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History |
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| Early history (pre-1500) |
- Sangam period
- Thomas the Apostle
- Pallava Dynasty
- Chola Dynasty
- Vijayanagar Empire
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| Colonial period (1500–1900) |
- São Tomé de Meliapore
- Raja of Chandragiri
- Agency of Fort St George
- 1721 Madras cyclone
- Carnatic Wars (Madras Adyar Chingleput)
- Anglo-Mysore Wars
- Governors
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| Modern period (1900–present) |
- Arbuthnot Bank Crash
- Besant v. Narayaniah
- Bombardment of Madras by SMS Emden
- de La Haye scandal
- 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike
- Neil Statue Satyagraha
- 1928 South Indian Railway Strike
- 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Strike
- 1943 Chennai floods
- Madras Manade
- Anti-Hindi agitations
- R. S. S. Chennai bombing
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- 2013 Anti-Sri Lanka protests
- 2015 South India floods
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Geography and wildlife |
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| Regions |
- Chennai Metropolitan Area
- Central Chennai
- North Chennai
- South Chennai
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| Waterways | |
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| Lakes | |
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| Islands | |
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| Zoological parks |
- Arignar Anna Zoological Park
- Chennai Snake Park
- Guindy National Park
- Madras Crocodile Bank
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| Reserve Forests |
- Nanmangalam Reserve Forest
- Vandalur Reserve Forest
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| Marshlands | |
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Heritage
monuments |
- Amir Mahal
- Bharat Insurance Building
- Brodie Castle
- Chennai Central Prison
- Chepauk Palace
- LIC Building
- Lighthouse
- Police headquarters
- Port Trust Building
- Rajaji Hall
- Ripon Building
- Royapuram railway station
- University of Madras Senate House
- Southern Railway headquarters
- Valluvar Kottam
- Victoria Public Hall
- Anna Nagar twin arches
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| Statues |
- Marina Beach Statues
- Thomas Munro
- Triumph of Labour
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| Memorials |
- Gandhi Mandapam
- Madras War Cemetery
- Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
- Victory War Memorial
- Vivekanandar Illam
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Administration and politics |
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| Districts |
- Chennai District
- Tiruvallur District
- Kanchipuram District
- Vellore District
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| Taluks | | Chennai District |
- Aminjikarai
- Ayanavaram
- Egmore
- Guindy
- Mambalam
- Mylapore
- Perambur
- Purasaiwalkam
- Tondiarpet
- Velachery
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| Tiruvallur district |
- Tiruvottiyur
- Madhavaram
- Ambattur
- Avadi
- Maduravoyal
- Ponneri
- Poonamallee
- Tiruvallur
- Gummidipoondi
- Uthukottai
- Tiruttani
- Pallipattu
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| Kanchipuram district |
- Alandur
- Sholinganallur
- Pallavaram
- Tambaram
- Chengalpattu
- Thiruporur
- Tirukalukundram
- Sriperumbudur
- Walajabad
- Kanchipuram
- Uthiramerur
- Madurantakam
- Cheyyur
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| Vellore District | |
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| Constituencies | | Parliamentary |
- Chennai Central
- Chennai North
- Chennai South
- Sriperumbudur
- Thiruvallur
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| Assembly |
- Alandur
- Ambattur
- Anna Nagar
- Avadi
- Chengalpattu
- Chepauk
- Egmore
- Harbour
- Kolathur
- Madhavaram
- Maduravoyal
- Mylapore
- Pallavaram
- Perambur
- Ponneri
- Poonamallee
- RK Nagar
- Royapuram
- Saidapet
- Sholinganallur
- Sriperumbudur
- T.Nagar
- Tambaram
- Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar
- Thiruvottiyur
- Thousand Lights
- Tiruvallur
- Villivakkam
- Virugambakkam
- Velachery
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| Nodal agencies |
- Greater Chennai Corporation
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
- Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
- Chennai Police Commissionerate
- General Post Office
- Greater Chennai Police
- Madras High Court
- Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
- Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services
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Economy |
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Business
districts |
- Burma Bazaar
- Kothawal Chavadi
- Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex
- Panagal Park
- Parry's Corner
- Pondy Bazaar
- Purasawalkam
- Ranganathan Street
- Ritchie Street
- Velachery
- Washermanpet
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| SEZ |
- SEZ Corridor
- MEPZ
- Tidel Park
- World Trade Center
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Companies and
institutions |
- Aavin
- Ashok Leyland
- Basin Bridge Gas
- Blue Dart Aviation
- Chettinad Group
- Chennai Trade Centre
- EID Parry
- Ennore Thermal
- GMR Vasavi
- Heavy Vehicles Factory
- Higginbotham's
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Integral Coach Factory
- Madras Atomic Power Station
- Madras Cements
- Madras Rubber Factory
- Madras Stock Exchange
- Murugappa Group
- North Chennai Thermal
- Reserve Bank of India
- Royal Enfield
- SPIC
- Sun Group
- The Hindu
- The New Indian Express
- TI Cycles of India
- TVS Motors
- Vallur Thermal
- World Bank office
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| Industry |
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Retail
- Software
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Culture and recreation |
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| General |
- Architecture of Chennai
- Broadcasting in Chennai
- Kollywood
- Madrassi
- Madras Bashai
- Madras School
- Tourism in Chennai
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Beaches | |
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| Parks |
- Anna Nagar Tower Park
- Semmoli Poonga
- Tholkappia Poonga
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| Cinemas | |
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| Periodic events |
- Chennai Book Fair
- Chennai International Film Festival
- Chennai Sangamam
- Lit for Life
- Madras Day
- Madras Music Season
- Saarang
- Techofes
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| Theme parks | |
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| Shopping malls |
- Abhirami Mega Mall
- Alsa Mall
- Ampa Skywalk
- Chandra Mall
- Chennai Citi Centre
- Coromandel Plaza
- Express Avenue
- Gold Souk Grande Mall
- Phoenix Market City
- Ramee Mall
- Spectrum Mall
- Spencer Plaza
- Forum Vijaya Mall
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| Clubs |
- Gymkhana Club
- Madras Boat Club
- Royal Madras Yacht Club
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Religion |
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| Temples |
- Ayyappan Temple
- Ashtalakshmi Kovil
- ISKCON Temple Chennai
- Kapaleeswarar Temple
- Kalikambal Temple
- Madhya Kailash
- Marundeeswarar Temple
- Parthasarathy Temple
- Ravishwarar
- Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple
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| Churches |
- Armenian Church
- Church of Our Lady of Light
- St. Andrew's Kirk
- St. George's Cathedral
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Santhome Basilica
- St. Mary's Church
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| Others |
- Mahabodhi Centre
- Thousand Lights Mosque
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Transport |
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| Air | |
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| Sea |
- Chennai Port
- Ennore Port
- Kattupalli Shipyard
- Royapuram fishing harbour
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| Rail | |
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| Road | Roads and
expressways |
- Anna Salai
- Cenotaph Road
- Chennai Bypass
- Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway
- China Bazaar Road
- East Coast Road
- Inner Ring Road
- Nungambakkam High Road
- Outer Ring Road
- Peters Road
- Poonamallee High Road
- Rajiv Gandhi Salai
- Sardar Patel Road
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Grade separators
and flyovers |
- Anna Flyover
- Chennai Airport Flyover
- Chrompet Flyover
- Irumbuliyur Junction
- Kathipara Junction
- Koyambedu Junction
- Madhavaram Junction
- Maduravoyal Junction
- Moolakadai Junction
- Padi Junction
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Sport |
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| Venues | |
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| Teams | | Badminton | |
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| Cricket |
- Chennai Super Kings
- Chennai Superstars
- Chepauk Super Gillies
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| Field hockey |
- Chennai Cheetahs
- Chennai Veerans
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| Football | |
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| Kabaddi | |
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| Tennis | |
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| Table tennis | |
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| Volleyball |
- Chennai Spartans
- Chennai Spikers
- Chennai Blitz
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| Others |
- Chennai Open
- M. J. Gopalan Trophy
- Madras Presidency Matches
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Institutions |
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| Education |
- Alliance Française de Madras
- Anna Centenary Library
- Birla Planetarium
- Cholamandal Artists' Village
- Connemara Public Library
- DakshinaChitra
- Government Museum
- Tamil Nadu Police Museum
- Kalakshetra
- KM Music Conservatory
- Madras Music Academy
- Schools in Chennai
| Universities |
- Anna University
- University of Madras
- Dr MGR Medical University
- Dr Ambedkar Law University
- Indian Maritime University
- Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
- VIT University Chennai
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- B S Abdur Rahman University
- Tamil Nadu Open University
- Vels University
- Hindustan University
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Engineering |
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- College of Engineering, Guindy
- Madras Institute of Technology
- Alagappa College of Technology
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| Medical |
- Madras Medical College
- Stanley Medical College
- Kilpauk Medical College
- Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
- National Institute of Siddha
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Arts and
science |
- Loyola
- Madras Christian College
- Presidency College
- Queen Mary's (Women)
- Vivekananda
- Pachaiyappa's College
- Stella Mary's (Women)
- DG Vaishnav
- MOP Vaishnav (Women)
- Women's Christian College
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| Research |
- Central Leather Research Institute
- National Institute of Ocean Technology
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Chennai Mathematical Institute
- Regional Meteorological Centre
- Structural Engineering Research Centre
- Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India)
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Diplomatic
missions |
- American Consulate
- British Deputy High Commission
- Malaysian Consulate
- Russian Consulate
- German Consulate
- Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission
- Royal Thai Consulate
- South Korean Consulate
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| Hospitals |
- Government General Hospital
- Government Multi Super-speciality Hospital
- Royapettah Hospital
- Stanley Hospital
- Kilpauk Medical College Hospital
- Perambur railway hospital
- Apollo Hospitals
- Egmore Eye Hospital
- Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital
- Sankara Nethralaya
- Madras Medical Mission
- Voluntary Health Services
- MIOT Hospital
- Tambaram TB Sanatorium
- Government Dental Hospital
- Hindu Mission Hospital
- Fortis Malar Hospital
- Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital
- Sundaram Medical Foundation
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| Hotels |
- Taj Coromandel
- The Park
- Le Royal Meridien
- Hyatt Regency
- Chola Sheraton
- Taj Mount Road
- The Leela Kempinski
- ITC Grand Chola
- Hilton Chennai
- Taj Connemara
- Fisherman's Cove
- Trident Hilton
- Park Sheraton & Towers
- Radisson GRT
- Accord Metropolitan
- JW Marriott
- Park Hyatt
- Radisson Blu City Centre
- Raintree Hotel St Mary's Road
- The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai
- Savera Hotel
- Residency Towers
- Westin Chennai
- Kohinoor Asiana
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