Why: One would wonder what the deal with a simple dish as the buttermilk was.
We would say it's the taste and the loyal customer base. The buttermilk here is loaded with cut raw mangoes (maanga) and boondi, and the taste is heavenly! According to 'The Hindu', the curd for this buttermilk comes from a dairy farm in Walajabad.
It arrives at 04:00 am and around 50 litres of buttermilk is made at 04:00 pm every day. Their USP? They operate only during the late hours of the night! The crowds, both families and friends, that gather to have Chetta's Buttermilk is an experience by itself!
When: It was 1989 when Rajan moved to Chennai for personal reasons. Initially working at a tea shop, he had big dreams of starting his own business. The product he chose was buttermilk, something that would be in demand in the city throughout the year, given its heat and humidity
What started as a 'shop' that functioned from a TVS 50 has now grown into having its own kiosks (2 at that!) and selling puffs, samosas, and beverages, apart from undertaking catering orders!
Can you identify which ecologically rich college campus this photo belongs to for today's #TriviaThursday?
Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons | Tshrinivasan
Yes, it's the #MadrasChristianCollege! The campus was originally formed as part of the Selaiyur Reserve Forest and the vegetation is of true scrub jungle that comes under Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest with tremendous species diversity of flora and fauna.
The 365-acre campus is also home to a lot of threatened plant species. There are about 9 different species of mammals, 25 species of birds, 13 species of butterflies, 11 species of reptiles, 1 species of mites, 4 species of beetles and 3 species of spiders are found on the campus
This is a screengrab of the song “Enakku Oru Girlfriend” from the movie #Boys, which was released in 2003. Can you identify the building that has been featured in this scene?
It is #SpencerPlaza on Mount Road, widely considered to be India’s first modern mall
While people in Bombay and Delhi were yet to experience mall culture, it was Madras that trumped them and became home to not only the first mall in India but also one of the biggest in -
South Asia when it opened in 1985. Spencer Plaza, the bright and imposing structure on Chennai’s arterial Mount Road (Anna Salai), is still one of the city’s most popular landmarks.
While the mall itself opened up only in 1985, the history of this venue predates it by more than-
தலித் வரலாற்றில் ஒரு முக்கிய நபரான #அன்னைமீனாம்பாள், ஆரம்பகால தலித் பெண் தலைவர்களில் ஒருவராகவும், தலித் பெண்களை அரசியலில் சேர்ப்பதற்கான முக்கியமான வழக்கறிஞராகவும் கருதப்படுகிறார். சுயமரியாதை இயக்கத்தின் (ஈ.வி. ராமசாமியால் 1925
- இல் தொடங்கப்பட்டது) ஒரு வலுவான ஆதரவாளரும், பெண்ணியவாதியுமான அவர், தீண்டாமை, அடக்குமுறை, சாதி ஏற்றத்தாழ்வு ஆகியவற்றுக்கு எதிரான போராட்டத்தில் பெண்களை கல்வியின் மூலம் தீவிரமாகப் பங்கேற்க ஊக்குவித்தார்.
A pivotal figure in Dalit history, #AnnaiMeenambal is considered to be one of the earliest Dalit woman leaders and an important advocate for the inclusion of Dalit women in politics. A strong proponent of the Self-Respect Movement