The Power of "C" in Chennai

Chennai is my hometown and is a wonderful city. I was thinking what all we can link to this famous city Chennai and realised that the letter C is associated not only with the name of the city but also with all the things that are famous in Chennai.

This is what I call as the Power of "C".

Chennai is associated with, famous and well known for the following C's:

Carnatic Music: The Music Festival in Chennai during December is world famous and people come from all parts of the world to listen to the Maarghazhi Mahotsavam. Carnatic Music concerts are held at several places in Chennai during December and all the Sabhas and auditoriums are full during the Music Season.

Coffee: The filter coffee that you get in chennai is very famous. We have very popular brands of coffee powder in Chennai, viz., Leo Coffee & Narasu's Coffee which have been in existence for over 50 years.

Car Makers: Chennai is known as the Detroit of India. We have three world famous companies making Cars in Chennai, viz., Ford, Nissan and Hyundai. These Car Makers have also given room for hundreds of Automobile Spare Parts and Components manufacturers.

Cinema: Chennai was the hub for all the south indian language films like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The number of studios has come down drastically but still Kodambakkam in Chennai is world famous for movies and is popularly known as Kollywood. Cinema is something which people of chennai love. Cinema stars have played a major role in politics as well. Annadurai, Karunanidhi, MGR, Jayalalitha, Sivaji Ganesan, Vijayakanth, Cho Ramaswamy have all come into politics from the Cine field.

Cricket: Every citizen of Chennai loves Cricket. The Famous Chepauk Statdium (another "C") has played the host for some of the memorable matches in the past. Cricket is the most popular sport in Chennai for the last several decades.

Clubs: There are a variety of Clubs in Chennai. Gymkhana, Boat Club, Cosmopolitan, Presidency, MRC, Mylapore Club and many more are located at every strategic part of the City. All these Clubs promote various social activities and sports and are thronged by people of all walks of like and all age groups.

Culture: Chennai has maintained and preserved the social culture. Chennai has always accepted migrants from different parts of the Country but retained its Cultural values and continues to be conservative. Chennai has grown over the years into a loveable, liveable Metropolitan City with a cosmopolitan outlook but preserved its deep rooted culture. Even today there are a variety of Cultural programmes that are held in Chennai all around the year.

Colleges and Schools: Chennai is very famous for the Colleges and Schools. People come from different parts of the world to study in these Colleges, Schools and Institutions. There are also plenty of Coaching Centres (again another "C") in Chennai for different courses like CA, ICWAI and also for competitive exams like the GRE, GMAT, CAT, etc.

Coovum River: Last but not the least Coovum River in Chennai is also very famous. The Governments (both Central and State) have done a smart thing by using the land adjacent to Coovum River for the Railway Project. If they clean up the Coovum River then Chennai will become more wonderful and enjoyable to live.