T. Nagar
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| Thyagaraya Nagar | |||
| Coordinates | 13°02′03″N 80°13′48″E / 13.03416°N 80.23006°E | ||
| Country |  India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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[edit] Geography
Thyagaraya Nagar is located at 13°02′N 80°14′E / 13.04°N 80.24°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 13 metres (45 feet). It is located about 10 km from the Chennai Airport and about 8 km from Chennai Central and is well connected to both by local train and bus services. It lies to the west of Mount Road (Anna Salai), and is loosely bordered by Saidapet and West Mambalam to the west, Nandanam to the south, and Nungambakkam to the north.Real estate prices are extremely high (among the highest in the city of Chennai) as space is inadequate. T.Nagar,like many other parts of Chennai, has often experienced an acute water-shortage in the recent years. Other problems include pollution and traffic congestion.
[edit] History
The broad roads in this new locality were tree-lined, as were other parts of the city, and were named after stalwarts in the ruling Justice party then. Two of the roads, however, were named after two workmen, Nagamani and Govindan, who died while digging trenches for the new drainage system.
Nalli's showroom was the first prominent shop to appear. This was in the year 1935. Soon other establishments began to make their presence felt. From the 1950s onwards, T.Nagar has steadily risen as the most preferred shopping centres in the city.
[edit] Localities
Localities of Thyagaraya Nagar include- Pondy Bazaar
- Panagal Park
- Ranganathan Street
[edit] Demographics
T.Nagar's bazaars are frequented by a number of shoppers. On a typical weekend, the number of people who move about on Pondy Bazaar, the suburb's principal commercial area, might soar up to 500,000. During festival season, because of the discounts and reductions offered by dealers of silk sarees and jewellers, this number might reach 2 million.[edit] Economy
Pondy Bazaar, the main shopping area, stretches for around a kilometre on Thyagaraya Road. Pavement shops found in Pondy Bazaar sell a variety of items, including clothes, toys, and electronics, at cheap rates. Bigger stores often sell both indigenous goods and imported designer brands.
The area around Panagal Park is known for its silk saree shops. Many prominent jewellery stores are also found here. The variety in shopping options makes T.Nagar one of the most crowded areas in Chennai during the festival seasons (usually beginning in October before Deepavali and ending in January after Pongal). The area around Panagal Park has seen the oncoming of new clothing stores, including RmKV, Kumaran, and Nalli, over the past few years.
Ranganathan Street, located on the approach to the Mambalam train station, is forbidden to motor traffic as it is crowded with shoppers during the day time. Ranganathan St. contains Saravana Stores which bring a constant supply of shoppers hoping to buy its low cost products
[edit] Culture
T.Nagar offers a variety of entertainment options. It has recently grown to become a major hub for the Carnatic music festival-season, with a number of sabhas (such as Vani Mahal and Bharath Kalachar) hosting famous performers.It also has a number of parks, cricket grounds, and other recreational facilities. The RKM cricket ground adjoining GN Chetty road hosts division IV and V city-league games.
[edit] Society
T.Nagar residents are an unusual mix of the traditional and the modern and this is reflected in the way the neighbourhood has been growing. Several new eateries have come up while at the same time, traditional restaurants are also packed. With the city extending its bed-time more every year, the locality has acquired a reputation of always being in the fast lane. The grand textile showrooms close very late at night, and their hoarding boards constantly illuminate the roads. Early in the morning, joggers and walkers take full advantage of the empty roads, with the fresh air that's so hard to come by in this area at all other times of the day. Panagal Park, Natesan Park and Jeeva Park all have their regular crowd and their walkers' associations are extremely active.T.Nagar is also a place of musical intellects.Lot of sabhas are very active during the December month.[edit] Temples
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) is located on Venkatanarayana Road. It has a replica of Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati. Darshan, accommodation and some arjita sevas (types of worshipping) and one-day trips to Tirumala can be arranged here itself. There is also a Sringeri Shrada Peetham Mutt on Venkatanarayana Road itself. The temple is very good for its ambiance and large meditation hall. There is a Krishnan Koil in South West Boag Road.A Shiva-Vishnu temple is located near the bus depot.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Bus
T.Nagar is easily accessible from most parts of the city by bus. The T.Nagar bus terminus off Usman Road is a hub for services operating via the commercial district, including routes to Mylapore, Kodambakkam, Tiruvanmiyur, Ambattur, Pattabiram, Annanagar and Tiruvallur. There are also routes to various places in neighboring Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts.Other important bus stops in T.Nagar are Panagal Park, Pondy Bazaar, Power House, and Vani Mahal.
[edit] Train
T.Nagar is serviced by the two stations. One by a railway station located in Mambalam, off South Usman Road and another one at Kodambakkam again off North Usman Road serving both southern and northern T.Nagar. Local electric-trains connect T.Nagar with other parts of Chennai.[edit] Education
T.Nagar is home to Ramakrishna Mission, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary school (T.P.Road Branch - From Pre-KG to 8th grade), Holy Angels higher secondary school for girls, Sri Sankara Bala Vidyalaya H. Sec School,T.Nagar High School Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Shrine Vailankanni Sr. Sec School, Vidyodaya, and Venkata Subba Rao.Karnataka sanga school, Habbibullah road There are a number of private libraries with vast collections of books.
[edit] Landmarks
- Grace Promotions In Usman Road
- Panagal Park located in the middle of the locality bearing the same name.
- Alaiyamman Temple adjacent to Mount Road
- Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
- Thyagaraya Nagar Bus Stand is located off South Usman Road
- Vani Mahal is located at the intersection of G.N.Chetty Road and Dr. Nair Road
- Siva Vishnu Temple located on South Usman Road near the Bus Stand
- Krishnan Temple is located in South west Boag Road and at the end of South Dhandapani Street
- Thala Ashwath's house is located to the side of the north usman road-mahalingapuram flyover.
- Nadigar Sangam is located at Habibullah Road, which also houses the S.G.S.Sabha
[edit] Personalities associated with localities in T. Nagar
- Thyagaraya Nagar, Sir Thyagaraya Road - named after Theagaroya Chetty
- Dr. Nair Road - named after Dr. T. M. Nair
- Panagal Park - named after the Raja of Panagal
- Natesan Park - named after C. Natesa Mudaliar
- Thanikachalam Road - named after O. Thanikachalam Chetti
- Sivagnanam Road - named after T. N. Sivagnanam Pillai
- North and South Usman Road - named after Sir Mohammad Usman
- North and South Boag Road - named after G. T. Boag.
- Habibullah Road - named after Sir Muhammad Habibullah.
- G. N. Chetty Road - named after Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty.
- Pondy Bazaar - Named after W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar.
- Burkitt Road - Named after Harold Hamilton Burkitt.
[edit] Politics
| Year | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48.6% 74,131 | 37.8% 57,654 |
| 2001 | 46.5% 55,376 | 48.6% 57,875 |
| 1996 | 24.1% 27,463 | 67.2% 76,461 |
| 1991 | 61.2% 64,460 | 31.5% 33,147 |
| 1989* | 21.5% 24,920 | 43.0% 49,772 |
| 1984 | 49.3% 49,038 | 40.3% 40,154 |
| 1980 | 50.6% 42,566 | 42.9% 36,100 |
| 1977 | 29.6% 22,316 | 30.9% 23,346 |
[edit] State assembly politics
Main article: Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)
T. Nagar is known for voting against the trend, voting against the winning party, on 5 separate occasions, since 1962 assembly elections. It has also become a critical swing constituency, since it has become increasingly closer in recent years. It is worth noting that in the last election, ADMK were able to significantly increase their vote share, winning with a margin of 10.8%. This is mostly due to the high satisfaction of the Jayalalithaa government from 2001-2006, due to significant development that took place in that time period in the T. Nagar area.- Note: In 1989, ADMK was split between Janaki faction and Jayalalithaa faction, and only the Jayalalithaa faction is reported in the ADMK column since they were the highest vote getter from the divided faction. The Janaki faction got 8,268, which is about 7.2% of the voters.
[edit] Lok Sabha politics
T. Nagar assembly constituency is part of Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency).[4][edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Thyagaraya Nagar
- ^ Madras Rediscovered by S.Muthiah
- ^ Article on The Hindu Business Line on the history of T.Nagar
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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