Happy Birthday Chennai!!

Chennai rocks!

I am from from Chennai, formerly Madras, the southern capital and the fourth largest city of India. This is and will always be my hometown and its just the best!!


Chennai Day

It was on this day, that time, on August 22, 1639 (365 years ago) that

a sliver of land, where the Fort. St. George and the secretariat now exist in Madras - now called Chennai, was sold to the East India Company.
The deal was struck by Francis Day, his 'dubash' Beri Thimmappa, and their superior, Andrew Cogan, with the local Nayaks. It is believed that this deal was made on this day and these three men are considered to be the founders of this city.
The city has been witness to many firsts in India and been home to great men, institutions and developments.
And such a day should focus on the city, its history, its past and its present.
[from Lazygeek]

[and more interesting information and pics from Vatsan]

Chennai Channel

I've always been in Chennai until my undergrad at Erode and then my life took a different course. Miss being there so much.

My dearest family
My school, DB Egmore
The greatest friends I met there
Endless Football there (yeah, Soccer, but always football for me)
Our previous home bang opposite the Dasaprakash in Egmore
The park inside Dasaprakash
My childhood buddy Anjali
The Beaches
Our visits to Dr. Uncle's and Chithi's
Sangam, Ega, Abhirami, Satyam, Devi and Mayajal: all cinemas
ECR or the East Coast Road and the 40 bucks Toll there
How can I forget VGP
Our own new home at RA Puram
Long bus trips to school with Arvind
Funniest tuition sessions
Sangeetha's
The late night idli shop that was open forever and freaking expensive
The Mylapore Temple
The awesome VJs and RJs from Chennai, especially Mirchi Suchi, Semma Hottu Machi

........... Oh this is gonna take a while, would rather post it separately.

Anyways Happy Birthday Chennai!

If Chennai is a new word in your vocab:

Chennai boasts of the second longest beach in the world - The Marina Beach. Chennai houses cncient temples like Kapaleeswarar Temple and Parthasarathy Temple dating back to the 8th century. Mahabalipuram, south of the city, carries ruins from the seventh century consisting of cave temple, shore temple, monolithic rathas (rock-carved temple chariots) and some of the world's finest bas-reliefs. Chennai's newest pride, the Tidel Park, spreading to 1.28 million square feet, is the largest Information Technology park in Asia. Chennai's new avatar as the "Detroit of South India" has encouraged numerous international car makers to launch their factories there. This buoyant metropolis is a blend of the old and the new, the traditional and the modern.