‘Life of Pi' as a movie

Ang Lee is the director for the movie version, in 3D?, of the Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi.  As in the novel, Pondicherry features a lot in the movie.  (Now the city is known as Puducherry)

The movie was shot in several places across the town including the Botanical gardens, Holy Rosary Church, Petit Seminaire and Calve College schools and several canals.

Mr. Lee said that almost one-third of the screen time will be occupied by shots from Puducherry.

Of course, life in Pondicherry is changing a lot, and not always for the better--like this one.

The last time I was in Pondi was way back in 1982 (?) I was there with Srikumar, who is now in the Czech Republic, and Kannan, who is now in Michigan.  What a journey in life over the 30 years!