Side by Side
Pondy Bazaar in T.Nagar is one of the oldest shopping and business hubs in Chennai. It has been around for a long time, predating India's independence in 1947. Way back then it was the shopping hub for well-to-do Indian doctors, lawyers and businessmen who lived in the spacious bungalows in T.Nagar. Today, many of the bungalows are being transformed into multi-storied condos while Pondy Bazaar has become a microcosm of 21st century India where tradition and modernity comfortably coexist--slick department stores alongside hole in the wall shops, bicycles with motor cars, styrofoam plates with raw coconuts, pedestrians with jam packed buses...as a visual spectacle it will take the critical eye a long time to unpack. Take a look...
It may not seem like it these are thriving shops that have been around for a long time
Colorful!
Choices, choices
Chappals or Jewelry?!
Home decor, anyone?
Flowers!!!
21st century Chennai
Making a living
7 comments:
I loved Chennai when I was there - great for walking around and exploring!
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Wow- Indira, I almost feel as if I've been there. Thank you so much for sharing! :)
cool post, indira!! everything in the shops is so colorful & beautiful!!
Great photos - the market looks amazing - especially those delicious fruits & veggies and the fabric stall.
Thank you all. As you can imagine there are a lot more shops and restaurants on that stretch. But not all shopowners like to be photographed. May be the next time I go there, I will a get a few more.
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