History• Chennai once part of pallava and Chola dynasty is called

Thondimandalam.

• Kabalishwarar temple built by pallavas in the 7th century.

• First fort established in India was in Chennai St.George Fort in the year 1644.

• Madras name derived from the fisherman village madrasapattinam.

• Name changed to Chennai in the year 1996.

Global Recoginition• Chennai shares the second position as the largest employment

generator in India, along with Bombay.

• The city is now called the Detroit of India due to its automobile industry producing over 40% of the country's auto parts and vehicles.

• Chennai is India’s fourth largest city and ranks among the fifty most populous cities in the world (#35).

• Chennai as ranked First in India in Health facilities by Outlook.

• Chennai was ranked First in India in Education facilities by Outlook.

• Chennai was ranked the second best city to live in by Outlook.

• Chennai named 9th best cosmopolitan city in the world.

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Madras Bashai• Madras Bashai is a colloquial slang of Tamil language spoken in

the city of Chennai year 1951.• Madras Bashai is a mix of Sanskrit, Urudu and Tamil. Few popular words• nandraga Illai : mokka• viraivil : Apeetu • Mosamana : Attu • appuram : appalle• To steal :Abase panradhu

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