NUNGAMBAKKAM

'Nungambakkam' is a central suburb of capital city of Tamil Nadu, India. Nungambakkam is well connected to other areas of the city. The adjoining regions of Nungambakkam include Egmore, Chetpet, T.Nagar, Kodambakkam and Kilpauk. Nungambakkam is one of the busiest places in Chennai,always buzzing with people and activity.Loyola College and the SDAT Tennis Stadium are some of its prominent landmarks. The SDAT stadium hosts India's only ATP event, the Chennai Open. The Chennai Beach - Tambaram suburban railway line runs through and has a station at Nungambakkam.

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History

History

Nungambakkam is one of the oldest parts of Chennai and formed the western limits of Madras city until the 1960s. But Nungambakkam had been a part of Madras for the two centuries prior to that.
According to Madras City records, Nungambakkam is mentioned as one of three villages (the others being Egmore and Chetput) purchased by the British East India Company in 1743. Since then, it has been a part of Madras city. Public buildings and colleges rose in the 1850s.
In the early part of the 20th century, Nungambakkam rose as one of the higher status European residential areas housing civil servants and top players in the city administration. The 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica records the presence of vast empty spaces and parks in Nungambakkam. Most of Nungambakkam's principal lanes such as College Road, Haddows Road, and Sterling Road are over 100 years old and appear in a 1909 map of Madras city.
The Loyola College was established as an arts college in 1925.
Nungambakkam is also the Occidental cultural district of Chennai — it is home to the Alliance Française and Max Mueller Bhavan. It is also home to many expensive western fashion boutiques and malls.
The Regional Passport Office of Chennai is located in Haddows Road, Nungambakkam. This office issues passports to half of Tamil Nadu.