ಚೆನ್ನೈ: ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ

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ಈ ಲೇಖನವನ್ನು Chennai ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಪುಟದಿಂದ ಅನುವಾದ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಿದೆ. ನೀವೂ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು.

ಚೆನ್ನೈ
ಚೆನ್ನೈ
metropolitan city
Government
 • ಮೇಯರ್post vacant
Population
 (2005)
 • Total೬.೯ ದಶಲಕ್ಷ
Websitewww.chennaicorporation.com
ಟೈಡೆಲ್ ಪಾರ್ಕ್

ಚೆನ್ನೈ - ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ. ಸಮುದ್ರ ತಟದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಈ ಊರನ್ನು 'ಮದರಾಸು' ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷರಿಂದ ಬಂದ ಈ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ತಮಿಳುನಾಡು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಚೆನ್ನೈ ಎಂದು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿತು. Chennai pronunciation  (ತಮಿಳು:சென்னை), formerly known as Madras pronunciation , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest metropolitan city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.60 million (2006), the 368-year-old city is the 36th largest metropolitan area in the world.

ಈ ನಗರವು ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ಯಮ ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿದ್ದು ತನ್ನ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಪರಂಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ದೇಗುಲಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಸುಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ. ಚೆನ್ನೈ ಭಾರತದ ಎರಡನೇ (ಪುಣೆ ಮೊದಲನೆಯದು) ವಾಹನ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ವಾಹನೋದ್ಯಮದ ಹೆಚ್ಚುಭಾಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿ , ದೇಶದ ಹೆಚ್ಚಂಶ ವಾಹನಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ತಯಾರಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಚೆನ್ನೈ ಅನ್ನು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಏಶಿಯಾದ ಡೆಟ್ರಾಯಿಟ್ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ . ಅದು ಪಾಶ್ಚಿಮಾತ್ಯ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಗುತ್ತಿಗೆಯಾದ ನೌಕರಿಗಳ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕೇಂದ್ರವೂ ಆಗಿದೆ . ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರ್ ಉದ್ದದ ಮರೀನಾ ಬೀಚ್ ನಗರದ ಪೂರ್ವ ತೀರವಾಗಿದ್ದು , ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಸಮುದ್ರಂಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲೊಂದಾಗಿದೆ . ಈ ನಗರವು ತನ್ನ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ತಾಣಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಹೆಸರುವಾಸಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದು ಭಾರತದ ಏಕೈಕ ATP ಟೆನ್ನಿಸ್ ಮುಕ್ತ ಚೆನ್ನೈ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾಕೂಟವನ್ನು ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ಹೆಸರು

'ಮದ್ರಾಸು' ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರು 'ಮದ್ರಾಸುಪಟ್ನಂ'ಪದದಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದೆ, ಈ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಬ್ರಿಟೀಷ್ ಈಸ್ಟ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಕಂಪನಿ ಖಾಯಂ ನೆಲೆಗಾಗಿ ೧೬೩೯ರಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿತು. ಮದ್ರಾಸು ನಗರದ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಚೆನ್ನಪಟ್ಟಣಂ' ಎಂಬ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಪೇಟೆಯಿದೆ. ಕಾಲಾಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡೂ ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳೂ ಸೇರಿ 'ಮದರಾಸು' ಬ್ರಿಟೀಷರ ಕೃಪೆಗೆ ಪಾತ್ರವಾಯಿತು. ಆದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಜನ ಅದನ್ನು 'ಚೆನ್ನಪಟ್ಟಣ' ಅಥವಾ 'ಚೆನ್ನಪುರಿ' ಎಂದೇ ಗುರುತಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. 'ಚೆನ್ನು' ಎಂಬ ಪದ ತೆಲುಗು ಮೂಲದ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಮಧ್ಯ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪದ ಇದರ ಅರ್ಥ "ಸುಂದರ" ಎಂದು ಹಾಗಾಗಿ 'ಚೆನ್ನಪುರಿ' ಅಥವಾ 'ಚೆನ್ನಪಟ್ಟಣಂ' ಎಂದರೆ "ಸುಂದರ ನಗರ" ಎಂದರ್ಥ. ಈ ನಗರವನ್ನು ೧೯೯೬ ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 'ಚೆನ್ನೈ' ಎಂದು ಮರುಹೆಸರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. 'ಮದ್ರಾಸು' ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಪೋರ್ಚುಗೀಸ್ ಮೂಲದ್ದು. (ಭಾರತದ ಅನೇಕ ಇತರ ನಗರಗಳು ಕೂಡ ಅಂಥದೇ ಹೆಸರು ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿವೆ.) ಮೂಲ ಪೋರ್ತುಗೀಸ್ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾದ್ರ ದೆ ಸಾಯ್ಸ್-೧೫೦೦ ರ ಅರಂಭಿಕ ವಸತಿಗಾರರಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬ ಉನ್ನತ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯ ಹೆಸರು ಎಂದು ನಂಬಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಚೆನ್ನೈ ತಮಿಳು ಹೆಸರಾಗಿರಲಿಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದೂ ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಎಂಬುದು ತಮಿಳುಮೂಲದ್ದಾಗಿರಬಹುದೆಂದೂ ಕೆಲವರು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇತಿಹಾಸ

೭ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಲ್ಲವ ರಾಜರಿಂದ ಕಟ್ಟಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮೈಲಾಪುರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕಪಾಲೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ

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ಚೆನ್ನೈ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ ಪ್ರದೇಶವೂ ಒಂದನೇ ಶತಮಾನದಷ್ಟು ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದಿಂದಲೂ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆಡಳಿತ , ಸೈನ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಕೇಂದವಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು , ಪ್ರಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಪಲ್ಲವ, ಚೋಳ, ಪಾಂಡ್ಯ, ಮತ್ತು ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು ಆಳಿವೆ. ಇಂದಿನ ಮಹಾನಗರದ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿರುವ ಮೈಲಾಪುರ ಪಟ್ಟಣವು ಒಂದು ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ , ಪಲ್ಲವ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಬಂದರು ಆಗಿತ್ತು.

೧೫೨೨ರಲ್ಲಿ ಪೋರ್ತುಗೀಸ್‍‍ರು ಬಂದು ಕೋಟೆಯನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿ, ಕ್ರಿ.ಶ 52 ರಿಂದ 70ರಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತ ಧರ್ಮ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಸಂತ ಥಾಮಸರ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವೋ ಟೋಮ್(São Tomé) ಎಂದು ಕರೆದರು. ಪೋರ್ತುಗೀಸರು ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಡಚ್ಚ್ರ ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಡಚ್ಚ್ರು 1612ರಲ್ಲಿ ಚೆನ್ನೈನ ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪುಲಿಕಾಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ವಸಾಹತುವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿಕೊಂಡರು.

ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಈಸ್ಟ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಕಂಪನಿಯ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ವಸಾಹತು ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕಾಗಿ, ವಂದವಾಸಿಯ ನಾಯಕರಾಗಿದ್ದ ದಮೆರ್ಲ ವೆಂಕಟಾದ್ರಿಯವರು 22ನೇ ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 1639ರಂದು ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದರು. ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷರು ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಮದ್ರಾಸೆಮನ್ ಎಂದು ಕರೆದರು. ಇದಾದ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂತ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಕೋಟೆಯನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಲಾಯಿತು ಮತ್ತು ಈ ನಗರವು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳ ಹಾಗೂ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು. ಇದು ಇಂದಿಗೂ ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಡಳಿತದ ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಈ ಕೋಟೆಯನ್ನೂ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ ಅನೇಕ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಫ್ರೆಂಚರ ಮಾಲ್ಡೀವ್ಸ್ ನ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯಾಧಿಪತಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಲಾ ಬೋರ್ದೊನ್ನೇಸ್ 1746ರಲ್ಲಿ ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡನು.

The British regained control of the town in 1749 through the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and subsequently fortified the base to withstand further attacks from the French and Hyder Ali, the Sultan of Mysore. By the late 18th century, the British had conquered most of the region around Tamil Nadu and the northern modern-day states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to establish the Madras Presidency, whose capital was Madras.

ಬ್ರಿಟಿಶರ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಟ್ಟಣವು ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ನಾಗರಿಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿಯೂ ನೌಕಾನೆಲೆಯಾಗಿಯೂ ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು. ೧೯ ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದ ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ರೈಲು ಆಗಮನದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಅದು ಮೊದಲು ಬಾಂಬೇ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತವಾದ ಮುಂಬೈ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಲ್ಕತ್ತ (ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಲ್ಕತ್ತಾ ) ದಂತಹ , ಇತರ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಪಡೆಯಿತು. facilitating communication and trade with the hinterland. It was the only Indian city to be attacked by the Central Powers during World War I, when an oil depot was shelled by the German light cruiser SMS Emden. After independence in 1947, the city became the capital of Madras State, which was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969.

೧೯೬೫ ರಿಂದ ೧೯೬೭ , ಚೆನ್ನೈಯು ಹಿಂದಿ ಹೇರಿಕೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧದ ತಮಿಳು ಜನರ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ನೆಲೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. Chennai had witnessed some political violence due to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, ೧೯೮೪ ರಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮಿಳು ಈಳಂ ಸೈನ್ಯವು ಇಟ್ಟ ಬಾಂಬ್‌ನಿಂದಾಗಿ ೩೩ ಜನರ ಸಾವು , ೧೯೯೧ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತಾವಾದಿ ಗುಂಪು EPRLF ದ ೧೩ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಇಬ್ಬರು ಭಾರತೀಯ ನಾಗರಿಕರ, ಎದುರಾಳಿ LTTE ಇಂದ ಹತ್ಯೆಗಳಂತಹ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಹಿಂಸಾಚಾರವನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ ಲಂಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಾಗೀಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಚೆನ್ನೈ ನಗರವು ಕಂಡಿತು. . ಕಠೋರ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೋಂಡಿದ್ದರಿಂದಾಗಿ , ನಗರವು ಆ ನಂತರ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡಿಲ್ಲ . The city was renamed Chennai in August 1996 as the name Madras was perceived to be of Portuguese origin.

In 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami lashed the shores of Chennai, killing many and permanently altering the coastline.

ಭೂಗೋಳ

Chennai is situated on a flat coastal plain, as can be seen in this Landsat 7 map.
Chennai and surrounding towns

Chennai is located at 13.04° N 80.17° E on the southeast coast of India and in the northeast corner of Tamil Nadu. It is located on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 feet), its highest point being 60 m (200 ft). Two rivers meander through Chennai, the Cooum (or Koovam) in the central region and the Adyar in the southern region. Both rivers are heavily polluted with effluents and trash from domestic and commercial sources. The Adyar, which is much less polluted than the Cooum, is de-silted and cleaned periodically by the state government. A protected estuary of the Adyar forms the natural habitat of several species of birds and animals. The Buckingham Canal, 4 km (3 miles) inland, travels parallel to the coast, linking the two rivers. The Otteri Nullah, an east-west stream runs through north Chennai and meets the Buckingham Canal at Basin Bridge.

Several lakes of varying size are located on the western fringes of the city. Red Hills, Sholavaram and Chembarambakkam Lake supply Chennai with potable water. Groundwater sources are mostly brackish. The city's water supply has proved inadequate for its population, and an over-reliance on annual monsoon rains to replenish water reservoirs has compounded problems. There had been some attempts to pipe in water from other sources, such as the Veeranam, a water-rich place in Tamil Nadu or from the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh. Water is a precious commodity in Chennai and this has given rise to private water tankers supplying many areas. Alternative measures such as reverse osmosis and rainwater harvesting have been taken up. Chennai Metrowater has currently finalised a bid to construct a reverse osmosis plant with a capacity of 100 million litres per day (about 15 litres per person per day).

The geology of Chennai comprises of mostly clay, shale and sandstone. The city is classified into three regions based on geology, sandy areas, clayey areas and hard-rock areas. Sandy areas are found along the river banks and the coasts. Clayey regions cover most of the city. Hard rock areas are Guindy, Velachery, Adambakkam and a part of Saidapet. In sandy areas such as Tiruvanmiyur, Adyar, Kottivakkam, Santhome, George Town and the rest of coastal Chennai, rainwater run-off percolates very quickly. In clayey and hard rock areas, rainwater percolates slowly, but it is held by the soil for a longer time. The city's clayey areas include T.Nagar, West Mambalam, Anna Nagar, Kolathur and Virugambakkam.

ಹವಾಗುಣ

Chennai lies on the thermal equator, and thus sees little variation in seasonal temperature. Its proximity to the sea gives it a hot and humid climate for most of the year. The highest temperatures are experienced in late May and early June and usually vary between 38 °C (100.4 °F) and 42 °C (107.6 °F) though it sometimes nearly touches 45 °C (113 °F) for a few days. Average daily temperature in Chennai during January is around 24 °C (75 °F), though the temperature rarely falls below 18 °C (64 °F). The lowest temperature recorded is 15.8 °C (60.4 °F) and highest 44.1 °C (111.4 °F).

The average annual rainfall is about 1,300 mm (47.2 inches). The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from Mid October to Mid December. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal sometimes hit the city.

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Divisions of Chennai city.
1. Egmore-Nungambakam
2. Fort Tondiarpet
3. Mambalam-Guindy
4. Mylapore-Triplicane
5. Perambur-Purasawalkkam.

For administrative purposes Chennai is divided into five talukas. 1. Egmore-Nungambakam, 2. Fort Tondiarpet 3. Mambalam-Guindy 4. Mylapore-Triplicane 5. Perambur-Purasawalkkam.

The Chennai Metropolitan area consists of three districts namely Chennai city and the districts of Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur. The city area covers an area of 174 km² (67 mi²). The metropolitan area covers 1,177 km² (455  mi²). The city is divided on the basis of composition into four major parts: North, Central, South and West.

North Chennai is primarily an industrial area. Central Chennai is the commercial heart of the city and the downtown area. South Chennai and West Chennai, previously predominantly residential areas are fast turning into commercial areas, hosting a large number of IT and financial companies.

Contiguous satellite towns include Mahabalipuram to the south, Chengalpattu to the south west, Kanchipuram town, Sriperumpudur, Tiruvallur and Arakkonam to the west.

Guduvancheri is a suburb of Chennai.

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Ripon Building, which houses the Chennai Corporation, was completed 1913. It is named after former viceroy Lord Ripon.

Chennai city is governed by the Corporation of Chennai, which consists of a Mayor and 155 Councillors representing the 155 Wards (all directly elected by the city residents), one of whom is elected by the other Councillors as a Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor preside over about 10 Standing Committees. The Corporation takes care of the civic functions of the metropolis.

The metropolitan region of Chennai covers many suburbs that are part of Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts. The larger suburbs are goverened by town municipalities while the smaller ones are governed by town councils called panchayats.

Chennai being the capital of Tamil Nadu houses the executive and legislative headquarters of the government of Tamil Nadu. They are primarily housed in the Secretariat Buildings, part of the Fort St George campus as well as many other buildings scattered around the city. The Madras High Court, whose jurisdiction extends across Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, is the highest judicial authority in the state and is located in the city.

Chennai has three Parliamentary constituencies – Chennai North, Chennai Central and Chennai South. The current MPs are C Kuppusami, Dayanidhi Maran and T R Baalu respectively. Chennai elects 18 MLAs to the state legislature.

Greater Chennai Police department, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police is the law enforcement agency in the city. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home ministry. There are thirty six sub-divisions of the Greater Chennai Police, and 121 police stations. Fifteen of these police stations are now ISO 9001:2000 certified. The city's traffic is managed by the Chennai City Traffic Police (CCTP). Metropolitan suburbs are policed by the Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur police departments.

ಅರ್ಥವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ(Economy)

Tidel Park, the largest software park in Chennai

Chennai has a diversified economic base. The main industries are automobile, software services, hardware manufacturing and financial services. Other important industries include petrochemicals, textiles and apparels. The Chennai Port and Ennore Port contribute greatly to its importance. The city has a fully computerised stock exchange called the Madras Stock Exchange.

Since the late 1990s, software development and business process outsourcing and more recently manufacturing have emerged as major areas in the city's economy. Chennai has been rated as the most attractive Indian city for offshoring services according to A T Kearney's Indian City Services Attractiveness Index 2005.[೧] The IT Corridor, on Old Mahabalipuram Road in the southeast of the city houses several technology parks. The Mahindra World City, a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with one of the world's largest information technology parks, is currently under construction in the outskirts of Chennai. Multinational corporations like Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, Flextronics,and Foxconn have or are in the process of setting up electronics manufacturing SEZs in the satellite town of Sriperumbudur. Ericsson and Lucent-Alcatel have research and development facilities in the city while Texas Instruments' R&D facility is in the pipeline. The city has two main biotechnology parks, TICEL bio-tech park and Golden Jubilee bio-tech park at Siruseri that house bio technology companies and laboratories.

Chennai is the base for around 45 per cent of India's auto components industry and 27 per cent of the vehicle industry. A large number of the automotive companies in India are based in Chennai. Several global automotive companies such as Hyundai, Ford, Mitsubishi, TVS, Ashok Leyland, Caterpillar, Royal Enfield, TI Cycles, TAFE, Dunlop, MRF have manufacturing plants in and around Chennai while BMW, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Apollo Tyres have plants under construction in and around chennai. The city is a major centre for the auto ancillary industry.

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Cars on the production line at the Hyundai car factory in Chennai

The Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi produces military vehicles, including India's main battle tank: Arjun. The Railway Coach building factory of the Indian Railways, the Integral Coach Factory[೧] manufactures railway coaches and locomotives.

Chennai is an important centre for banking and finance. At present it is home to three large national banks commercial banks and many state level co-operative banks. Several large financial companies and insurance companies are headquartered in Chennai. Many Indian banks, multi-national banks and the World Bank have located their back office operations in the city. The city serves as a major back up centre for operations of many banks and financial companies in India.

Other major manufacturing facilities range from small scale manufacturing to large scale heavy industrial manufacturing, pertochemicals and auto ancillary plants. Chennai is a textile industry hub with a large number of apparel industries located in the Ambattur-Padi industrial zone in the northern suburbs of the city. The city also has a large leather apparel and accessory industry. SEZ's for apparel manufacture and footwear are under construction in the southern suburbs of the city.

The city is home to the Tamil entertainment (motion pictures, television, and recorded music) industry which is the second largest in Indian entertainment industries.

ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ(Demographics)

Residents of Chennai are called Chennaiites. As of 2000, Chennai city had a population of 4.2 million, while the total metropolitan population was 6.7 million. The estimated metropolitan population in 2006 is 7.60 million.

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Ranganathan Street in T.Nagar is usually packed with pedestrian shoppers.

The population density in the city is 24,418 per km² while the overall population density is 5,847 per km². The sex ratio is 948 females for every 1000 males, slightly higher than the national average of 934. The average literacy rate is 80.14%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%. 18% percent of the city's population is classified as living in slum conditions.

The main problem Chennai faces is overpopulation and resulting water scarcity. Residential skyscrapers are generally not favoured, leading to urban sprawl, with consequent increase in commuting time and ownership of private vehicles. High land prices and the lack of space has pushed many members of the lower strata of society into residing in slums, which tend to have poor sanitation and lack of access to clean water.

The majority of residents in Chennai are native Tamilians and speak Tamil. English is widely spoken, and is used almost exclusively in business, education and other white collar professions. Tamil spoken in Chennai uses English words liberally, so much so that it is often called Madras bhashai (Tamil for "Madras language"). There are also sizeable Telugu, Malayalee,kannada and Urdu speaking communities. A regional hub since British times, other prominent communities include Marwari, Anglo Indian, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati communities and people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Chennai also has a growing expatriate population who work in the industries and IT centres.

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Chennai's culture reflects its diverse population. The city is known for its classical dance shows and Hindu temples. Every December, Chennai holds a five week-long Music Season, which has been described as one of the world's largest cultural events. The Music Season encompasses performances (kutcheries) of traditional Carnatic music by hundreds of artists in and around the city.

Chennai is also known for the classical Indian dance, Bharatanatyam, which is also the official dance of Tamil Nadu. An important cultural centre for Bharatanatyam is Kalakshetra (Sanskrit for "place of the arts"), located on the beach in the south of the city.

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A traditional Bharatanatyam performance

Chennai has a vibrant theatre scene, with a large number of Tamil plays being performed. In general, Tamil theatre is divided into the sabha-oriented theatre which are parodies on political issues or trends supported by slapstick comedy and the non-sabha oriented theatre which include serious plays and historical plays. English theatre is also popular. School and college cultural festivals (locally called culfests) play an important role by providing platforms for the city's youth to indulge in art and culture. Also present is an established and growing culture of bands in western and other styles.

Chennai is the base for the large Tamil movie industry, dubbed Kollywood after the locality of Kodambakkam where most of the movie studios are located. The industry makes about 300 Tamil movies a year, and its film soundtracks dominate the music scene in the city.

Chennai celebrates a number of festivals. Pongal, celebrated in the month of January, is the most important festival of and is celebrated over a period of five days. Tamil New Year's day signifying the beginning of the Tamil Calendar usually falls on April 14 and is celebrated widely. Being a cosmopolitan city, almost all major religious festivals like Deepavali, Eid and Christmas are celebrated here.

Chennai is famous for its numerous restaurants that offer light meals or tiffin which usually include rice-based dishes like pongal, dosa, idli or vada, served with steaming hot filter coffee, a very popular beverage consumed in Chennai. This unique cuisine is replicated in many a Madras Cafe in other parts of India and the world.

ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ(Transport)

Map of the road and rail network in the Chennai metropolitan area

Popularly known as "Gateway to South India", Chennai is well connected internationally and to other parts of India. Five major national highways radiate outward towards Kolkata (Calcutta), Bangalore, Trichy, Tiruvallur, and Pondicherry. The Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT), which serves as the terminus for all intercity buses from Chennai, is the largest bus station in South Asia. Seven government owned transport corporations operate inter city and inter state bus services. There are also many private inter city and inter state bus companies that operate services to and from Chennai.

The Chennai International Airport serves as the city's airport for both domestic and international flights and is the third busiest in India and is the premier international gateway in South India. The city is connected to major hubs in South Asia, South East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America through over thirty national and international carriers. The airport is also the second busiest cargo terminus in the country.

The city is served by two major ports namely the Chennai Port which is one of the largest artificial ports and the Ennore Port. The Chennai port is India's second busiest container hub handling general industrial cargo, automobiles etc. The Ennore port handles cargo such as coal, ore and other bulk products. A smaller harbour at Royapuram is used by local fishing boats and trawlers.

Chennai Central, built 1873 and remodeled in 1900, has been the city's main railway station since 1907, taking over from Royapuram.

There are two main railway terminals, the Chennai Central station, which is the city's largest railway station with trains to all the major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Coimbatore and towns in India, and Chennai Egmore, with trains for destinations within Tamil Nadu.

Buses and trains are the most popular form of public transport. The Chennai suburban railway network consists of four rail sectors, namely Chennai Central—Arakkonam, Chennai Central—Sullurpeta, and Chennai Beach—Chengalpattu. The fourth sector is an elevated MRTS suburban train system, which is interlinked with the remaining rail network. The rail network is broad gauge. There are plans to construct an underground Metro in the City.

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs an extensive city bus system. The bus service consists of 2,773 buses on 375 routes, and transports an estimated 4.2 million passengers daily. Besides MTC services, mini-bus services are present in the suburbs of the Chennai metropolitan area. Vans which are run like bus services and popularly called "Maxi Cabs" also ply on many routes in the city. Hired transport facilities include metered call taxis, fixed rate tourist taxis and auto rickshaws.

ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ(Media)

Chennai has six major print media groups that publish about eight major newspapers and magazines. The major English dailies are The Hindu, The New Indian Express, The Deccan Chronicle and evening dailies, The Trinity Mirror and The News Today. The major business dailies published from the city are The Economic Times, The Hindu Business Line, Business Standard, and The Financial Express. The major Tamil dailies include the Dina Thanthi, Dinakaran, Dina Mani, Dina Malar, Tamil Murasu Makkal Kural and Malai Malar. Telugu daily Eenadu and Hindi newspaper Rajasthan Patrika are also published. Besides major newspapers, there are a number of localised neighbourhood newspapers such as The Adyar Times that cater to particular localities. Magazines published from Chennai include Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam, Kalki, Kungumam, Frontline and Sportstar. Doordarshan runs two terrestrial television channels and two satellite television channels from its Chennai centre. Private Tamil satellite television networks like Sun TV, Raj TV, Star Vijay, Jaya TV broadcast out of Chennai. The city has two AM and five commercial FM radio stations, operated by All India Radio and private broadcasters. FM radio stations are Suryan FM, Radio Mirchi,Radio city and FM Rainbow.

ಉಪಯುಕ್ತ ಸೇವೆಗಳು(Utility Services)

The Corporation of Chennai and various Municipalities of the suburbs look after civic services. Garbage handling is handled by Onyx, a private company. Water supply and sewage treatment is handled by the Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board popularly referred to as Metro Water. Electricity is supplied by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The city's telephone service is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm and Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies: BSNL, Hutch, Airtel and Aircel which offer GSM services and Tata Indicom and Reliance Infocomm which offer CDMA services. The phone companies also offer broadband internet access. SCV and Hathway are the major cable TV service providers.Direct To Home (DTH) is available via DD Direct Plus and Dish TV. Chennai is the only city in India to have implemented the Conditional Access System for cable television.

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Schools in Chennai are either run publicly by the Tamil Nadu government, or run privately, some with financial aid from the government. The medium of education in private schools is English. Government run schools offer both English and Tamil medium education, English being preferred by a majority. Private schools are usually affiliated to the national CBSE board or to the Tamil Nadu State Board. A few schools are affiliated to the ICSE board and the Montessori system. A few schools also offer the International Baccalaureate and the American systems. Schooling begins at the age of three. After two years of kindergarten and twelve years of schooling, students take up non professional or professional university courses.

The main entrance to the Anna University.

The University of Madras (1857), which has three campuses in the city, offers a range of programs in liberal arts, science and commerce. A large majority of city colleges are affiliated to the university and offer programs in medicine, law, science, Arts and commerce. Some such older institutions are the Madras Christian College (1837), Presidency College (1840), Pachaiyappa's College (1842), the Madras Medical College (1835), Stanley Medical College (1938) and Vivekananda College (1948), all of which affiliated themselves to the University of Madras on its formation. Other autonomous educational establishments include Women's Christian College (1915), Loyola College, Chennai (1925), the National Institute of Fashion Technology (1995), Asian College of Journalism (2000) and the Madras School of Social Work (1952).

The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras (1959), is located in the south of the city and is internationally renowned for its engineering program. Located nearby, is the main campus of Anna University (1978), which formed from a merger of the College of Engineering, Guindy (1794), the Madras Institute of Technology (1949), the Alagappa College of Technology (1944), and the School of Architecture and Planning (1957). Almost all colleges in Tamil Nadu that offer programs in engineering, technology and architecture are affiliated to Anna University. The remaining colleges are autonomous deemed universities.

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The main entrance of IIT Madras, showing its logo and its motto.

The Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, a prominent law college in Tamil Nadu was founded in 1891. Madras Medical College, established in 1835[೨], is one of the oldest educational institutions to offer medical education in the Indian subcontinent. Stanley Medical College, Kilpauk Medical College and Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute are the other notable medical colleges in the city. Madras Veterinary College established in 1903 was the first institution of its kind in India.

The Connemara Public Library built in 1890 is one of the four National Depository Centres in India. These centres receive a copy of all newspapers and books published in India. It also is a declared UNESCO information centre. Other important libraries include the Archaeological Survey of India library at the Fort St. George, The Ramakrishna Math Library and The Krishnamurti Foundation library in the premises of the Krishnamurti Foundation world headquarters.

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Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (formerly known as Madras Cricket Club ground or Chepauk Stadium) in Chepauk and popularly called the MAC, is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in India built in 1916. It seats more than 50,000 and is home to the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The Chemplast Cricket Ground in the IIT Madras campus is another important cricket venue.

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ATP Chennai Open - Centre Court at the SDAT Tennis Stadium complex in Nungambakkam

Tennis is another popular game in Chennai. The SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam seats about 6,000 spectators and has five synthetic surface courts. The stadium also hosts India's only ATP event, the Chennai Open. The tournament was awarded the title of the best new event in its second year by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Indian tennis professionals such as Vijay Amritraj, Ramanathan Krishnan , Ramesh Krishnan and Mahesh Bhupathi hail from Chennai. Leander Paes did his schooling and was trained in Chennai.

Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium is the venue for hockey matches and seats 4,000. The Chennai Veerans, a Premiere Hockey League team is based in Chennai. The stadium has hosted the Champions Trophy (featuring the 6 best teams in the world) twice, most recently in 2005.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium seats 40,000 and hosts football (soccer), and athletic competitions. The complex also houses a multi purpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8,000 which hosts various competitions including volleyball, basket ball, table tennis. The Velachery Aquatic Complex seats 4,000 and hosts different kinds of water sports. Chennai has also hosted the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games 1995.

The Guindy Race Course for horse racing was set up in 1777. Motor racing events are held at the Sriperumbudur (Thirupperumbudur) track for cars, and the Sholavaram track for motorcycles. The Madras Boat Club was set up 1867 at the Basin Bridge and hosts rowing races. The city has two 18-hole golf courses: the Cosmopolitan Club,& the Gymkhana Club golf course, both of which were established in the late 19th century.

Chennai was the venue in 2006 for the first Commonwealth Junior Fencing Championships.

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