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December is Chennai’s month of music, where musicians (and fans!) come from all across India (and beyond!) for the “Madras Music Season”.     Music is one of the unique treasures of India, with a style and culture unlike anywhere else of earth. For those who want a taste of Indian classic music, Chennai’s month...Read More

The Tamilnadu Run is now well underway, and the participants of the tuk tuk adventure rally have already had their fair share of adventures. The participants left Chennai early on Day 3 heading to the former French colony of Puducherry. Day 4 saw them race South to Thanjavur, before turning Northwards on Day 4 to the hill station of...Read More

The Tamilnadu Run, a seven-day tuk tuk adventure rally through Southern India, has begun. The first weekend was dedicated to preparing the teams for the fun ahead. Here’s organiser Princely’s blog about what happened on Day 1 and Day 2 of the Tamilnadu Run Rickshaw Challenge 2016!Read More

Of course, the reason for the floods in Tamilnadu should be straightforward enough: India’s southern region hasn’t seen this much rain in over a century. However, as it turns out, there is a much more complicated answer to the issue. The water is gone in many parts of the city, but the scars of the...Read More

Every news outlet is abuzz with the severe floods hitting Chennai due to more than a week of constant, merciless rains. On social media, hashtags like #chennairains, #ChennaiMicro and #chennairescue are used by volunteers and organizations providing help. Celebrities like the well-known actor Siddharth are doing everything they can to raise awareness and get more...Read More

You’re on an adventure in a new country, running around, taking in all the beauty that the Southern state of India has to offer. Let’s face it: you are bound to get hungry sooner or later! Fortunately, you have come to a great place to satisfy your rumbling belly; the food in Tamilnadu is simply...Read More

Over the past nine years, the Rickshaw Challenge has drawn more than 1,500 people from across the globe to India, where they have donned wacky costumes to dodge potholes, cows, motorbikes, and more from behind the wheel of an auto-rickshaw. What many also have done is used their unconventional holiday to help Indian kids have...Read More

Rickshaw ride in the streets of Chennai by Ganesh Kalbavi. “Riding in the auto rickshaw in the crowded streets of Chennai. It is a thrill in itself! The rickshaw gets so close to the other vehicles which are honking and squealing. Everybody on the road is trying to get ahead of someone else..”   Rickshaw...Read More

Tamil Nadu is famed for its temples, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re in a metropolis like Chennai or in rural South India, you’ll find some of India’s most spectacular temples here.     From towering and colorful gopurams to the rock cut caves in Malamllapuram, Tamil Nadu’s temples will never stop wowing you. Here’s...Read More

Get your rickshaws ready, because our next rally is coming up in just over a month! From Bollywood to Kollywood, the Chennai Xpress will race you from Mumbai to Chennai, crossing an epic 1300km across Southern India through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Kicking off in Mumbai, one of India’s craziest cities...Read More