As a true Indian non-vegetarian, Chettinad meant “tasty spicy chicken and quail curries” for me. Sahana’s favourite Attanggudi tiles and Chettinad sarees surfaced occasionally. But we never knew a mansion town existed in this region until we read about Tamil Nadu & South East Asian country connections. Indeed Tamilians were India’s first maritime traders. HereContinue reading “Travel Guide to the bygone beautiful -Chettinad, India.”
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The beautifully ancient – Stories of Madurai, India.
Madurai was never made to the priority list of my travel plans. Studying the Madurai temple complex was part of my architecture academics. I forgot about it down the lane until I saw a documentary on Jigar Thanda, a drink made in Madurai. Slowly, we connected the dots of our interests- Ar Geoffrey Bawa –Continue reading “The beautifully ancient – Stories of Madurai, India.”