History
Madrasapattinam or Chennapattinam were the name of old Madras. What was once a small port and trading centre has now become a residential, commercial, industrial and IT hub of South India. The fourth largest metropolitan in the country is developing on a lightning pace. With more and more areas coming under the cover of Chennai, greater importance and fast development is happening in the suburban Chennai.
The ancient name of Madras was Chennapatnam. Chennapatnam belonged to the province of Tondaimandalam, an area lying between Pennar river of Nellore and Cuddalore. The capital of this province was Kanchipuram.
Madras,presently called சென்னை, has the privilege of being one of the metros of the country. It is also a popular, commercial hub of the State. One would find that tradition and urbanization have equal importance in this City.
By the year 1612, the Dutch established themselves in Pulicat which is in the northern part of Tamil Nadu. Sometime during the Seventeenth Century, the British East India Company decided to build a factory on the east coast. In the year 1626, they selected a site in a village around 35 miles north of Pulicat, called Armagon (Dugarazpatnam).
