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About Chennai - Tamil Nadu
| Tamil Nadu is the land of traditions and
culture, blend to live in harmony. The state abounds in monuments and
temples that are ancient and
Tamil Nadu has a long coastline that stretches nearly a 1000 kms. The Coromandel Coast, along the Bay of Bengal, boasts of many ideal locations for sun and surf. Golden sands of the beach are dotted with coconut palm and casuarina groves. The sea washes ashore pebbles and shells and the gentle breeze sways the yachts and catamarans into the deeper waters of the sea and the waters form small dunes on the shore. Crabs play hide-and-seek by coming out of one burrow, and taking refuge in another. Sea gulls hover in the sky and then rest on the sails of the fishing boats. There are many more breathtaking sights that will please you and hold you spell bound in Tamil Nadu Chennai This metropolis is often called the cultural capital of
India for its deep-rooted traditions and long heritage. Chennai is a city
younger than its image. More than any other city in India, it is a true
reflection of this country’s diversity. In a time span of just over 350
years, Chennai has blossomed into a charming city that has a large heart and
is very welcoming. It is city that encourages all forms of development, both
modern technology
Spread over 200 square kilometres with the Bay of Bengal on the east, the city is the gateway to the rest of South India. There are verdant green patches found amidst the high-tech, high-rise buildings Visit to Know more about Tamil Nadu & Chennai |
each has its own story of religious, artistic
and cultural accomplishment and specialty waiting to be heard.
and the traditional arts and crafts, and it embraces a
series of paradoxes. It was in 1639 that Francis Day and Andrew Cogan,
agents for the English East India Company, acquired a strip of land on lease
from the Vijayanagar King. They built the Fort St.George, which remains of
the city’s important landmarks and serves as the Government Secretariat
today. It was built to set up a factory that served as a nucleus for British
settlements that began to be formed. Surrounding villages like Triplicane,
Purasawalkam, Egmore and Chetput slowly merged with the new developments, to
form Chennapatnam, as it was known. The city was called Madras till 1996 and
then renamed Chennai. Today this buoyant metropolis is a blend of the old
and the new, the traditional and the modern. 
