The Marina Beach in Chennai is the second longest beach in the world. We can rightly feel proud of having such a long coastline.
Years ago, we the youngsters of the family went to the beach every evening with my father. As our house was close to the sea, it was almost a ritual for us to accompany him to the beach after returning from school and college. Those years, the sand was so clean and the younger lot used to play games, build sand castles and collect beautiful seashells.
My father, a retired professor, used to answer the questions we chose to ask him on any subject. I must say I learnt more listening to my father on the seashore than from my teachers, lecturers and professors in the stuffy classrooms.
