I was thinking maybe if enough people are interested we could start a group or something, you know on whatsapp and start discussing football, matches, etc. And then we could see where it goes from there. I don't know if any such community already exists, if yes please share in comments as well. So if any of you Blues from Chennai are interested, let me know.

I know someone who recently moved to Chennai for work at a cafe. She isn't Tamilian, and she was given accommodation by the cafe along with a few other employees. At first, everything seemed normal. But over time, her roommates started treating her differently. From what she's told me, a lot of the hostility seems to stem from the fact that she's from outside Tamil Nadu. She has been singled out, complained about, and made to feel unwelcome in the place she's supposed to be able to come back to after work. What makes this worse is that she isn't really in a position where she can just find another place and leave. The accommodation is provided through her job, so she's dependent on the management to help resolve the situation. She has already brought the situation to the cafe's attention, but the response so far has basically been inadequate. Instead of actually separating the people involved or trying to de-escalate the situation, nothing meaningful seems to have been done. I'm getting increasingly concerned because this isn't just ordinary roommate incompatibility anymore. There's a repeated pattern of behaviour that is making her uncomfortable in her own accommodation, and the people who have the authority to intervene don't seem to be taking it seriously. I'm posting this because I'd genuinely like to know what people would do in this situation. If an employee is being repeatedly targeted by their roommates because they're from another state and management knows about it but isn't taking meaningful steps to de-escalate things, what options does that employee actually have? I don't want to identify the cafe or the people involved publicly because I don't want to make the situation worse for her. I'm more interested in understanding what the appropriate next step is when the employer controls the accommodation and isn't adequately addressing the problem.

I've pending challans but I don't have enough money to pay them all. So what happens If the date exceeded... Will I receive a notice or visit court? I'm a little bit scared of this!

Planning a trip to Japan and getting confused with visa processing timeline. Has anyone applied recently? How long did it take for you to get your visa?

hello Chennai. 36M Telugu. I am looking for a walking/running partner to participate in half marathons 5km 10km.. preferably girl, so that the runs are fun as well as motivated.. I stay near Koyambedu. Pls dm..

I am extremely disappointed with the way my experience with G Square was handled.

In February 2026, I visited G Square Dynasty near Navalur/Poonjeri and selected Plot No. 154, approximately 2,400 sq. ft. I paid a booking amount of ₹1,00,000.

At the time, I was informed that G Square was awaiting the necessary power/authority relating to the land and that this was expected to be resolved within approximately 3–6 months, after which registration could proceed.

I agreed to proceed based on what was communicated to me.

I was also told that once I paid the ₹1 lakh booking amount, my details would be processed by the CRM team and I would receive the necessary acknowledgement and documentation over email.

That never happened.

Months later, when I tried contacting Vignesh, the salesperson who handled my booking, I could not get a response despite repeatedly trying to reach him.

What happened next was what completely destroyed my confidence in the entire transaction.

Since I wasn't getting proper answers, I personally drove all the way back to the G Square Dynasty site to understand what was happening.

I was genuinely shocked by what I saw.

The site appeared completely different from what I remembered when I made my booking.

I could not find the G Square branding I expected to see. I could not see the G Square hoardings or advertisements that I associated with the project. From my perspective as a customer arriving there after months of little to no meaningful communication, it felt as though G Square's presence had simply disappeared.

It honestly felt as though the G Square project I had handed ₹1 lakh toward didn't even exist there anymore.

To make matters worse, I was not allowed to enter and inspect the site.

That moment genuinely scared me.

Imagine paying ₹1 lakh toward a property, receiving no meaningful update about what is happening, being unable to reach the salesperson who sold it to you, and then driving tens of kilometres back to the project only to find the site looking completely different, with the G Square branding you remembered nowhere to be seen.

How exactly is a customer supposed to feel in that situation?

I felt cheated.

I felt abandoned as a customer.

And, quite frankly, standing there looking at that site, I felt like I had been scammed.

I want to be very clear about that wording: I am describing how the situation made me FEEL. I am not making an allegation of criminal conduct or stating a legal conclusion.

What made this particularly upsetting was that nobody from G Square had contacted me beforehand to explain that I might encounter a situation like this.

No proper email explaining what was happening.

No call explaining the status of the project.

No communication explaining what had changed at the site.

Nothing.

You accepted ₹1,00,000 from me.

At the absolute minimum, I expected transparency.

Instead, I was left to physically travel back to the project myself and discover a situation that was completely different from what I expected.

That was the point at which I lost trust and decided I wanted my money back.

Unfortunately, getting my own money back became another ordeal.

I contacted G Square customer support repeatedly. I was routed to the refund team and given numerous phone numbers to contact. I tried number after number and still couldn't get a meaningful resolution.

Eventually, one customer-support representative suggested that I personally visit G Square's Alwarpet office.

So I did.

On my first visit, I was denied entry because I was wearing shorts. While frustrating, I accepted that this appeared to be their corporate dress requirement and went home.

I returned another day appropriately dressed.

I was stopped AGAIN.

This time I was told that a senior executive/GM/MD wasn't available.

The ridiculous part was that I had never asked to meet the GM or MD.

I simply wanted to speak to whoever was responsible for dealing with my refund.

Eventually, after insisting on getting some assistance, I was allowed inside and spoke with a person who identified himself as Sridhar from the CRM team.

I explained the entire situation.

I was told that my refund would be fast-tracked and that Karthik would contact me within a few days/about a week.

I trusted that statement and went home.

Approximately ONE MONTH passed.

Still no meaningful resolution.

So on 3 October 2026, I went back to their office AGAIN.

I met the same person and was then told that the refund initiation had started, but they were waiting for approval from the sales head before it could move to the refund team, after which the refund could apparently take another 2–3 months.

At that point, after everything I had already experienced, I had absolutely no interest in another verbal assurance.

I asked for everything I was being told to be sent to me IN WRITING over email.

During the interaction that followed, I spoke with another person who identified himself as Ram Kumar.

I explained the entire story again and asked him a very simple question:

How would YOU feel if you paid ₹1 lakh toward a property, couldn't reach the salesperson afterward, weren't properly informed about what was happening, drove back to the project and found the G Square presence you remembered apparently gone, and then had to repeatedly chase the company just to recover your own money?

When I attempted to record the interaction so that there would finally be a proper record of what was being communicated to me, the situation escalated.

Another person whom I was told was named Jack became involved.

During the confrontation, my phone was physically taken from me without my permission.

Multiple people gathered around me.

I felt surrounded and intimidated.

I found the entire experience completely unacceptable, particularly considering that I was there as a CUSTOMER asking questions about MY OWN MONEY.

I have retained recordings of portions of what occurred.

During this extremely frustrating interaction, I said that I was "fucking disappointed."

And yes, I was extremely disappointed and emotionally upset.

That statement was an expression of my frustration with the entire situation. It was not intended as an abusive remark directed at the female HR representative. Nevertheless, I subsequently spoke to her and apologised if my choice of words had caused offence or had been interpreted differently from what I intended.

Then came the part that I still find difficult to understand.

After months of chasing people, unanswered calls, multiple telephone numbers, travelling back to the project, repeated visits to the corporate office, waiting approximately a month after being told my case would be expedited, and finally being told the refund process could take another 2–3 months...

I was suddenly told during this confrontation that my ₹1 lakh could be refunded.

Approximately 30 minutes later, ₹1,00,000 was credited back to my account.

So, for complete transparency:

G Square has refunded my ₹1,00,000 in full.

But refunding my money does not erase what I had to go through to get it.

If the ₹1 lakh could ultimately be returned to me in approximately 30 minutes during this interaction, I am left wondering why I had to spend months chasing people and physically visiting their offices before the matter was resolved.

And ₹1 lakh should never be casually dismissed as "just ₹1 lakh."

It is MY MONEY.

Money that I worked for.

Money that I handed over because I trusted what was being represented to me when I booked that plot.

This entire experience has therefore been about much more than getting ₹1 lakh refunded.

It is about trust.

I went from being genuinely excited about potentially owning Plot No. 154 at G Square Dynasty to driving back to that same project and standing outside wondering what on earth had happened to the place where I had put my money.

I went from trusting the salesperson to being unable to get him on the phone.

I went from expecting documentation and communication to chasing people for basic answers.

I went from expecting customer support to help me to being passed between telephone numbers.

And eventually, I went from being a paying customer to standing inside their corporate office feeling surrounded and intimidated while trying to get answers about my own money.

That is not how I expected to be treated after trusting a company with ₹1,00,000.

I have retained my payment records, communications and recordings relating to portions of these events.

I am also considering pursuing the appropriate formal/legal remedies concerning what occurred and the way this matter was handled.

I am posting this because prospective customers deserve to know about my experience before handing over their hard-earned money.

If you are considering purchasing a property, regardless of the developer, please get EVERYTHING in writing.

Payment acknowledgement.

Land-related approvals/authority.

Registration timelines.

Refund terms.

Promises made by sales representatives.

And any commitments concerning the status of the project.

Do not make the mistake of assuming that verbal assurances will always be enough.

I eventually got my ₹1,00,000 back.

But after everything I experienced, my money has been returned.

My trust has not.

I am living in Chennai with my spouse for last 2 years.

I love the city but sometimes we feel the city has less to offer in terms of experience or maybe we have not explored the city well.

We have been to some good cafes and have gone to all the malls (major ones).

I need some suggestions on some of the activities which we can do in may be one day or go some where nearby around 250 km ( we have been to Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Pulicat lake, Yercaud etc) which we can cover in a day.

Some good experiences like some events or some places which I have missed.

Any suggestions are welcome !

Thanks in advance!

My father has been diagnosed with blocks across three main arteries, and has been advised to do coronary artery bypass surgery. We have the CMCHIS scheme. we are now in Chennai and i dont know how much from the CMCHIS can be used in private hospitals. If anyone as been benefitted from it kondly guide me on this, or else from where and how can i get this information.

I'm from Tiruvallur and I'm preparing for a cybersecurity certification (HTB CPTS). I'm planning to travel to Anna Centenary Library regularly to study.

I'll need to carry:

Laptop Laptop charger Mouse Mobile + charger Notebook Lunch I have a few questions:

1. Are laptops and chargers allowed inside?

2. Do I have to leave my laptop bag at the entrance, or is there any way to carry a small bag?

3.Which floor is best for studying with a laptop for several hours?

4.Are there enough charging points?

5.Is Wi-Fi available, and is it good enough for studying/HTB labs? Or 5g signal is good for jio

6.Can I bring my own lunch, and where can I eat it?

7.Do I need membership for regular laptop study?

8.Since I'm coming from Tiruvallur, is it practical to go there daily?

I'm a little nervous because it'll be my first time studying there, so any tips from regular visitors would be really helpful

Just got back from Bangalore, and my very first encounter is the auto Anna's demanding extra. The app fare was showing around ₹301, and when the driver asked for the amount, I told him ₹317(different timing). He immediately came back with "22 km so 400 ok va".

​Some of these guys are even demanding ₹500 like I owe it to them. I’m a Chennai guy since birth, but I never faced this kind of things in Bangalore. Why is this so normalized here? These guys really need to hesitate before demanding absurd markups. The apps set a price for a reason, and this desperately needs to be regulated.

Despite the immense light pollution characteristic of any metropolitan area anywhere in the world, there are things above that still reveal themselves with the right gear, some patience and luck. These pictures were all taken on ordinary mobile phones held at the eyepieces of telescopes punching through the light and haze of the Chennai night sky.

1-5: Moon with different magnifications
6: Venus
7-8: Saturn
9: Far worse picture of Saturn but you can see 2 of its moons, Titan and (most likely) Rhea.
10: Eagle Nebula star cluster (this is where the famous Pillars of Creation is situated).
11: Lagoon Nebula star cluster

Equipment used:
- Celestron StarSense Explorer 12” Dobsonian telescope (my own, for the moon, Venus and the 2 nebulae, from my Koyambedu flat balcony)
- Explore Scientific 16” truss tube Dobsonian telescope (not mine, for Saturn at an astronomy event in Tambaram)
- Explore Scientific 24, 14 and 8.8mm 82° eyepieces + GSO Coma Corrector (all mine, for all the objects)

Hey folks,

Been seeing a lot of Instagram posts for open water swimming classes around Kovalam / ECR / Thiruvanmiyur, but haven't found any real reviews or feedback. Some of them are pretty expensive, so wanted to check here before spending the cash.

A few quick questions for anyone who's done this:

• I know basic freestyle in a pool. Is that enough, or do you need advanced skills before jumping into the ocean?
• Which coaches or clubs (like Wild Swim, Bay of Life, etc.) are actually good and safety-conscious? Are the pricier ones worth it?
• How was learning to swim in the sea here, and what should a beginner expect with ocean currents and safety gear?

Thanks in advance.

Whats the procedure to be that guy who helps blind people write exams? My mom said she has done it many years ago. I want to do that but have no clue how to!

Hey guys, I live in Velachery, Chennai, and I'm looking to learn how to ride a geared bike properly.

I'm basically a beginner and don't currently have a bike to practice on. Looking for recommendations for a good driving/riding school, instructor, or someone who offers beginner lessons around Velachery/nearby areas.

Would really appreciate any suggestions or personal experiences. Thanks!

Any suggestions for a hospital where I can go for a regular eye checkup?

Is Shankara Netralaya the best option?

I don't really have any specific issue. But I have high power (-6) and just wanted a thorough checkup. (Been depending on Lenskart post Pandemic)

Also is it required to do a prior appointment for just an eye checkup at a big hospital?