General Information
Area : 174 sq. kms.
Population : 3,795,028 (1991 census)
Altitude : Sea level
Climate :
Summer : Max. 37ºC, Min. 21.10ºC
Winter : Max. 32ºC, Min. 19.81ºC
Rainfall : 1,272 mm.
Season : Tropical Throughout the Year
Clothing : Tropical
Languages spoken : Tamil, Telugu, Hindi,
Malayalam, Urdu and English.
Chennai is a city where the traditional and the
modern blend in life everywhere. From traditional
vegetarian fair to fast foods, from nine-yard sarees
to the latest in fashion, from ancient temple architecture
to modern high-rise - with Indo-Saracenic and Victorian
as stops along the way - from classical music and
dance to discos throbbing to heady beats, Chennai
has them all and many more vivid contrasts that
are a pleasant surprise.
And perhaps the most striking of them all is that
here is a modern metropolis with beaches, parks
and even sanctuaries in the heart of the City. Chennai
offers a wealth of nature and a rich historic past
to visitors in the ambience of a city with every
modern facility.
Modern Chennai grew out of a small village when
in 1639 a fishing hamlet called Madraspatnam was
selected by early English merchants of the East
India Company as a site for the settlement.
Chennai is a gracious city that has a clear skyline,
long sandy beaches, parks, historic landmarks and
tourist infrastructural facilities which make it
a convenient entry point or base to start your tour
of Tamil Nadu and South India.
Chennai , the gracious capital city of Tamil Nadu
is the fourth largest metropolis in India. Located
on a 17km stretch of the Coramandel coast, the city
is trisected by the waterways of Cooum and Adyar
and the Buckingham Canal.
With a population of 6 million people, Chennai is
a vibrant city ever growing, expanding and changing
every year. Popularly regarded as the "
Gateway
to the South", Chennai presents culture
that is distinctly different from that of northern
India. Music, dance and all other art forms of the
South are cherished and nurtured in this city which,
though industrialized, continues to be traditional
and conventional in many ways.
The region of Chennai was called Tondaimandalm in
those days and had its military headquarters at
Puzhal, which is now a small and rather insignificant
village on the outskirts of the city.
Modern Chennai grew out of a small village when
in 1639 a fishing hamlet called Madraspatnam was
selected by early English merchants of the East
India Company as a site for the settlement. Chennai
is a gracious city that has a clear skyline, long
sandy beaches, parks, historic landmarks and tourist
infrastructural facilities which make it a convenient
entry point or base to start your tour of Tamil
Nadu and South India. Where religion is concerned,
history has certainly left its mark on this city
which is believed to have been the place of St.
Thomas, in the outskirt of the city.
There are a number of churches in Chennai that are
connected with the life and times of this apostle.
There are also several ancient temples around Chennai,
and, within the city itself are two magnificent
temples - a temple in Triplicane and another in
Mylapore.
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