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 The city of Chennai (Madras) is the bastion of Dravidian Culture. The name Madras brings to mind visions of piping hot filter coffee, carnatic music, bharat natyam and more! Today the city has become a melting pot of other cultures and languages too, with a sizeable number of people from all over the country making it their home.
Chennai, formerly known as Madras is the gracious capital city of Tamil Nadu and is one of the four metropolitan city in India. This 350 year old city grew up under the huge influence of an English settlement of Fort Saint George and with time absorbed the surrounding towns and villages. However, despite having a British influence, Chennai has been successful in retaining its traditional Tamil Hindu culture and have been able to provide a unique blend of foreign influence and Indian culture. |
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With the increasing number of MNCs and IT enabled companies setting up base in Madras, it is not unusual to note that huge employment opportunities are coming up in the city.
Chennai is proud to have some of the popular and noteworthy industries of national stature like Addison Co. Limited, Sympsons & Company Limited, Indian Oxygen, Murugappa Electricals, Hindustan Teleprinters, Best and Crompton Engg. Ltd., The Standard Batteries, Greaves Cotton & Co, HCL Hewlett Packward Ltd., Tractors and Farm Equipments, Indian Oxygen Limited, Eagle Flask, Amruthanjan limited. etc. Compared to other districts in the State, Chennai remain in the forefront in terms of industrial development.
In the context of changing industrial climate, there are host of industries where the State is strengthening and deepening its presence, some of these
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- Computer Software and Hardware
- Electronics
- Bio-technology
- Tourism
- Transport Equipment and Ancillaries
- Floriculture
- Infrastructure development
The city of Chennai is also well connected to all the major cities in India through a wide network of railways. The main railheads are Madras Central and Egmore. |
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