Marina beach and environs, a great potential to be cultural district:
Marina beach needs no introduction. It is one of the longest beaches and in it is a space to which large number of people throng. One of the reasons for this is the large expanse of open space it offers to the city dwellers. It also boasts of a number of statues and some memorials to past politicians (kind of out of place though). In addition to this the paved areas and the swimming pool allow the fitness enthusiasts to keep up with their goals. Can this potential of bringing in people tapped to give some more diverse variations to the place. Owing to the above activities and features the Marina beach is a place where different types of users come at different times of the day. Though Marina offers Chennaiites with one of the best open spaces any city can offer, one can argue that it has not reached its potential as public space. All the facilities and uses that Marina offers have been set up in an isolated way. Has some one attempted to see what marina can offer the city if on...