Velachery Lady
Im just reproducing some anecdotes which i found on the "IIT Madras Alumni Association" website.
Velachery Lady and other anecdotes
This is a very old IIT song, called 'Velachery Lady'. It was extremely popular, but becoming obsolete when the contributor joined IIT in 1970. Historically, it may be important - IIT was built on a place from which a large number of families were displaced to Velacheri and Taramani.
The buses also were named in Sanskrit for the mountains, until one not-so-bright individual started "Everest." They carried the warning behind - lower right - "Overtakers beware of undertakers" It was famous enough to be quoted in Shankar's Weekly.
Workshop Sign: If you have nothing to do, don't do it here.
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Aah, Velachery Lady,
Enakku vendam podi
Only for my sidey,
Yeh Chhada hua gaadi
Aah, Velachery Lady ....
The Velachery Lady,
She wore a mini saadi,
And sold Paani Poodi,
(I forget the next line)
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
As she used to gloat,
Her sari used to float,
She wore no petticoat,
T.N.Raman make a note.
(T.N. Raman = A Tamil Pondi writer.)
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
There was an I.I.T. lad,
He fell for her bad,
Romba romba sad,
(This line too is too foggy)
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
The night was getting cold,
The lad was getting bold,
With money in his fold,
(fold = Long sleeve rolled up, used as a pocket.)
He walked along the road.
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
He said, "Hullo, Honey,
(honey, money, bunny - Tamil pronunciation, rhymes with Thanni.)
I want koncham thanni,
I have romba money,
Oh, come and give it Bunny".
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
The dame was full of lust,
As she rolled into the dust,
She thought it was a must,
That the man should begin first.
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
At this hot stage,
We turn over a page,
The boy was under-age,
He lost all courage.
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....
He was afraid of VD,
Came back with Paani Poodi,
It was a K.L.P.D.
(not to be explained in decent company -ask some
Hindi speaker - referred to in Campustimes as
kappa lambda pi delta).
For the Velachery Lady.
- Aah, Velachery Lady ....