Chennai is a cultural hub and thriving metropolitan city, which is situated on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.

Formerly known as Madras, Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu and is widely acknowledged as the epicentre of Tamil culture and heritage in India. The city’s booming economy has given rise to a variety of industries ranging from textiles to hardware manufacturing and today its stands as one of the largest commercial centres in South India

The city has been a place where artists have been able to thrive and offers travellers a glimpse into age-old arts including classical dance, music, sculpture and crafts.

Travellers can visit a Bharatanatyam dance school during their stay and learn this unique and traditional dance form which is often featured in Bollywood and Tamil films.

The city’s architecture showcases a blend of traditional ethnic structures from the Dravidian civilization, and also features remnants of the city’s colonial past.

Chennai is believed to be up to 400 years old, it was first colonized by the Portuguese and then the Dutch. Finally the British established it as a leading urban location and naval base.

An economic hotspot: Chennai’s economy is built on the automobile sector, software services, hardware manufacturing, textiles, healthcare and financial services. Chennai has been dubbed ‘the Detroit of South Asia’ due to its strong automobile manufacturing industry. Due to its continued growth and development, the city remains a commercial hub and economic hotspot in the region.(niz)

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