Sriram V

Part entrepreneur, part Chennai memory keeper, part crackpot. Citizen of Mylapore. Blog - YouTube-

[Sriram V @MadrasMobile]

MadrasWeek had its fun moments . In one event the organisers showed me a lovely bouquet of flowers and said it was for me but never gave it. In another, they had enclosed the invoice of the memento. In a heritage walk they brought the speaker for amplifying but forgot the mic!

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Me - Books! #madrasday is over! Get back to your places!

Books- Hmmph! In your house everyday is MadrasDay. We are used to this chaos only

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Pls note Madras Week programme with @Super_Chennai_ is at 5.00 pm today, followed by refreshments and not the other way round. Those who have registered Kindly note the timings

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A labour of love, that twins two passions that have always lived in me - quizzing and Chennai.
Chuffed to present Madras Mosaic - a quiz book on all things Madras/Chennai, I curated along with @xquizitchennai
@AnirudhSarathy To buy: https://t.co/8uDTMl9txe

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | 🛺 Before autos and cycle rickshaws, Chennai’s roads were filled with hand-pulled rickshaws.

Introduced in the early 20th century, they offered convenience to passengers at the cost of immense physical hardship for the pullers.

The practice was finally banned in 1973, paving the way for cycle rickshaws and, eventually, the autorickshaw.

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#MadeOfChennai | Ever wondered what PM Nagar in Mylapore stands for? It was once Pallakku Manyam Nagar — land given to those who carried the deities of the Kapaleeswarar temple in palanquins.

Once a symbol of status in old Madras, palanquins carried the city’s elite through its streets. Today, their legacy survives in a name most of us barely notice.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Chennai was ahead of its time on trams. From horse-drawn cars in the 1870s to India’s early electric tramway in 1895, Madras experimented with multiple forms of urban transport.

But the tram never turned a profit. After decades on the city’s streets, it finally shut down in 1953, with government buses stepping in to carry the passengers.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | ✈️ Chennai took to the skies early.

From D’Angelis’ 1910 flight and the Madras Flying Club to a 1930s air taxi service and Jupiter Airways, Madras’ aviation story is full of pioneers, daring flights and forgotten firsts.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Before Chennai had a harbour, its coast belonged to the fishermen and masula boatmen who kept Madras connected to ships offshore.

Their boats, trade and resilience shaped the city’s maritime history and gave the world the word “catamaran”🚤

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Chennai may be an automobile hub, but taxis never quite became part of its identity like they did in Bombay or Calcutta 🚕

From Baby Taxis and Standard cars to the iconic yellow-and-black cabs mandated in 1960, Chennai has its own fascinating taxi story.

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#MadeOfChennai | Why does Chennai call a traffic island a “Roundtana”? The word comes from the old “Round Thana”, a police station once located at the junction of Mount Road and Wallajah Road.

From “Emden” to “L-Board” and “cycle gap”, Chennai’s traffic has its own language.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Before buses, bikes and cars took over Chennai’s roads, the city moved on bullock carts, reklas, horse carriages and ‘jhutkas’

From the fast-moving rekla favoured by businessmen to the notoriously bumpy jhutka, these forgotten modes of transport shaped everyday life in old Madras.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Chennai’s roads still revolve around Fort St. George.

Four historic routes like Rajaji Salai, Kamarajar Salai, EVR Periyar Salai and Anna Salai — grew from the Fort’s gates to shape the city’s commerce, administration, transport and expansion.

More than roads, they are the threads connecting modern Chennai to its past.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Chennai’s tryst with two-wheelers began long before the motorcycle🚲

From bicycles in the late 19th century and demands for dedicated cycling lanes in 1934 to Lambrettas and the Royal Enfield, the city has long been in love with life on two wheels.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Chennai’s railway story began long before Mumbai’s first passenger train🚉

From Arthur Cotton’s 1830s Red Hills railway to Royapuram, suburban trains, MRTS and today’s Metro, the city’s journey on tracks is one of ambition, innovation and, often, frustrating delays.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | From 50 buses in 1926 to around 4,000 today, Chennai’s buses have come a long way. 🚍

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), formed in 2001, now carries nearly 33 lakh passengers every day, making buses an indispensable part of the city’s story and daily life.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | Madras was once a city meant to be explored on foot. From temple streets and shaded pathways to routes traced by Bhakti saints, walking was woven into the city’s history.

Today, broken pavements and encroachments tell a different story.

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#MadeOfChennai | From just 200 autorickshaws in 1973 to around 1 lakh today, Chennai’s iconic three-wheelers have become an indispensable part of the city’s daily life.

🛺 From meter fares and packed school rides to the 'Baasha' connection, the autorickshaw’s love-hate relationship with Chennai continues.

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[Sriram V @MadrasMobile]

Adieu Sowcar Janaki - end of an age in South Indian cinema. A polyglot, a chef, a Bon vivant. Great lady

[Sriram V @MadrasMobile]

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