PAVEMENT SHOPPING IN CHENNAI

PAVEMENT SHOPPING IN CHENNAI Pavements are considered shopping paradises by the middle class population of Chennai. The pavements here are laden with loads of cash running into millions of rupees. Many success stories of self made traders can be found on these pavements. For customers, it is one of the major entertainments as well as bargain shopping opportunity. Vendors and the customers nurture an enduring relationship with gossip about the latest shopping news. The pavement is a place where you can get anything right from a safety pin to the advanced electronic gadget. Many attempts were made to remove the pavement shops and roadside vending for the benefit of the road users but they keep reappearing. Click here for more

Designer Sarees

Designer Sarees Catch up with the trend

Sarees are considered to be the most elegant form of women’s apparels. It has both the grace and style of its own. Innovation in design and exquisite craftsmanship and embellishments add to the glamour of the sarees. In India marriages are celebrated in an extravagant manner.





Everyone likes to dress up at their best. For women, this is one occasion where they can flaunt their expensive clothes and jewelry. Silk sarees are the first choice for wearing on wedding functions, for the bride and those who attend. Other functions and parties are when special sarees are worn. The women want to wear something unique and different. The uniqueness and exclusivity is the criterion that takes the top place in selecting what to buy for these special occasions.

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BURMA BAZAAR

BURMA BAZAAR

Burma Bazaar got its name from the fact that the refugees and traders from Burma used to sell their wares in this location in Chennai. It is near the Chennai harbor and is close to the Beach railway station. During the eighties there were tiny crowded shops lining the road e opposite to the Reserve Bank of India. These shops sold the gray market goods mostly imported or smuggled. The high customs tariff on imported goods and the strict limits on the quantity that one can bring them has been a major reason behind such goods being smuggled into this country and sold. The market for such imported items was always good and the traders could make easy and fast money selling these goods. The Casio calculator or Yamaha keyboard or any music system and other electronic items are always in demand. There are no warranty or guarantee for these goods and no receipts either. The purchases are made after a long drawn bargain. They show the catalog and once the deal is finalized, the shop keeper takes the prospective buyer to some place away from the bazaar. Somewhere in Kasi Chetty Street, a dark alley, a small room where these items are stocked. This is the godown for such items. From stationery to plastic and readymade garments and household items are available here at affordable prices.

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Pizza & Burger Craze in chennai

PIZZA & BURGER CRAZE IN CHENNAI

Chennai is witnessing a fast change in every aspect of daily life of its people. The city’s metamorphosis to the funky and peppy status of today can be attributed to the globalization policy that has opened the doors for foreign trade. The younger generation has suddenly woken up to the plethora of educational and job opportunities and good earning potential. The fast paced lifestyle has adapted to easy and quick to eat food. The food habits of eating pizza and burger and the cola drinks have become the staple diet of this section of society. In other words, ‘its cool’ to have a bite of a pizza, actually a piece of it and a cola to gulp it down! It has become fashionable to eat pizzas rather than the traditional items for lunch or dinner. The recent years have seen many different of pizza outlets sprouting in many areas of the city dishing out different brands of vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian pizzas and burgers.

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With youngsters thronging these pizza restaurants and fast food joints, all the brands of pizza are doing brisk business in Chennai. The proliferation of these joints clearly indicates the trend of moving towards the westernized food habits of the Chennaiaites.

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Malls and Multiplexes in Chennai

Malls and Multiplexes in Chennai

Chennai is one of the happening metropolitan cities of India. Being the fourth largest city in India, Chennai is not only the important trade centre but claims to be the hub of activity whether it is education, healthcare or cultural festivities. It has the ability to retain its own distinct identity while adapting to changes remarkably. One of the remarkable changes is the addition of several shopping malls in all parts of the city. Chennai’s movie watchers are always looking for more entertainment options. Cinema complexes have to offer more than just screening films and look for offering ways of offering value addition.

More additions to Chennai malls are being planned by various industry players. Prestige Forum Vijaya Mall will be added to the site of Vijaya Sesh Mahal Kalyana Mandapam. Kishiti Venture Capital Mall at Velachery, The MARG Group’s Riverside Mall, DLF Mall in Commander-in-Chief Road, The Coromandel Plaza of 2.5 lakh square feet by Suryavardhan Estates and the Allied Group’s Arihant Mall in the OMR are some of the forthcoming projects. More malls planned for

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THE RUSH IN T. NAGAR AND RANGANATHAN STREET IN CHENNAI

Over population is the single largest problem facing Chennai. This manifests itself in four main secondary effects.

Urban sprawl

Pollution

Large slum population

Unbearable long summers with 40 degree Celsius days.

The city’s population has grown from 1.54 million in 1951 to 4.2 million in 2001. The population of the metro area is expected to grow from about 6 million in 2001 to about 9.5 million by 2011.

Nobody knows exactly where T.Nagar is. It is just this lovely place in Chennai, if you decide to visit the second time; you get a free seasonal pass for a window side bed at Kilpauk Hospital.

This is Chennai’s own version of suicide point, if you want to go there for sight seeing.

There are just two things you can do in T.Nagar, one shop, two die. It is so

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