Welcome to Chennai!

Discovering Chennai is a timeless journey, a journey filled with treasures, temples, shrines, forts and palaces. This is the “Gateway of South India” and its time that we take you through this journey. Chennai, also known as Madras, one of the four major metropolitan cities of India, is the capital of the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu. The exotic state is famous for its cutworks in the temples, coconut fringes, and silk saris. More..

About Chennai

Chennai is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. More..

Historical Events

Madras founded. Fort St. George repaired and attains the present shape. Egmore, Purasawalkam and Tondiarpet annexed to the City. More..

Places of Interest

Fort St.George, Fort Museum, Government Museum and National Art Gallery (Egmore), Birla Planetarium, Connemare Library, Amir Mahal. More..

Egmore Government Musemum

Government Museum is the second oldest museum after Indian Museum at Kolkata. It houses the rarest collection of Raja Ravi Varma's paintings More..

Ripon Building

The building is a fine example of neoclassical style of architecture. It was built over a period of four years and the inauguration, apparently More..

University of Madras

Also known as the Madras University, it was started to fulfill the need for an English college in the city. The university board was constituted in January More..

Chennai Train Routes

Chennai Beach, Chengalpet, Velachery, Sullurpetta, Tiruttani, Central, Tirumalpur, Chennai Fort, Park, Egmore. More..

Metro Rail Route

Chennai metropolis has been growing rapidly and the traffic volumes on the roads have also been increasing. More..

Tamilnadu Train Routes

Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Nagarkoil, Kanniakumari, Chengalpattu, Dindigul, Tuticorin, Arakkonam. More..