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Chennai
Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை IPA: [ˈtʃɛnnəɪ]), formerly known as Madras (help·info), is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai city...
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University of Madras
The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India (along with the University of Calcutta and the University of Mumbai). The University of Madras, organized on the model of the University of London, was incorporated on 5...
Mylapore
Mylapore(Tamil: மயிலாப்பூர்) is the cultural hub, and a bustling neighborhood, just south of Chennai (formerly Madras) city, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India.
Mylapore is a major commercial center, and one of the oldest residential parts of the city...
Stanley Medical College
Stanley Medical College (SMC) is a government medical college with hospitals, located in Chennai (Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old, the medical college was formally established on...
Adambakkam
Adambakkam (Tamil: ஆதம்பாக்கம்) is a suburb of Chennai, a city situated on the east coast of the southern India. It is a thickly populated suburb flanking the railway line, close to the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station, Chennai. Adambakkam is...
Avadi
Avadi is a town and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. AVADI ANAND heads the city of AVADI and responsible for various developments in AVADI.Avadi is an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of...
Madras Music Academy
Madras Music Academy, or simply Music Academy, is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras, now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music south Indian art...
Besant Nagar
Besant Nagar is one of Chennai's most elite neighbourhoods, named after the famous lady theosophist Annie Besant, and adjoins the Theosophical Society. The Theosophical Society HeadQuarters located here,It was founded in 1875, and is a worldwide...
T. Nagar
Thyagaraya Nagar (also spelled Tyagaraya Nagar, and abbreviated T. Nagar) is a large, primarily commercial, locality in Chennai, India. It is situated in the middle of the city, south-west of the Anna Flyover. It is named after Sir P. Thyagaraya,...
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. This is an urban node. It has an average elevation of 32 metres (104 feet). Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy...
Chromepet
Chromepet (Tamil: குரோம்பேட்டை) is a township in the southern part of Chennai, India. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road, close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram, Well connected by Road and Railways. It is 4 km south of the Anna...
Porur
Porur (Tamil: போருர்) is a suburb of the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a town panchayat in the Poonamallee taluk of Thiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Occupying a crucial position on the Chennai-Bangalore Highway,...
Thiruvanmiyur
Thiruvanmiyur is a district in the south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is a growing development with Tidel Information Technology Park located nearby. The Marundeeswarar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva is also in the area. Thiruvanmiyur...
Ambattur
Ambattur is a major municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is an industrial area north-west of Chennai. Though considered a part of Chennai for all practical purposes, Ambattur technically belongs to the...
St. Thomas Mount
St. Thomas Mount, or Chinnamalai, is a small hillock located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Located near the neighbourhood of Guindy and close to Chennai airport, St. Thomas Mount is associated with St. Thomas, the apostle of Christ, who is believed...
Anna Nagar
Anna Nagar is a residential neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. It is in west Chennai and the areas to the west of Anna Nagar are some of the fastest developing parts of the city. It has always been a smart and affluent suburb,...
Virugambakkam
Virugambakkam (Tamil: விருகம்பாக்கம்) is a residential neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is an important residential area and is famous for its schools, market, residential colonies and residences of film artists. Virugambakkam has...
Manali
Manali is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a northern suburb of Chennai. It has an industrial belt with major Chemical Industries, particularly Petrochemical Industry. It is home to Chennai Petrochemical...
Kodambakkam
Kodambakkam may refer to:
Madras Medical College
The Madras Medical College is a prominent educational institution located in Chennai, India. It was established on February 2, 1835 and is one of the oldest medical schools of the Indian subcontinent.
It is the oldest medical college in India, along...
Madras Christian College
The Madras Christian College in Chennai, South India, is one of the oldest colleges in Asia and was established in 1837. Currently, the college is affiliated to the University of Madras, but functions as an autonomous institution from its campus in...
Ennore Port
Ennore Port, located about 24 km north of Chennai Port, Chennai, India is the 12th major port of India, and the first port in India which is a public company. Ennore Port, designed as Asia’s energy port, has only 16 employees. Hailed as a landmark...
Triplicane
Triplicane (Tamil: திருவல்லிகேணி), situated about a half km from the Bay of Bengal coast and Fort St George, is one of the oldest central business districts of Chennai, South India. Triplicane owes its name to its Puranic existence as Tiruvallikeni...
Nungambakkam
Nungambakkam (Tamil: நுங்கம்பாக்கம்) is one of the wealthiest localities in the heart of the city of Chennai, India's fourth largest metropolitan city. Nungambakkam is sometimes termed a 'city in itself'. The neighborhood is abound with multi...
Velachery
Velachery, originally known as Vedashreni, is a fast-developing residential area in South Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.
Velachery is surrounded by IIT Madras in the north-east, Taramani in the east and Adambakkam in the...
Saidapet
Saidapet is a locality of Chennai, India. Its neighbourhood suburbs are Mambalam, T. Nagar, Guindy, Nandanam, K. K. Nagar and Jafferkhanpet. A subway joining Alandur road and Anna Salai (Mount Road) has been constructed recently. This allows easier...
Sowcarpet
Sowcarpet is a sprawling locality in the north of Chennai, neighbouring Parrys in Chennai, India. It is one of the major commercial areas of the city and houses a range of wholesale markets. The area is one of the older parts of the city and the...
Madipakkam
Madipakkam (Tamil: மடிப்பாக்கம்) is one among the southern suburbs of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is a residential municipality close to the Chennai Airport and is adjacent to the suburbs of Velachery, Nanganallur, Adambakkam,...
Ayyappa Nagar
Ayyappa Nagar is a residential area within Madipakkam, a southern suburb of Chennai (formerly known as Madras), in Tamil Nadu, India.
It was named after the temple built there to Lord Ayyappa, notable, like Sabarimala, for having eighteen steps....
Meenambakkam
Meenambakkam is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai International Airport Cargo Terminal is situated here. It has access to other parts of the city through suburban trains and buses. It also has a splendid...
Perungudi
Perungudi is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai, situated about six kilometres from the popular town centre of Adayar. It is bordered on two sides by the old Mahabalipuram Road and the...
SSN College of Engineering
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), popularly known as SSN, is an engineering institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Institution is certified with ISO 9001:2000 from Bureau Veritas Quality International.
Sri...
Chitlapakkam
Chitlapakkam is a panchayat town in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a residential township located south of Chennai. It is well known for its small lake and adjoining ecosystems. Chitlapakkam has the highest water table level in...
Perambur
Perambur, is a locality in North Chennai (the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu) in India
Though the nomenclature source of Perambur is not apparently known, it is widely regarded as a place which used to be a bamboo forest a few hundred years ago,...
Alandur
Alandur is one of the biggest towns in the city, and a municipality in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a southern suburb of Chennai, a city situated on the east coast of the southern India. It is a thickly populated...
Nanganallur
Nanganallur is one of the southern suburbs of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. It is a residential area close to the Chennai International Airport. It comes under Alandur municipality and is adjacent to the suburbs of Madipakkam and Adambakkam.
Nanganallur...
Pallavaram
Pallavaram (Tamil: பல்லாவரம்) is a suburban town within the city of Chennai. It is a municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pallavaram is located just next (within 1 km) to Chennai Airport (International & Domestic)...
Puzhuthivakkam
Puzhuthivakkam, commonly known as Ullagaram-Puzhuthivakkam is one of the southern suburbs of Chennai. Though near Chennai, it is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It neighbours the suburbs of Madipakkam, Adambakkam,...
Tambaram Sanatorium
Tambaram Sanatorium is a railway station on the Chennai Beach - Tambaram section of the Chennai suburban railway. It was originally a part of Tambaram, but later developed as a separate town due to the railway station and the TB Sanatorium located...
Thiruninravur
Thirunindravur (Tamizh திருநின்றவூர்) is a Town Panchayat in Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu. It is situated at around 32KM from Chennai.Thirunindravur comes under Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Thirunindravur is famous for Bakthavatsala Perumal...
Poonamallee
Poonamallee ('Punamalli' or originally 'Pūvirundavalli") is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai. It is a town with rich cultural heritage and also coping up with the fast developments of the...
Nandambakkam
Nandambakkam is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is considered as a suburb of Chennai. It is located between Guindy (which houses the Guindy National Park and IIT Madras) and Porur on the outskirts of Chennai....
Vadapalani
Vadapalani (meaning 'Northern Palani') is one of the main hubs of Chennai. It is a busy suburb, thanks to the Lord
Muruga temple and its proximity to T. Nagar (the Shopping District of Chennai) and Kodambakkam (the Film Capital of the South)....
Pammal
Pammal (Tamil: பம்மல்) is a town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is a populated neighbourhood of the city of Chennai. Pammal is home to more than 250,000 people. Some world class leather skins are prepared in and...
Women's Christian College
Women's Christian College, or "WCC" is an interdenominational women's college on College Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Women's Christian College was founded in 1915 with 41 students and 7 faculty members, as a result of the...
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Great Lakes Institute of Management (also known as Great Lakes) is a premium business school located in the South Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras). Great Lakes Institute of Management is known for its 1 year 'Post Graduate Program in...
Santhome
Santhome is a locality in Chennai in India. The word Santhome or San Thome is derived from Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The local Christian belief is that apostle St. Thomas came to India in A.D.52 and was martyred in A...
Guduvancheri
Guduvancheri is suburb of Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is situated 35 km from Chennai between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The pincode for Guduvancheri is 603202.
Guduvancheri has a railway station, bus stand,...
Tirusulam
Tirusulam is a suburb of Chennai, India. For administrative purposes, it is a census town in Kancheepuram district. The Chennai International Airport terminals are located here. There is also a railway station here (opposite the airport) with a...
Institute for Financial Management and Research
The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, is a business school. IFMR’s curriculum offers a mix of theory and simulated real life exposure.
Established in 1970 as a non-profit organization, IFMR was sponsored by ICICI, the...
Anakaputhur
Anakaputhur is a town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Though situated in Kancheepuram district, the town is actually a suburb of Chennai. Anakaputhur was once famous for its traditional weaving business, but due to the...
Minjur
'Minjur is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Minjur is also called "Vada Kanchi" for North Kanchipuram. The town has two famous temples for Siva and Vishu, similar to Kanchipuram.
Minjur is located at 13°16′N 80°16′E...
Neelankarai
Neelangarai is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
As of 2001 India census, Neelangkarai had a population of 15,688. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Neelangkarai has an average literacy...
Perungalathur
Perungalathur (Tamil: பெருங்களத்தூர்) is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is around 3 km from Tambaram. And it is at an equal distance from Chennai City and the Chengelpet Town.
As of 2001 India census,...
Polichalur
Polichalur (also commonly spelled as Pozhichalur) is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a suburb of Chennai and is located close to the Chennai Airport at Tirusulam on its south west side. It lies on the...
Tiruvottiyur
Tiruvottiyur (also called Thiruvotriyur or 'TVT') is a suburb of Chennai as well as a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvottiyur is to the north of Chennai.
Tiruvottiyur was widely inhabited even before...
Urapakkam
Urapakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The population was 13,446 at the 2001 Indian census.
Urapakkam is a Town on Chennai Southern Suburb in Kancheepuram district & is situated on the National Highway...
Vandalur
Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India.
It is the location of B.S.A...
Villivakkam
The biggest state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Villivakkam covers an area from Annanagar in south and Madavaram in north, Ayanavaram in east and Korattur in west. Since this is within the Chennai City limits and close to...
Iyyapanthangal
Iyyapanthangal is a suburb of Chennai, India. Twenty years ago, this area was full of agricultural fields. It is now a quiet residential area. It is situated on the road from Kathipara Junction (Guindy) to Poonamalee, just beyond the Porur junction....
Mugalivakkam
Mugalivakkam is a suburb of Chennai. It is situated 16 km south-west of Chennai on the Guindy-Poonamallee road. It is bounded by Porur on the north, Meenambakkam on the south and south east, and Ramapuram on the north east directions.
Mugalivakkam...
