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The culture of Chennai, popularly called the "Gateway to the South India", [1] is distinct from that of any other Indian city. Being a cosmopolitan hub, the city's culture reflects its diverse population that has resulted in a unique blend. Though a modern metropolis, Chennai continues to be traditional and conventional in certain ways.
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. [1] It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal . With an estimated population of 12.05 million (2024), the 383-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
[287] [288] The Spectator, founded in 1836 was the first English newspaper in Chennai to be owned by an Indian and became the city's first daily newspaper in 1853. [289] The first Telugu journal printed from Madras was Satya Doota in 1835, and the first Tamil newspaper, Swadesamitran , was launched in 1899.
1924: School of Indian Medicine is founded. Radio broadcasting begins (31 July). [66] 1925: Loyola College is founded. [67] First bus transport begins. 1928: Tambaram TB Sanatorium is established (9 April). [68] 1930: First broadcasting station is founded at Ripon Buildings complex. 1931: Suburban electric train services start (from Chennai ...
Tamil Nadu is a major centre for music, art and dance in India. [297] Chennai is called the cultural capital of South India. [298] In the Sangam era, art forms were classified into: iyal (poetry), isai (music) and nadakam (drama). [299] Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu and is one of the oldest dances of India.
Tamil culture refers to the culture of the Tamil people. The Tamils speak the Tamil language , one of the oldest languages in India with more than two thousand years of written history . Archaeological evidence from the Tamilakam region indicates a continuous history of human occupation for more than 3,800 years.
Chennai attracted 3,581,200 foreign tourists that year with a growth rate of only 1.1 percent over 2012. [8] Chennai continued to remain the third most visited city destination of India by foreigners in 2014 [9] and 2015 [10] with 3,857,900 and 4,243,700 tourists respectively. The city was 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 and ...
Tamils formed a significant percentage of the members of the Indian National Army (INA), founded by Subhas Chandra Bose to fight the British occupation in India. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] Lakshmi Sahgal from Tamil Nadu was a prominent leader in the INA's Rani of Jhansi Regiment .