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Gandhi Nagar is a neighbourhood in Adyar, in the southern part of the Indian city of Chennai. It is bordered by the Adyar River, Katuribai Nagar, Indira Nagar and the Buckingham canal. Today Gandhi Nagar is a commercial hot spot having relatively good transport and other facilities.
Contents
- Map of Gandhi Nagar Adyar Chennai Tamil Nadu
- History
- First transport
- First families
- Malligai Poo Nagar
- Modern Gandhi Nagar
- Business
- Temples Religious Institutions
- Famous people
- Schools
- References
Map of Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
History
Gandhi Nagar has more than 150 years of history. The most oldest things in Gandhi Nagar are the Pilliar Kovil and the St. Patrick's School.
First transport
The first residential (non academic) inhabitants are people from a tiny town called Sadhuranga pattinam (சதுரங்கப்பட்டினம்) or Sadras as it is called. They came from Chengulpet to Gandhi Nagar via Buckingham canal via boats that was propelled by wind under favorable conditions or the boats were pulled by humans with rope from boat tied to their waist. At that time in 1942, Gandhi Nagar had lush paddy fields and was used for agriculture and was bordered by Guindy forest (which has almost disappeared now).
First families
The Alwaris family is said to be the first family who resided in Gandhi Nagar. The next was the family of Mudaliar Brothers. The Mudaliar Brothers consisted of Mr. S.K. Ramachandra Mudaliar and Mr. S.K.Puniyakoti Mudaliar. They worked in Triplicane, but bought vast lands in Gandhi Nagar as their building construction flourished. In one of their lands stands the old cancer institute, which was donated by Mr. S.K. Puniyakoti Mudaliar.
Mr. Puniyakoti Mudaliar built first independent flats in Gandhi Nagar. The Mudaliar brothers construction industry recruited people from Sathurangapattinam (Sadras), the first workers settled on banks of Adyar River, this settlement was later called Malligai Poo Nagar.
Malligai Poo Nagar (மல்லிகை பூ நகர்)
The Mudaliar Brothers (S.K.Ramachandra Mudaliar and S.K.Puniyakoti Mudaliar) were building contractors. They needed manpower to execute their projects. Hence people (primarily from Sathurangapattinam) were bought in. They settled on the banks of Adyar river. The laborer settlement attracted more people, thus a community was formed and was named Malligai Poo Nagar which means jasmine flower settlement.
Modern Gandhi Nagar
Gandhi Nagar today is a hot spot in city having many businesses and hotels.
Business
MAVY Physiotherapy Group, 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar