Chris Anthony

My visit was similar to the last few years.
I was met in Chennai by my very good friend Moin; we went to a nearby Trident Hilton hotel and then, the next day, by car to Tirupati, near the temple hill town of Tirumula, where I stayed for five weeks, teaching in Sri Venkateshwara University [SVU]. As usual I stayed in the SVU Guest House, 3km from town on the Bangalore road. I was the guest of Professor Sai Gopal, Head of the Virology Department. I gave a total of about 24 lectures and tutorials in the Virology Department and 8 lectures iin the Biochemistry Department.
The University provided accomodation and subsistence, and all other expenses for the visit were provided by the Society for General Microbiology [UK] from their Overseas Development Fund.
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Guest house and its surroundings                      TOP

My home for five weeks

Me at home

Guest house; my room is on the right

Venu my special friend in the guest house staff

With loyal helper Basha [S. Kamal]

Another old friend on the guest house staff

My roof 'garden' with Moin, taken in strange light after our only rainstorm

Typical breakfast of Idli/Wada with very spicy samba and coconut chutney on banana leaves

My neighbours; the workers and famiies living on the neighbouring building site

My neighbours collecting their water from the guesthouse

Greetings from neighbours

The snack bar opposite guesthouse

The snack bar

The start of my walks to Dairy farm, Thumulagunta or the Super Market ['Pure and sure]

The arrival of the water melons tells us that summer has arrived

I guess it must have

My neighbouring roadside garden nursery

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