ெசன்ைன

(Chennai)

Aishwarya
Anuj
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Chennai is the capital city of the Indian state
of Tamil Nadu. It is the fourth most populous
metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in
India.
Location : Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal

Mount Road, Chennai 2010

Population : 4.34 million ( 2001 census ) Metropolitan
Population: 6.5 million
Area: 174 km2
Metro-1189 sq. kilometres
Elevation: 6 metres (20ft)

History
Chennai,  originally  known as Madras Patnam, was located in
the  province  of Tondaimandalam,  an area lying between
Pennar river of Nellore and the  Pennar  river of Cuddalore
The capital of the province was Kancheepuram.
Mount Road, Chennai 1905

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 Golkonda 
1646 - 1687

Pallavas - General Mir Jumla

early 300AD - 900AD

Cholas Dynasty - Bappaswami

200 A - 300AD - Jatavarman  Sundara Pandya
(1264 A.D)
Vijayanagara rule
- Tondaiman Ilam  Tiraiyan 1361 - 1687
- Prince Ilam Killi
- Aditya-I (879 A.D)
-Kumara Kampana II
-Venkata III

Timeline

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Upon the arrival of the Mughals in
the Carnatic region, Chennai slowly
passed into the hands of the British Bay of Bengal
Empire through the East India
Company.

Fort St . George

Governor  Elihi Yale ( 1687 - 92 )

Triplicane
-Corporation for the city of Chennai
-Nawab granted the  towns  Tondiarpet,  Purasawalkam  and Egmore to the Cooum river
Company.

Thomas Pitt ( 1698 )

-Thiruvottiyur,  Vysarpadi, Kathivakkam, Nungambakkam  and  Satangadu 
were gifted to the English in 1708.
-In 1735,  Chintadripet  was taken  over.
-In 1742 Vepery, Perambur and Periamet were presented  to  the British.
Governor Nicholas Morse ( 1744 to 1746 )
- Outbreak of war between England and France . Chennai was captured by
the French in 1744 but consequently on  the treaty  of  peace of Aix-
La-Chapelle, Chennai was restored to  the  English  in 1749.

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•Chennai developed initially as a harbour city with Fort St.George as the main control centre of
the East India Company prior to the official establishment of the British Empire.
•Residential and commercial buildings developed along the bay front inwards.
•The Cooum river cut across the city forming the spine of the drainage channel network.
•The harbour was further developed in later years.
•The Mount Road and Poonamalee Highway were the two major road networks from which all other
secondary routes diverged.

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During the years served by Sir Thomas Munro (1820-27) the
following changes and additions were made
-Initiated English education in Chennai  and established a
body called Board of Public Instructions to  improve and
direct public education
-School of Industrial Art was started  in 1850, 
Civil Engineering College in 1834 and Madras Medical
College  in  1835
-The Chennai  High Court  was created in June 1862.
-The Railway Company in Chennai was  formed  in July 
1845.  the first construction work began on 9th June 1853
and  in  1858 , South Indian Railway was formed having
Chennai as the Railway Headquarters

Lord  Hobart (1872-1875)

-Initiated  Chennai  Harbour project.
Lord Ampthill (1901-06)
-Chennai Electric Supply Corporation in 1906
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Ministry of Shri C .   Rajagopalachari  - 1937

15th August 1947- Independence

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•Chennai city is arranged in a grid pattern running
north-south and east-west.

•Many areas along the western stretch of the city

were planned development efforts, such as Ashok
Nagar , KK Nagar and Anna Nagar .

•Several areas south of the Adyar River, including

Kotturpuram, Besant Nagar and Adyar itself, have
been developed only since the mid 1960s.
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•Characteristic features of all these localities are
their unusually wide roads and Cartesian
grid layouts
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•Current urban development efforts are concentrated
along the southern and western suburbs, largely
seeking to benefit from the growing IT corridor
in the southeast and the new ring roads in the
west.
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•The extent of the city's urban sprawl is indicated
by the fact that the area administered by Chennai
Corporation is 174 km² , while the total urbanized
area is estimated to be over 1100 km².

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 CULTURE

Chennai is a major centre for music, art and culture in India. The
city is known for its classical dance shows and Hindu temples.

An arts festival called the Chennai Sangamam, which showcases various

arts of Tamil Nadu is held in January every year.

Chennai is also known for Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form that

originated in Tamil Nadu. An important cultural centre for Bharatanatyam
is Kalakshetra, on the beach in the south of the city.

Chennai is also home to some of the best choirs in India, who during the
Christmas season stage various carol performances across the city in
Tamil and English.

Chennai is the base for the large Tamil movie industry, known as
Kollywood, home to most of the movie studios.The industry makes more
than 150 Tamil movies a year, and its soundtracks dominate the city's
music.

Among Chennai's festivals, Pongal is celebrated over five days in

January, is the most important. Almost all major religious festivals such
as Deepavali, Eid and Christmas are celebrated in Chennai. Tamil cuisine
in Chennai includes vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Many of the
city's restaurants offer light meals or tiffin, which usually include
rice-based dishes like pongal, dosa, idli and vadai, served with steaming
hot filter coffee.

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 ECONOMY

Chennai is an emerging powerhouse and is one of the fastest growing

cities in the world.

The city has so far this year created over 100,000 jobs--more than any
other Indian city outside of the much larger Delhi and Mumbai.
Chennai's metropolitan area is taking full advantage of India's
soaring industrial sector, particularly the booming automobile sector.

Electronics, led by Dell, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, Sony and

Tidel Park is one of the many software parks in Chennai Foxconn, are also booming.

Chennai is home to India's second-largest entertainment industry,

behind Mumbai.

Chennai has a diversified economic base anchored by the automobile,

software services, hardware manufacturing, healthcare and financial
services industries.

Parry's Corner , one of the older Business

Districts of Chennai
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 Source
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chennai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai
http://indiahistoryspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/12/british-and-tamil-jab-they-meet-fort-st.html
http://www.chennai.com/Historical_places.html
http://www.indianetzone.com

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