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Left Photo: In this shot I am in Oregon where there is a small township, also called Madras, but with a tiny population base. Madras, OR is about 2 hours away from Portland, in interior Oregon. It is en route to a Reservation with a hot springs resort. I used to visit this spot with my co-resident and his sons. When we stop for gas, attendants would ask me what kind of Indian am I. If I was in an irreverent mood, I would answer that I am a Sioux. They were accepting of my answer.
Right Photo: This one is from the year 1969. It has a particular significance for me. My early years, before leaving for the US, were spent in MADRAS, India, a very large metro with much history behind it. Madras is the erstwhile name of Chennai, India. The name change has been within the past 2 decades.
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