03:11 pm

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About 03:11 pm

Chennapatnam, one hundred and eighty one square kilometres huge, four point three four million people rich, ever wondered what goes on in this vast expanse of heat and humidity at every second, every minute and every hour of every day. From Mahabalipuram to Maraimalainagar, extending all the way to Chengalpet, imagine all the various things that could be going on at any one instant. One small attempt to forever capture one instant of this metropolitan is ‘Chennai 03:11 PM’.

On the 3rd of November 2007, I invite every Chennaiite to for one second, at exactly 03:11 PM, stop whatever it is that you are doing, and click, shoot, snap, capture or photograph your surroundings, just hold that one instant frozen in a picture and send it to us. This is not for any great worthy cause, this is not a competition, it may or may not help charity, it will not prevent global warming, you will gain no medals, no certificates but it is most definitely not a waste.

It is only to share with so many of your neighbors what was going on in your part Chennai at the same time as something else was going on in theirs. There are no requisites to do this, other than that you be in Chennai, whether it be a fancy SLR or a VGA mobile camera, get the clearest, cleanest shot you can that will suggest what you were doing or what was going on near you, in our lovely city, at that one instant.

If you wish to contribute, use this group. You can also lend a hand by informing your friends and putting up a link on your website. Please attach a note, in under 50 words, with your your name and where you were when you clicked that snap. We wish to make not just a collection but a memory, on the internet and if we can, have it published to share with as many Chennaiites as we can,’ Chennai 3:11 PM.’