Chromepet

Chromepet
குரோம்பேட்டை
neighbourhood

Chromepet Flyover on GST road
Chromepet
Coordinates: 12°57′06″N 80°08′27″E / 12.95161°N 80.14097°E / 12.95161; 80.14097Coordinates: 12°57′06″N 80°08′27″E / 12.95161°N 80.14097°E / 12.95161; 80.14097
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Metro Chennai
Government
 • Body CMDA
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600044
Vehicle registration TN-11(Chromepet),TN-85(Thirumudivakkam)
Planning agency CMDA
Civic agency Chennai Corporation
Website www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Chromepet is a Residential Locality in the southern part of Chennai, India. It is located 16 kilometres from Egmore. It lies on the Grand Southern Trunk (GST Road), close to Tambaram and next to Pallavaram. It is 4 km south of the Chennai International Airport, Tirusulam. It is the home of the famous Madras Institute of Technology, the institute where Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former president of India and Tamil writer Sujatha studied. The neighbourhood is served by Chrompet railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.

Etymology

Chromepet is not a Tamil name. Earlier the town was the home of Chrome Leathers so the name chrome and pettai (Tamil: பேட்டை in Tamil means 'an Estate'). This company has been completely demolished and Balaji Hospital has been built in that Place. But, still you can find the traces of Chrome Leathers (its name board) when you walk through the CLC Works road, near the Chromepet Police Station .

History

The area was a part of Thondaimandalam ruled by Thondaimaans who were allied with the early Cholas from around the first to the second century AD. Later the area was passed on to the chieftains of the Satavahanas. Chennai, Chengulpet and surrounding area belonged to the Thondai Nadu during the Pallava period (3rd to 7th century AD). The historic period proper begins with the Pallava kings and the earliest of their stone inscriptions is found nearby in Pallavaram (Pallava puram) in a cave temple excavated by Mahendravarman I (AD 600–630).[1] Narasimhavarman I who succeeded Mahendravarman I waged battles against Pulekesin of the Chalukya dynasty and defeated him at Manimangalam which is 11 km (6.8 mi) south-west of Chromepet.

Chola period

During the later Chola period (9th to 12th century AD) the area, which is now called Chromepet, belonged to the Churathur Nadu, named after Thiruchuram, the modern Trisulam village near Pallavaram. The Churathur Nadu extended from Tambaram in the south to Adambakkam and Alathur (Alandur) in the north and included Pammal, Pallavaram and Tirunirmalai.[2]

Pandya, Telugu Chola, Vijayanagar

Later the lands passed on to Pandya, Telugu Chola and the Vijayanagar dynasties between the 12th and 15th centuries.

British rule

During the British rule in the 18th century, the leather industries developed in the southwest of the city. The Chrome Leather Company was established in this area in 1912 by European merchant Alexander Chambers. After his lifetime, the Chrome Leather Company was run by his wife Ida L. Chambers. She became the sole owner of the Chrome Leather Company and its properties in 1965 through an Order and Decree passed by the Honourable Court, Madras. She died in 1968.

Today the lands and properties of Chrome Leather Company belong to the late Ida L. Chambers, and most of the land to the west of the railway station is owned by CLC.

After independence, the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) was founded in 1949 in an area extending over 20 hectares at Chromepet. Residential and commercial development started in the 1960 s. Kulasekarapuram is the name of the area before MIT was established.

Post-Independence

Development of New Colony and the auction of residential lots in the early 1950 s, by the Chrome Leather Company, led to rapid residential and commercial development of the Chromepet area.

Location in Context

Areas of Chennai
Thiruneermalai Pallavaram Pallavaram
Periya Eri Nanmangalam Lake
   Chromepet  
Tambaram Chitlapakkam / Chitlapakkam Lake Hastinapuram Eri / Nanmangalam Reserved Forest

Neighbourhoods

Chromepet is made up of communities and townships:

. Pillaiyar temple is known as Vembarasu Pillaiyar temple or popularly known as "Eri Karai" Pillaiyar temple. On the other side of the Pillaiyar temple is Subbaraya Nagar.

Sri Rama Anjenaya Temple is a temple located in Radha Nagar.
There are three important Hindu shrines in Nehru Nagar. One is Kumaran Kundram which is dedicated to Lord Muruga. Lord Muruga resides on a small hillock and this deity is considered to be as powerful as the deity in Kumbakonam, Swamimalai, one among the six houses of Lord Muruga. Second is the temple for Lord Vinayaga called the Varasidhi Vinayagar temple. The Shiva Lingam Aavudayar faces south which is very rare and the Lingam is a Suyambu brought from Kashi. Third is the temple for Lord Dhanushkodi Kothanda Ramar which was built in 2003 in Padmanabhan Street. Lord Ram in this temple is Sadhurbuja Raman with Sadhur bujam.

Neighbourhood newspapers

Chromepet is connected to the city of Chennai by public transportation services including the electric train service that was built during British rule. Chromepet is located on the Beach – Tambaram – Chengalpattu suburban railway network. See Chennai suburban railway

Chromepet is 3 km away from Chennai Airport. The Pallavaram – Perungudi bypass road connects Chromepet with Adambakkam, Nanganallur, Madipakkam, Medavakkam, Velacheri and Perungudi. Chitlapakkam main road connects Chromepet with Selaiyur and East Tambaram.

The Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST) that connects south Indian cities to Chennai passes through this township.

The MIT Flyover connects Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST) with Hasthinapuram and Chitlapakkam. The Flyover (near Ponds company) connects Tiruneermalai on the west and Thoraipakkam 100 feet outer ring road with the GST.

There is a bus stand in Hasthinapuram, a neighborhood on the eastern side of Chromepet Railway Station. Buses to Tambaram, Guduvanchery, T Nagar, High Court, Chengalpet, Avadi, Pallavaram, Velachery, vandalur, Pozhichalur, Broadway, etc. are available from Hasthinapuram.

Marriage halls

Buses

Main bus services from Hastinapuram are:

  • 52 B – Hastinapuram to Highcourt via Saidapet, LIC – every 1 h.
  • M52 B – Hastinapuram to Pozhichalur via Chromepet, Pallavaram – every 15 min.
  • 152 B – Hastinapuram to Highcourt via Kotturpuram, Mylapore – every 1 h.
  • H70 – Hastinapuram to pattabiram via CMBT, Avadi – every 2 h.
  • M18G – Hastinapuram to Guduvancheri via Tambaram – every 2 h.
  • 500 A – Hastinapuram to Chengalpet via Tambaram – every 2 h.
  • 52 T – Thirumalai Nagar to Pallavaram via Hastinapuram – every 2 h.
  • 52E – Nemilicheri To Highcourt via Saidapet.
  • 52 C – Hastinapuram to T. Nagar via Saidapet – every 1 h.
  • 66 A – Hastinapuram to Kundrathur
  • 52 S — Nemilicheri To Pozhichalur via Nehru nagar
  • 66 A — Hastinapuram To Poovirunthavali via Nehru nagar

There is also a route from Tambaram West to Velachery via Hastinapuram. (21B)

Institutions in and around Chromepet

Institutions

Schools

Colleges

Hospitals

SGS Nursing Home

Temples

Theatres

Thalaiva IMAX

Government Offices

Notes

  1. ↑ Tambaram history
  2. ↑ More inscriptions from the Tambaram area
  3. ↑ http://www.gstroadnews.in/epaper.html
  4. ↑ http://chrompettimes.com
  5. ↑ http://shopschennai.com/localnewspaper.htm
  6. ↑ http://yptimes.com/chennai/localnewspapers.html

References

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