Ennangal

This summer had a blissful morning stroll through the well laid streets and lanes, lined up with small individual houses at Thirunagar, a quiet suburb in temple town Madurai. In spite of a very short stay, the serene environment brought within me a serene feeling. Is it only me who feels a charm in these streets? Is it because I grew up here, place that was my home and world, shaping me up until my twenties? No, it is not just that, I pause to observe the chirping sparrows & hopping squirrels. It chimes within me that I wish to have these in Bangalore, my current abode, to be able to wake up to sparrows and to walk through lanes lined up with houses unlike walking around towering buildings. Thirunagar is a well-planned residential area, with wide two laned main streets divided by streetlights at centre. Streets are connected with perpendicular and parallel lanes, ensuring that there is more than one route to reach destination – no chance of any bottle necks. Streets are covered wit...