Saturday, September 24, 2011
Madras Chronicles — Summer of '79
Every kid grows up with a song that keeps repeating in his
head. For me it was என்னடி மீனாட்சி, சொன்னது என்னாச்சு from the movie இளமை ஊஞ்சல் ஆடுகிறது directed
by ஸ்ரீதர் that had memorable
performances by Kamal Hasan, Rajnikanth, Sripriya and Jayachitra. The song performed
by S.P. Balasubramaniam was quite popular in '78-'79 and whenever All India
Radio played the song, I used to run towards the radio and start dancing.
It was a favorite entertainment for all the aunts and uncles in the household.
The fact that my maternal grandmother was named Meenakshi must have had
something to do with it.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Identity
The Police had cordoned off the area at the corner of Sutton
and Main streets. The place looked like
a warzone. Curious onlookers stood
behind the police roadblocks trying to get a glimpse of the disaster that had
engulfed their community. The red brick
building which housed the Perfect Spirits liquor store in the ground floor was
reduced to smoldering ruins from the fire.
The road was coated with soot and rivulets of black water flowed down
the street into the drains.
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