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Tagged with: a judge of Madras High Court    Constructed in 1798 by the famous architect Benjamin Ro    Doveton House in Chennai    Doveton House in Chennai exudes of the nostalgia and ro    laughter and life. - What would impress you about D    that this structure reflects the grandeur of the coloni    the Women\'s Christian College shifted to Doveton House    used as the residence of the English officials. If you    who left Madras in 1913 stayed here. - Only in 1916    you will be surprised to note that it coincided with th

Tagged with: and Kannadigas    and values and principles shape the culture of the city    capital of Tamil Nadu is a civilized    Cultural trusts    culture and courtesies of the ages. Popular Local Cust    elegant and cultured city. Local custom and tradition o    Gujaratis    ideals    live peacefully with the Tamils in this cornucopia of r    Local Customs and Traditions of Chennai    local customs and traditions of Chennai have always rem    local customs and traditions of Chennai includes early    Malayalees    many people visiting temples. It is customary to celebr    Muslims    No matter how modernized it has become    one can fulfill one's needs easily. - The Sindhis    reflects its traditionalism every December when the mus    renowned dancers like Alarmel Valli give Bharatanatyam    strive to keep the richness of the city\\\'s heritage ali    the land of temples and priests

Tagged with: Arts and Crafts in Chennai    Arts and crafts in Chennai are an integral part of Chen    crafts and culture. There are a number of art centers t    Paritosh Sen and so on came to the school. Many youngst    Suhil Mukerjee    there are numerous tourist attractions in Chennai that    which later became the School of arts and crafts in Che

Tagged with: as well as non-Carnatic art forms. The traditional role    both by junior and senior artistes. Budding artists als    Chennai celebrated a week long music season. Besides    Chennai or Madras is also known for the classical India    Dance - solo and group    especially in the field of dance and music. The importa    is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the    located on the beach in the south of the city. It is a    Music and Dances in Chennai    now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging    or simply Music Academy    the city of Chennai has its five week-long Music Season    the people in Chennai celebrate music and dance festiva    to commemorate the anniversary of Madras Music Academy    to mark the opening of the Madras Music Academy. It use    was later adopted by various organizations which held a    which has been described as the world\\\'s largest cultur

Tagged with: and are often served for breakfast or as an evening sna    and Chinese cuisine have been around for a long time    and various types of biriyani. Other cuisines of Chenna    Andhra and Kerala vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare. M    bakeries to exclusive specialty establishments. Vegetar    coffee shops    Cuisine of Chennai    Cuisine of Chennai comprises of a variety of Tamil cuis    dosa    European Continental    fast food centers    food courts    idli or vada    increasing the diversity of city cuisine Restaurants i    Indianised Chinese food    Italian    Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine to name a few. A gr    Korean    Mexican    parotta and kurma (gravy)    price ranges and ambience. They range from street stall    tea kadais    Thai    traditional vegetarian and non vegetarian restaurants    visit the following eat outs: - Vasanta Vihar at R    western fast food centers

Tagged with: across the Cooum River is the Chepauk cricket stadium    and the Southern Railway Headquarters was built in 1922    another British staple    Architecture in Chennai    are inscribed on the granite pillars that surround the    Chennai is the third largest commercial and industrial    churches and mosques. The colonial legacy of Chennai is    dating from 1916. North and west of the port is Georget    former Chief Ministers of the state - Kamaraj and Bhakt    Guindy are some of the examples of Indo-Saracenic style    some of which have existed from the British era. -    the apartment buildings along the larger roads in the s    the Chennai Central Station dates from 1873    The Egmore Railway Station and the Ramakrishna Mut    the first Indian Governor General - C Rajagopalachari    the Government Museum    the High Court was completed in 1892    the Ripon Building (which houses Chennai Corporation an    the Senate House of the Madras University and the Colle    The War Memorial    there are five mandapams or memorials dedicated to Maha    Vivekanandar Illam    where dockyard workers and other manual laborers used t

Tagged with: 4 km (3 miles) inland moves parallel to the coast    Adambakkam and a part of Saidapet. In sandy areas such    Adyar    an east-west stream runs through north Chennai and meet    and an over-dependence on annual monsoon rains to reloa    Anna Nagar    but it is held by the soil for a longer time. The city\    Chennai is the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu    clayey areas and hard-rock areas. Sandy areas are found    George Town    Kolathur and Virugambakkam.    Kottivakkam    Location of Chennai    rainwater percolates slowly    rainwater run-off penetrates very quickly. In clayey an    sandy areas    Santhome    shale and sandstone. The city is segmented into three r    Sholavaram and Chembarambakkam Lake supply Chennai with    the Cooum River (or Koovam) in the central region and t    Tondiarpet and the rest of coastal Chennai    uniting the two rivers. The Otteri Nullah    Velachery    West Mambalam

Tagged with: and economic centre dating back to the 1st century. It    and Vijaynagar empires. On 22 August 1639    Chennai was an important base for the Tamil agitation a    Fort St George and Madras were captured by the French u    Fort St George was built    Francis Day of the British East India Company acquired    History of Chennai    military    Nayak of Vandavasi.The permission was granted to build    Peda Venkata Raya (a.k.a. Venkata III) in Chandragiri.    the British had occupied most of the region around Tami    the Chola    the city attained the status of the capital of Madras S    the city of Chennai was lashed the shores of the city c    the Governor of Mauritius    the Pandya    the powerful Sultan of Mysore. By the late 18th century    The vibrant history of the city of Chennai which was pr    traces back to 368 years and Chennai was originally a t    when an oil depot was shelled by the German light cruis    which gradually became the nucleus around which the col    which was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969. From 1965 to 1967    who ransacked the town and its outlying villages. The    whose capital was Madras and under the British patronag

Tagged with: and stone sculpture    as well as other crafts of the southern region at the l    bronze icons    Chennai is considered as the most peaceful and green me    Chennai Tourism    Fort St George    gardens and drives alongside the beachfront. The Elliot    Guindy National Park and Snake Park of Chennai and such    located at the shores of Bay of Bengal is one of the fo    memorials    Parthasarathy temple    restaurants and coffee shops. Some of the popular touri    statues    the capital of Tamil Nadu is the abode of numerous hist    The small fishing village has evolved not only into a b    walkways