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unusual facts about Chennai, India



11th Indian Infantry Brigade

It was relocated from India to Egypt in the middle of August 1939 and trained at Fayed in Ismailia Governorate on the Great Bitter Lake.

Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering

Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering or A.M.S College of Engineering is an engineering college affiliated to Anna University, India located in Muthapudupet, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Australian Government Future Fund

In May 2011 the Future Fund was criticized by The Age newspaper for investing A$135.4 million in 15 foreign-owned companies involved in the manufacture of nuclear weapons for the United States, Britain, France and India.

Babu Banarasi Das University

Babu Banarasi Das University is a state private university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Barbodhan

The largest population of Barbodhians outside India is in Bolton, Greater Manchester, where the community settled in the 1950s and 1960s.

Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery

The school, managed by the North Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India, was upgraded to a high school by Rev. C. Mueller who came here to assist German missionary Hermann Gundert.

Buddhist influences on Christianity

There were some contacts between Gnostics and Indians, e.g. Syrian gnostic theologian Bar Daisan describes in the 3rd century his exchanges with missions of holy men from India (Greek: Σαρμαναίοι, Sramanas), passing through Syria on their way to Elagabalus or another Severan dynasty Roman Emperor.

C. M. Gupta

After serving as the director of Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India for five years and director, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow for over ten years, he is currently working as distinguished biotechnologist at the Central Drug Research Institute.

Carlton Kitto

Carlton Kitto is a Bebop jazz guitarist from Kolkata, India.

Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System

In 2008, a proposal was initiated to construct a new railway line from Perungudi MRTS station in Chennai to Pondicherry via Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) and East Coast Road (ECR).

Click Asia Summit

The speaker lineup comprised various experts in the field of online and social marketing from across the globe, including Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Indian Parliament), Bingham Willis, Lucy McCabe (Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore), Nick Decrock (Yento!, Belgium), Aditya Anupkumar (Saatchi & Saatchi, India), Namrita Sehgal (Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, India), Ramon Vullings (new shoes today, Netherlands), and Ankit Fadia (eSecure Solutions, India).

Ek Ghar

Ek Ghar (The House) is a 1991 Indian Hindi psychological drama film directed by Girish Kasaravalli with Deepti Naval, Naseeruddin Shah and Rohini Hattangadi.

Femina Miss India Chandigarh 2013

The winner of Femina Miss India Chandigarh vies in Miss India.

Firdaus Kanga

This, along with the story of a young disabled man's sexual awakening as family life crumbles around him makes Sixth Happiness an interesting exploration of modern, urban India.

Goga

Gogaji', a folk deity of Rajasthan state in India also known as "Goga"

Government Polytechnic Amravati

The institute is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi & Government of Maharashtra has awarded an academic autonomy to the institute since 1995.

Greenwood High International School

The majority of graduates attends university for their higher education either in India or around the world including ivy league universities,IIT etc.IB Diploma is well accepted by Indian universities including UGC, AICTE and MCI.

History of Rajasthan

Following the Mughal tradition and more importantly due to its strategic location Ajmer became a province of British India, while the autonomous Rajput states, the Muslim state (Tonk), and the Jat states (Bharatpur and Dholpur) were organized into the Rajputana Agency.

Igbo-Ora

This phenomenon of a large number of twin births is not unique to Igbo-Ora; it has also been observed in the town of Kodinji in India and Cândido Godói in Brasil.

Indian cricket team in England in 2011

In winning the series by more than two clear matches, England took India's place at the top of the ICC Test Championship, while India dropped to third place.

Indian Depository Receipt

The benefit of the underlying shares (like bonus, dividends etc.) would accrue to the depository receipt holders in India.

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

The Institute has a network of laboratories and observatories located in various places in India, including Kodaikanal (the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory), Kavalur (the Vainu Bappu Observatory), Gauribidanur, Hanle (the Indian Astronomical Observatory) and Hosakote.

Indies

The extensive East Indies are subdivided into two sections (from a European perspective), archaically called Hither India and Further India.

JDV

Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pontifical University of Philosophy and Religion, Pune, India

Jervis B. Webb Company

The company headquarters is in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with offices and manufacturing plants internationally including Carlisle, South Carolina; Harbor Springs, Michigan; Boyne City, Michigan; Hamilton, Ontario; Northampton, England; Ludwigshafen, Germany; Palaiseau, France; Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India.

K. David Harrison

Harrison has done field work on endangered languages in Siberia and Mongolia Tuvan, Tsengel Tuvan, Tofa, Ös, Tuha, Monchak, Munda, and also in Paraguay, Chile, Papua New Guinea, and India.

Kaliyattam

In 1998, Suresh Gopi received the National Film Award for Best Actor, and Jayaraaj the award for Best Director for their work on the film.

Kattamuru

There are temples of Lord Shiva, Lord Ganapathi, Lord Hanuman, Saint Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi, Saint Sri Pothulooru Veera Brahmendra Swamy (India’s Nostradamus)and deity Kanaka Durga are very famous temples in this village.

Kaz Rahman

From February to September 2011, his work was exhibited at the San Jose Museum of Art as part of the group show Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern and Contemporary Art from India.

Kitty Kirkpatrick

In 1805, the year of her father's death, she and her elder brother Mir Ghulam Ali, Sahib Allum, were sent to live with their grandfather Colonel James Kirkpatrick, in London and Keston, Kent, leaving their mother in India.

Kosal

Dakshina Kosala Kingdom, a colony of Kosala kings identified to be the Chhattisgarh state and western Orissa region of India

Kurli

Kurli, Maharashtra, a village in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra state, India

Marcelo Figueras

Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina Award; Best Screenplay for Kamchatka, 2003.

Maya Keyes

Marcel-Keyes was born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Maryland by Alan Keyes, and wife Jocelyn Marcel-Keyes who is a native of India.

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), also known as Nadiad Kidney Hospital, is a not-for-profit Trust Hospital in Nadidad, Gujarat, established in 1978, and is the first speciality Urology Hospital in India.

Muslims of Uttar Pradesh

Famous Muslims from Uttar Pradesh include the famous writer and poet Javed Akhtar, actress Shabana Azami, Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Maolana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq Vice President of Muslim Personal Law Board, actor and director Muzaffar Ali, Journalist Saeed Naqvi, Persian Scholar Dr. Naiyer Masud Rizvi, Governor Syed Sibtey Razi, historian Irfan Habib, politician Salman Khursheed and cricketer Mohammad Kaif.

Narym River

Modern descendents of the ancient Alats are Alats in the Altai, and Khalaches and Khalajes in the northern India and eastern section of the Iranian plateau.

Noorpur

Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh, a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Punjab Warriors

It has developed India’s premier motorsports destination – Buddh International Circuit – at Greater Noida near New Delhi.

Qalandar

Among the contemporary people who hold the title Qalandar are Shams Ali Qalandar of Punjab, Pakistan, Hazrath MASOOM SHAH BABA in WestBengal state of India Dist Bardhman Memari Sarif Takhtipur Hazrath Syed Shah Mohammed Khalandar Shah peeranvaliallah al Qadri al maroof Javagal Baba at Javagal Shareef(Hasan Dist.) in Karnataka state of India, Shahbaz Qalander, Nathar Vali of Trichy, Baba Fakruddin of Penukonda India.

Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra

Sacred Heart Malankara Syrian Catholic Church or referred as S H Church is located in the village of Mylapra, near Pathanamthitta on the road side of the Main Eastern Highway in the Indian state of Kerala.

Satish Nambisan

Prof. Nambisan obtained his Ph.D. in Management from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University and his MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, India.

Sourabh Vij

Born in New Delhi, Vij won his first medal at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, where his mark of 18.45 metres brought him the shot put gold medal (India's second athletics gold of the competition along with Hari Shankar Roy).

Sri Lanka Time

The Sri Lanka Time reverted on 15 April 2006 to match Indian Standard Time calculated from the Allahabad Observatory in India 82.5 ° longitude East of Greenwich, the reference point for GMT.

SS Rajputana

Onboard he met with Mahatma Gandhi who was sailing to the second Round Table Conference in London.

Theretra silhetensis

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Colocasia antiquorum and Ludwigia species in southern China, Colocasia esculenta in Japan, Ludwigia repens and Boerhavia species in India and numerous other hostplants from elsewhere, including Arum, Caladium, Pistia, Kochia, Ipomoea, Boerhavia, Ludwigia, Rosa and Trapa species.

TTK Group

The TTK Group is an Indian business conglomerate with a presence across several segments of industry including consumer durables, pharmaceuticals and supplements, bio-medical devices, maps and atlases, consular visa services, virtual assistant services and health care services.

Uttara Kuru Kingdom

At some point during the reign of Pururavas-Aila (the first king mentioned in the line of lunar dynasty of Indian kings) Uttara Kuru and the Kurus of India could have belonged to the same Kuru Empire.

Visa policy of India

Currently visas on arrival may be obtained at international airports of Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram and the list will be expanded with more airports like Goa, Gaya, Chandigarh and Amritsar.

Volkswagen Vento

Besides the "Breeze', Volkswagen India, in collaboration with the IPL authorities, annually offers a special IPL edition at a slight premium.


see also

1997 Chennai Open

The 1997 Chennai Open, known for sponsorship reasons as the 1997 Gold Flake Open, was an ATP tennis tournament held in Chennai, India.

2008 Chennai Open

It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.

Amir Mahal

Situated in Royapettah, a suburb in the present Chennai India, it was constructed in Indo-Saracenic style in 1798, the Amir Mahal has been the residence of the family since 1876.

Bhavna Chauhan

Chauhan graduated from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai, India, in March 2001, standing first in the order of merit and winning six proficiency medals.

Church of Our Lady of Light

A Church in Chennai, India locally called as Luz Church where it is believed that Portuguese friars were miraculously saved by a bright light after praying to Mother Mary.

Ethiraj College for Women

Ethiraj College for Women is a degree-granting college for women in Chennai, India.

Irungattukottai Race Track

The Irungattukottai Race Track is a permanent motor racing circuit located in Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India.

K. Sivalingam

On April 4, 2007, en route a leisure trip to southern India with his daughter and son-in-law, Sivalingam died from a heart attack in Chennai, India, upon arrival at the Chennai International Airport from Kuala Lumpur.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth

An excellent student, he is an electrical engineer by qualification (B.E.) and graduated from the College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai, India.

Madras School of Economics

Madras School of Economics is an institution of higher education in economics, located in Chennai, India.

Mavin Khoo

His main dance education was under the renowned dance maestro Padma Shri Adyar K. Lakshman in Chennai, India.

Maya from Madurai

It premiered at the 2013 edition of the Short and Sweet Festival in Chennai, India; where it won the Play of the Day award.

MV AMET Majesty

It is registered with the Academy Of Maritime Education and Training, in Chennai, India as a training ship.

Nageshwara Rao Park

Nageswara Rao Park is a 4-acre park located on Luz Corner in Mylapore, Chennai, India.

P. Thyagarayar

The movement was formally found on 20 November 1916 at Chennai, India.

Ramaswami Venkataswami

Professor Ramaswami Venkataswami is a plastic surgeon, founder of the Institute for the Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and the Department of Plastic Surgery (IRRH and DPS) of Stanley Medical College and Hospitals (SMC), Chennai, India.

Saviour Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Saviour Jesus Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a school in Chromepet, Chennai, India.

Shashi Nambisan

Nambisan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, in Madras (now Chennai), India, with a B.Tech.

Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital

Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital is a modern multi-speciality hospital in Ambattur near Chennai, India.

Smt. Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya

Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College (SRDFVV) is a co-educational senior secondary school in the suburb of Chromepet, Chennai, India.

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (SRMC & RI), now named Sri Ramachandra University (SRU), is a deemed university declared under Section 3 of the UGC at 1956, in Porur, Chennai, India.

The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival

The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Chennai, India.

The News Today

The News Today is an English evening daily newspaper in Chennai, India.

The Pentecostal Mission

Annual International Conventions are held at Irumbuliyur in Chennai, India, Kottarakara in Kerala India, Kokkavila, Chilaw in Sri Lanka, Ohio, USA and in Toronto, Canada.

Vethathiri Maharishi

Shri Vethathiri Maharishi was born in 1911 in the village of Guduvancheri, 30 km south of Chennai, India, into an indigent weaver’s family.

WARFT

WARFT or WAran Research FoundaTion is a nonprofit organization promoting interdisciplinary research among undergraduate students in the city of Chennai, India.