“Sabalangadi giri giri, Saidapettai Vadacurry!” These fun lines, delivered in classic Madras bashai in countless Tamil films, show the love people of the city had for food and the migrant origins of the metropolis too. The vadacurry had a humble beginning in West Saidapet as recycled vada, but has now made its way onto the breakfast menu of many hotels. …
Be it Milagutawny soup, Madras terrace, Madras checks, Madras gaana or Madras baashai, this folder takes you through everything that originated in Madras also known as Chennai, and travelled across India and around the world. Madras Curry Powder Long before Indian companies ventured out to foreign shores, one Indian brand was already truly a global brand. The brand name was …
Madras High Court on Wednesday orally observed that the passport of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai could not have been impounded merely on the basis of a criminal defamation case pending against her. Justice M. Dhandapani has said that he will be directing the Regional Passport Office, Chennai, to release Manimekalai's passport, who is facing criminal defamation case filed by film director …
