why people choose to call it 'Pondy" is beyond me.

I get off the rickety bus. Backpack on my shoulders, mobile in one hand searching for connectivity, the other hand on my forehead- a poor attempt to shield myself from the harsh sun rays

"Bhaiya, Old Airport road yahaan se kitna door hai?"
Hawker- "Madam, do you know English"?


Puducherry, Tamil Nadu.