She looks like Mma Ramotswe out of "Ladies No 1 Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. She runs a detective agency in Chennai and has solved 7000 cases in the last 20 years or so - averaging one case a day!
In her spare time she takes care of a rooftop garden on her Medavakkam residence, a 1/2 acre farm in Agaram 8 kms away. I found her very innovative and after meeting her I realized that many of the roadblocks that frustrate us only point to a lack of creativity. She has managed to grow creepers and grape vines from the ground up to the first floor where they form a beautiful canopy over the house. She grows them first in a cement bag filled with coconut fibre and compost with a tall stick stuck into it. When the creeper grows up to the top of the stick it is transplanted into the soil next to the house and allowed to creep up to the top. Simple and effective!
Here's an article in the Hindu about her.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Pillayar Nattam land acquired by MLA
who is planning on quarrying it for granite. For this holy purpose, he has built a tar road through reserve forest. On the positive side, at least we didn't get a quarry in our backyard. Don't lose hope though says Muthu - there's a spot near Gopalpatti on the Dindugal Nattam highway that is highly regarded by kaattu erumais and other friends.
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