Chepauk
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Chepauk is a locality in Chennai
(Madras), in India
. The name Chepauk is popularly used to refer to the M. A. Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium
also known as Chepauk Stadium. It is also home to the Chepauk palace, built in the Indo-Saracenic
style. The University of Madras
campus is yet another prominent landmark of Chepauk.
The Central Research laboratory is located here.It is believed that the name "Chepauk" itself might have been derived from the Urdu word "Che Bagh" meaning "Six gardens".
The famous University of Madras
is located at this place.
The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex
is coming up at Omandurar Government Estate which is also situated on the periphery of Chepauk.
The Chennai MRTS
rail system passes through, and has a station at Chepauk.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
(Madras), in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The name Chepauk is popularly used to refer to the M. A. Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was...
also known as Chepauk Stadium. It is also home to the Chepauk palace, built in the Indo-Saracenic
Indo-Saracenic
The Indo-Saracenic Revival was an architectural style movement by British architects in the late 19th century in British India...
style. The University of Madras
University of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...
campus is yet another prominent landmark of Chepauk.
The Central Research laboratory is located here.It is believed that the name "Chepauk" itself might have been derived from the Urdu word "Che Bagh" meaning "Six gardens".
The famous University of Madras
University of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...
is located at this place.
The Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex
Tamil Nadu legislative assembly-secretariat complex
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Secretariat Complex also known as the Omandurar Government Estate is a complex of buildings constructed at Government estate grounds off Anna Salai in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The complex is named after O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar...
is coming up at Omandurar Government Estate which is also situated on the periphery of Chepauk.
The Chennai MRTS
MRTS
The abbreviation MRTS is most commonly used to refer to Mass Rapid Transit System.The abbreviation MRTS is used by the following specific rapid transit systems, either as an official name or otherwise:*Mass Rapid Transit System...
rail system passes through, and has a station at Chepauk.