Perfect days for Perfect hangout.

Different types of places to visit in Chennai

 The title is all about the pongal holidays we are all in :). You are about to visit as many places as possible in the coming days. I’m here to tell about few exciting places you can visit in chennai.

First things that strikes our mind is the world’s second largest ocean obviously the Marina Beach. The perfect hangout spot in chennai where you can really have a good and memorable time with your friends and families. The attractive things there are the Dr. MGR ‘s tomb, statues of tamil historic heroes, Monuments of various leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and also kannagi statue. The famous labour statue can also seen there.

Besides from the Marina Beach few other beaches also located in chennai, they are Besant nagar beach, thiruvanmiyur beach, Covelong Beach etc.

Second comes the Theme parks, these places are filled with fun everywhere there are lots of amazing rides for all age groups. Entry fees are provided with discounts during public holidays here. But i won’t recommend these places for the senior citizens ;)

Next the Museum which is located in Pantheon road, Egmore. This place covers many categories including Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Numismatics, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Chemical conservations the monuments kept here will be really eye catching. And one of the best place to go with childrens because this place welcomes them with unique museum for them. Likewise Dakshina Chitra Museum is an amazing place that is located 200 meter from MGM Dizzee world. This will be really a different experience for you.

The two famous parks in chennai named Guindy Snake Park and Children’s park that are located next to each other in Guindy, Chennai. I recommend this will be the only place for the childrens to have fun. Apart from the Children’s Park the snake park consists of various species like Snakes of different families and also Crocodiles of different kinds. The entry tickets are also very less to afford. Few Deers can also be seen there, do watch out for the deer crossing sign around that area.

If you are really fond of animals then Vandalur Zoo is the best place for you. This is the first Zoological Park mounted in India. It contains Amphibian house, Reptile house, Butterfly house, Lion safari etc. There won’t be scarcity for entertainment here. The management will arrange for cycles to hire at very low cost. Be sure to abide the rules posted inside the campus.

I have listed few major places to visit in chennai and also there are few other places that includes, Island ground in beach road, Muttukadu back water which is famous for water rides, VGP golden beach etc. For those who depends of MTC buses don’t worry about it Government will take care of it in arranging more buses as possible.  Where ever you go try to be safe and take care of your belongings.

Transport facilities made by TNSTC for pongal.

It's the time again, whole Tamilans are all set to celebrate "Tamilar Thirunal" (aka Pongal). I guess you all have planned enjoyments that you gonna have with your friends and families the coming days.

And it's time to worry about availability of transport facilities. But that tension is no more. Because the TN government has announced the increase in Number of buses to cover the entire Tamil Nadu, for this the TNSTC will operate 4,655 buses from Chennai Koyambedu (ie; from CMBT) to different parts of the state from January 10th to 14th to manage the rush during these days.In case of necessity more buses will be operated on January 15th also.

Like wise more buses up-to 7,250 are set ready to start their journey from other parts of the state. The same number of these special buses will be operated for the ease of people returning back to their cities.

The corporation has opened 25 numbers of special counter for current booking of these buses and also online booking facilities is arranged (for travel that covers beyond 300km) by the same authority.

This time, keeping in mind the problems passengers will undergo the officials has announced a helpline to lodge a complaint against the private bus operators those who charge huge amount.

        Help line Number : 044-24794709

For the comfort of people living in Chennai, up-to 250 MTC buses will be operated from January 16 to January 18 covering the famous hangout spots such as Marina beach, Island ground, VGP, Koavalam etc.

Hope this information helped you a lot, have a great holiday!!!

Chennai Book Fair

Chennai Book Fair at YMCA Ground

"A true reader never stops reading"
                                                                 - oscar wilde

The above quote will be applicable to people with book reading habits. As a feast to such people the government  Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI) is conducting a book fair as an annual celebration.

According to an old saying "The best gift to a best friend would be none other than a book of your choice" now the wait is over. Because its time to shower in the rain of Books in chennai.

This event is conducted every year before pongal and will be continued for about 13 days. It is considered the one and only fair for Books in India. In order to fulfill the needs each and every individuals both english and tamil publishers will be participating in this. Few other languages books will also 

be there, I guess.

Books of all kinds and varieties can be seen there. From my personal experience the book fair will cover all the age groups. These books can be purchased at 10% discount which is high light of this show. The ultimate aim of this offer is to make the public benefit and to make all improve the habbit of reading books.

It is one of the major book fair in chennai conducted by the famous publishers such as Kizhakku Pathippagam, Tamil Puthgalayam, South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society Ltd., Vanathi Pathippagam, Paari Nilayam etc. Also the multinational publishers includes Oxford University Press, Pustak Mahal, Higginbotham's, Orient Longman, Cambridge University Press, Macmillan Publishers, S. Chand and Co, Tata McGraw-Hill and so on.

According to the history of this famous and biggest book fair in India it has been in practise since December 1977 in Madras. And the Upcoming 38th book fair is to be held in Chennai YMCA ground (2,00,000 sq.ft area) which is located in Anna Salai, Nandanam.

Apart from the fair there are lots of features about to happen there, such as, Regular debates, contests, speeches in addition to this Awards will be given to the best writer and publisher category. Last but not least, food and refreshment stalls will be arranged for hungry visitors inside the venue itself.

Vallet parking will be provided under first come first serve basis and also play grounds for childrens will be there to entertain them. Don't forget to collect your entry ticket of Rs 10. Hope you will enjoy your presence in the only Book fair that is conducted in India specifically in chennai. Make sure that you take care of your belongings till you are there.


Events:

-> Tamil Conferences
-> Cultural show
-> Presenting Awards
-> Village Cultural
-> Events for students
-> Debates
-> Short film presentations
-> Chance to meet veterans
-> Short story writing

Dates to remember:

Start date : 09.01.15
Opening Ceremony : 09.01.15 at 6.00 PM
End date : 21.01.15

Timings:

Working Days : 02:00 pm - 08:30 pm
Holidays : 11:00 am - 08:30 pm

Place:

YMCA Ground, Nandanam, Chennai- 600 035.


Do share your experience being their!!

For more Information visit BAPASI