Proud of Madras!
2009 October 20
Bloghopping, I came across this post on Madras. Krish Ashok – Thank you for voicing out about Madras!
Lonely Planet… Bias gets you nowhere. Chennai or Madras as I like to call it and where I have grown up in is a lot bigger than the 70 sq km that you quote. I think Krish Ashok has responded to your “amazing” overview of my home city!! This is the post that Lonely Planet has written
Did i send you the link?? hmm, read this post at krishAshok’s blog and was telling someone abt it.. anyways, glad u posted it~
well atleast now they edited it..i mean lonely planet.if only some proper chennaite was allowed to write the piece..but its better those amits read this and keep away from dear madras..its as good as it is..free
will read it now..
They edited the article on Oct 19…
Is it just me or does this sound a little sarcastic?
“Chennai is so modest you wouldn’t even know it’s an economic powerhouse, much less a queen of showbiz: India’s fourth-largest city is its most humble. “
Hey, u from Madras too? And I’m so glad you chose to title your post ‘Madras’ and not ‘Chennai’. I somehow feel quite strange calling it Chennai even after all these years!!
Same here Pal. comes natural to call it Madras… Chennai comes only if i consciously make an effort
Like Madras more than Chennai…
How you been doing? Long time no see!