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Sriram V

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Part entrepreneur, part Chennai memory keeper, part crackpot. Citizen of Mylapore. Blog - https://nitter.cf/t.co/bouu9bNvug YouTube- https://nitter.cf/t.co/T3XiecFEpT

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I feel like Bob Cratchit from The Christmas Carol but whoever was the anonymous sender of this gift hamper - a happy dipavali to you my dear! Did the three spirits, of Dipavali Past, Present and Future visit you last night?
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Pondicherry had a Madras Gate - sriramv.com/2026/11/02/the-m…
The Madras Gate at Pondicherry

The Madras Gate at Pondicherry

A look back at the once-powerful fort of St. Louis in Pondicherry, which had been the French answer to Madras’ Fort St. George

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There was a Madras Gate in Fort St Louis in Puducherry - it reflected Dupleix’s grand obsession with our city - thehindu.com/news/cities/che…
The Madras Gate in Pondicherry

The Madras Gate in Pondicherry

A reflective history of Pondicherry’s Fort St. Louis, Madras Gate, and shifting colonial sieges and legacies.

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New Secretariat and Airport: Season of Dither sriramv.com/2026/10/20/new-s…
New Secretariat and Airport: Season of Dither

New Secretariat and Airport: Season of Dither

The state government is very clearly clueless as to what to do next when it comes to the new secretariat and the new airport.

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Avadi is not an acronym for Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India - sorry WhatsApp University - here is the real story - thehindu.com/news/cities/che…

No frills, the true Avadi story

Exploring Avadi’s transformation from pastoral retreat to defense hub, debunking myths about its name and history.

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Goddess Sugandhikuntalamba of my village Keezhapathai - moolavar alankaram as Ardhanariswari
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The Hachette Anthology of Humorous Indian Writing can well be renamed Anthology of Humorous Bengali and other Indian Writing - 10 out of 25 are from Bengali, and even within that, several of the same authors. @HachetteIndia
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Regret to announce the demise of our @JioCare account which after many days of flickering finally gave up its ghost. The next of kin, namely JioCare staff did not pay the courtesy of condolence visits. But the will when opened bequeathed everything to Mukesh Ambani
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#GoluThoughts - with its capital as Amman, Jordan must be the centre of all things Golu
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What is the historicity of the seven Shiva temples of Mylapore? sriramv.com/2026/10/12/the-s…
The Sapta Sthana of Mylapore

The Sapta Sthana of Mylapore

Apart from ancient temples that predate colonial Madras, most shrines were built by wealthy settlers seeking to preserve their religious traditions.

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Goling - ladies going golu hopping with maniacal energy
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There are people whose entire private and professional life can be documented by just having to listen to them roaring non stop over their phones in public spaces
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Never knew this feature existed in Chennai. How many vehicles halt and how many pedestrians dare to cross?
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A look at the antiquity of the seven Shiva temples of Mylapore and the Sapta Sthana cult - thehindu.com/news/cities/che…
The seven Shiva temples of Mylapore

The seven Shiva temples of Mylapore

Explore the Shiva temples of Mylapore, their antiquity, legends, and evolving local lore.

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Even if the Government vacates Fort St George it may never make it the heritage centre it ought to be - sriramv.com/2026/10/05/gover…
Government Plans for Fort St. George: What Next?

Government Plans for Fort St. George: What Next?

The Tamil Nadu government has opened yet another chapter in its century-old search for a new location for its assembly and secretariat.

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The latest fake history to be doing the rounds is that the Malleeswarar Temple in Mylapore is a 1000 years old. It was built in the mid 1800s by a Chidambara Mudaliar.
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Of course I had to fill petrol at Badmavathy Agency #Kogul
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A book titled 'Chennai Contemporary Architecture, A Guide', written by A. Srivathsan and Fiona Evangeline S, recently brought out by The Hindu Group of Publications and the Chennai Architecture Foundation documents the city’s modern architectural evolution. ✍️ @MadrasMobile thehindu.com/news/cities/che…
Documenting Chennai’s architecture

Documenting Chennai’s architecture

A concise review of Chennai’s modern architecture through Chennai Contemporary Architecture, A Guide, highlighting key texts, architects, and evolving urban design.

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How many more statues do we need? Every open space is being taken up like this. And of the five whose statues are being planned, Periyar, Ambedkar and Kamaraj have more than enough numbers of them. @CMOTamilnadu - pls don’t go the way of everyone else. Enough of this
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Much of Nandanam, Saidapet and T Nagar developed on the lands of the Government Farm Village. From here began India’s first agricultural university - sriramv.com/2026/09/28/the-g…
The story of a ‘Government Farm Village’ in Madras

The story of a ‘Government Farm Village’ in Madras

At one time, Government Farm – now located in the Guindy/Saidapet region – spanned 300 acres with a fence all around it. The idea of Governor Sir William Denison, it was set up in 1865

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