Chennai Goverment Museum - First Series of Exhibits

1. The grand building which originally housed exhibits in the museum. This building is now structurally unsafe and hence now kept locked.
2.A potter at work

3.Clay Figurines of buffalo, dog & peacock

4. Ancient copper boiler

5.Wooden carvings of dancing goddesses

6.A Victoria or horse drawn carriage from 18th century British India

7.A replica of a bullock cart carrying grains

8. Stone figurines of celestial beings

9. Stone Age tools & implements

10. Painting of a Moghul King

11.Tanjore painting depicting Lord Krishna as an infant

12. Painting of mother & child ( A Raja Ravi Varma painting ??)

13. A Moghul Queen

14. Lady in deep thought ( Another Raja Ravi Varma painting??)

15. A farmer couple - separating the rice from the chaff

16. A Rajput princess ( or perhaps Kamala Nehru??)17. Rajendra Chola bringing Ganga (Ganges) water to Thanjavur - He later built his new capital at Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Some of the photographs may lack sufficient clarity since use of flash was not permitted inside the museum.

Loyalty Blog Award

Rhapsody Phoenix http://rappingonamelody.blogspot.in/ has honored me with The Loyalty Blog Award. Thank you sir for this wonderful gesture. This is the second Award I have received this month so I am feeling quite flattered. I am not sure if I am really deserving of such lofty Awards. Thank you nevertheless.

Cannons at Chennai

Recently I was at Chennai and visited the Government Museum at Egmore. I spent close to fours there and took loads of photographs. Here are some initial glimpses of the building & the serene surroundings. There are three majestic cannons standing guard outside the museum theater.
1.Museum Theater where films are screened periodically
2.Entrance to the museum complex3.Tippu Sultans Cannon used in the Battle of Srirangapattinam in 1799. In the 4th Anglo Mysore War the combined forces of the British East India Company and theNizam of Hyderabad defeated Tipu and he was killed on 4 May 1799, defending the fort of Seringapatam( now known as Srirangapattinam). For more details see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippu_Sultan4.Cannon taken at the fall of Tranquebar in 1845. Tranquebar was founded by the Danish East India Company & sold to the British in 1845. Tranquebar's present name is Tharangampadi. You can get more details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharangambadi5.Cannon taken by Draper at Manila in 1762. More details at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_%281762%29More pics from the glorious collection at the museum will follow in a series !

Liebster Blog Award

RAJI MUTHUKRISHNAN has honoured me with this wonderful Award. Thanks Raji, I appreciate this wonderful gesture and truly value it.
I believe Liebster in German means "Favourite".
As per custom I am supposed to pass on this award to other deserving bloggers. I am presently a bit preoccupied and away from Coimbatore. On my return I shall certainly pass on the honours to bloggers whom I consider truly deserving.

Cheers
Ramakrishnan

Vijaya Health Center Chennai

My dad,aged 96 years, fell down in the bathroom and suffered a fracture in the hip bone about a month ago. He underwent a surgical procedure called hemiarthroplasty - ie.replacement of the ball in the femur with an alloy metal ball. This was done at the Vijaya Health Center Vadapalani. The surgery was carried out at the Vijaya Institute of Trauma & Orthopaedics( a part of Vijaya Health Center) headed by Dr.Rajasekhara Reddy, Director of the Institute. Dr.Reddy is a short,stocky,simple looking man with tremendous surgical experience and impeccable manners. I flew down from Coimbatore to Chennai to be with my dad during the surgery and the post operative recovery. I ended up spending nearly a week in the Hospital Campus. As usual I could not resist taking my camera around and snapping up a few shots.

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1.B.Nagi Reddy Memorial

2.Statue of B.Nagi Reddy who founded the Vijaya Group of Hospitals in 1972. This includes Vijaya Hospital, Vijaya Heart Foundation & Vijaya Health Center. Nagi Reddy was a well known Tamil & Telugu film producer during the 40-50's. The premises where he founded the Hospital was earlier a famous film studio - The Vijaya Vauhini Studios.
3.Close up of the beautiful sunflowers flanking Mr.Nagi Reddy's statue
3. A Standard Herald Car displayed in the Memorial - A Vintage car which was manufactured during the 60-70's by Standard Motors near Chennai in collaboration with a British Company. The company has since wound up.
5.A beautiful vase displayed in the memorial
6.Sign Boards in the Hospital Campus
7.The Reception Center
8.The CT Scan Center
9.The Building housing the Vijaya Institute of Trauma & Othopaedics
10. Another campus building
11.The Nephrology Center
12.Close up of the landscaping
13.The 24x7 Pharmacy
14. Out patient department
15. Temple of Ganesha - where prayers are offerred
16.Statue of Dhanwantari - God of Good Health
17.Lovely pink bougainvillea atop the Ganesha Temple
18.Statues of Brahma & Vishnu outside one of the wards
19.Wastage Disposal Bins
20.System of waste disposal explained below
21.Beautiful clock tower welcomes visitors22. Closeup of the clock which a Kerala style tiled roof
23.A nurse dutifully administering a patient ( My Dad !)
24.The Nurses Station - The nurses are always cheerful & smiling.
25.The security guard who stands vigil outside the Intensive Care Unit - he too is ever smiling & obliging & most helpful