Gandhi Nagar is a neighbourhood in Adyar, in the south eastern part of the Indian city of Chennai. It is among the most upscale neighborhoods in Chennai. Property prices in Gandhi Nagar have been increasing significantly. It is bordered by the Adyar River, Kasturba Nagar, Kotturpuram, Indira Nagar and the Buckingham canal. Today Gandhi Nagar is a commercial hot spot having relatively good transport and other facilities.
Gandhi Nagar has more than 150 years of history. The oldest landmarks in Gandhi Nagar are the Pillaiyar Kovil and the St. Patrick's School. It was established as 'Gandhi Gram' in January 1948, just a week before Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. Gandhi Nagar is one of the earliest planned layouts in the erstwhile Madras with more than 322 housing plots, underground drainage systems and broad roads. The neighborhood began its transformation towards becoming a residential locality around 1949 when the first residents are believed to have moved in.[1]
Gandhi Nagar Societyedit
First transportedit
The first residential (non academic) inhabitants are people from a tiny town called Sadhuranga pattinam (சதுரங்கப்பட்டினம்) or Sadras as it is called. They came from Chengulpet to Gandhi Nagar via Buckingham canal via boats that was propelled by wind under favorable conditions or the boats were pulled by humans with rope from boat tied to their waist. At that time in 1942, Gandhi Nagar had lush paddy fields and was used for agriculture and was bordered by Guindy forest (which has almost disappeared now).
First familiesedit
The Mudaliar Brothers, S.K.Puniyakoti Mudaliar and S.K.Ramachandra Mudaliar in 1958
The Alwaris family is said to be the first family who resided in Gandhi Nagar.
The next was the family of Mudaliar Brothers. The Mudaliar Brothers consisted of Mr. S.K. Ramachandra Mudaliar and Mr. S.K.Puniyakoti Mudaliar. They worked in Triplicane, but bought vast lands in Gandhi Nagar as their building construction flourished. In one of their lands stands the old cancer institute, which was donated by Mr. S.K. Puniyakoti Mudaliar. Mr. Puniyakoti Mudaliar built first independent flats in Gandhi Nagar. The Mudaliar brothers construction industry recruited people from Sathurangapattinam (Sadras), the first workers settled on banks of Adyar River, this settlement was later called Malligai Poo Nagar.
Dr.A.Ramachandran was another personality who was one among the few who chose to purchase a house in 1954 and reside in Gandhi Nagar. He was a famous Veterinary Doctor and Surgeon who was often visited by people from all walks of life including Politicians, Film Personalities of yesteryear's and normal people alike. He was serving the Government & was assigned specific tasks to enhance care of the wild and mammals.
Malligai Poo Nagar (மல்லிகை பூ நகர்)edit
The Mudaliar Brothers (S.K.Ramachandra Mudaliar and S.K.Puniyakoti Mudaliar) were building contractors. They needed manpower to execute their projects. Hence people (primarily from Sathurangapattinam) were bought in. They settled on the banks of Adyar river. The laborer settlement attracted more people, thus a community was formed and was named Malligai Poo Nagar which means jasmine flower settlement.
Gandhi Nagar Libraryedit
Modern Gandhi Nagaredit
Gandhi Nagar today is a hot spot in the city, having many businesses and hotels.
Businessedit
Kolam Serviced Apartments, 51, 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar
MAVY Physiotherapy Centre, 64/1, 4th Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar
The Grand Sweets and Snacks - Located on 2nd Main Road is 'the' star attraction of Gandhi Nagar. Although these days, the traffic congestion caused by this and other business are adding to the nuisance value.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gandhi Nagar Chennai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gandhi Nagar is a neighbourhood in Adyar in the south eastern part of the Indian city of Chennai It is among the most upscale neighborhoods in Chennai Property prices in Gandhi Nagar have been increasing significantly It is bordered by the Adyar River Kasturba Nagar Kotturpuram Indira Nagar and the Buckingham canal Today Gandhi Nagar is a commercial hot spot having relatively good transport and other facilities Contents 1 History 1 1 Gandhi Nagar Society 1 2 First transport 1 3 First families 1 4 Malligai Poo Nagar மல ல க ப நகர 1 5 Gandhi Nagar Library 2 Modern Gandhi Nagar 3 Business 4 Temples amp Religious Institutions 5 Famous people 6 Schools 7 ReferencesHistory editGandhi Nagar has more than 150 years of history The oldest landmarks in Gandhi Nagar are the Pillaiyar Kovil and the St Patrick s School It was established as Gandhi Gram in January 1948 just a week before Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated Gandhi Nagar is one of the earliest planned layouts in the erstwhile Madras with more than 322 housing plots underground drainage systems and broad roads The neighborhood began its transformation towards becoming a residential locality around 1949 when the first residents are believed to have moved in 1 Gandhi Nagar Society edit First transport edit The first residential non academic inhabitants are people from a tiny town called Sadhuranga pattinam சத ரங கப பட ட னம or Sadras as it is called They came from Chengulpet to Gandhi Nagar via Buckingham canal via boats that was propelled by wind under favorable conditions or the boats were pulled by humans with rope from boat tied to their waist At that time in 1942 Gandhi Nagar had lush paddy fields and was used for agriculture and was bordered by Guindy forest which has almost disappeared now First families edit nbsp The Mudaliar Brothers S K Puniyakoti Mudaliar and S K Ramachandra Mudaliar in 1958The Alwaris family is said to be the first family who resided in Gandhi Nagar The next was the family of Mudaliar Brothers The Mudaliar Brothers consisted of Mr S K Ramachandra Mudaliar and Mr S K Puniyakoti Mudaliar They worked in Triplicane but bought vast lands in Gandhi Nagar as their building construction flourished In one of their lands stands the old cancer institute which was donated by Mr S K Puniyakoti Mudaliar Mr Puniyakoti Mudaliar built first independent flats in Gandhi Nagar The Mudaliar brothers construction industry recruited people from Sathurangapattinam Sadras the first workers settled on banks of Adyar River this settlement was later called Malligai Poo Nagar Dr A Ramachandran was another personality who was one among the few who chose to purchase a house in 1954 and reside in Gandhi Nagar He was a famous Veterinary Doctor and Surgeon who was often visited by people from all walks of life including Politicians Film Personalities of yesteryear s and normal people alike He was serving the Government amp was assigned specific tasks to enhance care of the wild and mammals Malligai Poo Nagar மல ல க ப நகர edit The Mudaliar Brothers S K Ramachandra Mudaliar and S K Puniyakoti Mudaliar were building contractors They needed manpower to execute their projects Hence people primarily from Sathurangapattinam were bought in They settled on the banks of Adyar river The laborer settlement attracted more people thus a community was formed and was named Malligai Poo Nagar which means jasmine flower settlement Gandhi Nagar Library editModern Gandhi Nagar editGandhi Nagar today is a hot spot in the city having many businesses and hotels Business editKolam Serviced Apartments 51 2nd Main Road Gandhi Nagar MAVY Physiotherapy Centre 64 1 4th Main Road Gandhi Nagar Adyar The Grand Sweets and Snacks Located on 2nd Main Road is the star attraction of Gandhi Nagar Although these days the traffic congestion caused by this and other business are adding to the nuisance value Sri Krishna Sweets Sri Lakshmi Systems Computerised Astrological Services 49 2nd Main Road Gandhi Nagar Spencer s Daily Sangeetha s Desi Destination Vegetarian Restaurant Odyssey Books and gifts Nuts and Spices Cup and Saucer Kaya Skin Clinic Basics Men s wear showroom Naihaa Kumarakom Kerala cuisine restaurant Munveedu Restaurant Ravi s Executive Parlour Men s stylist amp hairdresser Adyar Ananda Bhavan McDonald s Located near naihaa first main road Bata Footwear sales Universal Gadget sales JFA Furniture store Ramonds Apparel home Home products Located near Spencers daily at first main road Code interesteR Coding schoolTemples amp Religious Institutions editSri Anantha Padmanabhaswami Temple St Louis Church Sundara Vinayagar Temple Mookambikai Amman temple Durgai amman temple Shirdi Sai Baba templeFamous people editAlwaris family S K Ramachandra Mudaliar S K Puniyakoti Mudaliar MK Thiagaraja Bagavathar Adv R Thiagarajan Adv Vasudha Thiagarajan MG Ramachandran Kalki Krishnamurthy Dr Padma Subrahmanyam Anandha Vikatan S Balasubramaniyan Dr A Ramachandran Komal Anbarasan Adv Arcot Vishnuvardhana Mudaliar Justice AR Lakshmanan Justice Jagadhesan Justice Veerasamy Justice Ramaswamy Adithanar family Advocate R Gandhi Musician T Mukta The Chandoks DIG SrikanthSchools editSt Patrick s St Michael s Academy Kumararrajah Muthiah Higher Secondary School Kumari Rani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science Kumari Rani Meena Muthiah Matriculation Higher Secondary School Rani Meiyammai Bala Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School St Mark s SchoolSri sankaraReferences edit Those were the days When Madras grew beyond Adyar River 22 April 2018 Archived from the original on 29 April 2018 13 00 28 N 80 15 11 E 13 007736 N 80 252938 E 13 007736 80 252938 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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