History of Chennai with gallery & best eat-outs
The first city of modern India, Chennai, is now 378 years old, as Chennai, then Madras was founded on 22nd August 1639. Rechristened as Chennai in 1996, the capital of Tamil Nadu is now home to more than 6 million people.
The idea of Madras Day was born when a group of Madras lovers got together 12 years ago to celebrate the city, its history, traditions and culture. Madras is one of the oldest cities. Kolkata is 50 years younger than Madras and Bombay is about 35 years younger.
And it was here that almost virtually everything in modern India began – the first municipality, as early as in 1688, the first technical college – Guindy Engineering College in 1794, first shopping mall Spencer’s in 1863, the first cricket club in India set up here in 1846, and the list of firsts continues with first big library in Connemara, first big bookstore in Higginbothams, country’s oldest railway station in Royapuram, first public zoo in the country in Vandalur etc. 400 temples, 200 churches n 200 mosques are here, 35000 people get employed newly every year in the city; Asia’s biggest IT park is here in Tidal park, Asia’s biggest bus stand is here in Koyamedu etc.
It’s one of the safest cities to live with excellent medical facilities; New York Times in its survey of best places to visit included only Chennai in its list of 52 cities in South Asia, Forbes magazine reports Chennai as one of the top 10 cities which grows fast. In December 2015 floods, Chennai showed to the rest of the world what is humanity and solidarity – without any barriers of caste, creed, rich or poor, people just rallied around and helped each other; It’s the place where people claim to be not mine or yours or his/her – but ” ours ” – namma Ooru Chennaiku oru periya whistle podu😤😤
Here’s a link to the 65 best eat-outs in Chennai (Courtesy: MPR Foods)
