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A resident of Chennai is called a Chennaite. [ 108 ] [ 109 ] According to 2011 census , the city had a population of 4,646,732, within an area of 174 km 2 (67 sq mi). [ 110 ] Post expansion of the city to 426 km 2 (164 sq mi), the Chennai Municipal Corporation was renamed as Greater Chennai Corporation and the population including the new city ...
Elliot's Beach, also known as Besant Nagar beach begins where the Marina ends. The beach is famous for its calm atmosphere and is preferable among morning walkers. The iconic Karl Schmidt memorial, named after the Dutch sailor who lost his life in the process of saving others from drowning is located at the heart of Elliot's beach. Blue Flag Beach
' Madras Language ') was the variety of the Tamil language spoken by native people in the city of Chennai (which then was widely known as Madras) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It was then sometimes considered a pidgin (as its vocabulary was heavily influenced by each of Hindustani, Indian English, Telugu, Malayalam, and Burmese.
This partial list of city nicknames in India compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in India are known by (or have been known by) historically, officially, or unofficially, to locals, outsiders, or their tourism chambers of commerce.
Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world.
Tamil women traditionally wear a sari, a garment that consists of a drape varying from 5 yards (4.6 m) to 9 yards (8.2 m) in length and 2 feet (0.61 m) to 4 feet (1.2 m) in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff, as according to Indian philosophy, the navel is considered as the source of life and creativity.
The city is known for its classical music shows. [2] Every December, Chennai holds a five-week-long Music Season, which has been described as one of the world's largest cultural events. [3] The Music Season encompasses performances (kacheries) of traditional Carnatic music by hundreds of artists in and around the city.
Its formal title is Ratanapura (ရတနာပူရ; Pali: ऋअतनपुर), which means City of Gems in Pali. The name Innwa means mouth of the lake, which comes from in (အင်း), meaning lake, and wa (ဝ), which means mouth. Known as Ava to the British and A-wa (ဗ-တေ; mouth) in Burmese, it evolved to its modern name Innwa.