Trichy Chithra Festival - Chithirai Thiruvizha

Trichy Chithrai Thiruvizha is being celebrated is a grand manner and in a much better way than in the past.

Things are well organized and I personally went and saw most of the functions. Every day there is a special function.

I will write more about it shortly.

Vadamalayan Hospital - Medical Tourism, Trichy

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I recently visited Vadamalayan Hospital in Trichy, for my mother. Lot of things are taken care in the hospital related to cardiology especially. Inside, it looks like as if I am inside a very big hospital like Government Rajaji Hospital. Patients are very well taken care and it is expensive for sure for local people, however people from outside the country or much bigger cities would find it cheaper for the amount of treatment that is made.

Special doctors are available in this Trichy hospital. Anyway, here are some details about their Medical Tourism package in Trichy by the hospital.

Medical tourism is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care.

MEDICAL TOURISM-Skilled medical professionals, infrastructure and technology on par with international standards, less waiting period, competitive medical costs and above all the hospitality exuding warmth and comfort are the major factors promoting medical tourism in India.

Vadamalayan Hospitals with all the above said factors in place is a right destination for people looking for medical treatment in India.

Right from planning your trip to the day you return home after the medical treatment,
Vadamalayan Hospitals takes care of everything.

The focus is on the following three specialties:

* Interventional Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery - Click here
* Advanced surgical gastroenterology & Laparoscopic surgeries
* Hip and Knee replacement surgeries - Click here

They also arrange for Packaged Tours:

Packaged tours

* Hill Station-Kodaikanal
* Pilgrimage
o World Famous Meenakshmi Amman Temple
o Rameswaram Temple
o Kanyakumari Temple
* Heritage tours

For further details please contact:
Event Manager : Mrs.Hemalakshmi.S - Call: +91-099946 13158

Terrible inflation in Trichy

Trichy Mani has already written a great article about price raise in Trichy. here is the article - click here.

When I last visited trichy, Rs.100s was in high rotation.

Now (after 3 years), Rs.500s go very fast.

I am surprised to see that prices had raised - that too in Trichy (where there is no actual/solid development) within a very short time.

It is worst inflation I have ever seen. I am not sure how the Trichy people who earn less than Rs.5000 still survive in Trichy.

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In Trichy - you need know someone in TOP to be successful

In Trichy, if you want to be successful - you need to

1) KNOW SOMEONE IN TOP OR
2) HAVE LOT OF MONEY AND/OR
3) HAVE LOT OF MAN POWER OR
4) BE SOMEONE IN TOP or

in someway identify yourself to be related to someone in TOP.
I am sure you understand what I am saying.

If you are an average individual, you have no power! You will be kicked out in every place or business you go to, in Trichy. I have personally experience in every place I went. Even the officers treat badly or atleast they won't provide you the service very easily, if you are a small person and nobody in Trichy.

I went to SBI Bank, ICICI bank, Indian Bank, Airtel office, BSNL office etc.,. Even tea shops, parotta shops, neighbours, police station, traffic police, cinema theatre, any queues or lines to get a service.

A treatment from a construction worker (say electrician etc.,) will be different, if you are somebody!!!

This is shocking, untasteful, but that is the truth! This is true almost anywhere in India - I believe. I am guessing that is not the case in big cities!!

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Trichy does not know what is customer service!?

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Here is one experience on a customer service of a small business owner.

I wanted to get a quote for my printing needs in Trichy. I tried to look up in Internet, which was not a fruitful experience. Then I decided and just went on a bike ride to find out a publications who would help me for my publication needs and printing needs.

I was told by an old person I should search near Arya bhavan in trichy town area. When I was going towards Arya Bhavan, I encountered one offset shop. I visited that shop and I was not greeted great. Even though I was identified as a great prospect, if I would have been treated well there, I would have proceeded on my business with that guy. But I was not given that treatment and I decided not to go with that business. As a small business owner, he/she takes over the business started by his/her father or grandfather. Hence they do not know about the customer service and the relationship.

The vendor had a frustrated face and was hesitant and frustrated for giving me a quote. Unbelieveable!!! Hello - I am giving you business. i don't feel that my business will be taken care if I do business with this guy....

Another scenario - I was asking a trichy based business person for my software needs. Again I am a customer - I asked for a quote and this person said he will get back to me and never came back - It is been one full day and I did not get any response. In fact, I have even mentioned that it is very important and I need this done very fast.

On other hand, I had to give this business/project to a Coimbatore based web design company - who has been very responsive and my business is being taken care very well!!

I don't think all of the business owners are like this, but some has to wake up. Trichy does not seem to be very friendly already for Business - on top of this some business owners have to wake up and learn about customer service in Trichy!!

I am surprised to see this kind of a thing happening in Trichy, where business had been done with very much customer centric focus.

Trichy Ring road

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This is one of the things I was glad to see in Trichy, after my 3 years visit to Trichy.

Roads are very well made to connect outside the villages as a bypass to many villages. This makes it exactly like Freeways in many foreign countries. The way the symbols are done are very well planned. I am sure, officials had visited developed nations to study and implement in Trichy and other areas.

My only worry here is - people do not follow traffic symbols really and on other hand - I am hoping the roadways will be well maintained as it was built at first place. Hope it does not become like just another road and holes show up in freeway, which actually will lead to slowness of traffic and leads to accidents etc.,.

I felt great to see the STOP symbols and YIELD symbols - though they are not actually followed. The concept of exit in the highways - which took some time for me in my visit to a developed country the very first time.

Trichy Experiences: Traffic in Trichy

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If you can drive in Trichy, you can drive anywhere in the world!

You need to have a special skill to drive in Trichy.

You get scoldings and abuses from people who share the roads with you in Trichy. With not great road conditions, people drive rash inside the small roads. Too many vehicles in the small place. Very few follow traffic signs!:|

One day I stopped for a red signal and I was honked by people in back to go fast and skip the signal. I never knew whether I have to stop when there is a red signal or not. No one stops at the exact line of STOP.

People honk their horns left and right. I am not sure why they honk many times. Roads are supposed to be silent with only the engine sounds of the vehicles. Some people keep on horning, for no reason. I am not sure if they know about noise pollution or not.