a cam). SInce CST is too big to capture in a Single frame, i took a panorama.

I intend to take another shot tomorrow. Hopefully, the sky will b much brighter tomorrow.

Off to Mumbai

At last am bidding good bye to Chennai; for the time being. My next destination is Mumbai. I going to Mumbai tonight by train (at 22.50). I should reach CST on wednesday morning (at around 4 AM). Looks like i will be there for more than 15 days which means i have some time to explore the place. I plan to go to Gateway of India (at least)

Catch you all from Mumbai, Bye!!

Chennai Calling

Am still in Chennai.

An extra assignment meant my stay in Chennai got increased by another 15 days. The weather is really bad at this point of year. Monsoon has not yet hit Chennai shores. The extended summer is unbearable with mercury touching 41 on some days.

So i am eagerly waiting for my next destination: Moumbai. I herd its raining hard there. Now that is not something am looking forward. Mumbai, during rain, can become extremely unpleasant. But i hope, by the time i reach there, everything will clear out.

A Week In karadi Maligai

Before i went to Chennai on June 14, i spent a week in a place called Aruppukkottai, some 60 Kms from Madurai. It was a strange experience. From Madurai, it takes a 90 minute bus ride through wind mills and barren land to reach this place; a dusty, hot and incredibly overcrowded piece of land. There are no decent hotels. The only lodge with decent enough rooms is called 'Karadi Maligai' (Bunglow of Bears). Strange name to put for a Lodge, it seems. But to the people here, there is nothing strange about it.
The main industry is textile and they have a number of textile mills in and around Aruppukkottai. Almost all the main banks, except the new gen banks, have branches in here and lending it is big business.
There is nothing much to see here. Outside its hot and dusty. Water is salty and there are constant power cuts. In short, i have no idea how all these people are coping with life here.