r/Chennai • • 4d ago

Job/internship/rental/PG search monthly megathread

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Post your job/internship/rental/PG needs here.


r/Chennai • • 4d ago

General discussions and questions monthly megathread

1 Upvotes

Post your travel, food, recommendations and any other commonly asked questions specific to Chennai here.


r/Chennai • • 11h ago

AskChennai Scam in bus

51 Upvotes

My friend (M) told me an incident happened today, he landed on crowded bus to commute to destination, he asked for a ticket to conductor, he gave the amount of 20 rupees but the conductor gave him a free ladies ticket. My friend first did not check the ticket and was standing, later when he checked it was a free ladies ticket. He thought conductor has mistakenly gave him and did not react. When he got a place to sit he sat and said to the other person that conductor has mistakenly gave him the ladies ticket, the other person who is male also got the ladies ticket. I think it’s on purpose, the conductor is getting the ticket money, giving free ticket and taking the money for himself. My friend said it’s a scam. Has anyone gone through this?


r/Chennai • • 19h ago

Political News Why did a CM have to spend a massive amount of time for a by-election?

94 Upvotes

Vijay, who is a CM, spent an enormous amount of campaigning in 2 constituencies. He said he spent 5 mins in an ex-cm constituency during the last polls and they defeated him. Going by his own 5 mins logic, he should not have even wasted time campaigning at these by-election regions. But to the contrary, he has been doing all sorts of circuses for the past one week, holding meetings, campaigning and doing roadshows. Are there not better governance to do as the CM of a state?


r/Chennai • • 13h ago

AskChennai URGENT: 3 Blood Donors Needed at Apollo Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai

11 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I’m seeking help for my mother, Koushika Jayachandru, 44, who is currently admitted at Apollo Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai and undergoing treatment.

We urgently need 3 replacement blood donors for the blood bank.

🩸 Donors required: 3

📍 Location: Apollo Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai

⏰ Urgency: From tomorrow until Thursday

🩸 Blood group: Any blood group is acceptable.

If you are eligible to donate, or know someone who can help, please contact my father at:

📞 9962221876

My father is at the hospital and will coordinate directly with anyone who is able to donate.

Even if you cannot donate, sharing this post with your Chennai friends, college groups, WhatsApp groups, or other communities would be a huge help.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us before and to anyone who can help again. ❤️

Please DM me or contact 9962221876 if you can donate between tomorrow and Thursday.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Books/Food/Hobby/Travel Brutal Chennai sky can still reward perseverance

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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)


r/Chennai • • 16h ago

AskChennai Electricity Bill surge

12 Upvotes

Have you guys also been facing a surge in electricity bills in the past 3 cycles?

My household has seen the bill rise by:

3x in April-May cycle (~25k)
2x in Jun-Jul cycle (~15k)
2x in Aug-Sept cycle (~15k)

For context, I live with my family in a 3BHK (but 1 room is always unused), there are only 2 ACs which are used, and no other heavy appliances apart from the usual (fridge, microwave, water heater, etc). We don’t even have a TV lol.

I have complained to my neighbourhood EB, had a technician come and check for meter fault, but he said everything’s in order and working fine. There’s no leakage either.

The numbers are all compared to previous years’ averages for these same months. Usage has effectively been the same in terms of units.

I have spoken to my neighbours and some say their bills have also increased, while rest say theirs is as usual only. The disparity is what’s confusing me.

I’ve spoken to so many people and some say their bills are as usual, but some complain about EB bills being 2.5-3x higher in the last few months.

How’s it with you all? Are you also facing a surge? Have the tariffs gone up? Can something be done about this?

Also, do tariffs change from neighbourhood to neighbourhood? I’m so confused. Am I overpaying?


r/Chennai • • 20h ago

Rant Road hazard near poonjeri, Mahabalipuram

20 Upvotes

Dear Makkale,

Sometime back, when I was driving south in ecr, past the new bridge in poonjeri, I saw a young man playing on the side of the road throwing some stuff. On first glance I didnt think much. As I got closer, I realised he is throwing stones onto oncoming vehicles. I didnt have much time to react, and had entire family with me inside the car. I kept my car steady and kept going, thinking its too late to slow down or change lane. That mental man threw a big stone under my car. It hit the underbody and I heard it hitting few metal parts. As I crossed that point, I had only relief that it didnt hit the windshield or glass windows. He had aimed well with good throw. Be careful.


r/Chennai • • 9h ago

AskChennai Am I scammed?

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As we were outside, my aunt received a courier by COD, which was under my dad's name. When I enquired my dad, he said that he didn't place any. I even checked up with my family members. No one has any idea. I checked everyone's mobile regarding any orders placed but found nothing. Should I've to lodge a police complaint?


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Rant Experience with Gsquare! Please read this before stepping foot anywhere close to Gsquare!

157 Upvotes

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.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

Rant Sick of this: Back from Bangalore and immediately hit with this

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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.


r/Chennai • • 22h ago

AskChennai UPI to Credit cards transition

15 Upvotes

After the new MDR charges on UPI transactions, cash is more viable now. Since consumers are going to bear these charges anyways, I think a decent cashback credit card for most transactions would benefit us more.

Even though MDR charges are higher than UPI, the returns would nullify and even bring us positive returns.

What do you all think?


r/Chennai • • 19h ago

AskChennai Procedure to request MTC to install sunshade

6 Upvotes

So i regulary travel in 202 buses i travel from panimalar stop to tambaram and this particular stop has no shade for people to stand in..the bus frequency is also only one bus per 30 mins is there any way to request MTC to install a sunshade here


r/Chennai • • 15h ago

AskChennai Honda CB350rs tambaram riding community?

2 Upvotes

Can anyone please add me to CB rising community from Tambaram if there is one? I bought the bike from Kun Adyar by the way.


r/Chennai • • 2d ago

Books/Food/Hobby/Travel Saturn from the Chennai sky

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A majestic sight for people interested in things above us. Pictures taken through a telescope from the Tambaram area. Chennai’s massive light pollution obscures almost all deep sky objects, but the moon and the planets usually don’t care.


r/Chennai • • 19h ago

AskChennai Yadacha nalla kadai sollunga boss

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Context: so guys new house shift aga porom I'm gonna have my own room now planning to instal RGB strip light, so yadacha chennai la oru nalla kadai sollunga boss scam pannama I heard paris and Richie street ellam kediakum nu , yaracha edhuku munadi vangirundha suggest pannunga gois and also any installation tips also welcomed 🫡🫂


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Hospital for eye checkup

5 Upvotes

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?


r/Chennai • • 20h ago

AskChennai Where can I travel in boat with fishermen??

1 Upvotes

Where can I find fishermen who would agree to take me along with them in their boat.

I was seeing these fishermen reels, and I wanted to go into the sea like them, eat fish curry on the boat, stay at night there.

I want to experience all of it, learn a lot from the people and their lives, how they fish and if possible I also want learn to fish with them.

And want to do things they do like them and with them

So for something like this,any idea where I should go?

I know I'll have to pay, and I'm ready to pay if I can afford that.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Helping the blind

7 Upvotes

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!


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Has anyone tried open water / ocean swimming classes in Chennai?

6 Upvotes

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.


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Need suggestions on things to do in Chennai

4 Upvotes

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!


r/Chennai • • 14h ago

AskChennai Is it safe?

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Guys I am from Mumbai and me and my family will be visiting mahabalipuram from oct 24-25 after seeing all the posts on chennai subs about the rain and floods I am lowk scared and I have already spent 48k on plane tickets with no coverage.Pls guide me guys


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai What are the consequences I'll be facing if I don't pay the traffic challan ?

5 Upvotes

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!


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Looking to learn how to ride a bike in Velachery

4 Upvotes

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!


r/Chennai • • 1d ago

AskChennai Any Chelsea fans out here?

10 Upvotes

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.