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Nungambakkam
Coordinates: 13.0654N 80.2326E

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Nungambakkam is a locality in Chennai, India's fourth largest metropolitan city. The neighborhood
abounds with multi-national commercial establishments, important government offices, foreign Nungambakkam
consulates, sprawling educational institutions, shopping malls, sporting facilities, tourist spots, star hotels, neighbourhood
restaurants, and cultural centers. Nungambakkam is also a prime residential area in Chennai. The
adjoining regions of Nungambakkam include Egmore, Chetput (Chetpet), T. Nagar, Kodambakkam,
Choolaimedu and Kilpauk.

Contents
1 History
1.1 Location in context
2 Localities
3 Transport Valluvar Kottam
4 References Nickname(s): ajii
5 External links

History
Nungambakkam is one of the oldest parts of Chennai. It formed the western limits of Madras until the
1960s, and it was part of Madras since the 18th century.

According to K.V. Raman's The Early History of the Madras Region, Nungambakkam features in an 11th-
century copper plate pertaining to Rajendra Chola.[1]

According to the Chennai Corporation's records,[2] Nungambakkam village, which was under a Mughal
firman, was handed over to the British along with four other villages (Tiruvatiyoor, Kathiwakam,
Vyasarpady and Sathangadu) in 1708. These five villages were hence forward known as the 'Five New
Towns'. Since then, Nungambakkam has been a part of Madras city. Public buildings and colleges rose in
the 1850s.

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In the early part of the 20th century, Nungambakkam rose as one of the upper-class European residential
areas, housing civil servants and influential members of the city administration. The 1911 Encyclopdia
Britannica records the presence of vast empty spaces and parks in Nungambakkam. Most of
Nungambakkam's principal lanes, such as College Road, Haddows Road and Sterling Road, are over 100
years old and appear in a 1909 map of Madras city. Sterling Road consists of trees in both the sides, which
is very rare to see in the heart of a metropolitan city. Pizza Hut, Pizza Corner, Coffee day Lounge, World
of Titan, KFC, Reebok, NIKE, ADIDAS, Marrybrown, Just Born, Chicking, BASICS etc. all have opened
their shops in Nungambakkam. Traffic is very high in Nungambakkam during peak hours (8am-11am &
6pm-9.30pm) due to various road junctions which connects some important places in Chennai city. There
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are a lot of ATMs and branches of various international banks such as Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank
etc..

The Women's Christian College was established in 1915. The Good Shepherd Convent later known as the
Good Shephered Higher Secondary Matriculation School was established in 1925. Loyola College was
established as an arts college in 1925.

Location in context
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Localities Show map of Tamil Nadu
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The subdivisions of Nungambakkam include Mahalingapuram, Lake area, Village road, Sterling road, Show all
College road, Shenoy road and Haddows road. Coordinates: 13.0654N 80.2326E

Three out of the city's four prime residential areas; Wallace Gardens, Khader Nawaz Khan Road and Country India
Kothari Road, are in Nungambakkam. State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai District
Good Shepherd Higher Secondary Matriculation school,Loyola College, MOP Vaishnav college, SDAT Metro Chennai
Tennis Stadium, Ispahani Center, Women's Christian College, Valluvar Kottam, GG Hospitals, SIMS
Government
Hospital, PERS Enterprises Pvt LTD Childs Trust Hospital and Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan are some of
the city's prominent landmarks. The SDAT stadium hosts the long-running ATP event, the Chennai Open. Body Chennai Corporation
Valluvar Kottam, dedicated to the Tamil Saint-Poet Thiruvalluvar ( in Tamil), is a Language
popular tourist attraction in Chennai. Official Tamil

Nungambakkam is also the Occidental cultural district of Chennai, being home to the Alliance Franaise Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
and Max Mueller Bhavan. It is also home to many expensive western fashion boutiques and malls. PIN 600034

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The Regional Passport Office (http://passport.tn.nic.in/about_us.htm) of Chennai is located on Haddows Planning CMDA
Road, Nungambakkam. This office issues passports to half of Tamil Nadu. Nungambakkam is also home agency
to the Austrian, Canadian and South Korean consulates in Chennai as well as the British Deputy High Civic Chennai Corporation
Commission.[3] agency
Website www.chennai.tn.nic.in
Mahalingapuram Sree Ayyappa Temple (http://www.chennai.tn.nic.in)

[1] (http://lnp.co.in/news/mahalingapuram-ayyappan-templekumbhabhishekam) Mahalingapuram Ayyappan -

Guruvayurappan Temple conducted its Kumbhabhishekam, for which the high priests of the Sabarimal Temple
performed the Ashtabandha Kalasham.

About four decades ago, there existed in the Chennai Metropolis no temple dedicated exclusively to Lord Ayyappa. In
the absence of any institutionalized service, devotees proceeding to Sabarimala during the Mandalam-Makaravilakku
seasons had to fend for themselves. Indeed, Ayyappan Vilakku used to be conducted in several areas of the city as an
annual feature, enlisting the support of local devotees. One such area was Nungambakkam.

Educational Institutions in and around Nungambakkam are

Sterling road junction, Nungambakkam
Sri krishnaswamy matriculation higher secondary school
Loyola College
Good Shephered Higher Secondary Matriculation School
MOP Vaishnav College
Women's Christian College
Vidyodaya Matriculation School
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
Panimalar Polytechnic College
Pearl Academy of Fashion Management
Institute for Financial Management and Research
Institute of Computer Accountants
IEC Technologies
Liba Informatic Center
Mazenet Solution
NIIT
Vicapri Labs
SISI

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Transport
Nungambakkam is well connected to other parts of the city. Many of the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corporation
(MTC) buses run through Nungambakkam. Nungambakkam has its own Suburban Train Station on the Chennai Beach -
Tambaram Railway Station railway line, which connects it to other parts of the city.

The Nungambakkam station is among the top three EMU stations, along with Chromepet and St. Thomas Mount, in terms
of the number of persons who use the facilities on the Chennai Beach-Tambaram section every day.

References
1. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-village-called-nungambakkam/article4329758.ece
2. | Welcome to Corporation of Chennai || (http://www.chennaicorporation.com/aboutcoc/che_history10.htm)
3. Foreign Embassies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (http://www.tn.gov.in/misc/embassies_in_chennai.htm)
Pizza Hut and Corporation Bank
outlets at Sterling Road Junction
External links

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