Market
Pondy Bazaar
Bustling pedestrianised shopping street of saris, street food and old salons in a film-star neighbourhood.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Pondy Bazaar in Chennai's T Nagar follows a barber from Kerala who rented a room here in nineteen thirty-nine, when the market was a handful of shops. It takes in the film stars, musicians and politicians of South Indian cinema's golden age who settled nearby, and three generations of one family behind the same chairs. Best heard near the statue of Soundarapandian Nadar in the square.
This audio guide was created using AI.