Stories

Memory, movement, and the city in between.

These are polished placeholders for future essays, interviews, walking notes, and neighbourhood explainers.

01

Mount Road memories

From old showrooms and cinema facades to today's retail and office traffic, Mount Road remains one of Chennai's most layered urban stretches.

02

Mylapore mornings

Temple bells, flower sellers, old homes, sabha streets, and filter coffee create a neighbourhood rhythm that still feels deeply Madras.

03

Marina evenings

The beach is Chennai's public living room: families, students, vendors, walkers, sea breeze, and memories that cut across generations.

04

From independent homes to apartments

A gentle look at how land values, security needs, maintenance, and family structures changed the way Chennai lives.

05

The rise of OMR

How an employment corridor reshaped housing demand, rental patterns, commutes, and the idea of south Chennai growth.

06

Chennai food trails

Tiffin rooms, mess lunches, beach snacks, biryani routes, and the quiet comfort of familiar neighbourhood eateries.

07

Old cinema halls and new malls

Entertainment moved from single screens to multiplexes, but Chennai's relationship with cinema remains intensely local.

08

Temple streets and modern living

Across Mylapore, Triplicane, Vadapalani, and beyond, sacred streets continue to shape urban identity and daily movement.