Dera Venkataswamy Street


         Dera Venkataswamy  (Naidu) Street, Triplicane.  Found this  street connecting  Triplicane  High  Road and Big Street. He was a Dubash of Parry  & Co and built the  Luz House  in Mylapore around  1850s.  Must have had some properties in this street. He was also the  grand father of criketing  legend Buchi Babu under whose name  a memorial tournament is held. In the  70s famous teams like Nirlons of Bombay and famous players like Abid Ali, Jaisimha, Abbas Ali Big,  Gavaskar  used to participate in the tournament on the  Marina  grounds.  Now it has lost its sheen after advent  of IPL. The  Luz House has now been renovated with heritage consciousness and let out for small functions by the family.  Saturday morning find.

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