Major General PC Sen | A beautiful representation of the Bangalore Chennai Highway : It passes through a village called Shoolagiri as "Part of the National Highway Number 44". (One has to turn east from Krishnagiri town and leave NH 44 and head for Chennai). This highway is the part of the longest North-South India Highway.

1. Bangalore Chennai Highway

2. Bangalore Chennai Highway : Shoolagiri
The Bangalore Chennai Highway
passes through a village called Shoolagiri
as
Part of the National Highway Number 44
(One has to turn east from Krishnagiri town
and leave NH 44 and head for Chennai)

3. Bangalore Chennai Highway : Shoolagiri

4. National Highway 44 : Shoolagiri
• NH 44 is the longest North - South Indian highway : 3745 Km
• Starts at Kashmir and ends at Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu : 12 States
• Shoolagiri Village is on this highway : about 40 Km from Bangalore.
• The village gets the name from the three peaks overlooking it
• Trishulam ( trident) is the origin of the name of Shoolagiri village.
• The six lane National Highway 44 passes by the village.
• A huge estate created as Shoolagiri Layby for traffic on this highway.

5. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The six lane highway
winds it way through
the undulating
landscape in the
Krishnagiri District.
The westernmost
district adjacent to
Bangalore megacity.

6. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
One of the three
peaks overlooking
Shoolagiri village

7. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
One could see this sign
from afar,
beckoning tired
travelers to the inn

8. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
There are other
attractions too,
cuisines of various
types, facilities like
gas station, auto
repairs, public
conveniences etc.

9. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
A gas station
See the inviting cut out
in the shape of a tender
coconut : how they chill
it is anybody’s guess

10. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The big Mac
The mannequin on the
bench is a favourite with
children for photo shoot.

11. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
A view from the rear

12. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The Eateries :
Continental, Indian,
vegetarian, non
vegetarian etc. - all
types

13. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The Eatery :
Indian, vegetarian

14. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The gas station

15. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
Another gas station

16. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The gas stations are open
24 x 7

17. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
Another view of the
gas station

18. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The non vegetarian eatery
selling famous Dindigul
Biriyani (an Indian dish
made with highly
seasoned rice and lamb /
chicken )

19. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
T shirt outlet next to
the Biriyani Joint

20. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Soolagiri Layby
Tot Lot for the children

21. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
An automobile repair
shop in the background
In the foreground a tired
driver sleeps in the shade

22. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
A Dhaba ( village eatery),
the spelling ‘Gardan’ is
wrong (Garden) : English,
after all is a foreign
language

23. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
The ‘Garden’ Dhaba and
one of the three peaks of
the trident overlooking
the Shoolgiri village

24. Bangalore Chennai
Highway
Shoolagiri Layby
We are back to the side lane
and on to the highway :
An old villager of Shoolagiri
trudges along - carrying his
burden on his head , just
like the way it has been
done for last few thousands
of years in India.
No change.
The tradition continues.

25. • The slides have been prepared by Maj Gen P C Sen
• The photographs have been taken by him with a Canon DSLR 60 D Camera
• The NH 44 was known as NH 7 earlier
Bangalore Chennai Highway :
Shoolagiri

26. The End