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Timeline of Chennai

March 10, 2023

This is a timeline of major events in the history of Chennai.

Prehistory

Before common era

1st millennium CE

11th century

12th century

13th century

  • 1241: Kundrathur Kandhalheeswarar Temple is built

16th century

17th century

  • 1612: Dutch arrive and capture the region and establish near Pulicat, just north of the city.
  • 1626: The British East India Company decide to build a factory on the east coast and select Armagon (Dugarazpatnam), a village some 35 miles north of Pulicat, as its site.
  • 1637: Francis Day, one of the officers of the East India Company, a member of the Masulipatam Council and the chief of the Armagon Factory, makes a voyage of exploration in 1637 down the coast as far as Pondicherry in order to choose a site for a new settlement.
  • 1639: The English secures a grant from the Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka, Nayaks of Kalahasti, for getting a three-mile-long strip of land and the city of Madras is founded (22 August).[6] Foundation is laid for Fort St. George.
  • The population of the Portuguese and Dutch settlers in the region reaches 10,000, although substantially outnumbered by the local population.
 
A plan of the Fort St. George and surrounding settlements
*Kalikambal Temple is moved to the current location.
  • 1646: Population of the city recorded as 19,000.[7]
  • 1664: First British hospital in the country is started in Fort St. George (16 November); later becomes the Government General Hospital.
  • 1668: Triplicane is annexed to the city.
  • 1669: Population of the city increased to 40,000.[7]
  • 1678: Foundation is laid for St. Mary's Church in Fort St. George.
  • 1679: St. Mary's Church is completed.
  • 1688: Madras City Municipal Corporation is inaugurated.
  • 1693: Egmore, Purasawalkam and Tondiarpet are annexed to the city.[8]

18th century

 
An 18th-century painting of Fort St George
 
Surrender of the City of Madras in 1746 to de La Bourdonnais, by Jacques François Joseph Swebach
  • 1758: French Commander Lawly sieges Madras.[citation needed]
  • 1759: French siege ends.[citation needed]
  • 1760: New Black Town is developed over the debris of the old Black Town.[10]
  • 1767: Hyder Ali invades the city for the first time.
  • 1768: Chepauk Palace is built by Nawab of Arcot.
  • 1769: Hyder Ali invades the city for the second time.
  • 1772: General Hospital at Fort St. George moves to its present location.[8]
  • Seven Wells Scheme, the city's first organised water supply, is started.[10]
  • 1777: Veerappillai is appointed as first Kotthawal, giving rise to the name 'Kotthawal Chavadi'.
  • 1783: Fort St. George is repaired and attains the present shape.
  • 1784: The first newspaper, Madras Courier, is founded.
  • 1785: First post office starts functioning.
  • 1786: William Petrie, a member of the Madras Government, builds a private astronomical observatory, the first observatory in the East.[11]
  • 1788: Thomas Parry (Chennai merchant) lands in Madras and begins the oldest surviving mercantile name in the city—Parry's.[10]
  • 1792: Systematic meteorological observations start, giving birth to the Madras Observatory and later the Regional Meteorological Centre.[11]
  • 1794: The Government Survey School, the oldest engineering school outside Europe and now part of the Anna University, commences at Fort St. George.[10]
  • American merchant William Abbott is appointed the first American consular agent of the Madras Presidency, marking the first consular presence in the city (24 November).[12]
  • 1795: Triplicane Wallajah Mosque is built.[10]
  • 1798: The area of the city was demarcated as the 69 sq km area surrounding the Fort and contained 16 hamlets within it.[7]

19th century

 
The government house at Fort St. George, 1804
  • 1817: Madras Literary Society is founded.
  • 1819: Madras Eye Infirmary, later the Egmore Eye Hospital, is established.
  • 1826: Board of Public Instructions is founded.
  • 1831: First Commercial Bank, Madras Bank, is founded.
  • First census in the city is taken (population: 39,785).
  • 1832: Madras Club is founded.
  • 1834: First survey school is inaugurated; later develops as an engineering college.
  • 1835: First medical college is founded; later becomes Madras Medical College.
  • 1836: First goods train in the country was operated from Redhills to Chindadripet Bridge.[citation needed]
  • 1840: Captain S. O. E. Ludlow begins hourly recording of meteorological observations.[11]
  • 1841: Ice House is built, where ice brought from America through ships is stored; later gets renamed as Vivekananda House.
  • 1842: First lighthouse is built.
  • General Hospital, originally meant only for the English, opens its doors to Indians.[8]
  • Further developments at the harbour begin.[7]
  • Madras Mail newspaper is founded.
  • Cosmopolitan Club is founded.
  • 1874: University Senate House is built.
  • 1875: Madras observatory starts issuing daily weather reports.[11]
  • 1876–78: Great Famine wipes the city.
  • 1889: High Court Building foundation is laid.
  • 1893: San Thome Church is rebuilt in neo-Gothic style.[14]
  • 1894: First car is sold; A. J. Boag, director of Parry & Co, drives the car on city roads.
  • 1895: First tram car service is inaugurated.
  • 1899: First Tamil newspaper, Swadesamitran, is founded.

20th century

 
City of Madras in 1909
 
Map of Madras city in 1921
 
Map of Madras city in 1955
  • King Institute, Guindy is founded.
  • 1917: First aeroplane flies; Simpson & Co. arranges for the trial flight.
  • 1923: The city is expanded to occupy an area of about 80 sq km.[7]
  • 1924: School of Indian Medicine is founded.
  • Radio broadcasting begins (31 July).[16]
  • First bus transport begins.
  • 1942: Second World War results in evacuation of Madras.
  • 1943: Japanese fighter plane drops bombs on city and disappears.
  • Population of the city crosses the million mark.[7]
  • 1945: Regional Meteorological Centre is established from the old Madras observatory.[11]
  • 1946: Mambalam, Saidapet, Government Farm, Puliyur, Kodambakkam, Saligramam, Adayar and Alandur villages, which formed part of Saidapet Municipality, are annexed to the city. Sembiyam, Siruvallur, Peravallur, Small Sembarambakkam and Ayanavaram, which formed part of Sembium Panchayat Board, are annexed to the city. Aminjikarai, Periyakudal, Maduvankarai villages, which formed part of Aminjikarai Panchayat Board, are annexed to the city. Part of Velacheri village, belonging to Velacheri Panchayat Board, is annexed to the city.
  • 1947: Indian national flag is hoisted over Fort. St. George.
  • Madras city chose capital of Madras state
  • 1969: First World Tamil Congress is held.
  • Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu, meaning Tamil country.
  • 1971: Snake Park is inaugurated.
  • 1972: Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is formed.
  • 1973: Madras Corporation is superseded.
  • 1974: Rajaji Mandapam is built.
  • Madras Television Centre is founded.
  • Taj Coromandel hotel, the first luxury hotel in Chennai, is opened (14 April).
  • 1975: Kamaraj Mandapam is built.
  • 1988: Periyar Science Park is formed.
  • Birla Planetarium is built.
  • Madras Corporation's tercentenary is celebrated.
  • Decentralisation of administration occurs.
  • 10 circles are formed.

21st century

  • Belgium opens its consulate (28 November)

See also

References

  1. ^ Muthiah, S. (2014). Madras Rediscovered. Chennai: EastWest. ISBN 978-93-84030-28-5.
  2. ^ Madhavan, D. (20 December 2012). "National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ^ The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing - 2008, Page 285. ISBN 978-0-8028-2417-2.
  4. ^ A. E. Medlycott, (1905) "India and the Apostle Thomas"; Gorgias Press LLC; ISBN 1-59333-180-0.
  5. ^ Thomas Puthiakunnel, (1973) "Jewish colonies of India paved the way for St. Thomas", The Saint Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India, ed. George Menachery, Vol. II.
  6. ^ S. Muthiah (21 August 2006). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Structure of Chennai" (PDF). Chapter 1. CMDA. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d "1639 a.d. to 1700 a.d." History of Chennai. ChennaiBest.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "1701 A.D. to 1750 A.D." History of Chennai. ChennaiBest.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  10. ^ a b c d e "1751 A.D. to 1800 A.D." History of Chennai. ChennaiBest.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e . Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  12. ^ . US Consulate Chennai. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  13. ^ Haripriya, V. (25 August 2008). . Ergo 360°. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  14. ^ . Chennai Magic. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  15. ^ Muthiah, S. (4 July 2010). "Madras Miscellany: The century-old Parsi temple". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  16. ^ Muthiah, S. (21 May 2018). "AIR Chennai's 80-year journey". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ "About Us". Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Southern India. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  18. ^ "Corporate Information—History". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  19. ^ "Greetings from the Consul-General, Mr. Kazuo Minagawa". Consulate-General of Japan in Chennai. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  20. ^ . Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Government of Singapore. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  21. ^ "Australian Minister for Trade opens Australian Consulate-General in Chennai". UTSAV Australia: Australian Trade Commission—India. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal (CMBT)". CMDA. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  23. ^ "Asia's Deadly Waves". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  24. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  25. ^ "Commencement of operations of Chennai Water Desalination Ltd". The Economic Times. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  26. ^ "Nemmeli plant brings hope to parched Chennai". The Hindu. Chennai. 22 February 2013.
  27. ^ . News Exprezz. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  28. ^ Narasimhan, T.E. (11 December 2015). "Chennai floods are world's 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015". Business Standard. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  29. ^ "SaaS company Kissflow Inc moves into WTC Chennai". Business Line. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  30. ^ Hariharan, Sindhu (18 October 2021). "Your office wants you back: Corporate Tamil Nadu is reopening doors to employees". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

Further reading

  • "History". ChennaiBest.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  • "Chennai Historical Timeline". ExploCity. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

External links

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This is a timeline of major events in the history of Chennai Contents 1 Prehistory 2 Before common era 3 1st millennium CE 4 11th century 5 12th century 6 13th century 7 16th century 8 17th century 9 18th century 10 19th century 11 20th century 12 21st century 13 See also 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksPrehistory EditAround 250 000 BCE An Old Stone Age settlement thrives on Pallavaram Hill 1 129 1000 BCE Megalithic settlement at Kundrathur 2 Before common era Edit300 BCE 300 CE Sangam period in Tamil Nadu Some Chennai neighbourhoods such as Mylapore appear to have been places of prominence during the Sangam period Philosopher saint Valluvar is often associated with Mylapore 31 BCE Politically estimated date of the birth of Valluvar 1st millennium CE Edit52 70 CE According to Christian tradition one of the Christian apostles St Thomas arrives in the vicinity of Chennai and preaches He is allegedly killed on St Thomas Mount 3 4 5 6th century CE Parthasarathy Temple is built 7th century CE Vedapureeswarar Temple Descent of the Ganges Mamallapuram Kapaleeshwarar Temple Tiruvottiyur Thyagaraja Temple and Marundeeswarar Temple are built 806 CE Date of the oldest surviving inscription in the city a mixed Tamil Sanskrit record of the Pallava king Dantivarman found in the Parthasarathi Temple at Triplicane 820 CE Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple is built 957 970 CE Dhenupureeswarar Temple is built 900 1200 CE Chennai forms a part of the Chola Empire Neighbourhoods to the south of Egmore form part of the Chola province of Puliyur Kottam while those to the north form part of province of Puzhal Kottam 10th century CE Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple is built 11th century EditTirusoolanathar Temple Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple and Velveeswarar Temple are built 12th century EditMylapore Karaneeswarar Temple Kundrathur Murugan Temple and Kurungaleeswarar Temple are built 13th century Edit1241 Kundrathur Kandhalheeswarar Temple is built16th century EditEarly 16th century Ekambareswarar Valluvar Temple is built on an older structure 1516 Church of Our Lady of Light is built 1522 The Portuguese occupy Mylapore and set up a colony which they name Sao Tome de Meliapore citation needed 1523 Portuguese establish San Thome Church in honour of St Thomas citation needed 17th century Edit1612 Dutch arrive and capture the region and establish near Pulicat just north of the city 1626 The British East India Company decide to build a factory on the east coast and select Armagon Dugarazpatnam a village some 35 miles north of Pulicat as its site 1637 Francis Day one of the officers of the East India Company a member of the Masulipatam Council and the chief of the Armagon Factory makes a voyage of exploration in 1637 down the coast as far as Pondicherry in order to choose a site for a new settlement 1639 The English secures a grant from the Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka Nayaks of Kalahasti for getting a three mile long strip of land and the city of Madras is founded 22 August 6 Foundation is laid for Fort St George The population of the Portuguese and Dutch settlers in the region reaches 10 000 although substantially outnumbered by the local population A plan of the Fort St George and surrounding settlements 1640 Francis Day and Andrew Cogan land with 25 Europeans 20 February Fort St George is completed 23 April Kalikambal Temple is moved to the current location 1646 Population of the city recorded as 19 000 7 1664 First British hospital in the country is started in Fort St George 16 November later becomes the Government General Hospital 1668 Triplicane is annexed to the city 1669 Population of the city increased to 40 000 7 1678 Foundation is laid for St Mary s Church in Fort St George Kalikambal Temple was built in its new location 8 1679 St Mary s Church is completed 1688 Madras City Municipal Corporation is inaugurated 1693 Egmore Purasawalkam and Tondiarpet are annexed to the city 8 18th century Edit An 18th century painting of Fort St George Surrender of the City of Madras in 1746 to de La Bourdonnais by Jacques Francois Joseph Swebach 1701 Emperor Aurangazeb s general Daud Khan attacks Fort St George However the British manage to hold the Fort 9 1708 Five neighbouring villages of Thiruvottiyur Nungambakkam Vyasarpadi kathivakkam and Sathangadu are annexed to the city Wall is built around Black Town 1711 First printing press is erected citation needed 1751 East India Company acquires Tondiarpet 9 1721 Cyclone strikes 13 and 14 November 1726 Coja Petrus Uscan constructs the 134 stone steps at St Thomas Mount which are still used to reach the summit of the 300 feet hillock 9 1735 Chintadripet is formed 1742 Vepery Periamet Perambur and Pudupakkam are annexed to the city 1744 Robert Clive who later goes on to become the hero of the Carnatic works as a writer at Fort St George 9 1746 The French Admiral La Bourdonnais capture Fort St George 9 1749 The French return Madras to the English through the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle 1748 9 Santhome and Mylapore are annexed to the city 1758 French Commander Lawly sieges Madras citation needed 1759 French siege ends citation needed 1760 New Black Town is developed over the debris of the old Black Town 10 1767 Hyder Ali invades the city for the first time 1768 Chepauk Palace is built by Nawab of Arcot 1769 Hyder Ali invades the city for the second time 1772 General Hospital at Fort St George moves to its present location 8 Seven Wells Scheme the city s first organised water supply is started 10 1777 Veerappillai is appointed as first Kotthawal giving rise to the name Kotthawal Chavadi 1783 Fort St George is repaired and attains the present shape 1784 The first newspaper Madras Courier is founded 1785 First post office starts functioning 1786 William Petrie a member of the Madras Government builds a private astronomical observatory the first observatory in the East 11 1788 Thomas Parry Chennai merchant lands in Madras and begins the oldest surviving mercantile name in the city Parry s 10 1792 Systematic meteorological observations start giving birth to the Madras Observatory and later the Regional Meteorological Centre 11 1794 The Government Survey School the oldest engineering school outside Europe and now part of the Anna University commences at Fort St George 10 American merchant William Abbott is appointed the first American consular agent of the Madras Presidency marking the first consular presence in the city 24 November 12 1795 Triplicane Wallajah Mosque is built 10 1798 The area of the city was demarcated as the 69 sq km area surrounding the Fort and contained 16 hamlets within it 7 19th century Edit The government house at Fort St George 1804 1817 Madras Literary Society is founded 1819 Madras Eye Infirmary later the Egmore Eye Hospital is established 1826 Board of Public Instructions is founded 1831 First Commercial Bank Madras Bank is founded First census in the city is taken population 39 785 1832 Madras Club is founded 1834 First survey school is inaugurated later develops as an engineering college 1835 First medical college is founded later becomes Madras Medical College 1836 First goods train in the country was operated from Redhills to Chindadripet Bridge citation needed 1840 Captain S O E Ludlow begins hourly recording of meteorological observations 11 1841 Ice House is built where ice brought from America through ships is stored later gets renamed as Vivekananda House 1842 First lighthouse is built General Hospital originally meant only for the English opens its doors to Indians 8 1844 Higginbotham s the first book store in the country is opened 1846 Pachaiappan School is founded later becomes Pachaiyappa s College 1851 Museum is formed 1853 Zoo is formed 1854 Imperial Hotel is opened which later becomes the Taj Connemara the oldest functioning hotel in the city 13 1855 University Board is formed 1856 First Railway line from Royapuram to Arcot is built 1857 University of Madras is founded 1862 First pier is constructed at the harbour 7 1864 65 Presidency College is built 1868 Attempt begins to protected water supply Further developments at the harbour begin 7 1869 Napier Bridge was constructed by Francis Napier over the Cooum River 1873 Birth registration begins Madras Mail newspaper is founded Cosmopolitan Club is founded 1874 University Senate House is built 1875 Madras observatory starts issuing daily weather reports 11 1876 78 Great Famine wipes the city Buckingham Canal is dug 1878 The Hindu newspaper is founded 1882 First telephone is installed 1885 Marina Beach road is formed 1886 Indian National Congress meets at Madras Connemara Public Library is founded 1889 High Court Building foundation is laid 1893 San Thome Church is rebuilt in neo Gothic style 14 1894 First car is sold A J Boag director of Parry amp Co drives the car on city roads 1895 First tram car service is inaugurated 1899 First Tamil newspaper Swadesamitran is founded 20th century Edit City of Madras in 1909 Map of Madras city in 1921 Map of Madras city in 1955 1901 The city covering an area of about 70 sq km has a population of 540 000 7 1905 Chennai Port Trust is formed 1906 Indian Bank is founded King Institute Guindy is founded 1910 Parsi fire temple is built at Royapuram 15 1911 Government Royapettah Hospital is established 1914 Water mains and drainage are formed Street lights are introduced Kilpauk water works is inaugurated Bombardment of Madras German fighter vessel Emden bombarded the sea shore and disappeared during the First World War 1917 First aeroplane flies Simpson amp Co arranges for the trial flight 1923 The city is expanded to occupy an area of about 80 sq km 7 1924 School of Indian Medicine is founded Radio broadcasting begins 31 July 16 1925 Loyola College is founded First bus transport begins 1928 Tambaram TB Sanatorium is established 9 April 1930 First broadcasting station is founded at Ripon Buildings complex 1931 Suburban electric train services start from Chennai Beach to Tambaram 1934 Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiyar is appointed first mayor of the city 1938 All India Radio is formed and broadcasting from Ripon Buildings ceases Government Stanley Hospital is established 1942 Second World War results in evacuation of Madras 1943 Japanese fighter plane drops bombs on city and disappears Population of the city crosses the million mark 7 1945 Regional Meteorological Centre is established from the old Madras observatory 11 1946 Mambalam Saidapet Government Farm Puliyur Kodambakkam Saligramam Adayar and Alandur villages which formed part of Saidapet Municipality are annexed to the city Sembiyam Siruvallur Peravallur Small Sembarambakkam and Ayanavaram which formed part of Sembium Panchayat Board are annexed to the city Aminjikarai Periyakudal Maduvankarai villages which formed part of Aminjikarai Panchayat Board are annexed to the city Part of Velacheri village belonging to Velacheri Panchayat Board is annexed to the city 1947 Indian national flag is hoisted over Fort St George Madras city chose capital of Madras state1950 Boundary of the city is extended to cover 129 sq km by the inclusion of Saidapet and Sembium 7 1952 Nehru Stadium is built Integral Coach Factory starts functioning 1953 Government Dental College is founded 10 August 1954 Adyar Cancer Institute is founded 18 June 1956 Gandhi Mandapam is built 1956 Madras city is made the capital of Tamil Nadu state 1957 Sri Lanka opens its consulate 17 1959 Guindy Children s Park is inaugurated LIC Building is built 1960 Kilpauk Medical College starts functioning 1961 Malaysia opens its consulate 18 1965 Heavy Vehicles Factory is established at Avadi 1966 Japan opens its consulate 19 Stedeford Hospital starts functioning 25 February 1969 First World Tamil Congress is held Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu meaning Tamil country 1971 Snake Park is inaugurated 1972 Madras Metropolitan Development Authority is formed 1973 Madras Corporation is superseded 1974 Rajaji Mandapam is built Madras Television Centre is founded Taj Coromandel hotel the first luxury hotel in Chennai is opened 14 April 1975 Kamaraj Mandapam is built Valluvar Kottam is built 1976 New present lighthouse is built 1977 Madras Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board is formed Kanagam Taramani Thiruvanmiyur Velacheri Kodambakkam Virugambakkam Saligramam Koyambedu Thirumangalam Villivakkam Errukancheri Kolathur and Kodungaiyur panchayat areas are annexed to the city 1978 Sankara Nethralaya hospital is founded 6 September 1982 Hindu Mission Hospital Chennai is founded 5 December 1983 Zoo is shifted to Vandalur Apollo Hospitals opens the country s first corporate hospital 1985 Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre is established 11 September 1987 Singapore opens its consulate 17 September 20 Madras Medical Mission hospital is established 1988 Periyar Science Park is formed Birla Planetarium is built Madras Corporation s tercentenary is celebrated Decentralisation of administration occurs 10 circles are formed 1990 Sundaram Medical Foundation is established 1995 Australia opens its consulate 21 1996 City of Madras is renamed as Chennai 1998 Maximum permissible height of tall buildings is raised from 40 m to 60 m 1999 MIOT Hospital is established 21st century Edit2002 Intercity bus terminus at George Town gets shifted to Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus CMBT at Koyambedu 18 November 22 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami wreaks havoc in the city killing about 206 persons 26 December 23 2005 Thailand opens its consulate 24 2010 First seawater desalination plant starts functioning at Minjur 25 July 25 2011 Nine municipalities 8 town panchayats and 25 village panchayats are annexed to the city The city reaches the present stage of 426 km2 from 174 km2 2012 ITC Grand Chola the largest hotel in South India is inaugurated 15 September 2013 Second seawater desalination plant starts functioning at Nemmeli 22 February 26 Belgium opens its consulate 28 November 2014 South Korea opens its consulate 7 February 2015 The Chennai Metro starts functioning 29 June 27 The 2015 South Indian floods cause the deaths of hundreds of people and damages worth several billions of dollars 28 2020 The first Covid 19 case is detected 7 March 2021 World Trade Center starts functioning September 29 30 See also Edit India portalHistory of ChennaiReferences Edit Muthiah S 2014 Madras Rediscovered Chennai EastWest ISBN 978 93 84030 28 5 Madhavan D 20 December 2012 National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan The Hindu Chennai Retrieved 23 December 2012 The Encyclopedia of Christianity Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch Wm B Eerdmans Publishing 2008 Page 285 ISBN 978 0 8028 2417 2 A E Medlycott 1905 India and the Apostle Thomas Gorgias Press LLC ISBN 1 59333 180 0 Thomas Puthiakunnel 1973 Jewish colonies of India paved the way for St Thomas The Saint Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India ed George Menachery Vol II S Muthiah 21 August 2006 Founders Day Madras The Hindu Archived from the 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s 80 year journey The Hindu Chennai Kasturi amp Sons Retrieved 28 July 2018 About Us Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Southern India Retrieved 12 February 2012 Corporate Information History Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia Retrieved 5 February 2012 Greetings from the Consul General Mr Kazuo Minagawa Consulate General of Japan in Chennai Retrieved 1 March 2012 History of Singapore Immigration Immigration amp Checkpoints Authority Government of Singapore Archived from the original on 8 May 2012 Retrieved 5 May 2012 Australian Minister for Trade opens Australian Consulate General in Chennai UTSAV Australia Australian Trade Commission India 26 February 2007 Retrieved 19 July 2012 permanent dead link Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal CMBT CMDA Retrieved 16 October 2011 Asia s Deadly Waves The New York Times Retrieved 26 October 2011 60 Years of Friendship Thailand India PDF Archived from the original PDF on 16 February 2010 Retrieved 14 February 2012 Commencement of operations of Chennai Water Desalination Ltd The Economic Times 9 August 2010 Retrieved 7 January 2012 Nemmeli plant brings hope to parched Chennai The Hindu Chennai 22 February 2013 Chennai Metro First Day of Operation News Exprezz 29 June 2015 Archived from the original on 2 July 2015 Retrieved 7 June 2016 Narasimhan T E 11 December 2015 Chennai floods are world s 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015 Business Standard Retrieved 12 December 2015 SaaS company Kissflow Inc moves into WTC Chennai Business Line Chennai Kasturi amp Sons 6 September 2021 Retrieved 9 November 2021 Hariharan Sindhu 18 October 2021 Your office wants you back Corporate Tamil Nadu is reopening doors to employees The Times of India Chennai The Times Group Retrieved 9 November 2021 Further reading Edit History ChennaiBest com Retrieved 19 September 2012 Chennai Historical Timeline ExploCity Archived from the original on 22 January 2013 Retrieved 19 September 2012 External links EditChennai District Profile Retrieved from https 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