*history of CHENNAI
*change in population pattern and maps pertaining to that
*some important and the new architecture in the city
*the city today and its importance
************please remember that the above questions are totally about chennai in tamil nadu,india
2007-07-27 05:19:27 · 3 answers · asked by green 2 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city, and is the knowledge hub of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.60 million (2006), the 368-year-old city is the 36th largest metropolitan area in the world.
Chennai boasts of a long history from ancient South Indian empires through colonialism to its evolution in the 20th century as a services and manufacturing hub.
For details history please visit -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chennai
http://www.spiritofchennai.com/aboutchennai.htm
http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/sightseeing/history/1951.asp
Population -
http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/factsanddata/factsanddata.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai
Importance
http://www.a2zchennai.com/tour/
http://www.chennaiindustry.com/
http://www.biztradeshows.com/cii-chennai/
2007-07-27 06:25:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For History -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chennai
For Population - http://www.citypopulation.de/India-TamilNadu.html
For Maps -http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-tyc7&p=chennai%20city%20maps
Chennai City -
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-tyc7&p=chennai%20city
2007-07-27 17:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by Paddy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please check the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai
http://www.google.com/maps?q=Chennai,+Chennai,+Tamil+Nadu,+India&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title
2007-07-27 07:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋