Just checked Kiruba’s blog. Looks like Madras is celebrating its 366th birthday.
I somehow like to call the city as Madras. Adhulla irundha thrill thani. Chennai somehow doesnt gel.
Best things I like(d) about Madras
1. Home 
2. Beaches
3. IIT Campus
4. Andha kaalathu pachchai color PTC
5. Saravana Bhavan
6. Pondy Bazaar greenery
7. Kabali Kovil
8. Sathyam Theatre
9. Egmore railway station. I find it neater than Central
10. Gemini flyover hoardings, neon signboards etc
11. R.A. Puram Ayyappan Kovil
12. Well planned Anna Nagar
13. Parthasarathy Kovil, Triplicane
14. Saffire theatre 
15. Nanganallur Anjaneyar Kovil
16. DG Vaishnav, my college.
17. Raghavendra Swamy temple, dasarathapuram
18. Ritchie street (For the electronoc goods)
19. Mundhiri paruppu cake from Gomathi Shankar T Nagar
20. Narada Gana sabha.
And the list goes on..
I know, there are some negatives also. But inniku I have decided to ignore them 
Some posts on Madras Day
Check
1. Lazy’s Wonderful post
2. Vatsan’s detailed post
3. Nithya’s elaborate post
on 22 Aug 2005 at 10:22 am # B a l a j i
My list would include the scenic ECR
on 22 Aug 2005 at 10:29 am # J
mm aama, nethu Jaya TV Telechoice’la antha priya etho sonnaaa. ipdi elam kooda oru day celebrate panraanghala. cool cool
enaku fav place, ennoda college dhaan pa
Have a nice week ahead, Ferrari sir
on 22 Aug 2005 at 10:47 am # msp
Chepauk ! The bestest ground in India. The bestest crowd in the world.
on 22 Aug 2005 at 11:27 am # Cinefan
I have fond memories of Chennai,the time I lived there for 5 years(85-90):Kapaleeshwarar kovil,our place of residence first in Arundale street&then in Nadu street.The time when I used to religiously wake up every morning,come out to the road&bow down looking at the gopuram of Kapali kovil,the 4 Mada street’s,My school-P.S.Senior secondary,Luz corner,watching movies on VCR from cassettes borrowed from Kavika Library,Kutchery road, Samosa’s at the food joint in Vitan,Nageshwara Rao park,my grand dad’s house in Apparswamy Kovil street,Anjaneyaswamy temple,Royapettah main road etc etc etc.God,I miss Madras.
on 22 Aug 2005 at 11:48 am # visithra
I used to love the name Madras now I’m used to Chennai so when they revert back to Madras I’ll still love it no matter what the name
on 22 Aug 2005 at 12:07 pm # nithya
Oh boy! innikku blogosphere fulla madras post thaan…:)
Sorgame endraalum, adhu madras pola varuma..:)
on 22 Aug 2005 at 12:32 pm # Sudha Narayanan
nice one ferrari.. kapaleeshwarar kovil photo va poattu bayangarama touch panniteenga..
me poradhadhulendhu, ippa varaikkum mylapore.. completely agree with nithya on that statement.. madras ku oru O PODUNGA..
on 22 Aug 2005 at 12:48 pm # ranganathan
thalaiva…
sri mithais - vittuttiye…….
kajar halwa, garam samosa, badam milk…how can u miss this?
opposite to star theatre there are kayenthi bhavan jelabis, samosas and sunda kachina paal……how can u miss this?
bachelors paradise triplicane…….come on yaar…..u remain to be a bachelor:-)
crowded pondy bazaar filled with jewels and saree showrooms……….
pl fill in the blanks yaar:-)
on 22 Aug 2005 at 1:22 pm # vatsan
nariya miss pannitteya,
legendry devi theatre (ella nalla padamum anga dhan relsease)DG viashnav na abirami eppadi miss pannangal?
burma bazaar
spencers (kanikku kulurchia irukkum)
kaiyendi bhavans, madras oda best parte aduthan
29c bus route, cathedral road, nungabakkam, apporam perambur! (think panni parungal apporam matter puriyum, bachlors and vaisupasanglukku, inda route romba pudikkum)
on 22 Aug 2005 at 1:56 pm # shyam
My faves:
Landmark on Nungambakkam High Road & Best Wishes (used to go there sooooooo often!)
Gandhi thatha statue at Marina Beach, where me & my friends used to meet nearly every Sunday
Abhiramapuram, where I lived for years and years - the entire area… Senthil Lending Library, Carnival Restaurant, soooo many other places (the names of which i cant remember)
on 22 Aug 2005 at 2:18 pm # Gp
Happy 365 anniversay Chennai! Happy Madras Day.
on 22 Aug 2005 at 2:23 pm # Somu
Had dinner in T-Nagar Murugan Idly kadai yesterday… Heard it’s one of the popular eat outs in Chennai.
Nalla post !
on 22 Aug 2005 at 3:35 pm # vee-jay
Madras - Happy B;day!!!
Prabhu, nalla post!!
somu, murugan idli kadai is a popular eat-out. there are 3 in the city now - north usman road, gn chetty road & now besant nagar…
on 22 Aug 2005 at 3:38 pm # vatsan
@shyam,
u lived in abhirampuram? i still live there,
senthil, verygood place, anyday beats ellore (too polished and have late fees and stuff) its hard to imagine that a rabbbit holelike senthil has so many books!
on 22 Aug 2005 at 5:02 pm # IBH
heyyyY!my sis from DG vaishnav too
on 22 Aug 2005 at 5:21 pm # Neha
like this and all one day a me no know. chaaa therinju irundhaa leave pottu celeberate panni irukkalap :p
on 22 Aug 2005 at 5:57 pm # Raman
madras nalla madras
nagesh pAttu ninaivil irukka?
star theatre front kb pathi sonna ranganathan sir eppadi avaga speciality ‘mrichi bajji’ vuttuttaru?
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:32 pm # K.Shyam
macchi;
have a look over @ my blog for a few amateurish pics of sunrise @ marina
K.Shyam
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:38 pm # F e r r a r i
Balaji,
Oh yes. ECR!!!!
J,
Danks ma. Same to you
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:39 pm # F e r r a r i
msp,
Bulls Eye!!Best crowd
Cinefan,
Nyabagam varudhe nyabagam varudhe
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:41 pm # F e r r a r i
Visithra,
Whats in a name appadinu MK Stalin solli irukaar theriyuma?
Nithya,
Exactly!
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:43 pm # F e r r a r i
Sudha,
Kabali kovil pakkathula new street appadinu onnu irukku. My aunt was staying there. Andha street entrance la oru juice kadai irukkum. Mixed fruit juice and rosemilk semma tasty aa irukkum. Hmm!!!
Ranga,
Bachelors paradise Triplpicane naan thanginadhu kedayadhu
But anga konja naaL work panni irukken. I like Parthasarathy kovil a lot. And evening TP Kovil street la walk pora sugame thani
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:48 pm # F e r r a r i
Vatsan,
Oru post la cover panna mudiyaadhu sir. And 29C is good till sterling road. After that kadi. Give me 12B any day any time
And regarding kaiyendhi bhavan, pondy bazaar la onnu irukkume. Near that brilliant tutorials. Anga kedaikkare dosai. Aaaha. Pramadham 
Shyam,
Have you been to this Cakes & Bakes in nungambakkam?
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:49 pm # F e r r a r i
Gp,
Yaay. Hail chennai!!
Somu,
Next time am in chennai, wanna check this murugan idly
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:53 pm # F e r r a r i
Vee-jay,
Nalla keeriya ma?
IBH,
DGVC. I did my BSc and MCA there. Hmmm. Arumayaana college. Evlo jolly aa irundadhu!
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:55 pm # F e r r a r i
Neha,
Nee pesave pesadhe. Adyar thaandi unakku onnume theriyadhu. He he
Raman,
Yes sir. Nalla nyabagam irukku. But I tend to associate the song ‘Idhu oru ponmaalai pozhudhu’ from the movie Nizhalgal, whenever it comes to nostalgic memories of Madras
on 22 Aug 2005 at 6:56 pm # F e r r a r i
Shyam maama,
Paarthen, Rasithen, Commentinen
on 23 Aug 2005 at 12:35 pm # Swapna
Yahoo….Ferrari..I read this post of urs in LG’s comments…where I have raised my hands along with so many other fellow Chennai lovers….
Angeyum sonnen,ingeyum solren, Chennai ku eddu veru illai….Unga post um nallave iruku….
Chennai la pudichathu for me nna, Besant Nagar Beach, Eden, Cozee, Fashion Folks, Fruit Shop on Greams Road, 29C, 23C, 47A, innum sollllllllite poven….
Vee Jay-Murugan Idli Kadai is there in Triplicane also…
Edhaiyum naan vittu vaikala…anywhere else, anyone knows…do inform….
Swapna
on 18 Oct 2005 at 11:01 pm # venkat
Found you thru google search on chennai blogs
I was never comfortable with the name chennaii. It will be forever madras to me.
Things that i miss
PTC bus and the yelling of the conductor
ogling at girls in temples and busstops
Road ora potti kadai(corner bunk shop)
on 07 Nov 2005 at 11:08 pm # santosh
hey u forgot rains in chennai
no one’s more interested in rains than chennaiites
on 12 Apr 2006 at 8:44 pm # Latha
Oru vela yennakkum yen amma,appa and Yebi kooda erukkiramaathiri entha Madras-la oru veedu erundha,endha ooru pidichirukkomo yennavo..
Anyway HAPPY B’DAY MADRAS
on 14 Sep 2006 at 9:04 am # madhan
This is Madhan behalf of all the chennai peoples whos have SCV STB connection.
For your kind information, All the chennai peoples who have SCV STB connection are not getting the Zee sports channel for past 4 days. But in Zee direct to home / hathway connections are showing zee sports in chennai.
Many of them not only subscribed the channel along with they also purchased setup box by paying Rs 4000/- plus amount especially to watch the on-going cricket series, but still the channel is not coming, since we already missed 1st oneday match between Aus-WI its really frustrating.
whenever we try to contact SCV they are not bothering to respond. even if they responding the manner which they speak its really hurts the peoples, because of their political power they are doing whatever they want not bother about the peoples.
why the government or Info-Broadcast ministry not interfering yet ?
why should Chennai people alone suffer because of this SCV monopoly?
Why this information not broadcasted yet in any of the media…..?
Hope this information will broadcast to know about the SCV domination in Chennai Cable Media and get any sollution regarding future matches …
Regards,
on 01 Mar 2007 at 7:21 pm # bhattathiri
The American justice Dept. have recently approved the power of yoga and meditation vide a recent judgement in the American court.”Man Who Slapped Wife Sentenced to Yoga, It’s Anger Management, Says Judge.” First there was house arrest. Now there’s yoga. A judge ordered a man convicted of slapping his wife to take a yoga class as part of his one-year probation. “It’s part of anger management,” County Criminal Court at Law Judge Larry Standley said of the ancient Hindu philosophy of exercise and well-being. “For people who are into it, it really calms them down. ” Standley, a former prosecutor, said the case of James Lee Cross was unique. Cross, a 53-year-old car salesman from Tomball, explained that his wife was struggling with a substance abuse problem and that he struck her on New Year’s Eve during an argument about her drinking. “He was trying to get a hold of her because she has a problem,” Standley said after the court hearing. “I thought this would help him realize that he only has control over himself.” The sentence came as a surprise to Cross, who was told to enroll in a class and report back to Standley on his progress. “I’m not very familiar with it,” Cross said of yoga. “From what I understand, it may help in a couple ways, not only as far as mentally settling, but maybe a little weight loss.” Darla Magee, an instructor at Yoga Body Houston in River Oaks, said she would recommend that Cross take a basic yoga class emphasizing breathing and including a variety of postures — forward bends, back bends and twists. “Yoga can help us to get rid of many emotional issues we might have,” she said. “It’s a spiritual cleanse.” Prosecutor Lincoln Goodwin agreed to a sentence of probation without jail time because Cross had no significant criminal history http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2365341.
Yoga which is one of the greatest Indian co tribution to the world has got vast potential in all fields. In Tihar jail India Yoga is experimented among the inamtes and found successful. Their criminal mentality is changed. This study aimed at investigating the effect of Vipassana Meditation (VM) on Quality of Life (QOL), Subjective Well-Being (SWB), and Criminal Propensity (CP) among inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi. To this effect the following hypotheses were formulated. 1. There will be a significant positive effect of VM on the QOL of inmates of Tihar jail. 2. VM will have a positive and significant effect on SWB of inmates. 3. Criminal propensity (CP) of inmates will decrease significantly after attending the VM course. 4. There will be significant difference in SWB and CP of experimental (Vipassana) group and control (non-Vipassana) group. 5. Male and female inmates will differ significantly in SWB and CP, as a result of VM. In the famous “Time” magazine the importance meditation and yoga, an ancient Indian system, is high-lighted that the ancient mind- and spirit-enhancing art is becoming increasingly popular and gaining medical legitimacy. It is a multi billion dollar business in US. In many Universities it is accepted as subject and included in the Syllabus. In the latest famous book “Inspire! What Great Leaders Do” written by Mr.Lance Secretan recently published by John Wiley and sons, the benefit of meditation is elaborately described for good corporate governance. By practising transcendental meditation, or TM, many people have got relief from back pain, neck pain, depression. The mind calms and quiets, . What thoughts you have during meditation become clearer, more focused. Anger, anxiety and worries give way to a peace. In the world exhorbitant medical expeneses one can definitely make use of meditation. Maharshi Mahesh Yogi and Sri Ravi Sankar are poplarising this. The Iyengar Yoga institute in US is famous.
In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna has inspired Arjuna to rise from his depression by preaching Gita in the battlefield and to rise from the depression to do his duties. In Holy Gita we can see, being hidden by the cosmic overview of any institution beset with myriad problems, not the least of which is its lack of moral probity, there is a groundswell of educated people seeking answers to deeply personal but universally asked questions. Chie Executives taking lessons from yoga, meditation and learning how to deal with human resources equations in an enlightened manner. Individuals from every walk of life can get ideas of how to be better human beings, more balanced and less stressed out.
Medical studies continue to show regular meditation working magic in reducing blood pressure and stress-related illnesses, including heart disease. Brain images show that regular meditation helps calm the most active sensory-assaulted parts of the brain. The ancient Hindu sage Patanjali who had mastered the secrets of the human mind has written a book “Yogasutra”.In this book we can see how super powers can be achieved by meditation. It has both cosmic relevance and cosmic resonance. In spite of its universal appeal, for most people total control of mind remains an elusive goal and daunting task. From time immemorial, there have been many attempts throughout the world to unlock the mysteries of the mind and to achieve total control over it through a variety of techniques. One of the most powerful of these techniques is meditation.
Many spiritual leaders, sages, saints, and holy people such asSri. Buddha, Sri Ramakrishna, Madam Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda have practised this. One of the ways to control physiological reactions to psychological stimuli is meditation, Yoga, Zen Buddhism etc. The scientists take Transcendental Meditation (TM) as the uniform technique, and base their observations on the study of the subjects engaged in this form of meditation. In summing up the results the scientists have come to conclusion that the effect of meditation is a “wakeful, hypo-metabolic state”. They have found that: 1) Yogis could slow both heart rate and rate of respiration, 2) Yogis could slow the rate of metabolism as confirmed by decreased oxygen consumption and carbon-di-oxide output. 3) Electro-Encephalo-Gram (EEG - recording of brain activity) in Yogis showed changes of calmness in the form of “alpha rhythm” during both eyes closed and eyes open recordings. 4) Th ir skin resistance to electric stimulation was increased (indicating increased tolerance to external stimuli). Our usual ‘defence-alarm’ reaction to emotional and physical stress is in the form of “fright, flight, and fight” mediated through over-secretion of certain neuro-transmitters and neuro-modulators, namely adrenaline and dopamine by way of stimulation of sympathetic nervous system. Under the influence of these chemicals and hormones, we reflexively become panicky or aggressive, our blood pressure rises. Thus stress and anxiety is the end result if we allow our natural age-old sympathetic reactions to act and to come to surface. We try to run away, become fearful, or fight the situation. But today these ‘defence-alarm’ reactions have no place in our lives. Rather, they should be replaced by more calm and serene reactions of equanimity and fearlessness. The need is to just ‘face the brute, and it will go away’. Such desirable reactions of non-aggression and peaceful attitude are generated by Y ga and meditation. EEG Studies on Yogis and The Zen Meditations: Yogis practising Raja-Yoga claim that during the state of samadhi they are oblivious to the internal and external stimuli, and they enjoy a calm ecstasy during that state. A study was undertaken to record the electrical activity of their brain during this state by means of a regular and useful test known as electroencephalography EEG. Physiological and experimental studies have demonstrated that the basis of conscious state of brain, among other things, is due to activation of “reticular system” in the brain-stem in response to internal and external stimuli. These stimuli bring about various changes during sleeping and wakeful states of the organism and these can be studied by EEG. The study was carried out on four subjects during the state of concentration and meditation. Effects of external stimuli, like a loud gong, strong light, thermal simulation, and vibrations were studied. The results were compiled and analyzed. It was observed that two Yogis could keep their hands immersed in extremely cold water for about 50 minutes (raised pain threshold). During state of meditation, all of them showed persistent “alpha activity” in their EEG with increased amplitude wave pattern, both during ‘eyes closed’ and ‘eyes open’ recording. It was observed that these alpha activities could not be blocked by various sensory stimuli during meditation. It was also observed that those, who had well-marked “alpha activity” in their resting EEG showed greater aptitude and zeal for maintaining the practice of Yoga. Similar observations and results were obtained when EEGs were recorded in persons adept in Zen Meditative technique. Can we say that only those persons who exhibit such recording of “alpha wave rhythm” in their EEG are fit for Yoga? and be designated as right candidates for meditation and Yoga practices? (Such experiments are indeed very few and the number of yogis examined is also very small. Therefore, scientifically and statistic lly these observations have only a tentative importance. Further research is definitely called for, albeit it will have its own limitations.) It is said that in the unknown period of Lord Jesus Christ , He was under meditation.
Ref. Yoga magazines
Newsweek.com
Newyork times
Time magazine
on 10 Jul 2007 at 5:57 pm # Ravi
Madras epoyime enaku Madras dhan.
Nan pirkumbodhum Madras dhan sonanga.
Nan valrumbodhum Madras dhan solit irrudanga.
Nan savumbodhum enaku Madrasa dhan irukum.
Ippo ellarum Chennai solranga, en Madras marendcha??
Madras irundha kazlathilum tamizla Chennai dhan solvanga ana ippo Vuru pera mathitnga , yarum Madrasnu solradh illa.
Sila yedatla(MMM,Madras Univ,IIT-Madras…en manesla) matum dhan parka mudiyadh,keka mudiyadh.
en indha matram?? pazlasa avlo seekrum marakudadh frnds.
Pazlas epoyeme inimiyandh, enaku chennai mela endha verupum illa ana adhuku Madras pera mathunma??
Chennai Tamizl sendhtamizla?? Madras Tamizla Local Tamizla?? Yaru sonna, ellam ore Tamizla. makkal dhan maripoitanga,avange manasu dhan maripochu…. en vuru perium mathintanga.
ippo varpora generationsku ella Chennai dhan therium, Madras illa.
enku romba kastham irruku, nan vuyirvode irrukum bodhe ……..en vuru pera mathitanga, en en en??
enanulum onnum seiya mudiyala, Life’s so frustrating………
Lifela innum evlo asai irruku, like-
An India without Politics,Boundaries,Politics….
Pakistan re-uniting with India again.
idhellam nadkuma therila ana atleast thrimbium Chennaiye Madrasa mathunum, ada en kadasi asai.
Sindichi parunga…….
Always Ur Frnd,
Ravi Kumar T.J
[Always for Madras]
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