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80.26500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1936<span class="noprint">; 89 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">January 1936</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rukmini_Devi_Arundale" title="Rukmini Devi Arundale">Rukmini Devi Arundale</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S._Ramadorai" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Ramadorai">S. Ramadorai</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Director</th><td class="infobox-data">Suresh Kumar Chikkala</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kalakshetra.in/">www<wbr />.kalakshetra<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kalakshetra Foundation</b>, formerly simply <b>Kalakshetra</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in <a href="/wiki/Indian_art" title="Indian art">Indian art</a> and crafts, especially in the field of <a href="/wiki/Bharatanatyam" title="Bharatanatyam">Bharatanatyam</a> dance and <a href="/wiki/Gandharvaveda" class="mw-redirect" title="Gandharvaveda">Gandharvaveda</a> music. Based in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, India, the academy was founded in January 1936 by <a href="/wiki/Rukmini_Devi_Arundale" title="Rukmini Devi Arundale">Rukmini Devi Arundale</a> and her husband <a href="/wiki/George_Arundale" title="George Arundale">George Arundale</a>. Under Arundale's guidance, the institution achieved national and international recognition for its unique style and perfectionism. In 1962, Kalakshetra moved to a new 40-hectre campus in <a href="/wiki/Besant_Nagar" title="Besant Nagar">Besant Nagar</a>, Chennai.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1994, an Act of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a> recognised the Kalakshetra Foundation as an "<a href="/wiki/Institute_of_National_Importance" class="mw-redirect" title="Institute of National Importance">Institute of National Importance</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current Chairman of Kalakshetra is S. Ramadorai<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the current director is Revathi Ramachandran.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalakshetra_Foundation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rukmini_Devi_Arundale" title="Rukmini Devi Arundale">Rukmini Devi Arundale</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rukmini_Devi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Rukmini_Devi.jpg/220px-Rukmini_Devi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Rukmini_Devi.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="350" /></a><figcaption>Rukmini Devi Arundale, founder of Kalakshetra</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg/220px-Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg/330px-Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg/440px-Secretary_Clinton_Visits_a_Music_Classroom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>A music classroom at Kalakshetra</figcaption></figure> <p>Kalakshetra, later known as the Kalakshetra Foundation, was established by <a href="/wiki/Rukmini_Devi_Arundale" title="Rukmini Devi Arundale">Rukmini Devi Arundale</a>, along with her husband, <a href="/wiki/George_Arundale" title="George Arundale">George Arundale</a>, a well-known <a href="/wiki/Theosophist" class="mw-redirect" title="Theosophist">theosophist</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Adyar_(Chennai)" class="mw-redirect" title="Adyar (Chennai)">Adyar</a>, Chennai, in 1936. She invited not only the best students but also noted teachers, musicians and artists to be a part of this institution.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1944, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Madras" title="University of Madras">University of Madras</a> granted its affiliation for conducting diploma courses in Music, Dance and Painting & Crafts. </p><p>Year-long celebrations, including lectures, seminars and festivals marked her 100th birth anniversary, on 29 February 2004, at Kalakshetra and elsewhere in many parts of the world.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also on 29 February, a photo exhibition on her life opened at the Lalit Kala Gallery in New Delhi, and President <a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a> released a photo-biography, written and compiled by <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a>, with a foreword by former president <a href="/wiki/Ramaswamy_Venkataraman" title="Ramaswamy Venkataraman">Ramaswamy Venkataraman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, marking its 80th year, the Kalakshetra Foundation held a 'Remembering Rukmini Devi' festival of music and dance.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kalakshetra_style">Kalakshetra style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalakshetra_Foundation&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Kalakshetra style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Having studied the <a href="/wiki/Pandanallur_style" title="Pandanallur style">Pandanallur style</a> for three years, in 1936 <a href="/wiki/Rukmini_Devi_Arundale" title="Rukmini Devi Arundale">Rukmini Devi Arundale</a> started working on developing her own, Kalakshetra, style of <a href="/wiki/Bharatanatyam" title="Bharatanatyam">Bharatanatyam</a>. She introduced group performances and staged various Bharatanatyam-based ballets. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Clinton,_Leela_Samson,_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Secretary_Clinton%2C_Leela_Samson%2C_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_%282%29.jpg/220px-Secretary_Clinton%2C_Leela_Samson%2C_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Secretary_Clinton%2C_Leela_Samson%2C_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_%282%29.jpg/330px-Secretary_Clinton%2C_Leela_Samson%2C_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Secretary_Clinton%2C_Leela_Samson%2C_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_%282%29.jpg/440px-Secretary_Clinton%2C_Leela_Samson%2C_and_Ambassador_Burleigh_Enjoy_a_Bharat_Natyam_Performance_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>Bharatanatyam performance at Kalakshetra, during visit of <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>The Kalakshetra style is noted for its angular, straight, ballet-like kinesthetics, and its avoidance of <a href="/wiki/Recaka" title="Recaka">Recakas</a> and of the uninhibited throw (Ksepa) of the limbs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>According to Sankara Menon (1907–2007), who was her associate from Kalakshetra's beginnings,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rukmini Devi raised Bharatanatyam to a puritan art form, divorced from its recently controversial past by "removing objectionable elements" (mostly, the <i><a href="/wiki/Sringara" title="Sringara">Sringara</a></i>, certain emotional elements evocative of the erotic, such as hip, neck, lip and chest movements) from the <a href="/wiki/Pandanallur_style" title="Pandanallur style">Pandanallur style</a>, which was publicly criticized by Indian dancer <a href="/wiki/Balasaraswati" title="Balasaraswati">Tanjore Balasaraswati</a> (1918–1984) and other representatives of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>'s traditional Isai Velalar culture. Love outside parameters considered "chaste" was not to be portrayed. Balasaraswati said that "the effort to purify Bharatanatyam through the introduction of novel ideas is like putting a gloss on burnished gold or painting the lotus". Lawyer and classical artist <a href="/wiki/E._Krishna_Iyer" title="E. Krishna Iyer">E. Krishna Iyer</a> (1897–1968) said about Rukmini Devi, "There is no need to say that before she entered the field, the art was dead and gone or that it saw a renaissance only when she started to dance or that she created anything new that was not there before". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalakshetra_Foundation&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2022, allegations of sexual abuse in the campus began to surface after former director <a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> wrote a social media post accusing a teacher of harassing and molesting students, but hadn't specified the name of the teacher. In the following months, over a hundred students of Kalakshetra Foundation's Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts accused senior faculty member, Hari Padman, of sexual harassment. The accusations spanned a number of years. Padman was exonerated following an internal investigation, and Kalakshetra Foundation issued a gag order preventing students and staff from discussing the allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 21 March 2023, the <a href="/wiki/National_Commission_for_Women" title="National Commission for Women">National Commission for Women</a> began investigating the allegations,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but closed the investigation shortly, after a victim denied any sexual harassment during an enquiry.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 March, the students began protests against the inaction of the Kalakshetra authorities, by walking out of a routine morning prayer when Padman walked in.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The protests prompted a response from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after which an <a href="/wiki/First_information_report" title="First information report">FIR</a> was registered against Padman by the Tamil Nadu police. The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women also launched an investigation and received over 90 written complaints regarding various issues faced by the students of the foundation. Padman was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police on 3 April 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, Padman's wife Divya Hari Padman filed a counter complaint against the victim and two teachers working in the institute.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amidst the sexual harassment allegations, students also raised complaints about mismanagement by the foundation director Revathi Ramachandran, referring to the coverup of a food poisoning outbreak in November 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Institutes">Institutes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalakshetra_Foundation&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Institutes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg/200px-Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg/300px-Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg/400px-Kalakshetra_Academy_Office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Office of <i>Kalakshetra Academy</i> at <a href="/wiki/Besant_Nagar" title="Besant Nagar">Besant Nagar</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Rukmini Devi Museum</li> <li>Koothambalam (Kalakshetra theatre)</li> <li>Craft Education and Research Centre (including the weaving department, the Kalamkari natural dye printing and the painting unit)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalakshetra_Foundation&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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article's list of alumni <b>may not follow Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifiability</a> policy</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kalakshetra_Foundation&action=edit">improve this article</a> by removing names that do not have independent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a> showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">citations</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2018</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notable alumni include <a href="/wiki/Radha_Burnier" title="Radha Burnier">Radha Burnier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amala_Akkineni" title="Amala Akkineni">Amala Akkineni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay" title="Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay">Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a>, <a href="/wiki/C.V._Chandrasekhar" class="mw-redirect" title="C.V. Chandrasekhar">C.V. Chandrasekhar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhananjayans" title="Dhananjayans">Dhananjayans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jayashree_Narayanan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jayashree Narayanan (page does not exist)">Jayashree Narayanan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalakshetra_Vilasini" title="Kalakshetra Vilasini">Kalakshetra Vilasini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Satyavati_Motiram_Sirsat" title="Satyavati Motiram Sirsat">Satyavati Motiram Sirsat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaya_Thyagarajan" title="Jaya Thyagarajan">Jaya Thyagarajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devoleena_Bhattacharjee" title="Devoleena Bhattacharjee">Devoleena Bhattacharjee</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ananda_Shankar_Jayant" title="Ananda Shankar Jayant">Ananda Shankar Jayant</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span 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title="Maduranthakam Lake">Maduranthakam Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangal_Lake_(Chennai)" title="Mangal Lake (Chennai)">Mangal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manali_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Manali Lake">Manali Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallavaram_Lake" title="Pallavaram Lake">Pallavaram Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paruthipattu_Lake" title="Paruthipattu Lake">Paruthipattu Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perungudi_Lake" title="Perungudi Lake">Perungudi Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porur_Lake" title="Porur Lake">Porur Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulhal_Lake" title="Pulhal Lake">Pulhal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porur_Lake" title="Porur Lake">Porur Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Hills_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Hills Lake">Red Hills Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retteri" title="Retteri">Retteri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thervoy_Kandigai_reservoir" title="Thervoy Kandigai reservoir">Thervoy Kandigai reservoir</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%">Zoological parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arignar_Anna_Zoological_Park" title="Arignar Anna Zoological Park">Arignar Anna Zoological Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Snake_Park_Trust" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Snake Park Trust">Chennai Snake Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guindy_National_Park" title="Guindy National Park">Guindy National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Crocodile_Bank_Trust" title="Madras Crocodile Bank Trust">Madras Crocodile Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Kingdom" title="Marine Kingdom">Marine Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reserve Forests</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nanmangalam_Reserve_Forest" title="Nanmangalam 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title="Amir Mahal">Amir Mahal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Insurance_Building" title="Bharat Insurance Building">Bharat Insurance Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thenral" title="Thenral">Brodie Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_Prison" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Central Prison">Chennai Central Prison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chepauk_Palace" title="Chepauk Palace">Chepauk Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LIC_Building" title="LIC Building">LIC Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Lighthouse" title="Chennai Lighthouse">Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_headquarters_building,_Chennai" title="Police headquarters building, Chennai">Police headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Port_Trust_Centenary_Building" title="Chennai Port Trust Centenary Building">Port Trust Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajaji_Hall" title="Rajaji Hall">Rajaji Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripon_Building" title="Ripon Building">Ripon 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href="/wiki/Chennai_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai District">Chennai District</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aminjikarai_taluk" title="Aminjikarai taluk">Aminjikarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayanavaram_taluk" title="Ayanavaram taluk">Ayanavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egmore_taluk" title="Egmore taluk">Egmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guindy_taluk" title="Guindy taluk">Guindy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mambalam_taluk" title="Mambalam taluk">Mambalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mylapore_taluk" title="Mylapore taluk">Mylapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perambur_taluk" title="Perambur taluk">Perambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purasaiwalkam_taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Purasaiwalkam taluk">Purasaiwalkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tondiarpet_taluk" title="Tondiarpet taluk">Tondiarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velachery_taluk" title="Velachery taluk">Velachery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur_district" title="Tiruvallur district">Tiruvallur district</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvottiyur_taluk" title="Tiruvottiyur taluk">Tiruvottiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavaram_taluk" title="Madhavaram taluk">Madhavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambattur_taluk" title="Ambattur taluk">Ambattur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadi_taluk" title="Avadi taluk">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maduravoyal_taluk" title="Maduravoyal taluk">Maduravoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponneri_taluk" title="Ponneri taluk">Ponneri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonamallee_taluk" title="Poonamallee taluk">Poonamallee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur_taluk" title="Tiruvallur taluk">Tiruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummidipoondi_taluk" title="Gummidipoondi taluk">Gummidipoondi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uthukottai_taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Uthukottai taluk">Uthukottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruttani_taluk" title="Tiruttani taluk">Tiruttani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallipattu_taluk" title="Pallipattu taluk">Pallipattu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram_district" title="Kanchipuram district">Kanchipuram district</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alandur_taluk" title="Alandur taluk">Alandur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholinganallur_taluk" title="Sholinganallur taluk">Sholinganallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallavaram_taluk" title="Pallavaram taluk">Pallavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_taluk" title="Tambaram taluk">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_taluk" title="Chengalpattu taluk">Chengalpattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruporur_taluk" title="Thiruporur taluk">Thiruporur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirukalukundram_taluk" title="Tirukalukundram taluk">Tirukalukundram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sriperumbudur_taluk" title="Sriperumbudur taluk">Sriperumbudur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walajabad_taluk" title="Walajabad taluk">Walajabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram_taluk" title="Kanchipuram taluk">Kanchipuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uthiramerur_taluk" title="Uthiramerur taluk">Uthiramerur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurantakam_taluk" title="Madurantakam taluk">Madurantakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyyur_taluk" title="Cheyyur taluk">Cheyyur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Vellore_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Vellore District">Vellore District</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_taluk" title="Arakkonam taluk">Arakkonam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Constituencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Parliamentary </a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)">Chennai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_North_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency)">Chennai North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_South_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)">Chennai South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sriperumbudur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Sriperumbudur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvallur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Thiruvallur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">Assembly</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alandur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alandur (State Assembly Constituency)">Alandur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambattur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambattur (State Assembly Constituency)">Ambattur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Nagar_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)">Anna Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadi_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Avadi (State Assembly Constituency)">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chengalpattu (State Assembly Constituency)">Chengalpattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chepauk_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)">Chepauk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egmore_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)">Egmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbour_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)">Harbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(Chennai)_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (Chennai) (State Assembly Constituency)">Kolathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavaram_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madhavaram (State Assembly Constituency)">Madhavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maduravoyal_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maduravoyal (State Assembly Constituency)">Maduravoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mylapore_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mylapore (State Assembly Constituency)">Mylapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallavaram_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pallavaram (State Assembly Constituency)">Pallavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perambur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Perambur (State Assembly Constituency)">Perambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponneri_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ponneri (State Assembly Constituency)">Ponneri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonamallee_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonamallee (State Assembly Constituency)">Poonamallee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Radhakrishnan_Nagar_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)">RK Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)">Royapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saidapet_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)">Saidapet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholinganallur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sholinganallur (State Assembly Constituency)">Sholinganallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sriperumbudur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sriperumbudur (State Assembly Constituency)">Sriperumbudur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theagaraya_Nagar_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)">T.Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tambaram (State Assembly Constituency)">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiru._Vi._Ka._Nagar_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)">Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvottiyur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvottiyur (State Assembly Constituency)">Thiruvottiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)">Thousand Lights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruvallur (State Assembly Constituency)">Tiruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villivakkam_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Villivakkam (State Assembly Constituency)">Villivakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virugambakkam_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Virugambakkam (State Assembly Constituency)">Virugambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velachery_(State_Assembly_Constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Velachery (State Assembly Constituency)">Velachery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nodal agencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Chennai_Corporation" title="Greater Chennai Corporation">Greater Chennai Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Development_Authority" title="Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority">Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metropolitan_Water_Supply_and_Sewerage_Board" title="Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board">Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Police_Commissionerate" title="Chennai Police Commissionerate">Chennai Police Commissionerate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office,_Chennai" title="General Post Office, Chennai">General Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Chennai_Police" title="Greater Chennai Police">Greater Chennai Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sheriff_of_Madras" title="Sheriff of Madras">Sheriff</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Electricity_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Nadu Electricity Board">Tamil Nadu Electricity Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Fire_and_Rescue_Services" title="Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services">Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Economy730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Chennai" title="Economy of Chennai">Economy</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Business <br />districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burma_Bazaar" title="Burma Bazaar">Burma Bazaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Corridor" title="Entertainment Corridor">Entertainment Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothawal_Chavadi" title="Kothawal Chavadi">Kothawal Chavadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyambedu_Wholesale_Market_Complex" title="Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex">Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panagal_Park" title="Panagal Park">Panagal Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parry%27s_Corner" class="mw-redirect" title="Parry's Corner">Parry's Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pondy_Bazaar" title="Pondy Bazaar">Pondy Bazaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranganathan_Street" title="Ranganathan Street">Ranganathan Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritchie_Street" title="Ritchie Street">Ritchie Street</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">SEZ</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ambattur_Industrial_Estate" title="Ambattur Industrial Estate">Ambattur Industrial Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_Corridor" class="mw-redirect" title="Automotive Corridor">Automotive Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_ITIR" title="Chennai ITIR">Chennai ITIR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DLF_Cybercity_Chennai" title="DLF Cybercity Chennai">DLF Cybercity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMS_Corridor" title="EMS Corridor">EMS Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guindy_Thiru_Vi_Ka_Estate" title="Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate">Guindy Industrial Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Tech_Park,_Chennai" title="International Tech Park, Chennai">International Tech Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MEPZ,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="MEPZ, Chennai">MEPZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympia_Tech_Park" title="Olympia Tech Park">Olympia Tech Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanujan_IT_City" title="Ramanujan IT City">Ramanujan IT City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SEZ_Corridor" title="SEZ Corridor">SEZ Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahindra_World_City,_Chennai" title="Mahindra World City, Chennai">Mahindra World City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SIPCOT_IT_Park" title="SIPCOT IT Park">SIPCOT IT Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TIDEL_Park" title="TIDEL Park">TIDEL Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TIDEL_Park,_Pattabiram" class="mw-redirect" title="TIDEL Park, Pattabiram">TIDEL Park, Pattabiram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Center_Chennai" title="World Trade Center Chennai">World Trade Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Companies and <br />institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aavin" title="Aavin">Aavin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Leyland" title="Ashok Leyland">Ashok Leyland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basin_Bridge_Gas_Turbine_Power_Station" title="Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station">Basin Bridge Gas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Dart_Aviation" title="Blue Dart Aviation">Blue Dart Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chettinad_Group" title="Chettinad Group">Chettinad Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Trade_Centre" title="Chennai Trade Centre">Chennai Trade Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EID_Parry" title="EID Parry">EID Parry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ennore_Thermal_Power_Station" title="Ennore Thermal Power Station">Ennore Thermal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMR_Vasavi_Diesel_Power_Plant" title="GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant">GMR Vasavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Vehicles_Factory" title="Heavy Vehicles Factory">Heavy Vehicles Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higginbotham%27s" title="Higginbotham's">Higginbotham's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Bank" title="Indian Bank">Indian Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Overseas_Bank" title="Indian Overseas Bank">Indian Overseas Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integral_Coach_Factory" title="Integral Coach Factory">Integral Coach Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Atomic_Power_Station" title="Madras Atomic Power Station">Madras Atomic Power Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Rubber_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras Rubber Factory">Madras Rubber Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Stock_Exchange" title="Madras Stock Exchange">Madras Stock Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murugappa_Group" title="Murugappa Group">Murugappa Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Chennai_Thermal_Power_Station" title="North Chennai Thermal Power Station">North Chennai Thermal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_India,_South_Zonal_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve Bank of India, South Zonal Office">Reserve Bank of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Enfield_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Enfield (India)">Royal Enfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPIC_(Indian_company)" title="SPIC (Indian company)">SPIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Group" title="Sun Group">Sun Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Indian_Express" title="The New Indian Express">The New Indian Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TI_Cycles_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="TI Cycles of India">TI Cycles of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVS_Motors" class="mw-redirect" title="TVS Motors">TVS Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallur_Thermal_Power_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Vallur Thermal Power Project">Vallur Thermal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Bank_office,_Chennai" title="World Bank office, Chennai">World Bank office</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Industry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Chennai" title="Automotive industry in Chennai">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronics_manufacturing_in_Chennai" title="Electronics manufacturing in Chennai">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retail_industry_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Retail industry in Chennai">Retail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Software_industry_in_Chennai" title="Software industry in Chennai">Software</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Culture_and_recreation730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Chennai" title="Culture of Chennai">Culture and recreation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Chennai" title="Architecture of Chennai">Architecture of Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_in_Chennai" title="Broadcasting in Chennai">Broadcasting in Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Kollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madrassi" class="mw-redirect" title="Madrassi">Madrassi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Bashai" title="Madras Bashai">Madras Bashai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_School" title="Madras School">Madras School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourism in Chennai">Tourism in Chennai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Beaches</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Covelong" title="Covelong">Covelong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot%27s_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Elliot's Beach">Elliot's Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Beach,_Chennai" title="Golden Beach, Chennai">Golden Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_Beach" title="Marina Beach">Marina Beach</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Parks_in_Chennai" title="Parks in Chennai">Parks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Nagar_Tower_Park" title="Anna Nagar Tower Park">Anna Nagar Tower Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Annie_Besant_Park" title="Dr. Annie Besant Park">Dr. Annie Besant Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_Day_Park,_Chennai" title="May Day Park, Chennai">May Day Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natesan_Park" title="Natesan Park">Natesan Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panagal_Park" title="Panagal Park">Panagal Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Park,_Chennai" title="People's Park, Chennai">People's Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semmozhi_Poonga" title="Semmozhi Poonga">Semmozhi Poonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_Park" title="Secretariat Park">Secretariat Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tholkappia_Poonga" title="Tholkappia Poonga">Tholkappia Poonga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cinemas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cin%C3%A9polis" title="Cinépolis">Cinépolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/INOX_Leisure_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="INOX Leisure Limited">INOX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PVR_Cinemas" class="mw-redirect" title="PVR Cinemas">PVR Cinemas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayajaal" title="Mayajaal">Mayajaal Multiplex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Theatre" title="Shanti Theatre">Shanti Theatre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Periodic events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Book_Fair" title="Chennai Book Fair">Chennai Book Fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Film_Festival" title="Chennai International Film Festival">Chennai International Film Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Sangamam" title="Chennai Sangamam">Chennai Sangamam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lit_for_Life" title="Lit for Life">Lit for Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Day" title="Madras Day">Madras Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Music_Season" title="Madras Music Season">Madras Music Season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saarang" title="Saarang">Saarang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Techofes" title="Techofes">Techofes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theme parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MGM_Dizzee_World" title="MGM Dizzee World">MGM Dizzee World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queens_Land" title="Queens Land">Queens Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VGP_Universal_Kingdom" title="VGP Universal Kingdom">VGP Universal Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dash_N_Splash" class="mw-redirect" title="Dash N Splash">Dash N Splash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishkinta" title="Kishkinta">Kishkinta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayajaal" title="Mayajaal">Mayajaal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Shopping_in_Chennai" title="Shopping in Chennai">Shopping malls</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abhirami_Mega_Mall" title="Abhirami Mega Mall">Abhirami Mega Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alsa_Mall" title="Alsa Mall">Alsa Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ampa_Skywalk" title="Ampa Skywalk">Ampa Skywalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandra Mall">Chandra Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Citi_Centre" title="Chennai Citi Centre">Chennai Citi Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coromandel_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Coromandel Plaza">Coromandel Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Express_Avenue" title="Express Avenue">Express Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Souk_Grande_Mall_Chennai" title="Gold Souk Grande Mall Chennai">Gold Souk Grande Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Market_City_(Chennai)" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Market City (Chennai)">Phoenix Market City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramee_Mall" title="Ramee Mall">Ramee Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Mall_(Chennai)" title="Spectrum Mall (Chennai)">Spectrum Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Plaza" title="Spencer Plaza">Spencer Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_Vijaya" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum Vijaya">Forum Vijaya Mall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gymkhana_Club,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Gymkhana Club, Chennai">Gymkhana Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Boat_Club" title="Madras Boat Club">Madras Boat Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Madras_Yacht_Club" title="Royal Madras Yacht Club">Royal Madras Yacht Club</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Religion730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Chennai" title="Religion in Chennai">Religion</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Hindu_temples_in_Chennai" title="Category:Hindu temples in Chennai">Temples</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adikesava_Perumal_temple,_Mylapore" title="Adikesava Perumal temple, Mylapore">Adikesava Perumal Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantha_Padmanabhaswami_Temple,_Chennai" title="Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple, Chennai">Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjaneya_Temple,_Nanganallur" title="Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur">Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Nagar_Ayyappan_Koil,_Chennai" title="Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, Chennai">Ayyappan Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashtalakshmi_Kovil" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashtalakshmi Kovil">Ashtalakshmi Kovil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodyguard_Muniswaran_Temple" title="Bodyguard Muniswaran Temple">Bodyguard Muniswaran Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandeeswarar_Temple" title="Dandeeswarar Temple">Dandeeswarar Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruverkadu_Devi_Karumariamman_Temple" title="Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple">Devi Karumariamman Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekambareswarar_Temple,_Chennai" title="Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai">Ekambareswarar Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISKCON_Temple_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="ISKCON Temple Chennai">ISKCON Temple Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalikambal_Temple" title="Kalikambal Temple">Kalikambal Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamakshi_Amman_Temple,_Mangadu" title="Kamakshi Amman Temple, Mangadu">Kamakshi Amman Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapaleeswarar_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Kapaleeswarar Temple">Kapaleeswarar Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundrathur_Murugan_Temple" title="Kundrathur Murugan Temple">Kundrathur Murugan Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalikambal_Temple" title="Kalikambal Temple">Kalikambal Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Kailash" title="Madhya Kailash">Madhya Kailash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marundeeswarar_Temple" title="Marundeeswarar Temple">Marundeeswarar Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundaka_Kanni_Amman_Temple" title="Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple">Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parthasarathy_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Parthasarathy Temple">Parthasarathy Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prathyangira_Devi_Temple,_Shollinganallur" title="Prathyangira Devi Temple, Shollinganallur">Prathyangira Devi Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishwarar_Temple" title="Ravishwarar Temple">Ravishwarar Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_Temple,_Mylapore" title="Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Mylapore">Shirdi Sai Baba Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadapalani_Andavar_Temple" title="Vadapalani Andavar Temple">Vadapalani Andavar Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varasiddhi_Vinayaka_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple">Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Churches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Church,_Chennai" title="Armenian Church, Chennai">Armenian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Light,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of Our Lady of Light, Chennai">Church of Our Lady of Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="St Andrew's Church, Chennai">St. Andrew's Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George%27s_Cathedral,_Chennai" title="St. George's Cathedral, Chennai">St. George's Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Cathedral,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Chennai">St. Patrick's Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Thomas_Cathedral_Basilica,_Chennai" title="St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai">Santhome Basilica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church_(Fort_St._George)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Mary's Church (Fort St. George)">St. Mary's Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Synagogue" title="Madras Synagogue">Madras Synagogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Mahabodhi_Centre,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Centre, Chennai">Mahabodhi Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights_Mosque" title="Thousand Lights Mosque">Thousand Lights Mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triplicane_Big_Mosque" title="Triplicane Big Mosque">Triplicane Big Mosque</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Transport730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Chennai" title="Transport in Chennai">Transport</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport" title="Chennai International Airport">Chennai International Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Port" title="Chennai Port">Chennai Port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ennore_Port" class="mw-redirect" title="Ennore Port">Ennore Port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattupalli_Shipyard" title="Kattupalli Shipyard">Kattupalli Shipyard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royapuram_fishing_harbour" title="Royapuram fishing harbour">Royapuram fishing harbour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rail</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Railways</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro" title="Chennai Metro">Chennai Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metrolite" title="Chennai Metrolite">Chennai Metrolite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Mass_Rapid_Transit_System" title="Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System">Chennai MRTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Suburban_Railway" title="Chennai Suburban Railway">Chennai Suburban Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Railway (India)">Southern Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station" title="Chennai Egmore railway station">Chennai Egmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_railway_station" title="Tambaram railway station">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_stations_in_Chennai" title="Railway stations in Chennai">Others</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Road</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Roads and<br />expressways</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Salai" title="Anna Salai">Anna Salai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cenotaph_Road" title="Cenotaph Road">Cenotaph Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Bypass" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Bypass">Chennai Bypass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Port_-_Maduravoyal_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway">Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Bazaar_Road,_Chennai" title="China Bazaar Road, Chennai">China Bazaar Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Corridor" title="Entertainment Corridor">East Coast Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Ring_Road,_Chennai" title="Inner Ring Road, Chennai">Inner Ring Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Ring_Road,_Chennai" title="Outer Ring Road, Chennai">Outer Ring Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonamallee_High_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonamallee High Road">Poonamallee High Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi_Salai" title="Rajiv Gandhi Salai">Rajiv Gandhi Salai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardar_Patel_Road,_Chennai" title="Sardar Patel Road, Chennai">Sardar Patel Road</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Grade separators<br />and flyovers</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Flyover" title="Anna Flyover">Anna Flyover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Airport_Flyover" title="Chennai Airport Flyover">Chennai Airport Flyover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chrompet_Flyover" class="mw-redirect" title="Chrompet Flyover">Chrompet Flyover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irumbuliyur_Junction" title="Irumbuliyur Junction">Irumbuliyur Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathipara_Junction" title="Kathipara Junction">Kathipara Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyambedu_Junction" title="Koyambedu Junction">Koyambedu Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavaram_Junction" title="Madhavaram Junction">Madhavaram Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maduravoyal_Junction" title="Maduravoyal Junction">Maduravoyal Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moolakadai_Junction" title="Moolakadai Junction">Moolakadai Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padi_Junction" title="Padi Junction">Padi Junction</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Mofussil_Bus_Terminus" title="Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus">Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Contract_Carriage_Bus_Terminus" title="Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus">Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilambakkam_bus_terminus,_Chennai" title="Kilambakkam bus terminus, Chennai">Kilambakkam bus terminus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavaram_Mofussil_Bus_Terminus" title="Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus">Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transport_Corporation_(Chennai)" title="Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)">Metropolitan Transport Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Express_Transport_Corporation_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)">State Express Transport Corporation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Sport730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Chennai" title="Sport in Chennai">Sport</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guindy_Race_Course" title="Guindy Race Course">Guindy Race Course</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Stadium_(Chennai)" title="Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)">Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Chidambaram_Stadium" title="M. A. Chidambaram Stadium">M. A. Chidambaram Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Motor_Race_Track" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras Motor Race Track">Madras Motor Race Track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_Radhakrishnan_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium">Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MRF_Pace_Foundation" title="MRF Pace Foundation">MRF Pace Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudaliarkuppam_boat_house" class="mw-redirect" title="Mudaliarkuppam boat house">Mudaliarkuppam boat house</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muttukadu_boat_house" title="Muttukadu boat house">Muttukadu boat house</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajarathinam_Stadium,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajarathinam Stadium, Chennai">Rajarathinam Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SDAT_Tennis_Stadium" title="SDAT Tennis Stadium">SDAT Tennis Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Badminton</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Superstarz" title="Chennai Superstarz">Chennai Superstarz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Cricket</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Super_Kings" title="Chennai Super Kings">Chennai Super Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chepauk_Super_Gillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Chepauk Super Gillies">Chepauk Super Gillies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Field hockey</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Cheetahs" title="Chennai Cheetahs">Chennai Cheetahs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Veerans" title="Chennai Veerans">Chennai Veerans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Football</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_City_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai City F.C.">Chennai City F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennaiyin_FC" title="Chennaiyin FC">Chennaiyin FC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Kabaddi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Thalaivas" title="Tamil Thalaivas">Tamil Thalaivas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Tennis</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V_Chennai_Warriors" title="V Chennai Warriors">V Chennai Warriors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Table tennis</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Lions" title="Chennai Lions">Chennai Lions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;font-weight:normal;">Volleyball</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Spartans" title="Chennai Spartans">Chennai Spartans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Spikers" title="Chennai Spikers">Chennai Spikers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Blitz" title="Chennai Blitz">Chennai Blitz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Open">Chennai Open</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._J._Gopalan_Trophy" title="M. J. Gopalan Trophy">M. J. Gopalan Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency_Matches" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras Presidency Matches">Madras Presidency Matches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Institutions730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Institutions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Chennai" title="Education in Chennai">Education</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Fran%C3%A7aise_de_Madras" title="Alliance Française de Madras">Alliance Française de Madras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Centenary_Library" title="Anna Centenary Library">Anna Centenary Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birla_Planetarium,_Chennai" title="Birla Planetarium, Chennai">Birla Planetarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cholamandal_Artists%27_Village" title="Cholamandal Artists' Village">Cholamandal Artists' Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connemara_Public_Library" title="Connemara Public Library">Connemara Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DakshinaChitra" title="DakshinaChitra">DakshinaChitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Museum,_Chennai" title="Government Museum, Chennai">Government Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Police_Museum,_Chennai" title="Tamil Nadu Police Museum, Chennai">Tamil Nadu Police Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalakshetra" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalakshetra">Kalakshetra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KM_Music_Conservatory" title="KM Music Conservatory">KM Music Conservatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Music_Academy" title="Madras Music Academy">Madras Music Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schools_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Schools in Chennai">Schools in Chennai</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna_University" title="Anna University">Anna University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Madras" title="University of Madras">University of Madras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Dr._M.G.R._Medical_University" title="Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University">Dr MGR Medical University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Dr._Ambedkar_Law_University" title="Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University">Dr Ambedkar Law University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Maritime_University" title="Indian Maritime University">Indian Maritime University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Veterinary_and_Animal_Sciences_University" title="Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University">Veterinary and Animal Sciences University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIT_University_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="VIT University Chennai">VIT University Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SRM_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology" title="SRM Institute of Science and Technology">SRM Institute of Science and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._S._Abdur_Rahman_University" class="mw-redirect" title="B. S. Abdur Rahman University">B S Abdur Rahman University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Open_University" title="Tamil Nadu Open University">Tamil Nadu Open University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Teachers_Education_University" title="Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University">Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vels_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Vels University">Vels University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindustan University">Hindustan University</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Engineering</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Institute of Technology Madras">Indian Institute of Technology Madras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_Engineering,_Guindy" title="College of Engineering, Guindy">College of Engineering, Guindy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Institute_of_Technology" title="Madras Institute of Technology">Madras Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alagappa_College_of_Technology" title="Alagappa College of Technology">Alagappa College of Technology</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Medical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Medical_College" title="Madras Medical College">Madras Medical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Medical_College" title="Stanley Medical College">Stanley Medical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilpauk_Medical_College" title="Kilpauk Medical College">Kilpauk Medical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Ramachandra_Medical_College_and_Research_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute">Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Siddha" title="National Institute of Siddha">National Institute of Siddha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Arts and <br />science</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Loyola_College,_Chennai" title="Loyola College, Chennai">Loyola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Christian_College" title="Madras Christian College">Madras Christian College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_College,_Chennai" title="Presidency College, Chennai">Presidency College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Mary%27s_College,_Chennai" title="Queen Mary's College, Chennai">Queen Mary's (Women)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission_Vivekananda_College" title="Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College">Vivekananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pachaiyappa%27s_College" title="Pachaiyappa's College">Pachaiyappa's College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stella_Maris_College,_Chennai" title="Stella Maris College, Chennai">Stella Mary's (Women)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DG_Vaishnav_College" title="DG Vaishnav College">DG Vaishnav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M.O.P.Vaishnav_College_for_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="M.O.P.Vaishnav College for Women">MOP Vaishnav (Women)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Christian_College,_Chennai" title="Women's Christian College, Chennai">Women's Christian College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Research</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Leather_Research_Institute" title="Central Leather Research Institute">Central Leather Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Ocean_Technology" title="National Institute of Ocean Technology">National Institute of Ocean Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Mathematical_Sciences,_Chennai" title="Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai">Institute of Mathematical Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Mathematical_Institute" title="Chennai Mathematical Institute">Chennai Mathematical Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Meteorological_Centre,_Chennai" title="Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai">Regional Meteorological Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Structural_Engineering_Research_Centre" title="Structural Engineering Research Centre">Structural Engineering Research Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Institute_of_Plastics_Engineering_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology">Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Chennai" title="List of diplomatic missions in Chennai">Diplomatic<br />missions</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_United_States,_Chennai" title="Consulate General of the United States, Chennai">American Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Deputy_High_Commission,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="British Deputy High Commission, Chennai">British Deputy High Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_Malaysia_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Consulate General of Malaysia in Chennai">Malaysian Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_Russian_Federation_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai">Russian Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chennai">German Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_High_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka,_Chennai" title="Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka, Chennai">Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Consulate_General,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Thai Consulate General, Chennai">Royal Thai Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_South_Korea,_Chennai" title="Consulate General of South Korea, Chennai">South Korean Consulate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_Chennai" title="Healthcare in Chennai">Hospitals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_General_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Government General Hospital">Government General Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamilnadu_Government_Multi_Super_Speciality_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamilnadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital">Government Multi Super-speciality Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Royapettah_Hospital" title="Government Royapettah Hospital">Royapettah Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Stanley_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Stanley Hospital">Stanley Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilpauk_Medical_College_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilpauk Medical College Hospital">Kilpauk Medical College Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perambur_railway_hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Perambur railway hospital">Perambur railway hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_Hospitals" title="Apollo Hospitals">Apollo Hospitals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Institute_of_Ophthalmology_and_Government_Ophthalmic_Hospital,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai">Egmore Eye Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Ivan_Stedeford_Hospital" title="Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital">Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankara_Nethralaya" title="Sankara Nethralaya">Sankara Nethralaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_Medical_Mission" title="Madras Medical Mission">Madras Medical Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voluntary_Health_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Voluntary Health Services">Voluntary Health Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIOT_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="MIOT Hospital">MIOT Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Hospital_of_Thoracic_Medicine,_Chennai" title="Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Chennai">Tambaram TB Sanatorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Dental_Hospital_and_College,_Chennai" title="Government Dental Hospital and College, Chennai">Government Dental Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Mission_Hospital,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu Mission Hospital, Chennai">Hindu Mission Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortis_Malar_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Fortis Malar Hospital">Fortis Malar Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Ramachandra_Medical_College_and_Research_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute">Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundaram_Medical_Foundation" title="Sundaram Medical Foundation">Sundaram Medical Foundation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hotels_in_Chennai" title="List of hotels in Chennai">Hotels</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taj_Coromandel" title="Taj Coromandel">Taj Coromandel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Park,_Chennai" title="The Park, Chennai">The Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Royal_Meridien,_Chennai" title="Le Royal Meridien, Chennai">Le Royal Meridien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_Chennai" title="Hyatt Regency Chennai">Hyatt Regency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My_Fortune,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="My Fortune, Chennai">Chola Sheraton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taj_Club_House_Chennai" title="Taj Club House Chennai">Taj Mount Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Leela_Palace_Chennai" title="The Leela Palace Chennai">The Leela Kempinski</a></li> 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title="Park Hyatt Chennai">Park Hyatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radisson_Blu_City_Centre_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Radisson Blu City Centre Chennai">Radisson Blu City Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raintree_Hotel_St_Mary%27s_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Raintree Hotel St Mary's Road">Raintree Hotel St Mary's Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Raintree_Hotel_Anna_Salai" title="The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai">The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savera_Hotel" title="Savera Hotel">Savera Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Residency_Towers_Chennai" title="Residency Towers Chennai">Residency Towers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westin_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Westin Chennai">Westin Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohinoor_Asiana_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Kohinoor Asiana Hotel">Kohinoor Asiana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Localities730" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Localities</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aamullaivoyal" class="mw-redirect" title="Aamullaivoyal">Aamullaivoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aathur,_Chennai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aathur, Chennai (page does not exist)">Aathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agaram,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Agaram, Chennai">Agaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamathi" title="Alamathi">Alamathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andarkuppam,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Andarkuppam, Chennai">Andarkuppam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angadu" title="Angadu">Angadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuppampattu" title="Anuppampattu">Anuppampattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arambakkam" title="Arambakkam">Arambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arani,_Chennai" title="Arani, Chennai">Arani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariyalur,_Chennai" title="Ariyalur, Chennai">Ariyalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arumandhai" title="Arumandhai">Arumandhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assisi_Nagar,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Assisi Nagar, Chennai">Assisi Nagar, Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athipattu" title="Athipattu">Athipattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athipattu_New_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Athipattu New Town">Athipattu New Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athivakkam" title="Athivakkam">Athivakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attanthangal" title="Attanthangal">Attanthangal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avurikollaimedu" class="mw-redirect" title="Avurikollaimedu">Avurikollaimedu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayanavaram" title="Ayanavaram">Ayanavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azhinjivakkam" title="Azhinjivakkam">Azhinjivakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandikavanoor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bandikavanoor (page does not exist)">Bandikavanoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basin_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Basin Bridge">Basin Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinnasekkadu" title="Chinnasekkadu">Chinnasekkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chettimedu,_Chennai" title="Chettimedu, Chennai">Chettimedu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edapalayam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edapalayam (page does not exist)">Edapalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edayanchavadi" title="Edayanchavadi">Edayanchavadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ennore" title="Ennore">Ennore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elandanur" class="mw-redirect" title="Elandanur">Elandanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elanthancherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Elanthancherry">Elanthancherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elavur" title="Elavur">Elavur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernavoor" title="Ernavoor">Ernavoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erukkancherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Erukkancherry">Erukkancherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnayiru" title="Gnayiru">Gnayiru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gounderpalayam" title="Gounderpalayam">Gounderpalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Lyon" title="Grant Lyon">Grant Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummidipoondi" title="Gummidipoondi">Gummidipoondi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janapanchatram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Janapanchatram (page does not exist)">Janapanchatram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawahar_Nagar,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Jawahar Nagar, Chennai">Jawahar Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadapakkam,_Chennai" title="Kadapakkam, Chennai">Kadapakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaladipet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaladipet (page does not exist)">Kaladipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalakkral" title="Kalakkral">Kalakkral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpalayam" title="Kalpalayam">Kalpalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanniammanpettai" title="Kanniammanpettai">Kanniammanpettai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kannigaipair&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kannigaipair (page does not exist)">Kannigaipair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karanodai" title="Karanodai">Karanodai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathirvedu,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kathirvedu, Chennai">Kathirvedu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathivakkam" title="Kathivakkam">Kathivakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattupalli,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kattupalli, Chennai">Katupalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavangarai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavangarai">Kavangarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavaraipettai" title="Kavaraipettai">Kavaraipettai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasimedu" title="Kasimedu">Kasimedu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattur,_Chennai" title="Kattur, Chennai">Kattur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KK_Thazhai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KK Thazhai (page does not exist)">KK Thazhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKD_Nagar" class="mw-redirect" title="KKD Nagar">Kaviarasu Kannadhasan Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kodipallam,_Chennai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kodipallam, Chennai (page does not exist)">Kodipallam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodungaiyur" title="Kodungaiyur">Kodungaiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolathur,_Chennai" title="Kolathur, Chennai">Kolathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kondithope" title="Kondithope">Kondithope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korukkupet" title="Korukkupet">Korukkupet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosappur,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosappur, Chennai">Kosappur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kottai_Karai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kottai Karai (page does not exist)">Kottai Karai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumaran_Nagar,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumaran Nagar, Chennai">Kumaran Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmipuram,_Kolathur" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakshmipuram, Kolathur">Lakshmipuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavaram,_Chennai" title="Madhavaram, Chennai">Madhavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavaram_Milk_Colony" title="Madhavaram Milk Colony">Madhavaram Milk Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Madharpakkam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Madharpakkam (page does not exist)">Madharpakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Madiyur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Madiyur (page does not exist)">Madiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MKB_Nagar" class="mw-redirect" title="MKB Nagar">Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manali,_Chennai" title="Manali, Chennai">Manali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manali_New_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Manali New Town">Manali New Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjambakkam,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Manjambakkam, Chennai">Manjambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathur,_Chennai" title="Mathur, Chennai">Mathur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mettu_Surapedu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mettu Surapedu (page does not exist)">Mettu Surapedu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mettu_Thandalam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mettu Thandalam (page does not exist)">Mettu Thandalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minjur" title="Minjur">Minjur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moolachatiram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moolachatiram (page does not exist)">Moolachatiram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moolakadai" title="Moolakadai">Moolakadai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthialpet,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Muthialpet, Chennai">Muthialpet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nallur,_Chennai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nallur, Chennai (page does not exist)">Nallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandiambakkam" title="Nandiambakkam">Nandiambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napalayam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Napalayam (page does not exist)">Napalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naravarikuppam" title="Naravarikuppam">Naravarikuppam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Erumai_Vetti_Palayam" class="mw-redirect" title="New Erumai Vetti Palayam">New Erumai Vetti Palayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Erumai_Vetti_Palayam" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Erumai Vetti Palayam">Old Erumai Vetti Palayam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orakadu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orakadu (page does not exist)">Orakadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padianallur" title="Padianallur">Padianallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallipattu" title="Pallipattu">Pallipattu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panchetti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Panchetti (page does not exist)">Panchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Payasambakkam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Payasambakkam (page does not exist)">Payasambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulicat" title="Pulicat">Pazhaverkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perambur" title="Perambur">Perambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peravallur" title="Peravallur">Peravallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periapalayam" title="Periapalayam">Periapalayam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Periyamullavoyal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Periyamullavoyal (page does not exist)">Periyamullavoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periyar_Nagar,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Periyar Nagar, Chennai">Periyar Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periyasekkadu" title="Periyasekkadu">Periyasekkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perungavur" class="mw-redirect" title="Perungavur">Perungavur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponneri" title="Ponneri">Ponneri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponniammanmedu" title="Ponniammanmedu">Ponniammanmedu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pothur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pothur (page does not exist)">Pothur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puthubakkam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Puthubakkam (page does not exist)">Puthubakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puduvoyal" title="Puduvoyal">Puduvoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulli_Lyon" title="Pulli Lyon">Pulli Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthagaram" title="Puthagaram">Puthagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puzhal" class="mw-redirect" title="Puzhal">Puzhal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Hills,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Hills, Chennai">Red Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retteri" title="Retteri">Retteri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royapuram" title="Royapuram">Royapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadayankuppam" title="Sadayankuppam">Sadayankuppam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathangadu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sathangadu (page does not exist)">Sathangadu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyamoorthy_Nagar_(Tiruvottiyur)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Tiruvottiyur) (page does not exist)">Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Tiruvottiyur)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyamoorthy_Nagar_(Vyasarpadi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Vyasarpadi) (page does not exist)">Sathyamoorthy Nagar (Vyasarpadi)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seemavaram" class="mw-redirect" title="Seemavaram">Seemavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selavayal" title="Selavayal">Selavayal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sembilivaram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sembilivaram (page does not exist)">Sembilivaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sembium" title="Sembium">Sembium</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sembiyamanali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sembiyamanali (page does not exist)">Sembiyamanali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholavaram" title="Sholavaram">Sholavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siruvapuri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siruvapuri (page does not exist)">Siruvapuri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sirunium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sirunium (page does not exist)">Sirunium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sowcarpet" title="Sowcarpet">Sowcarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sothuperumbedu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sothuperumbedu (page does not exist)">Sothuperumbedu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surapet" title="Surapet">Surapet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thadaperumbakkam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thadaperumbakkam (page does not exist)">Thadaperumbakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thatchoor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thatchoor (page does not exist)">Thatchoor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thathaimanji&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thathaimanji (page does not exist)">Thathaimanji</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Theerthakariampattu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Theerthakariampattu (page does not exist)">Theerthakariampattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theeyampakkam" title="Theeyampakkam">Theeyampakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thervoy_Kandigai" title="Thervoy Kandigai">Thervoy Kandigai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thirunilai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thirunilai (page does not exist)">Thirunilai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thiruvellavoyal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thiruvellavoyal (page does not exist)">Thiruvellavoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVK_Nagar,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="TVK Nagar, Chennai">Thiru Vi Ka Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvottiyur" title="Tiruvottiyur">Tiruvottiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolgate" title="Tolgate">Tollgate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tondiarpet" title="Tondiarpet">Tondiarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uthukottai" title="Uthukottai">Uthukottai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vadagarai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vadagarai (page does not exist)">Vadagarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadamadurai,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Vadamadurai, Chennai">Vadamadurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadaperumbakkam,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Vadaperumbakkam, Chennai">Vadaperumbakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikkadu" title="Vaikkadu">Vaikkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallalar_Nagar" title="Vallalar Nagar">Vallalar Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vallur,_Chennai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vallur, Chennai (page does not exist)">Vallur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vannipakkam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vannipakkam (page does not exist)">Vannipakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vazhuthigaimedu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vazhuthigaimedu (page does not exist)">Vazhuthigaimedu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vellivoyalchavadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vellivoyalchavadi (page does not exist)">Vellivoyalchavadi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vengal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vengal (page does not exist)">Vengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vichoor,_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Vichoor, Chennai">Vichoor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayanallur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vijayanallur (page does not exist)">Vijayanallur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vilakupattu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vilakupattu (page does not exist)">Vilakupattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vilangadupakkam" title="Vilangadupakkam">Vilangadupakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villivakkam" title="Villivakkam">Villivakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayagapuram" title="Vinayagapuram">Vinayagapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=VOC_Nagar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="VOC Nagar (page does not exist)">VOC Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Voyalur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Voyalur (page does not exist)">Voyalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyasarpadi" title="Vyasarpadi">Vyasarpadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washermanpet" class="mw-redirect" title="Washermanpet">Washermanpet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wimco_Nagar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wimco Nagar (page does not exist)">Wimco Nagar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adayalampattu" title="Adayalampattu">Adayalampattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alwarthirunagar" title="Alwarthirunagar">Alwarthirunagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambattur" title="Ambattur">Ambattur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aminjikarai" title="Aminjikarai">Aminjikarai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athipet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Athipet (page does not exist)">Athipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andankuppam" class="mw-redirect" title="Andankuppam">Andankuppam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Nagar" title="Anna Nagar">Anna Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Nagar_West" title="Anna Nagar West">Anna Nagar West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annanur" title="Annanur">Annanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arakkambakkam" title="Arakkambakkam">Arakkambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aranvoyal" title="Aranvoyal">Aranvoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Nagar,_Chennai" title="Ashok Nagar, Chennai">Ashok Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam" title="Arakkonam">Arakkonam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arumbakkam" title="Arumbakkam">Arumbakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadi" title="Avadi">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayanambakkam" title="Ayanambakkam">Ayanambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayapakkam" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayapakkam">Ayapakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayathur" title="Ayathur">Ayathur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beemanthangal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beemanthangal (page does not exist)">Beemanthangal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chembarambakkam" class="mw-redirect" title="Chembarambakkam">Chembarambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choolaimedu" title="Choolaimedu">Choolaimedu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egattur_(Tiruvallur_District)" title="Egattur (Tiruvallur District)">Egattur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerugambakkam" title="Gerugambakkam">Gerugambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Govardhanagiri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Govardhanagiri (page does not exist)">Govardhanagiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Colony" title="ICF Colony">ICF Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irungattukottai" title="Irungattukottai">Irungattukottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyyapanthangal" title="Iyyapanthangal">Iyyapanthangal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Nagar,_Chennai" title="K. K. Nagar, Chennai">K. K. Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadambathur" title="Kadambathur">Kadambathur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kadavur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kadavur (page does not exist)">Kadavur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakkalur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kakkalur (page does not exist)">Kakkalur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakkalur_Industrial_Estate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kakkalur Industrial Estate (page does not exist)">Kakkalur Industrial Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallikuppam,_Ambattur" class="mw-redirect" title="Kallikuppam, Ambattur">Kallikuppam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karambakkam" title="Karambakkam">Karambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karayanchavadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karayanchavadi (page does not exist)">Karayanchavadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattupakkam" title="Kattupakkam">Kattupakkam</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Thirumangalam,_Chennai" title="Thirumangalam, Chennai">Thirumangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumazhisai" title="Thirumazhisai">Thirumazhisai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumullaivoyal" title="Thirumullaivoyal">Thirumullaivoyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruninravur" title="Thiruninravur">Thiruninravur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur" title="Tiruvallur">Tiruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruverkadu" title="Tiruverkadu">Tiruverkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valasaravakkam" title="Valasaravakkam">Valasaravakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanagaram" title="Vanagaram">Vanagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Veerapuram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veerapuram (page does not exist)">Veerapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vellanur,_Chennai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vellanur, Chennai (page does not exist)">Vellanur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vellavedu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vellavedu (page does not exist)">Vellavedu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velappanchavadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Velappanchavadi (page does not exist)">Velappanchavadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vengathur" title="Vengathur">Vengathur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Venkatapuram,_Chennai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Venkatapuram, Chennai (page does not exist)">Venkatapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veppampattu" title="Veppampattu">Veppampattu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vilinjiyambakkam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vilinjiyambakkam (page does not exist)">Vilinjiyambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virugambakkam" title="Virugambakkam">Virugambakkam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alwarpet" title="Alwarpet">Alwarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadway,_Chennai" title="Broadway, Chennai">Broadway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma_Bazaar" title="Burma Bazaar">Burma Bazaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chepauk" title="Chepauk">Chepauk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetput_(Chennai)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chetput (Chennai)">Chetput</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chintadripet" title="Chintadripet">Chintadripet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choolai" title="Choolai">Choolai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egmore" title="Egmore">Egmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreshore_Estate" title="Foreshore Estate">Foreshore Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Town,_Chennai" title="George Town, Chennai">George Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopalapuram,_Chennai" title="Gopalapuram, Chennai">Gopalapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenways_Road" title="Greenways 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title="Nochikuppam (page does not exist)">Nochikuppam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nungambakkam" title="Nungambakkam">Nungambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otteri" title="Otteri">Otteri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panagal_Park" title="Panagal Park">Panagal Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Town,_Chennai" title="Park Town, Chennai">Park Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parry%27s_Corner" class="mw-redirect" title="Parry's Corner">Parry's Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattalam,_Chennai" title="Pattalam, Chennai">Pattalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periamet" title="Periamet">Periamet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pondy_Bazaar" title="Pondy Bazaar">Pondy Bazaar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pudupet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pudupet (page does not exist)">Pudupet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulianthope" title="Pulianthope">Pulianthope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purasawalkam" title="Purasawalkam">Purasawalkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quibble_Island" 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href="/wiki/West_Mambalam" class="mw-redirect" title="West Mambalam">West Mambalam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adambakkam" title="Adambakkam">Adambakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_(Chennai)" class="mw-redirect" title="Adyar (Chennai)">Adyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agaramthen" title="Agaramthen">Agaramthen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alandur" title="Alandur">Alandur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anakaputhur" title="Anakaputhur">Anakaputhur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Besant_Nagar" title="Besant Nagar">Besant Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitlapakkam" title="Chitlapakkam">Chitlapakkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chromepet" title="Chromepet">Chromepet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu" title="Chengalpattu">Chengalpattu</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Sri_Ramachandra_Institute_of_Higher_Education_and_Research" title="Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research">Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Institute_of_Higher_Education_and_Research" title="St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research">St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhigram_Rural_Institute" title="Gandhigram Rural Institute">The Gandhigram Rural Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vel_Tech_Rangarajan_Dr._Sagunthala_R%26D_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology">Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellore_Institute_of_Technology" title="Vellore Institute of Technology">Vellore Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a 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