ExpertDabbler

Here is a list of interesting names from Madurai and South of Madurai.
I am not making anything up here

Here is a sample:

‘kazhutharuthaan’ palani - is it kaarana peyar??
This guy was an accused who in turn was murdered the first day he was out on bail in the last few days.
Not sure if his neck suffered the same fate. But what a standout name!

Eppodum vendraan
A place near tuticorin -takes positive thinking and optimism to new places

Koothiyaar gundu
Sathiyama this is the name of a place near Madurai. And no i am not talking bad of anybody here.

Thideer Nagar
Name of a police station in Madurai Thank god they did not name it Thiruttu nagar police station.

Thangachi Madam
You will hear this place as you near Rameshwaram.

And last but not the least,
MATTUTHAVANI - the place which hosts the (in)famous Madurai bus terminus.

#1 - I get to sit in a browsing center with machines almost as old as me

#2 - The browsing center plays songs like ‘Ilamai idho idho’ from sakalakalaa vallavan

#3 - One person comes and ask the browsing center guy with a hadnout, “anney, idhai print edukanumney, evlo anney selavu aagum, xerox edukara madhiri dhaaney idhuvum?”

#4 - I get to listen to words like “pombalai yaal” meaning lady Oh man, how can i compare this to something as alien as ‘Gal’.

Not exactly pleasure things:
Power goes off for atleast 2 hours a day
I twisted my ankle while climbing down from upper birth in a hurry and hobbling now, bloody irritating
I wanted to go to Srivilliputur and that will remain unfulfilled till my next trip.

This place has lotsa things i cannot stand.
For e.g a temple has a board like “Thiru XXXXX Thevar Pillayaar kovil”. Note that Devar takes precedence even before Pillayaar?

In fact the whole of South Tamil Nadu is like this in my perception.

Its very much the way it was 30 years back. Compare this to places like Bangalore and Chennai which looks foreign every 5 years.

Nevertheless I do like this place. Me and virudhunagar are not made for each other. But we are an unsual working combo. Like the way a previous day kaarakuzhambu works better than a chutney for a dosa made now.