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Chennai was once part of the Pallava and Chola dynasties and was called Thondimandalam. The Kabaliswarar temple built in the 7th century by the Pallavas is one of the oldest in the city. The first fort established in India was St. George Fort, built in Chennai in 1644. Chennai shares the second position with Mumbai as one of the largest employment generators in India and is considered the "Detroit of India" due to its large automobile industry. Chennai is also ranked highly for its education, health, and living facilities.

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Fdocuments - in Chennai City

Chennai was once part of the Pallava and Chola dynasties and was called Thondimandalam. The Kabaliswarar temple built in the 7th century by the Pallavas is one of the oldest in the city. The first fort established in India was St. George Fort, built in Chennai in 1644. Chennai shares the second position with Mumbai as one of the largest employment generators in India and is considered the "Detroit of India" due to its large automobile industry. Chennai is also ranked highly for its education, health, and living facilities.

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History

• Chennai once part of pallava and Chola dynasty is called


Thondimandalam.

• Kabalishwarar temple built by pallavas in the 7th century.

• First fort established in India was in Chennai St.George


Fort in the year 1644.

• Madras name derived from the fisherman village


madrasapattinam.

• Name changed to Chennai in the year 1996.


Global Recoginition
• Chennai shares the second position as the largest employment generator
in India, along with Bombay.

• The city is now called the Detroit of India due to its automobile industry
producing over 40% of the country's auto parts and vehicles.

• Chennai is India’s fourth largest city and ranks among the fifty most
populous cities in the world (#35).

• Chennai as ranked First in India in Health facilities by Outlook.

• Chennai was ranked First in India in Education facilities by Outlook.

• Chennai was ranked the second best city to live in by Outlook.

• Chennai named 9th best cosmopolitan city in the world.


Food
Tourism
Madras Bashai
• Madras Bashai is a colloquial slang of Tamil language spoken in
the city of Chennai year 1951.
• Madras Bashai is a mix of Sanskrit, Urudu and Tamil.
Few popular words
• nandraga Illai : mokka
• viraivil : Apeetu
• Mosamana : Attu
• appuram : appalle
• To steal :Abase panradhu
NANDRI

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