This 22nd Aug 2016 was Madras 377th
birthday of Madras that is the Greater Chennai. It was celebrated in a big way. Lot of
unknown information have now been compiled for the information of public. Here
are they:-
1. Second oldest corporation in the world.
2. Kathipara flyover in Guindy is the largest
Clover leaf shaped flyover in Asia.
3. 31st Largest metropolitan city in the world.
4."Higginbotham" book shop on Mount
Road is the first and oldest existing book shop in India.
5. Fourth most populous metropolitan city in
India
6. Chennai is the only city in South Asia and
India to figure in the "52 places to go around the world" by The New
York Times
7. St. Mary's Church inside Fort St. George
is the oldest Anglican church in India.
8. First printing press erected in 1711
9. Chennai is referred to as the Gateway of
South India.
10. Chennai region has the oldest rocks in
the country dating back to a billion years.
11. Chennai is the only oldest serving
municipal corporation in India
12. Chennai central prison is one of the
oldest prisons in India.
13. LIC building which was completed in 1959 was the tallest building in
India at that time.
14. Madras High Court building is the second
largest judicial complex in world after the one in London.
15. Royapuram railway station is the third
oldest station in India.
16. Government college of fine arts and
crafts is the oldest college in Asia.
17. In 1930, Madras University introduced
Bachelor's course in Music for the first time in India.
18. Chennai remains top in the most visited
cities in India till 2008 by tourists.
19. Phoneix shopping mall at Velachery is one
of the biggest malls in Asia.
20. Chennai contributes to 40 % of retail
Gold sales in India.
21. Marina is the second longest beach in
world
22. Chennai is the cultural capital of South
India.
23.Second largest IT exporter in India.
24. According to Forbes magazine, Chennai is
one of the fastest growing cities in the world and the only Indian city to be
rated in the "Forbes-Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities in the World"
25. A major part of India's automobile industry
is based in and around Chennai thus earning it the nickname "Detroit of
India"
26. Tidel park in Chennai was Asia's largest
IT park when it was built.
27. Chennai is the largest electronic
hardware exporter in India.
28. One of the four cities in India to be
connected by under sea fiber optics cable.
29. First Indian city to have widespread Wifi
facility.
30. World bank permanent back office in
Chennai is the biggest building owned by World bank outside its headquarters in
Washington D.C
31. Chennai is termed as health capital of
India. Chennai Koyambedu CMBT is the biggest bus terminal in Asia.
32. Chennai is the biggest artificial port in
India & biggest in Bay of Bengal
33. Chepauk M.A. Chidambaram stadium is the
oldest cricket stadium in India
34. Only Indian city to be attacked during
world war 1
35. Bus transportation was introduced by year 1925 in Chennai.
Interestingly Flight service was introduced in 1917 itself.
36. Madras was renamed as Chennai in the year
1996.
37. Cancer institute established in 1920 is
the oldest Cancer hospital in India.
38. Anna Centenary Library in Chennai is the
biggest library in Asia.Vandalur zoo is the first public zoo and also largest
in India.
39. Chennai has the highest two wheeler
population in India.Chennai is the second largest employment producer in India
with 35,000 jobs every year.
40. Chennai is the best place for post
production work for all Indian cinema according to experts.
41. Chennai ranked first for its educational
institutions by Outlook magazine.
Above all VANDHARAI VAZHA VEIKKUM city
is Chennai. Its mixture of population highlight this point.
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