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Meet 96-Year-Old Kamakshi Patti: A Dedicated Civil Activist in Besant Nagar, Chennai

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] It was not easy to get an appointment with 96-year-old Kamakshi Subramanian or Kamakshi paati as she is known in Adyar and Besant Nagar neighbourhoods. When we reach out, she is at a dharna she has organised at Elliot’s beach against the proposed construction of a public toilet along the walking track. A passionate […]

Want to learn how to swim in the sea? Chennai now has instructors who specialise in open water swimming

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Minutes before getting dropped off mid-ocean at Kovalam (Covelong) for our first open water swimming lesson, Murthy Megavan, the founder of Murthy Surf School, tells me that I am to strap on my life jacket and wait at a spot 100 metres from the shore, marked only by random bobbing waves. “Just relax and […]