A walk through Fort St. George

Yesterday I was part of a small group of 40-50 people that was taken on a guided tour through Fort St. George organised as a part of the week-long Madras Day celebrations. As many of you may be aware, August 22 is Madras Day and an excellent initiative by a few concerned citizens of the city - historian S. Muthiah, publisher Vincent D'Souza and others - has resulted in this event being celebrated annually since 2004. Check out this site for more details.

Being a Saturday morning, the Fort was free of people. We started at 7 a.m. and were accompanied by Vincent D'Souza and Archaeologist (and Madras-expert) Dr. Suresh. The walk lasted approx. 2 hours. Unfortunately I couldn't visit the Fort Museum since it opens only at 10 a.m. since I had to rush to work! I recommend a walk through the Fort to all residents of this city because this is where it all started!

Above is a pic that I took of St. Mary's Church the oldest Anglican Church (the oldest East of the Suez I am told!) built in 1680.

First Blog!

Am one of life's great procrastinators! Been slow to get onto the blog scene...but there's a lot to write about.

This is a very interesting time in history. The Internet is changing the way people live and interact. Technology such as this one, which allows me to blog is an exciting way to reach and interact with people.

I am particularly interested in observing the way things are unfolding in my country. On the one hand economic growth has never been faster. More and more people I meet, particularly those urban Indians, are upbeat about the nation's future. Which is great! But I also notice several disturbing trends - in society and politics - that worry me. Stuff that impacts the way we live, our choices and aspirations. It is about these particulary, that I wish to write about.

Of course, a lot of what I write, will, I am sure be random stuff. (Which is what blogs are meant for, I guess). Stuff like Cricket, Movies will surely find a place in my blog sometime.

So here goes....