This post is the part of Chennai Bloggers Club’ super initiative “CBC Tablog-2”. The exercise is where few bloggers write about a common subject and tag each other posts as a chain-blog. The subject for this Blog Tag is ONE ASPECT I WANT TO CHANGE IN CHENNAI. I’m middle of the list. Check out my predecessor Destination Infinity’ post here - www.destinationinfinity.org/2014/08/12/cbc-tablog-2-mogappair-twin-city-chennai/. He got plans to construct Burj Khalifa in Mogappair.
Food is essential for survival, but here in Chennai if you are hungry after 11 PM all you can get is a road-side bicycle tea, if you are lucky you’ll get samosa or murukku or some biscuits with him.
The one change I like to see in Chennai is not to close shops, especially small hotels after 11 PM. Around 10:45 PM the city police takes the city in their control. They force the hotels to shut shop. When 24/7 work culture is inevitable, be it IT/ITeS or manufacturing jobs, why can’t the cops let hotels to close in their own will.
I’m not here to advocate for keeping pubs, bars and TASMAC’s open after 11 PM, which is a different topic to debate. Night life doesn’t mean only drinking and dancing. Businesses should be given an option to shut shop in their own time. All I’m asking for is 4 idlies, 1 dosai or pongal, if possible finish with a tea and dum.
There are very few selected places which are 24-hours opened- There is a small hotel next to the Hyundai Showroom in Mount Road towards T Nagar, few hotels opposite to Sutherland, Velacherry, there is one in Maduvankari, Guindy and tea shop next to Dollars & Pounds near Madhya Kailash.
The govt. can at least let the “Bhavans” to close their shops in their own will.
The next post on the same topic will be written by Namma Area.. Get Inspired… Ranking 146th of 3500 Chennai bloggers.. The one-stop shop where you can get all your queries answered about activities in Chennai- starting from EB bills, vaccination, Milk card- This will be Deepak Raghuraman from the narrow lanes of Triplicane. His One Change in Chennai is www.deepaknammaarea.blogspot.in/2014/08/one-aspect-i-want-to-change-in-chennai.html
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Image 1- The above CBC TagBlog Logo by Kaushik Govindaswamy (www.kaushikgovind.wordpress.com)
Image 2- By the Blogger- Closed Shops in OMR
Image 1- The above CBC TagBlog Logo by Kaushik Govindaswamy (www.kaushikgovind.wordpress.com)
Image 2- By the Blogger- Closed Shops in OMR
Good one Ravi.... I too experienced the same. Chennai has become the hub of people from all the cities and hence it is essential that the hotels/restaurants/messes should be kept open beyond 11....
ReplyDeleteThanks Deepak. Once your post is ready let me know, I'll link up here. This is exciting. :-)
DeleteAt least the Amma Unavagams can be open? Or the Govt. doesn't trust its own shops too after 11 PM?
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Keeping Amma Unavagam open for 24/7 is a good idea. I don't think its a question of trust it must be the question of will. When govt. can run TASMAC's and temples why cant they have 24 hour eateries ?
Deleteyeah many a times after night mass on Christmas and New Year my hubby and i go around the streets of Annanagar hoping for some bite size snack after singing in the choir. But these days we keep something ready at home before we leave. I dont think its going to change
ReplyDeleteThanks for the read. Well, I think the change will happen, but not so near. May be 5-10 years.
DeleteGood post. I've often wondered about this one. I return home often at late nights and all around I can see closed shops, except for a random tea shop somewhere.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kaushik. Tea shop is the life line for Chennai night life.
DeleteVery interesting info you have shared..
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