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Mandaveli (also known as Mandavelli or Mandavelipakkam) is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is also termed usually as Mandavelipakkam which in the Tamil language "Mandhai" is 'herd of cattle' and "Veli" is 'grassland'. Location Mandaveli is located close to the locality of Mylapore. It is bordered by Mylapore in the north, Santhome (and MRC Nagar) in the east and RA Puram in the south and in the west. It derives its name from a literal translation with reference to the rearing of cows "mandhai" meaning - "herd" and " Veli" which means open space in Tamil. On the west side it is surrounded by Alwarpet. Mandaveli is predominantly a residential area with the main "landmarks" being the 150-year-old Kapali talkies, the Airtel regional office of Tamil Nadu, the Ponds regional head office, Hindustan Lever, and others like Greenways road & boat club. Due to its proximity to the temple dense Mylapore, Mandaveli is home to a large number of Brahmins. Mandavelipakkam is seen as a reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Thome Basilica
San Thomas Church, officially known as St Thomas Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Thomas, is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in India, at the Santhome neighbourhood of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. The present structure dates back to 1523 AD, when it was built by the Portuguese over the tomb of Thomas the Apostle. ''indiastudychannel.com''. Retrieved 30 August 2021 In 1896, it was in the Madras province according to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrc Nagar
MRC may refer to Government * Mail recovery center, or postal dead letter office * Medical Research Council (other), several national medical research organizations, including: ** Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) * Medical Reserve Corps, a US network of volunteer organizations * Military Revolutionary Committee, in revolutionary Russia * Mississippi River Commission, a federal U.S. organization for managing the river * Municipalité régionale de comté (regional county municipality), Quebec, Canada * Virginia Marine Resources Commission Organizations, companies, education * EmArcy Records, an American record label (name derived from initials of Mercury Record Company) * Malaysian Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian organisation * Media Research Center, a US organization * Media Rating Council, a US organization * Medicare Rights Center, a US nonprofit organization * Mekong River Commission, an inter-governmental organization to manage water resources among th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries of the Bay of Bengal, countries are dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Geopolitically, the bay is bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sangaman Kanda, Sri Lanka, and the northwesternmost point of Sumatra, Indonesia. Cox's Bazar Beach, Cox's Bazar, the longest sea beach in the world and Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest and the natural habitat of the Bengal tiger, are located along the bay. The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of . A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges–Hooghly River, Hooghly, the Padma River, Padma, the Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ForeShore Estate
Foreshore Estate is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is situated along the southern stretch of the Marina Beach. The proposed Marina Business centre commercial complex on 25 acre land at Foreshore Estate in Chennai, is planned to develop by the State Government of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the primary sites in the city for the immersion of the Ganesh (Vinayaka) idols during the annual Ganesh festival. The idols are first paraded down South Marina Beach Marina Beach, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Bay of Bengal. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of , making it the second longest ... (Kamaraj Salai) before being brought to Foreshore Estate for immersion in the sea. The festival takes place in September. Some of the buses plying through Foreshore Estate are 6A, 6D, 12B, 21B, 21D, 21E, 21L, 27D, PP51, PP19, PP21 and PP66. Location in context Picture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RA Puram
Ra is the Sun-god of Ancient Egypt. Ra or RA may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * Ra (Stargate), a character from the film ''Stargate'', based on the Egyptian god * ''Ra'' (1972 film), a 1972 documentary film about Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions * ''Ra'' (2014 film), a Tamil fantasy film Gaming * ''Rocket Arena'', a ''Quake'' mod * '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'', a game Music * A half-step below Re on the solfège musical scale Performers * Ra (band), an American rock band * Ra (musician), the pseudonym of Raoul Sinier, a French digital painter and electronic musician * R.A. the Rugged Man (born c. 1974), American rapper * Sun Ra (1914–1993), American jazz musician and philosopher * Rise Against, an American punk/hardcore band Albums * ''Ra'' (Utopia album), 1977 * ''Ra'' (Eloy album), 1988 Songs * "Ra", a song by Northlane from ''Node'', 2015 * Ra (Inna song), 2018 Other media * ''Ra'', a novel by qntm * Ra (board game), a board game f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leela Palace Chennai
The Leela Palace Chennai is a 326-room five star deluxe hotel in Chennai, India. It is located at MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, in the Adyar Creek area in the southern end of the Marina Beach. The hotel is designed by Atlanta-based architects Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart and Associates, Inc. and is themed after the Chettinad architecture of Tamil Nadu. With the project cost exceeding 8,000 million, the hotel was expected to open in September 2012. However, delays in construction and operation preparation have pushed its inaugural date to January 2013. History The land for the hotel was acquired from industrialist M. A. M. Ramaswamy for about 700 million. In September 2014, ESPA, a 16,000-square feet spa, was opened at the hotel. In September 2017, the hotel was purchased from the Leela Group by the American private equity fund Marigold Capital for 7,000 million. The hotel Located on 6.25 acres near Adyar Creek facing the Bay of Bengal, the 16-story hotel with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JW Marriott Chennai
JW Marriott Chennai was a five-star luxury hotel under construction in Chennai, India. The 357-room hotel, being built at MRC Nagar on the seafront of Chennai facing the Bay of Bengal near the Adyar estuary, is being developed at a cost of 6,200 million and forms part of Marriott International Inc. Initially planned to open in 2005, the project was delayed due to lack of funds and regulatory issues. History The hotel was planned in 1998. The design consultant of the project was BBG, based in New York City. C. R. Narayana Rao (CRN) Group was the local architect and structural and civil engineers group for the project. The hotel group initially announced to start the construction of the luxury hotel, promoted by Hyderabad-based Viceroy Hotels Ltd, in late 2002 and complete the project by 2005. However, construction work started in 2005 at an initial cost of 4,900 million. The project was then delayed for several reasons including obtaining permissions from the local administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun TV Network
Sun TV Network Limited is a Indian media company, headquartered in Chennai. It is a part of Sun Group and was established on 14 April 1993 by Kalanithi Maran. It owns a variety of television channels and radio stations in multiple languages. Its flagship channel is Sun TV. It promotes Tamil's to Fight for Tamil nation. Film production Sun Pictures is a film production and distribution company established in 2000. It is a part of Sun TV Network. It has produced the TV film '' Siragugal'' and Rajinikanth starrer '' Enthiran''. It has distributed more than 20 Tamil films starting from '' Kadhalil Vizhunthen'', and now producing many big budget movies. Television production company Sun Entertainment is a television production company, which co-produces the daily soaps which are to be telecasted in their channels to hold the ip rights for future with themselves and also produces small budget movies for Sun TV Direct TV Premier, after movie released in TV it will available o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velachery
Velachery is a neighborhood of Chennai. It is located in the southern part of the Chennai city sharing borders with Guindy in the north, Taramani in the east, Perungudi in the south-east, Pallikaranai wetland, Pallikaranai in the south, Madipakkam in south-west, Adambakkam in the west and north-west. It is the headquarters of Velachery taluk and straddles the boundary between Chennai district, Chennai and Kancheepuram districts. Etymology Velachery has it origin in the Tamil language, Tamil words வேளர் (''Velar'') meaning farmers or வேளிர் (''Velir'') from the name of older Tamilakam tribe and the word சேரி (''Cheri'') meaning community. The name ''Veli Cheri'' is found in an inscription at Selliamman temple dating to the period of Chola dynasty, Cholas. Another theory states that the name might have its origin from Sanskrit ''Vedasreni'', translated as 'refuge of the Vedas'. History The history of Velachery dates back to ninth century CE when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai Beach Railway Station
Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. Built on reclaimed land, the station serves the suburban services of the Chennai Suburban Railway and Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai) and a few passenger trains. It serves as the northern terminus for the Chennai MRTS line. The station is named after High Court Beach, which was later built up as part of Chennai Port, and not after the Marina Beach, which is located a few kilometres away and is served by , Triplicane and Lighthouse stations of the MRTS line. The station consists of 1500 square metres of open parking area. The station is located adjacent to the High Court and Broadway. There is also Burma Bazaar, which sells foreign merchandise in small shops outside of the station. Most of the government offices and headquarters of some banks, and Parry Group's offices are also located near the station. In addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
