Author Question: What is the character of Chennai today? What will be an ideal ... (Read 460 times)

Hungry! · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

What is the character of Chennai today?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Where did the name Madras come from? What is the local name for Madras? What does the local name mean and what is the relation of the local name to Tamil?

What will be an ideal response?

Perkypinki · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Chennai is a modern metropolis of up to seven million people; dominance of the film industry is apparent here; pop culture is juxtaposed with traditional Indian culture; and all the amenities (and drawbacks) of a modern urban area can be found in this city (electronic conveniences, modern hospitals, technical schools that feed the global high-tech industry, and so on).

Answer to Question 2

Madras was the British name for their provincial capital, but the city is known as Chennai. Chennai means the city in Tamil, the language of the region and the state of Tamil Nadu.