I’ve written previously about the kolams women and children draw outside their homes in South India. These spectacular ones were done at a performing arts center I frequented during Chennai’s music season. Do you see the peacocks in the …
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Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. Read more about it here.
For me, this meant time off from work (the NGO is closed for the whole festival) and a chance to roam around the city to take it all in. Kids …
And now, may I present you with a list of my favorite things about Chennai, compiled on the occasion of my 2-month anniversary in India (in random order):
- Being so close to the ocean
- Kalakshetra (the “Lincoln Center of Chennai” as I call it and their wonderful music festival)
- Chai (tea with milk …
