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Get ready for the summer break! -10 tips

Parentree-editors' blog, Mar 23, 2010 9:11 PM

Hurry! Get a head start in prepping for the summer break. For many parts of India like the south and the west with exam season at its peak, summer break is right on the beginning in April. For the re...

Sadras Fort - Day trip - Chennai

sathya's blog, Sep 29, 2008 3:33 PM

Sadras (Saduranga pattinam) is an old Dutch fort that is located just past Mahabalipuram, near the Kalpakkam atomic power plant. It is next to the beach and is a nice place to have a small picnic wit...

For fans of Thomas the tank engine - a must-see in Chennai

sathya's blog, Sep 14, 2008 2:02 PM

My kids are huge fans of Thomas the Tank Engine and I must confess, so am I. When we heard about a railway museum in Chennai, we knew we had to go there. A web search brought up a website with g...

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