ABOUT CHENNAI

A widespread city that still greets the skies, green Chennai still retains several vestiges of a long-gone past. It is a city that adheres to the leisurely tempo of life of a world of yesterday; a city whose values of another day still survive amidst the humdrum bustle of modern; a city that still retains the charm, culture and courtesies of the ages.

The city of Chennai owes its existence to the East India Company and the Company’s officials, Francis Day and Andrew Cogan. The city itself sprung up around Fort St George built in the 17th century by the Company and later incorporated into the British Empire.

Chennai, formerly Madras, is a perfect cocktail of the modern and the traditional. Flanked by the Bay of Bengal on India’s East Coast, it is a city of soaring temple spires, beautiful beaches and trendy shopping malls, specialty restaurants.

Chennai is home to a vibrant IT sector with leading software companies having made the city their hub. In key sectors such as electronic components manufacturing, automobile, heavy engineering, financial and retail, Chennai plays a pivotal role.

Key Commercial And Other Areas Within 15 Kilometers Of Nortels