Chennai

Vijay Narayanan on October 19th, 2008

A few months ago, I had posted the links to Suryan FM’s live stream. A few readers have commented that the stream no longer works. This is true. I checked Suriyan FM’s website, and I see that their live online stream is “under process“. So it is possible that the folks at Sun Network are [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on July 21st, 2008

… is the greatest city in the world. But isn’t that as obvious as stating that paruppusili is the greatest food item ever?

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Vijay Narayanan on June 27th, 2008

It was from a friend’s status message on Google Talk (“Chennaiyil oru bhookamba kaalam”) that I came to know that Chennai had felt the aftershocks of an earthquake that rocked the Andamans. Was glad to know that there was no damage reported to either life or property. This is the fouth reported earthquake to hit [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on April 13th, 2008

The Woodlands Drive-in Restaurant just off Mount Road in Chennai is not just another idly-dosa-vada place. A landmark, it has its place in the city’s modern heritage. It was the first, and for a long time, the only restaurant in Chennai where you could enjoy your food amidst the tress in your car. I remember [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on April 1st, 2008

When Aahaa FM 91.9 hit the airwaves back in Chennai, I was part of a crowd that felt nothing but disgust towards its ad campaign that had lewd undertones. A year later though, starved of Tamil film music, I bump into Aahaa’s website that provides 24-hour live streaming audio of its programming. Must say I [...]

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