So my last trip before #Lockdown was to Chennai. Not a leisure trip but to attend a conference at IIT-Madras. I was to leave Allahabad on 4th March early morning by train and on 3rd evening a piece of news flashed on Times Of India that visas for people from few countries have been suspended. This was probably the first major step taken by the Government of India to prevent the outbreak of Corona in the country. Over the previous few days, I had seen big conferences including those of American Physical Society getting cancelled due to the Corona virus outbreak. The IIT conference starting on 6th was to have several speakers and participants from Japan and I feared should the event get cancelled. With some hope, I boarded the train on my way to Chennai. While on-board, I received an email that the event would go on as planned except that the Japanese participants would join in via a video-conferencing.
Showing posts with label Tamil Nadu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tamil Nadu. Show all posts
A day in Dhanushkodi
Dhanushkodi, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, is one of officially declared ghost towns of India. The place lies at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island. The town was destroyed during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone and remains uninhabited in the aftermath. An estimated 1,800 people died in the cyclonic storm on 22 December including 115 passengers on board the Pamban-Dhanushkodi passenger train. The entire town was marooned and the Government of Madras declared Dhanushkodi as Ghost town, unfit for living.
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Amma Unavagam
Probably this is the cheapest food outlet I have ever been to. Three months in Karaikudi and I had only heard of this place from my friends here until today when I finally made it there for lunch. Amma unavagam are a series of canteen started by the Chief Minister to provide quality but cheap food. The number of items to choose may be limited but price, quality & quantity ratio are exceptional. The canteens are open three times a day for breakfast, lunch & dinner and is located almost throughout Tamil Nadu. You can know more about these canteens on their website http://www.ammaunavagam.com/ or follow them on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/ammaunavagam
If you are anytime in Tamil Nadu and want to fill your appetite without shelling out much then you can definitely go in here.
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