The Tiger Caves are not actually caves, and tigers do not live here! These rock-cut structures with tiger-head like shapes (some think it’s a mythological animal, ‘yeli’) are believed to...
Dakshina Chitra in East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai offers a glimpse of the culture and heritage of the bygone era in South India. It’s by far the most different tourist...
The Cholamandalam Arts Village and the Cholamandal Center for Contemporary Art museum is situated in Injambakkam (some distance before the VGP Golden Beach), East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai. It seems,...
I was actually photographing some stone sculptures outside the museum in Cholamandalam Arts Village campus (ECR, Chennai), when I accidentally went inside this Shiraz Cafe. I was welcomed by a...
The Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai, is an 8th century Hindu Vaishnavite Temple. It is one of the 108 Divya desams, dedicated to God Vishnu. The word ‘Parthasarathy’ means ‘Charioteer...
Before you think that I am crazy about getting other people’s signatures like film stars, cricketers, etc., just remember that you are visiting DI’s blog. DI is always above everyone...
The Chennai Bloggers Club (CBC) is our Facebook group. As an initiative of CBC, we have decided to send emails to ASI (Archeological Survey of India) requesting the ASI authorities...
Periyar E.V.Ramasamy (aka. Periyar, EVK, Thanthai Periyar) was a businessman, politician, freedom fighter, social activist and the convener of Dravida Kazhagam party in Tamil Nadu. He was the founder of the self-respect movement...
As my readers may already know, I am a professional Blogger. That means, I work on my blogs (1,2) full-time. It doesn’t mean that I earn as much or more...
If Tippu Sultan was the Tiger of Mysore, then Hyder Ali (his father) was its Tyrannosaurus Rex! Hyder Ali was one of the most feared Indian ruler, by the British...