Film maker and producer
Latha Menon
What are your fondest Memories of Madras
My fondest reminiscences of Madras are at the Central Railway Station, primarily as a result of I’m the daughter of a Railway officer. Though he was once posted to totally different locations, Madras is the place we spent a big a part of our lives. And I, being the youngest of three, suppose Madras welcomed me with open arms. Lots of my schooling was finished right here. And my life appeared to centre round the Central Station as a result of I used to go for badminton teaching at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. I used to take the suburban trains from Nungambakkam to Park Station.
What actually makes you’re feeling at dwelling in Madras
When I see the solar rise at dwelling and all the fragrances, the aroma filter espresso and the perfume of jasmine, the flower bazaar, the aroma of the vadai. There is not any dwelling full with out a dawn of Madras. What I discover so charming about Madras is that you’ve got the outdated and the new, you will have tradition, modernity, you will have tech, you will have simplicity and the great seashore, which takes you as much as Pondicherry. The drive all the way down to Pondicherry, I prefer it as a result of you possibly can continually see the seashore and the dawn and the sundown. What is Madras with out these?
Madras Vs Chennai
The Madras that I grew up with, in my childhood, was a spot the place you could stroll over to your neighbours, you could cycle round with out concern of getting knocked down, you didn’t have impolite passers-by shouting at you. The Madras of as we speak, or relatively Chennai, is a fairly an upsetting place as a result of once you journey there may be at all times somebody honking behind you. Madras was not such a loud place, Chennai is. That is one thing I would like if it could become quieter, a extra conscious place, the place we’ve respect for the passers-by, let pedestrians stroll.
What is your affiliation with The Hindu
I’m a daily reader of The Hindu and I’ve been so since childhood. It is a paper that my dad and mom used to learn, it’s a paper which has been with us for generations. What is fascinating about The Hindu is the way it has advanced over the years. It is modern, goal and unbiased. I actually take pleasure in going to the literary competition. It has bonded the city nicely. The Hindu is a part of my cultural material.