Chennai- the Capital of culture

This is the capital of Tamil Nadu a province of India . This state is well known temples' state of the country . The South- Indian music and dance are world famous . Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu . Earlier the name of the capital was Madras . In 1996 , the name was changed officially by the Tamil Nadu Government.

I started my job carrier from this place . Earlier I was the employee of a private financial company and I was first posted here and stayed here for two-three years . My office was at the center of the city .

This city is also known as the film city . Most of the famous studios are situated here . After Mumbai , this is the second largest film industry is there . This South-Indian film industry is generally makes regional films . Most of Tamils are very much fond of regional movies .

According to past history , many centuries , this state was under the control of various kings of South-India like Cholas , Pandyas , Cheras etc. most probably in 1609 , one settlement was made between the ruler Damarla Chennappa Nayakudu and East India Company , the Nayaka was granted the appeal of the British Company to build factory . Thus they built St . George Fort Latter on it was used as assembly of Tamil Nadu till the opening of new secretariat buildings .

There are so many places are to visit . Marina Beach is the important attraction of Chennai . This beach is long about 6 km.s this beach is the second longest beach within the world . Next one is Elliot's Beach is situated at the Adyar Delta . Guindy National park is also very famous place to visit . Semmozhi Poonga is a famous pond at Chennai . It is a botanical garden covering about twenty acre lands . The park Tholkappia Poonga is the largest park covering almost 358 acre land is also very beautiful place to visit .

Another most attractive place is Mahabalipuram which situated at the South of Chengalpattu . This is very decorative beaches and most popular place for shooting of regional and Indian films .

Parthasarathi Temple is one of the oldest temple I entire South India . It was built in 7th centuries . Santhome Church was built in 1523 by the Portuguese . In Chennai have many Museums and Art Galleries . National Art Gallery is set up most probably early of 18th centuries . Here every year arrange festival of art & culture.

Inside the St . George Fort is having one Museum called Fort Museum where is kept various momentous of colonial British rulers .

The art , culture , music and dance all are the identity of Chennai . Bharat Natyam- a famous form of dance is the speciality of the state Tamil Nadu . This city is also a famous place of classical dance and music as its traditional style . Annually one famous programme is arranged and the same is called Chennai Sangamam . It is the reflection not only the various arts of Tamil Nadu but also the show of the traditional arts and culture of adjacent states like Kerala . This programme is generally held in the month of January of every year .

Chennai is always got the importance of tourists of different part of the country and as well as foreign also . 

My travel to Pondicherry

 Pondicherry

I started my service carrier in 1983 from Madras (now Chennai). Then I was 22 years old. I was employed in a non-banking financial company of India. I worked there nearly 17 years at a stretch and thereafter left the job in August,2k.

In 1983 I went to Pondicherry with my few colleagues for few days’ tour. Pondicherry is not far distance from Chennai. There are road & railway transportation arrangements are available. We availed bus service of Tamil Nadu State Transport. This is undoubtedly can say that the transport arrangement of Tamil Nadu Government is always best. Most probably few hours were taken by bus journey. There were well arrangement of staying by lodges and hotels. Hotels were out of the Rishi Aravindo’s Ashram area.

Since independent of India, Pondicherry is under the Union Territory. Pondicherry city is consisting of 42 wards according to Municipal Corporation record. The majority of Pondicherrieans speak Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam. There is a big community of French people in Pondicherry and various French institutions also exist like French Consulate, other French Institutes. Other of these, there are so many communities of other states of India like Bengali, Gujrati, etc.

There is big business center including manufacturing of air conditioners. In 2012, the power ministry of India inaugurated smart grid project in Pondicherry.

In South India, Pondicherry is a best tourist spot. There are so many colonial buildings, temples, statutes & churches. Everywhere we felt the touch of French cultures.  This is quite possible, because earlier Pondicherry was the colonial of French. There are so many beaches like Promenade Beach, Paradise Beach, Aurovill Beach, Serenity Beach, etc.

Pondicherry botanical garden is near to the new bus stand. Manakula Vinayagae Street is well known for Hindu Temples. Before 1666, Sri Manakula Vinayagar temple was existing and this is time before French came and settled in Pondicherry.

There is the great attraction of Pondicherry is Sri Arovindo Ashram. It is located at rue de la Marin. This is most well-known financially sound ashram in India. Sri, Arobindo was a Bengali.  In past Sri Aravindo was engaged in India’s freedom movement and was imprisoned two- three times by British Government. Lastly his mind was fully changed towards the divine life. Thus he started his long studies about divine and continued meditation to reach to a level of faith. The ashram area was so big and fully designed and decorated by trees, flowers and ashram’s institutes. In ashram’s canteen three time food were available. Asharm’s has its own bakery. Most of the visitors were taken their food from the ashram.

Pondicherry may be considered as universal town.  There all men & women of all countries are staying together with love, peace, harmony. Those days of our staying we were passed to a separate world where was having only love and heavenly peace.